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Indie Megabooth will showcase 87 games at PAX East 2016

Posted on March 31, 2016 by John Scalzo

The Indie Megabooth has announced they’ll provide space on the PAX East show floor for more than 80 developers during this year’s convention.

The PAX East 2016 lineup includes 87 titles, and several of them have previously appeared in our twice-yearly Best of PAX roundup. This year’s PAXpocalypse alumni include 20XX from Batterystaple Games (PAX East 2015), Refactor from NextGen Pants (PAX East 2014), Scale from Cubeheart Games (PAX Prime 2013), and Tumblestone from The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild (PAX East 2014 again). Graceful Explosion Machine, a semi-sequel to Vertex Pop’s We Are Doomed (a PAX Prime 2013 selection) also has a spot in the Indie Megabooth’s Minibooth this year.

Personally, I’m also a huge fan of single-stick shooter Deathstate and heady puzzler Gnog, so be sure to check those two out if you’re attending this year’s PAX East convention, which will be held April 22nd through the 24th.

A complete list of titles included in the PAX East 2016 Indie Megabooth is available after the break. And more information on every one of those games can be found at the group’s official website. (more…)

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Square Enix will release a Final Fantasy XV pinball game for mobile devices soon

Posted on March 31, 2016 by John Scalzo

Square Enix’s epic Final Fantasy XV “Uncovered” event took place a few hours ago, and we’ve got a lot of ground to cover, so let’s get right to it…

The final piece of the Final Fantasy XV transmedia experience is Justice Monsters Five, a pinball game for mobile devices (iOS, Android, and Windows 10).

According to Square Enix, Justice Monsters Five is the favorite pastime of Final Fantasy XV’s main character, Noctis. In fact, he loves Justice Monsters Five so much that Final Fantasy XV players will even be able to man the flippers themselves during breaks in the RPG’s story on the PS4 and Xbox One. In the middle of a war, Noctis somehow finds time for pinball.

Thankfully, in the real world, the mobile version of Justice Monsters Five won’t require players to dodge a warzone. The pinball game will “combine role-playing elements with some of the franchise’s most iconic monsters” and the first trailer has been embedded above.

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Xbox Store Today: Killer Instinct Season 3, RBI Baseball 16, Resident Evil 6, more

Posted on March 30, 2016 by John Scalzo

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Microsoft has launched the first batch of Killer Instinct Season 3 content on the Xbox One and PC today. That includes four new characters (Rash, Arbiter, Kim Wu, and Tusk) and an updated visual look. Four more characters are in the works (the vampiric Mira in April, Gargos in May, and a pair of brand new characters in June and July), as well as the mysterious “Shadow Lords” Story Mode.

Also available to download this week for the Xbox One is RBI Baseball 16, MLB Advanced Media’s latest retro-styled baseball sim. This year’s edition includes a number of new animations, along with a “revamped defensive AI” and an “improved batting system.” There’s no peanuts or Crackerjack, but Xbox One owners will also get the chance to try out Resident Evil 6, which was re-released in a remastered edition this week by Capcom.

Finally this week, Telltale Games will bring Minecraft: Story Mode to a temporary end with the game’s fifth episode, while The Walking Dead: Michonne reaches its midpoint with Episode 2. Both games are available to download through the Xbox Games Store for the Xbox One and Xbox 360.

More information on all of these games (and a few other new releases) can be found after the break. (more…)

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Here’s a 14-second teaser trailer for Gun Media’s Friday the 13th: The Game

Posted on March 30, 2016 by John Scalzo

Gun Media will release Friday the 13th: The Game this October, and the developer recently unveiled a brand new teaser trailer for the game. Clocking in at 14 seconds, the teaser depicts a possible victim of Jason’s rampage cowering in a room while the machete-wielding maniac breaks down the door.

Friday the 13th: The Game is in development for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

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Rocket League’s Basketball Mode will be available this April

Posted on March 30, 2016 by John Scalzo

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Psyonix has revealed that Rocket League‘s upcoming Basketball Mode will be known as “Dunk House.” The developer also confirmed on Twitter that it’ll be available sometime this April as a free update:

As of right now, the release window and that pretty awesome GIF are all we know about Rocket League’s “Dunk House.” But I can’t wait to hear more.

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Catlateral Damage Review: An A-Meow-Zing Experience!

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Nicole Kline

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It’s no secret that I adore cats. I’ve owned cats, loved cats, and am actively looking to adopt a new cat. I have cats on everything, from t-shirts to totebags to cat-butt magnets. Because I don’t own any actual cats right now, my friends refer to me as the “catless cat lady.” So it should be no surprise that, the first time I saw Catlateral Damage, I knew it was a game I was going to love. (more…)

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Jay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch reaches its funding goal on Fig

Posted on March 29, 2016 by John Scalzo

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Here’s some good news for fans of Kevin Smith… side-scrolling brawler Jay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch has reached its funding goal on Fig. With a little over two days remaining, backers and investors have pledged more than $400,000 towards its development.

If you’ve been keeping tabs on the campaign, you might have seen that the berserkers at Interabang Entertainment have plans to add several other View Askewniverse characteds to the game. First, Brian O’Halloran and Jeff Anderson have been called in to voice Dante (who isn’t even supposed to be here today) and Randal from Clerks once again. Also, the developer also revealed that Cock Knocker (who was originally played by Mark Hamill in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back) will appear in Chronic Blunt Punch as a playable character.

With the crowdfunding campaign complete, Interabang Entertainment hopes to release Jay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One in February 2018.

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Here are the finalists for the World Video Game Hall of Fame’s Class of 2016

Posted on March 29, 2016 by John Scalzo

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The Strong Museum has announced the finalists competing for a spot in the World Video Game Hall of Fame’s Class of 2016.

The Legend of Zelda, Minecraft, The Oregon Trail, Pokemon Red and Blue, The Sims, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Space Invaders were all nominated last year, but ultimately weren’t selected by the Hall of Fame’s international committee. They’ll get another shot in 2016, alongside Elite, Final Fantasy, John Madden Football, Nurburgring, Sid Meier’s Civilization, Street Figher II, and Tomb Raider.

Any and all of these titles would be worthy of enshrinement in the World Video Game Hall of Fame, but only a handful of titles will make the final cut when the inductees are announced on May 5 at 10:30 AM (Eastern Time).

If you’re unfamiliar with any of these classic games, a quick rundown of all 15 titles (provided by The Strong) is available after the break. (more…)

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