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Shadow of the Eternals crowdfunding campaign has begun
As promised, Precursor Games has released the first details about Shadow of the Eternals and launched the crowdfunding campaign for their spiritual successor to Eternal Darkness. In a neat twist on the crowdfunding model, Precursor has decided to independently run the campaign themselves rather than going with Kickstarter or one of its many competitors.
So if you head over to the Shadow of the Eternals website, you’ll be greeted by the campaign video above and a request for $1.5 million. As we found out Friday, the developer plans to release the game episodically, and the campaign will cover the first episode, which Precursor is calling the “Pilot Episode.” If all goes well, a Summer 2014 release for the CryEngine 3-powered game on the PC and Wii U is planned.
The “Pilot Episode” will take place at Elizabeth Bathory’s home in medieval Hungary, Cachtice Castle. The year is 1610 and the “Blood Countess” has been terrorizing her subjects with abductions and ritualistic killings for 25 years. A first look at the game, with commentary from Denis Dyack, can be found at IGN.
The Precursor team is made up almost exclusively of former Silicon Knights developers. So while Shadow of the Eternals isn’t a direct sequel to the GameCube classic, it’s probably as close as we’ll ever get.
As of 3:15 PM (Eastern Time), the campaign has been active for a little over three hours with over $31,000 (or 2.1%) in pledges. So we might just get it.
Posted in News, PC, Wii U
Tagged Shadow of the Eternals
The Sims 4 announced for 2014 release
Electronic Arts and Maxis have announced that the The Sims 4 will be available for the PC and Mac in 2014. Sadly, that’s all we know right now. According to EA’s official blog, The Beat, more details about the next game in The Sims series will be released later today.
The Sims 3 was originally released in June 2009 and was followed by 10 expansion packs (with an 11th on the way this Fall), so it’s probably time for a full sequel.
UPDATE: EA has confirmed The Sims 4 will be an “offline experience.” Thank god for small miracles.
Posted in News, PC
Tagged The Sims 4
Splinter Cell: Blacklist brings back Spies vs Mercs mode
Ubisoft has confirmed that Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Blacklist is bringing back the popular “Spies vs Mercenaries” multiplayer mode. To the dismay of many fans of the franchise, “Spies vs Mercs” skipped the last Splinter Cell game, Conviction. Here’s what Ubisoft had to say about the mode’s inclusion in Blacklist:
The stealthy and agile spies have to extract sensitive data from 3 terminals while the powerful and heavy armored Mercs must use any means necessary to stop them. Each team has different abilities and tools at their disposal to outsmart their opponents in an exciting, high stakes redefined multiplayer experience.
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Blacklist will be released for the PC, PS3, Wii U, and Xbox 360 on August 20.
Eternal Darkness spiritual successor in development at Precursor Games
Eternal Darkness holds a special place in the hearts of many Nintendo fanatics. The GameCube game made excellent use of Lovecraftian horror and introduced an absolutely mindbending sense of trickery to the survival horror genre. The fact that it was published by Nintendo just added to the insanity (pun intended). So naturally, fans have been clamoring for a sequel ever sense.
While it likely won’t be published by Nintendo, we may just get one.
Denis Dyack and the rest of his Precursor Games team unveiled a teaser trailer for Shadow of the Eternals on IGN yesterday. Eternals is officially billed as a “spiritual successor” to Eternal Darkness, but it is currently planned for release on the Wii U and PC. The complete game will be broken down into 12 episodes, and a crowdfunding campaign will begin on Monday, May 6 in an attempt to fund the first one. Precursor is seeking $1.5 million to help them develop Shadow of the Eternals: Episode One.
It’s likely that Dyack began working on Shadow of the Eternals while he was still at Silicon Knights, the original creators of Eternal Darkness.
Posted in News, PC, Wii U
Tagged Shadow of the Eternals
Gearbox, Sega sued over misleading Aliens: Colonial Marines demos
So it’s come to this (not that we’re surprised). Sega and Gearbox Studios have been named as defendants in a lawsuit filed by Damion Perrine in the Northern District of California court against. Perrine is seeking to create a class action suit against the publisher and developer of Aliens: Colonial Marines, citing the deceptive and false advertising claims made by both companies during pre-release trade show demonstrations of the game.
Perrine has also used his suit to take aim at the review embargo critics had to operate under for Colonial Marines. According to the suit, because the embargo ended on the game’s release date, pre-order purchasers and early adopters were deprived information necessary to make an informed buying decision. I’m no lawyer, but I believe any judgment in favor of this part of the lawsuit would essentially make pre-selling any item illegal. In hoping for class action status, Perrine is seeking damages for anyone who purchased the game on or before its release date.
A statement from Sega said that Perrine’s lawsuit was “without merit” and the publisher plans to defend it “vigorously.” Gearbox also responded, saying, “We continue to support the game, and will defend the rights of entertainers to share their works-in-progress without fear of frivolous litigation.”
As terrible as this whole situation is, Gearbox does have a point.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Aliens: Colonial Marines
Borderlands 2: Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep DLC coming June 25
Borderlands 2‘s fourth (and final) downloadable expansion will be released on June 25.
Titled “Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep,” the add-on will feature a storyline where “Tiny Tina is hosting a Dungeons & Dragons-like tabletop game.” The expansion will be available for $9.99 on PC download services and the PlayStation Store and 800 Microsoft ($10) on the Xbox Live Marketplace.
Borderlands 2 Season Pass holders will, of course, be able to download it for free.
[Source: Polygon]
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Borderlands 2
Anomaly 2 Beta Impressions: Creeps Vs. Towers Multiplayer… Fight!
The original Anomaly: Warzone Earth was a crazy fun twist on the ubiquitous tower defense genre, placing you as the creeps fighting against the towers. So it is very exciting to learn that Polish developer 11 Bit Studios is putting the final touches on a sequel, aptly named Anomaly 2, highlighted by what should be its killer feature: creeps versus towers multiplayer. Oh, yeah, you read that right. (more…)
It’s Official: Call of Duty: Ghosts will launch on November 5
The Internet may have spoiled the surprise a few days ago, but Activision went ahead and officially announced the tenth game in the Call of Duty series, Call of Duty: Ghosts.
As expected, Ghosts is being developed by Infinity Ward and will be available for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 on November 5. A Wii U version was not specifically mentioned by the publisher, but let’s face it, a Wii U box was part of last week’s initial leak and, more importantly, why wouldn’t Ghosts come to the Wii U?
The game is also coming to “next-generation consoles” sometime this year, presumably whenever it is those consoles (the PS4 and Xbox 720/Durango) launch. Activision has confirmed that a more in-depth look at Ghosts will take place during Microsoft’s next Xbox reveal event on May 21.
Finally, Activision released a teaser trailer for Call of Duty: Ghosts, which you can view after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, PC, PS3, PS4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Tagged Call of Duty: Ghosts, Next Xbox Reveal