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Fe, South Park: The Stick of Truth, Claybook, more added to Xbox Store
It’s time for your Friday Xbox Games Store update, and today’s update includes three Xbox One games with very unique visual styles.
First up is Fe, a “wordless platformer” from Zoink and Electronic Arts that wants to allow players to make discoveries “without handholding.” Also available to download today is South Park: The Stick of Truth, an Xbox One re-release of the popular RPG. Finally today, Claybook takes place in “a unique world made entirely of clay” and it’s now available for the Xbox One through the Xbox Game Preview program.
You can learn more about the rest of today’s additions to the Xbox Games Store after the break. (more…)
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Tagged Fe, South Park: The Stick of Truth
Capcom is splitting the games from the Mega Man X franchise across two Legacy Collections
Back in December, Capcom said that “multiple” games in the Mega Man X franchise would be released for modern platforms in 2018, leading many fans to assume that more than one compilation was in the works.
Today, the Australian Classification Board confirmed the publisher will indeed bundle the games from the Mega Man X franchise into two different packages known as the Mega Man X Legacy Collection [Source] and the Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2 [Source].
It’s unknown how Capcom will split the franchise between the two Collections, or if the RPG spinoff, Mega Man X: Command Mission, will make the cut. But hopefully we’ll find out more soon.
Mega Man X Legacy Collection and Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2 are both in development for the PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One, and will be released sometime in 2018.
Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn will be released this Spring
The crowdfunding campaign for Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn first appeared on Indiegogo way back in 2014, but developer Saber Interactive has announced that it’ll finally be ready to launch for the PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One this Spring. Not only that, but the development team also announced a partnership with Wired Productions to bring Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn to retail stores, and they unveiled a new trailer that’s been embedded above.
Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn is an intense, action-packed beat ‘em up which sees players take on the role of the unstoppable Shaquille O’Neal as he fights his way through the hordes of Hell and Hollywood. Master devastating combos, battle outlandish celebrity bosses and take on all comers with an array of weapons, including katanas, shuriken, and baseball bats. Channel Shaq’s alter egos, Big Daddy O and Big Diesel, in epic battles in the successor to the worst game ever on a mission to restore Shaq’s legacy.
Switch owners who purchased Saber’s last game, NBA Playgrounds, prior to June 10, 2017 will receive a free copy of Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn after it launches.
THQ Nordic acquires Deep Silver’s publishing operation and internal studios

How’s this for a twist? THQ Nordic has announced plans to purchase the publishing operation and internal studios connected to Koch Media (the parent company of Deep Silver) for $150 million.
If you’ll recall, Deep Silver purchased the Volition (and their Saints Row franchise), as well the publishing rights to the Metro series, from the THQ bankruptcy auction in 2013. At the same time, Crytek outbid Deep Silver for Dambuster Studios (and the rights to the Homefront franchise), but both would be acquired by Deep Silver a year later during Crytek’s own bankruptcy scare.
Meanwhile, Nordic Games scooped up THQ’s remaining assets during a second auction that Spring. They’ve since rebranded as THQ Nordic, and begun reintroducing the company’s franchises on new-generation hardware. By purchasing Deep Silver, they’ve moved nearly all of THQ’s former franchises back under the same roof.
According to the announcement, Deep Silver had five announced games in development at the time of the acquisition (the recently-launched Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Codemasters’s Onrush, 4A Games’s Metro Exodus, Yu Suzuki’s Shenmue III, and Sumo Digital’s Dead Island 2), in addition to nine unannounced games. As of now, THQ Nordic will assume management on all of these titles, though Deep Silver will continue to operate as a separate publishing label.
In addition to Deep Silver’s publishing contracts, THQ Nordic will also acquire their internal studios. That includes Volition and Dambuster Studios, as well as mobile developer Fishlabs.
Here’s your first look at Friday the 13th’s Single-Player Challenges
Gun Media first announced Friday the 13th‘s single-player expansion before the game even launched, and they’ve been hard at work on it ever since. But it looks like fans won’t have to wait much longer.
Recently, the developer unveiled a new trailer for the game’s upcoming Single-Player Challenges mode. In the video, we see Jason stalk a pair of teens trying to fix a flat tire. While stealthily teleporting around the map (and receiving encouragement from his deceased mother), Jason uses environmental triggers to kill both teens to unlock a bonus Objective.
According to Gun Media, Friday the 13th’s Single-Player Challenges will include “numerous Objectives per Challenge, bigger levels, and multiple targets.” A release date for the free update wasn’t announced, but hopefully the long-promised expansion will be available soon.
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Tagged Friday the 13th
Capcom will add Blanka to Street Fighter V next week
It’s not easy being green, and Street Fighter V players will find out just how true that is next week, as Capcom has announced that Blanka will be available to download on February 20. The Brazilian jungle lord first appeared in Street Fighter II, and according to the Capcom-Unity blog, his latest incarnation will still feature plenty of lightning strikes and rolling attacks:
About Blanka
Blanka’s gameplay remains animalistic in nature and sees him scratching, leaping, and pummeling opponents reflecting his time in the jungle. He retains his signature Electric Thunder attack that emits electrical currents around his entire body, which can be continuously performed by repeatedly pressing his punch buttons. Also returning are his multiple rolling attacks, which can be used to approach opponents from different angles or used as a combo ender.
You can check out how Blank’s fighting style has evolved for Street Fighter V in the trailer embedded above, and his special moves are detailed right here:
V-Skill: Coward Crouch
Blanka immediately ducks for cover for a short time before rising back up. His V-Skill can avoid many attacks, including fireballs. After performing Coward Crouch, Blanka can follow up with either Wild Lift (Punch Button) or Raid Jump (Kick Button). Wild Lift sees Blanka move forward while swinging his arms up to launch the opponent in the air and can be followed up by a normal, special move, or even a Critical Art. Using Raid Jump, Blanka swiftly jumps in the air where he can use any mid-air attack to advance.V-Trigger I: Jungle Dynamo
Blanka’s V-Trigger I gives his special roll attacks more damage and can then be followed up by certain attacks, including his Critical Art. It also powers up his Electric Thunder and changes the animation so Blanka steps forward while unleashing the electric current. On hit, the opponent is launched slightly in the air and can be followed up with a rolling attack.Finally, Jungle Dynamo unlocks Ground Shave Rolling (HP+HK), which can be used as a combo extender or a way to charge in. This move was a super move in previous games, but is now a special move in SFV: AE.
V-Trigger II: Lightning Beast
Lightning Beast unlocks a special move, Rolling Cannon (Direction + HP+HK), which can be performed after using Rolling Attack, Back Step Rolling, and Vertical Rolling. Rolling Cannon can be used in multiple ways, such as extending a combo for more damage or changing positions to surprise the opponent.Critical Art: Dynamic Rolling
In this Critical Art, Blanka slams his opponent into the ground in a series of electrifying rolls that ends in a move reminiscent of Lightning Cannonball from Street Fighter IV.
Blanka will be available to download for free as part of Street Fighter V’s Season 3 Character Pass. He can also be obtained as a standalone download ($5.99) or with in-game currency (100,000 Fight Money).
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Tagged Street Fighter V
Bleed 2, Starpoint Gemini: Warlords, Blazing Star, more added to Xbox Store
The Xbox Games Store is closing out the week with another selection of new games. And here’s what Xbox One owners will get to choose from today…
Bleed 2 is a side-scrolling shooter sequel from Boot Disk Revolution that once again stars pink-haired heroine Wryn. Starpoint Gemini: Warlords is the latest game in the 4X strategy series from Little Green Men Games. And Blazing Star is a vertically-scrolling shooter that was originally released for the NeoGeo in 1998.
You can learn more about the rest of today’s additions to the Xbox Games Store after the break. (more…)
Descenders is a downhill biking game now available in Early Access on Steam and it’s coming to Xbox One this Summer
RageSquid has announced that Descenders, their procedurally-generated downhill biking game, is now available to download for Steam through the storefront’s Early Access program. The developer also confirmed that Descenders will be released for the Xbox One this Summer.
So what is Descenders? Glad you asked, because RageSquid has you covered…
What to expect from Descenders: A deep physics system and full controller support allow players to string together incredible trick combos, as you make your way down the mountain and attempt to reach the bottom with as few scratches as possible.
Procedurally generated worlds mean that no two runs are ever the same, while nerve-racking Boss Jumps truly sort the casuals from the pros. There are no upgrade modifiers and power-ups in Descenders — instead, players must progress through skill alone, if they want to lead their team to glory, and become the next legendary Descender.
Jumping out of a helicopter and hurtling down a mountain on a bicycle seems like a bad idea in real life. But the good news is that RageSquid will regularly update Descenders with new content including “new tweaks, bikes, kits, challenges, modes, features and worlds.” They’ve also put out a Launch Trailer for the game, and it’s been embedded above.
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Tagged Descenders







