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Injustice’s next DLC character is Martian Manhunter
After first teasing his addition to the game over a month ago, NetherRealm Studios has officially revealed that Martian Manhunter will be the next DLC character for Injustice: Gods Among Us. NetherRealm released the first trailer featuring Martian Manhunter (as well as a John Stewart Green Lantern skin with new dialogue) at this year’s Evo 2013 event. You can check it out above.
No release date for the Martian Manhunter DLC was announced.
Posted in News, PS3, Wii U, Xbox 360
Tagged Injustice: Gods Among Us
PlayStation 4 will be publicly playable for the first time at Comic-Con
Do you want to get your hands on the PlayStation 4? Will you be in San Diego next week for Comic-Con 2013? Well then, you’ll get your chance! Sony plans to let the public demo three different PS4 games (DriveClub, Knack, and Octodad: Dadliest Catch) at this year’s Comic-Con convention. Playable demos of some of this Fall’s biggest PS3 and Vita games will also be available at the PlayStation booth (#301):
PlayStation Vita Games
- Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate
- Dragon’s Crown
- Killzone Mercenary
- Spelunky
- Tearaway
- The Walking Dead
PlayStation 3 Games
- Batman: Arkham Origins
- Beyond: Two Souls
- Diablo III
- Gran Turismo 6
- Puppeteer
This year’s San Diego Comic-Con begins on Thursday, July 18 and runs through Sunday, July 21.
New Releases: Shin Megami Tensei IV, Dynasty Warriors 8, Time and Eternity, More
It’s a “grab bag” week of new releases as there’s a little something for everyone.
Atlus is bringing their popular Shin Megami Tensei series (known as MegaTen to fans and well wishers) back to the 3DS with the fourth numbered entry in the series, Shin Megami Tensei IV. It will be joined by Time and Eternity, a hand-drawn PS3 RPG from NIS America, that other Japanese RPG powerhouse.
Fans of action games will be happy to know that another Dynasty Warriors game will be available in stores this week. Dynasty Warriors 8 will be released for the PS3 and Xbox 360. In other action news, somebody packaged all of the Serious Sam games together for the Xbox 360-exclusive The Serious Sam Collection.
Finally this week, Turbo: Super Stunt Squad, from DreamWorks and D3 Publisher, will be released on nearly every system known to man: 3DS, DS, PS3, Wii, Wii U, and Xbox 360.
DuckTales Remastered woo-hoos its way to PC, PS3, Wii U on August 13
Ever since DuckTales Remastered was announced at this year’s PAX East, I’ve been waiting patiently to refill Scrooge’s magnificent Money Bin with treasure. Today, Capcom announced the game’s official release date, so I won’t be waiting much longer.
DuckTales Remastered will be available to download through Steam, the PlayStation Network, and the Wii U eShop on August 13. A special PS3 retail edition, which includes a PSN download code and a collector’s pin, will be released on August 20. The Xbox Live Arcade version will follow a month later on September 11. All four downloadable versions have been priced at $14.99, while the retail version will carry a $19.99 price tag.
Finally, developer WayForward has released the first “Duckumentary” behind-the-scenes video detailing how the background designers took the original artwork and gave it a “Remastered” look and feel.
Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus announced for PS3 release this year
While Sony may see the PS3 as the sputtering jalopy parked next to the shiny, new sports car that is the PS4; there’s also a crusty, old mechanic standing next to the console, ready to give it a slap and a, “There’s still some life in the old girl.” this folksy tableau is a way of saying that Sony announced a brand new Ratchet & Clank game for the yesterday, and that it’ll be available for the PS3 by the end of the year.
Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus is in development at Insomniac and is considered a “return to form” for the series. After the family adventure of All 4 One and the competitive aspects of Full Frontal Assault, Insomiac wanted to return to the more “traditional” gameplay of Ratchet’s “personal story arc.”
You can watch the first trailer above, which gives you a look at some of the crazy new weapons Ratchet will have at his disposal (because, of course he will) as well as the game’s signature gameplay hook: zero gravity. Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus has been priced at $29.99 and will be available in stores and as a PSN download this holiday season. You can get out a few screenshots at the PlayStation Blog.
Posted in News, PS3
Tagged Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus
Get a first look at Rambo: The Video Game, available this Winter in Europe
In the works for two years, Reef Entertainment has released the first trailer for Rambo: The Video Game today. The game is a first-person retelling of the first three Rambo films: First Blood, Rambo: First Blood Part II, and Rambo III.
Using their dialogue from the films, Rambo will feature the voice talents of Sylvester Stallone and the late Richard Crenna. It’ll be available this Winter in Europe for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. Hopefully, an American release will happen around the same time.
CoD: Black Ops II’s Vengeance Map Pack coming to PC, PS3 on August 1
After a rousing debut on the Xbox Live Marketplace last week, the latest DLC expansion for Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Vengeance, now has a PC and PS3 release date. The map pack will be available on PC download services and the PlayStation Store on August 1. Season Pass subscribers will receive the content for free while the rest of us will have to pay the regular going rate for CoD map packs: $14.99.
The Vengeance Map Pack will include the following new maps:
- “Cove” – A small island in the Indian Ocean that offers no escape.
- “Detour” – A battle both atop and below a suspension bridge.
- “Rush” – A paintball arena with a lot of different configurations.
- “Uplink” – A reimagined version of Black Ops favorite “Summit.”
- “Buried” – A Zombies Mode adventure set in a “lost town in the old West.”
And if you’re a visual person, there’s a Vengeance trailer embedded above.
Posted in News, PC, PS3
Tagged Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Disgaea D2 to be released in America on October 8; Limited Edition announced
NIS America has announced that Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness will be released in North America exclusively for the PS3 on October 8. They’ve also revealed the contents of a pretty corking Limited Edition. Only available at the NIS America Online Store, Disgaea D2’s Limited Edition has been priced at $84.99 and will include the following goodies:
- Disgaea D2 game disc
- Collector’s Box
- Full-Color Hardcover Art Book
- 2-Disc Original Soundtrack
- 2 Petite Figures (Etna and Flonne)
- 5 Collector’s Art Cards
If your wallet can’t handle the price of this Limited Edition, a standard edition priced at $49.99 will also be available at retailers everywhere.
Posted in News, PS3
Tagged Disgaea Dimension 2