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King’s Quest returns on the PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One in Fall 2015
King’s Quest is being remade and returning to the PC and consoles in Fall of 2015. The game is being developed by The Odd Gentleman and will be published under Activision’s Sierra label. This charming trailer, which was revealed at last night’s Game Awards, has revealed that the game will bring “a contemporary new take on the classic adventure game series with a creative new art style, puzzles, and story,” according to the Activision Blog.
Keep an eye out for King’s Quest, which will be coming to PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One in the Fall of 2015.
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Tagged Game Awards 2014, King's Quest
Borderlands: Pre-Sequel DLC expansion The Holodome Onslaught available on December 16
Gearbox has announced the “second batch of add-on content” for Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. It’s called the Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack: The Holodome Onslaught, and it will be coming to the PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 on December 16. It will also up the level cap to 60, and additionally, all players will get a free update that will allow Ultimate Vault Hunter mode, what fans of the franchise will recognize as the third playthrough.
The Holodome Onslaught add-on pack, which is the second of four included in the Season Pass, will cost $9.99 on its own. It features “all-new narrative content including appearances from veteran Vault Hunters Gaige and Axton, who recently returned to the Crimson Raiders HQ.” As Athena narrates, players will make their way through The Holodome Onslaught, which will include new enemies and familiar faces. There will also be new weapons, class mods, head mods, and skins.
The first add-on pack was a new playable character, the Handsome Jack Doppelganger Pack. The third is expected be another player character, the Baroness, while the fourth promises to (finally) be a substantial new campaign expansion. There’s no scheduled release date on the other two packs yet.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
Bandai Namco wants you to go for a motorcycle Ride in Spring 2015
Bandai Namco has teamed up with developer Milestone to bring Ride, which is a “complete motorcycle racing simulator,” to North America. Players will be able to choose from more than 100 motorcycles and take their pick of circuits – ride through the city, the country, or check out “historic tracks from the world of motorcycling.” There will be four different categories of motorcycles available – Historical, Naked, Superbikes, and Supersports. You will also be able to customize both your vehicle and your rider.
Chris Gilbert, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Bandai Namco, said, “With Ride, Milestone has captured the quintessential motorcycle racing experience, with a huge selection of bikes, tracks and customization… With so much content, coupled with true-to-life racing simulation, motorcycle fans will finally have the next-gen racer they’ve been waiting for, and gamers of all stripes can experience the adrenaline rush of the redline.”
Ride will be coming to the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One in Spring 2015. It’s also playable right now (and all weekend) at the PlayStation Experience in Las Vegas.
Dragon Age: Inquisition wins Game of the Year at 2014 Game Awards
The inaugural Game Awards was held last night in Las Vegas. In between all the major announcements for future releases, Geoff Keighley and crew managed to hand out awards in 16 categories honoring 11 of 2014’s best games.
BioWare’s Dragon Age: Inquisition took home “Game of the Year” honors as well as “Best Role Playing Game.” Three other games took home two awards including Mario Kart 8 (“Best Family Game” and “Best Sports/Racing Game”), Valiant Hearts: The Great War (“Best Narrative” and “Games For Change”), and Destiny (“Best Score/Soundtrack” and “Best Online Experience”).
In addition to Mario Kart 8’s two wins, Nintendo also collected the “Developer of the Year” award and “Best Fighting Game” for Super Smash Bros. For Wii U. The consolemaker’s four wins were matched by Ubisoft who matched Valiant Hearts’ two awards with wins in “Best Shooter” (Far Cry 4) and “Best Performance” (Trey Parker as Various Voices in South Park: The Stick of Truth).
Other winners include Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor (“Best Action/Adventure”), Shovel Knight (“Best Independent Game”), Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft (“Best Mobile/Handheld”), and Grand Theft Auto V (“Best Remaster”).
The full list of winners in a handy list format (including all the viewer-voted categories) can be found after the break. (more…)
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Tagged Destiny, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Far Cry 4, Game Awards 2014, Grand Theft Auto V, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, Mario Kart 8, Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, Shovel Knight, South Park: The Stick of Truth, Super Smash Bros. For Wii U, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Valiant Hearts: The Great War
Resogun will reach the PS3 and Vita on December 23; PS4 expansion announced
For those of you who haven’t yet upgraded from a PlayStation 3 to a PlayStation 4, you’re in for a treat – Resogun is coming to PlayStation 3 and Vita December 23 for just $14.99. Not only that – the game will be Cross-Buy, so if you already own it on the PS4, you can download it for free on PS3 and Vita. It will have cross save between the PS3 and Vita versions as well. Righteous!
Climax is the developer on these versions, and the studio has been working closely with Housemarque to make this happen. The developer wrote in a post on the PlayStation Blog: “[T]he biggest technical difference is that the PS Vita and PS3 games run at 30 instead of 60 frames per second. This was a very difficult decision to consider, but a very necessary one to allow the team to focus on what was possible and to make the best game possible for both of these platforms. The framerate is locked, so you can expect solid performance even under a big storm of voxels.”
Despite that, it also has a lot of great things going for it on the Vita: “The PS Vita version also has ad-hoc co-op so that you can team up with a friend. It also makes use of the touch features so you can fully customize the controls, using either the face buttons or the touch controls for any action possible. You can even throw humans with a swipe of your fingers on the rear touch pad!”
That’s not all. Sony also announced an expansion pack for Resogun, titled Resogun: Defenders, which will be available in early 2015. It will cost just $4.99, and is included in the Season Pass. The expansion will include two new game modes, new ships, and new planets. There will also be a free “major content patch” called “Challengers” which will add in “new challenges and feats stretching across all existing game modes and will let you earn challenge points to increase your rank as a Resogun pilot.”
Resogun: Defenders will be playable this weekend at the PlayStation Experience.
Resident Evil remake will launch on PC and consoles on January 20
The Resident Evil remake is coming, and here is some 60 frames per second footage right from the PC version to get you stoked about it. You’ll also be able to play the PC version at 30fps, 60fps, or a Variable FPS. If you want to see some new screenshots, check out this blog post at the Capcom-Unity blog.
The Resident Evil remake will be available digitally for the PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One on January 20 at a regular price of $19.99 across all platforms.
Here’s the launch trailer for Destiny Expansion I: The Dark Below
Destiny is about to get some serious upgrades come December 9. The first expansion, The Dark Below, will include new story missions, new maps for competitive multiplayer, a new Raid, a new Strike, and a new level cap with new gear. That’s a lot of new! If you’ve already bought the Expansion Pass, or if you buy (and redeem) it before January 15, 2015, you also get the EV-30 Tumbler Sparrow.
Destiny Expansion I: The Dark Below will be available on December 9 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. But, if you’re going to be in Las Vegas this weekend at the PlayStation Experience, you’ll get to play it a few days early.