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Yacht Club will bring Shovel Knight’s King Knight campaign to PAX West 2017

Posted on August 1, 2017 by John Scalzo

Ready Thy Shovel!

Yacht Club Games has announced that Shovel Knight‘s final expansion/spinoff, the King Knight campaign, will be unveiled during this year’s PAX West expo:

Yacht Club’s Nick Wozniak recently described King Knight’s campaign as “light-hearted” and “goofy,” so it likely won’t be as sad as Specter of Torment.

Shovel Knight’s King Knight campaign is expected to launch later this year, and will be available as a free expansion for all owners of the Treasure Trove bundle for the 3DS, PC, PS3, PS4, Switch, Vita, Xbox One, and mobile devices. The regal adventure will also be available as a standalone download on the PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.

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NetherRealm adds Tournament Shaders and Bizarro Superman Premier Skin to Injustice 2

Posted on August 1, 2017 by John Scalzo

Injustice 2 launched in May to rave reviews and big sales, and NetherRealm Studios has already begun to add new characters to the game including Red Hood and Sub-Zero (and the upcoming release of Starfire).

But the developer also recently added two new Shaders for each character and a brand new Premier Skin to the game. Shaders and Premier Skins can be unlocked using Source Crystals, Injustice 2’s in-game currency, which can be earned through the Multiverse Mode or purchased with real money from the game’s online storefront.

The black-and-gold and black-and-silver Tournament Shaders will provide a stylish change for any Gear loadout, and players who purchase the new color sets will help support Injustice 2’s esports community. Tournament Shader sets can be unlocked for 5,000 Source Crystals apiece, and NetherRealm has pledged to donate a portion of each purchase towards tournaments and community events.

Also now available in Injustice 2’s character customization menu is a new Premier Skin for Bizarro Superman. Unlockable for 6,000 Source Crystals, the Bizarro Superman Premier Skin transforms Superman into his backwards doppelganger, and adds completely new dialogue options to the game.

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Firebrand and Dormammu added to Marvel Vs Capcom: Infinite’s roster of playable characters

Posted on August 1, 2017 by John Scalzo

Capcom and Marvel have announced that Firebrand and Dormammu will be part of Marvel Vs Capcom: Infinite‘s roster of playable characters when it launches on September 19.

Firebrand first appeared in the Marvel Vs Capcom series in Marvel Vs Capcom 3, and is best known to fans as the protagonist of the Gargoyle’s Quest franchise. Dormammu also made his debut in the third game of the crossover series, and the devilish character has tangled with both Dr. Strange and Spider-Man in the Marvel Universe.

The pair will be featured on a special variant cover of Spider-Man/Deadpool #20, and according to Game Informer, Capcom will unveil the first gameplay trailer for the chracters at this year’s Gamescom expo.

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PS Store This Week: Patapon Remastered, Dreadnought Open Beta, The Long Dark, more

Posted on August 1, 2017 by John Scalzo

The rhythm is gonna get you in this week’s PlayStation Store update…

That’s because Sony will bring Patapon Remastered to the PS4 this week. The visually-unique rhythm game was originally released for the PSP in 2008, and its relaunch includes support for 1080p and 4K resolutions and a full set of Trophies.

Also available to download for the PS4 this week is The Long Dark, an open world survival sim from Hinterland Studio. Players will explore “an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster” as they attempt to survive for as long as possible.

Finally this week, PS4 owners will be able to try out the Open Beta for Dreadnought. Developed by Six Foot and Yager, players will pilot “massive capital ships” and engage in “tactical, team-based warfare throughout the Solar System.”

You can learn more about this week’s new additions to the PlayStation Store after the break. (more…)

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Resident Evil Revelations officially coming to PS4, Xbox One on August 29; Revelations 1 and 2 also coming to Switch in Late 2017

Posted on August 1, 2017 by John Scalzo

Just a day after announcing that they’re “starting to prepare” more games for the Switch, Capcom has confirmed that Resident Evil Revelations and Resident Evil Revelations 2 will be released for Nintendo’s newest console in Late 2017.

Now updated for current generation consoles, Resident Evil Revelations is the acclaimed survival horror title featuring series veterans Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield as they investigate the reportedly abandoned “Queen Zenobia” cruise ship. This new version features a smoother 1920×1080 resolution, an improved framerate, increased environmental detail and refined creature movement, defining the best-looking version of the game to date. All previously released downloadable content is also included in the game as unlockable rewards.

The publisher also clarified that Resident Evil Revelations will be available for the PS4 and Xbox One, as a retail release and a digital download, on August 29. A new trailer to go along with the announcement has been embedded above.

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Night Trap will be released for PC and PS4 on August 15

Posted on July 31, 2017 by John Scalzo

Screaming Villains has announced that Night Trap will make its radical return as a downloadable game for the PC and PS4 on August 15. The game is also in development for the Xbox One, and it’ll be available for Microsoft’s console at a later date.

Night Trap was one of the first games to use Full Motion Video (FMV), and was originally released for the Sega CD all the way back in 1992. This 25th Anniversary re-release includes the original game, as well as a special Survival Mode with randomized enemies, and a Theater Mode to watch all the story-related scenes in one sitting. A behind-the-scenes documentary will also be included to educate a new generation of fans about the game that scandalized a nation for its depiction of vampires invading a teenager’s slumber party.

Superfans will be able to pick up a copy of Night Trap a bit earlier. Limited Run Games will launch a Blu-ray version of the FMV classic in both a Standard Edition and a Collector’s Edition on August 11.

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New Retail Releases: Shadow Tactics, Aven Colony

Posted on July 30, 2017 by John Scalzo

Just two new retail releases are sliding into game stores this week. Yup, it’s definitely August.

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is a tactical stealth game from Kalypso and Daedalic Entertainment, and it’ll appear on the PS4 and Xbox One this week. Players will take control of a team of “deadly specialists” who must complete “challenging missions” by sneaking into castles and enemy camps during Japan’s Edo period.

Also available this week is Aven Colony, an intergalactic city builder for the PS4 and Xbox One. Players will blast off into outer space and try to build an “extrasolar settlement” that can withstand attacks from hostile aliens and survive unforgiving superstorms.

Feel free to pick away at your backlog if neither of these titles appeal to you, but we’ll be back soon with a look at this week’s additions to the PlayStation Store, Xbox Games Store, and Nintendo eShop.

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Kickstart This! Epistasis

Posted on July 28, 2017 by Andrew Rainnie

Regular readers will know of my love for No Man’s Sky, or at very least, my desire for a truly far-reaching space exploration game. I traversed land and stars in No Man’s Sky for over 60 hours, and enjoyed the freedom of being lost in its universe. However, my enthusiasm waned when it became clear that Hello Games hadn’t built an end goal. There was no deep mystery to uncover and no puzzles to solve beyond the random riddles that became rudimentary.

Unfortunately, I have not had time to return to the lush galaxies and poetic planets since the release of the updates. But part of me wonders whether I should move forward and try to find something that seeks to be the game that No Man’s Sky never was.

So follow me as we stumble though another alien portal in the latest edition of Kickstart This! (more…)

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