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Kevin Conroy hints at January release date for Batman: Arkham Knight
When Kevin Conroy speaks, you listen. Not only is the prolific voice actor the preferred Batman for an entire generation of kids, but he also has a habit of revealing secrets about the games he’s going to appear in. Good for us, bad for the publishers behind those games.
About a year ago, Conroy inadvertently revealed the existence of Batman: Arkham Knight at the Dallas Comic Con. This past weekend, while the rest of the world was recovering from E3, Conroy was at the Denver Comic-Con and dropped this little nugget on Groovey TV:
“I have a massive game you may have heard of called Arkham Knight. It was supposed to come out in January, we’ve been working on it for a year and a half, it’s still not done. So it’s going to come out next January, but I know everyone is frustrated. The reason it’s been delayed is because it’s so awesome.”
Batman: Arkham Knight was originally scheduled to launch for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One this Fall before WB Games pushed it back to 2015. Will it be available in January, as Conroy said, we’ll just have to wait and see.
Posted in News, PC, PS4, Xbox One
Tagged Batman: Arkham Knight
Watch Dogs hacks its way into our hearts as the best-selling game of May 2014
We were already pretty aware of the fact that a lot of copies of Watch Dogs and Mario Kart 8 were sold in the last week of May. Now, the NPD Group has made it official by releasing their official report of the best-selling games of May 2014.
Not surprisingly, Watch Dogs took the gold while Mario Kart 8 had to settle for the silver. The top ten was populated by several other May releases including Wolfenstein: The New Order (#4) and Kirby: Triple Deluxe (#9). A retail release of Minecraft on the PS3 also pushed that game back into the top five (#5, to be exact).
According to Joystiq, the NPD Group also confirmed that the PS4 has outsold the Xbox One for the fifth straight month. You can view the complete top ten list from the month of May after the break. (more…)
Posted in 3DS, News, PC, PS3, PS4, Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Tagged Call of Duty: Ghosts, Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Mario Kart 8, Minecraft, MLB 14: The Show, NBA 2K14, NPD, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, TitanFall, Watch Dogs, Wolfenstein: The New Order
New Releases: EA Sports UFC, Tropico 5
With video game fans the world over still nursing E3 hangovers, it makes a lot of sense that the game publishers have decided to hold off on retail releases for another week.
But nothing can stop Electronic Arts and their EA Sports label is finally ready to release the first EA-branded UFC game, EA Sports UFC. It’ll be available for the PS4 and Xbox One and players who pre-order will receive early access to Bruce Lee.
Also available this week is the latest attempt by El Presidente to conquer his tropical island in the PC edition of Tropico 5.
Now I want to see someone create Fidel Castro in EA Sports UFC’s Create-A-Fighter mode and pit him against Bruce Lee.
Meet Pagan Min in the Far Cry 4 E3 trailer
At E3 2014, Ubisoft showed off the big villain, Pagan Min, from their upcoming game, Far Cry 4. Min is terrifying, which makes sense, seeing as he’s the dictator of Kyrat. The country is currently in a civil war trying to overthrow him, and you show up at a really bad time.
Far Cry 4 will be out November 18 for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.
Ubisoft reveals more details of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
Ubisoft announced Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege at this week’s E3, which will be available on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in 2015. Ubisoft Montreal is taking the lead on development, and will utilize the company’s Realblast engine.
In Rainbow Six: Siege, enemies will wall themselves in, and the Rainbow Six team will fight their way through using any means necessary. This will give players a unique opportunity to interact with the environment in new ways, seeing different levels of destruction based on what strategies they use.
Ubisoft Creative Director Xavier Marquis said, “As fans of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six and tactical shooters in general, we set out to create the game we always wanted to play within the counter-terrorism universe. We asked ourselves ‘how could we capture the incredible tension and unique tactics of these confrontations?’ We found the answer in the Siege gameplay and procedural destruction… Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege is the game that Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six fans have been waiting for, and first-person shooter players will be drawn to its unique gameplay.”
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege will be coming to PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in 2015. Hit the jump for the full press release. (more…)
Secret Ponchos available on Steam Early Access right now
See that? That is a glorious trailer for Secret Ponchos that Switchblade Monkeys showed at E3 2014. Even more amazing is the fact that the game launched on Steam Early Access just this morning. You can pick it up and start playing right now for just $11.24, which is 25% off the price. You can also get a pack of four copies for $33.74, so you can share them with your friends (and then murder them in-game). Please note, you need a controller to play the game as of right now.
Secret Ponchos was one of our beloved PAXpocalypse picks last year, so we’re excited about this news. The game will be coming to the PlayStation 4 this Fall and the full release of the PC version will be available sometime between this Fall and the first quarter of 2015.
Posted in News, PC, PS4
Tagged E3 2014, Secret Ponchos
Still no new Deep Down news… but here’s an E3 2014 trailer
There was a new trailer for Deep Down at E3 2014 at both the Sony and Capcom booths, but there’s no new information to be had just yet. Game Producer Yoshinori Ono said, “What we’ve released on deep down so far is quite mysterious in nature, and I’m sure fans are eager to hear more concrete info” on the PlayStation Blog. But after that, he gave a “heartfelt apology” about making fans wait longer.
Deep Down will be coming to the PlayStation 4 at some point.
No Man’s Sky continues to amaze in E3 2014 trailer
Sony showed off this gorgeous trailer for No Man’s Sky at its E3 press conference on Monday. The procedurally-generated open-world – or rather, open-universe – game promises to give every player a wholly unique experience. It’s ridiculously beautiful and so huge in scope that I’m sure gamers everywhere can’t wait to get their hands on it.
No Man’s Sky will be released on the PlayStation 4. There is no release date for it yet. For more details, check out the message from developer Hello Games at the PlayStation Blog.
Posted in News, PS4
Tagged E3 2014, No Man's Sky