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Most Recent: PS4
Dragon’s Crown Pro will be released for PS4 on May 15
Atlus has announced that Dragon’s Crown Pro will make the jump to the PS4 on May 15.
The publisher will add a number of enhancements and upgrades to Dragon’s Crown Pro for its PS4 debut, including 4K visuals, a newly recorded soundtrack, English and Japanese audio options, and more. You can get a glimpse at some of these improvements in the brand new “Co-Op Trailer” embedded above.
Posted in News, PS4
Tagged Dragon's Crown
NetherRealm unveils the radical first trailer for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in Injustice 2
NetherRealm Studios has delivered the radical news that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will be added to Injustice 2 later this month.
Injustice 2 owners who also purchased the Ultimate Edition or Fighter Pack #3 will be able to download the Turtles on February 13. Everyone else will be able to purchase them as a standalone download on February 20 for $9.99. Why the higher price? Well, as expected, players will be able to choose which Turtle they take into battle by equipping different pieces of Gear before the fight. So you’re technically getting four new characters for the price of one.
Each Turtle will be able to use their signature weapon (katanas for Leonardo, a bo staff for Donatello, nunchuks for Michelangelo, and sai for Raphael), but all four characters will also have unique move sets, character powers, and special moves. In online modes where specific Gear loadouts aren’t available, players will be able to pick the Turtle they wish to use from the character select screen.
Each character’s unique attack style is on full display in the new Injustice 2 trailer that was released earlier this morning. As you might have guessed, Raphael gets up close and personal with his sai, Donatello attacks from a distance with his bo, Michelangelo pulls out his skateboard for extra damage, and Leonardo is the most agile of the four.
NetherRealm will offer a closer look at the Turtles during the next Watchtower stream on their Twitch channel. Be sure to tune in today at 4:00 PM (Eastern Time).
And be on the lookout for a bodacious Mortal Kombat reference at the end of the trailer.
Posted in News, PC, PS4, Xbox One
Tagged Injustice 2
Overwatch’s “Year of the Dog” event begins tomorrow
Blizzard will kick off Overwatch‘s latest limited-time event, “Year of the Dog,” on February 8. And Game Director Jeff Kaplan revealed a few details about it during the developer’s most recent Developer Update video.
The “Year of the Dog” event will include a brand new map located in Thailand (known as “Ayutthaya”), as well as gameplay updates to Capture the Flag, a special Competitive Capture the Flag mode, and six new Legendary Skins:
Overwatch’s Lunar New Year celebration returns February 8! Join game director Jeff Kaplan as he talks about what to expect from this year’s festivities—including a new Capture the Flag competitive mode, new Capture the Flag map, over 50 new seasonal items, and more.
You can learn more about “Year of the Dog” by viewing Blizzard’s most recent Developer Update video, and it’s been embedded above.
Shadow of the Colossus, Seven Deadly Sins, Under Night In-Birth: Exe Late[st], more coming to PS Store this week
It’s time for another PlayStation Store update, and you might say that this one is colossal-sizrd…
Sony and Bluepoint previously remastered Shadow of the Colossus in 2011, and now they’re returning to Wander’s world for a “built from the ground up” remake on the PS4 that includes completely redone visuals and a brand new control scheme.
Also available to download for the PS4 this week is The Seven Deadly Sins: Knights of Britannia, an RPG from Bandai Namco based on The Seven Deadly Sins anime.
And finally, Aksys Games will launch the newest version of the Under Night In-Birth series, Under Night In-Birth: Exe Late[st], for the PS3, PS4, and Vita.
You can learn more about the rest of this week’s additions to the PlayStation Store after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, PS3, PS4, Vita
Tagged Shadow of the Colossus
Pillars of Eternity II will come to consoles this Fall
Game Informer is reporting that Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire will be released for the PS4, Switch, and Xbox One this Fall.
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is an isometric RPG that’s currently in development at Obsidian, and it’ll make its PC debut this Spring. The console port will be published by Versus Evil and is believed to be in development at Red Cerberus.
Obsidian has yet to comment on Pillars of Eternity II’s console port, but Versus Evil’s Steve Escalante confirmed the news on Twitter.
Babe Ruth joins the Legends Team in the first gameplay trailer for MLB The Show 18
The Sultan of Swat slugs again in MLB The Show 18. Sony recently unveiled the first gameplay trailer for their annual baseball simulation, and George Herman “Babe” Ruth made a very impressive entrance in the final seconds. And according to a post from the development team on the PlayStation Blog, Ruth won’t be the only new Legend to be included in the game.
But Sony San Diego has bigger plans beyond the Great Bambino, MLB The Show 18 will also include a number of new features when it launches for the PS4 on March 27:
MLB The Show 18: New Features
- Expansion of Road to the Show
- Dynamic Crowds like “Judge’s Chambers”
- New Unique Home Run Celebrations
- Revamped Hitting Engine with improved physics
- Rewritten Player Tagging System
- Over 1,000 new Gameplay Animations
- More Legends
With less than two months to go before Opening Day, the development team has also mapped out an ambitious Twitch livestreaming schedule, and plan to tease more details about MLB The Show 18 every few days until launch. The series kicks off this Thursday, February 8, and will include updates to major modes as well as “a new feature the community’s been demanding for years.”
What is it? I guess you’ll have to tune in and find out.
Posted in News, PS4
Tagged MLB The Show 18
The Games of February 2018
The remakes are coming! The remakes are coming! There aren’t many original games making their way to store shelves in February, but if you’re interested in exploring some of gaming’s greatest hits thanks to some new remakes and remasters, then you’ll definitely want to pay attention to this month’s upcoming releases.
Sony is rebuilding Shadow of the Colossus “from the ground up” on the PS4, and Square Enix is giving a similar full makeover to Secret of Mana. Atlus is stuffing a wide variety of new content into Radiant Historia to create Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology for the 3DS. And Nintendo and Sega are bringing Bayonetta back for another fight against the heavenly horde in both Bayonetta and Bayonetta 2.
You can find what we’re looking forward to after the break, along with a complete release schedule for all of this month’s new releases. (more…)
Posted in 3DS, Features, Mobile, PC, PS4, Switch, Top Story, Vita, Xbox One
Tagged Bayonetta, Bayonetta 2, Radiant Historia, Secret of Mana, Shadow of the Colossus
Horizon, PUBG, Nier: Automata, Zelda: BOTW, Super Mario Odyssey will compete for “Game of the Year” at 2018 SXSW Gaming Awards
The nominees for the 2018 SXSW Gaming Awards have been announced, and for once, there doesn’t appear to be a clear-cut favorite in any of the categories.
Six games are currently leading the pack after receiving a total of six nominations apiece. Horizon: Zero Dawn, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Nier: Automata, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild all pulled off the double hat trick, and each game also secured a nomination for “Video Game of the Year.” Cuphead and Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice were shut out of the “Video Game of the Year” category, but both games also managed to earn six total nominations.
Rounding out the “Video Game of the Year” field is Super Mario Odyssey, which earned five total nominations.
As in years past, fans are invited to vote for their favorites at IGN.com. The winners in each category will ultimately be decided by a 50/50 vote between the public and the SXSW Gaming Advisory Board.
The 2018 SXSW Gaming Awards will be held on Saturday, March 17, and the full list of nominees in all categories can be found after the break. (more…)