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Ubisoft has released Just Dance 2014’s full tracklist
Ubisoft has released the complete tracklist for Just Dance 2014 and it includes all the songs the kids are into these days like Ray Parker Jr.’s “Ghostbusters,” Mungo Jerry’s “In the Summertime,” and The Village People’s “Y.M.C.A.”
OK, the kids today are probably more interested in Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines,” Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky,” and Lady Gaga’s “Applause.” But points to Ubisoft for including a few tracks that people over 21 can appreciate.
You can dance the night away with Just Dance 2014 when it’s released for the PS3, Wii, Wii U, and Xbox 360 on October 8. A next-generation edition for the PS4 and Xbox One will follow in November.
And you can view the full 45-song soundtrack after the break. (more…)
New Killer Instinct trailer introduces Sadira, reintroduces B. Orchid
After a bit of teasing, Microsoft has pulled back the curtain on the first original fighter to join Killer Instinct, which will be available for the Xbox One as a digital download on November 22.
As we glimpsed in an earlier trailer, Sadira is part-Baraka (she has claws that she uses in close quarters combat and as projectile weapons) and part-Spider-Man (she has spider powers). She also may or may not have a harem. The trailer above wasn’t too clear on that.
What was clear was the stinger at the end, which revealed fan favorite B. Orchid would also join the game as part of the “Season One” character set. Jago, Sabrewulf, Glacius, and Chief Thunder were revealed earlier, so the game’s roster of eight still has two fighters unaccounted for.
Fingers crossed for Fulgore.
Posted in News, Xbox One
Tagged Killer Instinct
New Crimson Dragon trailer looks to fill your alien dragon quota nicely
The Tokyo Game Show trailer for Crimson Dragon doesn’t open with this narration, but it may as well have:
“After the Earth was used up, we found a new solar system and a new Earth. We named the planet Draco… and then we discovered that it’s full of alien dragons and an alien Moby Dick that wants to eat us! Seriously, what are the odds?”
Crimson Dragon will be available during the Xbox One’s launch exclusively from the Xbox Games Store. The storyline might be a bit of a stretch, but its the spiritual successor to Panzer Dragoon Saga and it looks to share more than a little DNA with Star Fox 64. If you’re starving for a new rail shooter, I recommend watching this trailer again and again until November 22.
NBA Live 14 will be released for PS4, Xbox One on November 19
After a multi-year hiatus that included an aborted rebranding and the cancellation of two different games, the NBA Live series will finally return this Fall with the release of NBA Live 14. Yesterday, EA Sports revealed (via their Twitter account) that the game will be released for the PS4 and Xbox One on November 19. So it’ll be available in stores three days ahead of the Xbox One launch, but four days after the release of Sony’s PS4.
EA Sports also released the first official in-game screenshot for NBA Live 14, which you can see to your right. Be sure and click the image to get a closer look at the Portland Trail Blazers’ Damian Lillard shooting over NBA Live 14 cover boy Kyrie Irving.
Posted in News, PS4, Xbox One
Tagged NBA Live 14
The Evil Within terrifies the Tokyo Game Show with a new trailer
Shinji Mikami, “The Father of the Survival Horror Game,” is hard at work on his next gore-riffic game, The Evil Within. Part of that work includes plans to showcase the game at this year’s Tokyo Game Show. But for those that can’t make the trip across the Pacific, Bethesda has released a new story/gameplay trailer for the title. Be sure and check it out above, but you might want to leave the lights on.
The Evil Within will be released for the PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One sometime next year.
Mighty No. 9 reaches PS3/Xbox 360/Wii U stretch goal
The Kickstarter campaign for Keiji Inafune’s Mighty No. 9 has reached a huge funding milestone. Shortly before midnight, the total pledged amount crossed $2.2 million, ensuring that the spiritual successor to Mega Man will be released for the PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii U. The console editions of Mighty No. 9 join the previously confirmed PC version (which also includes Mac and Linux options) and all versions of the game are expected to be completed by Spring 2015.
There’s still two weeks remaining before Mighty No. 9’s Kickstarter campaign is closed to new pledges. That leaves plenty of time to cross the PS4/Xbox One threshold, which is currently set at $3.3 million.
Microsoft has had “conversations” with Activision about Geometry Wars 3
It’s likely that everyone who has ever owned an Xbox 360 has gotten sucked into Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved at one time or another. The addictive twin-stick shooter from Bizarre Creations was hailed by many as the best game available at the console’s launch and its sequel, Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2, was even better.
The general public assumed that the series was over after Bizarre closed its doors in 2011. But Microsoft’s Phil Spencer doesn’t want the dream to die. Tweets from the Xbox Division’s Corporate VP reveal Spencer has been in talks with Activision (the current holder of the rights to Geometry Wars) about the possibility of Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 3:
@Steverulez I like GW, great game from the old Bizarre Creations. ATVI picked up IP when they bought BC.
— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) September 12, 2013
@Steverulez Oh I'll respond. Let’s just say as someone who worked on PGR I have a lot of love for GW. Conversations have been had…
— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) September 12, 2013
Take it with a huge grain of salt for now, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Microsoft attempts to counteract Sony’s indie assault with another Geometry Wars game.
Quake 5 might be in development at id Software
An announcement was posted on the Bethesda Blog this morning, advertising a variety of job openings at id Software. While the famed development team’s troubles with Doom 4 have been well documented, these new job postings might give us a hint as to what’s in the works within the walls of id Software.
A job posting for a Lead AI Programmer states that prospective applicants would get a chance to work on “legendary id game properties” such as Doom and Quake. The people at id would also like to fill this job with someone who has “Next-Gen console experience,” preferably in the “first person shooter” or “action shooter” genres.
So what can we surmise from all of this? Well, id’s next project is likely the previously announced Doom 4 or the unannounced Quake 5. And if it is Quake 5, it’ll bring the franchise home after the Raven-developed Quake 4 and the Splash Damage-developed Enemy Territory: Quake Wars. It’s a stretch, but it’s rare for job postings to specifically mention titles like this. We also know it’ll be a first person shooter that is likely in development for next-generation consoles in addition to the PC.
Hmm… finding out the next title from id Software is an FPS set in a familiar universe probably isn’t the big scoop I was hoping for.
Posted in News, PC, PS4, Xbox One
Tagged Doom (2016), Quake Champions