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Owlboy will fly onto the PS4 and Xbox One on April 10
Owlboy originally made its PC debut in 2017, before landing on the Nintendo Switch’s digital storefront in February. Yesterday, D-Pad Studio announced (via Twitter) that the side-scrolling platformer will finally be available to download for the PS4 and Xbox One on April 10:
#Owlboy will be hitting #PS4 and #XboxOne on digital stores April 10th! pic.twitter.com/ADwzFFrue3
— D-Pad Studio (@DPadStudio) April 2, 2018
A Retail Edition of Owlboy is also in the works for the PS4 and Switch, and it’ll be available in stores on May 29.
Telltale will unveil The Walking Dead: The Final Season for the first time at PAX East 2018
Telltale Games has announced they’ll pull the curtain back on The Walking Dead: The Final Season at next week’s PAX East convention.
The first episode in the concluding chapter of Clemenstine’s story will launch for the PC, PS4, Xbox One, and mobile devices later this year. But first, the developers want to give fans a sneak peek at the game during a panel on Friday, April 6, at 12:30 PM (Eastern Time)…
Get your first look at The Walking Dead: The Final Season at our PAX East panel next Friday, April 6 at 12:30pm ET. You can also stream it from home on Twitch.
Get all the details here: https://t.co/NKGG4F7yLx pic.twitter.com/WmAgkw9MeQ
— Telltale Games (@telltalegames) March 30, 2018
If you’re unable to attend PAX East this year, you’ll be able to keep up with all the announcements by viewing a livestream of the panel on Twitch (via the PAX East #2 channel). Fans at home will also be able to tune in to an exclusive aftershow on the Twitch channel for Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment at 2:00 PM (Eastern Time).
Posted in News, PC, PS4, Xbox One
Tagged PAX East 2018, The Walking Dead: The Final Season
Sengoku 3, Alteric added to Xbox Store
A pair of new games are now available to download for the Xbox One through the Xbox Games Store…
Hamster Corporation reached back into the NeoGeo archives once more and pulled out Sengoku 3, a side-scroller originally released by SNK in 2001. And Goonswarm has released Alteric, a side-scroller with “bright minimalistic graphics and hardcore gameplay.”
You can learn more about both games right here…
Now Available on Xbox Games Store – 3/30/18 [Major Nelson]
Sengoku 3
Sengoku 3 is a side-scrolling action game released by SNK in 2001. In order to purge malicious souls, Shinobi travel the world to defeat the undead. Cut, smash, throw, and use weapons as well as Ninja Arts and Ultimate Ninja Arts in this hyper-action ninja game.Alteric
You are alone. Are you lonely? You’re lost. Or stuck? Somewhere… but where? And most importantly, who are you? Only Yesterday You Were A Man. Today Everything Has Changed. You Died. But your soul is still there. It’s a piece of light energy trapped in the alien space between two worlds. Alteric is a single-player 2D platformer with bright minimalistic graphics and hardcore gameplay with physics, gravity, and logic.
Lindsay Lohan loses appeal in her lawsuit against GTA5 and Rockstar Games
The beancounters at Rockstar Games can rest easy, the Court of Appeals in New York has firmly shot down Lindsay Lohan’s lawsuit against the publisher.
If you recall, the actress originally sued Rockstar in 2014 over her belief that a character from Grand Theft Auto V named Lacey Jonas was based on her “portrait and voice.” The character was regularly depicted in the game’s advertising as a blonde woman in a red bikini, and she also appeared in an optional in-game mission. After lengthy legal proceedings, Lohan’s lawsuit was dismissed in 2016, but she vowed to appeal.
Yesterday, that appeal came up short as New York’s Court of Appeals affirmed the ruling in the earlier case. Judge Fahey wrote that even if Lacey Jonas had been inspired by Lohan’s “portrait,” Rockstar cannot be held liable because she’s a fictional character that’s never identified as Lohan in the game:
We conclude that the amended complaint was properly dismissed because the artistic renderings are indistinct, satirical representations of the style, look, and persona of a modern, beach-going young woman that are not reasonably identifiable as plaintiff.
In addition to shooting down her lawsuit, the Court of Appeals also ordered Lohan to pay Rockstar’s court costs.
Call of Duty: WWII’s The War Machine DLC Pack will launch for PS4 on April 10
Activision and Sledgehammer Games recently announced the first details of Call of Duty: WWII‘s second downloadable expansion.
The War Machine DLC Pack will launch for the PS4 on April 10 with three new multiplayer maps, a new War Mode mission, and the next cooperative chapter in the Nazi Zombies saga. PC and Xbox One players will be able to download the expansion sometime in May, but here’s what everyone can expect from the new content:
Multiplayer Maps
Egypt: For the first time in Call of Duty: WWII, we’re bringing players to the battlefields of Northern Africa and the Egyptia pyramids. Players fight in and around the ancient ruins at Giza with landmarks that you’re sure to recognize. The map features an interior temple in the center that heats up during intense Domination matches with more open exterior lanes to either side. There’s something for everyone, as all ranges and playstyles have a place to call home here.Dunkirk: Players face off on the sands and beachfront boardwalk of the French sea-side city of Dunkirk. This map features a lage, open and dangerous beach area flanked by tight interiors through the buildings lining the beach-front. Sniping can be effective here, though aggressive running and gunning can also pay off, so keep sharp and watch your angles and surroundings to win the day.
V2: Welcome to V2… a rocket development and test site located in rural Germany. V2 is a tight, ultra-fast paced map that neve lets up for a moment. The launch tower sits at the map center, providing a focal point and an opportunity to grab an elevated sightline on unsuspecting opponents. Short-to mid-range engagements are dominant here, with fast and furious gameplay throughout… don’t blink!
War Mode
Operation Husky: Operation Husky, whose namesake referred to the Allied invasion of Sicily, is centered on an Allied action to etrieve intelligence on the locations of sensitive German targets in the ports of Palermo and Naples. In this exciting new War mode offering, players will gather intel, transmit it to HQ, and then take to the skies to clear the area of enemy fighter planes in order to make way for Allied bombers.Nazi Zombies
The Shadowed Throne: The Shadowed Throne brings our heroes into the heart of Nazi Germany to confront a desperate and evil regie. Berlin is burning, and Doktor Straub’s monstrous army is hellbent on purging his city of the Allied invaders. Join Marie, Drostan, Olivia, and Jefferson on their descent into madness in a city warped with terror, blood, and war, as Nazi Zombies steps out from the shadows of history.
A few screenshots from Call of Duty: WWII’s War Machine DLC Pack can be found at CallofDuty.com.
Posted in News, PC, PS4, Xbox One
Tagged Call of Duty: WWII
No Man’s Sky will be released for the Xbox One this Summer
Hello Games will bring No Man’s Sky to the Xbox One this Summer. Sean Murray sauntered over to the Xbox Wire to deliver the news today, where he also revealed “Next,” the next major update to the game:
Which brings us to Next, our “next step” on a longer journey for us and the No Man’s Sky community. This is our biggest update so far, and something we’ve been working ridiculously hard on. And after its release, we’ll continue to support No Man’s Sky with significant and free content updates on Xbox One. Next has a lot we’re going to surprise people with and I can’t wait until we can share more.
Hello’s space simulation got off to a rocky start after its initial launch for the PC and PS4 in 2016. But a series of free updates has brought No Man’s Sky closer to the developer’s original vision, and reinvigorated the game’s community. PC and PS4 owners of No Man’s Sky will also receive the “Next” update as a free download this Summer.
No Man’s Sky will be available as a retail release (thanks to 505 Games) and as a digital download through the Xbox Games Store. And Xbox One X owners will be able to play an enhanced version of the game with support for HDR, 4K resolution, and more.
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Tagged No Man's Sky
Far Cry 5, MX Vs ATV: All Out, Tera, more added to Xbox Store
A handful of new Xbox One games are now available to download through the Xbox Games Store…
Far Cry is a franchise with a cult devotion, so it seems natural that Ubisoft dropped an actual doomsday cult into Far Cry 5. In the game, players will venture towards the fictional Hope County in Montana to fight it out with the Eden’s Gate cult and their bizarre leader, Joseph Seed.
Also available to download today is MX Vs ATV: All Out, another off-road racing sim from THQ Nordic; Tera, a free-to-play MMO from Bluehole; and the Game Preview release of PixArk, a voxelized sandbox adventure based on Ark: Survival Evolved.
Finally, Telltale will finish up Batman: The Enemy Within with the release of Episode 5: Same Stitch.
You can learn more about all of these games after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, Xbox One
Tagged Far Cry 5, MX Vs ATV: All Out
WB Games officially announces Lego The Incredibles
After a leak earlier this month, it looks like WB Games and TT Games are ready to officially announce Lego The Incredibles.
The action-adventure game will include scenes from both The Incredibles and the upcoming Incredibles 2, and according to WB Games, “players [will] work together by combining the Parr family’s abilities and unique powers to conquer crime and family life.” Like all Lego games, Lego The Incredible will also include drop-in/drop-out multiplayer for up to two players.
“The Incredibles franchise, full of super-powered characters, adventures and teamwork, combined with all of the humor, puzzle-solving elements and unexpected surprises of LEGO games makes for the perfect combination for players,” said Tom Stone, the Managing Director of TT Games. “With Lego The Incredibles, fans can experience the non-stop action from both movies while fighting crime together as a super hero family.”
Lego The Incredibles will be released for the PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One on June 15 (the same day the movie opens in theaters). The “Announce Trailer” has been embedded above.