Lego Marvel Super Heroes, Deus Ex: HR Director’s Cut, more added to PS Store

Posted on October 23, 2013 by John Scalzo

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It’s another big week for the PlayStation Store as Lego Marvel Super Heroes, Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director’s Cut, Rocksmith 2014, and SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton’s Robotic Revenge all make their digital debut simultaneously with their retail release.

If superheroes, augmented humans, musical lessons, or underwater mutants aren’t your thing, this week’s update also includes Ninja Theory’s unsung Enslaved: Odyssey to the West; Ubisoft’s stab at strategy, R.U.S.E.; a PSN version of Beer Pong!; puzzle platformer Ethan: Meteor Hunter; first person shooter Alien Rage; and the Cthulhu versus technology shenanigans of Magrunner: Dark Pulse.

Oh, and Lego Marvel Super Heroes is also available for the Vita.

More information on all of these games can be found after the break and a full rundown of this week’s new game add-ons (including Borderlands 2: T.K. Baha’s Bloody Harvest and Saints Row IV: Enter the Dominatrix) can be found at the PlayStation Blog.

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Girl Fight Review: Wham, Bam, No Thank You Ma’am

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Andrew Rainnie

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“Sex sells,” Edward Bernays, the father of Public Relations, once told the world. In Girl Fight, it’s the “same sex” that sells. Eight hot, scantily clad women duke it out in Kung Fu Factory’s downloadable brawler. While it may do nothing for the ongoing and much-needed debate about women within the games industry, its borderline misogyny makes the game feels like it is stuck in its own narcissistic past.

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Daily Scoop: October 22, 2013 – New Game Music Bundle

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Nicole Kline

So, last night, I had every intention of working on as much homework as I possibly could so I could finally dig in to Beyond: Two Souls. Instead, I found a kitten and had an adorable adventure with her all night. The end. My boyfriend Anthony referred to it as “an elaborate excuse to not get your homework done,” which might be right. But seriously, could you resist that sweet face? And the purrs. The PURRS!

Anyway, I’ve got great news for all you video game music lovers out there! The Game Music Bundle has a brand new bundle right now, called the Game Music Bundle… of the Damned! For $1, you get five albums: Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, Limbo, Bloodrayne: Betrayal, and Dead Space. For $10, you get an additional nine soundtracks: Home, Year Walk, Penumbra, The Horror at MS Aurora, Organ Trail: Director’s Cut, Alice: Madness Returns, Plants vs. Zombies, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, and [Survaillant]. That’s a lot of amazing soundtracks for a super low price. Scoop ’em up!

Two more shirts for you today!

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TitanFall stomps into stores on March 11, 2014

Posted on October 22, 2013 by John Scalzo

titanfall-collectorseditionElectronic Arts and Respawn have announced that TitanFall, the winner of dozens of “Best of E3 2013” awards and the main reason many people are buying an Xbox One this Fall, will be released on March 11, 2014. TitanFall will also be released for the PC and Xbox 360 on that date.

In addition to the standard edition of the game, EA will also offer TitanFall for sale as a special Collector’s Edition that will retail for $249.99. It will include an “18 inch hand-crafted Atlas titan statue with diorama and battery-powered LED lighting, a full-size art book featuring more than 190 pages of rare concept art, and a full-size schematic poster of the Atlas titan.”

In honor of TitanFall’s release date announcement, Respawn has produced a new gameplay trailer, which you can view after the break.

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NASCAR 14 turns left onto the PS3, Xbox 360 in early 2014

Posted on October 22, 2013 by John Scalzo

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Deep Silver has announced that they’ve acquired the license to publish games based on the NASCAR racing series. Wasting no time, the company also announced that NASCAR 14 is in development at Eutechnyx, the same team behind NASCAR 2011 and NASCAR: Inside Line. NASCAR 14 is currently scheduled to be released for the PS3 and Xbox 360 in early 2014.

Deep Silver COO Geoff Mulligan has big plans for the franchise’s future: “NASCAR is a hugely popular sport, second only to the NFL in TV ratings. Deep Silver is thrilled to have acquired the publishing rights to NASCAR 14 and looks forward to cultivating a long-term relationship with both the fans and the franchise.”

For NASCAR 14, Eutechnyx plans to bring back the popular Highlights mode, which allows gamers to download a recreation of a recent race that includes accurate track positions, car conditions, and weather. A Career Mode, online play, and official teams and tracks will also be included.

Fans can also choose which driver will appear on the cover of NASCAR 14 by voting at DriveForTheCover.com. The winner will be announced during NASCAR’s Champion’s Week in early December.

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Rumor: Alien: Isolation will mostly star Ripley’s daughter

Posted on October 22, 2013 by John Scalzo

When 20th Century Fox filed a trademark application for “Alien: Isolation” yesterday, we all assumed it belonged to Creative Assembly’s long-gestating Alien project. Now, a report on Kotaku has possibly revealed a few details about the game.

Citing an anonymous source within Sega, Kotaku’s Jason Schreier is reportinfg that Alien: Isolation is definitely in development at Creative Assembly for current-generation and next-generation consoles (and presumably, the PC). According to Schreier’s source, the game is an atmospheric first person shooter (a first for the studio) similar to BioShock and Dishonored. It will focus on “stealth and horror elements” and… it will star Ripley’s previously unseen daughter, Amanda.

Owing to the title, a single Xenomorph will stalk Amanda Ripley for the majority of the game. Before the climactic showdown, she’ll do battle with “clones and soldiers” using melee weapons. When she’s overwhelmed, Amanda can use vents and lockers to hide. No wonder Ripley was drawn to Newt in Aliens.

If this report is true, it will be the first time that Amanda Ripley will appear in the expanded universe of the Alien films. Her picture was briefly seen during the Director’s Cut/Special Edition of Aliens, when Weyland-Yutani executives informed Ripley that Amanda died while she was in hypersleep.

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Interview-O: Gary Beaver of GHI Electronics Talks About FEZ Game-O

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Andrew Rainnie

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In July, our regular Kickstart This! column featured GHI Electronics’ FEZ Game-O, a programmable hand-held console. Having managed to raise almost double their $5,000 goal, the FEZ Game-O was put into production and should start shipping this month. We caught up with Gary Beaver, Director of Operations at GHI, to see how he led a successful campaign, learn more about the FEZ Game-O, and see what the future might hold for the company.

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Daily Scoop: October 21, 2013 – Cheap Xbox 360s edition

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Nicole Kline

Happy Monday, friendly readers! I know that Mondays are the lamest, but this video of kittens hugging should help. A lot.

First up, let’s talk about deals! Amazon’s having a huge sale on Xbox 360s right now, trying to clear out before the Xbox One comes out next month. All the consoles and bundles listed here are anywhere from $12 to $50 off, and each one comes with a $50 promotional credit. They’ve got a lot of great deals happening on their video game deals page as well, including Scribblenauts Unlimited on PC for $9.99.

On other news, there’s still time to get the awesome Humble Weekly Bundle featuring Hothead Games. Pay what you want for DeathSpank, DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue, and Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One. Pay more than $6 and get The Baconing and On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode Two, as well as the soundtracks for DeathSpank and On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness. And don’t forget about the Humble Bundle with Android 7, which has Ticket to Ride, Greedcorp, Incredipede, and Anodyne. Pay more than the average to also get Worms Reloaded and The Bard’s Tale. Whew! That’s a lot of games.

Two good shirts again today after the jump…

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