Arrr, Me Hearties! Mobile game Assassin’s Creed: Pirates accompanies Black Flag this fall

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Andrew Rainnie

At Ubisoft’s annual Digital Days event, the company revealed that it will be expanding the Assassin’s Creed universe to include mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets this Fall with the upcoming Assassin’s Creed: Pirates.

Not to be mistaken for the separate Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag companion app, the two games will include some crossover, including characters such as Captian Benjamin Hornigold and the notorious Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard.

The game will cast you as Alonzo Batilla, a small time pirate who, under your control, will rise through the ranks of the pirate hoards. Similar to how you recruit assassins, Batilla will hire crew members, upgrade his vessel, and wake waves as he becomes a scourge of the seas!

[Source: Ubisoft’s UbiBlog]

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DICE deploys Battlefield 4 system requirements

Posted on September 11, 2013 by John Scalzo

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Will you have the necessary hardware to run Battlefield 4 this Fall? DICE has released the game’s minimum and recommended system requirements and it looks like the game will support a wide range of systems.

Ready? Here we go…

Minimum System Requirements

OS: Windows Vista SP2 32-Bit (KB971512 Platform Update)
Processor: AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHZ / Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHZ
Memory: 4 GB
Graphics Card: AMD Radeon HD 3870 / Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
Graphics Memory: 512 MB
Hard Drive: 30 GB

Recommended System Requirements

OS: Windows 8 64-Bit
Processor: AMD Six-Core CPU / Intel Quad-Core CPU
Memory: 8 GB
Graphics Card: AMD Radeon HD 7870 / Nvidia GeForce GTX 660
Graphics Memory: 3 GB
Hard Drive: 30 GB

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NHL 14, Puppeteer, Killzone: Mercenary, more added to PS Store

Posted on September 11, 2013 by John Scalzo

nhl14-boxThere’s hockey, puppets, crossovers, alien wars, and ancient RPGs in this week’s PlayStation Store update. For those who couldn’t crack the code, I’m referring to…

  • NHL 14, EA Sports’ latest hockey simulation.
  • Puppeteer, a new game from Sony Japan Studio that takes place in a magical puppet theatre (and, as far as I know, there aren’t even any evil puppets).
  • Street Fighter X Tekken, the only crossover between these two fighting franchises for the forseeable future.
  • Killzone: Mercenary, which brings the franchise’s alien war to the Vita for the first time this week.
  • And finally, Dragon Fantasy Book II is a PS3/Vita Cross-Buy title that brings back a few memories of the 16-bit RPG age.

There’s more releases after the break and complete rundown of this week’s new game add-ons is available at the PlayStation Blog.

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Borderlands 2: T.K. Baha’s Bloody Harvest Preview: I Hope You Like Boss Battles

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Nicole Kline

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I finally got a chance to get back to PAX Prime this year after a two-year hiatus from what may always be my favorite gaming expo. And, unsurprisingly, the first thing I got to play on the show floor at PAX Prime was the new Headhunters Pack for Borderlands 2, T.K. Baha’s Bloody Harvest. This new series of smaller DLCs are heavily focused on boss fights, and that was immediately clear in what we got to play. We also got to spend some time with Josh Jeffcoat, the Game Designer on the Headhunters Pack.

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Activision has released a new campaign trailer for Call of Duty: Ghosts

Posted on September 10, 2013 by John Scalzo

Activision has released a new trailer focusing on the campaign from Call of Duty: Ghosts and it looks like Infinity Ward’s first person shooter franchise has been injected with a little James Bond flavor.

The trailer opens with a Moonraker-esque gun battle… IN SPACE! After the firefight, a massive satellite codenamed Odin unleashes a Die Another Day-like barrage of missiles on the United States… FROM SPACE! So yeah, in this version of the story, James Bond got his crotch lasered off by Goldfinger and the supervillain’s plan was a complete success. That’s where the Ghosts come in:

Ten years after a devastating mass event, the nation’s borders and the balance of global power have been redrawn forever. As what’s left of the nation’s Special Operations forces, a mysterious group known only as “Ghosts” leads the fight back against a newly emerged, technologically-superior global power.

Call of Duty: Ghosts will be released for the PC, PS3, Wii U, and Xbox 360 on November 5. The game will also be released for the PS4 and Xbox One sometime in late November.

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XBLA Today: Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse

Posted on September 10, 2013 by John Scalzo

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Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse is now available to download from the Xbox Live Arcade. Priced at $14.99, the Genesis classic has been given a high definition makeover by and is ready to be rediscovered by a new generation of Disney fans:

Mickey Mouse returns to star in Castle of Illusion, a fantastical reimagining of the Sega Genesis classic. With all-new HD graphics and gameplay, Castle of Illusion brings Mickey and his world to life in this magical Disney adventure! When the evil witch Mizrabel kidnaps Minnie, it’s up to Mickey to brave the dangers of the Castle of Illusion to rescue Minnie. Gather your courage and traverse enchanted forests, take on hordes of rebellious toys and navigate mazes of living books. Play as Mickey and save Minnie from Mizrabel’s evil clutches! Features: – Play as Mickey Mouse in this reimagining of the classic Sega Genesis/Mega Drive game. – Experience a world of wonder, brought to life with all-new graphics and magical adventures. – Journey across five magical worlds filled with Mizrabel’s powerful minions. – Complete hidden challenges to customize Mickey with classic costumes!

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Mighty No. 9 adds stretch goal for PS4/Xbox One edition

Posted on September 10, 2013 by John Scalzo

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The Kickstarter train for Keiji Inafune’s Mighty No. 9 continues to steam ahead with the announcement of a third set of stretch goals. The newly expanded goals include another batch of bonus modes and the possibility that the game might be released for the PS4 and Xbox One if the pledge total reaches $3.3. million.

Inafune delivered the good news during yesterday’s update by saying: “We heard your calls and are proud to report we can finally offer next-gen versions of Mighty No. 9 here! We know by the time the game ships in 2015, many of you will be proud owners of one next-gen system or the other — or maybe both! If we reach this level of funding, we can add the PS4 and the Xbox One to the list.”

A possible PS4/Xbox One edition wasn’t the only addition to Mighty No. 9’s stretch goals. Here’s what else Inafune and his team at Comcept plan to add to the game if donations continue to flow in:

  • REACHED – $1.2 Million: Two More Stages
  • REACHED – $1.35 Million: Mac and Linux Versions
  • REACHED – $1.5 Million: New Game Plus and Turbo Mode
  • REACHED – $1.75 Million: The Making of Mighty No. 9 Video Documentary
  • $2 Million: Boss Rush Mode
  • $2.2 Million: PS3/360/Wii U Versions
  • $2.4 Million: Challenge Mode!
  • $2.55 Million: Extra End Stage & Boss!
  • $2.75 Million: Beck & Call Online Co-Op Challenge Mode!!!
  • $2.9 Million: ???
  • $3.1 Million: ???
  • $3.3 Million: PS4 & Xbox One Versions!
  • ?: ???

As of this writing, backers have pledged a little over $1.96 million towards Mighty No. 9. With 21 days remaining, all of these stretch goals are certainly reachable.

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Vin Diesel confirms third Chronicles of Riddick game in development

Posted on September 10, 2013 by John Scalzo

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Vin Diesel has been making the talk show rounds to discuss his latest cinematic actioner, Riddick. Riddick is the third film to feature one of science fiction’s most intense criminals and Diesel has big plans for the character beyond the realm of film.

Speaking to ScreenCrush, Diesel revealed that his game development studio, Tigon, has reassembled the original Escape From Butcher Bay team at Starbreeze. The team came together earlier this year and, while there’s no release date and no title, the actor confirmed they’re hard at work on the third Chronicles of Riddick game.

If you’d like a little Riddick in the more immediate future, Diesel also announced that an iPad game based on Riddick will be released soon.

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