Microsoft planning “second season” of Killer Instinct DLC characters in 2014

Posted on August 29, 2013 by John Scalzo

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During last week’s Gamescom expo, Microsoft announced two additional bundles for their free-to-play reboot of Killer Instinct If fans want to obtain all eight characters, they’ll want to purchase the “Combo Breaker Pack” or the “Ultra Edition” (which also included an emulated version of the original Killer Instinct. But these eight characters (which include Jago, Chief Thunder, Sabrewulf, and Glacius) will only comprise “Season One” of Killer Instinct.

Speaking to Eurogamer, Microsoft’s Ken “GoldenEye‘s Klobb is Named After Me” Lobb revealed that eight additional characters will be released for the game in 2014 as part of “Season Two.” Both sets of characters will be able to battle it out together in Killer Instinct and Lobb hinted that a complete collection of Season Two characters would also be priced at $19.99.

Finally, Lobb revealed that Jago wouldn’t be the only free character in Killer Instinct. Currently, the plan is to switch the free character every three months. “[I]n that sense you can play for free over years and sample more than just Jago,” he Lobb.

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D3 @ PAX Prime 2013: Earth Defense Force 2025, Adventure Time 2, Regular Show

Posted on August 29, 2013 by John Scalzo

D3_publisher_logoD3 Publisher has announced they’re bringing three games to this year’s PAX Prime. Here’s what you can expect to find in playable form from the budget publisher in Booth #6616:

Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON’T KNOW! – In a completely new storyline and adventure featuring the voices of the show’s most popular characters. Fans will have to save the Candy Kingdom by exploring the mysteries surrounding a massive Secret Royal Dungeon deep below the Land of Ooo.

Regular Show: Mordecai and Rigby In 8-Bit Land – Regular Show makes its first foray into the video game world when Mordecai and Rigby get transported into some of their favorite video games. The duo will have to use their best skills and unique abilities to traverse the various challenges to escape and return home in this “eggscellent” journey.

Earth Defense Force 2025 – This action shooting bonanza from D3Publisher arms players with more weapons than ever before! Players will have the experience of their lives as they form elite soldier classes to send on a global quest to protect the world from alien invasion.

EDF! EDF! EDF! PAX Prime begins tomorrow, August 30 and runs through Monday, September 2.

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Bugs vs. Tanks! Review: Not A Perfect Shot

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Nicole Kline

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Bugs vs. Tanks!, Keiji Inafune’s contribution to Level-5’s collaboration collection, “Guild02,” is now available through the 3DS eShop. The Mega Man creator’s game has you playing as Nazi soldiers during World War II. Somehow, your tank battalion has been shrunk down to be smaller than insects, and you find yourself fighting giant ants just to survive. While the game did have its ups and downs, I actually grew to like it, and found myself compelled by the gameplay.

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Nintendo Download: Pokemon Rumble U, Legend of Zelda, Rayman Legends (Tuesday)

Posted on August 29, 2013 by John Scalzo

pokemonrumbleu-logoIt’s Thursday and Nintendo has announced their newest batch of downloadable titles. This week, four games will be added to Nintendo’s download services, three for the Wii U and one for the 3DS.

Today’s new Wii U offerings include Pokemon Rumble U, a multiplayer Pokemon brawler, and The Legend of Zelda, one of the greatest NES, nay video games, of all time. Rayman Legends, Ubisoft’s latest platformer starring the crazy-limbed hero, will be available on Tuesday.

Over on the 3DS, Mario’s evil half is back in Wario Land 3, a Game Boy Color classic that is now available through the 3DS eShop.

More information on all of these titles is available after the break.

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Rockstar releases “The Official Trailer” for Grand Theft Auto V

Posted on August 29, 2013 by John Scalzo

Rockstar Games has released a handful of trailers for Grand Theft Auto V over the last ten months. So I’m not sure what makes today’s new trailer any more “official” than the rest. But if you’re interested in the game, which will be available for the PS3 and Xbox 360 on September 17, you’ll want to give “The Official Trailer” a watch.

There’s not much that’s you’d call new, but it’s sixty seconds of Grand Theft Auto V that we didn’t have yesterday.

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XBLA Today: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

Posted on August 28, 2013 by John Scalzo

Heroes in a half-shell! Turtle power! The Ninja Turtles are back on the Xbox Live Arcade in their latest game, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows. Priced at $14.99, it’s the final game in this year’s Summer of Arcade promotion:

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows takes you back to how it all began. Be the four Turtles Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Raphael in the fight to save New York City from mutants, the Foot and Shredder. With seamless drop-in, drop-out co-op, along with team combo moves and relentless combat, this is the game fans have been waiting for.

The game’s launch trailer can be found above.

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Nintendo dates Fall games including Mario 3D World, Zelda: Link Between Worlds, more

Posted on August 28, 2013 by John Scalzo

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Nintendo is just on a roll this afternoon. After cutting the price of the Wii U Deluxe Set, announcing the 2DS, and officially revealing the Zelda: Wind Waker Wii U Bundle, the publisher has announced release dates for almost every 2013 game they’ve got coming down the pipe.

Here’s what the Wii U’s release schedule looks like:

  • The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD (eShop: September 20, Retail: October 4)
  • Wii Party U (October 25)
  • Super Mario 3D World (November 22)
  • Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (December 6)
  • Wii Fit U (Holiday)
  • Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (Holiday)

And over on the 3DS, both The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and Mario Party: Island Tour will launch on November 22.

In case you were wondering, the release date for Super Smash Bros. 4 is still “TBA 2014.”

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Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD Wii U Bundle set for September 20

Posted on August 28, 2013 by John Scalzo

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In addition to slashing the price of the Wii U Deluxe Set, Nintendo has announced that a special edition Wii U Bundle featuring The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD will be available on September 20.

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD Wii U Bundle will be priced at $299.99 (the same price as the regular Deluxe Set) and will include a black Wii U Deluxe console; a GamePad controller adorned with gold lettering, a gold Hyrule crest and gold symbols from the game; a download code for the eBook version of Hyrule Historia, which details the chronology, history and artwork of the Zelda series; and a code that can be used to download The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD from the Wii U eShop.

Best of all, fans won’t have to wait until October 4 to activate the code. It will work immediately on September 20.

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