Capcom announces new Strider game for current, next-gen consoles, PC

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Mike Ryan

Capcom announced today at Comic-Con that they are bringing one of their classic franchises, Strider, back to consoles. The franchise, which hasn’t seen a new entry since Strider 2 released for the original PlayStation in 2000 (unless you count his appearance in Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3, will be released on the PC, PS3, Xbox 360, PS4, and Xbox One in early 2014. This new entry is in development at Double Helix Games, the same company behind Microsoft’s Killer Instinct reboot.

Judging by the trailer, the new Strider appears to retain the classic 2D feel, albeit with a fresh coat of HD paint. Enjoy!

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The Last of Us is first among June 2013’s best-selling games

Posted on July 18, 2013 by John Scalzo

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Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us cashed in on years of hype and some of the best reviews for a PS3 game ever (including a 7/7 from our own Andrew Rainnie) to emerge as the best-selling game of June 2013. Last month’s report from The NPD Group featured plenty of other new faces including Animal Crossing: New Leaf (#2), Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (#3, the first time its been available for retail sale), and Deadpool (#8).

Call of Duty: Black Ops II, NBA 2K13, and Battlefield 3 continue their lengthy runs as they sold enough copies to land at, respectively, #4, #5, and #9. The complete list of June 2013’s top ten best-selling games can be found after the break.

According to the NPD’s monthly report (via Game Informer), total retail sales of games, consoles, and accessories amounted to $593.3 million, a 15% decline from June 2012’s $700.6 million total.

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Firefly Online announced for Summer 2014 release on mobile platforms

Posted on July 18, 2013 by John Scalzo

Get ready for the shiniest Comic-Con news in the last ten years… Fox is bringing back Firefly!

But now for the inevitable betrayal… the franchise is coming back as Firefly Online, a mobile game in development at QMx Interactive and Spark Plug Games. Of all the ruttin’ luck!

Firefly Online is an online role-playing game that will initially be available for iOS and Android devices in Summer 2014. Players will “assume the role of a ship captain as they hire a crew and seek out adventures, all the while trading with and competing against the millions of other players to try to survive in the Verse: find a crew, find a job, keep flying.”

The mechanics of the game are still a secret and without a reader around, they’re going to stay that way. As a mobile game with “unique social features,” Firefly Online could turn out to be closer in style to “FarmVille in Space” than the epic space opera we want it to be. But maybe QMx and Spark Plug Games will surprise us.

You can get a jump on the competition and register your account at the official site for the game now.

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Nintendo brought 20 playable games to Comic-Con 2013

Posted on July 18, 2013 by John Scalzo

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This year’s San Diego Comic-Con kicked off today and Nintendo wants you to forget about superheroes and spandex and focus on their massive lineup of playable games.

The Big N will have a playable demo of Pikmin 3 on the show floor at the company’s booth (#235). But they’re saving their big push for the special “Nintendo Gaming Lounge” they’ve erected at the adjacent San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina hotel. Kiosks within the Lounge will feature 20 playable titles for the Wii U and 3DS:

Wii U

  • The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD (Nintendo)
  • Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo)
  • Super Mario 3D World (Nintendo)
  • Pikmin 3 (Nintendo)
  • New Super Luigi U (Nintendo)
  • Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo)
  • Rayman Legends (Ubisoft)
  • Skylanders Swap Force (Activision)
  • Disney Infinity (Disney Interactive)
  • Sonic Lost World (Sega)
  • The Wonderful 101 (Platinum Games)
  • Bayonetta 2 (Platinum Games)
  • Just Dance 2014 (Ubisoft)

3DS

  • Yoshi’s New Island (Nintendo)
  • The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (Nintendo)
  • Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (Nintendo)
  • Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (Nintendo)
  • Sonic Lost World (Sega)
  • Shin Megami Tensei IV (Atlus)
  • Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)

The last day of this year’s San Diego Comic-Con is Sunday, July 21.

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Daily Scoop: July 18, 2013 – I hate heat indexes

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Nicole Kline

Yeah, so, it’s a million degrees everywhere, and I am really tired of it. That’s the bad news. The good news it that I went to the dentist this morning and I don’t have any cavities! Huzzah! So, all in all, a pretty great day, in spite of the melting part of it.

Anyway, it’s a new day, which means there are new sales going on over at Steam. What did you spend your money on today? Was it Torchlight 2 for $4.99? Garry’s Mod for $2.49? Or maybe that little game you might have heard of, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, for $19.99? Oh, and you can still get XCOM: Enemy Unknown for $9.99.

As always, I’ve got some shirts for you!

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Nintendo Download: EarthBound, Shantae, Attack of the Friday Monsters, more

Posted on July 18, 2013 by John Scalzo

earthbound-boxIt’s here! It’s here! It’s here! Nintendo’s fantastic Super NES RPG, EarthBound, is now available to download through the Wii U eShop. Another bygone classic makes its way to the 3DS eShop this week as WayForward’s Arabian Nights-inspired platformer, Shantae, has been added to the digital storefront.

The 3DS eShop also received a trio of original games this week:

  • Robot Rescue 3D, a puzzler where you rescue robots.
  • Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale, the final game from Level-5’s “Guild02” collection.
  • Undead Bowling, a bowling game starring z-z-z-zombies.

Finally, Ubisoft will add the Wii U adaptation of The Smurfs 2 to the Wii U eShop on July 23. More details about all of these titles can be found after the break.

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EA Sports WILL release a College Football game in 2014

Posted on July 18, 2013 by John Scalzo

EA-logoYesterday, the NCAA announced the end of their licensing agreement with EA Sports. The end of this agreement means that if the publisher wants to release a college football game in 2014, its title cannot be NCAA Football 15.

A few hours later, Andrew Wilson, the Executive Vice President of EA Sports, confirmed that the company is working on an unnamed college football game for release in 2014. The currently untitled “College Football 15” is in development for next-generation consoles and it sounds like it will look very similar to this year’s offering:

EA Sports will continue to develop and publish college football games, but we will no longer include the NCAA names and marks. Our relationship with the Collegiate Licensing Company is strong and we are already working on a new game for next generation consoles which will launch next year and feature the college teams, conferences and all the innovation fans expect from EA Sports.

So far, the lack of NCAA branding seems to be the only real major difference between NCAA Football 14 and the in-development “College Football 15.”

[Source: The Beat – EA’s Blog]

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Angry Birds Star Wars flies onto consoles, handhelds this October

Posted on July 18, 2013 by John Scalzo

Activision and Rovio are teaming up again to bring Angry Birds Star Wars to consoles and handhelds this Fall (hmm… which one is the Emperor and which one is Darth Vader?). The “saga” of birds batting pigs continues on the 3DS, PS3, Vita, Wii, Wii U, and Xbox 360 this October.

In addition to high definition graphics, the console/handheld version of Angry Birds Star Wars will add 20 new levels to the game as well as new new competitive and cooperative multiplayer modes.

Angry Birds Star Wars will be released for consoles and handhelds on October 29.

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