Daily Scoop: March 20, 2013 – Freaking out

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Nicole Kline

I don’t think I’m even coherent anymore at this point. There’s so much to do before we leave for Boston tomorrow! At least I’ll be busy all night so the time will fly. We’ll be heading up before I know it! It’s so close I can practically taste it. It tastes like AWESOME!

There are no deals today. I would say hurry up and get on your pre-orders, but if you haven’t pre-ordered BioShock Infinite yet, what on earth are you waiting for?

Fear not – I do have some video game shirts for you, though! Check these bad boys out:

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XBLA Today: Alien Spidy, Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams, Capcom Arcade Cabinet: 1986

Posted on March 20, 2013 by John Scalzo

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A trio of new games have been added to the Xbox Live Arcade today. Come take a look…

The Capcom Arcade Cabinet continues to fill up as Capcom Arcade Cabinet: 1986 Pack was released today. The 1986 Pack has been priced at 800 Microsoft Points ($10) and includes Side Arms, Legendary Wings, and Trojan.

Another blast from the 80s past has been added to the XBLA today in the form of Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams. Priced at 1200 Microsoft Points ($15), Twisted Dreams is a new and original take on the Giana Sisters, a pair of game characters who originally rose to fame in 1987 with a game that blatantly ripped off Super Mario Bros.:

Rescue the Giana Sisters in this fast-paced platform game! Jump through tricky levels and transform in an instant from cute to rebellious and back. The entire environment changes with you in real time, including the soundtrack, which was produced by sound magician Chris Hülsbeck. Use your skills, solve challenging puzzles, and defeat nasty end bosses. Start an unusual adventure in this dreamlike remake, and experience the rebirth of a real cult classic of the 80s!

Finally, there’s Alien Spidy. For 800 Microsoft Points ($10) you can control an alien spider (bet you didn’t see that one coming) as he attempts to find his way home:

After losing contact with his explorer friend Virgi, our fearless alien hero Spidy heads to Earth in his spacecraft to find her. While entering the Earth’s atmosphere, his spacecraft suddenly fails and starts to break up, causing Spidy to crash-land on the strange planet, with his craft scattered across forests, throughout ponds and into dark caves. Spidy finds himself alone on an alien world and faces the epic challenge of tracking down Virgi, battling strange new enemies and finding the missing pieces from his spacecraft in order to repair the damage and make their escape home.

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Shovel Knight confirmed for Wii U, 3DS

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Bret Morace

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With the help of Kickstarter, the group at Yacht Club Games has announced they’ll officially be able to bring Shovel Knight to the Wii U and 3DS. The game had been previously only been announced for Windows PC with the Nintendo versions coming later if all went well. Now, all three versions of the classic 8-bit action-adventure game will be released in September 2013 (UPDATE: Yacht Club has commented on their Kickstarter page that the Wii U/3DS versions might lag slightly behind the PC release).

To receive a copy of the game on the Wii U or 3DS one must pledge $15 or more, while those seeking the PC version only have to pledge $10. Over $39,000 has been pledged at the time of this writing, and Yacht Club Games still has 25 more days to reach their goal of $75,000. So, if you’re looking for a great opportunity to help out an awesome indie company, pledge today!

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Walking Dead: Survival Instinct, DOA5 Plus, Dollar Dash, more added to PS Store

Posted on March 20, 2013 by John Scalzo

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Welcome to yet another weekly update of the PlayStation Store. This week, it’s all about the fight.

Activision has added The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct, their first-person shooter based on the AMC show (which was based on the comic), to the PlayStation Store. Also available this week is Dollar Dash, a Bomberman-like multiplayer game that substitutes bags of cash for bombs. And then throws in a few bombs just to be on the safe side.

In classic gaming releases, this week sees the release of the next installment in the Capcom Arcade Cabinet, Capcom Arcade Cabinet: 1986 Pack, as well as the PSone Classic Hogs of War.

Over on the portable side of things, Dead or Alive 5 Plus and Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland Plus have both been added to the Vita store. And on the PSP store, Carnage Heart EXA is now available (that’s right, there’s a new PSP game today!).

More details on this week’s new releases can be found after the break and a full rundown of this week’s new game add-ons is available at the PlayStation Blog.

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Dollar Dash Review: No Honor Among Thieves

Posted on March 19, 2013 by John Scalzo

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Candygun’s Dollar Dash owes a massive debt to the long-running Bomberman series. Instead of cartoony robots blowing each other to bits with comically large bombs, it features cartoony robbers blowing each other to bits with comical weapons to obtain large stacks of cash. This wholesale borrowing of Bomberman’s main theme isn’t highway robbery, but don’t expect Dollar Dash to make you an offer you can’t refuse.

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Daily Scoop: March 19, 2013 – So much excitement!

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Nicole Kline

As the clock ticks down and we get closer and closer to PAX East, I can hardly contain my excitement! Last night I had to run around and get a bunch of errands done, and I’m a little overwhelmed that I only have another day and a half before I’m on my way to Boston. Aieeeeeeee I can’t wait!

Amazon’s having a one day Lego game sale today. You can get Lego Lord of the Rings for $29.99 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, $19.99 on the Wii, and $14.99 on PC. Also, as if getting $30 for pre-ordering the digital version of BioShock Infinite wasn’t awesome enough, the pot’s been sweetened to include a free digital copy of XCOM: Enemy Unknown as well. PC players, get on it!

Lots of great video game t-shirts again today:

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Final Fantasy X-2 HD announced for PS3, Vita

Posted on March 19, 2013 by John Scalzo

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Square Enix announced that they’re bringing a high definition remake of Final Fantasy X to the PlayStation 3 and the Vita all the way back in 2011. The publisher has been surprisingly tight-lipped about it since, but it appears they had a good reason… Final Fantasy X for the PS3/Vita is being turned into an HD compilation that also includes Final Fantasy X-2!

The news comes from the latest issue of Jump magazine (via Gematsu), which also confirms that Square Enix plans to release the collection in Japan this year.

While Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2 will be packaged together for the PS3, the Vita version of each game will be sold separately. And, for Japan at least, the remakes will include the “International” bonus content.

It’s currently unknown if these director’s cuts will be used for the US release of Final Fantasy X HD (or if Final Fantasy X-2 HD will even make it across the Pacific). But we can sure hope so.

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Pottermore casts a spell on PlayStation Home in April

Posted on March 19, 2013 by John Scalzo

Pottermore, the social networking hub for J.K. Rowling’s sprawling saga about a boy wizard named Harry Potter (perhaps you’ve heard of it), will be available through PlayStation Home beginning in April.

Your PlayStation Home Avatar will be able to board the Hogwarts Express, explore Diagon Alley, get a set of free school robes, take part in an illicit Wizard’s Duel, experience Book Herding, or challenge your friends to a Pottermore quiz.

Pottermore users will also be able to link their Pottermore.com username with their PlayStation Network ID to share Pottermore Trading Cards.

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