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NetherRealm slowly dripfed gamers the complete character roster to the Mortal Kombat reboot and it looks like they plan to do the same thing with their next game, Injustice: Gods Among Us. A playable demo of the game available during Comic-Con’s preview night revealed that Cyborg and Nightwing will be joining the game.
So Cyborg is Jax and Nightwing is Jade, right?
[Source: Kotaku]
After teasing us with a “Summer 2012” launch date, XSEED Games has finally pinned down a finalized release date for The Last Story. The Wii RPG, which was developed at Mistwalker under the supervision of Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, will be available in North America on August 14. Best of all? It’ll also come bundled with a soundtrack CD:
[The Last Story Unveil of Awesomeness!] TLS is set to release 8/14! AND we’re including the soundtrack as pre-order incentive bonus! :D
— XSEED Games (@XSEEDGames) July 11, 2012
Two down… one more to go…
This week’s Xbox Live Arcade update is full of brainteasers as as first person puzzler Quantum Conundrum and the gem-smashing Zuma’s Revenge! are available to download today.
Would you like to know more? Well, Quantum Conundrum has been priced at 1200 Microsoft Points ($15) and is from the creator of Portal:
When you arrive to visit your uncle, you notice something’s wrong. He’s not there to greet you and there was an explosion just as you arrived. Rescue your uncle using his newest invention, the Interdimensional Shift Device. Shift between five different dimensions in real time and work your way through his crazy complex mansion!
And Zuma’s Revenge!, of course, is from the mad puzzle geniuses at PopCap. It’s been priced at 800 Microsoft Points ($10):
Experience new levels of ball-blasting action! Leap in and conquer 69 levels of Adventure mode. Discover four new Spirit Animals (at least one of them is a monkey!) and harness their abilities to power up your game. Dive in to the high-stakes Iron Frog mode: 10 levels, one frog. Can you make it out alive? Battle all 8 tiki bosses in the fast-paced Boss Rush. Enter the Weekly Challenge and compete for high score on a new level every week.
It’s finally the middle of the week, hurray! Wednesday usually means Encounters, but this season has been sort of crappy, so I’m going to take a break for now. Hopefully the next season won’t be so terrible! And if it is, well, we’ve got some plans we’re brewing, so it might just be successful anyway.
Onto the deals! Amazon’s got a few happening – there’s a sale on Batman games – the Batman: Arkham City Game of the Year Edition is just $39.99, and the Lego Batman games are available for every platform. Check it out!
The digital deal is the THQ Action Pack – Darksiders, Metro 2033, Nexuiz, Red Faction Armageddon, Red Faction: Armageddon – Path to War DLC, and Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance for the PC. The bundle is just $14.99 down from $91.94. You also get a $5 credit towards South Park: Stick of Truth, Metro: Last Light, or Darksiders II. This is a ludicrously good deal and you should buy it.
Some great t-shirts today, including one I’m having a really difficult time not buying:
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Terry Crews and Dolph Lundgren aren’t screwing around. They want you to know that a game based on The Expendables 2 is in the works and that you can watch the debut trailer above. All the action of the movie, and none of the veiny arms.
And it’s a good thing Chuck Norris wasn’t in this trailer, or else we’d all need new monitors.
The Expendables 2 will be released on July 31 on the PlayStation Store as part of the 2012 PSN Play promotion. PC and Xbox Live Arcade gamers will be able to download it on August 17.
Usually, supervillains are among the 1% of the 1%, what with their volcano fortresses, supermodel bodyguards, and orbiting death lasers. But the big bad of Call of Duty: Black Ops II has grander ambitions. He’s Raul Menendez, a man who is idolized as “The Messiah of the 99%.”
He is also a megalomaniac bent on world domination.
Check out the trailer above to get your first glimpse on the dual nature of Menendez and remember that Call of Duty: Black Ops II will launch for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 on November 13.
Maybe the joke’s on us, but Variety is reporting that Rocksteady is planning to follow-up Batman: Arkham City with a prequel based on The Dark Knight’s Silver Age showdowns with The Joker.
One question, though. Who would voice The Clown Prince of Crime now that Mark Hamill has said he’s finished playing The Joker?
That wasn’t answered in the Variety report, but their tipster did reveal a bit more about the game. First, it’s said to be “highly stylized” and will feature cameo appearances from some of Batman’s fellow Justice League of America members. The game is also quite early in development and will launch in 2014 (or possibly later) for next generation systems.
You know, next week’s Comic-Con convention would be the perfect time to announce a new Batman game…
There are some heavy expectations when your name is preceded by the informal title of “Portal co-creator,” but Kim Swift has proven she can handle the pressure. Her new game, Quantum Conundrum, is a fun brain-twisting puzzler reminiscent of her more famous previous work. However, a few significant issues keep it from achieving GLaDOS-level heights.
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