Sega and Creative Assembly officially announce Total War: Warhammer

Posted on April 22, 2015 by John Scalzo

It’s been rumored for some time, but today, Sega officially announced that Total War: Warhammer is in development at Creative Assembly. Not only that, but the publisher also confirmed that this is just the first in a whole trilogy of Total War: Warhammer titles. Additional content packs will also be released for all three games.

So what are gamers getting themselves into? Well…

The limitlessly deep and rich universe of Warhammer heralds a new era for Total War. Gigantic monsters, flying creatures, legendary heroes and storms of magical power take their place on the battlefield, alongside thousands of warriors clashing in real-time tactical battles.

In the turn-based campaign game, players will find the Old World an unforgiving and treacherous place, filled with endless war and cunning alliances alike. Whichever race you choose to play as and however you seek conquest, you will be faced with a conflict that threatens to tear the very fabric of reality asunder.

Total War: Warhammer will be released “soon” for PC (Windows, Mac, SteamOS), but an official release date was not announced. In the mean time, check out the nearly-four-minute announcement cinematic embedded above.

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Xbox Store Today: Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China, Aaru’s Awakening, more

Posted on April 22, 2015 by John Scalzo

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“It’s time to start running!”

Richard Dawson’s fantastic performance as Killian in The Running Man doesn’t have anything to do with today Xbox Games Store update. However, all three games now available for the Xbox One feature running at their center.

Ubisoft’s newest side-scroller in the Assassin’s Creed universe, Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China, involves a lot of running… as well as a lot of jumping, hiding, and stabbing. So, so much stabbing. Shao Jun leaps from the animated Assassin’s Creed: Embers short film into her first video game as she attempts to wreak vengeance on the Emperor of China.

More running can be found in Aaru’s Awakening, a “hand-drawn, 2D action platformer,” and Infinity Runner, a first-person parkour game set aboard a spaceship.

The Xbox 360 section of the Xbox Games Store also received an update today in the form of Shooting Love 200X, which is a collection of four shoot ’em ups.

More information on all of these games can be found after the break.

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Daily Scoop: April 22, 2015 – Another day full of great shirts

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Nicole Kline

As I mentioned yesterday, I have a t-shirt problem. I’ve been trying to cull my collection, but lately, it’s been really hard to not add to it. Today has proven to be no exception, though so far, I haven’t busted out my wallet, so I’m safe!

There are tons of games you can get at Humble right now! There’s less than a day left on their Humble Weekly Bundle: Strategy 2. There’s also still some time left on their Shooter Midweek Sale. Here’s an opportunity to add tons of games to your already full digital library!

The Midweek Madness over at Steam is Total War: Attila. The game is on sale for $33.74, and the DLC are all on sale as well. You can get Blood & Burning for $2.99, and the other three DLC – Longbeards Culture Pack, Celts Culture Pack, and Viking Forefathers Culture Pack – are $7.99 each. The Daily Deal today is Lethal League, which is on sale for $6.99. You can also get a two pack for $10.99 or a four pack for $19.99.

OK, it’s t-shirt time!

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An adventure game based on Adventure Time is in the works

Posted on April 22, 2015 by John Scalzo

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Little Orbit has announced they will publish an “action-oriented” adventure game based on Adventure Time this November. Adventure Time: Finn and Jake Investigations is in development at Vicious Cycle and will be released for the 3DS, PC, PS3, PS4, Wii U, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. In retrospect, an adventure game based on Adventure Time seems so obvious that I can’t believe it didn’t happen sooner.

Calling it “a complete departure from previous Adventure Time games,” Little Orbit’s Matt Scott is thrilled with the puzzle-solving and people-talking opportunities present in Finn and Jake Investigations:

Adventure Time: Finn and Jake Investigations is an all-new, real-time, fully 3D action-oriented twist on the classic story-driven graphic adventure game. Finn and Jake decide to carry on the profession of Finn’s foster parents, who were Professional Investigators. Confronted with mysterious Land of Ooo disappearances and strange events, players will interrogate colorful inhabitants, dispatch evil doers in fast-paced combat, solve mind-bending puzzles, explore new and familiar locations, and genuinely feel as if they have stepped into their own personal episode of Adventure Time.

Adventure Time‘s sixth season is currently airing on Cartoon Network.

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Nordic Games will release Legend of Kay Anniversary this Summer

Posted on April 22, 2015 by John Scalzo

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For an action platformer starring a samurai cat, Legend of Kay is one of the more amazing underdog stories in all of gaming. Initially released across Europe in early 2005, the game eventually made its way to America thanks to Capcom almost a year later. Five years after that, the game was resurrected by DreamCatcher Games, who elected to give it a DS port. Now, it looks like the game is coming back once more as Nordic Games has confirmed they will release Legend of Kay on a number of new platforms this Summer.

Now known as Legend of Kay Anniversary, German developer Kaiko has been tapped to bring the game to the PC, PS3, PS4, Wii U, and Xbox 360. Nordic plans to release Legend of Kay Anniversary as a budget title, but if it does well enough, it could finally spawn a sequel or two.

“Legend of Kay was a true gem on the PlayStation 2 platform,” said Reinhard Pollice, the Business and Product Development Director at Nordic Games. “Our strategy is to focus on our IPs and make them available to as many players as possible and also on the current generation of consoles. We [will] keep our options open to expand on the Legend of Kay franchise in the future.”

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Axiom Verge will be released for PC on May 14

Posted on April 22, 2015 by John Scalzo

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After debuting to nearly unanimous praise after its late March launch on the PS4 (Warp Zoned’s Mike Ryan said it was “astonishing“), developer Tom Happ has announced Axiom Verge will be released for the PC on May 14 through Steam and the Humble Store.

The PC version of Axiom Verge will include all the retro-inspired side-scrolling its already famous for and add Steam Cloud Saves and Steam Trading Cards as well.

A Vita release of Axiom Verge is also planned for later this year. The handheld release will be Cross-Buy compatible with the already-available PS4 version.

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Splatoon gets a new trailer and a Best Buy-exclusive console bundle

Posted on April 22, 2015 by John Scalzo

Are you ready to “Claim Your Turf” in Splatoon, Nintendo’s colorful multiplayer shooter? I hope so, because the publisher has unveiled the game’s first television commercial, which asks that very question.

Nintendo and Best Buy have also announced that the retailer will begin selling a Wii U + Splatoon System Bundle on May 29. The Special Edition Splatoon Deluxe Set will include a 32GB Wii U console, a pre-installed copy of Nintendo Land, and a download code good for one copy of Splatoon. Even though this seems like the perfect chance to release a wild-looking multi-colored Wii U system, the console in the Splatoon bundle will come in the standard jet black pattern. Seriously, missed opportunity right there. At least the box looks neat.

The Special Edition Splatoon Deluxe Set will be priced at $299.99.

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Shades Review: Do Mess Around With the Guy in the Shades

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Holly Scalzo

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Lovers of puzzle games and easy-peasy mobile games will enjoy a fun new challenge with the recently released Shades, a puzzle game from Uovo that bears a resemblance to Tetris, except instead of using differently-shaped blocks, Shades requires players to consider the color of a series of rectangular blocks when placing them. The blocks are all uniform in size and shape; however, they are all different shades of one color (sort of like virtual paint swatches) which must be stacked to ultimately create rows of a single shade. Complete rows disappear, a la Tetris, and earn extra points as well as clearing the way for more blocks falling from the top, while like-shaded blocks stacked on top of one another meld together into a single block of the next darkest shade. Points accumulate through the placement of blocks, whether they blend into another shade, and when rows disappear.

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