Pokken Tournament, the Pokemon fighting game, has a new trailer

Posted on February 21, 2015 by John Scalzo

Pokken Tournament, the Tekken-like Pokemon fighting game from Bandai Namco, will be available in Japanese arcades this Summer. We still don’t know if the game will ever be released in America or if a Wii U port is in the planning stages (though I’m pretty confident both will happen at some point), but the publisher has recently released a new Japanese-language trailer.

Watch Pikachu and the rest of his Pokemon pals battle it out in the game’s arenas and bask in the knowledge that Nintendo still has a few unannounced Wii U games planned for release this year. Yup, I would be utterly shocked if Pokken Tournament isn’t released for the Wii U this year or sometime in 2016.

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Daily Scoop: February 20, 2015 – Jazzpunk on sale now!

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Nicole Kline

At Philly Dev Night, one of the things we do is a monthly Game Club – it’s sort of like a book club, but we all play the same game and talk about it. The next game we’re discussing is Jazzpunk, which is the Daily Deal at Steam! It’s just $3.74, which is a whopping 75% off. Scoop it up while you can!

Over at the Humble Store, you can pick up the Dead Island Franchise Pack for $7.49, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon for $3.74, and Eidolon for $7.50.

The Debut 24 Bundle is brand new at Indie Royale. Beat the average to pick up Shutter, Atonement: Scourge of Time, 500 Years Act 1, Alarameth TD, PING 1.5+, Pixel Star, Hare in the Hat, Red Goblin: Cursed Forest, and Witches, Heroes, and Magic.

Let’s wrap this up with some t-shirts!

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Nicole’s IndieCade East 2015 Diary

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Nicole Kline

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Last weekend, IndieCade East was held once again at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York City. For three (extremely cold) days, I spent my time attending talks, playing games, and, of course, interacting with some amazing indie talent. Promoted as “IndieCade Festival’s sarcastic, all-black-wearing cousin,” IndieCade East had keynotes, talks, panels, workshops, an eSports showcase, Show & Tell, a curated showcase (entitled “Love & Rejection, Gesture, and Horizons”), and my personal favorite, Night Games. There was so much to do that even after three days, I hadn’t done it all.

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Xbox Store Today: Roundabout, IHF Handball Challenge 14

Posted on February 20, 2015 by John Scalzo

I don’t even know how to compare the two games being added to the Xbox Games Store today.

First up is Roundabout, a top-down limousine sim that’s set in the 70s and also includes live-action interludes of the passengers in the interior of the limousine. And did I mention the limousine is constantly spinning and that you have to gently nudge it around obstacles like a puzzle game? Because it is and you do. Roundabout is now available to download on the Xbox One.

Also available to download today is IHF Handball Challenge 14, which might be the first officially licensed professional handball game ever released in America. Handball is incredibly popular in Europe, but in America its typically relegated to that sport you play in gym class after basketball but before floor hockey. But if you’ve ever had aspirations of becoming a professional handball player, IHF Handball Challenge 14 is now available to download on the Xbox 360.

More details on both games can be found after the break.

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Bloodborne’s story trailer reveals a horde of beasts literally born from blood

Posted on February 19, 2015 by John Scalzo

From Software’s Bloodborne has been in the spotlight recently as the latest game featured in IGN’s IGN First showcase. This extensive look at Bloodborne’s development included a gameplay video showing the first 18 minutes of the game and now a peek at the story. Writing on the PlayStation Blog, SCE Japan Studio’s Masaaki Yamagiwa talked a bit about the source of the rampaging monster hordes and the unreliable reality that you’ll find yourself in:

When we revealed the first 18 minutes of the game a few weeks ago, I introduced how the game starts with the player arriving in Yharnam and receiving a blood transfusion from a strange doctor, which ends up clouding his memory. Is this all a dream? A nightmare? Where did all of the beasts come from? And what secrets does this Yharnam blood hold? Check out the trailer for just a small taste of the mysteries and horrors waiting for you in Bloodborne.

Are you coming down with a fever? The only cure is more Bloodborne, which will be available exclusively for the PS4 on March 24.

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Nintendo Download: Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, Pokemon Shuffle, more

Posted on February 19, 2015 by John Scalzo

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Kirby and the Rainbow Curse brings its claymation-styled side-scrolling to the Wii U eShop this week… tomorrow to be exact. The pink puffball (Can clay be puffy? Probably a question for another time…) is joined by Axelay, a Super NES shooter that is now available through the Wii U’s Virtual Console service.

Over on the 3DS eShop, the free-to-play puzzler Pokemon Shuffle is available today along with the Flappy Bird homage Flap Flap and a pair of RPGs: Excave and Adventure Bar Story (and yes, it’s about saving a local bar from a greedy businessman).

Finally, the DSiWare Shop makes a return with a brand new pair of match-3 puzzlers: Fishdom and 4 Elements,

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

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Daily Scoop: February 19, 2015 – New Humble Weekly Bundle encourages co-op

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Nicole Kline

There’s an absurdly awesome new bundle at Humble – the Humble Weekly Bundle Co-op 2! Pay what you want for Shadow Puppeteer, ibb & obb – Best Friends Forever Double Pack, and Hero Siege. Beat the average to get Hammerwatch and Damned. Pay $10 or more to unlock FORCED and Contagion. But the two craziest levels? You can pay $17 for two bundles, OR pay $30 for FOUR BUNDLES. That’s a lot of bundles!

Over at Steam, they have their Free Weekend, which is early access to Space Engineers. If you like it and decide you want to buy it, it’s just $14.99. The Daily Deal is Planet Explorers, which is on sale for $12.49.

Now that we’ve got all that out of the way, let’s go to what you’re really here to see – the t-shirts!

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Rumor: Harmonix is working on Rock Band 4 for PS4/Xbox One

Posted on February 19, 2015 by John Scalzo

rockband-logoBloomberg‘s Danielle Burger is reporting that “a person familiar with the plan” has revealed to her that Rock Band 4 is in development for the PS4 and Xbox One at Harmonix.

This insider chose not to divulge any additional information about the project to Burger, but even though this is all we have to go on, Rock Band’s PS4/Xbox One debut feels less like a rumor and more like an inevitability. Harmonix dropped the curtain on the franchise in 2012 with Rock Band Blitz, but they’ve always seemed interested in a reunion tour on the new-gen consoles.

In recent weeks, Harmonix has even begun releasing new DLC tracks for Blitz and Rock Band 3. A trio of songs were added to the Rock Band Music Store last month and two more, Tenacious D’s “Rize Of The Fenix” and Weezer’s “Back To The Shack,” have been available since Tuesday.

You know, both of those songs seem to hint at a rebirth of sorts, don’t they? Maybe this is Harmonix’s take on the musical tradition of backmasking.

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