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Daily Scoop: December 17, 2014 – New Indie Royale Bundle

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Nicole Kline

There’s a brand new bundle over at Indie Royale right now – the Debut 22 Bundle. Beat the average to get East Tower – Akio, Star-Twine, Cruel Arena, Bit Shifter, Bomb the Monsters, Star Nomad, and Make it Indie!. You can also get a bonus album if you spend over $5.00.

There are some new sales up at the Humble Store as well. Pick up Company of Heroes 2 for $9.99, Costume Quest 2 for $5.99, Dreamfall Chapters Season Pass is $17.99, and Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director’s Cut is $4.99.

Over at Steam, the Midweek Madness deal is Crusader Kings II for $9.99. You can also get the massive Crusader Kings II Collection, which includes 43 items and costs $39.99. Today’s Daily Deal is the beautiful Dungeon of the Endless, which is on sale for $6.49.

Hit the jump to check out today’s shirts! (more…)

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Shin Megami Tensei Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker will be released for 3DS in early 2015

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Anthony Amato

Shin Megami Tensei Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker is coming to the 3DS in early 2015, and with it comes almost twice the content of the original Devil Survivor 2. Fans of this strategy RPG will be happy to know that the plot has been expanded, continuing from the original ending, and adding in a new character. You can opt to start the game from this new content, or play it from the beginning. For those of you new to the series, you don’t need to have played the first game.

Shin Megami Tensei Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker “also includes fully voiced English story dialogue, giving new depth to the cast of Devil Survivor 2’s original story.” Other features include Demon Fusion, multiple endings, and new character abilities.

I would try to describe the game, but I don’t know if I could do it justice: “The world of Record Breaker is on the brink of non-existence. Just before the heralding of the apocalypse, when life was normal, some thrill-seekers were registering on a website that promised to deliver fake videos of their friends being killed. As people wondered what these videos could mean, an invasion began and humanity was forced to face a struggle to survive in an unprecedented catastrophe. For the main character and his friends, they stand up for humanity when the very same website uploads an application on their cell phones, summoning demons. From there, newly minted demon tamers begin the fight to survive and save the future of mankind, but the protagonist’s decisions aren’t without consequences. What he chooses may save the lives of his friends, or seal their fate.”

Shin Megami Tensei Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker will be out in early 2015 digitally and physically for the Nintendo 3DS for $49.99.

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Ascension: Deckbuilding Game released on PC

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Anthony Amato

ascensionAscension: Deckbuilding Game, one of my all-time favorite ways to waste time on the iPad, has just been released on PC through Steam by publisher Playdek. You can get the original base game as well as all five of the expansions and promo packs for $9.99. In case you were wondering, this is a fantastic price for all of this content.

In Ascension: Deckbuilding Game, you battle against one to three players to take over the game’s fantasy world, Vigil. Online play is real-time and asynchronous, and you can also utilize the pass-and-play feature. The game “also boasts cross-platform connectivity to allow players across all platforms to play against one another online.” As someone who regularly destroys the AI, this is extremely appealing.

Playdek’s CEO, Joel Goodman, said, “We’re pleased to bring our first PC game to fans… PC gamers can now get the same engaging and strategic Ascension experience that mobile users have enjoyed and made the No. 1 deck-building game on iOs.”

Ascension: Deckbuilding Game is available now on Steam for $9.99.

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Xbox Store Today: Tetris Ultimate, Kalimba, Risk

Posted on December 17, 2014 by John Scalzo

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Three new Xbox One games are now available to download from the Xbox Games Store:

  • Tetris Ultimate – Calling any game the “Ultimate” version of Tetris is pretty tough, but the Xbox One edition does include four-player competitive play and six different gameplay modes.
  • Kalimba – A new puzzle platformer from Press Play, the creators of Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
  • Risk – The classic board game of “global domination” has been recreated for the Xbox One. And remember, don’t call The Ukraine weak or feeble…

More information on all three of these games can be found below.

UPDATE: Risk was pulled from the Xbox Games Store shortly after release and will be re-added sometime in early 2015.

Xbox One Games

Tetris Ultimate ($9.99)
The world’s most-loved puzzle game arrives on next-gen consoles, and is better than ever in Tetris Ultimate. With six exciting modes, fun new features, and unique visuals, the evolution of this iconic game is the ultimate must-have on next-gen consoles. Experience the Best of Tetris In this fast-paced game of skills, you can take on the puzzle game solo, battle a friend, partner up with friends, or make battle teams. Up to four players can get in on the action.

Kalimba ($9.99)
Kalimba is a mind-bending and playful puzzle-platformer. Choose between single-player and local two-player, where cooperation is key. The island of Kalimba has been cast into darkness. Jump, slide, and fly your way from the underworld to the heavens in order to restore light in the land.

Risk ($14.99)
Modern combat meets Risk – the classic game of global domination. Risk steps into the near future with modern armies. Using the 2010 rules as standard, Risk offers an exciting strategic experience. Direct the war from your high-tech control room, fighting on the classic map layout on 3D; Deploy tanks, planes and infantry. All in the modern warfare twist on the classic game of global domination! Xbox Live league play allows you to compete with people from around the world.

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NIS America will release The Awakened Fate Ultimatum on March 17

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Nicole Kline

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The Awakened Fate Ultimatum will be coming to PlayStation 3 on March 17, and you can order it now at the NISA Online Store. There’s the regular edition, and then three exclusive sets to choose from – “Angelic,” “Devilish,” and “Ultimate Fate,” the last of which is pictured above and will include everything from the other two sets plus more. NISA knows how to treat its fans!

The complete details on the contents of all four editions of the game can be perused at the NIS America Store.

For those of you unfamiliar with the game, it follows a human boy who gets stabbed by devils, and is saved by a mysterious girl. He’s had the “Fate Awakening Crystal” implanted into his chest, which turns him into God. “He finds himself thrust into the middle of the war between angels and devils,” which is sort of to be expected at this point. “He must harness his newly awakened powers, choose how to use them, and ultimately decide which of the two new girls in his life he will do anything to save.”

Check out The Awakened Fate Ultimatum when it releases on March 17 for PlayStation 3.

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NIS America will release Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy for Vita in Spring 2015

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Nicole Kline

1418792644-operation-abyss-new-tokyo-legacyNIS America has announced that they’ll be bringing Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy to North America and Europe for the PlayStation Vita in the Spring of 2015. This dungeon-crawler RPG will be available as a digital release as well as a physical one.

The game is set in near-future Tokyo, with genetically engineered monsters called Variants, as well as portals to another dimension called the Abyss. The Code Physics Agency has been created to do some investigating, and have created a group of – you guessed it – teenagers called the Xth Squad to check things out.

The game includes a customization system so you can recruit and train your teens, as well as a “unique cyberpunk story.” New Tokyo will be home to over 40 hours of dungeon-crawling, for those of you looking for something to keep you occupied while you wait for Disgaea 5.

Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy will be coming to the Vita in Spring 2015.

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SteinsGate will be released in US/Europe next year

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Nicole Kline

1911868_1512706932345292_2782179389374038158_nSteinsGate, an extremely popular visual novel in Japan, will be coming to PlayStation 3 and Vita in 2015 in both the United States and Europe, according to publisher PQube. Siliconera asked PQube’s Geraint Evans if the Sony versions would use the same translation as the PC version from 2014, but he replied that it was unclear.

Siliconera also asked if the game would be a retail release or digital-only, to which Evans said, “I’m personally against digital-only releases, so I will do my very best to ensure a physical release happens. I don’t want to imagine a world where there’s no physical copy of SteinsGate in my collection.”

SteinsGate is currently out on PC, and will be out on the PS3 and Vita next year.

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Final Fantasy XV’s TGS 2014 trailer has been translated into English

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Nicole Kline

Remember that wild trailer that Square Enix released for Final Fantasy XV during the Tokyo Game Show? Well, we finally get to hear the English voice actors and understand what’s going on. I mean, as much as anyone can ever understand what’s happening in a Final Fantasy trailer.

Final Fantasy XV might be released next year on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

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