Star Fox Wii U will be released before Zelda Wii U and after Majora’s Mask 3D

Posted on December 6, 2014 by John Scalzo

starfoxwiiuAs Shigeru Miyamoto and Eiji Aonuma were showcasing The Legend of Zelda Wii U during yesterday’s Games Awards, Aonuma casually turned to Miyamoto and asked him about Star Fox Wii U. Miyamoto, never one to lose his cool, pulled off a great Pretend Surprise Face and quickly discussed his secretive space shooter:

“What? Star Fox? You’re asking me that now? No worries about Star Fox. Star Fox will arrive before the Legend of Zelda [Wii U] next year. The way it uses the GamePad is really starting to feel good.”

Aonuma added that Star Fox Wii U will be released after The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D, which is currently scheduled to launch in the Spring. So we’ll likely get Star Fox Wii U in the Summer and The Legend of Zelda Wii U in the Fall.

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First gameplay footage of The Legend of Zelda Wii U unveiled at 2014 Game Awards

Posted on December 6, 2014 by John Scalzo

In this stage of Shigeru Miyamoto’s career, the legendary developer has morphed into a sort of kindly uncle figure for the video game world. And when he gets together with Eiji Aonuma, the Director of the Zelda franchise, the two of them get into a calming groove like a pair of old friends.

This genial relationship is at the center of the first gameplay video for The Legend of Zelda Wii U, which was unveiled during last night’s Game Awards. The two developers chatted while showing gamers just a taste of the game’s massive open world. Thankfully, Link is equipped with the Sailcloth (from Skyward Sword) and is able to call on Epona for assistance. Epona is now smart enough to find her own path through the world, deftly avoiding trees and allowing Link to aim and fire his bow from the saddle. And when its time to explore, Link has added a cool slow-motion dismount to his repertoire.

The Legend of Zelda Wii U will be released next year, likely towards the end of 2015.

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Borderlands: Pre-Sequel DLC expansion The Holodome Onslaught available on December 16

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Anthony Amato

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Gearbox has announced the “second batch of add-on content” for Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. It’s called the Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack: The Holodome Onslaught, and it will be coming to the PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 on December 16. It will also up the level cap to 60, and additionally, all players will get a free update that will allow Ultimate Vault Hunter mode, what fans of the franchise will recognize as the third playthrough.

The Holodome Onslaught add-on pack, which is the second of four included in the Season Pass, will cost $9.99 on its own. It features “all-new narrative content including appearances from veteran Vault Hunters Gaige and Axton, who recently returned to the Crimson Raiders HQ.” As Athena narrates, players will make their way through The Holodome Onslaught, which will include new enemies and familiar faces. There will also be new weapons, class mods, head mods, and skins.

The first add-on pack was a new playable character, the Handsome Jack Doppelganger Pack. The third is expected be another player character, the Baroness, while the fourth promises to (finally) be a substantial new campaign expansion. There’s no scheduled release date on the other two packs yet.

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Halo: Spartan Strike now scheduled for early 2015 release

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Anthony Amato

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Halo: Spartan Strike has been delayed to early 2015 from its original December 12 release date, according to the Halo Waypoint blog. Bravo from 343 Industries said that the delay is due to the developer’s desire to fix the matchmaking issues in Halo: The Master Chief Collection:

“While we’re excited about this all-new Halo experience, our commitment to resolving the current matchmaking issues in Halo: The Master Chief Collection remains the top priority. As a result, we have decided to move the release of Halo: Spartan Strike to early 2015.”

Halo: Spartan Strike was announced earlier this year as a “touch-based top-down shooter.” It is currently scheduled to be released for Steam, Windows 8, and Windows Phone 8. The game might make its way to consoles in the future as the first game in the series, Halo: Spartan Assault, was also released for the Xbox 360 and Xbox One.

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Bandai Namco wants you to go for a motorcycle Ride in Spring 2015

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Anthony Amato

scrren-1ml-ridejpg-14aaf2Bandai Namco has teamed up with developer Milestone to bring Ride, which is a “complete motorcycle racing simulator,” to North America. Players will be able to choose from more than 100 motorcycles and take their pick of circuits – ride through the city, the country, or check out “historic tracks from the world of motorcycling.” There will be four different categories of motorcycles available – Historical, Naked, Superbikes, and Supersports. You will also be able to customize both your vehicle and your rider.

Chris Gilbert, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Bandai Namco, said, “With Ride, Milestone has captured the quintessential motorcycle racing experience, with a huge selection of bikes, tracks and customization… With so much content, coupled with true-to-life racing simulation, motorcycle fans will finally have the next-gen racer they’ve been waiting for, and gamers of all stripes can experience the adrenaline rush of the redline.”

Ride will be coming to the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One in Spring 2015. It’s also playable right now (and all weekend) at the PlayStation Experience in Las Vegas.

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Robotoki’s Human Element makes its debut at 2014 Game Awards

Posted on December 6, 2014 by John Scalzo

Human Element, the first game from Robert Bowling’s Robotoki studio, is barreling towards its November 2015 release date, which is now less than a year away. In honor of the inaugural Game Awards show, Bowling debuted the first trailer from the PC, PS4, and Xbox One first person shooter last night.

Set 35 years after a zombie apocalypse caused the fall of society, survivors group together in warring factions to fight zombies (and each other) for the last remaining supplies in the world.

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Blood Bowl 2 coming to PC, PS4, Xbox One in Spring 2015

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Anthony Amato

Blood Bowl 2 is coming, as you can see in this awesome Kick-Off Trailer. The game is the sequel to the original game based on the board game adapted as a football game from a miniatures game. Can you follow all of that?

Blood Bowl 2 will have everything you remember from the first game – Beastmen, Skaven, crippling opponents, scoring touchdowns – the usual. But Cyanide Studios is promising that the sequel “is even more ambitious than its predecessor in all aspects of the game, with numerous extra features and the highest production values.”. They’re working with a brand new engine for graphics, which you can see in the trailer. And Jim Johnson and Bob Bifford are here to commentate the game.

Blood Bowl 2 will be coming Spring 2015 for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

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Mario Maker adds Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World styles

Posted on December 6, 2014 by John Scalzo

Nintendo made a big splash at last night’s Game Awards with four wins and a bunch of new trailers including a new look at Mario Maker.

Mario Maker allows players to use the Wii U GamePad to create their own courses and some of the examples featured in the trailer above are phenomenal. The consolemaker has also confirmed that players will be able to choose from two additional graphical styles in the game based on Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World. These two palettes join the Super Mario Bros. and New Super Mario Bros. U styles revealed during the game’s initial announcement at E3.

Mario Maker will be available exclusively for the Wii U in 2015.

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