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Peggle 2 pinballs to the PS4 on October 14

Posted on August 30, 2014 by John Scalzo

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PopCap Games has announced that the pinballing puzzles of Peggle 2 will ricochet their way onto the PlayStation 4 on October 14:

After launching for the Xbox One in December, PopCap released Peggle 2 for the Xbox 360 this past May. PC, PS3, and mobiles release are likely planned for some point down the road, but PopCap has yet to announce when Peggle 2 will debut on those platforms.

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The Behemoth’s Game 4 is a strategy game… here’s the first trailer

Posted on August 29, 2014 by John Scalzo

We still don’t know what The Behemoth’s Game 4 will actually be called, but the developer has confirmed it’ll take the form of a hex-based strategy RPG. With narration by Will Stamper (he did BattleBlock Theater too) and The Behemoth’s trademark art style, it will also likely be a strategy game like no one’s ever seen before.

For proof, just check out the PAX Prime trailer above (the previously revealed spider-woman shows up at 0:19). Game 4 is in development for the PC and Xbox One and will be released… someday.

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Volition announces Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell and Saints Row IV PS4/Xbox One port

Posted on August 29, 2014 by John Scalzo

The Third Street Saints are going to Hell. Today, Volition announced Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell during the close of their PAX Prime panel. The standalone expansion will be released for the PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One on January 27, 2015… and yes, you will be able to shoot The Devil in the face:

Play as either Johnny Gat or Kinzie Kensington as you tear apart Hell in a quest to save the leader of the Saints’ soul. Historical icons, old friends, older enemies, a talking gun, a full length musical number, and a whole lot of other shenanigans all await you in the open world standalone expansion playground that is Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell.

But wait, there’s more. Gat Out of Hell isn’t the only Saints Row game that will make its debut on next-gen consoles this January. Volition also announced that Saints Row IV: Re-Elected, a PS4 and Xbox One port of Saints Row IV that also includes Gat Out of Hell.

If you’re attending PAX Prime this weekend, be sure to stop by the Deep Silver booth to play both Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell and Saints Row IV: Re-Elected.

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XBL Store Today: Stick it to the Man

Posted on August 29, 2014 by John Scalzo

xboxone-logoZoink! Games has released their puzzle platformer, Stick it to the Man, on the Xbox Live Games Store (for the Xbox One) today. The game, which follows a psychic with the ability to manipulate the world with stickers, is also available on the PC, PS3, PS4, Vita, and Wii U. You can learn more about it right here:

Stick it to the Man ($9.99)
On an ordinary day, hard hat tester; Ray has a bizarre accident and wakes up with a giant pink spaghetti arm sticking out of his brain, giving him extraordinary mind-reading powers. Ray can suddenly change the world with stickers, transforming his paper universe by tearing it, folding it and using the crazy stickers he finds (along with his awesome new powers) to solve mind-boggling puzzles! Sadly, Ray doesn’t have much time to get to grips with his new-fangled psychic abilities. Instead, he’s on the run from ‘The Man’ for a crime he didn’t commit. Can you help Ray out of this sticky situation? Get ready to tear it, rip it and Stick it to the Man!

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Sony brought more than 30 playable game demos to PAX Prime 2014

Posted on August 29, 2014 by John Scalzo

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The 2014 PAX Prime convention kicked off a little less than an hour ago and Sony plans to have a big presence in Seattle this weekend. The consolemaker will offer playable demos of more than 30 games including some of 2015’s most anticipated PS4 titles (Bloodborne, Until Dawn, and The Order: 1886). A variety of upcoming PS4 indies (including Nuclear Throne, Broforce, Galak-Z: The Dimensional, and N++) and Vita games (such as Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number, Natural Doctrine, and Tales of Hearts R) will also be on display.

Sony also has a few activities planned for their booth including (via the PlayStation Blog):

Tim Schafer Signing
Tim Schafer from Double Fine will be in the booth on Friday and Saturday from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. to sign special posters for Grim Fandago Remastered. The posters will be in limited supply, so come early for a chance to get one!

Win a PS4 Signed by Ready At Dawn
Visit The Order: 1886 area for a chance to win a PS4 signed by members of the development team, Ready At Dawn. We’ll have all the details on how to win the console in our booth, though it may involve wearing #TheGalahad…

Freedom Wars T-Shirt Giveaway
All PAX goers are welcome to come by our booth for some four-player, Freedom Wars co-op. On top of that, fans that preorder the game at the show will walk away with an extremely limited PAX-Exclusive Freedom Wars t-shirt, featuring the ever so charming Percy Propa! For the Greater Good!

The full list of Sony’s playable demos can be found after the break. (more…)

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Gone Home leads Nintendo’s upcoming slate of Wii U and 3DS eShop releases

Posted on August 29, 2014 by John Scalzo

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Fullbright’s award-winning Gone Home will be coming home to the Wii U (via the Wii U eShop) this Fall. That’s rather fitting as a stash of Super NES games play a small part in the game’s plot. Gone Home is just one of more than three dozen games that Nintendo plans to add to the eShop through the end of the year and into early 2015.

Other highlights include the announcement that Slightly Mad’s Project CARS will be available exclusively through the Wii U eShop sometime in 2015 and that Renegade Kid has three 3DS games planned for this Fall: Treasurenauts, Xeodrifter, and Moon Chronicles: Episode 2.

Nintendo’s complete eShop release calendar for the next six months (or so) can be found after the break. (more…)

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Bayonetta 2 will be released on October 24

Posted on August 29, 2014 by John Scalzo

bayonettaWoo hoo witchy woman
See how high she flies
Woo hoo witchy woman
She got the moon in her eye

Nintendo unleashed a flurry of announcements this morning, so let’s get started with one of the biggest… Bayonetta 2 will be released for the Wii U on October 24.

Saying “the witch is back,” Nintendo also wants to remind everyone that the original Bayonetta will also be included with Platinum’s sequel.

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Bringing Ubisoft’s U Back to the Wii U

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Andrew Rainnie - UK Correspondent

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Ubisoft has been sending out mixed signals regarding Nintendo’s beleaguered home console over the last few months. Despite a renewed momentum in sales thanks to the likes of Mario Kart 8 and the release of Hyrule Warriors in Japan, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot announced that Watch Dogs would be the last mature game published on the Wii U. Guillemot pointed to the fact that the Wii U accounted for a mere three percent of the company’s sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014. The Xbox One doubled the Wii U’s total with 6%, and the PS4 tripled it with 9%. Impressive, considering they were both launched half-way through this period. The original Wii chipped in for 11%. (more…)

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