PAXpocalypse 2013 selection Pandamonium hits Kickstarter as Bearzerkers

We’ve had so many great games in our PAXpocalypse lists, and it’s always exciting when the indie ones go to Kickstarter. Pandamonium, which we played at PAX Prime 2013 and fell in love with, is now on Kickstarter as Bearzerkers – and it’s looking better than ever! The great team at Australian-based Wildgrass has been hard at work on the game. They’ve also launched a Greenlight campaign. There are so many ways you can help them succeed! They’re developing it for Windows, Mac, and Linux – but that’s just so far. Who knows what the future holds!

In Bearzerkers, you play as a Critter who is trying to stay alive by outrunning and outsmarting the giant, terrifying Bear that is relentlessly trying to kill you. But you can’t win just by running away – you can also trap the Bear in with your opponents, giving yourself some extra time by allowing him to feast on your enemies. It’s hilariously gory, and a lot of fun!

Check out the original prototype for Pandamonium at the Wildgrass site, and then try to look me in the eye and tell me you don’t want to back it. Just try it.

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Square Enix will publish Remember Me developer Dontnod’s next game

remembermeDontnod Entertainment, the developers that created 2013’s Remember Me, is teaming up with Square Enix on their next title, according to Develop Online. The game will be a digital release, though neither company has made it clear if the game will be a new IP, a sequel, or a spin-off.

The CEO of Dontnod, Oskar Guilbert, said, “We’re very excited to be working with Square Enix on our new game… It’s a twist on traditional story-driven games and we can’t wait to share more with you soon.” Lee Singleton, GM and COO of Square Enix London, said, “I’ve known Oskar and some of the team at Dontnod for quite a while now. They’re very talented so they’ve been on my list of studios I’d like to work with but we’ve never found the right game until now… We are not ready to announce the game details today, but I can tell you that I’m excited. This game feels refreshingly different from traditional story-driven games and you won’t have to wait long before we share more details.”

“Soon” and “won’t have to wait long” both indicate to me that they’re referring to next week’s E3, which means we won’t have to wait very long at all to hear the news. I would secretly love to see a sequel to Remember Me, which – while it wasn’t a phenomenal game – had so much potential and could really benefit from feedback for the first game. Seeing as they published that with Capcom, though, that’s probably not going to happen.

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Daily Scoop: June 6, 2014 – Penny Arcade t-shirt extravaganza

First of all, today is Anthony Amato’s birthday! I let him open one present last night, and he chose the Tetris Lamp! We tore it open and set it up right away. It turns out it’s way cooler than I ever imagined! He gets to open his other gifts tonight after dinner and cake. And it’s a real cake! Not a lie.

Penny Arcade has announced a Spring Cleaning sale – all of their t-shirts are on sale for $9.99 (or less, in some cases). Some of them will be gone forever once they run out, so go grab the ones you want before they disappear!

There are some new sales happening at Steam today. Their Weekend Deal is Magic 2014 — Duels of the Planeswalkers, which is free until Sunday at 1pm. And their Daily Deal is one everyone should buy right this very second: it’s Hotline Miami on sale for $1.49. Go get it!! Now!!

Let’s finish this up with some awesome t-shirts!

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Crystal Dynamics to announce “New Game” (cough Tomb Raider 2 cough) at E3 2014

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GameTrailers has published the complete schedule for their “All Access” E3 2014 coverage and it looks like we’ll be getting our first look at Tomb Raider 2 next week. Or should that be Tomb Raider 10? What is the correct numbering scheme to use for an unannounced sequel to the reboot of a long-running franchise?

Anyway, the reveal will occur during GameTrailers’ “All Access” coverage at 2:00 PM (Eastern) on Monday, June 9. According to the show’s description, Crystal Dynamics will make a “new game announcement” during the telecast, carefully evading the use of the words “Tomb” and “Raider.” However, Phil Rogers, the CEO of Square Enix Europe, confirmed that the game was in the works last year, so what else could it be?

Unless Crystal Dynamics is resurrecting the Legacy of Kain series. Hmm, as much as I loved 2013’s Tomb Raider, can I change my answer to that?

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Happy Friday! Have some hilarious Luigi Death Stare videos

Jason Schreier over at Kotaku has done the Internet a great service by compiling a bunch of Luigi Death Stare videos (some of these are NSFW, because of cursing!). I dare you to watch these and keep a straight face. Make sure your volume is up – wayyyy up.

You can see Luigi’s Death Stare in the new Mario Kart 8 on the Wii U.

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Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel celebrates release date with moon dance trailer

In honor of announcing the October 14 release date for Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel (and the imminent 2014 E3 Expo), 2K has released this awesome new trailer featuring a moon dance. Yes, you heard me right: a moon dance. Watch the trailer above to see it in its full glory. While it’s no Doomsday trailer from Borderlands 2 (that trailer STILL gives me chills), it’s still pretty great.

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel will be released on PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 on October 14.

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Shovel Knight will be released on June 26

shovelknight-boxI’ve been digging things up all Spring to prepare myself, and now, Yacht Club Games has announced that Shovel Knight has passed certification and is finally ready for release. Their retro-styled platformer will be released as a digital download for the PC (via Steam), Wii U, and 3DS on June 26.

In anticipation of Shovel Knight’s pending release, Yacht Club has revealed the game’s official box art and given everyone a sneak peek at the NES-inspired instruction manual via their official website. In the coming weeks, some of the game’s Kickstarter backers will receive physical copies of both.

And if you’re attending next week’s E3 Expo, you might run into members of the Yacht Club team on the show floor. And if you ask nicely, they’ll hand you a 3DS with Shovel Knight on it.

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Final Wii Sports Club titles will be available on June 26; Boxed collection coming in July

wiisportsclub-logoThe remaining two games from the Wii Sports Club collection, Wii Sports Club: Baseball and Wii Sports Club: Boxing, will finally be available to download from the Wii U eShop on June 26.

However, if you’d prefer to purchase every Wii Sports Club title at the same time, Nintendo plans to release a disc-based compilation on July 25. Priced at $39.99, the retail disc will include all five sports (Tennis, Bowling, Golf, Baseball, and Boxing), though it probably won’t include any additional bonus features. But every Wii Sports Club title did receive a high definition graphical makeover and includes online multiplayer modes that weren’t present in the Wii originals.

The full press release is posted after the break.

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