Daily Scoop: March 4, 2014 – New Humble Bundle

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Nicole Kline

It’s time for a brand new Humble Bundle already! This one is called the Humble Mobile Bundle 4. Pay what you want for Catan, Vector, Riptide GP2, and Zombie Gunship; pay more than the average to unlock BADLAND Premium and Breach & Clear. There are some new deals in the Humble Store as well – you can get Tower of Guns for $9.99, Retro Game Crunch for $11.99, and Shadowgrounds for $0.69.

The Midweek Madness at Steam is The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing for $5.09, and the Daily Deal is Puddle for $3.39. Also, it’s the last day to get the latest Indie Royale, the Pancake Bundle. Beat the current minimum to get Gentlemen!, Survivor Squad, Eleusis, Gimbal, Talisman Prologue, Bad Hotel, and Entropy.

There are only two t-shirts today, but they’re amazing.

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Dog owners (and everyone else) will get a kick out of the first TitanFall TV commercial

Posted on March 4, 2014 by John Scalzo

There’s a little dance that dog owners do when their pet pooch approaches another dog during a walk down the street. The dogs will eye each other and the friendly ones will pull and tug on their leashes because they want to play with their new best friend. But sometimes, one or both of the dogs will pull and tug because the mere presence of another dog on their sidewalk offends their canine sensibilities. “This is my sidewalk,” they think, “I just peed on it.”

Keep that in mind as you watch the first television commercial for Respawn Entertainment’s TitanFall.

TitanFall will be released for the PC and Xbox One on March 11 with an Xbox 360 edition to follow on March 25. A special Xbox One + TitanFall bundle will also be available on March 11 if you haven’t selected a next-generation system yet.

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BioWare might bring the Mass Effect Trilogy to PS4, Xbox One

Posted on March 4, 2014 by John Scalzo

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Aaron Flynn, the General Manager of BioWare Montreal, recently took to Twitter to confirm that the developer has thought about bringing the Mass Effect trilogy to the PS4 and/or the Xbox One:

The Mass Effect trilogy has spread far and wide in recent years, so it’s a bit hard to remember that the game was originally an Xbox 360 exclusive published by Microsoft. But after EA’s purchase of BioWare, the franchise expanded to the PC, PS3, and the Wii U. So a PS4 or Xbox One port wouldn’t be entirely unprecedented. Developers talk about remakes and re-releases all the time. Especially when new consoles become available. But the timing of Flynn’s reply is especially interesting. The original question was asked on December 9, which was 82 days ago. What reason would Flynn have for answering that question now? Especially when all eyes are currently focused on the officially announced Mass Effect 4.

But to paraphrase someone who probably paraphrased Freud, sometimes a tweet is just a tweet.

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Rocksteady returns with Batman: Arkham Knight for the PC, PS4, Xbox One

Posted on March 4, 2014 by John Scalzo

batmanarkhamknight-giRocksteady Studios has finally emerged from the shadows and shone a spotlight on their next title… Batman: Arkham Knight. The next chapter in the Arkham saga will be released for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One sometime this year. But before that, it will grace the April 2014 cover of Game Informer. The magazine has also provided a look at an an extended four-minute trailer that will give gamers a taste of Rocksteady’s next-gen ambitions. The trailer can be found after the break.

As The Joker died at the end of Batman: Arkham City, the Caped Crusader will require a new set of foes to tangle with. In Arkham Knight, Batman will apprehend Scarecrow, The Penguin, Two-Face, Harley Quinn, and many others. And after a jump to next-generation consoles, the area that Batman will be patrolling has increased quite a bit. In fact, Gotham City has expanded so much that Batman will be able to drive the Batmobile through the streets in pursuit of the city’s criminal element.

Finally, Rocksteady has confirmed that they will not develop any Batman: Arkham games after the release of Batman: Arkham Knight. So I expect fans to start clamoring for a Batman Beyond adaptation any day now.

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Peggle 2 comes to Xbox 360 on May 7; Duel Mode DLC available for Xbox One now

Posted on March 4, 2014 by John Scalzo

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A few days after PopCap confirmed that Peggle 2 is in development for other consoles, the game’s publisher, Electronic Arts, announced that an Xbox 360 version of the game will be released on May 7. Peggle 2 for the Xbox 360 will come complete with Duel Mode, a versus mode where two players can pit their peg-busting skills against each other in a head-to-head battle, either locally or online.

Peggle 2 was originally released as an Xbox One exclusive in December and if you own the next-generation version of the game, you can try out Duel Mode today. The versus mode is now available as a free download for all Peggle 2 owners. If you’re unfamiliar with Peggle 2, allow me to let PopCap try to convince you to try it: “Just as in the classic original, Peggle 2 combines elements of pinball, pachinko and billiards and adds liberal doses of whimsy, fun, excitement and challenge – not to mention rainbows and a fifth of Beethoven.”

Also, there are magic unicorns and sentient pumpkins. What’s not to love?

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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 game will be available on April 29

Posted on March 4, 2014 by John Scalzo

amazingspider-manActivision has announced that the game adaptation of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 will be released for the 3DS, PC, PS3, PS4, Wii U, Xbox 360, and Xbox One on April 29… three days before the movie of the same name opens in theaters.

But if you’d prefer to look super-stylish as you punch burglars and bad guys in the face, you may want to consider pre-ordering the game on the PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, or Xbox One. Activision has partnered with GameStop (and GAME in the UK) to offer the Web Threads Suit Pack to pre-purchasers. The Web Threads Suit Pack includes four special suits for Spider-Man, each of which bestows a bonus on his face-punching abilities. The four suits included in the pack are:

  • The cutting-edge, red and gold “Iron Spider Suit”
  • The stellar, blue and white “Cosmic Spider-Man Suit”
  • The all-consuming Venom-like “Black Suit”
  • The pulp-style “Spider-Man Noir Suit”

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is the beginning of an entire “Spider-Universe” of movies from Sony Pictures, so perhaps we’ll see all those suits on the big screen someday.

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PS4 pushes past 6 million consoles sold after Japanese launch

Posted on March 4, 2014 by John Scalzo

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The PlayStation 4’s Japanese launch was held on February 22. I don’t know what took so long, but Sony has finally released their next-generation console in their home country. Naturally, the Japanese people love the PS4, so Sony has some new sales figures to share. According to Sony, as of March 2, they have sold more than six million PS4 systems across the world. This includes all of the systems sold since the Japanese launch (where it sold 370,000) as well as the number of consoles sold since the PS4 launch in North America, Europe, and the remainder of Asia in November.

“I am absolutely delighted that PS4 is off to such a great start in Japan,” said Andrew House, President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment. “The responses we have received for the PS4 system’s integrated social capabilities have been phenomenal, and I couldn’t be more thrilled that gamers are utilizing these unique features to engage, share, play and connect with users around the world. SCE will continue to expand the world of PlayStation by growing its library of breakthrough games and bringing more innovative features and services only possible on PS4.”

Additionally, PS4 owners have streamed more than 3.6 million live broadcasts through Twitch and Ustream since the system’s launch.

Microsoft hasn’t shared sales figures for the Xbox One since early January, when the next-generation system crossed the three million mark.

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The Games of March 2014

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Warp Zoned Staff

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There are so many amazing games coming out in March that our heads are ready to explode! Dark Souls II, InFamous: Second Son, Shovel Knight, South Park: The Stick of Truth, TitanFall, TowerFall Ascension… the insane list goes on and on. I hope you’ve got time, money, and plenty of food in the house, because if you’re like us, you’re not going to leave the house much these next four weeks.

Read on to see what’s going to keep us glued to our gaming devices in March!

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