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Looking for a sweet horror game to play once it gets a little warmer? Look no further than Zombie’s upcoming Daylight, a procedurally-generated horror game full of scares, puzzles, and… glowsticks? Looks like F.3.A.R. meets Outlast, but with witches instead of asylum inmates.
The developers recently sat down with IGN and revealed that Daylight will be out on April 8 for the PC and PlayStation 4.
The magical day I’ve been waiting for is finally going to arrive! On March 11, TowerFall Ascension will be coming to the PlayStation 4. Matt Thorson himself wrote the PlayStation Blog post with the announcement.
In case you don’t know what TowerFall Ascension is (and seriously, if you don’t, where have you been?), it’s an incredibly competitive four-player versus game of archery. The graphics are retro, but the physics are not – you can arc your own arrows to catch an unsuspecting foe, as well as dodge and catch the arrows of enemies. Every second is crucial – you won’t even want to blink.
TowerFall originally came out for the Ouya as one of its big launch titles. It’s been revamped for the PS4, and now includes a a new Quest mode for one or two players. In this arena, you’ll have to fight against monsters that spawn from portals. It doesn’t sound as fun as multiplayer, but it’s something to do when you’re home alone.
TowerFall was in our PAXpocalypse list and was also mentioned twice in our end-of-year awards, the Golden Pixels. It’s one of the best local multiplayer games out there, and it’s the number one reason why you should go out and buy more DualShock 4s right now… or at least before March 11.
Five games were added to the Xbox Live Game Store today, though one of them appeared on both the Xbox 360 and the Xbox One.
The game doing double duty is Capcom’s reboot of Strider. The side-scrolling ninja game is available in both current-gen and next-gen versions, though both carry the same $14.99 price tag.
Also available this week is Earth Defense Force 2025, D3 Publisher’s latest sequel to the cult favorite Earth Defense Force 2017 and Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon. Original developer Sandlot is back for this entry, which brings an online campaign, and a lot of new bugs, to the series. Finally this week, the Xbox 360 adaptation of The Lego Movie and an Xbox One port of Rayman Legends are new to the store.
More details about all of these games can be found after the break.
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This year’s IndieCade East was held at the Museum of Moving Image in New York City from Friday, February 14 to Sunday, February 16. There were dozens of games available to play – some were being showcased, while others were included in installments within the museum itself. There were also talks, including keynotes, and many of the game developers were on-hand to discuss their games… and check out what other people were making. It was an exciting weekend, and Warp Zoned was there to drink it all in.
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I don’t really play shooters on the PC, simply because I never have. There’s nothing else to it, really – I just haven’t, and so I’m afraid to try it, because there are just so many buttons, and they’re all over a keyboard, and isn’t the controller so much easier? What TitanFall has taught me is that it’s not: in fact, it’s nowhere near as beautiful as using a keyboard and mouse. Or maybe this game just captures what it is to be a PC shooter so perfectly that it’s the best introduction I could ever have. Either way, the beta is this flawless, pulsating, nearly living thing that has taken over my free time, shredding it into tiny little unrecognizable strips.
All of this might be more perfectly told by Penny Arcade, but I still have feelings, too.
Back to reality: what are today’s deals? There’s less than a day left on the Humble Weekly Bundle, featuring several IndieCade darlings and supporting the IndieCade foundation. There are also some deals at the Humble Store as well, including Drunken Robot Pornography for $11.99 and Probably Archery for $8.99.
The Daily Deal at Steam today is Darkout, which is on sale for $7.49. And I forgot to mention yesterday that Garry’s Mod is also on sale for Midweek Madness, at the low price of just $2.49.
And now, the moment you’ve certainly been waiting for – the t-shirts!
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It’s been over three years since the last installment in the Fallout franchise was released. Fallout: New Vegas wasn’t a sequel to Fallout 3, per se, but it did expand on the Fallout universe, taking place around the same time on the other side of the post-apocalyptic United States. With the incredible success of the most recent Elder Scrolls game, fans have become increasingly anxious for news on the official sequel to Fallout 3. But a recent interview with Bethesda Game Director Todd Howard via Rock, Paper, Shotgun brings some bad news.
Howard stated that there is no timetable for the announcement, but that it will likely be “a while.” He was pretty tight lipped after that statement, but he did go on to mention that Bethesda has noticed the increased interest in PC gaming. Howard also said that there is potential in the PC (and new consoles that are “very PC-like”) for Bethesda to do things they’ve wanted to try in the past:
“We’ve gotten fairly used to all the questions and curiosity over the years. Everyone wants information. Right now, we’re just trying to figure out which of our ideas are going to stick and finding an appropriate time to talk about it.”
Unfortunately, the current official word is still just vague maybes and “potential.” So it looks like we’ll have to keep waiting “a while” for word on the next Fallout game.
NIS America announced their 2014 release schedule last week, and there’s plenty for all you doods out there! President Souhei Niikawa came out with a Prinny hat on and thanked the press for their support. He went on to say that NIS is currently working on a game for the PlayStation 4, and that the full details would come out at the Tokyo Game Show later this year. After that, NIS showed trailers showcasing NISA’s upcoming projects…
As always, it’s a huge list of quirky games, each with their own niche following.
For full details on all of these games, check out the PlayStation Blog. Or, if you just want to see the latest screenshots, check out a Flickr gallery set up by Sony.
Bethesda has announced that Wolfenstein: The New Order will be released for the PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One on May 20 (May 23 in Europe).
Wolfenstein: The New Order is in development at MachineGames and will skip the seemingly mandatory multiplayer mode for a renewed focus on the game’s alternate history storyline. In this New Order, Hitler won World War II through the use of “mysterious technology” and has goosestepped across the world, slapping swastikas on EVERYTHING. Enter B.J. Blazkowicz and the rest of the resistance heroes introduced in the new trailer above. Like Captain America, they plan to sock Hitler right in his stupid face… in a Mature-rated style, of course.
As a special bonus, all players who pre-order Wolfenstein: The New Order will receive access to a Doom 4 beta test. Now known simply as “Doom,” Bethesda has promised to reveal more details about the fourth enrty in the Doom series at a later date. However, a beta FAQ is available at the publisher’s website.
Progress on Doom 4 has experienced several starts and stops since it was first announced in 2008. Last year, Creative Director Tim Willits said that id Software started over on Doom 4’s development because the game lacked “soul” and “personality.”
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