Shadow of the Tomb Raider’s Season Pass detailed by Square Enix

Posted on April 27, 2018 by John Scalzo

In addition to pulling the curtain back on the first trailer for Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Square Enix also announced a Season Pass for the upcoming action-adventure game. Shadow of the Tomb Raider’s Season Pass will be priced at $19.99 (or included with the Croft Steelbook Edition or the Ultimate Edition), and include access to seven add-ons known as “Paths.”

More information about the content contained within each “Path” can be found at the game’s official website:

The Season Pass delivers seven new adventures called “Paths,” with each Path including new narrative, new missions, a Challenge Tomb, a new weapon, a new outfit, and a new skill. The first Challenge Tomb will also introduce new co-op functionality. Finally, Season Pass owners receive an exclusive weapon, outfit, and skill on Day One!

Shadow of the Tomb Raider will be released for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One on September 14. A monthly release schedule for each new “Path” is planned after the game’s launch, with the first penciled in for October, while the seventh will appear the following April.

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Square Enix officially unveils Shadow of the Tomb Raider in a new trailer

Posted on April 27, 2018 by John Scalzo

As promised, Square Enix has unveiled our first look at Shadow of the Tomb Raider in a brand new trailer. Dubbed “The End of the Beginning,” it looks like players will close out this chapter of Lara Croft’s life as she takes her rightful place in the world as the “Tomb Raider”:

Experience Lara Croft’s defining moment as she becomes the Tomb Raider. In Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Lara must master a deadly jungle, overcome terrifying tombs, and persevere through her darkest hour. As she races to save the world from a Maya apocalypse, Lara will ultimately be forged into the Tomb Raider she is destined to be.

Key Features

  • Survive and Thrive In the Deadliest Place on Earth: Master an unforgiving jungle setting in order to survive. Explore underwater environments filled with crevasses and deep tunnel systems.
  • Become One With the Jungle: Outgunned and outnumbered, Lara must use the jungle to her advantage. Strike suddenly and disappear like a jaguar, use mud as camouflage, and instill fear in enemies to sow chaos.
  • Discover Dark and Brutal Tombs: Tombs are more terrifying than ever before, requiring advanced traversal techniques to reach them, and once inside they are filled with deadly puzzles.
  • Uncover Living History: Discover a hidden city and explore the biggest hub space ever found in a Tomb Raider game.

While today’s trailer lays out the main story of Shadow of the Tomb Raider, fans will get their first look at a Gameplay Trailer during this year’s E3 Expo in June.

Square Enix also announced that Camilla Luddington will once again portray Lara Croft in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, reprising her role from Tomb Raider and Rise of the Tomb Raider. And she’ll continue to tell Lara’s story beyond the release of the game, as the publisher is planning to launch seven downloadable add-ons to Shadow of the Tomb Raider in the months that follow.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider is currently in development at Eidos Montreal and Crystal Dynamics for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One. And it’ll be released on September 14.

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Splatoon 2’s next Splatfest is a three-week showdown to determine the best Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle

Posted on April 27, 2018 by John Scalzo

Nintendo has scheduled the next Splatfest for Splatoon 2, and it looks like fans are in for a “radical” reinvention of the monthly event.

This time, Nintendo has partnered with Nickelodeon to determine everyone’s favorite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. But wait, I hear you saying, there are four Ninja Turtles, how will this work? I’m glad you asked, imaginary Internet person, because Nintendo has come up with a “bodacious” solution.

The “Ninja Turtles Splatfest” will take place over three rounds, with fans first choosing between Raphael and Leonardo on May 5th. A second preliminary round will pit Michelangelo against Donatello on May 12th, before the winners battle it out in a third round on May 19th.

“We love working with unexpected partners to expand our brand and bring smiles to people’s faces in surprising ways,” said Doug Bowser, Nintendo of America’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “Teaming up with Nickelodeon and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles made perfect sense, as we share many of the same fans who enjoy family-friendly entertainment and classic characters.”

You can catch a glimpse of the Inklings in their Turtles-inspired t-shirts after the break.

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Universal’s Direct-To-DVD studio is making another Doom movie

Posted on April 26, 2018 by John Scalzo

Critics were extremely unkind to Universal’s Doom adaptation way back in 2005. Even though it features a stacked cast (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Karl Urban, and Rosamund Pike), the film could only garner a measly 19% on Rotten Tomatoes. But come on, that first-person scene was pretty badass, wasn’t it?

And now that Doom 2016 has rejuvenated the franchise, Universal is going back to the Doom universe for a new movie.

According to a new report on Variety, the studio’s “Direct-To-DVD” arm, Universal 1440 Entertainment, will produce the untitled sequel. Universal 1440 Entertainment is most recently responsible for the Death Race sequels (the ones without Jason Statham) and the Tremors sequels (the ones with Michael Gross, but without Kevin Bacon).

The news of another Doom movie was originally confirmed by actress and singer Nina Bergman on Twitter. She wrote that she has a starring role in the sequel, which is set to start shooting soon in Bulgaria with “a super cool Director.”

There’s no word yet on who’s going to sign up to play the Doomguy… or if the Doomguy will even be included in the film for that matter. Other key questions – such as “When will it be released?” and “Will it take place on Mars?” – also went unanswered by Universal.

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Jotun, Light Fall, Saturday Morning RPG, more coming to Nintendo eShop this week

Posted on April 26, 2018 by John Scalzo

Nintendo has once again updated the Nintendo eShop, and more than a dozen new Switch titles will once again be added to the digital storefront over the next seven days.

Leading the way this week is Jotun: Valhalla Edition. The isometric action game from Thunder Lotus Games includes hand-drawn graphics and five “epic” boss fights against giant Norse elementals known as Jotuns. Jotun: Valhalla Edition will be available to download beginning tomorrow.

Light Fall is a puzzle platformer from Bishop Games where players will control a magical box known as a Shadow Core, and it’s available to download today. Also launching today is Saturday Morning RPG, a turn-based RPG that was inspired by 80s pop culture.

Bandai Namco will also bring the Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy to the Switch, and players will be able to purchase each title in the anime-inspired series individually or they can pick up the entire trilogy in a discounted bundle.

Finally this week, Nintendo fans will be able to download 10-Yard Fight, an early football experience from the 80s arcade era, on May 2.

You can learn more about the rest of this week’s additions to the Nintendo eShop (including Aqua Moto Racing Utopia, A Robot Named Fight, Agatha Knife, and more) after the break.

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The Invisible Hours, Emily Wants To Play Too, Runestone Keeper added to Xbox Store

Posted on April 25, 2018 by John Scalzo

Are you ready for the first Xbox Games Store update of the week?

As of today, Xbox One owners will be able to download The Invisible Hours, a “complex murder mystery” with Nikola Tesla at the center; Emily Wants To Play Too, a survival horror sequel about killer dolls; and Runestone Keeper, a roguelike dungeon crawler from Blackfire Games.

You can learn more about all of today’s additions to the Xbox Games Store after the break.

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D3 Publisher’s Earth Defense Force 5 will invade North America in Summer 2018

Posted on April 25, 2018 by John Scalzo

It looks like the big bugs from the Earth Defense Force franchise will invade North America later this year. D3 Publisher has announced (via PlayStation Asia’s Facebook page) that Earth Defense Force 5 will be make its North American debut this Summer for the PS4.

Play as an EDF soldier as you fight in cruel battles against giant monsters and killer machines as the battle for survival between unknown extraterrestrials invading earth and the Earth Defense Force continues in Earth Defense Force 5!

As you can see in the trailer embedded above, Earth Defense Force 5 will definitely carry on the legacy of its franchise forebear Earth Defense Force 2017, a cult classic that’s well-loved for it’s combination of low production values and high thrills.

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Far Cry 5 and Sea of Thieves sail to the top of March 2018’s list of best-selling games

Posted on April 25, 2018 by John Scalzo

The number of high-profile new releases has slowed to a trickle in April, and that’s probably because game publishers threw open the tap in March. Not surprisingly, gamer scooped up these new titles by the armful, with Ubisoft’s Far Cry 5, Microsoft’s Sea of Thieves, Sony’s MLB The Show 18, and Nintendo’s Kirby Star Allies taking the top four spots in The NPD Group’s monthly tally of best-selling games.

The venerable Grand Theft Auto V remains in the top five, but other new releases, including Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom (#8) and A Way Out (#15), managed to break into the NPD’s top twenty.

According to GamesIndustry.biz, overall sales for the industry were down by 11% in March, however, “first quarter 2018 spending across the four categories [software, hardware, game cards, and accessories] was up by 15% year-on-year to $3.4 billion with growth in all areas.”

You can find the full list of The NPD Group’s best-selling titles for March 2018 after the break.

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