Xbox Store Today: Soda Drinker Pro, Gear Gauntlet

Posted on April 15, 2016 by John Scalzo

If you’ve ever dreamed about playing a soda drinking simulation (With full Kinect support, because why wouldn’t there be?), then Soda Drinker Pro might just be the game for you. Available to download for the Xbox One today, Soda Drinker Pro has one of the trippiest trailers I think I’ve seen in quite some time. Also available to download for the Xbox One today is Gear Gauntlet, a side-scrolling platformer where players have to navigate a gauntlet of gears.

More information on both games can be found right here:

Xbox One Games

Soda Drinker Pro ($9.99)
Soda Drinker Pro is the premier in software in the first person soda drinking genre. Experience what it’s truly like to drink a soda at the beach, in the park, and even… in SPACE!!! With Soda Drinker Pro, you don’t need to have a soda in hand to experience a soda in your mind.

Gear Gauntlet ($9.99)
Gear Gauntlet is a fun but rage inducing 2D action arcade game from Drop Dead Interactive. Test your patience through ever more punishing gauntlets while boosting, teleporting, reversing and rotating to survive. Use your reflexes to break through colored barriers and earn your place on the leaderboard.

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Daily Scoop: April 15, 2016 – The Yetee is killing it with these Final Fantasy VII shirts

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Nicole Kline

I got to play a bunch of Broforce last night with Anthony Amato, and we had a blast! We played a ton of it on PC, but we’ve been revisiting it now that it’s on the PlayStation 4. I’m hoping to get in a little more Diablo III: Reaper of Souls this weekend, and maybe even get that Platinum Trophy finally. But mostly I’ll be doing homework and playing Dungeons & Dragons all weekend. Hopefully I’ll have some extra time!

There are some great sales happening right now at The Humble Store. Final Fantasy IX is out on PC now, and it’s currently discounted at just $16.79. Likewise with Code of Princess, which is $13.49. There are other sales as well, like Jalopy for $10.39 and Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation for $13.49.

The Weekend Deal at Steam is on the Saints Row franchise. You can get the ultimate franchise pack for $28.45, or mix and match whatever you’re missing at a discounted price. The Daily Deal is NBA 2K16 and WWE 2k16, the former of which is $29.99 and the latter, $24.99.

There are some super cute t-shirts today!

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Get a preview of the new maps in CoD: Black Ops III’s Eclipse DLC Pack right here

Posted on April 15, 2016 by John Scalzo

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Call of Duty: Black Ops III‘s Eclipse DLC Pack will be released for the PS4 on April 19, but for fans who just can’t wait a few more days, Activision and Treyarch have unveiled a series of teaser trailers for each map.

In case you need a refresher course, the four maps of Eclipse are a varied bunch including “Spire,” a sub-orbital airport terminal set high in the clouds. But watch your step, because there aren’t any railings. “Rift” also requires some fancy footwork as its’ a munitions plant perched above the caldera of an active volcano. Meanwhile, “Knockout” imports a Shaolin Temple from a 70s Kung Fu movie into Call of Duty. And yes, there is a disco room so you can dance, dance, dance. And finally, “Verge” reimagines World At War‘s “Banzai” map as the wasteland of a distant post-apocalyptic future.

You can find all four trailer after the break. And don’t forget, the Eclipse DLC Pack will also be released for the PC and Xbox One sometime in May.

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New trailer shines a spotlight on Doom’s character customization system

Posted on April 15, 2016 by John Scalzo

Players who plan to jump into Doom‘s multiplayer modes will find a deep player progression system and loads of customization options for weapons, armor, and taunts. And you can get a glimpse at some of the ways you can make your characters yours in the brand new trailer from Bethesda that’s been embedded above.

And if you’re interested in trying out the customization options for yourself, you won’t have to wait until Doom’s May 13 launch. An Open Beta for the game is now available to download on the PC, PS4, and Xbox One, and it’ll stay open all weekend long. Beta participants will get to try out two maps (the hellish “Infernal” and the industrial “Heatwave”) and two modes (Warpath, a King of the Hill mode, and Team Deathmatch).

Bethesda is also bringing Doom to next weekend’s PAX East expo. This Bethesda.net post has more details on all the festivities, but congoers will get the chance to try out an all-new map and all-new mode against a never-before-seen demon.

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Shovel Knight has sold over one million copies; Specter Knight and King Knight expansions will be finished by the end of the year

Posted on April 15, 2016 by John Scalzo

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Yacht Club Games is in a rather celebratory mood this morning as they’ve announced that Shovel Knight has now sold more than one million copies. According to a blog post on their official site, the current number is actually over 1.2 million copies, with 200,000 sales coming from the game’s recently released retail edition.

For statistics nerds, this blog post is a treasure trove of information including a sales breakdown for each platform, region, and retailer, as well as sections for Steam User Stats, the Plague of Shadows expansion, and the Amiibo figure.

And speaking of expansions, Yacht Club has pledged that development work on the Specter Knight and King Knight expansions will be completed by the end of the year. Now, that doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll launch by the end of the year, but they’re much closer to release than they were yesterday.

The developers at Yacht Club condensed a lot of this information into a great infographic, which you can find right here.

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A Green Thursday for The Division… it was the best-selling game of March 2016

Posted on April 14, 2016 by John Scalzo

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Tom Clancy’s The Division deals with the horrific aftermath of a terrorist attack on New York City on Black Friday, but everything came up green for Ubisoft last month. According to The NPD Group (as reported by GamesIndustry.biz), the multiplayer shooter took the top spot as the best-selling game of March 2016.

A bevy of new releases helped the retail game sector perform just as well in 2016 as it did in 2015. That includes The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD at #3, EA Sports UFC 2 at #5, MLB The Show 16 at #6, and Pokken Tournament at #7. And don’t worry, Grand Theft Auto V and Minecraft continue to hang around the top ten, at #4 and #10, respectively.

A complete look at last month’s top ten best-selling titles can be found after the break.

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Nintendo Download: Bravely Second, Another Round of SNES Classics on 3DS, more

Posted on April 14, 2016 by John Scalzo

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It’s a big day for the Nintendo eShop as more than a dozen new titles are now available to download through the digital storefront on the 3DS and Wii U.

Leading the way is tomorrow’s release of Bravely Second: End Layer, an RPG sequel from Square Enix that continues the story they began to tell in Bravely Default. Designed as a throwback to the turn-based RPGs of old, Bravely Second asks 3DS owners to rescue Agnes Oblige and save the kingdom of Luxendarc.

Speaking of throwbacks, Nintendo is flooding their Virtual Console service with new releases this week. The 3DS eShop is now home to a trio of certifiable Super NES classics… The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Super Metroid, and Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest. Meanwhile, Wii U owners can now download Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!, a DS game that took the world by storm back in 2006.

Finally this week, Bandai Namco’s Lost Reavers, a free-to-play co-op game for up to four players, is now available in a “Beta Test Version.” Wii U owners can put it to the test now ahead of its full release on April 28.

More information on all of these games (and a few other new releases) can be found after the break.

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Final Fantasy IX is now available to download through Steam

Posted on April 14, 2016 by John Scalzo

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After a bit of a delay, Final Fantasy IX is now available to download for the PC through Steam. Originally released for the PlayStation way back in 2000, this is the first time the classic RPG can be played on a PC. And to make sure it’s a special occasion, publisher Square Enix has added a number of new features to Final Fantasy IX for its Steam debut:

  • Steam Trading cards
  • High Definition Movies and Character Models
  • Cloud Save Feature… Allows players to back up save data to play across other compatible devices
  • Auto Save Function
  • Seven All-New Optional Booster Features… Including High Speed Mode and No Encounter Mode, which will allow players to automatically master equipped weapons and gear, as well as maximize character levels, magic stone counts and gil

And in case you need a refresher on a 16-year-old RPG, here’s what Final Fantasy IX is all about:

Final Fantasy IX tells the story of the bandit Zidane Tribal, who plans to kidnap the princess of Alexandria, Garnet Til Alexandros the 17th, with the troupe of thieves known as Tantalus. An unlikely series of events set Zidane, Garnet, the shy yet powerful black mage Vivi Ornitier, the loyal knight Adelbert Steiner, and other memorable characters on an epic journey as they learn about themselves, the secrets of the Crystal, and a malevolent force that threatens to destroy their world.

Final Fantasy IX on Steam will be regularly priced at $20.99, but it is currently available for the discounted price of $16.79 until April 20.

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