New Releases: Halo 5: Guardians, WWE 2K16, Minecraft: Story Mode, More

Posted on October 25, 2015 by John Scalzo

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After last week’s soft launch, Microsoft is finally ready to unleash the highly-anticipated Halo 5: Guardians onto the Xbox One audience. Microsoft has been building towards the return of the Master Chief ever since the platform’s launch back in 2013. Will it live up to the hype? I don’t know, but it’ll certainly move a few Xbox One bundles this holiday season.

For players looking for an edge in Halo 5 (or any action-heavy Xbox One game), Microsoft will also release the Xbox One Elite Controller this week. Featuring a slew of swappable components and the powerful Xbox Accessories app to help customize the controller, Microsoft is hoping to establish the Elite Controller as the input option of choice for hardcore gamers.

If you prefer your battle royales to be a bit more Earth-based, you might be interested to know that 2K Games will release WWE 2K16 for the PS4, Xbox One, PS3, and Xbox 360 this week. Starring “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, the latest WWE game includes the biggest roster of wrestlers ever, as well as a redesigned Create-A-Wrestler mode.

Rounding out this week’s new releases is a trio of re-releases including the debut of Divinity: Original Sin – Enhanced Edition on the PS4 and Xbox One. It’s joined by the coming apocalypse of Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition (PS4, Xbox One) and the dirt track racing of MX vs ATV: Supercross Encore (PC, PS4).

Finally this week, Telltale Games is offering a “Season Pass Disc” for Minecraft: Story Mode on the PS4, Xbox One, PS3, and Xbox 360. Players who purchase the Season Pass will receive the first episode of the game on the disc, along with downloadable access to all subsequent episodes as they’re released.

A full list of this week’s new releases can be found after the break.

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I Am Bread Review: Toasty!

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Mike Ryan

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Every year, video game companies spend thousands of hours and millions of dollars creating the next big title. Press conferences are held long before a launch date is announced, trailerss are produced showcasing the various features, and huge events are planned for the eventual midnight release. Fans cosplay as the game’s main character at conventions, while others upload artwork to their favorite forums. Downloadable content is planned to keep new content coming for years. Books are written expanding the universe, movies are released, and people take the day off of work just to buy the next exciting installment in the game’s story.

And then there’s the game where you play as a piece of bread.

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Daily Scoop: October 23, 2015 – Let’s start the weekend with some great shirts!

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Nicole Kline

OK, Internet. I promise that tonight I am going to play some games. I mean it! I am really going to play some games. I am going to play at least one video game that is not on my phone. That is the Friday vow I am making to myself! Here’s hoping my schedule will actually let me fulfill it.

Let’s talk about deals! Over at the Humble Store, they’re having a Bethesda Weekend! The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited is $20.39, Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition is $9.99, and Skyrim: Legendary Edition is $19.99, among lots of other deals.

The Weekend Deal at Steam is South Park: The Stick of Truth, which is on sale for just $7.49. The Daily Deal is early access to Reign of Kings. Get the game alone for $7.99 or get a four pack for $23.99.

There are some super cute shirts today!

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Xbox Store Today: Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, Layers of Fear (Preview), Adventure Time: Finn and Jake Investigations

Posted on October 23, 2015 by John Scalzo

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We’re going back in time with today’s Xbox Games Store update as Ubisoft added Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate (Xbox One) to the online storefront earlier today. Syndicate brings the long-running Assassin’s Creed series to Victorian England, and drops players into the heart of the Industrial Revolution. Living on the streets of London, players will follow Jacob and Evie Frye as they build their underworld organization and take on the evil Templars.

Xbox One owners can also take a trip to the future today as Adventure Time: Finn and Jake Investigations is also available for the Xbox One. Based on the colorful cartoon currently airing on the Cartoon Network, Adventure Time: Finn and Jake Investigations employs the titular duo as private detectives in the post-apocalyptic Land of Ooo. According to the publisher, “strange stuff is happening,” but strange stuff should be pretty familiar to regular viewers of Adventure Time.

Finally this week, Xbox One owners will be able to explore the haunted house at the center of Layers of Fear. Currently available through the Game Preview program, Layers of Fear stars a “madness-engulfed insane painter” as he searches for items of significance to him.

More information on all of these games can be found after the break.

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Sony confirms a partial list of AAA publishers and indies coming to PS Experience 2015

Posted on October 23, 2015 by John Scalzo

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Sony’s 2015 PlayStation Experience is fast approaching, so the consolemaker has decided to give us our first sneak peek at what we can expect to find on the show floor. In a new post on the PlayStation Blog, Sony has confirmed that more than two dozen publishers and developers will erect a booth at the San Francisco event:

  • 2K Games
  • 505 Games
  • Acttil
  • Activision
  • Armature
  • Bandai Namco
  • Bungie
  • Capcom
  • CCP
  • Devolver Digital
  • Disney Interactive
  • Double Fine Productions
  • Electronic Arts
  • Idea Factory
  • Maximum Games
  • Media Molecule
  • Naughty Dog
  • SCE Japan Studio
  • SCE London Studio
  • SCE San Diego
  • SCE Santa Monica
  • SCE XDev
  • Square Enix
  • Treyarch
  • Ubisoft
  • Wargaming.net
  • WB Games

In addition to this already impressive list, Sony also published a partial list of indie titles that’ll be playable on the show floor. Nearly 50 titles (so far) will make the trek to San Francisco including Amplitude, Cosmic Star Heroine, Kerbal Space Program, and many more. The full list is available after the break, and don’t forget, there’s still plenty of tickets available for the 2015 PlayStation Experience, which will held on December 5 and 6 at the Moscone West.

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Get a sneak peek at the Doom closed alpha test with this new gameplay trailer

Posted on October 23, 2015 by John Scalzo

Bethesda and id Software will host the Doom closed alpha test this weekend. For those lucky few who got in, you’ll get a chance to bust some heads in 6v6 Deathmatch battles on the “Heatwave” map. The rest of us will have to make do with a brand new gameplay trailer that Bethesda released late last night.

Players will descend on what is essentially a big foundry and blow it (and each other) to pieces with Rocket Launchers, Plasma Rifles, Super Shotguns, Repeaters, Vortex Rifles, and Static Cannons. Players will also have to contend with the Revenant, a demon with a jetpack and twin Rocket Launchers. I have to admit, it looks pretty epic.

More details about the closed alpha test are available at Doom’s official website. If you didn’t get in this time, it looks like Bethesda plans to hold at least one more alpha test before the game’s beta period, which will be open to everyone who pre-ordered Wolfenstein: The New Order.

And don’t forget, Doom (it’s so hard not to call it Doom 4) will be released for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One in Spring 2016.

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Nintendo Download: The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes, Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water, Just Dance 2016, more

Posted on October 22, 2015 by John Scalzo

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This week’s Nintendo Download features a batch of scary adventures, a pair of licensed games, and a new entry in one of Nintendo’s biggest franchises.

Available tomorrow for the 3DS, The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes is another multiplayer Zelda game. Taking place in the aftermath of A Link Between Worlds, players will have to guide three heroes through “inventive dungeons” as the build a “Link Totem” to solve puzzles and defeat enemies.

A pair of licensed games are also new available for the 3DS this week. Adventure Time: Finn and Jake Investigations turns the adventurous duo into detectives, searching the Land of Ooo for strange cases to solve (sounds a bit like The X-Files with a talking dog…). 3DS players will also have the chance to download Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden this week. The anime adaptation features “bone-crushing blows” and more than 100 characters.

Over on the Wii U, players will get the chance to download three games that bring the scares just in time for Halloween. Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water brings the Camera Obscura to the console for the first time, and asks players to hunts ghosts in the haunted woods atop the mysterious Mount Hikami. Slender: The Arrival also sets much of its action in a forest as players avoid the dreaded Slenderman. Finally, Super Ghouls ’N Ghosts is a Virtual Console re-released of the Game Boy Advance remake of the classic Super NES side-scroller. That’s a mouthful, so remember to keep your pants on Arthur!

Finally this week, if you’d rather dance, Ubisoft will release two new games in their long-running Just Dance series for the Wii U. Just Dance 2016 features songs from Mark Ronson, Meghan Trainor, and many others while Just Dance: Disney Party 2 lets the whole family dance along to the most popular shows and movies on the Disney Channel.

You can find more information about all of these games (and a few other new releases) after the break.

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Daily Scoop: October 22, 2015 – Games Workshop deals

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Nicole Kline

It’s nearly the weekend, and I couldn’t be happier! My days and nights have been so busy that I really look forward to some time off. Not that my weekends are relaxing, but at least I can take my time. Who am I kidding? I’m always rushing around. But sometimes I get some down time at home, and that makes all the difference – especially if it means I can get in a game or two of We Are Doomed or TowerFall: Ascension before I run out the door.

There’s a brand new Humble Weekly Bundle, and it’s all about Games Workshop! Pay what you want for Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team, Talisman: Digital Edition with Frostmarch Expansion, Chainsaw Warrior, and Chainsaw Warrior: Lords of the Night. Pay $6 or more to unlock Space Hulk: Ultimate Pack, Dawn of War II: Retribution – The Last Standalone, Warhammer Quest, and Talisman: Digital Edition DLC, with the Reaper Expansion Pack, Devil’s Minion, and Black Witch Character Packs.

The Weekend Deal at Steam is on the Fallout franchise. Fallout 3 is $3.39 and the Game of the Year Edition is $9.99. Same with Fallout: New Vegas and the Ultimate Edition. There are lots of other games, too, so check out the deal before it ends! Today’s Daily Deal is Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville, which is just $10.04. You can get the Deluxe Edition for $16.74, or upgrade your regular to deluxe for $6.69.

Today’s shirts are divided between the Zelda and Pokemon series!

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