Doom Beta coming in 2016 but a lucky few will be invited to participate in this Fall’s Alpha

Posted on July 23, 2015 by John Scalzo

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QuakeCon is the place to be this weekend. But don’t worry if you couldn’t make it down to Dallas, Bethesda is using their annual game convention to deliver some news on all their upcoming releases.

Bad news for Doom fans who were hoping to get their hands on the Multiplayer Beta before the end of the year, Bethesda has confirmed it’ll take place in 2016. However, they will also be holding a special Alpha Test later this Fall… and you may already be invited.

According to the Bethesda Blog, participants for the Alpha Test will be randomly selected from the list of players who have already registered their Doom Beta code. If you recall, everyone who pre-ordered Wolfenstein: The New Order before its release last year received a Beta invite. If you haven’t already done so, make sure you visit Wolfenstein.com/doom and redeem the Beta code included in the box to gain a chance at entering the Alpha.

Doom will be released for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One next Spring. Hopefully, we’ll get another look at the game during this weekend’s QuakeCon.

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Rise of the Tomb Raider Release Dates… Xbox One/360: Nov 10, PC: Q1 2016, PS4: Late 2016

Posted on July 23, 2015 by John Scalzo

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Are you ready to raid some tombs this Fall? Square Enix has announced that Lara Croft’s next adventure, Rise of the Tomb Raider, will be released for the Xbox One and Xbox 360 on November 10.

Microsoft signed the game to limited exclusivity contract a few years ago, so PC and PS4 owners will have to wait a bit before delving back into Lara’s adventures. However, rather than keep the public in suspense, Square Enix went and announced tentative release windows for the game on both platforms. Rise of the Tomb Raider will be available for the PC in early 2016, while PS4 owners will get a chance to play it in late 2016.

So which tomb will Lara raid this time? Well…

In the critically acclaimed Tomb Raider, Lara Croft survived a harrowing experience only to be discredited as part of a cover up. Now, after uncovering an ancient mystery, Lara must explore the most treacherous and remote regions of Siberia to find the secret of immortality before a ruthless organization known as Trinity. Lara must use her wits and survival skills, form new alliances, and ultimately embrace her destiny as the Tomb Raider.

It’s silly, but a part of me loves that developer Crystal Dynamics treats “the Tomb Raider” as some kind of honorific title.

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Life Is Strange’s fourth episode, Dark Room, will be available next week

Posted on July 23, 2015 by John Scalzo

The end of the world is getting ever closer as Dontnod’s episodic series, Life Is Strange, races to its conclusion. More than a million copies of the game have been sold to date and the fourth episode, Dark Room, will be available to download next week. This time around, things are not looking good for Max and Chloe and the rest of Arcadia Bay:

Max realizes that changing the past can lead to painful consequences and that time is not a great healer. Her investigation into the disappearance of Rachel Amber begins to reach a thrilling conclusion as she finds the Dark Room. Will the answers lie within? Or will there just be trouble?

It sounds bad, but this description doesn’t even scratch the surface of the crazy present in this trailer. Max is definitely in trouble after she discovers the creepy serial killer shack, witnesses a few swirling death clouds, and gazes across a breach littered with dozens of dead whales. The apocalypse that’s about to befall Arcadia is not screwing around.

Life Is Strange: Dark Room will be available for the PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One on July 28.

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Techland celebrates 180 days of Dying Light DLC and teases future addition of vehicles

Posted on July 23, 2015 by John Scalzo

While Deep Silver continues to struggle to get Dead Island 2 off the ground, Techland has moved on to Dying Light, which was released to great fanfare back in January. Since then, the developer has continually updated the zombie game through a series of DLC drops. In a newly released trailer, Techland wanted to familiarize everyone with all of this content, which includes…

  • Expansions such as The Bozak Horde, Cuisine & Cargo, Parkour Fever, and Quarantine Zones 2.0.
  • Costume and weapon packs such as the Ultimate Survivor Bundle, Gold Weapons, Crazy New Weapons, and the more than 50 Skins found in Character Outfits.
  • Modding tools like the Developer Tools Game Editor.
  • Additional modes and gameplay tweaks like Hard Mode and the Be the Zombie Mutations.
  • And one-time only events like the superpowers everyone received on April Fool’s Day.

The trailer closes with a tease of Techland’s next big addition to Dying Light… vehicles.

“We’re really excited to finally be able to show this major project we’ve been secretly working on since the release of the game,” said Tymon Smektala, Producer of Dying Light. “This is Dying Light from totally new angle, but with everything fans love about the original still at the core.”

Techland will show off Dying Light’s vehicles expansion at this year’s Gamescom expo, which will be held in Cologne, Germany beginning on August 5.

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Most retailers have removed Mighty No. 9’s September 15 release date… is it delayed?

Posted on July 23, 2015 by John Scalzo

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After signing a publishing deal with Deep Silver, Keiji Inafune’s Mighty No. 9 was given a September 15 release date by the publisher for its launch on the PC, PS3, PS4, Wii U Xbox 360, and Xbox One. But now it appears that that release date is in jeopardy as nearly every major video game retailer has changed the game’s release date to a placeholder date of “December 31, 2016” instead.

The placeholder release date, which strongly suggests a delay for Mighty No. 9, is currently shown on Amazon, GameStop, Walmart, and Newegg. However, the game’s original release date is still listed at Target and Best Buy. So hope is not lost.

VideoGamer attempted to get to the bottom of this by contacting Deep Silver, but the publisher declined to comment. Uh oh, I think I lost that hope. Can someone help me find it?

Hopefully Deep Silver or Keiji Inafune and his team at Comcept will clear up Mighty No. 9’s release date soon.

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Xbox Store Today: Game of Thrones: Episode 5, Tembo the Badass Elephant, F1 2015, more

Posted on July 22, 2015 by John Scalzo

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Microsoft has performed its weekly update on the Xbox Games Store, adding four new titles in the process…

  • Just one more episode remains as Game of Thrones: A Nest of Vipers (Xbox One, Xbox 360) pushes Telltale’s episodic adaptation of the HBO series closer to its conclusion.
  • The creators of the Pokemon franchise, Game Freak, have teamed up with Sega to unleashed a rompin’ and stompin’ side-scroller known as Tembo the Badass Elephant (Xbox One).
  • Codemasters brings their Formula One simulation series to the Xbox One for the first time with F1 2015.
  • Finally, the fight over who is the Deadliest Warrior spills onto the Xbox 360 one more time in Deadliest Warrior: Battlegrounds

More information on all four titles can be found after the break.

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Daily Scoop: July 22, 2015 – Get Telltale’s Game of Thrones game on sale now

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Nicole Kline

Humble is having a Daedalic Entertainment Sale right now. The Adventure Bundle, which includes Deponia, Edna & Harvey: Harvey’s New Eyes, Memoria, The Night of the Rabbit, and The Whispered World Special Edition is $7.49 right now. There’s also the Armageddon Bundle ($31.99), the Comedy Selection (8.99), the Fairytale Bundle ($6.99), the Hamburger Bundle ($11.99), and the Indie Bundle ($30.24).

The Midweek Madness over at Steam is on Game of Thrones – A Telltale Games Series, which you can get right now for just $14.99. It’s very timely because the latest episode, “A Nest of Vipers,” just launched yesterday. The Daily Deal is WWE 2K15, which is just $16.49 and contains all DLC.

Again, we’re low on shirts today. Hit the jump for more details!

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UK’s Super Mario Maker LE will include Mario 30th Amiibo; Wii U system bundle also revealed

Posted on July 22, 2015 by John Scalzo

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Nintendo has announced that the United Kingdom is going to receive a trio of amazing Super Mario Maker packages this September.

The game’s standard edition will include the Super Mario Maker game disc, which features an extensive course-making toolset along with 100 pre-built course, and a full-color hardcover guide. If you’d prefer to obtain Super Mario Maker from the Wii U eShop, Nintendo still wants to give you the guide and will make a PDF available to download.

The Limited Edition package will include the game and the guide, but it’ll come bundled with a 30th Anniversary Mario Amiibo in “Classic Colors.” The pixelated design of this massive figure depicts Mario as he was in his Super Mario Bros. incarnation.

Finally, the Super Mario Maker Wii U Premium Pack will include the game, the guide, the “Classic Colors” Mario Amiibo, and a Wii U console.

All three Super Mario Maker bundles will be available in the UK (and throughout the rest of the world) on September 11. If you’re uninterested in the game, but crave the the “Classic Colors” Amiibo, it’ll also be available to purchase by itself on the same day. We don’t yet know if these bundles will make their way to North America, but I’ve got my fingers crossed.

A second 30th Anniversary Mario Amiibo, featuring the plumber’s more familiar “Modern Colors,” will be released in the UK on October 23.

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