Killer Instinct will launch on the Xbox One as a free-to-play downloadable digital game tonight. Quite a few gamers that were deemed worthy enough actually received the Season One characters for free for being a loyal customer. What those qualifications were, who knows? But it is pretty awesome that Microsoft did give this out for free to some lucky gamers. If you weren’t fortunate enough to make the list, you will have to buy the additional characters. Pricing, depending on what you want to do, ranges from $19.99 to $59.99. You will be able to see these options when you download Killer Instinct for free tonight (or tomorrow).
November 2013
Prepare To Ryse To Power
Posted on November 20, 2013 by Joshua Rust
Continuing our coverage of the Xbox One launch videos, we have yet another exclusive Xbox One title to show you: Ryse: Son Of Rome. While I don’t want to go as far to say this game is one of the reasons people will buy the Xbox One at launch, I will say that this game is looking fantastic!
Ryse: Son of Rome tells the story of Marius Titus who witnesses the murder of his family at the hands of barbarians. Seeking revenge, Marius joins the Roman army in Britannia and quickly rises through the ranks to become a General. As his war against the barbarians escalates, his quest unravels: to find his vengeance, he has to return to Rome.
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Call of Duty Leading Next Gen Sales
Posted on November 20, 2013 by Jason Nason
With only two more days to go until the launch of the Xbox One, Call of Duty: Ghosts is already emerging as the leading next generation title at retail. Following the release of the new PlayStation 4 in North America on Friday, Call of Duty: Ghosts has quickly become the No. 1 selling title in retail sales on the new platform, as well as the No. 1 pre-reserved Xbox One title, at retailers Best Buy, GameStop, Target and Walmart in North America.
“Call of Duty: Ghosts is the No. 1 best-selling game on PS4 in North America at Best Buy, GameStop, Target and Walmart, and also the No. 1 pre-ordered Xbox One title in North America at those retailers for launch,” said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing, Inc. “We couldn’t be more excited about the consumer response as we look forward to this Friday’s release of Xbox One. As we’ve said before, it’s a great time to be a gamer, and a great time for Call of Duty fans.”
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See How Zoo Tycoon Has Been Re-Imagined
Posted on November 20, 2013 by Joshua Rust
Harnessing the power of Microsoft’s Xbox One console, the developers Frontiers Development have released a new trailer where the programmers, art designers, and design directors of the launch title Zoo Tycoon talk about bringing this historic franchise to console gamers. Players will see all sorts of animals throughout their journey to create one of the best parks on Earth, such as: Lions, Tigers, Bears, Rhinos, Elephants, Giraffes, and so much more. Through the power of the cloud, on the Xbox One version, player’s friends will be able to join in and help maintain their respective parks.
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Spike Announces 2013 Video Game Awards Nominations
Posted on November 20, 2013 by Jason Nason
Spike TV announced the nominees for the tenth annual Video Game Awards, which are being rebranded VGX this year. The show is a brand new live digital multi-platform event which will not be televised live this year but will instead be livestreamed on the internet.
VGX will be streamed across Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Twitch, iOS and Android devices, and will also be available globally on VGXLIVE.com, Hulu, Yahoo Screen, the Yahoo Screen app as well as Spike.com, ComedyCentral.com, MTV.com, MTV2.com, BET.com and GameTrailers.com. VGX will be live streamed for three-hours on Saturday, December 7, beginning at 6:00 PM ET / 3:00 PM PT.
Spike TV will also air highlights of the show as “VGX Replay” on Monday, December 9 at midnight.
VGX will showcase world premiere game trailers but for the first time ever, the show will offer extended demos of the next generation of games, 1-on-1 interviews and panels.
“Spike TV was the first network to embrace the gaming industry. For the last 10 years, the VGAs have honored its creative community and fans,” said Casey Patterson, Executive Vice President, Event Production, Talent Development & Studio Relations, Viacom Entertainment Group. “Until now, we have been limited to TV and a one way conversation with gamers. With the birth of new consoles and other emerging technology, VGX can interact with our audience like never before. This is an organic and exciting step for this franchise.”
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Rune Factory 4 | REVIEW
Posted on November 19, 2013 by Jason Nason
XSEED Games’ popular Harvenst Moon spinoff series Rune Factory 4 is a wonderful blend of action RPG, dungeon adventuring and farming elements that is very immersive and is a blast to play.
For the first time in the series, the player can select to play as a male or female hero, and potential suitors of either gender are also available in order to pursue love, marriage, and possibly a child. As the newly-appointed prince or princess, you can fulfill your royal duties of protecting the town from invaders, or take a more rural approach to governing by raising your own fruits and vegetables and helping townsfolk. Should some dungeon adventuring be on the day’s itinerary, you can select from the castle’s vast armament of swords, spears, and staffs along with magic for battle against dangerous foes, or even bring along a companion or friendly monster to aid you during your travels.
Fair skies above the clouds come crashing down on a dragon in the form of a resilient hero, whose origins and intentions are unknown due to the unfortunate consequence of having lost all memories on impact. Noticing a unique ability to bring soil to life and connect with monsters, Ventuswill, the Divine Wind Dragon, issues you a proclamation: stay in this castle as royalty, and bring prosperity to the town of Selphia!
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Dead Rising 3’s Launch Trailer
Posted on November 19, 2013 by Joshua Rust
What better way to kick on the Xbox One system release than to get a look at one the launch trailers for the exclusive Dead Rising 3? For continuum junkies, this game takes place almost 12 years after the events in Dead Rising 2. New added features is a “simpler” mode that won’t rush people into completing missions within a certain time frame (but don’t worry, there is a Nightmare mode for hardcore gamers that is just like the previous two sequels).
Other features include a complete open world where the are no loading times, if a user is implementing a second screen experience (through SmartGlass) they will find new interactive features throughout the game – for example, a government phone that can call in an airstrike, and though Kinect 2.0 you will be able to order your posse to attack the zombie hordes.
But, enough of that, if you want to see the launch trailer…continue after the jump!
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New Trailer For Dying Light Shows Off New Lighting System
Posted on November 19, 2013 by Rae Michelle Richards
It has been a while since we’ve covered Techland & Warner Bro’s upcoming zombie action title Dying Light. Yesterday the publisher released a brand new trailer showcasing a reworked lighting engine, based upon Techland’s Chrome Engine 6 this brief trailer shows off some really realistic lighting conditions in a highly detailed city-scape. According to Warner Bros this brand new engine harnesses the power of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
An open world action gameDying Light tasks players with fighting off the undead while trying to survive as they collect pieces of scrap & debris to fashion make-shift weapons. The game also utilizes a pretty impressive parkour style free-roaming mechanic.
We don’t know the exact release date for Dying Light outside of a wide 2014 window. It will be available for Xbox One, PS4, PS3 and Xbox 360.
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Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Delayed
Posted on November 18, 2013 by Rae Michelle Richards
Square Enix has decided to delay the upcoming re-mastered versions of Final Fantasy X & Final Fantasy X-2 the publisher announced this morning. Instead of launching on the PlayStation 3 this November the collection has been moved to March 21st 2014 for the PlayStation 3 in North America. No news on the release date of the upcoming Vita version of the Final Fantasy X HD re-masters, but Square Enix issued a small statement to Joystiq where they will clear things up at a ‘future date’.
Final Fantasy X / X-2 has been touched up for the current generation of consoles with enhanced graphics and both games pressed on to a single disc. Other improvements that Square announced include the inclusion of 60 re-arranged music tracks and cross-save support for those who will be playing it on both PS Vita and PS3.
More information is available at the source link.
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PlayStation 4 Launches With One Million Consoles Sold
Posted on November 18, 2013 by Rae Michelle Richards
Did you pick up a PlayStation 4 this past Friday? Well it seems that a million gamers brought home a new console, as Sony has announced that one million consoles where placed in the hands of gamers within the first 24 hours. The PlayStation 4 launched in North America on Friday November 15th and is scheduled for release in Europe later this month and Japan in early 2014.
Sony’s latest console launched alongside the following retail games: Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Battlefield 4, Call of Duty: Ghosts, FIFA 14, Injustice: Gods Among Us – Ultimate Edition, Just Dance 2013, Killzone: Shadow Fall, Knack, Lego: Marvel Super Heroes, Madden NFL 25, Need for Speed: Rivals and Skylander’s Swap Force.
We will have more on the PlayStation 4 in the coming weeks. Some of our staff members have already received their consoles – so reviews are inbound!
Source: Sony Press Release
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New Cartoons Breathe Fresh Life into Nintendo Video
Posted on November 17, 2013 by Jason Nason
Well Nintendo released the first few episodes of The Legend of Zelda: The Misadventures of Link over the last weeks on Nintendo Video. The videos are short as expected, topping up at just over a minute. The first such short little video just has Link, in the polygonal art style of The Wind Waker, crawling through a tunnel collecting rupies before he is dropped through the floor.
The video isn’t anything to write home about but I must say that I love the continued addition of added content to Nintendo Video and not just more music videos. Personally I didn’t really watch the random music videos and skipped right passed them in favour of the other content.
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The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds | PREVIEW
Posted on November 16, 2013 by Jason Nason
Anytime Nintendo launches a new Zelda title it’s a big deal. No matter the time or the system that the game is on every Nintendo and Zelda fan is excited. This time is no different.
There has been no shortage of Zelda games since the series launched on the NES way back in 1986 (1987 in North America). The newest game will be the fifteenth game in the series and the first original title to appear on the Nintendo 3DS. Perhaps the favourite and most celebrated title of the Zelda series is A Link to the Past, the third in the series and only game to appear on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. This newest game, A Link Between Worlds, is a sequel to that game.
Two worlds collide in the all-new adventure set in the world of Super NES classic The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. In this game, Link transforms into a living painting to cross into a dark, parallel dimension mirroring Hyrule.
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Mario Party Island Tour | PREVIEW
Posted on November 16, 2013 by Jason Nason
There’s no party quite like a Mario Party, and the A-list crew at Nintendo have been hosting parties for years. This year will be no exception with the launch of yet another iteration of Mario Party.
Mario Party: Island Tour is set to hit the Nintendo 3DS next week, and will be the twelfth video game in the series and the third on a portable system. The very first time the crew got together for some board game mini-games shenanigans was way back in 1998 on the Nintendo 64. Since then there were three N64 games, four Gamecube games and two Wii games. Plus there was Mario Party Advance for the Game Boy Advance, Mario Party DS for (you guessed it) the Nintendo DS and there was even a Mario Party card game which took advantage of the Nintendo e-Reader for mini-games on the GBA. Do you remember the e-Reader?
This latest game for the 3DS is the very first for the 3D system and will actually allow the game to be enjoyed by up to four players with just one copy of the game. What a novel idea! The game has seven new game boards, new modes, and 80 minigames.
Take a look at some of the features that Nintendo is touting!
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Nintendo 3DS Sales Continue Strong in October
Posted on November 16, 2013 by Jason Nason
Nintendo announced on Thursday that the Nintendo 3DS is once again the best-selling video game hardware system in North America. The handheld sold more than 452,000 units sold in October and sold double that of September.
Software sales were strong for Nintendo as well with Pokémon X and Pokémon Y as the number 1 and number 2 top-selling titles last month. The titles sold more than 1.7 million units combined and helped lead October as the biggest month for Nintendo 3DS software all year. Total Nintendo 3DS first-party software sales hit more than 2 million units sold, the highest tally since December 2011.
Source: Nintendo
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Second Dimension: The Warrior’s Code Interview
Posted on November 16, 2013 by Broken Joysticks
The fighting game community (FGC) has grown from holding local events to smaller venues to occupying ballrooms at four-star establishments with talent from all across the globe attending. Major sponsors such as Capcom, Namco Bandai, and others are responsible for the development of some of the world’s most famous franchises in gaming, and are showcased at a central tournament featuring the top fighting talent from across the world. With major prize pools, fighting games are now reaching a platform that can be compared to traditional eSports.Read More
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