Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Square Enix Announce Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Director’s Cut For Wii U


Square Enix have announced they are bringing Deus Ex: Human Revolution to the Wii U. Coming Soon, Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Director’s Cut features Miiverse Integration, access to developer commentaries, in-game guides, interactive map editing, neural hub enhancements and touch screen hacking. Also included is Tongs’s Rescue mission and the entire Missing Link chapter, which were released as DLC on the other consoles. these have been integrated into the narrative flow of the game.

Other improvements over the previous versions include refined game balance and combat, improved AI, visual improvements, and overhauled boss fights (which was the main draw back in previous versions)

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Zero Punctuation - Tomb Raider

This week Yahtzee revisits a franchise he grew up with. The Tomb Raider reboot is generally thought of as a good game, but will nostalgia get in the way or will the game hold up under such close scrutiny.

Namco Bandai Have Released A New Behind The Scenes Look At The Gorn In Star Trek

Namco Bandai have released a new behind the scenes look at Star Trek: The Video Game. this video features Brian Miller talking about bringing Gorn to the game. he talks about, and uses in-game action and concept art to show, the different types of Gorn. he reveals there are 15 different types of Gorn in the game as well as female ones. they used real life female lizards and geckos to come up with an appropriate colour for them.

Zen Studios Have Released A New Multiplayer Trailer For CastleStorm On XBLA

Zen Studio have released a new trailer and detailed the Multiplayer modes in CastleStorm, their upcoming XBLA Game. there are 3 modes to choose from, each can be played in local split screen or via online multiplayer. first up is 1 vs 1, one side is the Vikings and the other are Knights and the aim here is to destroy your opponents castle. Survival Co-Op has two teams joining forces to survive waves of enemies, one player controls the castle whilst the other controls the ground forces. the last mode is Last Stand Co-Op which focuses on the ground unit against wave after wave of enemies.



Source: Play XBLA

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Sony Announce Partnership With Ovosonico, A New Independent Studio Formed By Massimo Guaring


Sony have announced they have entered a partnership with new independent studio Ovosonico. the CEO of Ovosonico is Massimo Guaring, he directed the games Naruto - Rise Of A Ninja and Shadow's Of The Damned. Massimo Guaring also has worked at Grasshopper Manufacture. Ovosonico was set up in 2012 and specializes in creating new IP, though nothing specific was revealed for PlayStation in this announcement. all that was revealed was Ovosonico would be working with Sony on a new IP.

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Nintendo Reveal Their PAX East Line-Up, Booth Offerings And Early Game Buys


Nintendo have revealed their PAX East Plans. as well as having both 3DS and Wii U games at their booth, Nintendo have announced they will be selling Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity on 3DS before they go on sale to the general public. they will also be selling Fire Emblem Awakening and the Red, Blue, Pink and the limited-edition Pikachu Nintendo 3DS XL system. 

Nintendo will have a separate Pokémon gaming lounge where fans can play Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity and have the chance of winning some giveaways, having their picture taken with Pokémon and taking part in Pokémon Trivia. The Nintendo booth will give fans a chance to have their mug shot taken for Albatross Island Prison, from LEGO City: Undercover.

Wii U games and applications scheduled to be shown at the booth include:
• Pikmin 3 from Nintendo
• The Wonderful 101 from Nintendo
• LEGO® City Undercover from Nintendo
• Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate from Capcom
• Need for Speed Most Wanted U from Electronic Arts
• Wii Street U powered by Google from Nintendo
• New Super Mario Bros. U from Nintendo
• Nintendo Land from Nintendo

Nintendo 3DS games scheduled to be shown include:
• Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon from Nintendo
• Animal Crossing: New Leaf from Nintendo (guided demonstration)
• LEGO® City Undercover: The Chase Begins from Nintendo
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity from Nintendo
• HarmoKnight from Nintendo
• Kersploosh! from Nintendo
• Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate from Capcom
• Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate from Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
• Fire Emblem Awakening from Nintendo

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Switchblade Monkeys Reveal Their Debut Game, Secret Ponchos For The PS3 And Xbox 360

Switchblade Monkeys have revealed their debut game. this independent studio is comprised of Former Senior-Level Staff from Blizzard, Hasbro, Radical and More. their debut game is coming to the PS3 and Xbox 360 and it called Secret Ponchos. it's a wild west multiplayer game that you can play 1 v 1 or all out gunfights. you can customise your outlaw and each has their own strengths, weapon types, special moves and play styles.



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