Tuesday, June 4, 2013

343 Industries Announce Halo: Spartan Assault, Coming July To Windows 8 PC's, Tablets And Windows Phone 8


343 Industries have announced Halo: Spartan Assault, a downloadable game coming to Windows 8 Devices this July. This $6.99 Windows 8 exclusive is a top down action shooter set between Halo 3 and Halo 4.



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Top features include the following:
  • Original “Halo” gameplay. An action-packed, single-player campaign spanning 25 missions in battles never before experienced in the Halo Universe, all played from a top-down camera view
  • New and immersive storyline. An original story set between the events of “Halo 3” and “Halo 4,” experience a new war with the Covenant, the first missions of the Spartan Ops program and the rise of Commander Sarah Palmer, all with best-in-class graphics and audio
  • Built for simplicity. A unique fusion of touch and consolelike controls for easy pick-up-and-play gaming, with the added flexibility of keyboard and mouse controls on Windows 8 PCs and tablets2
  • Integration with “Halo 4.” Earn experience points (XP), all-new Achievements, and unlock emblems for your “Halo 4” Spartan career, with additional integration features available after launch
  • Nonstop competitive fun. Compete against friends in Leaderboards or hone your skills against an onslaught of Weekly Challenges while collecting more than 40 in-game Achievements and Medals
  • In-app purchases. Grind to earn upgrades or speed up your training by purchasing credits for boosts, unique weapons or armor abilities
  • Only on Windows. Available only on Windows 8 PCs and tablets and Windows Phone 8 devices.


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Natsume Announce The Opening Of A New Office In Tokyo, Will be Headed By Yasutaka Maekawa


Natsume have announced they have opened a new office in Tokyo. this new office will be headed by Yasutaka Maekawa who worked previously at Taito. it appears this expansion will help grow Natsume into the smartphone and tablet games market. Natsume say that Yasutaka Maekawa will also be working on creating new games as well as heading up the office.

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Zoink! Announce Stick It To The Man!, Coming To PS3 And PS Vita This Year

Zoink! have revealed Stick It To The Man!, an upcoming PS3 and PS Vita game. Zoink! describe it as a mind-reading game set in a paper and sticker universe. Stick It To The Man! has you playing as Ray who is in a coma with a 16 foot pink spaghetti arm. he can use this power to listen to peoples thoughts and put thoughts in their heads. Ray is being chased by The Man and has to use the over 100 characters and their thoughts.

Stick It To The Man! features over 10 hours of voice acting with dialogue written by Ryan North, who has worked on Adventure Time.



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SourceEU PlayStation Blog

Subatomic Studios Announce They Are Bringing Fieldrunners 2 To PS Vita This Summer


Subatomic Studios have announced they are bringing Fieldrunners 2 to the PS Vita. coming this summer, the PS Vita version of the game will include new attacks and a new game engine.

Source: EU PlayStation Blog

Square Enix Announce Murdered: Soul Suspect For PS3, Xbox 360 And PC

Square Enix have revealed a new game coming to PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. Murdered: Soul Suspect has you playing as Ronan O'Connor, a detective who has just been killed. he's stuck in limbo and is determined to find out who his killer is and escape being stuck in Limbo. the game is set in Salem Massachusetts and whilst he's unable to communicate with the detectives on the case, he is able to read their minds and influence them. the trailer for Murdered: Soul Suspect also makes mention of the PSN and Xbox Live which could hint that either this is a downloadable game or it has some online aspect.



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Disney Interactive Have Released A New Trailer For Disney Planes The Video Game

Disney Interactive have released a new trailer for the upcoming Disney Planes Video Game. these games are only coming out on Nintendo platforms and this trailer appears to show action from the Wii U version of the game.


Naughty Dog Have Released A New The Last Of Us Trailer Showing How Possible Their World Is

Naughty Dog have released a new trailer for The Last Of Us. this video tries to use science and real world examples to see if the tragedy of The Last Of Us could happen in real life.