Over the weekend Telltale Games announced at PAX West that the upcoming third season of their The Walking Dead series now has an official name and that it will be premiering in November. The third season will be called The Walking Dead: A New Frontier where it will be available for consoles, PC, and mobile platforms digitally and eventually will be available at retail as part of a “Season Pass Disc.”
Telltale went on to detail that players will continue to follow the story of Clementine who is now a teenager and tries to keep secretive about her past while trying to protect herself and described a bit more about the new character Javier who is a man struggling to keep his family together in the new world.
Gearbox Software has announced that in order to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the release of Duke Nukem 3D that the company will be releasing Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on October 11th. The title will feature the classic 1996 title plus a new episode featuring eight levels designed by Allen Blum III and Richard “Levelord” Gray.
The game will also feature new music and new one liners from Duke Nukem’s original voice actor, Jon St. John. You can check out the announcement trailer as well as some screenshots of Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour below.
Over the past couple of weeks Idea Factory International has been releasing simple world building trailers for MeiQ: Labyrinth of Death and now they have released the third and final video focusing on giving players a small sample of what they can expect from the challenges that the Machina Mages and Estra will face off against on their quest as the being narrating these videos believes in their power.
The full video can be found below while MeiQ: Labyrinth of Death is set to be released on September 13th in North America and Europe for the PS Vita.
Square Enix has revealed that they are planning on having the first piece of story DLC for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided out in only a few weeks. The “System RIft” DLC will launch on September 23rd and will be part of the season pass or $11.99 if bought separately. The DLC will feature the return of the character Frank Pritchard who appeared in the previous game and you can read the full overview of what this DLC will offer below:
In System Rift, you will re-unite with Frank Pritchard, Adam’s friend and former colleague at Sarif Industries, and assist him in hunting down information on the mysterious Santeau Group. Desperate to get more information, Pritchard targets one of the most secure data banks ever created – the Palisade Blade. In agreeing to help, Adam may also be able to uncover hints as to who the illuminati really are.
With ReCore set to be released in a little under two weeks Microsoft has decided to release the launch trailer for the game early in an effort to give potential players an extra chance to see what they are in for in the upcoming game. In the video narrated by Joule’s father players will see Joule as she explores a planet where robots have taken over the world and works alongside a number of helpful mechanical allies in an effort to save what is left of mankind.
ReCore is currently set to be released for the Xbox One and PC on September 13th in North America and September 16th in Europe.
After Acquire finished releasing Akiba’s Beat‘s set of Japanese character trailers XSEED Games has begun their own English subtitled series of videos and after focusing on the main protagonist they are now moving on to Saki Hoshino, meaning they will likely be releasing videos in the same order as the developer.
Saki recently moved to Akihabara in an effort to attend a vocational school but unlike many of the other characters, it appears that she has been battling the delusions for some time as she is already working with her familiar, named Pinkun, in order to remove these delusions and protect the world.
NIS America has continued with their series of character introduction videos for their upcoming release Criminal Girls 2: Party Favors and this time around the delinquent being introduced is named Tsukasa Yaegashi who happens to be a street-smart girl with a loose tongue but while she might be tough, she does have quite a soft side and sense of humor.
Tsuakasa will serve as a powerful healer for the party and wields a mace when in combat. You can check out her reveal trailer below and keep an eye out for Criminal Girls 2: Party Favors when it is released in North America on September 20th and in Europe on September 23rd for the PS Vita.
Those who are looking forward to playing the Ankake Supa developed Touhouaction RPG Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity won’t have to wait much longer as XSEED Games has announced that they are planning on releasing the game digitally in North America for the PlayStation 4 on September 20th where it will be priced at $19.99.
The title follows Remilia Scarlet as she searches for something new and exciting to end the monotony of her long lived life only to find her mansion in ruins was originally an independent PC release and has been upgraded to support a full 1080p resolution that will run at 60 frames per second and to go along with this announcement XSEED has released a few new English screenshots for the game and you can check those out below.
With Divine Prison Tower: Mary Skelter set to be released in Japan on October 13th for the PS Vita Compile Heart has chosen to release the opening movie for the game a little over a month early. The minute and a half long video, found below, gives us a brief look at each of the main characters in the title all set to a very catchy theme song and fairly impressive visuals for this style of game.
Currently Divine Prison Tower: Mary Skelter has not been announced for release in the West though the chances of the dungeon crawling RPG being localized in the future are quite high.
Razer announced today a brand new keyboard today that looks to bridge the gap between rubber domed and mechanical keyboards. The Razer Ornata will come with green LEDs and also a RGB LED version called the Razer Ornata Chroma. The keyboard will feature a brand new, patent pending switch that uses a rubber dome base to maintain a soft, cushioned feel and a mechanical switch mounted on the top for a crisp tactile click. To top it all off, a mid height keycap sits on top of the switch, to create a short travel time for faster actuation.
The Razer Ornata comes with a magnetically attached wrist rest, 10-key roll over, a dedicated gaming mode, and lighting controlled by the Razer Synapse software. The keyboard is available now through Razer’s online store and will hit retailers in October 2016. The Razer Ornata will carry an MSRP of $79.99 USD and the Razer Ornata Chroma will be priced at $99.99 USD.
I find the Razer Ornata to be a pretty intriguing idea. Admittedly, mechanical keyboard snobs will likely turn their noses on anything with the words “membrane” or “rubber dome.” There are so many variations of mechanical key switches and modifications these days, it’s highly likely that someone will eventually find a mechanical switch to suit their taste. On the other hand, Razer is offering the full featured Ornata keyboard at a price competitive with higher end rubber domed gaming keyboards. Either way, I applaud Razer’s attempt to carve a brand new niche for themselves.
