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Curve Digital Announces Release Date for Insane Action Platformer 10 Second Ninja X

Philip Federico
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Curve Digital Announces Release Date for Insane Action Platformer 10 Second Ninja X

Sequel to the Brilliant ‘10 Second Ninja’ Gets Timely Release on July 19 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and PC

LONDON—May 24, 2016—Indie publisher Curve Digital and developer Four Circle Interactive today revealed that its thrilling action platformer and follow-up to 10 Second Ninja, 10 Second Ninja X, will launch worldwide on July 19, 2016 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation Vita, and Steam. To commemorate the announcement, Curve Digital and Four Circle Interactive have released a brand new trailer.

The game’s premise is simple: destroy everything within ten seconds in order to continue. But 10 Second Ninja X hides loads more behind its initial promise, as console and PC owners will discover. The studio’s original 10 Second Ninja won many fans, and the standalone sequel improves literally everything about the game’s formula, apart from the strict ten second time limit, which remains at ten seconds. Designed from the ground-up to be instantly replayable, 10 Second Ninja X is as joyous as it is challenging, and failing a level, be that by meeting a painful end or not completing the objective within ten seconds, is guaranteed to be entirely the player’s fault.

10 Second Ninja X boasts 60 immaculately designed levels spread across six rich and varied worlds. While much of the challenge comes from demonstrating the dexterity and reactions necessary to traverse each level within ten seconds, players looking for a bigger challenge will want to complete each as fast as possible. Each level is a puzzle, with its hallowed three-star reward reserved only for the genuinely skilled. Three-starring levels requires such pixel-perfect precision, such error-free choreography, that a perfect run will come rarely. But when it does, oh boy…

New features in 10 Second Ninja X include a bunch of new mini games, a host of unlockable costumes, a ghost mode, a new hub world and all-new HD visuals. And once the game’s 60 levels have been completed, players will unlock remastered versions of the original 10 Second Ninja levels, though with the “dubious” content removed in order for it to pass console certification.

“10 Second Ninja was our first game as a studio,” says Dan Pearce, Game Director at Four Circle Interactive. “Despite turning out officially brilliant – <ahem> 90 per cent from God Is A Geek </ahem> – we learnt an awful lot, making 10 Second Ninja X the game we really wanted to make. Though we’re going to be sad when we get knocked off the test leaderboards, we’re ridiculously excited to see people shaving milliseconds off the time when the game is officially released.”

Developed by Four Circle Interactive and published by Curve Digital, 10 Second Ninja X is slated to launch on July 19, 2016 for Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita (cross-buy is enabled for the latter two versions) for $9.99 / £7.99 / €9.99. This title has not yet been rated by the ESRB.

About Curve Digital

Curve Digital is the largest publisher of independent video games on console formats in the world. Working with high profile developers such as Mike Bithell (Thomas Was Alone), Dan Marshall (The Swindle) and Olli Harjola (The Swapper), Curve helps individuals and small teams bring their games to a larger audience. Curve actively publishes on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U and 3DS.

 

Website: curve-digital.com

Twitter: @CurveDigital

Facebook: Curve Digital

Overwatch Servers Live Ahead of May 24 Release Date

Jamie Laike Tsui
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This is not a drill. I repeat, this is not a drill. The Overwatch servers are now live. Those with digital copies can get a head start on Blizzard’s new team based FPS. Since the servers went live at midnight on May 24th London time, those who purchased a physical copy or a collector’s edition in the Americas may have to wait til tomorrow to snag their copy.

Overwatch is Blizzard’s first new franchise in almost twenty years. Overwatch stars a band of heroes who were part of the Overwatch peace keeping organization that saved the world during the Omnic Crisis. The heroes fall under one of four classes: offense, defense, tank, and support; and are pitted against each other across four game modes.

Overwatch is available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows. The base game is priced at $39.99 USD for PC. The Origins Edition for PC and consoles is priced at $59.99 and comes packed with extra goodies for World of Warcraft, Diablo 3, Heroes of the Storm, Starcraft II, and Hearthstone.

A Happy World Turtle Day from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

Jamie Laike Tsui
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A Happy World Turtle Day from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

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World Turtle Day happens every year on May 23 to educate the public about turtles and tortoises. Started by the American Tortoise Rescue, organizers hope the day will mobilize support to save endangered species like sea turtles and snapping turtles from extinction. Learn more about turtles and tortoises at the official World Turtle Day website.

In honour of World Turtle Day, Paramount Pictures has released a new trailer and movie poster for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows. The film is set to launch in Australian cinemas on June 9th. A premiere featuring Will Arnett and Stephen Amell will be in Sydney on May 29th followed by a fan screening in Melbourne on the 30th.

Indie Gala Every Monday Bundle #112 Now Available

Jamie Laike Tsui
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Indie Gala Every Monday Bundle #112 Now Available

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Pass the time while you wait for Overwatch’s release with a brand new Every Monday Bundle from Indie Gala and Capsule Computers. This week’s bundle contains seven indie games for only $1.89 during the first 24 hours of the sale.

Soccertron – A neon take on soccer designed for couch-based play.

atorb – A simple but challenging arcade shooter inspired by Bohr diagrams.

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Planet in the Shadows -Trapped on a hostile planet, you will need to harvest resources, build a base, and defend it against hostile locals to survive.

Marble Void – A 3D platformer inspired by the neon colours of the 80s.

Store Manager: Cellular Edition – Created by a former manager of a cellphone store, Store Manager: Cellular Edition aims to recreate the experience of managing a store as accurately as possible.

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Way of Gold and Steel – A mix of RTS and rogue-like gameplay elements, Way of Gold and Steel challenges players to advance through an RTS tech tree as the leader of a kingdom.

AWAKE – You’ve washed up on a deserted island, can you survive?

For the first 24 hours of the sale, the bundle is only $1.89, so grab yours at Indie Gala before the price goes up.

THIRD AND FINAL CLOSED BETA ANNOUNCED FOR RIDERS OF ICARUS

Philip Federico
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THIRD AND FINAL CLOSED BETA ANNOUNCED FOR RIDERS OF ICARUS

 

New Trailer Reveals Fantastical Mounts and Epic Environments As Players Get Last Chance to Register for Closed Beta 

LOS ANGELES – May 23, 2016 – Nexon America and WeMade Entertainment invite players to mount up one last time before July’s upcoming open beta for Riders of Icarus, by participating in the third and final closed beta test for the highly anticipated MMORPG. Beginning Thursday, June 2 and running through Tuesday, June 7, Nexon America is hosting a test for players in Western Europe, North America, Oceania and Latin America. The final closed beta test will introduce new gameplay updates as well as additional enhancements based on consumer feedback from previous tests. Sign up here for the chance to participate:  http://icarus.nexon.net/#/beta.

As an added bonus for those who play, exclusive permanent Silver Dragon or Gold Dragon capes will be rewarded at the launch of open beta.*  Players participating in the final closed beta play a crucial role in providing valuable developer feedback. Following the completion of the closed beta, WeMade will work to implement changes based on consumer input ahead of the open beta on July 6. Players who purchase one of the Riders of Icarus Founder’s Packs will also be given a seven-day Head Start with access to the game beginning on June 29.

A new trailer featuring a selection of the hundreds mounts players can capture and collect in Riders of Icarus debuted this week: https://youtu.be/pywKuW7vVP8

To sign up for the chance to join the final closed beta test, as well as to stay up-to-date on the latest news and announcements for Riders of Icarus, join the community today: ridersoficarus.com.

*More information on the beta rewards can be found here: http://icarus.nexon.net/en/news/article/10801

 

About Riders of Icarus

Take the battle to the sky with fantastical flying mount combat unlike anything you’ve seen before, in Riders of Icarus, the new unprecedented action-adventure MMORPG experience that lets you ride and fight on the back of the realm’s most dangerous winged beasts… dragons.  As a Rider with legendary combat abilities, you will explore a majestic world to tame, collect and train hundreds of different wild beasts as your very own mounts, each with unique special abilities.  Master the skills of aerial combat with other battle-ready heroes as you fight your way through an epic experience filled with massive boss battles by both land and air.

The Ride of Your Life Awaits! 

About WeMade Entertainment, Co., Ltd. http://www.wemade.com/

WeMade Entertainment, Co., Ltd. is a game development company based in Seoul, Korea, which services many games through mobile, online and other platforms. The company was founded in 2000 and has been a leader in the gaming industry from its inception.

The company developed well-known MMORPG The Legend of Mir 2, which produced record revenues and the largest user base worldwide, with a CCU record of over 800,000 in China. In 2012, mobile games such as Candy Pang and Wind Runner became favorites in Korea and recorded over 10 million downloads. WeMade is continuing to develop and publish mobile games in various genres such as AOS, RPG, SNG and much more worldwide.

About Nexon America, Inc. http://www.nexon.net
Nexon America, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NEXON Co., Ltd. (“Nexon”) (3659.TO) a worldwide leader in online games. Based in Los Angeles, Nexon America was founded in 2005 to bring the best of online entertainment to the North American audience. The company’s growing library of titles includes fan-favorites MapleStory, the classic side-scrolling MMORPG; Vindictus, an action-packed combat MMO; and Dirty Bomb, Splash Damage’s multiplayer online first-person shooter, now in open beta on Steam. Upcoming titles from Nexon America include First Assault, a first-person shooter based on the critically acclaimed “Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex” IP, now in Early Access; LawBreakers, the first title from Cliff Bleszinski’s studio Boss Key Productions; and an unannounced title from QC Games.

New Yooka-Laylee Characters, Screens and Plot Details

Nathan Farrugia
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New Yooka-Laylee Characters, Screens and Plot Details

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Banjo Kazooie spiritual successor Yooka-Laylee hasn’t had much information divulged about it but that all begins to change today on the year anniversary of the project’s announcement. Playtonic has raised the curtain on a number of new details including the big bad boss, collectibles and some details about the plot and future plans.

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Here is a look at the games big bad, Capital B. He owns Hivory Towers, a diabolical publishing corporation that wants to absorb all of the worlds literature and convert the acquisition into a healthy profit. It seems the beginning of the game will mark Hivory Towers hostile takeover of another company, Quack Corp, which are leaders in the technology field and will help Capital B. and his company achieve his devious goal.

Playtonic are aiming to make a large and lovable cast of characters that will create an over arching story between games and worlds, sort of like the Marvel Cinematic Universe. They assure us their will be plenty of secrets, back stories and punch lines to discover throughout your journeys. They are a bit hard to make out in the picture above, but another two new characters are being revealed here, the hapless, multi-limbed scientist Dr. Puzz and her traitorous former colleague Dr. Quack.

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The duck in the bio-chamber on top of Capital B’s should is Dr. Quack. He is described as a “ruthless, exosuit-wearing fowl, who’s making the best of a bad situation under the corporate rule of Capital B. The good doctor wasn’t always this unpleasant, but the ruthless takeover of his Quack Corp organisation has persuaded Quack to concoct all manner of crude inventions to satisfy the demands of his new boss – and the shareholders, of course.”

The female octopus who on top of the cliff that looks like shes wearing an astronaut helmet is  Dr. Quack’s sweet, naeve prodigy, Dr. Puzz. She has “proved far more morally rigid than her former colleague, breaking ties with Quack Corp as soon as the exosuits started stirring – and taking her own inventions with her. The tentacled technician – designed by Ed ‘Mumbo Jumbo’ Bryan – is the gateway to all of Yooka-Laylee’s wild and wonderful transformations, which we’ll be revealing in the near future.” So it looks like she will be the stand in for Mumbo Jumbo who transformed Banjo Kazooie into something unique in each world in their games.

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Collectibles are also planned to be a big part of the experience. ‘Butterfly Energy’ will refill the player’s health and the brand new power meter, which is said to have been designed to empower fun and challenging platforming gameplay while avoiding the all-too-occasional tedium of resource management. Pagies seem to be the top level collectable, which will expand the world of the magical Grand Tomes that are being held captive by Hivory Towers.

Quills will be replacing notes, and act as currency that allow Yooka and Laylee to learn new moves that will help them explore land, air and sea and take out new enemies. From the sounds of it, all the moves will be available from the start but it will be up to the player to choose what order they want those moves in. Players are also being empowered by unique Tonic gameplay modifiers, which can be used to customise your play style.

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The Toybox, which was promised to most backers of the Kickstarter campaign, is coming in July. The delay is good news, as the Toybox is no longer just a room to jump around in but is now a ‘more significant chunk of playable content’. Playtonic describe the Toybox as not a …”traditional ‘demo’, but a self-contained, spoiler-free sandbox designed to give Yooka-Laylee backers a taste of the platforming to come in the final game. There are plenty moves to try, custom-built props to play with, secrets to discover and yes, shiny collectibles to hunt out.”

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Yooka-Laylee is still on track to be delivered around October 2016 on all major platforms including PS4, Xbox One, Wii U and PC, but the Playtonic team have said they will not hesitate to delay the game to put some final polish on it.

Yooka-Laylee was backed by over 70,000 people on Kickstarter and smashed every single one of it’s smash goals with the last one granting free DLC to all backers of the ambitious project. The game and the Playtonic team will be present at E3 so check back from June 14th – 16th for all Yooka-Laylee and E3 updates.

New Season Reboot of In the House Announced

Mateja Simovic
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New Season Reboot of In the House Announced

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The folks over at In The House announced their line-up for the new season of cult classic film screenings starting mid-July of this year. This season will be a reboot (because they’re all the rage these days) to help synch up all the In The House events nationally with cinemas in other states. This might also mean that old entries might be chosen to go up again so check out what I thought about the previous entries here (with my favourite being Toy Story).

As it stands, here are the films which have been announced so far:

  • Big Trouble in Little China (1986) –July 22nd
  • Donnie Darko (2001) –August 5th
  • Serenity (2005) –August 19th
  • Leon the Professional (1994) –September 2nd
  • The Godfather (1972) –September 16th
  • Boyz N the Hood (1991) –September 30th
  • Airplane (1980) –October 14th
  • The Thing (1982) & The Shining (1980)- October 28th Halloween Double Feature
  • True Romance (1993) –November 11th
  • Aliens (1986) –November 25th

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I’m a fan of the In the House format and I quite enjoy the selection of films they have put up each season and I am looking forward to reviewing the new season as well. Airplane in particular is one of my favourites and alongside Serenity and The Godfather. It’s good to see these films screened in a cinema (as they were intended to be watched) and I have no problem recommending coming along to In the House.

You can find tickets for all of their screenings here.

Kodansha USA Announces Three New Licenses at Anime Central 2016

K. Roberts
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Kodansha USA Announces Three New Licenses at Anime Central 2016

Kodansha Comics has just made three license announcements at their panel at Anime Central 2016. All of these releases will be available in autumn 2016.

First up is The Attack on Titan Anime Guidebook. This book contains more than 170 pages of actor interviews, concept art and more information that has never before been available in English. The title is tentative and may change before release.

Next up is The Attack on Titan Coloring Book. This book contains more than 50 pages for fans to colour in artwork featuring their favourite characters, scenes and titans.

Finally, Kodansha Comics will be releasing Shuzo Oshimi’s manga series Happiness. Oshimi is known for being the creator of The Flowers of Evil. Kodansha describes the series as follows: “A boy out walking at night is attacked by a girl in an alley. She sucks his blood and gives him a choice: life or death. He chooses life, but finds himself nearly overwhelmed by a new thirst and a fascination with the necks of his classmates … This disturbing, dark, and at times uncomfortable funny series gives us an absurd take on the awkwardness of growing up and dealing with your sexuality.”

Viz Media to Release ‘Bleach’ on Blu-ray

K. Roberts
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Viz Media to Release ‘Bleach’ on Blu-ray

Just a few hours ago, at Anime Central 2016, Viz Media announced at that they will be releasing the anime adaptation of Bleach on Blu-ray. The first set will be released in North America on July 19, 2016.

Bleach Set 1 will contain episodes 1-27. They will be featured with Japanese audio and English subtitles and English audio. On-disc extras will include an art gallery, the textless ending animations and a feature titled “Behind the Scenes of Bleach“, which contains interviews with the cast of the English dub. The set has a suggested retail price of $54.97 USD, but it can currently be pre-ordered from Right Stuf for $44.53 USD.

The series ran for 366 episodes. Viz Media released collection 26, containing episodes 355-366, on DVD last September.

Aniplex of America to Host ‘Sword Art Online’ Festival at Anime Expo This Year

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Aniplex of America to Host ‘Sword Art Online’ Festival at Anime Expo This Year

Aniplex of America has just announced that they will be hosting the Sword Art Online Festival at Anime Expo 2016. The festival is being held to celebrate the upcoming worldwide release of the film Sword Art Online The Movie -Ordinal Scale-. The film will premiere in 2017.

The event will take place on July 2, 2016 in Petree Hall. It will feature 11 members of the English dub cast. These include: Bryce Papenbrook, Cherami Leigh, Cassandra Lee Morris, Stephanie Sheh, Michelle Ruff, Ben Diskin, Christine Cabanos, Sarah Williams, Patrick Seitz, Kirk Thornton and EricaMendez, as well as ADR script writer and director Alex von David as the MC. There will also be some secret guests attending the event. They will be revealed on the day.

The festival is similar to the Kill la Kill English Cast Panel that Aniplex of America hosted last year. It will feature live line readings, games and bloopers. There will also be an exclusive giveaway item for a limited number of attendees. Aniplex of America will make an announcement about the film at the event.

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