To celebrate the success of Bloodmasque, Square Enix are giving players another chance to play the action-RPG for free on iOS devices, until midnight on December 16. Bloodmasque follows a Vampire Hunter and their dark journey against lords of the night, within an alternative version of 19th Century Paris.
With Christmas approaching soon, a special holiday edition of the Hunter’s Gauntlet will be available until December 25, for Vampire Hunters to pursue two unique foes; Rudolf the Red and Holly Mistletoe. Those willing to take on the master or legend level of difficulty, have a higher chance of finding their prey and winning the hunter gear and gifts on offer.
Bloodmasque is playable on iPhone4S and later, iPod touch generation 5 or later, iPad 2 or later and can be accessed for free here. Also check out the official game soundtrack, with 34 original and un-edited tracks, downloadable hereon iTunes for $11.99.
If you ask any Xbox One owner what their most highly anticipated upcoming game is, you will probably get the same answer; Titanfall. Ever since EA announced the game at E3 this year, Titanfall has been stealing spotlights and bashing down the competition with its giant robotic fists – and so it should, the game looks amazing!
I have never been the biggest fan of FPS games, but it is impressive to see how far they have come since the days of Doom, Duke Nukem 3d and Goldeneye 64. They have become truly competitive and despite the differences between the major franchises, the skills and mechanics have been so consistent and well-refined, allowing you to jump from Call of Duty to Battlefield and have a fairly good understanding of what you are doing. Titanfall takes these core, refined and competitive mechanics and applies them while simultaneously turning the genre on its head.
The simplest, yet most game changing mechanic that is introduced in Titanfall is the double jumping and wall running. The way these are implemented really shakes up the entire combat experience. Double-jumping lets you reach areas quicker and easier, while wall running lets you maneuver yourself around the map in ways that would be impossible otherwise. Not only that, but the longer you wall run, the faster you go which means you can run across the entire map in a few seconds flat, to either join the fray or get out of the line of fire.
Wall running is one thing, but it is really the Titans that change up the way the game truly plays. During battle you can call down the namesake Titans, hop in and go to town. Titans have different skills depending on their class, and you can load them out with different weapons and secondary skills. You may find yourself as a long-range sniper while on foot, but you can change your play style entirely by creating a close-range, melee based Titan to stop your enemies into oblivion. This kind of mid-battle shake up offers a lot more versatility than we see in other FPS games, and makes the Titans more of a strategical choice, rather than just being “giant robots.”
It is easy to see why the whole world is excited for Titanfall and how that anticipation keeps growing with every newly released snippet of information. Titanfall looks to change the way we view the FPS genre in this new generation, and I for one couldn’t be more excited. The past weekend’s announcement of the Ogre-Type Titan already has me thinking of loadout and play style choices for a game who’s genre I have never been particularly interested in, and that is still months away from release.
The 8th entry in the Video Game Quiz series by Undercoders has been released. Video Games Quiz – SNES Edition is now available on the iOS App Store. How well could you recognise these 16-bit classics?
You’re given an image from a old school title and simply asked to type in the name of said game. If you are fast enough, and feeling competitive, you can earn your high scores and make strides in beating your friends and becoming top of the GameCenter leaderboards. Win the global console wars against rival Sega Genesis/Megadrive fans as they also test their own knowledge. If you ever get stuck on any of the 10 levels, featuring over 300 games and ascending in difficulty, then you can use coins to buy hints, or ask co-operative buddies for help via Facebook and Twitter.
Check out some screens below, and if you’re interested, download the quiz right here, for free.
PopCap, the folks behind the monstrously successful Plants vs Zombies 2: It’s About Time, announced today that Peggle 2, the sequel to their much-beloved casual juggernaut, launches on the Xbox One today, December 10, 2013.
Peggle 2 is going to be available exclusively as the first digital-only game for the Xbox One. It features all of the fun of the original but with a plethora of new features. The game will come out swinging with 60 levels, 60 trials, multiplayer gameplay, and four completely new Peggle Masters and power-ups.
The game is now available for $15.96 (Au) on the Xbox Live Games Store. You can check out the official website here.
Last time we had heard about Halo: Spartan Assault was simply that it would be making the leap from Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 to consoles for both the Xbox 360 and the Xbox One. Unfortunately, Microsoft hadn’t revealed any exact release date back then, but the news today coming out on 343 Industries’ 343 Day has told us just that.
It looks like 343 Industries and Vanguard Games will be giving gifts just a bit early as Halo: Spartan Assault will be going live onto Xbox One on December 24th, 2013, though anyone that hasn’t made the console switch will be forced to wait another month before it releases onto Xbox 360.
Those wanting to check out the twin-stick shooter action of Halo: Spartan Assault will be able to download it for the Xbox One for $14.99, but as a bonus treat to those that have purchased the previous Windows 8 version before December 15th will be able to get at a reduced price of $4.99. Though pricing or similar discount information has not been given yet for the Xbox 360 version.
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag has had a fantastic release and has been seeing some pretty good review scores, but since it has been out for sometime Ubisoft has gotten its Multiplayer DLC ready for release this week. The DLC, titled “Blackbeard’s Wrath” will be adding in 3 new characters to the multiplayer experience of Black Flag for players to utilize.
Including the dread pirate Blackbeard himself with his twin cutlasses, the Orchid a Chinese military adviser during the Quing Dynasty with her katana, and the Jaguar an Aztec warrior from Mexico named Cuali that makes short work of his foes with his axe. Those wanting to see what these killers will look like going at it in multiplayer can check out the new screenshots release by clicking on the images in the gallery below.
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag is available now for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, Xbox One, PS4, PC, but “Blackbeard’s Wrath” will be releasing on Tuesday for Xbox 360, Xbox One, and PC, then on Wednesday for PS3 and PS4, with no word of it coming to Wii U.
Thief is looking to give players plenty to think about, with all the planning going into heists and avoiding the guards, so Square Enix and Eidos-Montreal are planning themselves to offer a way for players to access and utilize information from the game with the companion app they have on the way. From maps and digital comics, to personal stats and an Official wiki, the companion app will be chock-full of useful info.
While the full app wont be coming out until the Thief officially releases, a lite version will be coming out later this month, which will let players access character bios, trailers, artwork, and screenshots. But, when it is up to the full version the information it will provide is sure to be invaluable. Thief, and the full version of the companion app, is set to release February 2014 for the Xbox 360, PS3, Xbox One, PS4, and PC.
The first video-game adaptation of the upcoming Space Dandy anime has just been announced. Namco Bandai are looking to reinvent the legendary Galaga series in the style of Space Dandy. The game is set to be titled Space Galaga.
Space Galaga is slated to release for free on iOS and Android devices in 2014. The game features Space Dandy characters and aliens in what looks to be a rip-roaring good time. It will surely be the perfect companion video-game for the Space Dandy anime series which is slated to begin airing in January 2014.
Be sure to check out the trailer for the Space Galaga mobile game in the video below.
Ubisoft brought Tom Clancy’s The Division to this year’s VGX. They released a trailer to demonstrate the power of Snowdrop, the brand new engine that the game is built on. The trailer shows off the impressive lighting effects, particle system, and shaders that will create realistic weather and time of day effects. The visual effects seek to replicate lighting effects usually only seen in film.
Tom Clancy’s The Division follows a team called the Strategic Homeland Division after a deadly virus sweeps through New York City on Black Friday. The city is thrown into chaos as order breaks down and anarchy reigns. The Division will be released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows.
The cyborg ninja will appear in a mission entitled ‘Jamais Vu’ exclusively to Xbox. Sorry PlayStation owners, at least you get your own exclusive ‘Déjà vu’ mission, along with a classic Solid Snake skin.
The new trailer shows off some familiar gameplay, as we last saw Raiden in his own spin-off title Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. Although his performance in Metal Gear Solid 5 Ground Zeroes wills not be as frantic or as fast-paced as seen in Metal Gear Rising.
The trailer also ends with another reveal; Metal Gear Solid 5 Ground Zeroes will be released on March 18 2014 for PlayStation 3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.
