Batman ™: Arkham Origins – Initiation Challenge Map Add-On Now Available |
| Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment confirmed that the Initiation Challenge Map Add-On for Batman™: Arkham Origins is available now on the Xbox LIVE online entertainment network from Microsoft, on the PlayStation®Network, Steam and Nintendo eShop for £5.49. The Initiation Add-On focuses on Bruce Wayne before he donned his cowl, and introduces a new challenge campaign with four unique challenge maps and two original skins – Initiation Bruce Wayne and Vigilante Bruce Wayne. Players who have purchased the Batman: Arkham Origins Season Pass and are connected to the Internet will have instant access to the content. Set high in the Paektu-San Mountains of North Korea, the Initiation Add-On follows a young Bruce Wayne as he faces his ultimate test. Players will embark upon a series of challenge maps that test their martial arts training across exotic locales, including a bamboo forest and a mountain top monastery. Fans will face fresh enemies along with an epic final test to prove their worthiness to Bruce’s greatest and most pitiless teacher, Kirigi. About Batman: Arkham Origins Developed by WB Games Montréal, Batman: Arkham Origins is based on DC Comics’ core Batman license and introduces an original prequel storyline set several years before the events of Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City. Taking place before the rise of Gotham City’s most dangerous criminals, the game features an expanded Gotham City and showcases a young and unrefined Batman as he faces a defining moment in his early career as a crime fighter that sets his path to becoming the Dark Knight. As the story unfolds, players will meet many important characters for the first time and forge key relationships. The online multiplayer mode is developed by Splash Damage. Batman: Arkham Origins is the next installment in the blockbuster Batman: Arkham videogame franchise and is available now for the Xbox 360®, PS3™, the Wii U™ system, and Windows PC. The game is now available worldwide along with Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate™ for Nintendo 3DS™ handheld system and PlayStation®Vita handheld entertainment system. |
Batman ™: Arkham Origins – Initiation Challenge Map Add-On Now Available
Mionix NAOS 7000 Gaming Mouse Now Available For Preorder
Mionix has released the latest NAOS mouse. The NAOS 7000 features a ADNS-3310 optical sensor capable of up to 7000 DPI and is powered by a 32 bit ARM processor running at 32Mhz. The seven mouse buttons are built from the top of the line Omron brand micro-switches rated for 20 million clicks. The ergonomics have been optimized for right handed users favouring palm mouse grips. The mouse is coated in four layers of rubber and the lighting is capable of displaying up to 16.8 million different colours in two separate lighting zones.
The NAOS 7000 is available for pre-order and is expected to ship sometime in December 2013. The MSRP is $79.99 / €79.99 / £69.99 / 699 SEK. Check out our review of the NAOS 7000’s big sibling, the NAOS 8200 here.
ENTER ELSWORD’S DIABOLICAL GATE OF DARKNESS
ENTER ELSWORD’S DIABOLICAL GATE OF DARKNESS
Irvine, Calif., December 04, 2013—The hit free-to-play action MMORPG Elsword, invites players on a completely new hell-raising experience as the popular Event Dungeon, Gate of Darkness, receives a total overhaul. Created as a portal to Elrios, it’s up to Elsword’s team to thwart the denizens of the darkest realms from entering Elrios. It’s now up to players to close the Gate of Darkness by attacking the gate itself in an all-out epic battle.
Groups of dungeon crawlers will be randomly selected to enter the mysterious Gate of Darkness once a boss monster is slain; it’s then that evil will pour from the Gate of Darkness to attack and enter Elrios through a Dimension Portal that must be protected at all costs. However, this feat can not be done alone! If a party has less than four members, a special group of heroes will also join the fight.
How will players take on an army from hell . by fighting back with an army of their own! Strategically summon monsters of different types to battle the demons with varying offense and defense characteristics, and no infernal assault on Elrios is complete without a fiendish overlord of unimaginable power. Will our heroes be vanquished when the ultimate evil steps through the Gate, or will Elrios summon a champion of her own to help our heroes? Victors will be rewarded handsomely with amazing Gate of Darkness prizes including new armor, new weapons and more.
In addition, Elsword will also be available on the popular Aeria Games Ignite platform starting December 4th, so Ignite players will find exploring Elsword easier than ever.
To play Elsword for free please visit ElswordOnline.com and keep watching the official Facebook page here. For more Elsword information and assets please visit our press kit here.
In Elsword, gamers can choose from six specialized and customizable characters as they explore an immersive world and battle rivals to complete dynamic quests. As players progress through the game, they can evolve their fighting styles by upgrading to new job classes, learning deadly new abilities and mastering combo attacks. With intuitive and straightforward controls, Elsword offers players of all skill levels the ability to experience the thrill of victory in combat either on solo missions or cooperatively in a party of up to four players. For those who welcome a challenge, Elsword also delivers action-packed PvP combat.
Valve Joins Forces with Linux Foundation
Valve has stated outright over the course of their announcements that they will be integrating a Steam client that’s compatible with the Linux platform, and that the Steam Machine would be utilizing a Linux-based SteamOS. Today, Valve took another step towards supporting Linux. They’ve announced that they’ve joined forces with Linux Foundation, a non-profit organization whose goal is to promote the Linux platform and to see the growth of the platform in popularity.
“Joining the Linux Foundation is one of many ways Valve is investing in the advancement of Linux gaming. Through these efforts, we hope to contribute tools for developers building new experiences on Linux, compel hardware manufacturers to prioritize support for Linux, and ultimately deliver an elegant and open platform for Linux users,” said Mike Sartain of Valve. You can check out the rest of announcement here.
The first batch of Steam Machines should be coming soon. The site for Steam Machines states that it’ll be coming out in 2014. Beta-testing is already available for select individuals that pass certain requirements. The highly anticipated Steam Machine will be produced by a variety partners to ensure a variety of these machines are available to the public.
What do you think of the Steam Gaming Machine and the SteamOS? Do you think it’ll succeed or fail at release? Let us know in the comments section below.
One Piece Unlimited World Red – Kizaru/Aokiji/Akainu Boss Battle Videos Released
Namco Bandai Games have been doing so much good lately, not only with their fantastic game releases but with the constant flow of gameplay videos from those releases. The Anime and gaming community have been seeing so much from the latest One Piece game; Unlimited World Red and , despite the fact that Japan already has the game, the people over at Namco Bandai continue to stream videos for those of us who are yet to get our hands on such a powerful title. This week marks the release of three more boss battle videos and this time we have an even stronger theme; Marine Admirals. Kizaru, Aokiji and Akainu all star in their very own videos and, let me tell you, they’re looking just as good as ever. Enough out of me though, below you can see all three videos and under that is our comments section where you can go to let your voice be heard!
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Kakashi Takes The Spotlight In Upcoming Naruto Anime Special
Ever since Kakashi’s first appearance, both on the page and on-screen, he has been a fan favourite that has also been in a constant cloud of mystery, some would say that half of Kakashi’s appeal as a character is brought out more by what you DON’T know about him than what you DO know about him and I’d have to agree entirely. Fans of both Naruto Shippuden and the character of Kakashi will be pleased to know that a new Naruto Anime special as been announced and it is to focus on Kakashi’s past. It is titled; “Kakashi Anbu Chapter – The Shinobi Who Lives In The Shadows and will”, obviously, revolve around his time in the Anbu Corps. Anbu, for those of you who don’t know, are basically the Naruto world’s version of a highly-trained and incredibly deadly Black Ops unit.
ooked upon member before he decided to change paths and become what is basically a teacher. Throughout most of the series he serves as the Team 7 (Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura) leader and is present in almost every crucial moment throughout the story. Other characters to appear in the special will be Hiruzen Sarutobi, Minato Namikaze, Yamato, Itachi Uchiha and plenty more. We’ll be diving into the rich history of Hidden Leaf Village alongside it’s most elite soldiers, it’s really not a special any fan of Naruto is going to want to miss. The special is set to begin airing on the 6th of February next year, obviously there’s no talks of any localisation because it was only just announced in Japan but, seeing as it’s Naruto, I’m sure we’ll be seeing it on our shores sooner or later.
Broken Sword 5- The Serpent’s Curse Now Available
Broken Sword is returning to its point and click roots with the fifth entry in the series, The Serpent’s Curse. Recent entries had strayed away from the traditional point and click set up in favour of more action elements, but Revolution Software is hoping that the series is going to make a triumphant return thanks to a team of developers including talent from the original Broken Sword team.
“This has been a labour of love not just for us here at Revolution but the entire Broken Sword community too. We have been privileged to be able to make the game we’ve wanted to thanks to the generous support of our Kickstarter supporters, who really have given us the freedom to take the series to new heights.”
Charles Cecil, founder of Revolution Software.
The Serpent’s Curse casts players as “intrepid American” George Stobbart and journalist Nico Collard, who set off to find a stolen painting but find themselves amidst a much darker conspiracy. After witnessing the theft of the seemingly worthless art from a Parisian art gallery, the two find themselves on a globe trotting adventure centered around the Gnostic Gospels, a relic that mystery fans who have ever perused a bit of Dan Brown will be well aware of.
The game has been split into two episodes, with the second part set for release in the first quarter of 2014. It won’t be a separate purchase however, coming instead in the form of a free update to Episode One. The first part of Serpent’s Curse is available on PC, Mac, and Linux now, and can be found on Steam and GOG.com – currently sitting at a discounted price of $19.99. Releases on other platforms should follow shortly, with the PlayStation Vita version first up, followed by iOS and Android editions in the new year.
Saints Row IV Adds Homies from Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin’? in New DLC
How big of a fan are you of the Saints Row series? Big enough to be noticed by Volition and Deep Silver, so that they create a DLC just to put in in the game? Probably not, but that’s exactly what happened for the team over at “Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin’?” in the newest DLC to release for Saints Row IV.
Yep, the devs have gone through and made it so fans of “Hey Ash” can get Ash, Anthony, and Papa Burch as homies to join the Boss in his adventures in the simulation. Just how did they take such an honor? Well, head on over to read about it at HeyAsh.com to see what they’re doing right.
The “Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin’?” DLC is available now for $2.99. Those wanting to see it in action can check out the video embedded below to see what Homie Ash, Anthony, and Papa Burch look like joining forces with the rest of the Third Street Saints.
The Wolf Among Us Hitting iOS with Exploring the World of Fables Video
The Wolf Among Us has had some great critical praise from plenty of people, so those that have missed out on it so far should really consider checking it out. If for some reason you don’t have a Xbox 360, PS3, or PC to play it on, Telltale Games and Warner Bros. have covered even more bases by releasing it today onto iOS.
Not sure you know enough about the world of Fables to be able to get into the game? Well, they’ve got you covered in that respect as well, as today they also released a new video exploring the world of the Fables comics and game. It does a good job giving the low down on the world itself and the main character Bigby Wolf, also known as the Big Bad Wolf.
Those wanting to get the lowdown on all that information can find it in the video embedded below. Anyone wanting to know more about the game itself can check out our own Review of Episode 1. The Wolf Among Us is set to release later today onto the iOS App Store.
The Raven – Legacy of a Master Thief Steals onto XBLA
The Raven – Legacy of a Master Thief has already finished up its run of episodes on computer and mobile devices, but today it has finally made its way onto consoles. The new game from KING Art, published by Nordic Games boasts a set of three episodes, all of which have been released at the same time for XBLA.
Now console gamers can join the chase for The Raven throughout Europe in “The Eye of the Sphinx”, “Ancestry Of Lies”, and “A Murder Of Ravens” priced at $7.99 a piece. But, Sony fans shouldn’t fret as it will be making its way onto PSN at the beginning of 2014. Those that missed its releases before can find all three episodes of The Raven – Legacy of a Master Thief already released for PC, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS.