Game Dev Tycoon joins the growing library of Steam Greenlight games available for purchase. Greenheart Games’ simulator takes players from the early days of console gaming in the 1980s to the modern console war of the 21st century. Players will create their company in their garage and slowly blossom into a powerful corporation creating new gaming technologies with millions of fans. Players will need to control the direction of the company from staffing decisions to design choices to avoid bankruptcy and earn their place in video game history.
Game Dev Tycoon is available for $7.99 on the Windows Store, Steam, and the official Greenheart Games website. It will be available on Steam on August 29th and the price will rise to $9.99 after September 5th. The game is compatible with Linux, Mac, and Windows PCs.
Little Big Planet Hub was recently announced for the PS3 at Gamescom in Germany during Sony’s big press conference. In a new move for the series, the game will be completely free to play, however, additional tools will be available for purchase for those who want to take their creativity to the next level. Additional costumes for Sackboy will also be available. The trailer challenges players to create their own levels, games and challenges using Create Mode and to share them with their friends and the world.
Little Big Planet Hub includes the first world from the first and second games which hold 16 levels in total, as well as the entirety of the weekly team-picked community levels that continues to expand. Players that own either of the first two games will be able to bring across their profile which will give them access to all the content they had purchased previously.
It was revealed yesterday that Media Molecule, the developers behind Little Big Planet, are also working on an exclusive title for the PlayStation 4. You can view the trailer for Little Big Planet Hub below and once you’ve done that, feel free to view all the other exciting news that’s come out of this years Gamescom event.
Legendary adventure series Broken Sword rose again after six years of silence thanks to a Kickstarter campaign back in early 2012. Now, PS Vita owners will join iOS, Android, and PC gamers in enjoying Broken Sword: The Serpent’s Curse. Nico and George are returning for another epic adventure across Europe after a murder in an art gallery leads the pair in a conspiracy over 5000 years old.
“For fifteen years the escapades of George and Nico have challenged and delighted millions of fans. Celebrated for its thoughtful mysteries, ingenious puzzles, lovable characters and witty dialogue, the series continues to appeal to a wide contemporary audience yearning for compelling story-driven games,” says Noirin Carmody, Founder and COO of Revolution. “We are excited to bring the latest adventure to Gamescom in Cologne and show it to media all over Europe for the first time.”
Broken Sword: The Serpent’s Curse will be released for iOS, Android, Linux, Mac, Windows, and PS Vita near the end of 2013.
Football Manager on the PC has always been a fantastic game, but whenever I have played versions on handheld consoles I have always felt held back by how much the game was dumbed down. Players were missing with fake footballers in their place, stats grew too quickly, and tactical knowledge became an after-thought since every formation would win you the game. That is why the announcement that came out of Sports Interactive and SEGA Europe Ltd today was so exciting .
Football Manager is spawning a new game called Football Manager Classic 2014 for the PS Vita that will allow you to take your FM 2014 PC save file on the go for the first time using innovative, new cross compatibility features. This means that players can shut down their classic mode game on the PC and still be able to play that very same game whether they are at home or out and about.
Combine this awesome new dimension to the game with the 3D match engine that is going to add a whole new dimension to the Football Manager franchise and FM 2014 is certainly looking like the sporting simulation game to buy this year.
Many players have fond memories of the Dungeon Keeper series. The series gave players a chance to play the evil dungeon lord instead of the noble hero slashing their way through hordes of minions. The original game was designed by Peter Molyneaux.
EA is reviving the series for mobile platforms. The game fuses the old game’s strategic gameplay with modern tower defense. Players will build their dungeons, recruit minions, and fend off waves of pillaging heroes seeking to liberate the player’s treasures. Those finding their evil desires in need of being sated can invade their friend’s dungeons to spread the pain.
Dungeon Keeper will be released for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, and Android this winter.
A new trailer for Batman: Arkham Origins has been released for GamesCom by Warner Bros. and gives a nice solid look at many of the fights that Batman will be getting into during the course of the game. The trailer also introduces off another of the eight assassins that Batman will be contending with on probably one of the worst nights of his life.
The “Nowhere to Run” trailer shows off the previously announced killers such as Deathstroke, Bane, Joker, and Copperhead, plus a glimpse at the villain known as Firefly, who utilizes a jetpack to rain fire from the sky. The assassins aren’t the only ones giving Batman trouble in the trailer either as police make their appearance as well.
Those wanting to see all the action for themselves can find the trailer embedded below. Batman: Arkham Origins is set to release October 25th, 2013 worldwide for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, and PC. Don’t forget that those pre-ordering the game will also be able to play as Deathstroke.
Developer TT Games and publisher Warner Bros. brought a special offering of LEGO Marvel Super Heroes to GamesCom this year in the form of a trailer that actually covers both plot and its expansive library of characters. It seems that Dr. Doom is the main cause of trouble as Cosmic Bricks have been scattered all over the world.
While that might may seem like a big issue for Marvel super heroes, after all Fantastic Four trounce him a decent amount, he has also hired every other villain to help him out. Which explains every hero and villain going head to head crating a roster of 100 playable characters, as Dr. Doom looks to build the Dr. Doom Doomray of Doom with all those Cosmic Bricks.
Those wanting to check out the trailer for themselves and catch all the glimpses of characters to be had throughout can find it embedded below. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes is set to release in autumn (spring in Australia) of this year for handhelds Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, andPS Vita; consoles Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, Xbox One, and PS4; and PC.
It looks like Square Enix came prepared for GamesCom this year as they released not one, but two trailers for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. While one is only an extended look at the previously revealed addition of the Final Fantasy VII Cloud Strife gear, the other is a full blow trailer titled “The Savior’s Choice” specifically for GamesCom. First the Cloud Strife Gear:
Some nice shots of how the sword and armor look up close as well as in action, but obviously the real interest is the other trailer. Giving more information in terms of plot for what Lightning is doing as what all is at stake as the end of the world draws near, but don’t worry about it being too heavy as the trailer does a nice jump of ending on a softer note.
Hackers everywhere; Ubisoft have released a free Watch_Dogs tie-in application on the Apple App and Google Play stores called H_ide, which allows you to encrypt text messages, modulate your voice and more.
H_ide gives you the following methods of communicating with your friends and ‘vanishing from the network’:
Anonymous voice messages
Encrypted text messages
Encrypt pictures
Record a message (up to 20 seconds)
Choose a filter to modulate your voice
Send it to your friend
Your friend will receive a link to listen to your message
Share content on social networks or send directly as SMS
There is also a new HackerHunt_ activity that utilises the WeAreData website for those of you who reside in London, England. You can download H_ide for your iDevice here, or for your Android device here. Take a look at the gallery directly below, which holds screen captures of elements of the app listed above, or watch the announcement trailer embedded at the bottom of this article (features a QR code you can scan to download the app that way).
Iron Man 3 – the fifth highest grossing film of all time (man, do the Chinese love the Armored Avenger!) – will be blasting into your living rooms on Blu-Ray and DVD starting August 28th.
Thanks to Marvel and Disney, we were able to attend a preview screening where we were shown three special features from the release – Iron Man 3: Unmasked, Behind the Scenes Look at ‘Thor: The Dark World‘ and Marvel One Shot: Agent Carter – before being treated to a Gold Class screening of the film itself (that’s right, living in luxury like Stark himself). Iron Man 3: Unmasked is an almost 10-minute long featurette on the production of the movie, with never-before-seen on and off-set footage. The Behind the Scenes Look at ‘Thor: The Dark World’ is brief, but definitely gets us excited for the film.
Now, Marvel One Shot: Agent Carter is the real gem of this set. We got to watch the 15-minute short in full, which showcases ‘Cap’ Steve Rogers’ lost love Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) as she struggles to overcome a sexist, misogynistic boss in Agent Flynn (Bradley Whitford) and get back on the field as an operative. Being stuck behind a desk isn’t her thing because – carrying on directly after the events of Captain America: The First Avenger– it leads to a wandering mind, continuously reviving her grief over losing Steve. But Carter is a tough cookie, which is what is so refreshing about the character – she kicks ass, and you just want to see more.
These One Shots do a great job of expanding the Marvel Universe, spotlighting the more minor characters introduced in prior feature films. Based on the reaction to Atwell’s amazing performance from advanced screenings, like ours and the one at Comic-Con this year, fans have expressed their interest in a full-length theatrical vehicle for the sophisticated femme-fatale. If you’d like to see Agent Carter tackle the mission of finding the ‘Zodiac Key’ for yourself, it is exclusive to the Blu-Ray editions of Iron Man 3. Speaking of, here is a bonus features list for the aforementioned home media releases:
2-Disc 3D Blu-Ray Pack (Blu-Ray 3D + Blu-Ray 2D + Digital Copy) – Priced at $54.95 RRP
Blu-Ray Pack (Blu-Ray + Digital Copy) – Priced at $49.95 RRP
Marvel One Shot: Agent Carter
Exclusive Behind the Scenes Look at ‘Thor: The Dark World’
Marvel’s Iron Man 3: Unmasked
Deconstructing the Scene: Attack on Air Force One
Gag Reel
Deleted/Extended Scenes
Audio Commentary with Drew Pearce and Shane Black
1-Disc DVD – Priced at $39.95 RRP
Exclusive Behind the Scenes Look at ‘Thor: The Dark World’
