Kickstarter has seen some mighty big successes, though sometimes even with outstanding success a project can still be left holding the bag on pretty big requirements in terms of distribution. This might have been the case with inXile Entertainment for their project Wasteland 2, but thanks to Deep Silver stepping in to help distribute inXile can continue to focus on developing the game.
Wasteland 2 is a new sequel from a very old IP. Just how old? Old enough that it helped shape the Fallout series. An RPG set in the wastelands of an apocalyptic future may not seem new hat today, but it was back then and now Wasteland 2 is looking to bring back the magic.
With Deep Silver in charge of distribution and inXile in charge of making the game, the two will be bringing the game to more than just the digital marketplace for PC, Mac, and Linux. Players can check out more about Wasteland 2 from the Official Website.
We have a new, behind-the-scenes featurette for the upcoming Michael Bay action-comedy (yes, a comedy) Pain & Gain, distributed by Paramount Pictures and released on August 8 nationwide.
The video – which can be viewed embedded at the bottom of this article – features the film’s stars Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Mark Wahlberg and Anthony Mackie, who make up the Sun Gym Gang, and Ken Jeong speaking on their characters, working with Michael Bay and the film’s production. As put by Dwayne in the clip, “it’s an insane, crazy, absurdly comical, hardcore true story”, while Wahlberg promises that “people will be really surprised at how good at comedy he [Bay] is”. Check it out below!
Speaking of Ken Jeong, his character Johnny Wu asks: “are you a doer?“
Become an ace when it comes to getting payback, as you embody Vietnam veteran Jake – so bad-ass, he only goes by one name – in Ride to Hell: Retribution, available now for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.
Okay, the man does have a surname: Conway. But he doesn’t need to use it. It’s 1969 and everybody knows of the lone rider bent on revenge and going on a rampage. Ride to Hell: Retribution is a brutal beat ’em up/motorcycle racer where you can enact the most vile of acts against the scum that make the rules in town – The Devil’s Hand biker gang. Jake doesn’t bend the rules; he unabashedly breaks them. Laws can’t hold him as he hits hard and rides fast on the road to retribution. Those that get in his way go up in smoke, as seen in the trailer embedded below.
You know a game is pumped full of testosterone when strippers shoot at you whilst hanging upside down from a pole. And you can’t get much more merciless than tying a guy up and setting him ablaze. Ride to Hell: Retribution is just one of three titles Deep Silver are releasing in their efforts to engross gamers in the biker-culture of bare-knuckle violence, seedy strip clubs, and rip-roaring motorcycles. The Ride to Hell universe is expanded by the upcoming Ride to Hell: Route 666 (on XBLA, PSN) and Ride to Hell: Beatdown(on mobile platforms). Again, check out the Angel of Death himself, Jake Conway, in-action in the trailer below.
This is a sponsored post, though opinions are my own.
The first teaser for the new Sherlock Holmes title, Crimes & Punishments, has been outed by Focus Home Interactive. The trailer shows off the game in motion as opposed to screenshots, and the recent move to the venerable Unreal 3 engine seems to have paid off in spades.
Frogware Studios are developing the investigative adventure game, built upon 14 key mechanics that hope to place players in the shoes of the great detective. Info is still elusive on what exactly that entails, but we do know there will be eight major investigations where you aim to arrest the culprits in circumstances that will apparently challenge players to make moral decisions.
Crimes & Punishments is being developed for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Check out the teaser below and follow the game’s Twitter and Facebook pages for the latest info.
The marketing for Watch_Dogs has certainly gotten interesting and catching attention with making an ATM spew thousands of dollars for a user of the Watch_Dogs Live app cracking a code. It seems that the marketing will either be continuing or even expanding with the newest trailer for the Live App.
More than the teaser, the new trailer is all about recruitment as it gives the 411 on Michael G. Aronson and why the hacking group Dedsec is all for taking him down. Though just how much this will all relate to Watch_Dogs is yet to be seen. It is clear that the app itself will be bringing new missions for those it recruits soon.
Coming from Ubisoft Montreal it would make sense for the the Watch_Dogs Live app to be a Canadian exclusive, regardless it will be interesting to see what else comes from this. Check out the Recruitment Trailer for yourself embedded below.
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon is an amazing game, and hopefully many of you have played through it. For those of you who have completed it and conquered all the garrisons, a new patch made available today will extend the experience for you.
Now live for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC versions, this patch adds the option for players to reset all garrisons and continue the challenge. If this sounds familiar, it’s because Ubisoft also did this with Far Cry 3‘s outposts; the annoyance of their persistence being something people complained about in Far Cry 2, and then whined about when it was changed for its sequel (see Xbox One DRM responses for the perfect example of this flip-flopping).
So get back into the boots of Sergeant Rex Power Colt and continue to rip cyber-hearts from your enemies and feed them to hungry, eye-laser shooting dragons! What a game…
In production for a year and a half, suffering delays and requiring improvements, Two Tribes is finally ready to release Toki Tori 2+ onto Steam. Originally released for the Wii U, Two Tribes has been had at work for the “+” edition of the game that is reaching Steam and now the fruits of their work is available for players to enjoy on their PCs.
For those that still haven’t heard about this little bird, Two Tribes has drummed up a Toki Tori 2+ Launch Trailer to give a nice little introduction to Toki Tori and his world. Players will be faced with helping him solve puzzles without any tutorial or written help.
Players can watch the launch trailer embedded below to see what the game has in store for them and those that want to face the challenge of Toki Tori 2+ can check it out on Steam for PC. Those wanting to know more about the game from it original release on Wii U can read Capsule Computer’s own Review.
Free tickets are being given away to 50 lucky couples, totalling 100 tickets, hoping to attend this year’s Tokyo Game Show during the open public days. Judging by the term “couples” it’s safe to assume winners will receive two tickets to use for a friend or for that special someone.
Following the success of last year’s promotion, the giveaway is being held on Twitter and all you need to do is follow @tokyo_game_show and tweet the following: “wish to visit the TOKYO GAME SHOW” and include the hashtag #tgs2013ticket.
The deadline is August 31, so make sure you get your tweets in quick! The winners will be notified via Direct Message on Twitter.
Fans of the Worms games should start planning ahead for the new game coming from Team17 because it is a bright return to that very series. Worms 3 will be released to mobile devices, coming to the iOS App Store later this year, and with it it will be bringing plenty of features, both new and returning.
Worms 3 will see asynchronous online multiplayer, so players aren’t tied down to completing a game on the spot, instead taking their time and go back and forth at each player’s leisure. Multiplayer isn’t only online however as Pass and Play allows up to four players to face off locally on a single device, as an added bonus Airplay allows the device to broadcast onto Apple TV, so all players can view the match while the current player can keep their moves secret.
Single player hasn’t been left out either, with a total of 27 missions, with four different themed locations: Beach, Spooky, Farmyard and Sewer. The single player Bodycount mode offers players a chance to hone their skills against ever increasing difficulty, making it ideal for perfecting the use of the new additions of the game.
New weapons such as Nora’s Virus, Black Hole Grenade, and Canned Heat to join with the old favorites like the Old Lady, Boggy B, and Sheep. Strategic cards will also be joining the game, letting players activate them at the beginning and end of turns to really shake things up.
Weapons and cards aren’t the only new additions as a class system has also been added letting players choose from the Heavy, Scientist, Scout and classic Soldier, each with a unique ability and skill. Customization also adds to the new class system, so players can make their worms stand out even more. Plus players can choose between D-Pad controls and touch screen to play how they want.
With plenty of new and old coming together for a unique experience, Worms 3 will offer just as much if not more for player when it releases onto the iOS App Store in Q3 2013 for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. Since the PC exclusive Worms Clan Wars will also be releasing in Q3, be sure to voice your opinion on which you’re more excited for in the comments below.
Today Ripstone and indie developer VooFoo Studio’s announced that their award-winning and stunningly beautiful strategy game, Pure Chess will be coming to iOS and Android devices, available soon to purchase at App, Google Play and Amazon Appstores.
Early last year, Pure Chess became the first available chess game for PSN, originally releasing on PS3 and PSV. Players can expect additional improvements, along with the same amazing features of the traditional game in exquisite HD graphics, including choices from classic Staunton to Roman chess sets.
Pure Chess is designed to help beginners learn chess through step-by-step tutorials, as well as challenge players in skill-level based tournaments. The only way to determine whether or not you are the Grandmaster is to enter the checkered battlefield!
