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Code of Princess developer wants to bring sequel to PS4 or Xbox One

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June 25, 2013

Unless it is a certain well known property or something fans have been clamoring for for quite awhile, bringing any Japanese game over to North America is always a risk. However it seems when Atlus USA brought Code of Princess to the US it did “beyond” what the company was expecting considering it only did “so-so” in Japan.

In an interview with Siliconera, producer Yasuo Nakajima said that “Kinu-san already has ideas about Code of Princess 2 in mind already. If Code of Princess 2 goes into development maybe it will be for consoles like PlayStation 4 or Xbox One. I want to develop a sequel to Code of Princess for core gamers like fans that are anticipating Dragon’s Crown now.”

This is great news for fans of the 3DS brawler, but it is worth noting that this isn’t an official announcement of the second game but if it were to happen, it seems that it’ll be appearing on next-gen consoles.

WWE 2K14 alternate cover contest announced

Travis Bruno

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June 25, 2013

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While it was announced a long time ago that WWE 2K14‘s cover art will feature The Rock on the cover, 2K Sports is planning on giving gamers at least some sort of choice on the cover of the game. Today both 2K Sports and WWE announced that they will be holding a cover art contest for WWE 2K14 which will allow fans to create images of their own to submit as a possible alternate cover art which will be printed on the other side of the front cover, giving it a reversible cover similar to what we’ve seen in Mass Effect 3 and Tekken Tag Tournament 2.

The winner will be given a copy of the game and one runner up will also be given a game. The full contest details and assets for the cover can be found here while you can submit the cover via the hashtag #wwe2k14cover.

The Mighty Quest For Epic Loot Opens To All…Briefly

Joe Morgan

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June 25, 2013

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The Mighty Quest For Epic Loot, Ubisoft’s new medieval free-to-play MMO game, recently entered its closed beta stage. Now, Ubisoft is already letting the world know that, for a short period of time, anyone and everyone has an opportunity to get in and give Mighty Quest a chance.

The game will be getting a series of “Open House” events that will kick off July 2 and run through July 5. Sign-ups for the open phase are already starting today. Each open house event will give players the chance to play as the proud knight, Sir Painhammer or the mysterious archer, Blackey Bogart as they try to create impervious castles and protect their treasure while trying to ransack others’ homes in the process.

The first even will take place July 2 from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Future Open House dates and times will be announced at a later date as well. You can go sign up for the open event at their official site, but be fast – they’re only open until June 28.

Nordic Games Gets Atari Properties

Joe Morgan

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June 25, 2013

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Nordic Games, the studio behind Jack Keane 2: The Fire Within and the Painkiller franchise, had a big announcement today involving one of the game industry’s long-time giants, Atari.

It was revealed that Nordic picked up two of Atari’s intellectual properties, Desperado and Silver. The acquisition was handled by Nordic Games Licensing AB, which is based out of Karlstad, Sweden (whereas the primary business is based out of Vienna, Austria).

Desperados games are steal-based real-time tactical computer games with previous releases in 2001 and 2006. In those games (Desperados – Wanted Dead or Alive and Desperados 2 – Cooper’s Revenge) the players control various characters in a wild west setting, with the primary protagonist being knife fighter and gunslinger John Cooper.

Silver, released in 1999, is an Action RPG for Dreamcast, Windows, and Mac OS. It was produced by Infogrames. It focuses on David, a young warrior whose quest is to retrieve his wife from the evil villain, Silver.

For more information you can check out the discussion over on Nordic Games’ forum.

Skullcandy Teams Up with Play N Trade

Jamie Laike Tsui

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June 25, 2013

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Skullcandy announced their partnership with Play N Trade stores, becoming their official headset provider. The two company will be starting joint marketing campaigns and special promotions in the near future. In addition, Play N Trade stores will have demo units of Skullcandy’s gaming headsets for customers to test out. Be sure to check out our review of the Skullcandy Slyr and the Plyr 2 headsets.

Jim Habig, Sr. Director of Sales & Marketing for Play N Trade comments on the co-branding initiative, “Skullcandy brings a very appealing design element to the gaming community, coupled with unparalleled audio performance. By partnering with Skullcandy our stores can now offer the best to their customers. The sound quality and comfort of the headsets are outstanding, and with our gaming stations in every store we can offer our customers the opportunity to test out Skullcandy headsets on their favorite games.”

Ethan: Meteor Hunter a Finalist at Develop Indie Dev Showcase

Jamie Laike Tsui

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June 25, 2013

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Today, French indie developers Seaven Studio was shortlisted as one of the ten finalists for the Indie Dev Showcase as the Develop Conference in Brighton, UK.

Ethan: Meteor Hunter stars a young rodent named Ethan, who gained mysterious telekinetic abilities after a meteorite struck the world. Now, he is on a quest to gather up all of the shards scattered across the lands in this upcoming puzzle platformer for the PlayStation 3 and Windows. The game will be released this summer, 2013 for both platforms. A release for Mac and Linux will follow in 2014.

Vote for Ethan: Meteor Hunter on the Steam Greenlight page and be sure to download the free alpha found on the same page.

Stars Attend Melbourne Rocky Horror Picture Show Screening

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Nathan Farrugia

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June 25, 2013

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Thanks to Oz Comic-Con in conjunction with The Astor Theatre, a special screening of the cult-classic film will be hosted in Melbourne on July 5th. To make it even better, stars Nell Campbell (Columbia) and Patricia Quinn (Magenta) will be in attendance to give a special introduction. The two celebrities will also be at the Oz Comic-Con event taking place on July 6th and 7th.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show still has some very devoted fans and this is an event that shouldn’t be missed. Tickets to the screening can be purchased online via The Astor Theatre Website. In addition to the screening, on Saturday July 6, Campbell and Quinn will be dining with a group of lucky fans at an exclusive meet and greet.

A long list of celebrities is set to attend Oz Comic-Con 2013, including Startrek’s William Shatner and Hellboy front man Ron Perlman as well as Shannen Doherty from Beverly Hills 90210 and Charmed. A whole slew of international and local film and tv stars, animation voice actors and comic creators will also be there. For the full list of attendees as well as the ability to buy tickets to special events such as the Campbell and Quinn dinner, check out the Official Oz Comic Con Website.

Battlefield 4 developer diary focuses on Frostbite 3 enhancements

Travis Bruno

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June 25, 2013

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As you likely have heard, EA‘s next Battlefield game, aptly named Battlefield 4, is going to feature the Frostbite 3 engine. While we saw our first glimpse of the title during E3 this year, little has been shown for the title until now.

Today EA and Dice have released a developer diary for Battlefield 4, or perhaps I should say a developer diary for the Frostbite 3 engine considering the video provides all of the highlights that this new engine will be able to give to the game including enhanced water combat, world creation and of course, the various ways that this world can be destroyed.

Capsule Computers Podcast Episode 085 – Crossing Animals

Dustin Spencer

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June 25, 2013

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Greetings Mayors! This week on CC Unplugged, Dustin Spencer, Luke Halliday, and Travis Bruno have come together to podcast while playing Animal Crossing: New Leaf. Join us while we talk about our towns, discuss some gaming news, and farm beetles like mad. It is quite the relaxing podcast, so tune in and give it a listen.

We also have a GIVEAWAY this week, with a classic up for grabs in the form of Super Mario Bros. 3 for the Wii U Virtual Console. To enter, simply send an email to [email protected] answering our magical little question found within the podcast, with the subject line reading CONTEST: Mario 3 for Wii. Yes, I will make you rhyme for your freebie, so enter to win!

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Silicon Studio Offers YEBIS 2 Developer Package Trial

Simon Wolfe

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June 25, 2013

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When last we heard about YEBIS 2, the developers, Silicon Studio, had announced that the middleware would be available for the Xbox One in addition to the PlayStation 4. After securing the incorporation into both next gen consoles, Silicon Studio has announced that other developers can start harnessing the power of YEBIS 2 with the Developer Package.

The “YEBIS 2 Developer Package” is currently available as a free trial for those wanting to see what YEBIS 2 can do for their game by providing trialsoftware, product guide, screenshots, fact sheet, and a trailer. Trailers that have already shown off some of what YEBIS 2 has includes the Square Enix’s Agni`s Philosophy demo and the trailer previously released.

Those would be developers for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 who want to check out the multi-color customizable glare, depth of field, motion blur, bokeh effects, and lens effects available with the YEBIS 2 Developer Package can download it from the Silicon Studio Website.