As you may or may not know, Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag is being worked on by a number of Ubisoft studios across the world and to emphasize that fact the company’s latest developer diary for the title speaks with a number of these developers as they discuss how at any given time, there is someone somewhere in the world working on creating AC4.
The video can be seen below and as for the game itself, Assassin’s Creed 4 Black Flag is currently set to be released on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U and PC on October 29 while the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One release will happen occur at a later time.
A couple of months ago Namco Bandai announced that they were going to be releasing a Collector’s Edition version of Tales of Xillia in North America and it seems that they were so surprised by the positive feedback they received, that they have announced a smaller Limited Edition to satisfy fans.
The Limited Edition can be seen above and costs the same as the vanilla version of the game at $59.99 which means anyone who has pre-ordered the game has already received an automatic upgrade to the Limited Edition version of the game.
It is worth noting that there is no Milla figure in this package as you can see, but it does come with a character profile booklet, a soundtrack CD, two DLC costumes and a special case. The Limited Edition version of the game is limited to all first-print copies of the title.
The latest Pokemon Global Link event has officially gone live and it happens to be giving Pokemon Trainers one of my personal favourite Pokemon; Metagross.
With four linked brains, it’s more intelligent than a supercomputer, and it uses calculations to analyse foes.
The In-Game Sprite.
This event Metagross is no normal Metagross, even if it was it would still be an incredible addition to any team, it comes with it’s Hidden Ability of “Light Metal” and the special move “Double Edge”. The ability “Light Metal” was introduced in Generation V and basically halves the users weight which is great against moves like “Low Kick” and “Grass Knot” yet is not very good against “Heavy Slam” and “Heat Crash”. The damage from all those moves are calculated by weight. “Double Edge” is a devastating attack that also hurts the user, it is seen as a greater version of the move “Take Down“.
Metagross will be available to any Trainer who has taken place in any Official Pokemon Leagues across the world, specifically the Drifveil Season.
It will run from 1:00pm today and will run until the end of July so get it while you can.
Today Atlus USA announced that they will be releasing some DLC shortly after Dragon’s Crown is released in North America, but don’t worry too much, it will be free for a while. The DLC is a character voice pack that will allow the player to change the voice of the narrator to that of the six playable characters in the game.
This means your game can instead be voiced by the Amazon, Elf, Sorceress, Dwarf, Fighter or Wizard if you so choose. The DLC will be free for the first month after the game is released on August 6th on the Vita and PS3 but will cost $1.99 after that.
For the last few years Konami has held a special pre-E3 show where they not only announce a number of games but reveal details for their already announced line-up. Since E3 is starting a bit later this year, their pre-E3 show will be on June 6th this year and today Konami has teased one of the announcements they will be making.
It seems that on June 6th the company will be revealing the new voice of Snake for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Snake was previously voiced by David Hayter in all past Metal Gear games so it will be interesting to see who will be taking over his role.
Humble Bundle is back with another weekly sale featuring legendary adventure game studio Telltale Games. This week, all buyers will get Back to the Future: The Game, Sam & Max: Devil’s Playhouse, Poker Night at the Inventory, Hector: Badge of Carnage!, Puzzle Agent 1&2, and Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures. Those who beat the average will get Telltale Games’ highly regarded The Walking Dead adventure game. The game was selected as Capsule Computer’s Game of the Year for 2012. The games are available on Steam and most games are also available as DRM free copies.
A portion of the proceed from the Humble Weekly Sale will go to support the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Child’s Play Charity.
The Damned team has been hard at work on the alpha of their upcoming randomized multiplayer horror game. 9heads Game Studios released the full alpha road mapdetailing what the alpha will feature and what needs to be worked on before the alpha can be unleashed upon the world. Certain features like insanity and localized voice chat will not be implemented in the alpha. In addition to the alpha road map, 9heads Game Studios released a new video demonstrating the randomization system in Damned.
Damned is a randomized multiplayer horror game where a group of four players will work together to escape a haunted hotel while a fifth player mercilessly stalks them. The game is currently raising funds needed for development on IndieGoGoand has on Steam Greenlight. Damned will be released for the Windows.
The BIAB Capsule Computers Indie Bundle: Pay What You Want for 11 Splendid Indie Games
Having obsessively researched the wild and wondrous world of indie gaming Bundle In A Box and Capsule Computers have partnered up to bring you The Capsule Computers Indie Bundle. An elegantly indie and mighty fine assortment of 11 excellent, varied and properly indie offerings for the most reasonable price of “pay-what-you-want”.
The bundle is live and happily waiting for you over at http://www.bundle-in-a-box.com/ and will last for 14 days, offering its selection of games as DRM-free downloads (but not exclusively so; most games are also available on Desura and/or Steam), while supporting Windows, Mac and Linux.
The Capsule Computers Indie Bundle is all about …
… fantastic indie games.
Paying anything above $1.99 will get you:
Super Tower Rush (Windows/Desura): frantic and gloriously pixel-arted arcade platformer.
Lune (Windows/Linux/Mac) a reflective game that is an exclusive to The Capsule Computers Indie Bundle
… even more games.
Beating the average price will allow gamers to enjoy four more cerebral games:
Hamletor the Last Game without MMORPG Features, Shaders and Product Placement (Steam).
Hacker Evolution Duality (Windows/Mac/Linux/Steam/Desura): dystopian, sci-fi, story-heavy, open world hacking.
The original and highly moddable Hacker Evolution (Windows/Steam/Desura).
Secret of the Magic Crystals (Windows/Mac/Steam): breed horses, uncorns and horsey-looking demons and race with the best of them.
… directly supporting upcoming game developers.
For every 100 bundles sold $15 will be added to our Indie Dev Grant and the whole sum will be awarded to a developer selected by vote; no strings will be attached as to how the grant will be used.
… charity.
5% of all revenues will be shared with the Australian Red Cross.
… all sorts of extras.
What’s more, for every 1000 bundles sold new extras will be unlocked for everyone who grabbed the Cerebral Bundle. Unlockable extras include:
Hamlet artwork.
Super Tower Rush soundtrack.
Pixelry soundtrack.
Music from Secret of the Magic Crystals.
… rewarding our most generous contributors.
As a special bonus, Razerhas generously donated three League of Legend prize packs, each containing a League of Legends branded Razer Goliathus Razer Naga Hex Mouse and Mouse Pad and worldwide shipping. Each prize pack is valued at $110.00 USD and will be awarded to the three buyers who pay the most for the bundle.
As an added bonus, all who purchase the bundle will get access to exclusive content for Droidcape: Basilica; Kyttaro Games’ own upcoming game for iOS and Android.
After a whole host of news last week, this week EA Mobile has only a few updates, but fairly substantial as they have expanded their global market with an update and brand new version of their classic Scrabble game. The first version of the game is one for the U.S. and Canada, which now incorporates a total of 6 languages. Going beyond just English and French, the update adds German, Spanish, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese. As well as including the Collins Official Scrabble Word List for English and the Official Larousse Scrabble Word List for French.
The second version of the game, that has just released thanks to Mattel, is for the global market available worldwide and will include all the features of the other version of the game, with all 6 languages and both Official Word Lists. EA’s Scrabble is available for mobile devices from iTunes and Google Play, as well as for PC on Facebook.
The other news EA Mobile has this week is the update just added to Real Racing 3 in the form of new cars from Lexus and Dodge, new tracks from the Dubai Autodrome, and lots of new events to race in. One of the most difficult tracks in the world, the Dubai Autodrome will add 6 new tracks to Real Racing 3 which can be raced in daylight or dusk, but what better way to experience the new tracks than the 4 new cars, Lexus IS-F, Lexus LFA, Dodge Charger SRT8 and Dodge Charger RT.
One of the key parts of any MMO is people working together, which Ubisoft is looking to help build in their upcoming free-to-play PC strategy game Anno Online. What better way to encourage working together than letting players form guilds? Which is exactly what was added in the latest update to the game.
With the new guild system, players can now make or join a guild to work better towards building their trading empire. Guilds can choose their own name and enlist up to 25 members, where they can communicate through guild chat. Additional features include a special Guild Hall where members can meet, as well as shared resources.
Currently in open beta, players wanting to check out Anno Online and the new guild system can join by signing up for a Uplay account, or utilizing theirs if they already have one, HERE.
