Ed Annunziata, the creator of Eco the Dolphin, is now working on getting funding via Kickstarter for The Big Blue. The Big Blue is supposed to be the spiritual successor to Eco the Dolphin. The team believes that The Big Blue is the next step in underwater adventure games.
The Big Blue will cover themes like climate change, mass extinction, predation, evolution, and biogenesis. Overall, the game pushes the idea that the earth itself is a living organism and players are a part of it.
If The Big Blue gets funded it will be available on Mac, Windows, iOS, android devices, and maybe the OUYA. The Kickstarter has 34 days to go as of right now, check it out for yourselfhere.
RuneScape was probably many player’s first foray into the world of the MMO. The free-to-play adventure game has had over 220 million players since its first release in 2001 and now Jagex is looking to improve the game in every way with RuneScape 3.
The game will receive a huge update on the technical side of things with an all new HTML5 powered engine, improved graphics, longer draw distances, new audio and new design features. However big changes are also coming in other forms as the world of RuneScape itself is also being ushered into a new age.
The Creative Director behind RuneScape, Mark Oglive had this to say.
“RuneScape 3 marks a significant moment in RuneScape’s history as the world enters the 6th Age. All our recent content updates have been building up to this point, massive change is coming, and our players will be able to shape the game with the choices they make. Every single player will have the ability to shape the world.”
More information about RuneScape 3 will be released in the coming weeks. Check out the announcement video below and let us know in the comments about your RuneScape memories from the past and if you are excited for RuneScape 3.
Casual gaming and rainy days have a lot in common. They’re both provide constant, soothing patterns and drip feed you what you need, although not always in the preferred format. Imminent Games knows this and has joined the two together in their game ‘Drip Drip.’
Reminiscent of games like ‘Glider’ (oh god that takes me back) in its aesthetics, your objective is to stop houses across the USA from flooding. With a few tools at your disposal, it’s a race against the clock to patch up these water logged homes.
If you’re a casual strategy fan then you may want to take advantage of Imminent Games special offer. You can now get ‘Drip Drip’ half price directly from the Imminent Games website here
Chicago’s Official Star Trek Convention will be on May 31st to June 2nd, 2013. The fandom will be in full excitement seeing as the new Star Trek film will be in theaters only day before.
The Guest list will be from two major Star Trek series, Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space 9. Patrick Stewart, Avery Brooks, Jonathan Frakes, and many more of the main actors from these two series will be there. In addition, there will be a Star Trek: The Next Generation reunion performance on Saturday night performed by the attending actors Sir Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Gates McFadden, Michael Dorn and Marina Sirtis. The show will be 90 minutes and you must have a separate ticket purchased for it. Most of the tickets are already sold out for the performance, but “red shirt” seating is still available.
The attending cast of Deep Space Nine will be doing a fun performance as well, doing a Star Trek version of the “Rat Pack” Vegas night club act. This will be free for all people at the convention and will take place on Friday featuring Jeffrey Combs, Casey Biggs, Vaughn Armstrong, Ethan Phillips and Max Grodenchik.
There will also be a lot of events that involve fan participation. A music video competition is taking submissions now from people who are confirmed to attend, and the winner will get 100 dollar gift card for Creation products. There will also be a costume parade, and centerpiece contest with prizes as well. And just for fun there will be karaoke.
Rene Auberjonois and Ethan Phillips will be in a theatrical piece together as well. Some special presentations by John Tenuto will be there, one for each day of the convention. Screenwriter Morgan Gendel will be there throughout the convention, and be on stage on Friday. Finally, a Star Trek video game history presentation on all Star Trek games will be on saturday.
As you may already know, Konami has announced that they are planning on releasing two character specific DLC packs sometime in April, with the first one being Jetstream Sam and the second one being Blade Wolf. Well today a number of screenshots have been released which show off Jetstream Sam’s missions.
As you can see in the images, it looks like Sam will traverse a few of the same areas Raiden already did and also will be able to perform the Zandatsu technique, though it looks like Sam may be just a little bit better than him at it. Anyways, no exact date has been given for the DLC but it has been said that they will cost $6.99 or 720 MSP each.
Today the official websitefor Mugen Souls Z was updated with a brand new trailer showing off the game’s enhanced character creation system as well as some of the bonuses players will be able to pick up if they choose to purchase the limited edition copy of the game or if they were to pre-order the title.
In the video below you can see that Compile Heart has added a number of crossover characters from the Neptunia series including Neptune, Noire and Blanc if you purchase the limited edition version. IF you don’t want to drop the extra money though, you can still obtain Nepgear and Vert by simply pre-ordering the game. Currently Mugen Souls Z is only set for release in Japan on April 25th and no Western release information has been revealed.
Today Atlus USA announced plans for their Western release of Vannillaware’s Dragon’s Crown. While previously confirmed for Japanese release on July 25th, Atlus has stated that Western gamers can expect the title sometime this Summer, which means it may fall around the same date as the aforementioned Japanese release date.
The title will cost $49.99 on the PlayStation 3 and $39.99 on the Vita and will be available as both a digital download and as a retail purchase. As we’ve seen before, the game is a classic side-scrolling beat’em up featuring a unique art style with hideous monsters to face off against with a number of gorgeously drawn character classes. Some of the classes players have access to include a Dwarf, Fighter, Wizard, Amazon, Elf and Sorceress and each of these will have their own unique skill set that can be upgraded by leveling up.
It has been a long time coming, but after suffering quite a few delays, the release of BioShock Infinite is upon us. Gamers around the world right now are picking the title up from their favorite retailers while gamers in North America have under twelve hours to wait until the title becomes available on store shelves.
To commemorate the game’s launch and to tease those who have yet to pick up the game, Irrational Games has released the game’s launch trailer which you can check out below. The title is available for purchase on the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and if this trailer is anything to go by, a new bar has been set.
Voting for the semi-finals of the Injustice: Gods Among UsBattle Arena has opened. As you can see from the bracket above, Batman is facing The Flash while Green Lantern is squaring off against Superman. These fights are sure to garner some strong opinions, not the least of which are championed by a plethora of celebrities…
This week there are SIX new opinion videos online. They feature the likes of tournament regulars Wayne Brady, Tara Strong, Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes along with: Mr and Mrs Jason Priestly, comic icons Geoff Johns and Jim Lee, actors Scott Porter, Tim Jo and Jon Huertas and MMA legend Bas Rutten (always hilarious). Phew…that’s a lot of debating to be had there.
You can watch their videos at the official Injustice YouTube channel or at injustice.dccomics.com, which is also where you can vote for the winners of this round. Below is the overview video that takes a look at the match-ups and summarises the aforementioned predictions of our experts. Let us know your own predictions and the logic behind them in the comments section.
P.S. Green Lantern has created simulated Kryptonite radiation to stop Superman in his tracks before…just sayin’.
Ubisoft has just released the anticipated Gameplay Reveal Trailer for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag! You can view the footage at the bottom of this article.
The 2 minute video shows many facets of the pirate assassin Edward Kenway’s life, as a narrator describes the features and possibilities in the game for us players. What is still intriguing to me is the relationship between the “infamy and riches” hungry Kenway and the legendary Black Beard, who we’ve seen in the announcement trailer previously.
The two are briefly shown conversing in this trailer, but there is no vocal track. We’ll just have to wait and see. However, this video has plenty of revealing snippets, such as a better glimpse at the ability to dive and retrieve treasure from underwater and the fact that sharks can and will attack you whilst doing so; uncharted territory for the franchise, but the fresh addition is definitely welcome.
Again, check the Gameplay Reveal Trailer out below and let us know what you think in the comments!
