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The Settlers Online Gets a Visit from the Easter Bunny

March 22, 2013

The folks over at Ubisoft Blue Byte are still hard at work ensuring that free to play The Settlers Online can continue to provide new content. That’s why for Easter the team has added in a new event just for the egg hunters out there. When can players hope to discover this event in game? Starting off today, players will be able to go find a new resource through the land, Easter Eggs.

The event has a total of eight egg related adventures where they will be tasked with collected the multicolored resource, so that they can be traded in. But, the eggs are the only new thing popping up as players will also gain access to a special building, the Floating House, which will now let players utilize water spaces for keeping Settlers. Other additions include new Easter specialist characters with skills that are sure to aid the player.

Players can check out the Easter Event going on now as well as the rest of The Settler Online HERE.

“A lot of surprise announcements” teased by Tales producer

Travis Bruno

March 22, 2013

With the release of Tales of Xillia expected sometime this Summer, and a number of Tales games either already released or set to be released in Japan, fans are already looking for the next big Tales announcement. Well it seems that they have a lot to look forward to if Tales’ producer Hideo Baba’s words can be believed.

In a statement made during the announcement of Graces f’s digital release Baba stated “We’re planning on making this a Tales of filled year, so we have a lot of surprise announcements lined up — stay tuned!” Whether this means that fans should expect an announcement regarding Tales of Xillia 2 or perhaps the Vita game Tales of Hearts R is unknown, but it is certainly possible.

Tales of Graces f to be released digitally next week on the PSN; Xillia coming this Summer

Travis Bruno

March 22, 2013

A few weeks ago it was the one year anniversary since Namco Bandai released Tales of Graces f in North America and now the company has revealed that they are planning on releasing the game onto the PlayStation Network as a digital download for those who cannot track down a physical copy anymore.

On March 26th the game will be available for download on the U.S. and European PlayStation Stores where a standard edition will run you $34.99/€44.99/£36.99 and the Knight Edition that contains “more than 10 DLC items” as well as increased stats, health and money will cost a bit more at $54.99/€59.99/£48.99.

It is also worth noting that on the announcement page for this digital release, the company also confirmed that Xillia is still coming out sometime this Summer which the game’s current rumored release date would fit perfectly.

Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers Announced

Vicky Martin

March 22, 2013

Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers Announced

Wizards of the Coast announced yesterday that the Magic 2014 Core Set will be released on Android, in addition to iPad, Xbox LIVE Arcade, Steam and the PlayStation Network.

The successful Magic franchise will continue to be of no disappointment to fellow gamers, as the ultimate trading card game Magic 2014 – Duels of the Planeswalkers offers players a new immersive storyline, 10 brand new decks, 15 new encounters, 10 new puzzle challenges, and an all-new play mode and other exciting features.

Worth Wollpert, Executive Producer of Magic: The Gathering, commented on the success of the Duels of the Planeswalkers in attracting and engaging previous and new gamers since 2009. Wollpert stated, “This year, with the addition of a fifth platform – Android – along with new features and a more focused integration between online and offline play, we continue to deliver a best-in-class gaming experience.”

Try out Magic 2014 at PAX East, Magic: The Gathering booth this weekend.

Check out the trailer of Magic 2014 below for more insight and don’t hesitate to comment!

Latest Dragon’s Dogma trailer lives up to the game’s namesake

Travis Bruno

March 22, 2013

Latest Dragon’s Dogma trailer lives up to the game’s namesake

For a game that is called “Dragon’s” Dogma there were a decent amount of dragons in the game, however perhaps not as many as fans would have liked. However it seems with the upcoming release of Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen there will be plenty more dragons to slay. That is of course, if you can defeat them.

Anyways, today Capcom released a new trailer for Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen showing the Mystic Knight class fighting against a group of Pyre Saurian and Strigoi. Of course even the strongest knight can’t take on two dragons without some sort of consequence. Check out the trailer below and keep an eye out for Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen when it hits stores on April 23rd in North America and April 26th in Europe.

Groove Coaster Zero Adds Kagerou Project Tracks

Simon Wolfe

March 22, 2013

Groove Coaster Zero Adds Kagerou Project Tracks

Taito Corp’s free to play iOS game Groove Coaster Zero has added in a big new pack of tracks based on multimedia Kagerou Project from Jin. With a total of four new stages added to the game with the pack, players will be able to experience the music in an all new way within the game. But, the Kagerou Project Tracks are the only addition, as two new free tracks have been added to the game as well.

The Kagerou Project tracks included in the pack are Children Record, Kisaragi Attention, Yobanashi Deceive, and Kagerou Days, which has been played over 10 million times online alone. The free tracks added to Groove Coaster Zero are Symphony No. 9 – Groove MIX, which has been remixed by COSIO, and Kanon by FREEDOM.

Those interested in the new downloads or interested in getting the free to play Groove Coaster Zero for iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch can find it on the iOS App Store HERE.

Dead Island: Riptide story trailer released

Travis Bruno

March 22, 2013

Dead Island: Riptide story trailer released

Today Deep Silver released a new trailer for their upcoming “expansion” of the original Dead Island, Dead Island: Riptide. This one not only shows off plenty of zombie killing action and a decent amount of gameplay, it also shows the new character that players will be able to use and let’s us in on what exactly happened to the survivors that put them in this predicament once again. Will they be able to fight their way off of another island that has gone to hell?

Anyways, check out the trailer below and keep an eye out for the game on April 23rd.

Kingdom Heart 1.5 HD Remix PAX East Trailer

Luke Halliday

March 22, 2013

Kingdom Heart 1.5 HD Remix PAX East Trailer

Ahead of their appearance at PAX East, Square Enix have revealed a brand new trailer for the HD remake of Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories and Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days known as Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix.

Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix marks the first time that the Kingdom Hearts series will appear on the PlayStation 3 console. The new trailer which can be seen below will be shown at the PAX East event. Alongside the trailer was a few new screenshots of the game which can also be seen below.

Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix will undoubtedly be a nice trip down memory lane for fans of the franchise. Now if we could jut get Kingdom Hearts 3 everything would be golden.

Lightning Returns once more to the Dead Dunes with another batch of screens

Travis Bruno

March 22, 2013

Lightning Returns once more to the Dead Dunes with another batch of screens

Today Square Enix revealed another set of screenshots for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII which show off more of the Dead Dunes area of the game as well as a handful of concept artwork. The screens show off the various areas in the Dead Dunes including a village that has an inn for players to rest at as well as various shops. Plus if you take a close look you’ll notice Lightning in a couple of other costumes in some of the below images.

You can expect to see Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII hitting stores sometime this Fall for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Tapjoy to Help Fund Aussie Talent

Thomas Hellier

March 22, 2013

San Francisco based ad server Tapjoy has just announced the Tapjoy Australia Fund. If you’re an indie developer publishing on iOS or Android, Tapjoy would like to cover a significant proportion of your up-front marketing spend to push our talent overseas. They have indicated broadly that they will allow developers to make the most of Tapjoy’s platform for distribution, monetisation, consulting services and analytics. That’s a pretty good deal for up-and-comers down under.

Defiant Development, devs from Bris-Vegas, are the first team to be accepted by the Fund. This assistance is perfect for people releasing free-to-play games, providing excellent win-win advantages for the advertising company and game developers alike. Morgan Jaffit, co-founder of Defiant Development, has been quoted as saying ‘There’s an incredible depth of indie talent in Australia, and Tapjoy offers an ideal way to monetise their applications and take advantage of the free-to-play opportunities in the mobile market… I can’t wait to see what comes from the collaboration.’

So, if you think you’re ready for the big time, check out Tapjoy’s website here and fill out an application form.

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