Today it was revealed that two more DC characters will be appearing as playable fighters in Injustice: Gods Among Us and this time around we have one hero and one villain. The hero this time happens to be Hawkgirl who is memorable mostly from her time in the Justice League television series and the villain is Sinestro, who happens to be one of Green Lantern’s arch-nemesis.
To go along with this announcement, Warner Bros. and NetherRealm Studios have released the below gameplay footage and screenshots showing both characters in action. Injustice: Gods Among Us is currently set to be released on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 in April with a Wii U version coming soon after.
Following their announcement that 2013 will be the Year of Luigi, Nintendo have released a brand new video on their official youtube where Luigi himself takes on the viral video sensation known as Harlem Shake. Harlem Shake videos usually involves one person dancing followed suddenly with everyone breaking out into dance.
Nintendo’s version of the Harlem Shake (or should we say the Luigi Shake?) can be seen below. What do you think of this interesting viral video tactic from Nintendo? Did you find Luigi and Nintendo employees doing the Harlem Shake funny? Check out the video and let us know what you think of this strange video in the comments section below.
Today, Nintendo posted a brand new trailer for Fire Emblem Awakening, the latest in the popular strategy RPG series on the 3DS. While the game has already been released in Japan and North America to rave reviews, this additional trailer outlines something brand new to the fold of Nintendo gaming: Paid DLC content.
This latest trailer outlines the specific packs and content that will be released as DLC content. Each of the packs contains numerous additional missions, items, and most notably, additional playable characters. Much to the delight of older Fire Emblem fans like myself, the trailer revealled that these DLC characters are in fact many of the significant characters and support units from past Fire Emblem titles. I for one was thrilled to see the names of Lyn from Fire Emblem: Blazing Sword, Emphraim and Eirika from Sacred Stones and Ike and Soren from Path of Radience returning to the limelight. And that’s just to name a few.
Each individual DLC pack has been priced at $6 each for a collection of multiple characters and items amongst 3 additional missions per pack. The entirity of the content appears to be divided down into 5 individual packs. These packs have been labelled as:
Champions of Yore, containing Marth, Roy and Miciah
Golden Pack, containing much needed additional funding, experience bonues and the coveted Silver card
Lost Bloodlines, containing Alf, Lief and Seliph as well as the paragon skill and dread scroll item
The Smash Pack, containing Elincia, Eirika and Lyn in addition to the Wedding Bouquet item and Iote’s Shield
The Rogues Pack, containing Ephraim, Ike and Cecilia, as well as the limit break skill.
It looks like some trophies have leaked information for Dishonored before Bethesda could announce it themselves. Today trophies for an unannounced piece of Dishonored DLC called “The Other Side of the Coin” were placed on the PS3Trophies website. There are ten trophies overall and this would be the first piece of DLC that would probably expand the game’s storyline rather than simply provide trials.
When we spoke with Bethesda concerning this DLC they would not provide comment on this reveal at the moment, though now that the cat has been let out of the bag we probably should expect an official announcement sometime within the next few weeks.
If you happen to be a fan of Mighty Switch Force then you will be ecstatic to hear that WayForward is going to be bringing a sequel to the Nintendo 3DS eShop sometime in the near future. As it was revealed to Destructoid, the game will star Patricia Wagon as the main character once again and the title is set to be released sometime in the first or second quarter of this year.
Director Austin Ivansmith went on to say in the interview that Patty will have “a surprise career change” in the next game, though this change hasn’t been detailed at this point. Apparently Mighty Switch Force 2 will be released at roughly the same price as the original.
Jesper Juul, famed video game theorist from MIT and author of ‘The Ludologist’ blog, has released a new book today in the USA. The rest of the world can buy the book on March 22nd however you can download the e-version right now. Titled ‘The Art of Failure: An Essay on the Pain of Playing Video Games,’ the book focuses on why we continue to play difficult video games, and tries to put its finger on that drive to succeed most of us gamers thrive on. This supposed paradox, expressed through the constant subjugation to humiliating failure to achieve the pleasure of success, gets a thorough dissection. Juul’s core thesis is that this experience parallels tragic literature than light and fluffy entertainment.
Jesper Juul previous book, ‘Half-Real: Video Games Between Real Rules and Fictional Worlds’, was named as one of 50 Books For Everyone in the Game Industry by Bullfrog Productions Ernest W. Adams. His renown in the gaming world as being one of the leading academics in the field, being one of the few that cuts through the academic huffing and puffing to articulate real, accessible insight.
Ever since the first season of Telltale’s The Walking Dead game wrapped up back in November of last year, people have been keeping an eye out for when the next season of this masterfully crafted experience will debut. However it seems that there may be a little something different on the way before Season 2 begins.
Speaking with IGN, The Walking Dead writer Gary Whitta teased that there may be a spin-off focusing on a new character or something else before Season 2. He stated “Knowing that [Season 2] is a way off, and knowing that people are hungry for more Walking Dead…there may very well be more Walking Dead from Telltale before season two. We may have a little something extra for you between season one and two.”
Whether this could be a mini-story focusing on someone like Molly or perhaps Omid and Christa is unknown at the moment, but this is certainly great news for those who can’t wait to see what Telltale has in store for their Walking Dead game series.
With Sega’s Shining Ark set to be released this week in Japan, 4Gamer has placed an eleven minute video featuring all types of gameplay footage from the PSP exclusive. In the video we see not only examples of the games combat system but also a glimpse at all of the different characters that players will have access to throughout the game, such as the male lead Fried and the one-winged angel girl named Panis.
Besides the combat system, the video also contains footage of the non-action oriented activities that gamers can take part in, such as fishing or completing basic quests. Currently Shining Ark is set to be released on February 28th in Japan and will likely not be released in the West given it’s PSP status and Sega’s unwillingness to localize most Japanese games, so feel free to import the title if you don’t mind the Japanese text.
Those of you that were worried that the PS3 exclusive Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX would not be released outside of Japan can now rest easy. Square Enix has confirmed the game will be coming to North America and all PAL territories sometime this Fall season.
The game will be localized in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. While the Japanese release features both English and Japanese voices, other versions of the game will have the Japanese dub removed.
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX is a remastered compilation featuring the original Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories, and the entire collection of the story cutscenes from Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days with remade graphics and new musical content to upgrade it from the original Nintendo DS version. The original Kingdom Hearts will be the previously Japan only Final Mix version, which contained exclusive content such as additional enemies, abilities, weapons, missions, cutscenes and a secret movie. As is mandatory with all PS3 releases, the game will also feature full trophy support.
This remastered compilation is shaping up to be quite a package and if priced like most other collections would be a must have for any Kingdom Hearts fan or for those wanting to get in to the series. Let us know what new features you’re most looking forward to in the comments below.
Icon Home Entertainment will be releasing a few new movies to retailers this March. These are some pretty decent films, and there’s at least one I’m particularly looking forward to. These films are as follows: “DREDD, HAMILTON, THE DINOSAUR PROJECT and ROMANZO CRIMINALE S1”.
Included in a press release are some short blurbs on each of the films. These have been reproduced below.
DREDD
Available on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital
Mega City One is a vast, violent metropolis where the street cops called “Judges” have the power to act as judge, jury and executioner. Known and feared throughout the city, Dredd (Karl Urban) is the ultimate Judge. Assigned to train and evaluate Anderson (Olivia Thirlby), a rookie with powerful psychic abilities, Dredd is called to investigate a triple homicide in a 200-storey vertical slum controlled by the ruthless Ma-Ma clan.
After arresting one of the clan’s inner circle, Ma-Ma (Lena Headey) shuts down the entire building and wages a vicious war against the Judges. With the body count climbing and no way out, Dredd and Anderson must engage in a relentless battle for their survival.
HAMILTON: IN THE INTERESTS OF THE NATION
Available on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital
Hi-tech missiles fall into terrorists’ hands, a senior weapons technician is kidnapped and special agent Carl Hamilton (Mikael Persbrandt, The Hobbit ) quickly becomes the target of a police investigation. In a perilous attempt to rescue the technician and recapture the weapons, Hamilton discovers a deadly truth — an international arms conspiracy within top levels of the government. Unsure who to trust and with the police closing in, Hamilton must risk everything to prevent a lethal terrorist attack.
THE DINOSAUR PROJECT
Available on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital
Brace yourself for a chilling ride into the heart of the Congo jungle, as an expedition accompanied by a film crew sets off to track down the mysterious Mokele Mbembe, a mythical creature akin to the Loch Ness Monster. They soon find themselves in a terrifying fight for survival as creatures thought to have been extinct for 65 million years are found to be very much alive.
The Dinosaur Project is a stunning live action adventure thriller with breathtaking visual effects that will leave you fearing extinction.
ROMANZO CRIMINALE: SEASON ONE
Available on DVD and Digital
Small-time criminal known as The Lebanese has a dream: to conquer the underworld of Rome. Political murders, spectacular bombings and high profile kidnappings, this blood soaked saga set in the violent underworld of 1970’s Rome, chronicles one man’s rise from hoodlum to kingpin during one of the darkest period’s in Italy’s modern history. Relentlessly pursued by the idealistic police inspector Scialoja, The Lebanese rapidly accumulates money, men and weapons… enough to become Rome’s King of Crime.
Personally speaking, I’m looking forward to Dredd the most. The original Judge Dredd movie featured Sylvester Stalone and was a pretty decent adaptation of the comic book. However, this latest adaptation is much more closer to the source and is a movie that I quite enjoyed.
Also of interest is that Romanzo Criminale Season 2 is slated for an April release. Fans of that show have much to look forward to.
Jesper Juul, famed video game theorist from MIT and author of ‘The Ludologist’ blog, has released a new book today in the USA. The rest of the world can buy the book on March 22nd however you can download the e-version right now. Titled ‘The Art of Failure: An Essay on the Pain of Playing Video Games,’ the book focuses on why we continue to play difficult video games, and tries to put its finger on that drive to succeed most of us gamers thrive on. This supposed paradox, expressed through the constant subjugation to humiliating failure to achieve the pleasure of success, gets a thorough dissection. Juul’s core thesis is that this experience parallels tragic literature than light and fluffy entertainment.
