Are you a fan of the Painkiller franchise? If so you might be interested to know that the recent PC remake which is being ported to consoles now has a release date.
It has been officially announced that Painkiller: Hell and Damnation will launch on the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 on the 5th of April. The port of the remake was originally scheduled for release on the 22nd of January but was delayed in order to keep this port up to par with the impressive PC version of the game.
What do you think of this release date for Painkiller: Hell and Damnation on consoles? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.
With all these cheap indie bundles being released, gamer’s wallets can get a little light. The Free Bundle has been released to help gamers get their indie game fix for free. The bundle comes with five indie games for Windows. The developers are accepting donations through their own sites, not through the bundle.
The bundle features Nitronic Rush, a trippy survival driving game with an electronic music soundtrack; Ascension, a psychological horror platformer; Celestial Mechanica, an action puzzler; Imscared, a Minecraft Slender horror game mashup; and Abobo’s Big Adventure, a game paying homage to the best retro NES titles. All the titles are available as DRM free downloads for Windows. Download The Free Bundle hereand remember to support the developers!
IndieGala has announced their newest bundle today, teaming up with Arrowhead Game Studios and Paradox Interactive to headline the IndieGala Magicka. The bundle is a pay what you want for Soviet era FPS You Are Empty and puzzle platformer Trine. Those who beat the average also get a copy of public transit sim Cities in Motion, adventure game Deponia, Doom styled throwback FPS Painkiller: Black Edition, and of course, Magicka. There are three additional bonuses for all those who beat the average, the first one has been announced as Magicka expansion pack Magicka Vietnam. The whole bundle is redeemable on Steam.
The Magicka bundle is in support of Able Gamers, a charity that helps disabled gamers play video games, and the Gala Project X that supports a new indie game entirely funded by Indie Gala donations. Pick up your IndieGala Magicka bundle here.
Swag! YOLO! Money? That’s right Irrational Games are offering some new swag for Bioshock fans in anticipation of the upcoming Bioshock Infinite game. They have released some new Bioshock infinite merch to their online store here.
Among the new additions to Irrational Games’ online store is Bioshock Infinite t-shirts, framed lithographs and even concept artworks. Some of these products are very limited in stock so it’s advised that you get in quick. It has also been confirmed that they plan on releasing action figures in the future as well.
What do you think of these new swaggy swaggin’ additions to Irrational Games’ online store? Let us know in the comments section below.
Thrustmaster is getting into the gaming headset business with three new gaming headsets, the Y-250 series. The Y-250X is a white and green headset designed for Xbox 360, the Y-250P is a black and blue for Playstation 3, and the Y-250C is a black and red headset for PC. All three headsets boast two 50mm drivers with generous lengths of cabling, removable unidirectional microphones, and the ability to use the headphones with mobile devices to take calls. All three headsets are capable of independently managing voice and game volumes through the control unit.
The Y-250 series of headphones have a MSRP of £69.99 and are on sale now. Find out more here.
Adonit announced their newest Jot stylus, theJot Touch. The Touch a Bluetooth 4.0 stylus capable of detecting 2000 different levels of pressure and allows the user to rest their palm on their iPad while writing and drawing. The Jot continues to use the precision disc that allows for greater accuracy and has a dampening tip that avoids the constant tap tap tap noise that plagued the original Jot Classic. The body of the stylus has two shortcut buttons that can be assigned to things like undo or colour changes.The battery life is estimated to be at a month per charge with normal use and the Jot Touch recharges via USB.
The Jot Touch is available for pre order for $89.99 USD at Adonit’s website here.
The Gold Nunchuk has made a return! For those of Wii fans out there, you probably already know that this item is quite hard to come by only available for those that bought the limited edition bundle of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword in November 2011.
For everyone else, and by that I mean everyone else who’s a Club Nintendo member and didn’t buy the limited edition bundle of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, good news as the exclusive accessory has made its way on Club Nintendo.
The Gold Nunchuk is available for 900 Coins at Club Nintendo – but be warned stocks are strictly limited, and sure to go very, very fast.
Are you an Xbox 360 owner with access to a Kinect? Are you a fan of the Dance Central games? Maybe you have children and would love to teach them some new things, but are unable to keep an eye on them because you’re a lousy parent? Then Microsoft has just the things in store for you.
First comes a bunch of new tracks and routines for Dance Central 3 for the Kinect. The following tracks have been added to the game:
Now available is Nicki Minaj’s “Whip It” from the 2012 album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded for download from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace or the in-game “Dance Central 3” Music Store. Then on Jan. 16, Pitbull’s “International Love” – featuring vocals by Chris Brown – comes to “Dance Central 3.” Additionally, Pitbull’s “(Hey Baby) Drop It to The Floor” featuring T-Pain will also be available for download. Both tracks can be purchased individually, or as part of “Pitbull Pack 01.”
The following week, The Wanted’s massive hit “Glad You Came” will be available for download on Jan. 23.
Finally, on Jan. 30, Flo Rida’s “Let It Roll” will be available. The track originally appeared on Flo Rida’s fourth studio album, 2012’s Wild Ones.
All tracks will be available via the Xbox LIVE Marketplace or the in-game “Dance Central 3” Music Store for 240 Microsoft Points™ each. “Pitbull Pack 01” can be purchased for 400 Microsoft Points.
For all of you education nuts and horrible parents, Microsoft are also releasing Kinect Sesame Street and Kinect Nat Geo TV season 2 (of each) on the Xbox Live service. These 8 episode services are available for a nominal fee. Refer to the quote below for more info.
“Kinect Sesame Street TV” and “Kinect Nat Geo TV” 1 Season Two are now available for digital download exclusively on Xbox LIVE for $40.00 AUD/2400 MS points for the eight 30-minute episodes when you purchase a Season Pass on Xbox LIVE. Individual episodes can also be purchased for $6.75 AUD/400 MS points.
Even cooler is that Kinect Sesame Street TV has Smartglass integration, ensuring your children also destroy your tablets and smartphones.
Today Sentai Filmworks revealed that they picked up quite an adorable little anime in the form of Acchi Kocchi. The anime series aired during the Spring anime season last year and the company is going to be releasing it under a new name called “Place to Place” on subtitled DVD sometime later this year.
Acchi Kocchi is an anime adaptation of a 4koma manga series and it follows a tsundere girl named Tsumiki, who isn’t actually a cat-girl, and the object of her affection Io as well as their friends as they live out their high school lives. The series was, as mentioned earlier, adorable when it first aired and absolutely hilarious with its random comedy so this is quite a pick-up for Sentai.
Today Namco Bandai provided an official release date for their unique looking Naruto Powerful Shippuden, also known as Naruto SD: Powerful Shippuden. This super deformed looking game featuring Naruto and Rock Lee battling against chibi enemies will be released in North America on March 5th.
The game’s story mode will feature a story mode for both Naruto and Rock Lee and will take missions from the anime series, Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals which currently has not been licensed in the West. Along with this announcement the company also released a few new screenshots. Those of you who want to check out the game’s trailer as well as a number of other images, you can find the trailer herewhile the screenshots can be seen here.
Swag! YOLO! Money? That’s right Irrational Games are offering some new swag for Bioshock fans in anticipation of the upcoming Bioshock Infinite game. They have released some new Bioshock infinite merch to their online store
