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Former WayForward Employees form Yacht Club Games

Dustin Spencer
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Former WayForward Employees form Yacht Club Games

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I have always loved my dearest WayForward, as they always manage to pull of miracles when it comes to development, bringing out a retro spark in nearly every project they touch. Today, Sean Velasco announced that some of these great minds have branched out to form their own studio by the name of Yacht Club Games.

Oh, wait. Don’t worry. This is good news as this team have the same minds that brought us the wonderful Double Dragon Neon, Contra 4, and Mighty Milky Way – as well as that delightful Boy and his Blob remake on the Wii. Yes, this excited me a lot, as Yacht Club have already made a nice promise to continue their work of bringing a dose of retro stylings to modern gaming. Big things are in the works already from this team and “plans” are soon to be revealed – so stay tuned, as we will be bringing you every update about this studio as they grow.

Dollar Dash Makes a Stop on the Xbox Live Arcade Today!

Dustin Spencer
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Want a nice over-the-top arcade title to invite the friends over for? Well, Dollar Dash is just that, and has today launched on the Xbox Live Arcade. This romp has players take the role of cartoony thieves and battle it out amongst eachother as each try to rack up loot. After those dollars are collected, the player then must make it to a getaway vehicle and make the deposit.

Seems like a good time, but those wanting to know some features should look below for even more info:

• Gather, Dash and Fight: Be the fastest, smartest, and craziest multiplayer battle thief
• Overwhelming Content: 18 maps, over 20 weapons and a number of power-ups to discover
• Single player: Defeat skilled AI opponents to prepare for Online PvP
• Multiplayer: Four-player Drop-in & Jump-out multiplayer for instant online action
• Three intense game modes: Venture through different versus modes, from Dollar Dash where the fastest win to Hit’n’Run, where the toughest rule the field
• Shop: Spend in-game cash on weapon upgrades, character customization, perks and more
• Unlock: Collect badges, unlock many crazy Achievements, and compete on global Leaderboard

Forget about trying to make a “compelling, artistic” experience on consoles, as Dollar Dash is what the XBLA is all about – quick and thought free fun. Check out the trailer below, and you can download this title as of today.

Izzy shows off her skills in Fuse trailer

Luke Halliday
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Izzy shows off her skills in Fuse trailer

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EA Games have released yet another new trailer for their upcoming third person shooter game Fuse. The latest trailer focuses in on the game’s resident first lady of ass-kickery known as Izzy.

The trailer shows that Izzy is a very powerful woman who isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty. While she isn’t the most experienced operative on the team searching for the Fuse compound she is arguably the most intelligent. She serves as the teams intelligence broker and has a habit of getting her way, one way or another.

Be sure to get to know Izzy in the trailer below. Let u know what you think of Izzy and of Fuse in the comments section.

SimCity Out Now in Australia!

Zac Elawar
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SimCity Out Now in Australia!

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It’s been a decade since the last iteration of the series hit store shelves, but now the king of city builders is finally back atop its throne! SimCity is now available on PC at retail stores across Australia and for digital download via Origin.

New Zealand will have to wait just one day, though, for the winner of 26 PC best of show awards in 2012 as it releases for our neighbours tomorrow, March 8th. SimCity has been lauded in over 50 Most Anticipated of 2013 lists, and we are just excited as you guys for its release; our review is forthcoming…stay tuned.

In the hands of the series creators at Maxis (aka EA Maxis), SimCity promises to deliver to its fans the most immersive and personal city-simulation experience ever, where players can create and destroy the cities of their wildest imaginations. Go out and get your copy today!

Masqueraider Class joins Wakfu

Luke Halliday
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The latest update to Ankama Games popular online game Wakfu introduced a brand new class to the fray known as the Masqueraider. In order to give Wakfu players an idea of what to expect from the Masqueraider class, Ankama have released a brand new trailer showing off why you should play as a Masqueraider.

The trailer which can been below features a variety of gameplay footage of the Masqueraider class and details its abilities, strengths and weaknesses. The Masqueraider class is described as being quite lunatic in nature. See for yourself in the trailer below and let us know what you think in the comments section.

Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel Co-Op Demo Coming March 12

Zac Elawar
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Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel Co-Op Demo Coming March 12

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EA have announced an early chance to play as Alpha and Bravo – in the form of a co-op demo –  before the fast-approaching release of Army of Two: the Devil’s Cartel on March 28th.

Army of Two has been one of the few AAA, blockbuster series of games whose gameplay is focused and built around the concept of co-operative play. And come March 12th via the Xbox Live Marketplace, and March 13th via the PlayStation Network, we will be able to download the demo and “step into the boots of private military contractors Alpha and Bravo as they embark on a mission to rescue a kidnapped politician while diffusing an additional hostage situation.”

This particular mission will have the duo fight their way through a dangerous drug lab to the rooftops of a sky rise. This cartel stronghold houses hordes of kamikaze cartel members, and with the lives of civilians at risk, the team will have to split up with one player running  into battle as the other man’s a helicopter’s stationed mini-gun to provide cover. With the implementation of the brand new Overkill feature, complete and utter destruction is a given.

So, check out the Army of Two: the Devil’s Cartel co-op demo available March 12th and March 13th for the Xbox 360 and PS3 respectively.

Guncraft Comes To PC With A New Take On Minecraft

Joe Morgan
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Reverb Publishing announced today that it would be helping the folks at Exato Games release their new PC title that has Minecraft in it’s crosshairs – Guncraft.

Guncraft is a multiplayer voxel-based shooter that will be released for the PC and other digital game platforms.  It’s goal is to give you all of the sandbox building you can get from Minecraft and then give you and some friends weapons and vehicles to destroy it all with.

Guncraft‘s features include:

  • Build up defenses and destroy enemy fortresses within all game modes, decimating rival defenses on the fly
  • 7+ outlandish game modes for up to 16 players (Online/LAN), including:
    • “Lava Survival” mode where magma slowly rises as players build upward to avoid the instant orange death. It’s a new variation of “Last Man Standing”
    • “Onslaught Mode” mode, where four players band together to fight off endless waves of deadly robot spiders, soldiers, drones, and aircraft
  • Create custom levels and characters
  • Voxel design married with hardcore FPS elements: Player controlled vehicles, perk/killstreak, class loadouts, clan system, and ranks
  • HUGE DLC Roadmap driven by the community, for the community, ranging from new modes to Gun Crafting and Skin Crafting

Guncraft has been submitted to Valve’s Steam Greenlight project, which you can check out here.  Be sure to vote if you’re interested.  You can also check out their official website here and sign up for the beta or pre-order the game for $15.  Also make sure you check out the trailer for the game below!

Telltale aiming for 2013 release of The Walking Dead Season 2 [Updated]

Travis Bruno
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If you are chomping at the bit waiting to play the next season of Telltale’s The Walking Dead then you should relax for at least a year or so since it has just been said that fans shouldn’t expect the series until sometime later next year.

Speaking with Eurogamer at the BAFTA Game Awards, Telltale co-founder and CEO Dan Connors stated that they are “aiming for fall next year” when asked about Season Two’s release window. He did say however that fans should expect something related to The Walking Dead to be announced “fairly soon” that will be “different” from what they have already done.

Update: It looks like Eurogamer must have heard something wrong, because Telltale Games has come out and released the following statement saying:

“The current estimated release window for Season Two of The Walking Dead is for fall of ‘this’ year (2013), and not ‘next’ year (2014) as has been reported after a recent interview. We apologize for any confusion and thank you and all of our fans for your continued excitement for Telltale’s series.”

Tomb Raider’s first piece of DLC announced as a multiplayer map pack

Travis Bruno
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Tomb Raider’s first piece of DLC announced as a multiplayer map pack

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You know what this great game Tomb Raider needs? DLC, but not storyline DLC or more areas to explore. We need some more multiplayer maps… Ahem, well today Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics have revealed that the first piece of DLC for Tomb Raider will be a map pack which will add three new multiplayer maps to the game.

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These multiplayer maps are called Scavenger Caverns, Cliff Shantytown and The Burning Village. Currently it has only been announced for the Xbox 360 version of the game, likely due to it being a timed-exclusive for the console. The DLC will be released on March 19th and cost 400MSP ($5). At the moment, the company only provided these two vague images showing off two of the stages in the “Caves and Cliffs” map pack.

Microids Unveils Dracula 4: The Shadow of the Dragon Details

Jamie Laike Tsui
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Microids, a division of French video game publishers Anuman Interactive was light on information when they announced Dracula 4: The Shadow of the Dragon late last year. Finally, the company is prepared to release some of the first details of their upcoming adventure game. The game stars Ellen Cross, an art restorer who must authenticate a masterpiece from an art collection considered lost in the shipwreck of a freighter. What starts as a simple job turns into an adventure that will see Ellen chasing Vlad Tepes, better known as Vlad the Impaler.

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The game is a builds on the over arching plot lines from the first three games, but is not a direct sequel. The game will be released in the second quarter of 2013 for PC, Mac, iOS and Android in English, French, Spanish, German, and Italian.

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