While XSEED Games and FuRyu’s first-person dungeon crawling RPG, Unchained Blades, has been available on the PlayStation Portable (also playable on the Vita) since June of this year, the Nintendo 3DS version of the game has been in and out of limbo since the localization of the game was announced.
However today XSEED Games announced that Unchained Blades will be released onto the Nintendo 3DS eShop on January 3rd for $29.99. Along with the release date announcement, XSEED has also released a number of screenshots and a trailer for the game, both of which can be seen below. In case you are curious, you can find our review for the PSP version of the game here.
It’s becoming something of a habit for games to offer special bonuses for people who pick up launch copies of the game and Metro: Last Light will be no exception. Today THQ announced that anyone who picks up a copy of Metro: Last Light once it has been released will be given the “Limited Edition” version of the game which comes with some bonus Ranger Mode DLC and a “Ranger” loadout including a fancier gun and more high-grade ammo.
In Metro 2033, Ranger Mode gave players less ammo and players received more damage from enemies, making the game more about survival than other difficulty settings. It is also worth noting that if you pre-order the game on the PlayStation 3 (via the PlayStation Store only) you will be given a free digital copy of Homefront and a Metro Last Light PSN Theme.
Curious about when you will be able to pick up the enhanced version of the already enhanced Ninja Gaiden 2 on the PlayStation Vita? Then you’ll be happy to hear that Team Ninja has updated the Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus website with a release date for the PlayStation Vita exclusive.
As you can see on the game’s official website, the game will be hitting stores in North America on February 26 while gamers in Europe will be able to buy the title on March 1st, unless you live in France then you can expect to see the title on February 28th. Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus features a number of new enhancements, including switching between ninjas in the middle of battle and new costumes for Ayane, Rachel and Momiji.
While we may already know when Dead or Alive 5 Plus will be hitting European and Australian Vitas, gamers in North America have only had the vague Q1 2013 release window to work with. However today Team Ninja announced that Dead or Alive 5 Plus will be released in North America on March 19, a few days before the European release date.
Currently there have been no screenshots released for this Vita version of Dead or Alive 5, as the above image is for the console game. As for new features, nothing new has been revealed as of yet, but some already announced features include the ability to play the game with the Vita held vertically, fight someone in first-person mode and also activate attacks via “taps, swipes and pinches” on the touch screen.
Welcome back for this week’s iOS Game Suggestions. If you missed or are new to the suggestions, click on the link below and check what cool games you should be picking up for your iOS along with the introduction and disclaimer on how the suggestions work. (suggestions 1 has the disclaimer and how it all works)
A semi average week on iTunes, still a fair amount of titles released as you can see below! As always there certainly is a few must buy games this week in all departments, FREE, 99c and over 99c. This week I’ve suggested a total of 27 great quality titles. Make sure you check them all especially Knights & Dragons, Playmobil Pirates, AR Defender 2, Monsters, Inc. Run, Potshot Pirates, Metal Slug 1, Dark Arcana just to name a few.
Break down below :
10 – FREE Games
9 – $0.99c Games
8 – Over $0.99c Games
As always for this week’s suggestions are all new titles that you should take a look at and consider spending your hard earned iTunes cash / time on. Well the Free games just below certainly should all be given a shot as they won’t cost you anything!
For The Cheapskates – FREE GAMES
MASTERABBOTT’S FREE GAME PICK OF THE WEEK!
Knights & Dragons: Rise Of The Dark Prince – Price : FREE – Publisher –GREE (Once upon a time, all the land was filled with light and prosperity. But someone was waiting in the shadows, plotting to cast a veil of darkness… Now, the Dark Prince and his loyal subjects are wreaking havoc, and the kingdom needs YOU to save it. Join the crusade to defeat his army of monstrous minions, craft armor, build a castle, and become a heroic knight in Knights and Dragons!) runs on iPad & iPhone. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
Respawnables – Price : FREE – Publisher – Zynga (Run, shoot, laugh and respawn! Join the fun with this trigger-happy, action packed, third person shooter. Play Offline or Online for FREE for endless hours of fun: complete challenges, join a team or just kill them ALL! …you are NOT expendable, you are… RESPAWNABLE!) on iPad & iPhone. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
Playmobil Pirates – Price : FREE – Publisher –Gameloft (Dive into the exciting world of PLAYMOBIL toys in the most exciting pirate experience ever! Play with fun toys in adventure-filled locations! Sail a Pirate Ship and discover hidden islands… Enjoy cute and fun 3D animations!) runs on iPad & iPhone. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
You Don’t Know Jack – Price : FREE – Publisher –Jellyvision Games (YOU DON’T KNOW JACK is the #1 game in the world that contains both fart noises and trivia about Shakespeare. This free-to-play mobile version includes hundreds of full episodes of everybody’s favorite quiz show trivia game, with new, topical episodes added every week!) runs on iPad & iPhone. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
Save Our Village – Price : FREE – Publisher –Ludia (Adventure awaits. Are you ready? It’s up to you, brave adventurer, to help rebuild a village ravaged by monsters! Hire extraordinary heroes and explore dungeons to fight monsters, rescue villagers and retrieve stolen treasure. Soon you’ll have a bustling village full of houses, taverns and castles at your disposal!) runs on iPad & iPhone. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
Zooniverse – Price : FREE – Publisher – Chillingo(Build and manage the zoo of your dreams. Collect, raise, feed and breed over 180 amazing animals and create eye-popping Hybrids by combining up to four species. Tailor and customize your zoo to keep your guests happy and keep expanding your infinite wildlife park to meet the demand.) on iPad & iPhone. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
HorseWorld 3D: My Riding Horse – Price : FREE – Publisher –Tivola Publishing (A dream come true! Your own horse to care for and ride – anytime you want! In the new 3D animal simulation “HorseWorld 3D: My Riding Horse” from Tivola you care for your new darling so that you can master every course in the riding ring and crack the high scores together!) runs on iPad & iPhone. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
AR Defender 2 – Price : FREE – Publisher –Bulkypix (Ready for battle?! Defend your base at all costs: repel wave upon wave of enemies who will do their damnedest to destroy your tower. Position your defensive turrets and embody any one of six heroes, each with their own unique gameplay. Plenty of variety, no end of fun! Whatever your style, you’ll find the right ally for you!) runs on iPad & iPhone. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
Explorers Of The Lost World – Price : FREE – Publisher – Beeline Interactive (Discover the secrets of the Lost World! After being shipwrecked on a mysterious tropical island, your team of explorers must penetrate a foreboding jungle to unlock the island’s secrets. Gather resources, forge alliances and acquire skills to build up your settlement and uncover the island’s riches!) on iPhone & iPad. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
Stargate Command – Price : FREE – Publisher – Arkalis Interactive (Stargate Command is under attack by legions of enemies and only Teal’c remains to defend the SGC in a series of one-on-one battles against Jaffa, Replicators and Goa’uld. Left alone, Teal’c, the beloved Jaffa warrior allied with SG-1, must defend the SGC from being overrun by the enemy. Can he hold off the invasion with his staff weapon and awesome combat skills? Each enemy unleashes a variety of attacks so be ready to dodge quickly and strike back. Earn XP by defeating enemies and cash it in to bolster Teal’c’s health, shield, attack and defense.) on iPhone & iPad. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
For The Bargain Hunters – 99c Games
Monsters, Inc. Run – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Disney (JOIN MIKE, SULLEY, AND OTHER MONSTERS, INC. DUOS ON THEIR EPIC ADVENTURE TO SAVE BOO! Run, jump, and power your way through this monstrously fun action game! Journey through the city of Monstropolis with famous scare teams from Monsters, Inc., and find a way to rescue Boo. Brought to you by Disney and Get Set Games, the makers of Mega Run!) runs on iPad & iPhone. BUY NOW
SnowJinks – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Uppercut Games (SnowJinks takes snowball fights to an epic new level! This holiday season, join Jack and Jill as they defend their neighborhood against an icy onslaught – how many bullies can you clobber with snowballs before you have to head home?) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
EMERGENCY HD – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Serious Games Solutions (The successful EMERGENCY series now available for your iPad! Command fire brigades, rescue services and police forces in a rescue strategy game with realistic graphics! Fight against fires, save lives and eliminate terrorists – in 13 elaborate missions! Have you got the makings of a head of operations?) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Skate Trash Mobile – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – BOING (A skateboard game like no other! Skate Trash features eye popping illustrations and animation from world renowned skateboard artists Jimbo and Jim Phillips. Skate in custom themed worlds – concrete jungles, hard core skate scenes, eyeballs, ooze, goo, dragons and more! Each level pack is unique and paired with classic skate images and music. Also includes expansion packs for The Screaming Hand and legendary pro skaters Geoff Rowley and Steve Caballero levels as in-app purchases.) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Scribble Hero – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Nickelodeon (Get drawn into an action-packed world when you join the heroic doodle, Sketch, in a battle to save your notebook from an army of sinister scribbles and deadly doodles! Scribble Hero charges real money for additional in-app content. You may lock out the ability to purchase in-app content by adjusting your device’s settings.) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Potshot Pirates – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Chillingo (Plunder your way to glory over 100 amazing islands Ahoy matey! Yokka Pukkha Island is brimming with booty for the taking! Bring the villagers’ towering structures down by strapping your crewmates to cannon balls and firing them into the foundations. Take aim and fire to batter their strongholds and claim your treasure across 100 levels of destructive puzzle mayhem.) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
DroneSwarm Command – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Io Normal (DroneSwarm Command is a unique real-time strategy game for iPad featuring multi-touch controls and an experience system that allows you to upgrade your drones to suit different play styles.) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Team Awesome – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Ezone.com (They were just four ordinary people, stuck in four dead-end jobs – until one day a mysterious meteor crashed to earth and made everything… AWESOME! Get ready for the explosive new side-scrolling arcade game from the Edis Brothers… Team Awesome! It’s the game with everything) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Save The Puppies PREMIUM – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Handy Games (The puppies have been kidnapped! Last night the dog-catcher came and took every last one of the sweet doggie babies in the neighborhood! Now they are being held captive at the city park’s most inaccessible locations! Find the little tykes and free them from their cages! Use your crazy power of sausage eating and grow into an enormously long wiener dog or shrink yourself to the size of a tiny Chihuahua! Only you can save the world… uh, the little canines) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
For The Millionaires – All games over $0.99
MASTERABBOTT’S FREE GAME PICK OF THE WEEK!
Metal Slug– Price : $1.99 – Publisher – SNK Playmore (Make your way through multiple battelfields and put an end to the Rebel Army Leader General Morden’s evil plans!!Not only a perfect port of the original NEOGEO game! In addition to its classic “ARCADE MODE”, this perfect conversion of “METAL SLUG 3” includes a “MISSION MODE”, allowing you to select in which stage you want to play! You can now train yourself in your favorite stages or those which give you a hard time!) runs on iPad. BUY NOW
CHECK OUT OUR REVIEW FOR METAL SLUG HERE
Pokédex for iOS – Price : $1.99 – Publisher – The Pokemon Company (Start with the basics, such as what the Pokémon looks like, its type, height, weight, and evolutions, and go from there to explore a rich trove of Pokémon details. You can find your Pokémon’s stats, its moves, TMs you can use on it, its Abilities, all its Pokédex descriptions, where it can be found, its Egg Group, and even what type of moves are strong against it.) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Cook, Serve, Delicious!– Price : $2.99 – Publisher – David Galindo (Cook, Serve, Delicious is a strategic restaurant sim, one of the few in its genre that gives the players total control over where they want to take their restaurant.The game centers on an old, worn down restaurant in the SherriSoda Tower, which was once the heart of the building but closed down as business (and tenants) dropped to an all time low. But with the local economy rising back up and occupancy reaching its maximum, SherriSoda Tower has decided to bring back the old Cook, Serve, Delicious restaurant, and has given you complete control to bring it back to its old five star status of world class dining.) runs iPad & iPhone. BUY NOW
Alpha Zero – Price : $1.99 – Publisher – Funkoi (Take control of an experimental spaceship and blast enemies from all around you in this exciting, fast-paced space action game. Enjoy jaw-dropping visuals and effects as well as an original sound track that will bring you into space for the ultimate battle. Alpha Zero is a unique new take on the classic 2.5D scrolling shoot ‘em up. The game has unique controls, beautiful graphics, and awesome boss-fights.) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Wheel Of Fortune – Price : $2.99 – Publisher – Sony Pictures Television. (Celebrate 30 years of Wheel of Fortune – it’s a new spin on America’s #1 Game show, more fun and easy to play than ever before! Step up to the wheel and take a spin through a rich Wheel of Fortune experience! With over 1,000 puzzles from show writers and a variety of gameplay modes, you will feel like a real contestant!) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Dark Arcana: The Carnival – Price : $2.99 – Publisher – G5 Entertainment. (Come face-to-face with evil in this heart-pounding adventure! An enigmatic carnival has come to town, bringing an unsettling mystery with it. A young mother has gone missing, and now it’s up to you to find her before it’s too late! Investigate two worlds: the one you live in and an alternate plane existing behind the carnival’s Hall of Mirrors.) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
Royal Envoy 2 – Price : $7.49 – Publisher –Playrix (Team up with Cedric once again, for another exciting adventure! The King turns once more to you, his trusted city planner, to travel to the faraway land of Middleshire devasted due to the poor management and negligence of its rulers. Here you will be greeted by a host of zany new characters, and meet a few old favorites. Explore ancient caves and forgotten mines, meet mystical nymphs and leprechauns, engage in snowball fights in the frigid arctic, and rescue the people of Middleshire from the fires of a terrible volcano.) runs on iPad & iPhone. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
Christmas Stories: Nutcracker Collector’s Edition– Price : $5.49 – Publisher – Big Fish Games (Help the Nutcracker rescue the princess from the evil Rat King in this memorable hidden-object puzzle adventure game. You might be too late for the Christmas Ball, but you’re just in time for adventure! The Nutcracker needs your help, and there’s an army of rats running rampant through the kingdom. Luckily, a few cute little sidekicks have got your back. Uncover the Rat King’s evil plot – and find out what created the toothy little monster.) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
There you have it folks, these games should keep you busy for quite some time, well till next week at least. I’ll be back next week for another dose of iOS goodness, in the meantime if anyone would also like to suggest their own suggestions, please feel free to share them in the comments section below or in the iOS forum section on the site here.
The first trailer for Guillermo Del Toro’s epic monster battle film, Pacific Rim, has been released!
The film will come out in July of 2013, and will be available to watch on IMAX and in Real 3D. It stars the increasingly busy Idris Elba, Charlie Hunnam, Charlie Day, Rinko Kikuchi, Diego Klattenhoff and, wait for it…Ron Perlman! (He’s pretty much a legend in geek circles)
As if you needed any more selling points for a film featuring building height robots battling other-dimension monsters, arisen from our deepest oceans, the trailer also reveals a familiar voice for us gamers; GLaDOS! That’s right, this is a triumph for the industry! Some may argue her place in the film, but I say it’s awesome. Do you think there’s a promotional cross-over planned?
Check out the trailer directly below and let us know your thoughts! This is going to be a mega-blockbuster next year! Oh, and I think it’s safe to say that there will be no cake in this movie.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine was really in 2009, but only this week have we been treated to a design reel showing all the variations of Deadpool considered for the film.
Amalgamated Dynamics Inc., the visual effects company tasked with nailing down the Deadpool character design, has released the reel on Youtube through their Studio ADI channel. It features 82 different versions and looks for the Merc with a Mouth (or without, in the case of the film). The official video description reads:
“Here, in quick succession, are 82 variations on Deadpool. It was our job to satisfy the many creative voices on the show, from director Gavin Hood to the Producers and Studio, so we generated a huge selection of artwork from complete direction changes to subtle variations like tweaks to eye color. This is why having a design phase at the start of preproduction is so valuable. We’ll never satisfy everyone with a design, but an exploratory like this lets us consider the options.”
Check out the video directly below and let us know what you think; was there a design in there that you preferred over the final one used in the film?
Nintendo owners can get ready for some wrecking action as Activision have announced that Wreck it Ralph has been released exclusively for the Wii, DS and 3DS systems. The all new story extension to Walk Disney Animation Studios upcoming movie, Wreck it Ralph joins the misunderstood hero of the story Ralph and his trusty sidekick Fix It Felix Jr as they defend their cyber home from the malevolent Cy-Bug invasion. Players can either choose to use the heavy handed Ralph, pounding their way through Cy-Bug attacks or Fix It Felix who can resist putting all the carnage back together. Join the 8 bit heroes as they smash their way onto one of your favourite Nintendo consoles today.
For more information about Wreck It Ralph for your favourite Nintendo console please visit www.Activision.com
Imagine if you were playing the next-gen Grand Theft Auto and you were able to travel to Liberty City, Vice City and San Andreas? Well that’s what Rockstar Games are looking to do. In an interview with Digital Trends, Rockstar North president Leslie Benzies stated that he would like to see an explorable world that connects all cities from the Grand Theft Auto games,
“Of course at some point we would like to have one big world containing all our cities and let the player fly between them and revisit their favorite areas, and in that context reimagining Vice City would be very interesting.”
As any GTA player would know, each Grand Theft Auto game takes place in a different era, with Grand Theft Auto III set in 2001, Vice City in the late 80’s, San Andreas in the early 90’s and Grand Theft Auto 4 in the modern era.
Though the crossover in storylines from Grand Theft Auto III to San Andreas ceased in Grand Theft Auto 4.
While Rockstar has recently re-release a 10 year anniversary edition of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on the mobile, Benzies went on to say that there’s always a possibility that they’ll come back to the iconic city again,
“It is always a possibility. There are a few references to the city in our current-gen GTAs so it is part of that HD universe, and it is certainly somewhere we would love to revisit. However Vice City, perhaps more than any other GTA game, was as much about the era as the setting. Miami in the 1980’s is so iconic it would feel strange to revisit the city in a different time period.”
The next big game in the series Grand Theft Auto V is to be released next year.
At the Toronto premiere of his upcoming Spaghetti Western inspired Django Unchained, Quentin Taratino answered a burning question.
Whilst walking the red carpet Quentin Tarantino was asked by We Got This Covered if we would ever see Kill Bill Vol. 3. His reply was, “I don’t know if there’s ever going to be a Kill Bill. Vol 3. We’ll see, probably not though.” Obviously not 100% definitive, but it’s pretty close. It’s very disappointing news for fans of the previous two films, but not surprising either. The status of the film has fluctuated throughout the years, with nothing solid ever being promised.
Tarantino also recently stated that he doesn’t want to overstay his welcome in the industry, telling The Hollywood Reporter that, “Directors don’t get better as they get older.” He then told Deadline, “You stop when you stop, but in a fanciful world, ten movies in my filmography would be nice. I’ve made seven. If I have a change of heart, if I come up with a new story, I could come back. But if I stopped at ten, that would be okay as an artistic statement.”
So it looks like Tarantino may not want to waste one of the final spots on that open discography with a sequel…What do you guys think? Would it be worth taking away from an original IP to do Kill Bill Vol. 3? We’ve seen how successful Inglorious Basterds and now Django Unchained have (already) been.
