Blood Bowl and Of Orcs and Men developers Cyanide Studios have been busy with their latest game. Tactical adventure game Aarklash: Legacy received six new screenshot today. Players will take control of a band of mercenaries as they battle through the world of Confrontation. Our heroes Nella, Denzil, Vendaroo, and company will explore the two lands of Acheron and Behemoth. They will need the tactical skills of the player to successfully navigate the hostile inhabitants of the land. Players will have the benefit of a pause mode to carefully plan out their attacks.
Aarklash: Legacy will be released for PC in Q2 of 2013. Check out the official Facebook page hereand the official forums here.
It came out last month that Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate will be releasing exclusively to the Nintendo 3DS come March 5th for North America, but at the time the European release hadn’t been set. Â Times have changed though as the European release date has been confirmed as March 8th.
The reason it took sometime to arrive at this date may come from the new distribution deal struck between Nintendo and Konami.  It seems that for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate, Nintendo will be in charge of sales, marketing, and distribution for the European territories and Australia, while Konami will remain only as publisher.  Both Konami and Nintendo seem satisfied with the deal, as Nintendo has enjoyed the long history of Castlevania games and Konami hopes to provide the best handheld Castlevania experience via the uniqueness of the 3DS.
European players looking to experience the new handheld Castlevania can get their hands on it March 8th, 2013.
Bulkypix announced their latest game today, Redneck Revenge: A Zombie Road Trip. Our bar tending red neck hero, aptly named Red, is prepared with all sorts of guns ready to fend off the zombie invasion while getting down to the bottom of why the dead began to roam the earth. The game has 30 defence based levels in locations like the iconic Route 66 and features customizable weapons, powers, and wardrobes. The graphics are 2d, very cartoony, and light hearted in style.
Redneck Revenge: A Zombie Road Trip is slated for a February released for iOS, Android, Blackberry, Mac, and PC. Check out the teaser trailer and game art below.
It seems like the feedback for the ShootMania Storm beta had a lot to say about the upcoming game, so much so the developers have decided to seek some improvements before the game’s release. Listening so much in fact that the release date of the game will be pushed back to ensure that they are able to make the necessary changes.
So instead of a January release, those looking forward to the full release now have to wait until April 10th. However, those wanting to get in on the game early will be able to join a new open beta that will be launching February 12th, so that the devs can get even more feedback.
Coming from developer Nadeo and publisher Ubisoft, ShootMania Storm is an online-multiplayer FPS that is already active as an e-sport. Previously part of the IPL 5 tournament in Las Vegas and MLG in Dallas, ShootMania Storm will appear at both Pax East and IPL6 in Las Vegas in March, just before its new release date of April 10th.
Players can check out two new screenshots by clicking in the gallery below.
The lights are on bright tonight for Nintendo’s Wii U Direct conference where they promise to announce new Wii U titles along with provide details on previously announced titles. As is usually the case with such conferences, hype is already building across the gaming community with speculation reaching boiling point. Following the hype and clues left behind by developers can be somewhat eye-opening.
One developer, Monolith Soft have been burning a quiet revolution by giving away hint after hint at a potential Wii U title and all signs point to Earthbound.
If you have been following Monolith Soft since their announcement of developing a new RPG for the Wii U, you will probably have noticed a number of hints that directly hint at a brand new Earthbound title for the Wii U. The first and most obvious allusion to a possible Earthbound is the artwork for the Monolith Wii U title which you can see to the right.
On top of that Soraya Saga, game designer at Monolith Soft and wife of president of the company took to twitter with hints towards Earthbound Wii U being announced at tonight’s conference. Saga posted an interesting tweet which speaks of looking towards a shooting star and constellations. She also retweeted the news that the Nintendo Direct conference would take place tonight.
Perhaps the most interesting news is that of Shigesato Itoi the original producer and director of the Earthbound (Mother) franchise. He tweeted only a few days ago that fans should not forget about the ‘Resurrection of MOTHER’. This follows previous tweets where he confirmed that there will be another Earthbound title but he could not detail it any further.
What do you think? Will a new Earthbound game be announced for the Wii U at tonight’s Nintendo Direct conference? Let us know in the comments section below.
No this isn’t an announcement for Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 but perhaps that should be what Tecmo Koei works on next because the way things are going, there will be more sexy outfits for the girls of DoA 5 than there were in the last Xtreme title.
Today Tecmo Koei announced that the 1.03 patch for Dead or Alive 5 will be released and a free stage called Zack Island will be included in the patch. The patch details can be found herewhile Zack Island features coconuts that can drop onto your head as well as a place where characters can slip in the water.
Also announced are three new swimsuit packs for the girls of DoA called the Hotties Swimwear Packs. Each pack costs 400 MSP or $4.99 depending on your console of choice, but of course you can also pick up the combined pack for 1040 MSP or $12.99. The DLC will be available on the PSN today while Xbox 360 users will be able to download them on January 29th. Check out the swimsuit DLC below and also a gameplay video featuring the new Zack Island and the costumes.
If you’ve been dying to try out Bethesda and ZeniMax’s Elder Scrolls Online then you may soon have a chance to. Today these companies announced that the beta sign-ups for The Elder Scrolls Online have officially opened. You can submit your information, the more information the better, here to try and become a member of the first beta.
To go along with the announcement, a new six minute long cinematic trailer was also released which you can check out below. It is worth noting that despite the beta sign-ups beginning, Bethesda has not revealed when the start of the beta will begin.
To promote their new title, The Last of Us, Naughty Dog is pulling out all the stops with not one, but two Special Editions of the game. Set to be released on May 17 the Ellie Edition and the Joel Edition, only available at GAME and Tesco & Independents respectively, will be packaged in a unique canvas cover and come with an insane amount of extras. The packages include the expected bonuses, a mini art book filled with the artwork that shaped the games and a limited edition comic book made by Dark Horse Comics that plunges into the back story of the character Ellie that has a special cover only available in the Special Edition.
Each edition also contains an individual poster and skin for the Dualshock 3 with the character of each copy featured. However, gamers may be most excited about the bonus DLC included with each copy. The Survival pack includes multiplayer expansions that includes bonus XP, customizable items, in-game currency, and bonus Joel and Ellie skins once you beat the main game. There’s more than gameplay enhancements in the extras though. The Sights and Sounds DLC gives players the games official soundtrack (by award winning composer Gustavo Santaolalla) to cover the sounds, and a PS3 dynamic theme for the sight end of the package but this is available for anyone pre-ordering the game. Last but not least, a voucher for downloadable skins for LittleBigPlanet for an Ellie or Joel Sackboy.
More information for this game or any other details can be found at the makers official website, www.eu.playstation.com.
Prepare to rise in excitement Metal Gear fans, Konami has just announced that they will be releasing a plethora of products based upon the upcoming Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance game. In order to release this huge line of merchandise Konami has teamed up with a number of other companies such as Astro Gaming, Great Eastern and even Square Enix.
The following products will be released alongside Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance:
Custom headsets (Astro Gaming)
Headwear (Bioworld Merchandising)
Wallets (Bioworld Merchandising)
Jewelry (Bioworld Merchandising)
Dog tags (Bioworld Merchandising)
Utility key ring (Bioworld Merchandising)
Lanyard (Bioworld Merchandising)
Cell phone cases (Bioworld Merchandising)
USB drives (Epic Weapons)
Candy (Epic Weapons)
Buttons (Great Eastern)
Magnets (Great Eastern)
Patches (Great Eastern)
Puzzles (Great Eastern)
Pins (Great Eastern)
Stationery (Great Eastern)
Stickers (Great Eastern)
Tattoos (Great Eastern)
Throws (Great Eastern)
Tumblers (Great Eastern)
Wall scrolls (Great Eastern)
Towels (Great Eastern)
Action figures (Square Enix Inc.)
Strategy Guides (Piggyback Interactive Ltd)
Wall posters (Trends International, LLC)
Mini posters (Trends International, LLC)
This makes for an absolutely jam-packed list of merch for fans of Metal Gear to get their hands on. When asked about the new line of merchandise for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Careen Yapp, Vice President of Acquisitions and Franchise Development for Konami had this to say:
“We are constantly inspired by our fans’ great enthusiasm for the METAL GEAR franchise and are thrilled to work with our talented licensing partners to bring them this amazing collection of METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE memorabilia early next year.”
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance hits the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 on the 13th of February, 2013. What do you think of this line of merchandise for the game? Let us know in the comments section below.
Today Epic Games and Microsoft decided to dish out a double helping of Gears of War: Judgement news. First, Microsoft and Epic Games mentioned that over half of the gamers that played Gears of War 3 never played the first game in the series and because of this they are looking to rectify that issue with Gears of War: Judgement.
All launch copies of Gears of War: Judgement will include a downloadable version of the original Gears of War for free. Second, the companies also released the below video which is called “The Guts of Gears.” The trailer shows off some of the new missions, rewards and even the Smart Spawn system all narrated by Lt. Baird himself. Currently Gears of War: Judgement is set to be released on March 19th.