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Grapple Knight Takes on Steam Greenlight

Jessica Barabas-Bui
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Indie game Grapple Knight (a game we’ve written about in the past) has been released on Steam Greenlight to a warm welcome, as well as having its first major update since its release.

The game went up on Steam Greenlight a few days ago, and has had quite a bit of attention since then with most of it being support or helpful comments. If it does get enough ratings up then that means it’ll be able to be launched on Steam, so if Grapple Knight looks like something that you’re interested in then you should definitely take the time to check out their Steam Greenlight page and vote them up!

And with the game receiving its first major update, and people at the EB Expo enjoying having a play of it in the Homegrown Gaming section, it certainly seems worth it.

Check out the debut trailer of Grapple Knight below!

XCOM: Enemy Unknown Launch Party Shenanigans

Jessica Barabas-Bui
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Last night 2k Games threw a launch event for XCOM: Enemy Unknown and it was totally out of this world. Kicking off in the city we were driven by shuttle to an ‘undisclosed location’, that happened to be in the middle of a bunch of warehouses. Usually this sort of area would be prime territory for a high level of crime, which I guess is the point, but once we got into the warehouse the awesomeness took over. Previews of the game were playable amongst collages of UFO sightings, fake body parts, and the like.

As for the game itself, it has a good story line and atmosphere, but might suffer a lack of interest from your average gamer due to the patience and tactics required. However, if you’re a fan of turn-based, strategy games that need more from you than just pointing and shooting. The graphics leave something to be desired, but that was on a large TV screen on an Xbox 360, and if you’re after a PC copy it will probably look better.

With some competition winners in attendance as well, 2k Games really threw a good party with some awesome themed cocktails and food.

Make sure to check out the gallery below with some of the awesome pics we snapped of the event.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown is available in Australia and New Zealand this Friday, October 12th on PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.

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Team Ninja thanks fans with their last Dead or Alive 5 Fighter Chronicle video

Travis Bruno
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For some companies, once the game has hit store shelves, the developers either take it easy, or begin working on post launch DLC and bug fixes. While Team Ninja is already hard at work releasing free costume DLC, such as the one shown above, and possibly working on various patches, they also took the time to release their final Fighter Chronicles video to thank their fans for picking up Dead or Alive 5 and supporting the series.

The video itself can be seen below and is actually quite humbling considering how most developers are usually trying to tout various scores and figures around rather than honestly thanking their fans.

Silent Hill: Book of Memories goes down under in November

Travis Bruno
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If you happen to live in the land down under, (American speak for Australia) then you will be happy to hear that Konami’s Silent Hill: Book of Memories finally has a release date down in your country. PlayStation Vita owners will be able to pick up this unique take on the series on November 8th.

As for the game itself, Silent Hill: Book of Memories introduces the first ever multiplayer aspects to a Silent Hill game, as well as customizable characters where the game is more action-exploration oriented than survival horror. The story revolves around a book that the player receives that can change the past.

Hitman: Absolution’s storytelling explained in latest dev diary

Travis Bruno
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When players are given a chance to play as one of the deadliest assassins in the world, most of them spend time figuring out all the neat little ways they can go about killing everyone in the area with every tool at their disposal. But before you do that, perhaps you should remember that there is a story to be told in Square Enix’s Hitman: Absolution and this latest developer diary tells you exactly how they managed to create an immersive storyline to surround all of the deathdealing.

They also demonstrate a full performance motion capture at Giant Studios in Los Angeles, California and how they had to create some new smoking techniques for one of the characters in the game. Check out the video itself below.

Cargo Commander Releases November 1st

Benjamin Webb
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Upcoming game, Cargo Commander, published by Digital Tribe Games is coming out on the first of November, 2012. This game follows the story of a normal worker that suddenly finds himself surrounded by mysterious cargo filled with aliens. He must fight off these aliens with only an arm cannon and collect this cargo in order to buy his way back home.

The games features are as follows –

FEATURES

  • Build a unique sector to share with your friends
  • Randomly generated levels with custom naming options
  • Fully destructible environment; create your own path with your Platform Drill and explosives
  • Compete with other Cargo Commanders for promotions – each level has an online leaderboard
  • Journey Mode allows you to explore an endless chain of containers
  • Loot the dead corpses of other players from their vain attempts at out-performing you;’/\]\
  • Upgradeable weapons and tools, and over 80 cargo items to collect
  • Subtle bittersweet story of a blue-collar working man trying to get home to his family
  • Sweet Dutch bluegrass tunes from Doppler Audio!

On the game, the developers had this to say –

The developer says…

“It’s a game that lets you know what dads do when they are off to work. I doubt my dad was slaying mutants and blowing up stuff when he was on a late shift, but I’ll never know.”

Maarten de Koning, Managing Director at Green Hill says…

“We’re excited to bring Digital Tribe Games and Serious Brew together on this amazing journey to outer space! The creative freedom for the developer was an important goal for us, and collaborating with Digital Tribe Games proved to be a good fit. Now all gamers around the world can enjoy this truly unique title on Mac and PC.”

The title will be releasing on the Steam service for both Windows PC and Mac platforms. It will sell for $9.99 and is being regarded as an action-platformer. Be sure to check out the trailer below for more info.

Editors Note: This game actually looks pretty fun!

Avengers MarvelXP Universe Updates

Benjamin Webb
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Players with access to the Marvel XP universe of games, Avengers Initiative and Avengers Alliance, can expect some new content to open up to them as New York Comic Con opens. This content has players unlocking a new costume for The Hulk in Avengers Initiative, as well as a chance to unlock everybodies (including my own) favourite merc-with-a-mouth Deadpool for Avengers Alliance on Facebook.

For all of the information, directly from Marvel themselves, check out the following quotes –

Avengers Initiative (Mobile Game): For the duration of New YorkComic Con, from October 11 – 14, Avengers Initiative, Marvel’s first episodic game created exclusively for mobile devices, is giving the Gladiator Hulk costume away for free! This unique costume, a $3 value, provides players with additional bonuses as they battle their way through a barrage of super-powered criminals who have escaped from a top-secret S.H.I.E.L.D. holding facility.  Marvel is also offering this critically-acclaimed brawler for a limited time at $2.99!

 

Marvel: Avengers Alliance (Social Game): The Marvel: Avengers Alliance team just recently stepped up their competitive Player vs. Player scene with a new tournament system that offers amazing exclusive rewards for the most dedicated of all S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents. Players will be placed into tournament “leagues” determined by their PVP performance with prizes awarded based on a leaderboard system. Tournament “seasons” will last approximately one month. At the end of each PVP season players will earn rewards based on their league placement, receiving their current league’s reward plus all those beneath it.

As stated earlier, Deadpool will the prize for this PvP season. Everyone will have to fight their hardest to earn those top spots to win over the crimson comedian.

Interestingly enough, players don’t need to use Facebook to play this Marvel Avengers Alliance game; they can do so on this Playdom service. Be sure to check out the iOS and Android Marketplaces for corresponding versions of the game.

Pokemon Black 2 and White 2 Launch with all of the Fixings

Dustin Spencer
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For the two of you who were unaware, Pokemon Black 2 and White 2 launched this past Sunday. I’m sure a lot of you are making your way through the new story and visiting those familiar faces of Unova, but you should also remember a few other extras recently released alongside the set of Poke titles.

Pokémon Dream Radar and Pokédex 3D Pro are 3DS exclusive extras, which each come with a small fee to add to the Pokemon experience. Dream Radar lets players transfer hard to find Pokemon to the main games through a unique mini-game, while Pokedex 3D Pro acts as a complete Pokedex, featuring all 640+ species. Our review will be up soon, so stay tuned for that, and get to downloading and playing as all of the above are available now.

Magi Episode 1 Impressions

Luke Halliday
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Welcome to my weekly Magi episode impressions.  This week, I go through episode 1 of Magi. What did I think of the episode? Watch below to find out. Got any questions for Anime Say?

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Compile Heart’s Vita game is the handheld’s first ecchi title

Travis Bruno
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Compile Heart’s Vita game is the handheld’s first ecchi title

It looks like Compile Heart is working on a PlayStation Vita game of some sort, as Game Jouhou is reporting that this week’s copy of Famitsu contains information about a Vita game from Compile Heart that is being called Monster Monpiece. A website for the game has also been launched and can be found here.

Currently there is little information about what the game will involve, though it seems that it is an original IP of some sort. The game itself will apparently feature a chibi art style and involve “rubbing, pinching and poking.” Given Compile Heart’s history for risque games, perhaps this is one of the first ecchi type titles for the Vita? Well from the image seen above and shown on the game’s teaser website, this is a yes.

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