Dutch developer Deck 13 and their publisher, dtp entertainment will be bringing their game out all around the world and it’s release date will match its theme quite nicely. You see, Blood Knights is set in the middle ages where a vampire hunter has been paired up with his prey as they work together to kill both humans and vampires in an attempt to reverse a curse that could cause the world to be destroyed.
The title will feature couch co-op and is meant to be released digitally October 31 for the PC, PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360. Those interested in the title can check out the trailer below to see some gameplay footage and other features.
Some of you may remember that a game called Class3 was being developed by Undead Labs. Well, it turns out that that game’s title has been shifted to something a bit more enticing. Announced today, State of Decay will be coming to the PC and XBLA sometime in the future.
Those curious about the title can see a large amount of gameplay below. State of Decay is meant to have a “dynamic open world” where players will follow a group of “scattered survivors” as they work together to stay alive in the zombie apocalypse. Players will need to choose things such as “where to make your stand, designing and fortifying your home base, performing daring raids for food and ammunition, and rescuing other playable survivors with unique talents.” Interesting if true, but we shall wait and see.
If you thought that Way of the Samurai 4 would never make its way to North America then you probably should go turn on your PlayStation 3 right now because the title is now available for download. Of course doing so will cost you $39.99 but at the same time you should be thanking XSEED Games for going through the effort of translating the title for release.
To commemorate the launch of the game, the company released the launch trailer below. As for the game itself, players will take the role of a samurai who currently has no master and is looking to find honor in a developing Japan.
Well… not really but Capcom did reveal today that Resident evil 6 has gone gold and is ready to be printed a full month before the game’s release date of October 2nd. To go along with the golden announcement the company also detailed their ResidentEvil.net service.
The service was outlined with the below trailer, where they state that the free service will “will enhance the Resident Evil 6 experience for players across the globe.” Some features revealed so far include comprehensive stat tracking, linking your account with social media services, smartphone apps and events held amongst the community. Is this service something you will be using when you pick up Resident Evil 6 in a month and a week?
The folks over at EA Australia have announced that they will be taking on a First Play Game Tour for their products in select shopping centres around Australia. The initiative is designed to get gamers to play upcoming games well ahead of their eventual release later this year.
The event will be held over four days at each location. These events will also have celebrity appearances, exclusive merchandise giveaways and some gaming tournaments. The First Play Game Tour looks like it’s going to have previews for games like: Crysis 3, Dead Space 3, Medal of Honor: Warfighter, Need For Speed Most Wanted and Fifa 13.
On the tour, EA had this to say –
“EA has an incredibly strong line-up of games this year. The First Play Game Tour is a great opportunity to bring these games to our fans before their release,” says Simon Smith-Wright, Regional Marketing Director at EA. “This is the first time EA has had the chance to put on a public event of this magnitude in Australia. We’re excited to meet our players around the country and to give them the opportunity to be the first to play the best of EA.”
The tour will be at the following locations at the following dates and times, so make sure you plan out a day to check these out well ahead of time –
101 Dalmatians 2: Patch’s London Adventure Special Edition Studio: Disney Publisher: Disney Format: DVD Release Date: Available NOW Price: $24.95 – Available Here
Overview
101 Dalmatians was an absolutely brilliant animated film that was made back in 1961, so it was no real surprise that it was given a sequel, although the fact that the sequel came forty-two years later is something of a surprise. Coming from the same studio but from a different era, with different technology, a different crew, and just a different feel in general, how does this change the film? Does it feel like a genuine sequel to the first movie, or just a tack on that they realised they hadn’t made yet?
Story
101 Dalmatians 2 picks up right where the last one left off, which was a surprise given the amount of time between the two release dates. The Dalmatians are getting ready to move to a bigger house in the country where having 101 dogs is not as ridiculous (although yes, a little ridiculous still). Pongo and Perdita are loving parents as always, although Pongo is struggling a little with having ninety-nine children.
Instead of having the movie be about the parents, this time it’s about Patch, the tough guy puppy who loves Thunderbolt and has some cahones that are more young male posturing than anything else (at least at the beginning of the film). Patch is feeling a lot left out, having gained 98 siblings, and there’s a really strong vibe that reflects the ‘left out sibling’ that we’ve seen many times before, like in Home Alone and the Brady Bunch.
Patch is worried that he doesn’t have any individuality amongst his siblings, but hey kid don’t complain, I mean at least you’re one of the few who has a name. And then he gets left behind in the big family move (again, conjures up to mind Home Alone), which doesn’t really reassure him of his place in the family.
Then there’s Cruella De Vil, who’s got her full on crazy on and hasn’t seemed to have given up her obsession with spots yet. She’s a bit more of a caricature than in the previous film, when she was just plain hair-raisingly evil. There’s more humour to her instead of that evilness, and a couple of jokes at her expense, which will probably only be understood by the adults watching it. The kids might still see her as scary, but I guarantee that it will be less so than in the first movie.
The character of Thunderbolt, who plays a fairly large role in the movie, does throw something new into the mix of what could have otherwise been a fairly meh movie. Thunderbolt is a very strong presence in the film, with his character bringing a mix of melodrama and faux heroism, and he just happens to be American. He’s probably the character that most of the young ones will love, looking up to him the way that Patch does.
There are a couple of action scenes that require a pretty strong suspension of disbelief, but it’s all in good fun, and the movie is fairly enjoyable overall, although it must be noted that it doesn’t really live up to the first one and it feels a lot more immature (being from the perspective of a puppy instead of the parents).
Visuals
Despite being made over forty years after the first one, they have done their best to retain the same style of the same movie by trying to do the backgrounds in the same way instead of in the new way that Disney movies have discovered since then. While it doesn’t look exactly the same, obviously, it still looks similar enough to emulate memories of the first one.
Audio
All of the voice actors have been changed since the first film, for obvious reasons, which I’m fine with except that the style of the English accents have changed as well. Patch’s accent in particular is quite different from the original film and it is a bit annoying because it’s so clearly a modern English accent that departs far from the original films range of accents. While it’s nice that they’ve kept everything so plainly English, except for Thunderbolt and Lightning who are American characters, the accents might get annoying for those who aren’t children.
Special Features
The special features are directed towards the kids, including a behind the scenes featurette where a group of dogs take a tour of the Disney lot. There are also a few games that they can play on the DVD, that will probably entertain them. There isn’t much in the way of adult-aimed behind the scenes stuff like there was in the first Dalmatians movie, but that’s probably because they know that people who watched that movie as children are probably grown up by now.
Overall
101 Dalamatians 2: Patch’s London Adventure is certainly a 101 Dalmatians movie, but it feels a little bit askew when compared to the first one. It’s more aimed at kids, with less focus on family and more about that Disney goal to find your individuality and be a hero.
It’s a movie that your kids will probably enjoy, but one that the adults might want to give a miss while humming Cruella De Vil to themselves.
Fans of EA’s mobile titles such as Monopoly Hotels, Bejeweled Blitz, and more can look forward to getting some nice bonuses this week, as EA have announced some in-game gifts for their most popular mobile titles, as well as some sales for in-app purchases.
Here is a look at what players can expect to get:
MONOPOLY Hotels: 50 Gold AND 2-for-1 Gold and Monopoly Money on packages $29.99 and above
Not too shabby. If you are interested in any of these titles, you can download them from the iTunes store, and if your already a member, you can now start collecting your loot courtesy of EA’s mobile division.
Today is a great day for fans of that quirky and charismatic genie by the name of Shantae. It was recently revealed in the most recent Nintendo Power that the Game Boy Color gem would indeed be hitting the 3DS’ Virtual Console after a year of speculation.
As of now, there isn’t a date on this release, but that news should come forward soon enough. Shantae and was a critical success back in 2002, and this will make the first time that the classic will become easily accessible to all due to its severely limited run when Capcom first published the game. Stay tuned, as once a date or any new information comes forward, we will be sure to bring out an update.
During the past week, THQ went ahead and revealed their full roster for WWE 13, which includes a good amount of current and past Superstars. Of course we got some Mick Foley, Stone Cold, and The Rock, but it seems the present day is also well covered with the likes of John Cena, Brodus Clay, and the returning Brock Lesnar.
Check out the list for yourself:
Present day
The Bella Sisters
Eve
CM Punk
Lita
Kharma
Kelly Kelly
Rey Mysterio
The Rock
R-Truth
Santino
Sheamus
Sin Cara
Primo
Epico
Triple H
Undertaker (with mohawk)
Jinder Mahal
Wade Barrett
Zack Ryder
Alicia Fox
Beth Phoenix
Kevin Nash
Kofi Kingston
Mark Henry
The Miz
Randy Orton
John Cena
Great Khali
Heath Slater
Hunico
Jack Swagger
John Laurinaitis
Chris Jericho
Christian
Cody Rhodes
Daniel Bryan
David Otunga
Dolph Ziggler
Edge
Alberto Del Rio
Big Show
Booker T
Brock Lesnar
Brodus Clay
Doctor of Funk John Cena
JBL
Justin Gabriel
Attitude Era
Christian
Dude Love
Eddie Guerrero
Edge
Godfather
Hunter Hearst Hemsley
HHH
Kane
Ken Shamrock
Shawn Michaels
Undertaker
Vader
X-Pac
Lita
Stephanie McMahon
Trish Stratus
Mankind
Mark Henry
Mr. McMahon
Big Show Paul Wight
Road Dogg
The Rock
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Shane McMahon
Mike Tyson
Road Warriors
Big Boss Man
Billy Gunn
Acolytes
Bret Hart
British Bulldog
Cactus Jack
Y2J Chris Jericho
A.J. Lee is not listed here but has been announced as DLC, along with Damien Sandow. Aside from the lack of Too Cool and The Hardy Boyz, I would say this line-up is a job well done, and it will be interesting to see how well WWE 13 turns out when it hits stores on October 30th. Check out the stars below in the brand new trailer that displays everyone who made the cut.
So you might be asking what are Appcessories? What do they do? Are they Free? Will they make my life easier? Well Australian Dick Smith Electronics store has introduced a large range of Appcessories that are designed to work with Apps that you might already/currently have on your Apple iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. To put it in easy to understand words, Appcessories can transform your Apple Device into almost anything. So you can interact with technology like never before.
These appcessories are currently available at Dick Smith Electronics stores all over Australia, for a full run down of products and accessories available now check out the link here and also check out the video below for a great explaination on what and how Appcessories work. With father’s day just around the corner Appcessories will be a great present for Dad or even for yourself.
Check out the video below for full details. “This is a sponsored post but opinions are my own.”
