THQ and BlippAR have put together something special to go along with the release of Darksiders II this week. Interested players and true apostles of death can download the blippAR app from the iTunes App Store HERE or Google Play HERE and check out the poster to the right.
With the app and poster players can check out the trailer, Facebook page, Twitter, and use your phone’s camera to make you and your friends apostles of death.
For all the features embedded in the images, players can check out the video below showing off the locations of the different special locations on the poster.
Be sure to grab the app and check out all the posters features and share out your pics of everyone with their Death Mask to show off their appreciation for Darksiders II.
EA Mobile released their first TV spot for World Series of Poker and started the $10,000 Seat Sweepstake this week. The commercial will air on ESPN in the United States til November. Those outside of the US can watch the commercial at the end of the article. Additionally, American (except those in Florida and New York) and Canadian (except those in Quebec) fans above the age of 21 can win a $10,000 seat at the Main Event in Las Vegas in July 2013. More information can be found hereor in the iOS app. In addition to the grand prize, 20 first place prize of 150,000 virtual chips and 10 second place prize of 90 day VIP memberships are up for grabs.
Additionally, The Sims FreePlay has been nominated for the 2012 Meffy Awards in the Social and Entertainment App Award being held September 12, 2012. The Meffy Awards are given to the very best providers and players in the mobile content and commerce industries. The Sims FreePlay is a free to play app for iOS and Android that allows players to develop the lives of up to 20 Sims.
Boggle has been launched for Android this week. The game supports multiplayer, four gameplay modes, intuitive touch controls, 44 achievements, customizable Boggle rules, three power ups, bonus words, and Dictionary.com integration. Players can download Boggle for free on the Google Play store here.
2K Sports announced the NBA2K13 Dynasty Edition. Australians will be able to snag their own copy for $129.95 for the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3. Since a limited quantity of the Dynasty Edition is being released, it is strongly advised to pre order a copy at JB HiFi or EB Games to ensure players will not be disappointed.
The NBA2K13 Dynasty Edition includes a copy of the game, NBA2K13 All Star add-on presented by Sprite, an exclusive full sized NBA 2K13 basketball made by Spalding and Art of Basketball, 2K Sports themed Ink’d earbuds from Skullcandy, and a NBA 2K13 basketball textured controller skin from Skinit. Austrlians can pre-order their copy at EB Games hereor JB HiFi here.
Amazon have very recently listed the upcoming book from Dark Horse and Nintendo: The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia. The book is an endorsed product from Nintendo that is essentially an encyclopedia for all things The Legend of Zelda.
The Amazon listing has the Pre-Order price currently set to $20.99, which is cut down from the retail price of $34.99. As part of a special promotion, Amazon says that the Pre-Order price will be guaranteed, but if the price lowers, then you will be eligible for the lowest price. To quote the listing –
Special Offers and Product Promotions
Pre-order Price Guarantee! Order now and if the Amazon.com price decreases between your order time and the end of the day of the release date, you’ll receive the lowest price. Here’s how (restrictions apply)
Be sure to visit the Amazon store page and pre-order this amazing book.
So this is a story that I’ve been following all day and have yet to see any kind of actual confirmation on. But a site called Gengame has reported that there will be a translated edition of the somewhat official The Legend of Zelda encyclopaedia – The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia.
The original story, posted here, tells us that the book will be released by Dark Horse in January 2013 but links to a source that is completely unavailable. The source is this. It then copy-pastes this blurb from the unverifiable source –
Dark Horse Books and Nintendo team up to bring you The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia, containing an unparalleled collection of historical information on The Legend of Zelda franchise. This handsome hardcover contains never-before-seen concept art, the full history of Hyrule, the official chronology of the games, and much more! Starting with an insightful introduction by the legendary producer and video-game designer of Donkey Kong, Mario, and The Legend of Zelda, Shigeru Miyamoto, this book is crammed full of information about the storied history of Link’s adventures from the creators themselves! As a bonus, The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia includes an exclusive comic by the foremost creator of The Legend of Zelda manga — Akira Himekawa!
KEY SELLING POINTS:
• The Legend of Zelda franchise has sold 68 million copies since the release of the first game, with the original Legend of Zelda being the fourth best selling NES game of all time, and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time holding the record for the highest reviewed video game of all time.
• Covers the full history of The Legend of Zelda franchise.
• With an introduction by game designer Shigeru Miyamoto.
• Includes the official timeline of The Legend of Zelda games, never-before-seen concept art, The Legend of Zelda manga, in-depth information on the making of the The Legend of Zelda franchise, and art by some of the most storied concept artists in video games.
Now, with something as big as this, I was almost tempted to post it up myself with the unverified source. However, I was quite skeptical about this and actually did some research on the topic. The results of this are that the book is indeed coming out in January and Dark Horse is indeed publishing the book. This can be verified here at the official Dark Horse website. I have reproduced their description below –
Dark Horse Books and Nintendo® bring you The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia, containing an unparalleled collection of historical information on The Legend of Zelda™ franchise. This handsome hardcover contains never-before-seen concept art, the full history of Hyrule, the official chronology of the games, and much more! Starting with an insightful introduction by the legendary producer and video-game designer of Donkey Kong™, Mario™, and The Legend of Zelda™, Shigeru Miyamoto, this book is crammed full of information about the storied history of Link’s adventures from the creators themselves! As a bonus, The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia includes an exclusive comic by the foremost creator of The Legend of Zelda manga—Akira Himekawa!
* The full history and making of the The Legend of Zelda™ franchise, never-before-seen concept art!
* Introduction by Shigeru Miyamoto!
So it turns out that it was all true. Journalists really need to step up their game though.
Want to see another exclusive Nintendo handheld special edition that it’s highly unlikely you will ever be able to get your mitts on? Well above is a shot of the latest Nintendo 3DS XL, coming soon to a select few places that are probably nowhere near you…
This special Pikachu 3DS XL will only be available to those who preorder it and pick it up from one of seven Pokemon Centre stores in Japan – this is not going to be sold over the counter. Sitting at the standard retail price, the handheld comes with the usual accessories and has a white inside colour to complement the shockingly cute Pikachu outer. Preorders can be made only at Pokemon Centres, with the console seeing release to preorder customers only on September 15. Heading to Japan anytime soon?
It was never really a question that a sequel to the stupidly successful The Avengers would be on the cards, and now we know exactly when it will be coming to cinemas. Disney have confirmed that the sequel to the Marvel mega hit will be released on May 1, 2015. Of course the picture is lined up to take the usual Summer blockbuster prime spot, so don’t expect that date to move too much pending any production problems.
Director Joss Whedon has also been confirmed as writer and director for the second outing, which is tentatively (not quite) titled Untitled Marvel’s Avengers Sequel. What the three year gap also allows for is plenty more solo outings for the main cast, including at least one more Thor, Iron Man and Captain America.
Fingers crossed that a few of the more obscure Avengers will manage to hit the screen by the time Avengers 2 rolls around.
Whilst full retail titles like Assassin’s Creed III and it’s Vita counterpart Liberation attract most of the attention for Ubisoft these days, the developer/publisher has just announced at Gamescom that they will be bringing three free to play online games to the world in the coming year.
The games will cover two franchises, city builder Anno (most recently seen in the future set Anno 2070) and fantasy series Might and Magic Heroes.
Anno Online will be released in autumn (Northern Hemisphere that is), and is being developed by the same team that were behind the main game. Set in medieval times, players will be able to enjoy the usual Anno gameplay in a browser based experience that will see a multiplayer mode of sorts present in the series for the first time. Players will be able to join together to create powerful empires and work towards common goals – make sure and check out the sneak peek above.
Might and Magic has two freebies on the horizon, with Might and Magic Heroes Online due in summer this year, and Might and Magic Raiders currently scheduled for a 2013 release. Online is an MMORPG that keeps to the gameplay style of the earlier Might and Magic PC titles, allowing players to work together for some epic co-op battles.
Raiders is a little further away on the horizon, but will bring more of an action RPG experience with a story starting just before the events of Heroes of Might and Magic VI. Players will pick from one of four classes and play as one of the Raiders of Ashan, defending Hammerfall in 20 minute bursts of co-op action.
What do you think of Ubisoft’s plans to bring these franchises to free to play? Let us know in the comments section below.
A new online mode for Hitman: Absolution has been revealed and alongside that reveal was the release of a new trailer to show off the new mode which is known as Contracts Mode.
The new mode allows players to create contracts to share with one another in order to challenge one another at special ‘hits’. You can completely customize a contract, right from the level, weapons and even rules for the hit.
You can check out the mode in the newest trailer for Hitman: Absolution below. Be sure to let us know what you think of it in the comments section.
At what I believe will be 7PM AEST the developers behind Medal of Honor Warfighter will be holding a live Q&A panel from Gamescom Germany about the game. This is a great opportunity for fans and interested parties to learn about the upcoming title and to see if any of their concerns are unfounded.
The conference was announced on Twitter – Linked Here – and reads thus:
THQ and BlippAR have put together something special to go along with the release of Darksiders II this week. Interested players and true apostles of death can download the blippAR app from the iTunes App Store HERE or Google Play HERE and check out the poster to the right.
