As the saying goes ‘The more the merrier’, and that’s certainly the case with the latest Sims 3 stuff pack – The Sims 3 Diesel Stuff Pack. EA has released a new trailer for the upcoming content pack which is set to feature a range of new apparel and furniture from the iconic design company Diesel.
The pack includes over three dozen clothing items, based off Diesel’s real life Spring/Summer collection, along with a collection of brand new furniture from the Diesel home collection.
Currently available for pre-order, The Sims 3 Diesel Stuff Pack is set to be released on July 10 for PC and Mac.
Set to be released in the coming days, 2K Games and YAGER’s Spec Ops: The Line has received a launch trailer. The latest game in the long running Spec Ops series, Spec Ops: The Line sets to explore a war torn, sandstorm-ravaged Dubai with a strong single-player campaign narrative.
A fresh take on military shooter genre, Spec Ops: The Line also features an extensive multiplayer component, along with a cooperative mode which is set to be released as DLC post-launch.
Spec Ops: The Line is currently available for Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC in North America, and is set to be released internationally on June 29.
Nothing says surprise like a zombie apocalypse, especially one that is happening quite literally tomorrow. IGN reports that the second episode of Telltale’s acclaimed Walking Dead video game series is set to be released tomorrow, June 27th on the Xbox Live Marketplace while the PC and PlayStation 3 version of the game will be available on June 29th, this Friday.
The second episode is titled Starving for Help and will pick up right where the first episode left off with the survivors beginning to succumb to normal hunger as the zombies starve them out. Gamers’ tough decisions from the first episode will be carried over into this game, creating a number of story differences depending on the choices you originally made.
After it was announced last year that the critically acclaimed Spelunky would be coming to the XBLA it seems the date has finally arrived. Or at least the date that Major Nelson chose to reveal the actual release date and price of the game which is July 4th for 1200 Microsoft Points.
Originally released for free on the PC, this new version of Spelunky will feature a new upgraded appearance, better soundtrack, four player multiplayer and a number of other extras. For those who don’t know, Spelunky features randomly generated levels which players must venture around in to gather treasures while avoiding enemies and traps.
Earlier today the official website for Tokyo Game Show 2012 was launched and with it comes a decent amount of information for the show. First of which, the motto for this year’s TGS is “Spreading Smiles Through Games.” The event will run from September 20th to the 23rd and will take place at the Makuhari Messe like it always has before. Now it is worth noting that Microsoft will be skipping out this year (though no one in Japan seems to like them anyways.)
Plenty of other big names will be attending, including Capcom, Konami, Sega, Square Enix, Sony, Namco Bandai as well as a very large accompaniment of smartphone developers. Now we plan on having a number of our team on the Tokyo Game Show floor this September and any of you who may be wanting to attend should definitely give the website a thorough once-over at least.
A few months ago it was revealed that D3 Publisher would be bringing the cult-classic Earth Defense Force 2017 to the PlayStation Vita in Japan. Originally released on the Xbox 360, this port now has a solid release date of September 27th. Siliconera reports that the game is being titled Earth Defense Force 3 Portable and will also feature four player online multiplayer as well as ad-hoc gameplay.
Unfortunately at this time D3 has not made any announcements regarding a North American release of this game, though considering the fact that the PlayStation Vita’s physical releases are region-free, the title is ripe for the importing at the very least.
If you just can’t wait around to play CCP’s Dust 514 and want to jump into the closed beta early, you now have the ability to do so. Now while the game itself is going to be free to play upon release, anyone wanting to jump in now will need to pay $20 for the newly released Mercenary Pack which will provide the player a number of bonuses as well as $20 worth of in-game currency.
Players will receive 4,000 Aurum as well as skill boosters, special gear, new weaponry, 50 drop uplink items, 50 grenades, 50 damage boost items as well as the all-access beta pass which will allow you to get into every beta event, even ones that aren’t technically scheduled.
The full list of what will be available in the pack can be seen below:
4,000 Aurum ($20 USD value) – the in-game currency for DUST 514 that you can buy in the PS Store
30-dat Active Skill Booster – increases earned Skill Points (SP) by 50%
‘Dragonfly’ Scout Dropuit – a uniquely designed armor with unlimited use
‘Toxin” ICD-9 Submachine Gun with unlimited use and a custom skin
HK4M Shotgun X 50
Hacked Drop Uplink x 50 – allows players to create on-the-spot spawn points for their teammates
Fused Locus Grenade x 50
1.5dn Myofibril Stimulant x 50 – offers players a temporary melee damage boost against opponents
All Access Beta Pass – allows players to participate in every Beta Event, as well as additional play sessions during off weekends
BioWare previously told gamers that they would need to load up a save file a few missions before the actual ending of Mass Effect 3 to experience everything that the Extended Cut DLC which was released today has to offer. However it seems a few people have already found a workaround for this as Joystiq is reporting that gamers can load up an auto-save named “Citadel: The Return.”
This will apparently drop players right into the extended ending descriptions though may cause players to miss out on anything that may have been added to the ending before these final ending segments. So my angry friends, does the extended cut DLC make you a bit happier with Mass Effect 3’s ending or are you still full of rage?
Fans of Journey in Europe will be left out in the cold when it comes to Journey’s upcoming Collector’s Edition which includes Journey, Flower and FlOw and a number of other bonus features. After it was revealed yesterday that thatgamecompany would be bringing this collection to North American fans, European gamers were quite adamant about finding a potential release window for the game in their region.
Unfortunately for them however, thatgamecompany responded on their Twitter account stating that “We wish Europeans could get it, but there’s nothing we can do.” While this is disappointing to fans over in that region who may want a physical release of the game’s, they are still fine for download.
The semi-finalists have come and gone and there is now only the finalists left to contend in the PONG Indie Developer Challenge that Atari has setup for the 40th anniversary of the classic game. Starting back in February the challenge called on all indie developers to try and revamp PONG in a fun new way. Now the entrants have been narrowed down to 7 finalists. These finalists and their games are:
PegPeg with RetroPong
Delusions with Pong Tournament 2012
Island Officials with Pong EVO
Fishbowl Productions with PONG 4033
zGames with Pong World
Eppy Games with Fong
Mad Ruse with Pong Tournament
Interested parties can check out the games from the PONG Indie Developer Challenge website HERE, where they can also be voted on to help show what real players think of the games. Voting and rating will continue until Aug 2nd, when the judges will announce just which are the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prize winners and take home the big cash prizes.
