If you were a fan of DanceStar Party (or Everybody Dances in North America), then you would be happy to know that a sequel will be on its way. DanceStar Party Hits will feature 40 brand new tracks, including Nicki Minaj (Super Bass), The Beach Boys (Fun, Fun, Fun), The Wanted (Glad You Came). Outside of that, expect more of the same gameplay content. Development will be taken care of London Studio, the team behind SingStar and DanceStar Party.
DanceStar Party Hits will offer a few modes of gameplay. Players could just jump straight into the game and dance to one of the new tracks. Players can also create and share their own dance routines. The game doubles as a workout with the built in calorie counter, so it is perfect for those who want to have fun and a workout at the same time. DanceStar Party Hits will be released later this year. Enjoy the announcement trailer below while you wait.
AMC has announced a Preview Weekend for The Walking Dead Season 3. The Preview Weekend will take place on July 7 & 8, 11:30AM each day.
Taking place one week before Comic-Con, the two-day programming event will host a marathon of Seasons 1 & 2 followed by a live prime-time special The Talking Dead. The weekend will then conclude with a never-before-seen black and white version of The Walking Dead pilot episodewhich was created specifically for fans of The Walking Dead, holding true to the original black and white comic book.
Throughout The Walking Dead Marathon, Chris Hardwick (Nerdist) will introduce and discuss each episode from the set of season three alongside cast members and producers. If that isn’t enough, each episode will conclude with exclusive character and scene-specific content from both seasons, including behind-the-scenes footage and sit-down interviews with the cast.
The hour-long Talking Dead event will be shot live in Los Angeles and give fans a first look at The Walking Dead Season 3. This exclusive look will include a scene from the new season as well as brand new video interviews with the cast, a tour of the new set and a sneak peek at the props and wardrobes featured in Season 3. Fan will also be told about the plans for The Walking Dead at Comic-Con 2012, including a sneak peek of the construction of The Walking Dead booth, updates on the series upcoming social game as well as a bunch of other awesome stuff.
Most importantly however, during the show Hardwick will also give viewers a special code which can be used to enter The Walking Dead Watch to Win Sweepstakes. What does this mean? Well the winner will be flown out to Atlanta and get a walk-on role as a zombie for a future episode. How awesome is that?!
So make sure you stay tuned this July 7 & 8 for The Walking Dead Season 3 Preview Weekend! It’s sure to be really helpful for the upcoming bath-salt-zombie-apocalypse that is soon to come!
Can’t wait until then? In the meantime check out this brand new promo photo for season 3 below!
Zindagi Games, the developers behind Sports Champions and Medieval Moves: Deadmun’s Quest, have announced that they are developing a sequel to one of the most popular Playstation Move games. Sport Champions 2 will feature all-new events including Boxing, Golf, Bowling, Skiing and Tennis, while Archery will be getting an update. The game will offer both single and local multiplayer experiences, including the new Party Mode, where player can compete with others in customised tournaments.
Returning from Sports Champions will be Cup play (solo campaign), Free Play, Challenges (arcade events), online leaderboards, while Facebook connectivity will also be featured. In-game avatars will not be limited to pre-created models this time around. Each profile will feature a customised character and individual stat tracking. A trailer was released with the announcement, which you can view below. Sports Champions 2 will be released later this year.
Deep Silver’s pirate RPG has been sailing the gaming seas for a while now, so it’s probably about time it had some new content floating about to keep everybody on their toes. The DLC is titled the Air Temple, and brings with it a solid helping of new bad guys that need a good squashing. Adding a new island, new characters and quests, the Air Temple is infested with bipedal fire breathing gargoyles that according to the trailers narrator, must soon become the victims of a mass genocide if the world wants to keep on spinning.
So slip on your pirate hat and slap down ten golden dubloons (that’s $9.99 on the Steam store if you’re not up on your pirate currency exchange rates) and head off to the Air Temple. The trailer can be found here, but be careful, it may not be suitable for the eyes of innocent young landlubbers.
According to many unoffical polls on the Internet, Nintendo has “won” E3 a lot in the past couple of years. Whether it was the 3DS or a new Zelda game, Nintendo somehow manages to wow everybody during their press conferences. Can they do it again this year? Let’s take a look at what we expect Nintendo to reveal this year.
Sales Figures!
After last years somewhat underwhelming announcement of the Wii U, we expect Nintendo to spend most of their time demoing the Wii U, talking up its specs, announcing launch games and doing everything possible to prove that the Wii U is the future of gaming.
Speaking of the Wii U, hopefully Nintendo will be able to tune up their online infrastructure multiplayer in support of this console.
The Wii U will definitely launch with a sports game. Most likely titled, Wii U Sports: In the Arctic!
More announcements of sequels to famous games like Zelda and Mario, etc. Luigi’s Mansion will undoubtedly be prominently featured. Maybe a new Metroid will be revealed?
Quite possibly, Nintendo will launch a redesigned 3DS. Failing that, there will at least be 2 new colors of the system.
More POKEMON!
A new Kirby and/or Pikmin 3 will be revealed. Probably.
It may not be releasing until September, but the Testament of Sherlock Holmes wants to make an impression now. An E3 trailer has just been released for the latest game in the Sherlock series, and it’s certainly a bit if an unusual one. Give it a few seconds and some distinctly un-Victorian-London music kicks in, with a bit of unintentional rapping going on as well. That slight oddness in tone aside, the game is looking pretty impressive. An open world Sherlock adventure on HD platforms is perhaps a bit of a tough sell, but hopefully the motion capture tech and new engine can create an impressive story, and more crucially, be backed up by some strong gameplay mechanics.
Like every other trailer released for the game so far, this one is setting up a dark world for Holmes and Watson to negotiate through; we already know that Holmes has possibly been up to no good, but where does that tombstone fit into things? Dead bodies, blood and opium dens all rear their heads, with multiple murders to solve and a sinister conspiracy to unearth. Another L.A Noire success story? September will reveal all.
The legend may be ending, but that doesn’t mean your Facebook page can’t celebrate it by looking pretty damn good!
The official Facebook page for The Dark Knight Rises has released two more promotional Facebook cover photos for the public. These photos are in high resolution and can be downloaded by anyone. Then, you can upload it to your own Facebook profile and use it as a cover photo to show your love for Batman and your excitement for The Dark Knight Rises! You can check out all the official Facebook banners for the film here.
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) is the direct squeal to the award-winning superhero film The Dark Knight (2008) which many fans argue to be the best superhero film of all time. The Dark Knight Rises hits cinemas July 20. Get ready for the legend to end!
In addition to some details on the next Gears of War game, the latest edition of Game Informer also has some details on what to expect in the Playstation Vita version of Assassin’s Creed 3. According to this NeoGaf forum, the Vita version will be set in New Orleans and be shipping on the same date as its console brethren. More details on the game are below.
A female assassin named Aveline will be the main character
Its set in the same time period as AC3
Ubisoft Sofia is developing
Takes place during 1765-1780 in the period between the end of the French and Indian war
One of the bullet points is that it’s “true AC gameplay”
Will not connect to Desmond
Will have “multiplayer specifically tailored to the Vita experience”
“The game has been released as a propaganda tool by Abstergo, who want players to experience a gray area of the Assassin/Templar conflict as an assassin rather than a templar”
Aveline’s mentor is an escaped slave named Agate, leader of the assassins in New Orleans
Wildlife like alligators “wait on the banks of the swamp or hide beneath murky waters”
Liberation will also take players across the Gulf into Mexico
Large gameplay areas. You can run, climb, fight and explore the entirety of New Orleans without loading a new area.
Aveline and Connor will meet in Liberation
Use front and rear touch controls to pick-pocket
Someone else is using the Animus
New weapons include a sugarcane machete, pistols, muskets, grenades
While Nintendo will still be airing their regular press conference on Tuesday morning, they also have a little something special planned. On Sunday afternoon, at 3pm PST, they will be airing a unique broadcast. This broadcast will be explaining “the concept behind Wii U.” If you wish to watch it, just check out Nintendo’s Facebook page. Check out Nintendo’s countdown clock for all the festivities here.
Nintendo’s regularly scheduled press conference will begin on Tuesday at 5pm PST. What are you hoping to see revealed at this years E3? Will Nintendo be able to show up Sony and Microsoft? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Just yesterday we were treated to an official announcement of the latest entry in the Tales of series, titled of Tales of Xillia 2, sequel to the hit PlayStation 3 entry Tales of Xillia. Taking a page out of Square-Enix’s book, NamcoBandai has decided to create a sequel to an existing Tales of entry rather than create a whole new Tales of game. That said, Tales of Xillia 2 still looks to offer something different from your standard Tales of game.
With this announcement comes a reveal trailer, which shows off a great deal of gameplay. The trailer shows off the characters, bits of the story, and even the battle system in action. The game looks to retain the same visual style and combat engine as the original Tales of Xillia , but offering a much different setting and story.
The game is set to be a PlayStation 3 exclusive and will be launching with a limited edition Dual Shock 3 controller. You can check out the three minute trailer below.
