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Game and Watch, Snakes, and a Mighty Update lead this week’s Nintendo Downloads

Dustin Spencer
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Have you by chance downloaded Mighty Switch Force yet? Well, if you haven’t, it’s a spectacular eShop title that comes from the gaming gurus behind Shantae, and is well worth your digital bucks. Those who already have the title and newbies to the game alike are in for a treat today, as Wayforward have released a huge update, adding in 5 new levels and a retry button for speed runners. This DLC of sorts is free to all who own Switch Force and will cost nothing extra for those who are just discovering this gem.

IF you’re more into the classics, the virtual console is seeing a bit more life this week with Game and Watch Gallery 2, which of course originally seen life on the Game Boy. Chef, Vermin, Donkey Kong, Helmet and Parachute are featured within, and players can choose to play either the original and updated versions of each for just $3.99.

Finally, we have a Madagascar 3 trailer in Nintendo Video this week, as well as a nice little puzzler by the name of Snakenoid Deluxe for the DSiWare that is priced at $4.99.

Yes, this is a pretty decent lot this week, but remember, we do have the 1st of the month approaching rapidly, meaning more freebies for Club Nintendo Rewards members, so prepare your coins and remember, the more you download, the more coins you earn!

Ys Origin coming to Steam on May 31

Travis Bruno
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Fans of the Ys series will be happy to hear that Xseed has revealed the official release date for Ys Origin on Steam as May 31st. Alongside this announcement the company revealed the below gameplay trailer showing a decent amount of action and some rather impressive looking artwork. When Ys Origin is released it will cost $19.99 for those of us in North America, €15.99 in Europe, £12.99 in the UK and if you happen to live in Russia then it’ll cost you 399 rubles so have fun with that pricing breakdown.

Now this marks the first time that Ys Origin has been released in English since its original release in Japan back in 2006. Despite being a relatively late entry into the series, Ys Origin is actually a prequel to the main series and will take place seven hundred years before the adventures of Adol and Dogi. Besides the English translation, Xseed has also added Steam achievements, cloud support, leaderboards, widescreen capability and even game pad support for those who don’t like to play with their keyboards.

Amazing Adventures Riddle of the Two Knights Released

Jamie Laike Tsui
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PopCap Games released the latest game to the Amazing Adventures series Riddle of the Two Knights. Amazing Adventures Riddle of the Two Knights is a hidden object adventure game that will take players from the crowded bazaars of Morocco to the snow capped mountains of Switzerland after a mysterious medieval chessboard is unearthed with the pieces missing. Players will hunt down the playing pieces of the chessboard in 25 exotic locations with over 2000 hidden objects to be found.

The game has a free 60 minute trial and the full game can be purchased for $19.95 here.

New Screenshots for Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition

Simon Wolfe
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Konami Digital Entertainment has released more screenshots for the upcoming release of Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition.  Set in the gallery below, they do offer a better understanding of how some the features will actually play out.  By the screen above, players can see that the skins seem to be different options for the enemies and setting, but still remaining as frogs during play apparently.

Other screens that players can check out in the gallery show off some of the other modes, though for the most part it is a little hard to tell what exactly is going on to figure out how they will play.  They look to fit the “hyper” of the name as well, with the neon of some of the screenshots.  There still isn’t a release date set for Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition yet unfortunately, so we’ll see how long before players get a chance to try the new spins the game brings to the classic title.

GunnerCase for iPhone 4/4s Now Available

Jamie Laike Tsui
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GunnerCase for iPhone 4/4s Now Available

The long awaited full body case for the iPhone 4/4s from BASEONLELABS is finally out. The GunnerCase is finally available for order to customers everywhere. Those who have pre ordered the GunnerCase have had their orders shipped.

The GunnerCase’s design is inspired by the recoil pads in shotguns and rifles. 16 collapsing internal air cells help absorb impacts and drops, providing the same protection as a case twice as thick. The GunnerCase feels rigid and is constructed from a lint repellent material. The case is only available in black and can be purchased for $39.99 at BASEONELABS’ website. For those waiting on the iPhone 5, purchase a GunnerCase now and get a coupon for a discount for the iPhone 5 GunnerCase.

Sega and Double Fine team up to release The Cave in 2013

Travis Bruno
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It seems that Double Fine has at least one normal game that they are working on with the help of an actual publisher. Not to be confused with their Kickstarter funded Double Fine Adventure game, Sega and Double Fine revealed today they are working on a digital game called The Cave.

The trailer below gives us a small glimpse at what The Cave will offer when it is released early in 2013 on the PC, XBLA and PSN. The title also is being worked on by Ron Gilbert, the creator of Monkey Island, so it has quiet a pedigree. Gilbert himself hasd this to say about the title: “The concept of The Cave has been bouncing around in my head for many, many years, and then the little voices that tell me to do things said it was time to make the game. I’m thrilled to be working with amazingly talented folks at Double Fine and ecstatic that the team at Sega believes in adventure games and quirky ideas.”

Latest Skyrim update adds mounted combat

Travis Bruno
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Just when you think it is safe to put down the controller and go play another game Bethesda adds something to Skyrim that you can’t help but try out. Today it was revealed that the latest update, 1.6, will contain the much demanded addition of mounted combat. This means that players will now be able to dish out melee and ranged damage while riding on the back of their favorite horse.

Besides adding in some beloved mounted combat there are a number of bug fixes as well, with a number of these fixes revolving around the recently added Kinect functionality. PC users currently can try out the beta vfersion of the patch on Steam while console users will need to wait a little longer.

Full details for the patch can be seen below:

1.6 Update (all platforms unless specified)

NEW FEATURES

  • Mounted Combat
  • Skyrim now allows you to do melee and ranged combat while riding a horse

BUG FIXES

  • General stability and memory optimizations
  • General AI pathfinding optimizations and bug fixes
  • Optimizations and crash fixes for data leaks
  • Fixed rare crash with lighting
  • Fixed crashes related to loading and saving games
  • Fixed crash with summoned creatures/NPCs
  • Fixed rare issue where saves would be corrupted
  • Improved logic for when ranged kill cams are played
  • Fixed issue with ranged kill cams while killing a dragon
  • Fixed rare issue with certain ranged kill cams not playing properly
  • Fixed issue with nirnroot lighting not properly cleaning up
  • Fixed issue where bow damage was being calculated incorrectly
  • Fixed rare problem with werewolf kill moves would not finish animating properly
  • In “The Break of Dawn” fixed rare issue where Meridia’s Beacon would disappear from player’s inventory
  • Fixed occasional issue where followers would disappear after player pays off a bounty after committing a crime
  • Fixed issue where certain creatures and NPCs would fail to respawn properly
  • Fixed rare issue with dialogue subtitles not displaying properly
  • Fixed issue with water appearing blurry when loading a saved game after creating a save underwater
  • Fixed issue where map cursor would occasionally disappear after closing a message box with Kinect enabled  (Xbox 360)
  • Fixed rare issue with shouts only performing the first level and not other unlocked levels with Kinect enabled  (Xbox 360)
  • Fixed issue where the shout buttons would stop working properly if users mashed LB and RB during cooldown with Kinect enabled  (Xbox 360)

38 Studios and Big Huge Games lay off entire workforce

Travis Bruno
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Over the past few days there has been plenty of bad news about 38 Studios and the fact that they have been in a serious financial situation. Now that bad news has culminated in the worst news of all. Today a memo obtained by WPRI revealed that 38 Studios has laid off their entire workforce including the employees working for Big Huge Games. The total amount of people suddenly without a job equals 379.

The memo itself states:

The Company is experiencing an economic downturn. To avoid further losses and possibility of retrenchment, the Company has decided that a companywide lay off is absolutely necessary.

These layoffs are non-voluntary and non-disciplinary.

This is your official notice of lay off, effective today, Thursday, May 24th, 2012.

This news comes after it was revealed by the Rhode Island government where the governor stated that Kingdoms of Amalur needed to sell 3 million copies to simply break even. However the game only sold 1.2 million copies after three months of release. Amalur has since been called a “failure” by the Governor and Rhode Island. The news of these layoffs is extremely strange because Rhode Island’s governor stated only a few days ago that 38 Studios was planning to release an Amalur MMO in June 2013.

Lei Fang takes on Zack in the middle of a circus act in latest Dead or Alive 5 trailer

Travis Bruno
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Yesterday it was revealed in Famitsu magazine that both Lei Fang and Zack would be returning as playable fighters in Dead or Alive 5. At that time however, the only images shown were some blurry phone pictures of the magazine.

Today Tecmo Koei has made their own little reveal by releasing the below trailer featuring Zack and Lei Fang duking it out in the middle of an active circus act. As we saw in yesterday’s Famitsu Lei Fang will have her china dress outfit so it appears that the footage below is of both character’s alternate costumes which are surprisingly fitting for the stage they are fighting on.

EA Mobile Apps Go on Sale, Mass Effect Infiltrator on Google Play

Jessica Barabas-Bui
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Mass Effect Infiltrator, the app developed by IronMonkey that goes with the incredibly successful franchise, is now available on Google Play. In Mass Effect Infiltrator you play as Randall Ezno, a Cerberus employee who turns on them once he discovers just how dark Cerberus can get to achieve what they want. Plus, you aren’t just having some fun in the Mass Effect universe, your actions in the app also affect your final confrontation in Mass Effect 3.

Mass Effect Infiltrator boasts awesome graphics, fantastic action scenes, intuitive controls, and high-tech armour and weapons.

Mass Effect Infiltrator is now available on Google Play for $6.99 – Get it HERE.

This weekend everyone can enjoy 50 EA games on sale for up to 85% off in their FUN & Games sale! As well as having huge savings across the board, in game items are also going on sale for up to 50% off, so if you were eying any particular rides in Theme Park, or Sims Freeplay items then this would be the time to get them.

To go through the huge list of games that have gone on sale in the countdown to summer (or, the southern hemisphere’s winter), then head on over to EA’s site HERE

And, as always, make sure to check out the EA Daily Deals site for great daily savings and to scoop up a fantastic deal! Head over to EA Daily Deals for deals on great games!

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