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Plants Vs. Zombies iOS App Gets Updated with New Features

Incredibly popular casual games publisher, PopCap Games, has released a major update for Plants vs. Zombies HD for the iPad and Plants vs. Zombies for the iPhone and iTouch. The updates will include additional content, action and some more challenges for iOS players.

PopCap’s franchise business director Tony Leamer had this to say about the update:

“These exciting Plants vs. Zombies updates deliver all the extras that players have been waiting for, and more. Zen Garden looks amazing on the iPad and players will have a blast digging in, tending to their plants and experimenting with great new ways to take out zombies.”

Included features that are in the HD Update for the iPad version of Plants vs. Zombies are three new game modes (Zen Garden, Vasebreaker Endless, and I, Zombie Endless), four new mini-games (Slot Machine, Zombiquarium, Portal Combat and Beghouled Twist), Game Center leaderboards, and new Game Center achievements. Some of these are for free in the new update, while others are available as an in-app purchase.

As for the iPhone and iTouch updated versions of Plants vs. Zombies, they’ve added Vasebreaker game mode and a leaderboard, and new Game Center achievements.

The update is available NOW, for those who already have the game you just have to download the update. For those of you who have yet to purchase the game you can buy the iPhone and iTouch version HERE, or the HD iPad version HERE.

New PS3 DLC for Worms: Ultimate Mayhem

Not content to leave the mayhem ultimate enough, Team 17 will release a new DLC pack for the PlayStation 3 version of Worms: Ultimate Mayhem next week.

The Single Player Pack contains, obviously, new scenarios to extend the game’s single player experience, including new Challenges using the Sniper Rifle, Jetpack, Super Sheep and Shotgun, as well as improving your Navigation, Accuracy, Crate Collecting and Deathmatch skills.

Also included is a new multiplayer map, “All Systems Oh No!” and six new trophies.

Look for it on April 24 (US) and April 25 (Europe/Australia).

Capcom to announce “unexpected” title in next week’s Famitsu

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It seems that Capcom is planning a big game announcement of some sort next week in Famitsu as Famitsu.com’s preview of next week’s issue states that it will not only contain coverage for Resident Evil’s 15th anniversary and interviews with developers, but also a new announcement from Capcom.

Currently there are no hints as to what the announcement may be besides that it is an “unexpected” new title from Capcom. The next issue of Famitsu is set for release on April 26th but information will likely be leaked on April 25th. Could this be a brand new Darkstalkers game? Something for the Vita? Or a brand new IP? We shall see.

Source: Andriasang

Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland set for release on May 22nd

We previously knew that Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland would be released sometime in May, but we did not know exactly when in May until today. The PlayStation Blog has revealed that gamers can venture into the land of Arland one final time with Meruru on May 22nd.

In the below trailer you can witness plenty of gameplay, hear most of the English voices for the game and say hello to a bunch of returning friends from past Atelier games. As before, gameplay will focus heavily on using alchemy to create items and weapons while fighting in a turn-based system. One new feature in Atelier Meruru, which is briefly shown below, is the ability to develop new areas in the kingdom.

Soul Sacrifice teaser website opened with English subtitles

Remember earlier this week how a game developer in Japan took out a multi-page advertisement in Famitsu advertising Soul Sacrifice? Well now they have opened up a teaser website for the game which can be seen here. Want to know what is interesting about this teaser website? The fact that it contains English subtitles.

These subtitles include things like “It’s not about cooperation.” and “It’s about fighting shoulder to shoulder.” Currently the site also contains a miniature teaser video that states more information will be revealed on May 10th at 15:00 Japanese time. So expect to hear a lot more about the PlayStation Vita exclusive Soul Sacrifice next month.

Risen 2: Dark Waters delayed on consoles until late July

Bad news buccaneers, Risen 2: Dark Waters is going to be delayed until July 31st in North America and August 3rd in Europe. This delay only affects the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the game as the PC version will still be released later this month on April 27th.

Unfortunately no reason for the delay was given when this news was revealed on Facebook, though we have contacted the publisher of the title, Deep Silver, to see if they would clarify the situation. Those who are interested in the title can read our preview for the PC version of the gamehere.

Rumor: Prey 2 delayed due to developer strike

Yesterday Bethesda squashed any rumor that Prey 2 was canceled by announcing that the game had simply been delayed until 2013 because it did not meet up to their standards. However it seems that the actual reason for this was due to a halt in production because Human Head, the developers behind the game, chose to halt production because they wanted a better contract from Bethesda.

A source within the company spoke with ShackNews and stated that Human Head was unhappy with the deal that ZeniMax offered and had stopped working on the game since November. This caused many people to lose their jobs and things were looking alright for Human Head on March 1st as the team believed they would resume work soon, but that fell through on March 2nd.

Bethesda has refused to comment on this rumor, simply stating “we aren’t commenting on the game’s development beyond what was said in the statement that was released this morning.” Considering the source of these statements chose to remain nameless and no one else has come forward at this time, this reveal is best seen as a rumor at the moment.

New Halo 4 concept art includes redesigned Grunts

Today a slew of new images, mostly consisting of concept art have made their way onto AllGamesBeta and they contain plenty of newly updated content. One quick glance at the images seen below will show that Grunts and Elites will be returning for Halo 4, but this time around the Grunts have undergone a serious character design change.

To be more specific, they are no longer wearing full body environmental suits as most of their skin is left open to the air. Also shown off are a few concept pieces of environments players will likely be fighting in when Halo 4 is released later this year exclusively on the Xbox 360.

Microids Online Store Comes to Facebook

Microids have had an official Facebook page for a while, but now thanks to the changes Facebook has been bring, they are adding an online store to Facebook as well.  Anuman Interactive is adding this as a better way for fans of the Microids adventure games to easily access the library of content than just Microids Web Store.

The store is multilingual with English, French, and Spanish options, so that international fans can access the games in their native tongues.  To sweeten the pot, Dracula: The Path of the Dragon – Part 1 will be available for free on PC from the Facebook store for the next 72 hours or until the end of Sunday, April 22nd.  If you’re a fan of adventure games be sure to grab a free copy of the game and check out what else is available at the Facebook store HERE.

“MONOPOLY Party” Added to Facebook’s Lucky Gem Casino

Facebook’s Lucky Gem Casino is getting another addition and this time it’s based on Hasbro’s MONOPOLY.  MONOPOLY Party is joining PopCap Games’ Lucky Gem Casino casual slot machine game and it marks the first time third party content is being added to the casino, which is already home of slot games that feature popular PopCap properties like Bejeweled, Peggle, and Zuma.

Lucky Gem Casino is a free to play experience that allows Facebook users to play alone or with friends.  With highscores to compare, chat functionality, mini-games, and unique game content; MONOPOLY Party on Lucky Gem Casino has everything expected from a Facebook social game.  If you like casual slots be sure to check it out.