The third installment of the Professor Layton series, Professor Layton and the Lost Future (also known as Professor Layton and The Unwound Future in the states) is slated for release in Australia October 21st. With over 165 puzzles and brain-teasers and a “smashing” story, Lost Future is sure to be a hit for any fan of the Professor and his youthful sidekick and even welcomes those new to the series with some mind bending puzzles that any fan of Sudoku or Brain Training titles will be sure to love.
Professor Layton and the Lost Future places the professor and his trusted apprentice at the center of a spellbinding adventure after they receive a strange letter sent from 10 years in the future. Players must decipher clues and strive to unlock a time-twisting mystery that threatens to plunge London into chaos.
You can also check out our previous preview here for some more information and pick up the game next week on the 21st exclusively for the Nintendo DS.
Big surprise! Halo Reach has some DLC coming out for it on November 30th and it has been called the Noble Map Pack. The contents of the pack will be three different maps called Tempest, Breakpoint, and Anchor 9. Tempest contains two symmetrical bases, Breakpoint is a frozen lab base, and Anchor 9 is an orbiting space hanger held by the UNSC. Tempest and Breakpoint are for 8-16 players and Anchor 9 is for 2-8.
The cost for these packs will be 800 MSP ($10). Also coming with the maps are 250 more Gamerscore points, though no words on how many achievements will make up that number.
More details on the maps below:
Tempest – “Though we may never fully understand these devices, it is not our nature to leave ancient stones unturned.” This abandoned shoreline facility bends both sea and sky to an unnatural purpose, but the ground itself has quickly become another all too familiar battlefield. Though the two opposing symmetrical bases may never reveal their ancient purpose, both now offer makeshift shelter and access to strategic routes perfectly suited for small and large scale skirmishes alike. Tempest supports 8 – 16 players and offers a variety of modes including Free for All, Team Slayer, Team Objective and Big Team Battle. Tempest also provides players with a huge Forge palette, allowing them to create new custom map variants that can be shared with the community-at-large.
Breakpoint – “ONI officials believe the data buried within this artefact is key to our survival.” Atop this icy precipice, the Invasion continues. These modular archaeological labs were never intended to withstand such a large scale onslaught of Covenant military power, but the information being extracted here may prove vital to humanity’s survival. In response to the imminent Covenant threat, UNSC ground and air assets have been deployed to bolster entrenched Spartan countermeasures. This dig site must yield salvation, or it will become a grave. Breakpoint offers multiplayer mayhem for 8-16 players, and supports the Invasion and Big Team Battle game variants
Anchor 9 – “Orbital dockyards provide rapid refuelling and repairs for a variety of UNSC vessels.” Within the confines of this low orbit dry-dock, UNSC craft undergo rapid repair and rearmament in support of the enduring war effort. But for the small squads of infantry who now fight over the mirrored interior hallways and open central hangar bay, this platform no longer provides any safe harbour – whether the close quarters combat is occurring inside or out of its artificial gravitational field. Anchor 9 allows 2-8 players to face off in game variants including Free for All, Team Slayer and Team Objective
Redbox is an awesome “store”, and it is a unique plus cheap way to rent DVDs. Apparently, it is pretty successful as well and is now offering video games and Blu Ray discs. Although some select locations have already offered these, every location will soon be able to enjoy these forms of media. However, these “advanced” entertainment options will cost you an extra dollar a day. It may take awhile to implement the stocking of every kiosk, but you can check your location here to see if you get lucky.
Sega has released a brand new trailer for Conduit 2 and the game is looking better than ever. In the clip, you can get a first look at the detailed locations, vast array of high-tech weaponry and even a look at how multi-player will work with the split-screen mode. This could be the Wii’s big shooter for 2011 and developer High Voltage and Sega seem to be pulling out all the stops to make this sequel one to watch for when in launches in February of next year. Check out the new trailer below and let us know your feedback in the comments section. We will be sure to bring you more news on Conduit 2 as the release looms closer.
It’s great to see a company give back to its fans. Especially when they give back with a completely free upgrade to a Signature Edition for a game that you otherwise would have pre-ordered anyways. Yep you are hearing me right. If you happen to pre order Dragon Age II anytime before January 11, 2011 then you are in luck as you will have your standard edition upgraded to the Signature Edition free of charge.
This Signature Edition comes with the features you see above, including a downloadable code for an additional character and new missions, a digital version of the game’s soundtrack, and an armory in game that features a plethora of different weapons you can use to help buff your party out right from the get go.
Bioware’s statement for the special edition comes from Dr. Ray Muzyka; Senior Vice President of EA and co-founder and Group General Manager of Bioware;
“Over the past 15 years, we’ve been privileged to have the support of a passionate community of fans, who continue to grow in number with every game we release,. “The BioWare Signature Edition of Dragon Age II is a chance for us to reward loyal fans who pre-order the game by providing them with additional high-quality content for free.”
The estimated cost of all the free content you receive from pre-ordering comes to around $20. So basically if you had any thoughts of pre-ordering the game then now is the time to do it. That way when March 8th rolls around you will be picking up your Signature Edition Dragon Age II for the PS3, 360, or PC without paying a dollar more.
This bonus is available in the US, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and a handful of unnamed European countries. The pre-order itself can be made at either Gamestop, Amazon, Electronics Boutique or the EA store. But don’t worry if none of these are available to you as more will be announced later on.
With only five days until the Fallout: New Vegas comes out in the US and a week away for the UK Bethesda and Obsidian have given us yet another developer diary bringing the count to five. Of course without the feature they describe in this video, then New Vegas wouldn’t even be deserving its title.
Thankfully though this dev diary shows off the Vegas Strip, or at least how the strip would look like after the nuclear apocalypse and lead artist Joe Sanabria says that the strip “is where we put most of the work in terms of design.” This just shows how much emphasis the developing team placed upon The Strip and even details the fact that debauchery is rampant on The Strip.
Featuring soldiers and others “walking around in drunken stupors, puking on the sidewalks, dancing naked in fountains, that sort of thing.”
At the “World of Capcom” panel at New York Comic Con, Keiji Inafune the creator of Mega Man, revealed to the audience that Mega Man Legends 3 will be developed with the fans help. Developer room, which is a whole new section of Capcom-Unity, will allow fans to vote and comment on what goes into the game. The first chance to vote, is on the design of the heroine of the game. This is quite a nice feature Capcom has and I might just vote because I am excited for the game.
Now here’s a guy who’s music and comedy every self-respecting video game fan should be obsessed with. Brentalfloss has grown pretty popular in the past few years because of his “With Lyrics” series of videos on YouTube, where he writes and sings funny lyrics over themes from various old-school video games like Mega Man, DuckTales, Mario Bros., Punch-Out!!, basically anything and everything you played as a kid. Well, I got to sit down and chat with him at the New York Comic Con, and as a comedian/musician who does the same thing myself, it was a real pleasure to talk to someone who I can sort of relate to in that way.
We got Brentalfloss here!
What’s up?
So let me ask some questions of The Floss.
Absolutely
So when did you first start doing the “With Lyrics” videos?
The first “With Lyrics” video was July of 2008, so almost two and a half years ago.
Nice, so what was your inspiration?
You know, I’m always asked that question, I’m not really sure what it means. I had Mega Man 3 stuck in my head, so I wrote lyrics to it. I mean, y’know, yeah like I just couldn’t get it out of my head so it was sort of a way to cope… uh I guess, yeah haha.
Which is your favorite song that you’ve done?
Oh, maaann… in what category, I’m sorry I can’t just pick ONE favorite
Uh… funny?
The funniest one?
Yeah which one do you think is the funniest?
I think the funniest one is… probably Tetris. At least that in the fact that it’s the most broad appeal, like uh… basically… um… *waves to a fan walking by taking his picture* I’m multitasking haha! The point is that uh… Tetris works with a lot of people, DuckTales… you kinda gotta know DuckTales, you gotta have played the game, Tetris is kind of universal, so it’s probably the funniest in my mind.
And what do you have in store for the future besides music? Any new songs coming out? Any new albums? Any animated series in the works?
I do not have an animated series in the works, you said that as if you knew something I didn’t know haha. Basically, I’m gonna keep on going with the “With Lyrics” series, but I’m also working on a “rock opera concept album” which will use music from video games out of context, what I mean by that is it will do to video game music what Moulin Rouge did to pop music. Repurposing songs we already know to be musical numbers in a story, and the story’s about a “Nintendo Time Machine”, and that’s all I can say right now.
Well, alright! That’s Brentalfloss for ya! Thank you very much!
Pleasure!
Again, to anyone who hasn’t heard his music, check out his YouTube channel right now (http://www.youtube.com/brentalfloss) he’s always posting new videos, and make sure to order his CD “What if this CD… Had Lyrics?” from the ScrewAttack Store (http://www.screwattackstore.com/brentalfloss-cd.html).
I just want to thank Brentalfloss once again for taking the time to stop and chat with me at the New York Comic Con!
Man, that’s a title I never thought I would see, let alone write. This “video” is as amazing as it is innovative. At first you might think, “How the hell can this be interactive? It’s a friggin Youtube video” but you actually do choose what will happen, each time you do it instantly redirects and loads (sounds dumb but it’s near seamless) the corresponding video of what you chose to happen.
This video was done using mere Batman and Joker toys, very reminiscent of what the hit Adult Swim show, Robot Chicken, does. This is an honest testament to the term “video””game”. It is clearly a video, as that’s all Youtube can do, but you actually do interact and decide what will happen. Even if you aren’t a Batman fan, TRY THIS OUT and be the first of your friends talking about it. They’ll think you’re cool, and who doesn’t want that?
I don’t know if the redirects will load in the embed, so if not just go to the direct link here. Super kudos to the maker of this astounding feat.
Possibly the coolest peripheral known to man, this new Wii controller from the Lego company allows you to customise the face of your wii remote with various LEGO pieces. To a certain extent it allows you to build your own Wii remote, or at the very least, design it. Obviously it can’t let you build it from scratch (as cool as that would be), due to the limited amount of people with the technical skills that may be required to do such a task would limit sales. Nevertheless, can you imagine how great it would be to add your own custom LEGO pieces to the faceplate, as well as the pieces supplied?
However, it does let you add a personal touch to your controller, allowing for alteration of the colour scheme and appearance. It is due for release in the USA sometime this week, retailing at around $40.
It is not yet known whether or not it will be released at a later date in the rest of the world, but here’s hoping.
