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The united kingdom Got A Cooler Pokemon X/Y Ad Than Us
Posted on December 10, 2013 at 12:48 pm
Pokemon X and Pokemon Y hit retail tomorrow, and grown individuals world wide will hit up their local game shop to prove that Pokemon remains relevant to their lives. That’s not a foul thing, for sure, or even Nintendo helps prove it’s totally cool with a brand new TV spot for the united kingdom.
Much just like the U.S. TV spot for Pokemon X and Pokemon Y, the united kingdom’s TV spot is live action. What sets them apart is that the UK got a method cooler spot than we did. Their spot has an exact trainer starting on his trainer with only a lowly Charmander and slowly progresses to the purpose where he has a team choked with premium Pokemon, including a Charizard.
It’s every child’s dream come true, however the real kicker is that the teacher isn’t a child – he’s an adult. It’s reflective of Pokemon X and Pokemon Y’s push to really have the franchise “grow up.” Not only from a gameplay perspective, but from a playable character perspective to boot. Gone are the questionable 10-year-old trainers as they’ve been replaced by late teens/teens.
Of course, all of this doesn’t mean that children are suddenly unimportant to Pokemon. Over the following few weeks, you’ll see that Pokemon remains to be a strong brand among children. It’s just that Nintendo could have finally realized that the Pokemon fans who grew up with the franchise since its beginning in 1998 are adults now, they usually deserve some representation too.
[Image: Nintendo3DSuk/YouTube]
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Saints Row IV Enter The Dominatrix DLC Dated
Posted on December 10, 2013 at 6:20 am
I just finished granding Saints Row 4 this weekend, so I’ll definitely jump in this when it comes out. Until then, i must finish Skyrim, play Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, and check out to make a dent in my backlog before Batman: Arkham Origins hits. Needless to say, i need to do all of this while taking 19.5 credit hours, including an Engineering class that has up to now kicked my ass. This won’t happen…
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Planning On Using An Existing Headset With A PS4? Read This
Posted on December 9, 2013 at 3:17 pm
Yesterday, we received a note from Astro Gaming (whom we’ve recently spoken with about next-gen audio) indicating that their headsets will work for chat at the PlayStation 4… just not instantaneously. This prompted us to dig a bit of deeper and discover what gaming headset owners can expect on November 15.
The answer we received from Sony is complicated. When you have a Sony-branded PULSE gaming headset (or the elite edition of that product), it is very important look forward to a system update coming sooner or later. It appears those is not going to work in any respect at launch.
Any other headset that will depend on bluetooth for chat cannot work in any respect. When you’ve got something that depends upon USB for chat (just like the Astro mixamps and Astro A50 wireless system), you’ll eventually be capable of use those. An update would be coming at some point.
Any headset that is dependent upon digital optical for game audio will continue to offer that out of the box. You only can not chat yet.
The situation is identical for the Xbox One. The connector at the controller is totally different, and until Microsoft delivers the adapter it has promised, you will not have the ability chat using legacy devices. Both the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 will include a headset within the box, and there is always the choice to take advantage of the Kinect as a microphone (but when you’ve dogs or kids, please don’t).
Our Take
While it’s good that these headsets will eventually work, it is a shame that both platform holders won’t have the ability to support them at launch. Gaming headsets are significant investments that could cost hundreds of greenbacks.
I know that technology moves on and changes are required to enhance the whole experience. That does not make me any happier that my $300 headset won’t work with my new consoles instantaneously.
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‘The Witcher’ Comic Books Coming Early Next Year
Posted on December 9, 2013 at 1:52 pm
Video game comic books are starting to become quite the fad. Even unproven games akin to Ryse: Son of Rome are becoming their very own comics before they’re even released.
Today, though, Dark Horse Comics announced probably the most appropriate gaming comics in recent memory. The Witcher series may be serialized by the publisher in what it describes as a “character-driven, non-linear story set in a gritty and living world.” Though Dark Horse states the comics could be in accordance with the RPGs, The tale of The Witcher games was originally taken from a chain of Polish fantasy novels, making its adaptation back to print less odd.
“We’re more than pleased to be working with Dark Horse Comics, that’s among the many biggest and finest comic book publishing houses on the earth,” said Adam Badowski, studio head at CD Projekt RED, the developer behind The Witcher games. “What makes it much more exciting is the truth that, for a lot of people, the Dark Horse logo has near legendary status, standing for traditional characters resembling Hellboy or Usagi Yojimbo. We’re more than happy to be over again expanding The Witcher universe,”
The first issue of Witcher is scheduled for release on March 19, 2014. The comics would be adapted by Paul Tobin, who won an Eisner Award this year for Best Digital Comic for his work on Bandette.
(Image courtesy Dark Horse)
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Double Fine’s Costume Quest Out On iOS Now Just In Time For Halloween
Posted on December 8, 2013 at 2:01 pm
Double Fine’s Costume Quest was originally conceived during Double Fine’s original Amnesia Fortnight. The corporate event is a two-week period in which everyone on staff stops what they’re doing, breaks into teams and creates a game concept. Now, you’ll play the charming RPG adventure to your iOS device.
Costume Quest will run on both iPhones and iPads, and it’ll run you simply $4.99. The Grubbins on Ice DLC is included inside the purchase price.
Our Take
Costume Quest is one in every of my favorite titles of the generation. No, that won’t an exaggeration. It’s cleverly designed, absolutely charming, and gives a bite-sized RPG experience which may easily be replayed. I’ve added it to my annual Halloween ritual, which contains Nightmare Before Christmas, the nice Pumpkin, and my homemade pumpkin chocolate chunk bread.
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Valve Demos Its New Steam Controller
Posted on December 8, 2013 at 8:59 am
Earlier this month, Valve announced its intention to go into the hardware market with Steam Machines complete with Steam Controller. In the event you haven’t seen it yet, you have to really . It’s wild, and totally obtainable – similar to Valve.
Now, you’ll be wondering – how the hell do I play games with that thing? Well, Valve is here with a video demo that shows how the controller is utilized in a number of games. What you’ll first notice is that the controller’s gamepads may be configured on a case-by-case basis. In a primary-person game like Portal 2, both gamepads may be configured to behave like a mouse and keyboard. In a more PC-centric game like Civilization V, one trackpad is configured to behave as a mouse while the alternative is configured to behave as directional keys.
Like all other new controllers, everyone is going to be skeptical until their get their hands on it. PC gamers are going to be much more skeptical as no other controller in history has ever matched the precision of a mouse and keyboard for PC-centric games, like turn-based strategy titles. Valve obviously thinks they’ve finally reached that level of precision, but we won’t know without a doubt until next year when the primary Steam machines launch.
If it’s essential to test drive a Steam Machine and the hot Steam Controller sooner, be sure you get your name into the running for considered one of 300 Steam Machine prototypes. You will find out more about that here.
[Image: Valve/YouTube]
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A Checklist Of The whole Skylanders Swap Force Characters
Posted on December 7, 2013 at 10:25 am
If you’re a parent with a Skylanders fan in the home (or a Skylanders fan yourself), you are wondering which figures are popping out this year and when you will get them. This convenient checklist should be updated with new information as we have now it.
The very first thing to grasp is this year’s set has four other kinds of figures: swap characters, new standard characters, returning characters, and lightcore figures. Moreover, there are both adventure packs (a bundle with a brand new level, two items, and an exclusive character) and battle packs (two characters and a brand new multiplayer arena).
Battle and adventure packs will retail for $25. Swap characters are $15, lightcore figures are $13, and regular characters are $10. Swap characters can switch their tops and bottoms with others (there are 16 in total). Series 2 and Series 3 returning figures have an ultimate “Wow Pow” ability. Lightcore figures glow at the portal and in addition explode and deal damage when entering the sport.
As a reminder, all of your figures work across platforms, and the Spyro’s Adventure and Giants characters are usable in Swap Force.
Here’s what we all know immediately:
Fire
- Fire Kraken
- Smolderdash
- Smloderdash – Lightcore
- Fryno
- Lava Barf Eruptor – Series 3
- Hot Dog – Series 2
Water
- Wash Buckler
- Freeze Blade
- Wham Shell – Series 2
- Punk Shock
- Rip Tide
- Blizzard Chill – Series 2
- Gill Grunt – Series 3
Earth
- Rubble Rouser
- Doom Stone
- Flashwing – Lightcore
- Prism Break – Series 3
- Knockout Terrafin – Series 3 – Available in Fiery Forge battle pack
- Scorp
- Slobber Tooth
Life
- Stink Bomb
- Grill Drilla
- Bumble Blast – Available in Fiery Forge battle pack
- Bumble Blast – Lightcore
- Zoo Lou
- Ninja Stealth Elf – Series 3
- Thorn Horn Camo – Series 3
Air
- Free Ranger
- Boom Jet
- Warnado – Series 3
- Horn Blast Whirlwind – Series 3
- Turbo Jet Vac – Series 3
- Pop Thorn – Available in Tower of Time adventure pack
- Scratch
Tech
- Magna Charge
- Spy Rise
- Countdown
- Countdown – Lightcore
- Wind Up
- Heavy Duty Sprocket – Series 2
- Big Bang Trigger Happy – Series 3
Magic
- Hoot Loop
- Trap Shadow
- Star Strike
- Star Strike – Lightcore
- Dune Bug
- Super Gulp Pop Fizz – Series 2
- Mega Ram Spyro – Series 3
Undead
- Rattle Shake
- Night Shift
- Grim Creeper
- Grim Creeper – Lightcore
- Roller Brawl
- Twin Blade Chop Chop – Series 3
- Phantom Cynder
Because of the brand new tech within the swap characters, everyone might want to purchase a brand new portal (included within the starter pack). There are different figures included in each:
Standard home console starter pack (Wii U, Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
- Wash Buckler
- Blast Zone
- Ninja Stealth Elf
Collector’s Edition with “Dark” figures (only available at GameStop – Wii U, Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
- Dark Stealth Elf
- Dark Spyro
- Dark Slobbertooth
- Dark Blast Zone
- Dark Wash Buckler
3DS Version
- Volcanic Eruptor
- Rattle Shake
- Free Ranger
Also consider that retailers typically offer exclusive variants. These kinds of appear different in-game and feature improved stats. Others are simply cosmetic enhancements to the figures.
Once we’ve got a more in-depth handle of which figures outside those available within the starter packs should be available at launch, we’ll update this. Skylanders Swap Force comes out this Sunday for Wii U, Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and 3DS.
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Lorule Is Hyrule’s Shadow Realm Within the Legend Of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Posted on December 7, 2013 at 8:57 am
One of the core gameplay components from The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past was the existence of the dark world. It was a twisted kind of Hyrule that reflected the evil heart of Ganon and his desires, and truly stood out as a defining feature for the early SNES title. Now the Hyrule from A Link to the Past is back at the 3DS, however the Dark World got a brand new, decidedly cheesier, name.
As was previously revealed, Link can develop into a chalk drawing and become a 2D figure at the walls of his surroundings. At certain areas, he can also travel in the course of the walls and are available out in another style of Hyrule called Lorule. (Get it?). This alternate world even has a princess named Hilda that appears like exactly like Zelda, except that she has black hair.
As for the remainder of the trailer, Nintendo lays the nostalgia on thick. The 3 magic pendants, now bearing the symbols of the 3 goddesses, make a comeback as Link removes the Master Sword from its resting place within the Lost Woods. It even uses a similar classic opening jingle from the SNES classic accompanied by a brand new orchestral opening song.
What’s new is that there seems to be a brand new villain this time around that bears no resemblance to Ganon or Ganondorf. On the time of A Link to the Past, Ganondorf had lost what remained of his humanity and entirely transformed into the pig creature everyone knows as Ganon. He was capable of invade Hyrule by possessing the wizard Agahnim so perhaps the brand new villain in A Link Between Worlds is in an identical situation.
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Final Fantasy VI Coming To Mobile Devices This Winter
Posted on December 6, 2013 at 2:46 pm
Enhanced graphics? So it’s probably getting the FF5 treatment where the sprites would be drawn out rather than the blocky pixelation from SNES. i believe if I needed to choose, I’d stick to those SNES graphics though.
I’m glad 2, 3 and 5 released on phones, but having this on Wii already, i am not really compelled to purchase this version… But even as, now i will visit all my Candy Crush-obsessed friends and convince them to play a method better game on their phones.
Also the Kotaku article says Square is thinking about remaking VII for phones. On the way to probably be a center finger for some hardcore fans, but however, with the recent iPhones being 64-bit, perhaps that is not out of the question… if its 3D, that’s.
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Borderlands 2 Declares Itself Game of the Year in New Video
Posted on December 6, 2013 at 10:38 am
We’re nearing the vacation season and publishers are starting to wring the previous couple of sales out of new big game releases. Already The Elder Scrolls Anthology and Dishonored: Game of the Year Edition are tempting collectors and gamers shrewd enough to attend a year to purchase games and their add-on content at a lower cost.
Now 2K Games and Gearbox have done an identical with Borderlands 2. The Borderlands 2 Game of the Year Edition was released this week enticing gamers with more loot than ever.
Sure, declaring a title “Game of the Year” in October is pretentious, but Gearbox has done an admirable job of supporting the sport for over 365 days now. The brand new collection includes a magnificent amount of content that was released post-launch, including all four DLC campaigns, both added character classes, and a complete host of skins, upgrades, and add-ons, including a “Golden Key.”
The new “Celebration” video for the self-declaration does an outstanding job of highlighting all of the best parts of Borderlands 2 and its DLC, while providing a piece more Claptrap Schadenfreude:
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