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NetherRealm announces the next fighter coming to Mortal Kombat 11… Johnny Cage
Mortal Kombat 11 is heading to Hollywood! Thanks to an exclusive new video from IGN, we’ve learned that Johnny Cage will join the game’s roster at launch.
Fans of the flamboyant actor/martial artist will be pleased to see that his Shadow Kick and Shadow Uppercut will both be available in Mortal Kombat 11, as will a variety of Fireball attacks. He’s also got an amazing Fatality that just might be a callback to one of Mortal Kombat II‘s finest glitches.
Mortal Kombat 11 will be released for the PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One on April 23.
Macaulay Culkin worked as an Executive Producer on ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove
Dear reader, before you dive into this news report, I have a few questions…
Were you aware that the star of Home Alone and The Good Son, Macaulay Culkin, loves ToeJam & Earl? And did you know the actor now runs a comedy website known as Bunny Ears?
Finally, could you have guessed that he would combine both of these passions as an Executive Producer on the upcoming ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove? It’s true, HumaNature Studios announced today that Culkin lent some of his comedic expertise to the development of the game:
Bunny Ears’s wry wit and penchant for satire provided crucial input to ensure the game is a hella good time. Growing up playing the original game on Sega Genesis, Culkin knew exactly what would – and wouldn’t – appeal to the thousands of Kickstarter backers that funded the sequel.
“I’m honored to be producing the new ToeJam & Earl because it is literally my favorite video game of all time,” Culkin said. Plus, Greg Johnson is the tits!”
“Macaulay Culkin is an Uber Fan of the ToeJam games,” said Greg Johnson, the founder of Humanature Studios. “He totally gets the vibe and humor of the new game, and his involvement has made the game even crazier and more fun.”
I’m not sure this isn’t just some elaborate joke, but fans can get a taste of the game’s vibe and humor with the new “Not A Musical” Trailer, which has been embedded above. ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove will be released for the PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One this Friday, March 1.
Blizzard reveals a new Hero coming soon to Overwatch… Baptiste the Combat Medic
Blizzard has unveiled the next Hero coming to Overwatch. It looks he’s a combat medic, and his name is Baptiste:
Mobilize alongside the combat medic who made the shrewd decision to make the world a better place, one bandage… or bullet at a time: Baptiste.
Baptiste’s Origin Story Trailer has been embedded above, and PC players can him out now through Overwatch’s Public Test Region. Hopefully we’ll learn more about his official addition to the game on all platforms soon.
New Retail Releases: Dead or Alive 6, Trials Rising, The Lego Movie 2, More
It’s another big week for new entries in some of your favorite franchises in today’s New Retail Releases report.
Koei Tecmo is back with the sixth entry in their other fighting franchise (no, not that one, the other other one), Dead or Alive 6. Set to launch this week for the PS4 and Xbox One (and available as a download-only title for the PC), Dead or Alive 6 will include an upgraded visual presentation and a new combo-based fighting system.
Ubisoft will hit the gas this week on the next entry in their wild “motorcycle platforming” series, as they’re all set to bring Trials Rising: Gold Edition to the PS4, Switch, and Xbox One. Trials Rising will add character customization to the franchise, as well a two-player Tandem Bike Mode. The Gold Edition will also come packed with an Expansion Pass that’ll allow free access to future downloadable content.
Players who want to put it all together this week can look towards TT Games’s The Lego Movie 2. Based on the new film starring Chris Pratt and Elizabeth Banks, The Lego Movie 2 will be available on store shelves for the PS4 and Xbox One (a PC download will also be available).
Finally this week, Codemasters will get down in the muck with Dirt Rally 2.0 (PS4 and Xbox One) and Square Enix will re-release Nier: Automata in a special “Game of The Yorha Edition” package.
You can find more new retail releases from this week after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, PS4, Switch, Xbox One
Tagged Dead Or Alive 6, Nier: Automata, The Lego Movie 2
Kingdom Hearts III, Resident Evil 2, New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe unsurprisingly lead NPD’s list of best-selling games from January 2019
Kingdom Hearts fans were kept waiting more than a decade for the third game in the franchise, but Square Enix finally rewarded their patience with the launch of Kingdom Hearts III last month. As you might have guessed, fans purchased the game in droves, pushing it all the way to the top of The NPD Group’s list of best-selling games from January 2019.
Two highly-anticipated re-releases, Resident Evil 2 (#2) and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (#3) were close behind, and Bandai Namco’s Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (#7) and Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition (#12) also cracked the top 20.
However, while several games had strong starts on the sales chart, the industry overall suffered a decline last month versus January 2018. All together, GamesIndustry.biz is reporting that total sales (hardware, software, and accessories) were down 19% to $893 million.
You can find a full list of best-selling games from January 2019 after the break. (more…)
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Tagged Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, Battlefield V, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, FIFA 19, Grand Theft Auto V, Kingdom Hearts III, Madden NFL 19, Mario Kart 8, Minecraft, NBA 2K19, NPD, Red Dead Redemption 2, Resident Evil 2, Spider-Man, Super Mario Odyssey, Super Mario Party, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Tales of Vesperia, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Negan and Julia Chang will be available to download in Tekken 7 on February 28
Bandai Namco has announced they will add the final two characters from Tekken 7‘s Season Pass 2 expansion to the game later this month.
Negan, from AMC’s The Walking Dead, and Julia Chang, who made her first appearance in the franchise in Tekken 3, will be available to download on February 28. A new trailer featuring both fighters has been embedded above.
Yacht Club delays Shovel Knight: King of Cards and Shovel Knight Showdown
Yacht Club Games originally planned to close the book on the Shovel Knight saga on April 9 with the release of Shovel Knight: King of Cards and Shovel Knight Showdown. But plans change, and late last night the developer confirmed (via their official website) that both titles would be delayed by “several months… at most!”
Naturally, this delay will also apply to the upcoming retail release of Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove (a compilation containing all five Shovel Knight games), as well as the Amiibo 3-Pack featuring Specter Knight, Plague Knight, and King Knight.
This is not a major delay so much as more space to bring everything together for a polished and complete finale. As always, these last steps require coordination with many teams beyond our own.
We realize the delay is disappointing. To communicate better with everyone moving forward, we will not be announcing a new date until we know one for sure, from all partners involved. All builds shipped out, updates ready to launch, for everybody and everyone. We will announce it for good once it is 100% all across the board!
The final two games in the Shovel Knight saga are currently in development for the PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One, but other platforms will also get in on the fun. King of Cards will be available as a free expansion on the 3DS, PS3, Vita, and Wii U for owners of the original Shovel Knight, while Showdown will receive a similar release on the PS3 and Wii U.
Posted in 3DS, News, PC, PS3, PS4, Switch, Vita, Wii U, Xbox One
Tagged Shovel Knight, Shovel Knight Showdown, Shovel Knight: King of Cards, Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows, Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment
New Retail Releases: Anthem, SteinsGate Elite, More
BioWare is back in the spotlight this week thanks to the launch of Anthem, their latest co-op sci-fi adventure. Anthem will be available for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One, and players will take control of exosuit-wearing Freelancers in a fight against “a shadowy faction threatens all of humankind.”
Microsoft will also team up with BioWare to produce a 1 TB Xbox One S + Anthem Bundle.
Elsewhere on store shelves this week, Spike Chunsoft will expand the SteinsGate saga on the PS4 and Switch with SteinsGate Elite, a remastered re-release of the first game in the franchise. Players will be able to experience a more “immersive” version of the time-travelling adventure in SteinsGate Elite, which will also include “animated scenes from the anime.”
PS4 owners looking a different kind of turn-based RPG this week might want to look at Idea Factory’s Death End ReQuest. According to the developer, players will be able to change the game’s genre, and switch the action to a fighting game, a shooter, or even a slot machine.
Finally this week, Switch owners will be able to take their console of choice off-road in V-Rally 4, a new racer from BigBen Interactive.
That’s all for now, but we’ll be back later this week with a look at the newest additions to the PlayStation Store, Xbox Games Store, and Nintendo eShop.