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New trailer confirms Gigantic beta for PC/Xbox One will begin in August
Motiga has announced that a multiplayer beta test for Gigantic will take place this August. Gigantic is in development for Windows 10 PCs and the Xbox One and the team is looking for testers on both platforms. You can sign up for a chance to join the closed beta test at GoGigantic.com.
Motiga also released a new trailer, during Microsoft’s E3 Press Conference, that shows off many of the unique personalities available in their 5v5 team-based action game (Motiga hates it when you call it a MOBA). And with 16 different characters to choose from, Motiga is hoping to create enough options to fit every player’s style. If you prefer to go in guns blazing, you can. But if you’d rather hang back and set traps, you can do that too. The developer wants players to feel like the choice is theirs.
The full version of Gigantic should be available for the PC and Xbox One sometime later this year.
Fullbright’s followup to Gone Home, Tacoma, is coming to the Xbox One
Fullbright has announced that Tacoma, their followup to the critically-acclaimed Gone Home, will be released for the PC and Xbox One in 2016. Like Gone Home, Tacoma is all about exploration. But instead of a Clinton-era suburban home, Tacoma takes place 200,000 miles from Earth inside a massive space station:
Discovery. Exploration. Isolation. What is life like 200,000 miles from Earth? Uncover the mysteries held by Lunar Transfer Station Tacoma and its crew, living at the edge of humanity’s reach.
According to Microsoft, Tacoma will be released for the Xbox One “first,” implying it’ll come to other platforms later. So don’t despair if you don’t own a capable gaming PC or an Xbox One, you’ll eventually get your chance to play it.
The Walking Dead: Michonne continues the story of Season 2 this Fall
During today’s Pre-E3 festivities, Telltale Games announced that The Walking Dead Season 2 isn’t over. Players will be able to continue their adventures within Robert Kirkman’s zombie-plagued world with The Walking Dead: Michonne, a three-episode miniseries that will begin this Fall:
The Walking Dead: Michonne stars the iconic character from the comic book series haunted by her past and coping with unimaginable loss and regret. The story explores her untold journey during the time between issues #126 and #139. Through this Telltale Games mini-series of 3 episodes, players will discover what took Michonne away from Rick, Ezekiel, and the rest of her trusted group… and what brought her back.
“In many ways, Michonne herself is a reflection of the world of The Walking Dead. She is brutal and cold on the outside, but deep beneath what is broken, she remains hopeful, trying to claw her way out of the darkness that surrounds her,” said Kirkman. “In our effort to bring the world of the comic and the world of the Telltale series closer together, there is no greater character than Michonne to help bridge that gap.”
The Walking Dead: Michonne will serve as an expansion to The Walking Season 2, so players will have to own the first episode of Season 2 to play Michonne. But if that’s not too big a hurdle, you’ll be able to purchase the first episode this Fall for the PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, or compatible mobile devices (iOS and Android).
And don’t forget, Telltale is hard at work on The Walking Dead Season 3, but it likely won’t be released for a long time.
Download playable demos for upcoming Wii U “Nindies” all this week
While very few civilians get to attend the E3 Expo, Nintendo is doing their best to bring the big show to their fans.
In addition to the Super Mario Maker demo kiosks that will be available at Best Buy this week, Nintendo has also made demos of nine upcoming “Nindies” available to download through the Wii U eShop.
Here’s a complete rundown of all nine games, many of which qualified for our Best of PAX East 2015 list:
Extreme Exorcism
Publisher/Developer: Ripstone
Scheduled Launch: Summer 2015
In this paranormal Wii U platformer, every move players make comes back to haunt them. After each round players survive, a ghost will appear to mimic their every move from the round before. The longer a player survives, the more extreme the game becomes. The game offers 20 ghostbusting weapons, 50 challenges and co-op or deathmatch battles for up to four friends.Forma.8
Publisher/Developer: Mixed Bag
Scheduled Launch: Fall 2015
In a distant future, the small exploration probe Forma.8 is stranded alone on the surface of an alien planet. Players must explore a huge open world to help the probe acquire 10 different power-ups and recover a powerful energy source deep under the surface. The game includes an area exclusive to the Wii U version.Freedom Planet
Publisher/Developer: GalaxyTrail
Scheduled Launch: August 2015
Players fight their way across the celestial world of Avalice, where cats are green, motorcycles drive up walls and monster girls do most of the butt kicking. This cartoony, combat-based platform Wii U adventure pits a spunky dragonoid and her friends against an alien attack force.Lovely Planet
Publisher/Developer: Tinybuild and QuickTequila
Scheduled Launch: December 2015
This first-person shooter gun ballet for Wii U is set in a cutesy abstract world. Players jump and shoot their way through five worlds full of treacherous enemies with your trusty semi-automatic. The game offers 100 levels to master and five worlds to discover, with multiple secrets hidden deep within each world.Mutant Mudds Super Challenge
Publisher/Developer: Renegade Kid
Scheduled Launch: Summer 2015
This platformer picks up right where the original Mutant Mudds left off. The game, which is exclusive to the Nintendo eShop on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS, includes 40 new dimension-bending levels and epic boss fights designed for super players.Rive
Publisher/Developer: Two Tribes
Scheduled Launch: November 2015
This metal-wrecking, robot-hacking Wii U shooter combines old-school gaming values in a new-school execution. With intense 360-degree shooting and platforming action, players learn to alter the behavior of their robotic enemies by collecting and uploading hacks.Runbow
Publisher/Developer: 13AM Games
Scheduled Launch: Summer 2015
Up to nine players can join in the colorful chaos in this Nintendo eShop exclusive. The world transforms before players’ eyes with each swipe of color, so think fast to stay alive. Go head to head in Run, Arena and King of the Hill, or play as the ColorMaster and manipulate the environment on the Wii U GamePad controller. Players can take on challenges alone or with friends in Runbow’s Adventure Mode. The full game also features guest characters from other Nintendo eShop titles.Soul Axiom
Publisher/Developer: Wales Interactive
Scheduled Launch: December 2015
Soul Axiom is a haunting cyber-thriller, combining elements of exploration and puzzle solving with a compelling storyline. In first-person, the player will explore more than 40 unique locations, using powers to interact with cryptic logic puzzles and making psychological decisions to unlock the secrets of your identity, your story, your mystery.Typoman
Publisher/Developer: Headup Games and Brainseed Factory
Scheduled Launch: Summer 2015
Change Words, Change Worlds! Typoman is a two-dimensional puzzle platformer distinguished by a unique game world. Be the HERO and set out on the journey to become whole and gain the powers you need to defeat the giant evil demon that rules the world you are trapped in.
The demos are available to download now, but act fast, they’ll be pulled from the Wii U eShop on Monday, June 22 at 12:00 PM (Eastern Time). Wii U owners will also receive a 15% discount on the full version of any demo they download when its released later this year.
Trailers for all nine titles can be found after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, Wii U
Tagged E3 2015, Extreme Exorcism, Freedom Planet, Mutant Mudds Super Challenge, Rive, Runbow, Typoman
Rev up that chainsaw and be sure to watch Doom’s 20-minute debut
Bethesda pulled off their first-ever E3 Press Conference without a hitch last night, and while Fallout 4 was clearly the highlight of the evening for most folks, I was on the edge of my seat during the debut of Doom.
The Doomguy (or Doomgirl, we never see the character’s face) can jump, climb, perform “finishing moves,” and plug a dozen shotgun shells into a demon’s face. OK, the character could always do that last one, but the other three are brand new and they look great. Of course, it wouldn’t be Doom without Shotguns, Super Shotguns, Imps, Pinky, Revenants, Zombie Soldiers, exploding barrels, ridiculous gibs, and so much more. And they’re all present and accounted for. The gameplay video embedded above is full of moments that will make fans ooh and aah, but it never feels like fan service.
Executive Producer Marty Stratton also gives fans a look at Doom SnapMap, an editing tool that will allow players to create their own maps and customized game modes. It looks very easy to use while offering a ton of complexity.
Doom will be released for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One this Spring.
Nintendo World Championships crowns a winner with four insane Super Mario Maker courses… see them here
Like the finale of The Wizard, the winner of the 2015 Nintendo World Championships was decided by the competitors going head-to-head in an unreleased Super Mario game. While Super Mario Bros. 3 shocked us all in 1989, the courses designed by staff members from the Nintendo Treehouse for John “John Numbers” Goldberg and Cosmo Wright in Super Mario Maker (it’s not just “Mario Maker” anymore) are just INSANE (note the bold and italics I used there).
Things start off slowly with a course based on World 1-1 from Super Mario Bros. But things quickly take a turn for the “What?” when Cosmo runs into a wall of Fire Sweepers. And it only gets crazier when the combination Blooper/Hammer Brother/Bob-Omb shows up.
You can watch their 40-minute battle in the video embedded above, which culminates in a race through a custom New Super Mario Bros. U course. John Numbers went into the final round with a 15-second advantage and put it to good use by utterly dominating the final round.
Congratulations to John Numbers and now we begin the agonizing three-month wait for Super Mario Maker’s September launch.
Posted in News, Wii U
Tagged E3 2015, Super Mario Maker
Fallout 4 will be released on November 10, 2015… get your first look right here
Fallout 4 is coming… and much sooner than you’d think. To close out their first-ever E3 Press Conference, Executive Producer Todd Howard took the stage to introduce the long-awaited sequel, but also to reveal exactly when we’ll get a chance to play it. Ladies and gentlemen, old onto your Vault doors, Fallout 4 will be released for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One on November 10, 2015.
Howard then took viewers on a whirlwind tour of the new game, beginning with the revelation that Fallout 4 opens before the nuclear war that would eventually decimate the world. Players will get a chance to completely customize their character, man or woman, by editing a wide variety of facial features. Once you step away from the mirror, you’re ready to begin your Fallout 4 adventure… or rather, you will, 200 years from now as the sole survivor of Vault 111.
Once you’re out in the world, you’ll reconnect with your robot butler, Codsworth, and meet a friendly German Shepherd. Players will be able to give the dog commands and it will help in battles. But don’t worry, the strategic shooting of the VATS System is back. And a revamped Pip-Boy model offers a new spin on one of Fallout’s signature features. This new Pip-Boy will even play games, like the Donkey Kong homage “Red Menace.”
And speaking of gadgets, players will have a ton of options for crafting in Fallout 4. Tools, armor, weapons, buildings. The options are endless. And once you’ve got a building, you can hook it in to the power grid and build an entire town which will be inhabited by other survivors in short order.
Finally, Howard revealed that the Fallout 4 Collector’s Edition will come packaged with a WORKING Pip-Boy. How, you ask? The Pip-Boy is actually a cradle for your smartphone that you wear on your wrist (eat your heart out, Apple Watch). Bethesda is even designing a Pip-Boy app that you can use as a “second screen” for Fallout 4. The Fallout 4 Collector’s Edition will be available in “limited quantities” and it’ll set you back $119.99.
The complete Fallout 4 presentation from Bethesda’s E3 Press Conference has been embedded above and you can check out the first screenshots from the game at the Bethesda Blog.
T-Minus 119 days until launch… of the game… not the bombs.
Dishonored: Definitive Edition will be available for PS4, Xbox One this Fall
The Dishonored franchise is coming back in a big way next year with the release of Dishonored 2 for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One. But first, Bethesda announced that gamers will get the chance to return to Dunwall this Fall in Dishonored: Definitive Edition for the PS4 and Xbox One.
Dishonored’s Definitive Edition will include the original game, as well as all of its post-launch downloadable content: Void Walker’s Arsenal, Dunwall City Trials, The Knife of Dunwall, and The Brigmore Witches. As is to be expected for any “Definitive Edition,” Bethesda and developer Arkane Studios will also provide Dishonored: Definitive Edition with enhanced graphics and other visual tweaks before its release this Fall.
Posted in News, PS4, Xbox One
Tagged Dishonored, E3 2015