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Xbox Store Today… Kingdom: New Lands, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, Anode, more

Posted on August 10, 2016 by John Scalzo

A handful of new games are now available to download from the Xbox Games Store, including an IGF-nominated kingdom builder and a robot-wrecking ode to the 1980s.

Developed by Noio, Kingdom: New Lands takes the IGF-nominated kingdom builder and adds “an abundance of new content” including “new mounts, merchants, and vagrants” for its Xbox One debut. And speaking of re-releases, Activision and High Moon brought Transformers: Fall of Cybertron to the Xbox One this week with enhanced visuals and included downloadable content.

Finally this week, Anode is another falling block puzzler that adds colored lasers and detonators to the mix.

More information on all of these games (and a few other new releases) can be found after the break. (more…)

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Lords of the Fallen, NBA Live 15, WWE 2K15 for PS3, more added to PS Store

Posted on October 29, 2014 by John Scalzo

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It’s another embarrassment of riches for the PlayStation Store this week as more than a dozen new games are now available to download across the PS3, PS4, and Vita. Let’s take a closer look…

  • Lords of the Fallen (PS4) is a medieval hack and slash from Bandai Namco and City Interactive.
  • KillAllZombies (PS4) is a twin-stick zombie shooter that can be affected by other players watching through Twitch.
  • Costume Quest 2 (PS3, PS4) is a sequel to Double Fine’s Halloween-y RPG.
  • NBA Live 15 (PS4) is the latest game in EA’s basketball simulation series.
  • WWE 2K15 (PS3) is the first WWE wrestling game from 2K after THQ’s demise.
  • The Unfinished Swan (PS4/Vita Cross-Buy) is Sony’s artistic paintbrush game, now available on the PS4 and Vita for the first time.

More information on all of these games (and a few others) can be found after the break. And, as always, a full rundown of this week’s new game add-ons can be found at the PlayStation Blog. (more…)

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KillAllZombies makes zombie hunting a spectator sport on PS4

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Andrew Rainnie - UK Correspondent

Ukrainian studio Beatshapers is bringing zombie mayhem to the PS4 with its twin-stick slaughter title KillAllZombies (officially stylized as #killallzombies, but come on). Akin to Smash TV, the game sees players thrust into a televised arena swarming with zombies. Viewers at home determine when the hordes are released, and how many are in each batch [Ed. Note: a group of zombies is better described as a “murder”].

The arena itself is made up of hundreds of hexagonal tiles, upon which items and objects can appear to help the player survive. The tiles can also disintegrate, revealing deadly traps or blocking players/zombies in their path. The hapless contestant will have a large selection of weaponry and ammo, from standard guns such as revolvers and sawed-off shotguns to futuristic X-Bows and Plasma Guns. As well as typical bullets and arrows, players will be able to win armour-piercing rounds to help stave off the zombies quicker, and freezing bullets to stop them in their tracks.

The game is being designed for the world of social media, with spectators being able to interact with the game as well as watching streams via PS4 and Twitch channels. In a move not unfamiliar to fans of The Hunger Games, viewers can vote every 80 seconds between two types of encounter options – will they unleash more zombies, or offer a timed bonus or permanent perk to aid the player? Players will also be rewarded for trusting the audience, and if they wait for decisions about which perk they are to be gifted, they will also gain additional health and XP.

For the voyeurs in the audience, they will be able to alter the camera angle to disadvantage the player. The truly evil spectators will also be able to interfere with the control scheme, all of which can be done over chat commands in realtime. Beatshapers has also promised that there will be plenty of hidden commands to discover.

The frantic KillAllZombies is expected to be available next month and more information is available at the PlayStation Blog.

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