Author: Shane O'Hare

The northern most Geekscapist. I've been doing the 'scape since before it was cool! Video games are my main prerogative but I can be passionately geeky for many things.

‘Bayonetta 2’ Confirmed As Wii U Exclusive! And We Got A Trailer!

by Shane O'Hare

Whoa. Seriously. Wii U is a fucking Juggernaut! Bitch! With countless AAA titles being announced on launch and a lot of those being M rated and ultra violent, this console doesn’t appear to be stopping. And it hasn’t even started yet!

So now we got some juicy news. The sequel to the hyper stylish Bayonetta will be an exclusive to the newest Nintendo console. Take a peak at the short but flashy trailer below.

Bayonetta 2 does not have a release date yet.

‘Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance’ Xbox360 Gets Canceled… In Japan

by Shane O'Hare

Today from a Konami Japan Press Release, it was announced that the Japanese Xbox 360 release of the MUCH anticipated Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, will not actually happen. The press release in English reads:

This time, we plan to release on February 21, 2013 
Regarding software for Xbox360 Version of “Metal Gear Rising re vengeance”, 
due to various reasons, the launch of the Japanese version be made only PlayStation ® 3 indeed without permission I was going to get. 
Customers We have been looking forward to the launch in the Xbox360, to everyone of the persons concerned, and 
sincerely apologize for the inconvenience that will be multiplied. Look forward to pardon humbly for your understanding, thank you.

You get all that? No reason WHY was given, but Konami has said that the US release of the 360 version will happen with no problems. This is a really peculiar happening, if we find out more we will keep you up to date.

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance ships on both Xbox 360 and PS3 on February 21st (MY BIRTHDAY!) 2013.

Explore Ancient Mayan Temples In ‘Assassin’s Creed III’

by Shane O'Hare

Ubisoft have just released this trailer showing off some nice preorder perks for getting AC3 from GameStop. Look with me!

If you aren’t a fan of preorder bonuses then you may not like this trailer. What we get looks like a great temple designed for testing your climbing skills. Plus that crazy ass sword looks like it will tear up some soft supple British fairly well.

For more info on the preorder bonus and to actually preorder it check out the GameStop site HERE

AC3 ships October 30th on Xbox360 and PS3. For PC on November 20th.

Valve Launches Special TV Mode For Steam With ‘Big Picture’

by Shane O'Hare

Today Valve announced their newest beta project. Putting Steam on your television. Big Picture mode optimizes the Steam application and games for your TV. Take a look at the very Pixar sounding trailer below.

So, Big Picture. Whats up with that? It is basically a full screen mode for Steam that is optimized for TVs, it runs properly formatted for the TV’s over scan and gives you access to that nice daisywheel keyboard, but is it really that big of a leap?

The first “issue” I have with it is its placement. You have to have your gaming PC hooked up to your TV, with and HDMI cable. If you have an HTPC that is capable of playing game then you already have step one solved. The next problem I see  is the controller interface. Not all games will allow use of a controller, or even work that well with one.

Really the video gives you the impression that this is some next level PC-TV integration, but its just a controller mode for Steam. You still have to push the BIG PICTURE button to start it. Hopefully the guys over at Valve give us a little more to go along with this.

For more info check out the official site HERE.

Learn To Survive In ‘State Of Decay’: An Open World Zombie Survival Game

by Shane O'Hare

A recent trailer has surfaced for the rumored open world sanbox zombie game that would be out on XBLA. Turns out it’s called “State of Decay” and it looks pretty damn rad. Look with me.

The game puts you in the middle of a just happened zombie apocalypse and forces players to rebuild society. It basically is your time to test your zombie survival plans.

UndeadLabs created an interesting take on the zombie game. The world is an ever changing sandbox over run with monsters and you have to figure out how to survive. You find a proper base to fortify and plan your days. You can go look for weapons, food or build defenses. They say the world changes on your actions. Resources will deplete and activity will attract the horde.

You can even modify your base with things that will make survival better. Look at this little build of the construction mode in the game.

No word on the release date yet but it will be out on XBLA and PC. We will keep you up to date when more info gets out. This looks REALLY promising.

Michael Douglas Will Play Ronald Reagan In Indie Film: ‘Reykjavik’

by Shane O'Hare

The guys over at The Hollywood Reporter (photo courtesy of) have just let loose a great bit of news. Michael Douglas will be taking up the role of the 40th President, in an indie film that Ridley Scott is producing. The film is titled “Reykjavik” after the town in Iceland where the real world meeting of Reagan and Gorbachev took place.

The film takes place over a four day period in 1986 during talks between Reagan and Gorbachev. These talks were centered around a peace agreement and stand down of nuclear arms. Basically this was where we won the cold war (‘murka).

The only other bit of info released is that Mike Newell (not Gabe) is the director they are looking at but nothing confirmed. Shooting takes place in March of 2013.

‘Dead Island Riptide’ Teaser Trailer Released With More Details On The Game

by Shane O'Hare

Deep Silver said that full details on the Dead Island sequel would be released during PAX, well they gave us a little peaky peaky at some screens to go along with some idea of what the story will be all about. Also this trailer.

Well that trailer was really nothing. What you really want to see are the narrative notes. Well…

Deep Silver say this isn’t a sequel after all. Nonono! It is in fact a spin-off! At the end of the first game, the survivors escape via helicopter and land on a military ship and are whisked off to safety… until another storm hits and the crew of the ship all get infected. The 2nd storm creates new mutations and zombie types on the island, and the four main characters rescue ship crashes and they wash back up on Palanai Island and have to deal with the new horde.

Really these are the four most unlucky assholes on the planet. They get rescued, new ship crashes and they wind back up on the awful place they just left. This is Twilight Zone level torture.

Additional bits are that a fifth character will be in the game, and that players from Dead Island can import their older characters. Riptide will feature a new game engine and more animated weather which will allow for flooding and other environment changes. Not much else was announced but you can expect more during PAX. Meanwhile take a look at these screenshots!

Dead Island Riptide is planned for a 2013 release on Xbox, PS3 and PC.

‘Gotham City Impostors’ Goes Free-To-Play!

by Shane O'Hare

THAAATS RIIIGHT! The hyper stylized team based shooter goes free to play! Straight from the press release:

The Bats and Jokerz are running free! Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced that the PC version of Gotham City Impostors is now FreeTo Play.  The latest version of the game is now available for download at no cost via Steam® and is Steamworks enabled.
Those who download the Gotham City Impostors Free To Play via the Steam client will have access to the original game, as well as all DLC packs, which includes new maps, weapons, mascots and more. Players will also experience join-in-progress matchmaking that ensures gamers are placed into populated matches.

In case you’ve been living under a rock, Gotham City Impostors is a team based shooter that pits two teams of “impostors” against each other. One side is a group of vigilante copy cats, The Bats while the other is a team of Jokerz looking to rob the city. It is insanely fun and funny as hell, Monolith really put all the right people on this game.

One of the coolest features of GCI is the vertical gameplay. Maps have multiple levels and it forces players to look up and down more.

Unconfirmed reports are that people who bought the game will get exclusive in game items. Some people have said they noticed a new DLC that is not for sale and imagine that it is for gamers who have bought the game.

Regardless you now have no excuse to NOT play this crazy fun game. For more info check out the official site HERE and why not, take a peak at the trailer below.

‘Torchlight II’ Gets A Release Date!

by Shane O'Hare

The sequel to the hyper popular dungeon crawler ( some say the REAL Diablo III) Torchlight, will be released on September 20th! That is just three weeks from now!

The announcement comes from a very informal forum post by a Runic Games employee. It is official, but the post says they will share the news bigger and more grandiose tomorrow. Torchlight II will also be playable at PAX.

So make sure you have that copy pre-ordered on Steam and get it ready to preload, because a few Thursdays from now you’ll be ready!

The Team That Brought Us ‘L.A. Noire’ Announce New Game: ‘Whore Of The Orient’

by Shane O'Hare

Team Bondi, that crack team from Sydney that brought us my 2011 game of the year L.A. Noire, have just announced their next game: “Whore of the Orient”.

WOTO, will take place in 1936 Shanghai and will cover a team of international police who are trying to keep something covered up before things get out of hand.

From the official release:

Shanghai, 1936. Whore of the Orient. Paris of the East. The most corrupt and decadent city on the planet, where anything can be had or done for the right price. Plaything of Western powers who greedily exploit the Chinese masses. Boiling pot of Chinese nationalism, with the Kuomintang ruthlessly trying to suppress Communism and the labour movement. Home to the International Police Force, a group of Western cops hopelessly trying to keep the lid on and keep the peace.

From the development team who brought you L.A. Noire and The Getaway, along with the Academy Award winning film production team of Kennedy Miller Mitchell comes a completely new and original IP being developed for next generation games consoles and PC.

The Getaway, famous for its photo-realistic look, strong narrative and uncompromising gameplay style, sold over 4 million units on the PlayStation 2. The release of L.A. Noire set the quality bar even higher selling over 5 million units. L.A. Noire was critically heralded as a breakthrough for interactive storytelling and was the first game ever to be invited to be shown at New York’s world renowned Tribeca Film Festival. L.A. Noire has gone on to become the UK’s fastest selling original IP – a title previously held by The Getaway – and a worldwide number one hit. Using award winning animation technology to capture every actor’s facial performance in astonishing detail, L.A. Noire combined breathtaking action with true detective work to deliver an unprecedented interactive experience.

Not a lot about the game itself was released. It will be on next gen consoles, and PC and from the looks of the image sent out will be a dark gritty adventure. This gamer can only hope that it will be the L.A. Noire “2” that I’ve been craving. We will keep you up to date when more info is announced.

Ryan Gosling To Direct His First Film: ‘How To Catch A Monster’ Will Star Christina Hendricks

by Shane O'Hare

You read that right. Ryan Gosling, has shown us he can act fairly well, and now he will be trying to prove his writing and directing skills with the upcoming film “How to Catch a Monster”.

Described as “A fantasy noir meets suspenseful thriller”, it will take place in a vanishing city set in the modern day. The lead character, Billy (Hendricks), is a single mother who gets caught up in the dark underworld of the city while her son, Bones, finds a road to an underwater city. They both find themselves caught up in a mystery that they must solve in order to survive.

Filming is slated to start in Spring of 2013, no other info has been released but we will keep you up to date.

‘Metal Gear: Ground Zeroes’ Demoed At 25th Anniversary Event

by Shane O'Hare

Alongside the fantastic movie confirmation, the 25th anniversary event had a few tasty treats for gamers as well as film fans. A live demo for the new Metal Gear game (Called “Ground Zeroes”) was shown. No footage was released online but this image was leaked.

One amazing person was tweeting details as they happened during the demo. Mark MacDonald was there sharing everything juicy as it happened. Some of the important details were:

Demo of “Metal Gear Solid Ground Zeroes”, started w cutscene (all realtime), went into gameplay, open world, night, raining, base. AMAZING

Snake crawled @ avoiding searchlights, killed guard, rode jeep, called in heli for evac. Sounds like MG, but the scale & atmosphere… Wow.

So from the little bit we do know is that this could be an open world style game with weather playing a big portion in the stealth. 4Gamer.net was able to confirm some of the voice actors from previous Metal Gear games. Specifically the Japanese actor for Miller from Peacewalker.

No other news yet, but hopefully PAX will shed more light on this new game.

Raiden Will Be Making An Appearance In ‘PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale’

by Shane O'Hare

The great lads over at Gamespot were able to get a hands on demo of PSAS:BR when head designer Seth Killian hit their office. In this video we will get a nice little peak at Raiden’s moves. Take a look with me!

This also gives some more validity of the pics and character info that leaked not to long ago, we already know that Cole McGrath from inFamous (both good and evil version) will be in the game so the list of rumored characters has some weight. That list was compiled by Joystiq, and you can find that below.

  • Dante from DmC: Devil May Cry
  • Cole McGrath from the inFamous series
  • Ratchet from the Ratchet & Clank series
  • Raiden from the Metal Gear Solid series
  • Sackboy from the LittleBigPlanet games
  • Sir Daniel Fortesque from MediEvil
  • Heihachi Mishima from the Tekken series
  • Toro, PlayStation marketing icon in Japan
  • Nariko from Heavenly Sword
  • Jak from the Jak & Daxter series
  • Spike from the Ape Escape games

PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale will ship on November 20th and is available on Commodore 64 and all Amiga systems. You know I’m kidding, right?

Welcome To The Rook Islands: A ‘FarCry 3’ Introduction

by Shane O'Hare

The first in a series of Island Survival videos, “Welcome to The Rook Islands” gives us a brief introduction on who we will be running into and where we will run into them in FarCry 3. Take a peak with me at this little snippet below.

FarCry 3 ships in North America on December 4th on Xbox, PS3 and PC.

Check Out The Inside Of Black Ops II Collectors Edition

by Shane O'Hare

With Black Ops II release date quickly approaching, TreyArch really have been putting all their best efforts into making this a quality game. Check out what the Xbox 360 and PS3 owners can expect inside the Collectors “Care Package” edition of the game.

What you can expect inside of this grandiose box:

  • Remote Controlled Quadrotor Drone and Stand
  • Limited Edition 2-Sided Steelbook®
  • (2) Collectible Challenge Coins
  • Official Soundtrack by Jack Wall with Theme by Trent Reznor
  • Exclusive Xbox LIVE® CLAW Avatar Props
  • Exclusive Xbox LIVE® Zombies Avatar Props
  • In-Game Content:
  • Nuketown Zombies Bonus In-Game Content
  • Nuketown 2025 Bonus Multiplayer Map
  • Exclusive Weapon Camo
  • Exclusive Multiplayer Player Card Background
  • Exclusive Zombies Player Card Background

All this can be yours for $180 this November 13th!

Blizzard Blocks Iran From World Of Warcraft: Refuses Refunds

by Shane O'Hare

We live in an international world. The games we play allow us to talk with people from all over the world. Some of those can be citizens of countries that ours do not particularly like. Regardless they are gamers too, and today all the cards came out regarding a login issue with Wow and Iran.

Over on Blizzards message boards they posted a response to the hundreds of Iranian gamers complaining they do not have access to their WoW accounts. Blizzards official response was

Our team has been watching this thread closely, and we understand the desire for more information about this situation. Blizzard Entertainment cannot speak to any reports surrounding the Iranian government restricting games from its citizens.

What we can tell you is that United States trade restrictions and economic sanction laws prohibit Blizzard from doing business with residents of certain nations, including Iran. Several of you have seen and cited the text in the Terms of Use which relates to these government-imposed sanctions. This week, Blizzard tightened up its procedures to ensure compliance with these laws, and players connecting from the affected nations are restricted from access to Blizzard games and services.

This also prevents us from providing any refunds, credits, transfers, or other service options to accounts in these countries. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes and will happily lift these restrictions as soon as US law allows.

Now I will try to keep the politics to a minimum here but there is more to this story than just trade sanctions. There is more to this ban than meets the eye. On the 22nd the Iranian government had released a statement that they would be blocking battle.net, this image was released coinciding with the ban.

In English these read as:

  1. Promotion of superstition and mythology.
  2. Promotion of violence due to too much violence.
  3. Abolishing the deformation in sin.
  4. Demonstration of inappropriate clothing and slutty outfits for female avatars.

So most likely Blizzard was just trying to play the victim in this whole ordeal and come out smelling clean. Luckily for them they do not have to offer refunds for unused gametime OR  for purchased copies of Mists of Pandera, due to trade sanctions of course. How convenient.

Now as I said before I do not want to get all politico on you, so lets keep the talks and discussions to the game as much as possible. The real gross part of this is that Blizzard isn’t refunding players. With Mists of Pandera coming out in less than a month, any Iranian players who may have bought the 40 USD game will not be seeing those monies return to their accounts, and if any of them have a year or two of pre-bought gametime then they’re even screwed more.

This isn’t only affecting WoW, players of Guild Wars 2 have been reporting issues from logging in. I will report more info as it gets reported.

Celebrate Labor Day With ‘The Aquabats! Super Show’ Marathon AND Sweepstakes!

by Shane O'Hare

You read that right, this Labor Day the super rad folks over at the HUB will be running six episodes of The Aquabats! Super Show! PLUS They will also be giving away some rad back to school gift cards! Check out the promo for “Aqua Bat to School”below!

That is so super rad! The more and more the HUB supports The Aquabats! the more I love them as a whole. I cannot wait to see what else they do with the band. The full details from the Press Release here:

Monday, September 3, noon-3:00 pm ET – “The Aquabats! Super Show!” Labor Day Marathon

“The Aquabats! Super Show!” Labor Day marathon will feature six back-to-back episodes of the outrageous comedy-adventure series that follows the greatest crime-fighting rock band ever assembled. On-air messaging during the marathon will reveal a show-related code and a toll-free number for the tune-in-to-win “Aquabat! To School! Sweepstakes.” Six viewers chosen at random from those who call will each win a $1,000 back-to-school shopping spree. Details and rules regarding the “Aquabat! To School! Sweepstakes” are available onwww.hubworld.com.

And if that wasn’t cool enough The HUB will start showing episodes of Hercules AND Sliders! Two shows that I guarantee you loved when you were a little geek. So come labor day, before you go out partying make sure you check out The Aquabats! on The HUB!

Six Flags Theme Parks And Resident Evil Team Up For Fright Fest

by Shane O'Hare

It was announced today that the Six Flag Theme Parks will be teaming up with Capcom and Resident Evil 6 to give gamers a chance to have a unique park experience at all Six Flags across the US!

RE6 releases October 6th, so Six Flags will be calling October 6th “Resident Evil 6 Flags Night”, clever huh? So if you preorder (Starting August 30th) to purchase RE6 at GameStop you will be some pretty rad exclusive access to a Six Flags park, they include.

  • Admission discount for Six Flags Fright Fest (discount varies by market)
  • One free haunted attraction voucher
  • Exclusive ride time on certain Six Flags’ coasters

Any attendee that is 17 years or older will be able to get some exclusive hands on game time with the newest in the horror genre, and will be able to compete for and win Resident Evil 6 prizes!

In addition, Six Flags will host the Resident Evil 6: Fright Fest Getaway national sweepstakes, for the chance to win a fly-away VIP trip for two to any Six Flags US Theme Park to experience Fright Fest this Halloween season, including admission tickets, front line privileges, meal vouchers andResident Evil 6 merchandise.

David McKillips, senior vice president of corporate alliances for Six Flags said:

This unique promotion is truly one of the most creative and exciting programs Six Flags has developed with a partner around our Fright Fest event. The program fully demonstrates how our media networks can be tailored for a specific demographic, and how our partnership model can help raise awareness in our parks and drive sales with a retail partner; we’re thrilled to be partnering with Capcom and GameStop on the release of Resident Evil 6.

So if you were considering getting RE6 why don’t you do yourself a little favor, go preorder a copy at GameStop and get in on this rad Six Flags event! I just wish I had one in my state, you can expect me to be entering to win that free trip!

‘Psychonauts’ Makes Its PSN Debut August 28th!

by Shane O'Hare

You read that right baby! Pyschonauts, the classic adventure game from Tim Schafer will be out for download on the PSN! From the PSBlog post:

Psychonauts was Double Fine‘s first game, and it came out for the PlayStation 2 way back in 2005. We love it a lot. It’s the story of a gifted young psychic cadet who must delve deep into dangerous minds and put a stop to a sinister conspiracy. And on August 28th, you will be able to download it to your PlayStation 3 as a PlayStation 2 Classic.

If you never played Psychonauts, you’re in for a treat! If you played it before, why not buy it again, just for old time’s sake? Ha ha! Tell a friend or two or a hundred.

This is pretty big fucking news, like on the same level as Pyschonauts being released on the steam network!

So fire up the PS3’s and whip out dem credit cards, August 28th baby!

‘Miasmata’ Is A First Person Exploration Game With A Focus On Survival.

by Shane O'Hare

This trailer just came across my desk. It is the introduction trailer for an upcoming indie game called Miasmata, from a small company called IonFx.

This game is a first person survival game. Think Minecraft but with a tad more looks. Check it out with me below.

No other info has been released yet.

Descent To The Underworld: A ‘Star Wars: 1313’ Story

by Shane O'Hare

The more that comes out about Star Wars: 1313 the more I get excited. The concept is pretty cool. You’re a bounty hunter and you are going to the lower depths of Coruscant in search of someone. Well take a gander at this mini documentary on what the creators were trying to achieve with this new approach to the Star Wars universe.

Square Releases ‘Sleeping Dogs’ Demo

by Shane O'Hare

If you are an old school, intrepid gamer, you rely on demos to help base your opinion on new releases. If you were on the fence with Sleeping Dogs then REST EASY!

Square have just announced that TODAY they will be releasing a demo for the game on all platforms! So go grab it and jump into a mission that takes you through a vibrant marketplace, and a sneak peak at a later level in the story.

For more info on the demo check out

XBOX LIVE MARKETPLACE

PLAYSTATION NETWORK

STEAM MARKETPLACE (Link for the demo is not up on STEAM yet, but I will provide it as soon as it does)

Make sure to check out our REVIEW of Sleeping Dogs while you’re at it!

This ‘Way Of The Samurai 4’ Launch Trailer Is…Pretty Damn Weird

by Shane O'Hare

Way Of The Samurai 4 ships TODAY and with this auspicious moment the folks over at Acquire games have released this interesting launch trailer…yeah,”interesting”.

This is obviously a game that doesn’t take itself too seriously. With Saints Row absurd costumes and activities, this looks like something I’d love to play. 1:09 of the trailer is probably the funniest thing I’ve seen all week. From the video release:

PS3 exclusive Way of the Samurai 4 takes place in the harbor town of Amihama, several years after the arrival of the “black ships” from the West ended Japan’s long history of cultural isolation. Will you aid the traditional isolationists in their attempts to exile this potential threat to the Japanese way of life? Will you aid the shogunate government in their attempts to keep the peace and establish cordial (but limited) relations with the foreigner contingent? Or will you aid the foreigners in their attempts to establish silk trade and foster cultural exchange, even at the expense of a few traditions? Who will you support? Who will you betray?

Way Of The Samurai 4 ships today and is available on PS3

‘Counter Strike: Global Offensive’ Gets An Official Trailer!

by Shane O'Hare

What I think is going to be the greatest game of 2012, Counter Strike: Global Offensive, gets a launch trailer. No words are needed. You should just watch.

 

This damned source film maker is awesome! Counter Strike: Global Offensive comes out August 21st. I have it preordered…DO YOU?

‘Hyrule Historia’ The History Of Zelda Is Getting A US Release!

by Shane O'Hare

An intrepid user over at the Zelda Universe Forums linked to a PDF from Diamond Distributors (link is currently dead as of writing of this post) that tells us all some GOOD NEWS! The complete history of Zelda, the Hyrule Historia is going to be released in the good ol’ USA! Check out the quoted portion of the release below.

Dark Horse Books and Nintendo team up to bring you The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia,
containing an unparalleled collection of historical information on The Legend of Zelda franchise.
This handsome hardcover contains never-before-seen concept art, the full history of Hyrule, the
official chronology of the games, and much more! Starting with an insightful introduction by the
legendary producer and video-game designer of Donkey Kong, Mario, and The Legend of Zelda,
Shigeru Miyamoto, this book is crammed full of information about the storied history of Link’s
adventures from the creators themselves! As a bonus, The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia
includes an exclusive comic by the foremost creator of The Legend of Zelda manga — Akira
Himekawa!

KEY SELLING POINTS:
• The Legend of Zelda franchise has sold 68 million copies since the release of the first game,
with the original Legend of Zelda being the fourth best selling NES game of all time, and The
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time holding the record for the highest reviewed video game of all
time.
• Covers the full history of The Legend of Zelda franchise.
• With an introduction by game designer Shigeru Miyamoto.
• Includes the official timeline of The Legend of Zelda games, never-before-seen concept art, The
Legend of Zelda manga, in-depth information on the making of the The Legend of Zelda
franchise, and art by some of the most storied concept artists in video games.

ISBN-13: 978-1-61655-041-7
Price: $34.99 ($38.99 CAN)
Publisher: Dark Horse
Imprint: Dark Horse Books
Writer: Shigeru Miyamoto, Eiji
Aonuma
Artist: Akira Himekawa
Size: 9 x 12
Page Count: 272
Carton Qty: 8
Format: Hardcover, Full Color
Recommended Age: 8+
Comparison Title: The Art of the
Mass Effect Universe
(ISBN-13 978-1-59582-768-5,
$39.99), The Art of Alice:
Madness Returns
(ISBN-13 978-1-59582-697-8,
$34.99)
Genre: Art, Coffee Table,
Popular Culture
Ship Date: 1/29/2013
Rights: World except territories
specified elsewhere in rights
statement

Check Out These Seven Minimal ‘Dark Knight’ Posters

by Shane O'Hare

A fan of the Dark Knight movies? Do you think The Dark Knight Rises is actually a bad movie? Regardless you will LOVE these minimalism posters for all the villains!

I’ll admit, I got these from an IMGUR album, but some digging and I was able to track down the artist. So PLEASE make sure to check out David Ryan Anderson’s page. His other work is just as cool as these!

Official ‘Black Ops 2’ GamesCom Footage

by Shane O'Hare

The guys over at Teyarch are really taking advantage of the GamesCom conference. They have just put up their ENTIRE live steam from day one of Black Ops 2 multiplayer coverage at GamesCom! So watch with me and take a look at what to expect from BLOPS 2 Multiplayer!

SKIP TO 15 MINUTES IN TO PASS THE COMMERCIALS!

Black Ops 2 ships November 13th

Check Out This Rad ‘Halo 4’ Making Of Video

by Shane O'Hare

With the release of Halo 4 fast approaching, the guys over at 343 Industries put out this little “Making Of” video that really showcases how much effort they are putting into this game! Take a gander with me, below!

Halo 4 is slated to be shipped November 6th.

‘Castle Crashers’ Is Coming To STEAM!

by Shane O'Hare

You read that right folks! Today the wonder folks over at the Behemoth have let slip that their crazy hyper popular XBLA game, Castle Crashers, will be coming to the Steam marketplace! We were given this news via a nice little poem from Dan Paladin himself.

A Poem by Dan Paladin:
While BattleBlock has been churning,
there’s another wheel turning!
And that wheel is Castle Crashers running on Steam!

It was accomplished by utilizing one of our programming teams!
We always liked this platform so it’s kind of a dream!

I’d say a release date but the future’s unknown.
If I make a mistake I shall never atone.

If you’re in Germany this weekend please say hi to John.
He is at Gamescom.

We were also given a nice list of STUFF that can be found with the STEAM edition

 

Castle Crashers Steam Features:

  • Integrated voice chat
  • Steam Achievements
  • Gamepad support
  • Steam Cloud Support
  • Local and Online Multiplayer
  • Colorful hand drawn 2D visuals!
  • Over 30 levels plus five arena modes
  • Unlock more than 25 characters and over 40 weapons!
  • Intuitive combo and magic system: Unlock an arsenal of new attacks as your character progresses through the game.
  • Experience system: Level up your character and adjust Strength, Magic, Defense, and Agility.
  • Animal orbs: These adorable little companions each add different abilities to aid you on your journey
  • Arena mode: Battle other players in free-for-all or team matches with four unique modes to choose from!
  • Insane Mode: Test your skills in the ultimate campaign challenge.

No release date has been given