Monthly Archives: March 2015
App Store Update: March 3
Every day hundreds of new apps make their debut on the App Store, and hundreds more are updated or reduced in price. We have sifted through the noise and highlighted those select few that might be worth your attention.
Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.
The Banner Saga – ($4.99, Down from $9.99)
This Viking-fueled tactical adventure has been bouncing back and forth between two price points since its debut, and right now it's bounced back to $4.99. Grab it before it bounces forth again!
Batman: Arkham Underworld, Other WB Games Coming to Mobile
Warner Brothers has announced it will be bringing some of its biggest properties to the mobile gaming space.
Warner Brothers already announced yesterday that Mortal Kombat X will be coming to both Android and iOS devices in April, and today it revealed four other games currently in development.
Batman: Arkham Underworld, LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, DC Comics Legends, and an as-of-yet untitled Game of Thrones will be getting the mobile treatment.
Players who download both the console and mobile versions of Mortal Kombat X will be able to unlock content in the mobile game and vice versa, according to Warner Bros.
Forza Horizon 2 Rockstar Energy Car Pack Now Available
Forza Horizon 2's Rockstar Energy Car Pack is now available in the Xbox One for $5.
With the new pack, racers get to enjoy five new cars: the 2014 Volkswagen Beetle GRC, the 2015 Subaru WRX STI, the 1996 BMW 850CSi, the 2015 Jaguar XFR-S and the 1970 Volkswagen #1107 Desert Dingo Racing Stock Bug.
There is also the free car of the month available to all Forza Horizon 2 players, the Acura Integra Type-R
Last month, the Top Gear Car Pack was released, adding six new cars, including the 2015 Lexus RC F, 1986 Lamborghini LM002, 2015 Ferrari 458 Speciale, and the 1993 Jaguar XJ220.
March PS Plus Games Revealed
Finally, the wait is over. Sony has announced the March line up of free games for PS Plus members.
PlayStation 4 owners can get Oddworld: New 'n Tasty and Valiant Hearts: The Great War. On PlayStation 3, Papo & Yo and Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments are available. Vita owners can get OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood, which is also available for PS4 owners, and those who own any or all of the current crop of Sony's consoles can go ahead and download Counterspy.
The PS Plus lineup was delayed earlier because it was "not quite ready," according to Sony.
Cap’s Avengers: Age of Ultron Character Poster
The Avengers: Age of Ultron posters keep on coming. Robert Downey, Jr. started the trend last week when he tweeted his Iron Man poster, and his fellow actors/Avengers have been doing the same in the days that followed. Today that means we get Chris Evans' Captain America poster:
Fun way to reveal these, Marvel! Enjoy! Less than 2 months away! @Avengers #AgeOfUltron pic.twitter.com/BDV1RbQFBX
Daily Deals: Xbox One With Free Controller, PS4 With $50 Gift Card, Rockstar Games PC Sale
Buy the Xbox One Assassin's Creed bundle from Amazon, get an extra controller free. Controllers never drop in price, so this is a great value.
First Look at Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Snowden
Open Road Films has released the first official photo today of Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the title role of director Oliver Stone's Snowden.
The Dark Knight Rises and Looper actor portrays the whistle-blower Edward Snowden in what the studio is calling an "international thriller." Snowden leaked thousands of classified NSA documents to the media in 2013. He's currently facing a 30-year prison sentence in the U.S., although he's been granted temporary asylum in Russia.
The studio says, "In this first look, before he was a whistle-blower, Edward was an ordinary man who unquestioningly served his country."
Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Edward Snowden.
Mad Max Release Date Revealed; Xbox 360, PS3 Versions Cancelled
Avalanche Studios' post-apocalyptic, open-world game, Mad Max, will be released September 1 in North America and September 4 in the UK.
Additionally, Mad Max will only be released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, as development has ceased on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the game, according to Game Informer.
Podcast: It’s Oscar fallout with the Digigods
From their secluded home-theater compound, film critics Wade Major and Mark Keizer mix insightful commentary with irreverent banter, covering the latest DVD and Blu-ray news and new releases of the week, including studio, independent, television and special-interest titles.
Digigods Podcast, 03/03/15 (MP3) -- 34.9 MB
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Cap Says Ultron Could be the End for These Avengers
Warning: some details from Captain America: The Winter Soldier are discussed, as well as teases for Avengers: Age of Ultron...
Captain America: The Winter Soldier had a cataclysmic effect on both Cap and the Marvel Cinematic Universe at large. Avengers: Age of Ultron will mark the first time we see the team reunited since the dissolution of S.H.I.E.L.D..
IGN was able to visit the set of Ultron with a small group of reporters in 2014, where we were able to speak with Captain America himself, Chris Evans, about the fall out from the events of Winter Soldier and where Cap is headed from here.