Monthly Archives: March 2015
Smash Bros. Fans Don’t Have Long to Wait for Mewtwo DLC
Pokémon fans will be able to play as Mewtwo in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS "pretty soon," according to director Masahiro Sakurai.
At a recent event in Japan, Sakurai said the team is "pretty much done" with the Mewtwo DLC, so gamers don't have long to wait before they're hurling purple balls of psychic energy at their friends in Nintendo's popular fighter.
Back in October of last year, Nintendo announced that owners of both the 3DS and Wii U versions of Super Smash Bros. will be able to download Mewtwo for free. The company later confirmed the character will be available as paid DLC for those who only own a single copy of the game.
God of War’s Kratos Takes the Throne
Gaming Heads collectibles company has unveiled another high-quality addition to their line of statues: a brooding Kratos figure from God of War.
Dubbed "Kratos on the Throne," the figure shows Kratos after he became the God of War, following his winning battle against Ares at the end of the original game.
The entire scene is cast in polystone, with intricate, hand-painted detailing. Kratos is depicted at ¼ scale, meaning that the entire piece is 29 inches tall to the top of the throne.
Interested buyers will be able to select from two editions of this statue. The first is the Regular Edition, featuring Kratos in his usual garb that fans of the game will recognize. The second is the Exclusive Edition, which depicts Kratos in the full Armor of Ares, finished with gold and metallic paints. Both figures are limited to 1250 units and 500 units, respectively.
Sucker Punch Celebrates Infamous: Second Son’s Anniversary
Infamous: Second Son, the PS4 action-adventure game from Sucker Punch Productions, is celebrating its one-year anniversary by offering PlayStation owners a handful of free stuff, as well as a discount on its standalone expansion Infamous: First Light.
In a post on the PlayStation Blog, Sucker Punch announced that from March 27 to March 30, Infamous: First Light will be available for 50% off. Additionally, fans can now download Second Son-themed cover art, Twitter avatars, and ringtones free of charge.
Finally, PlayStation 4 owners can purchase custom Delsin and Fetch themes for $1.99 each on March 31.
Story Content Revealed in Arkham Knight’s Harley Quinn DLC
The previously-announced Harley Quinn pre-order bonus DLC for Batman: Arkham Knight may contain more than previously thought.
A listing on Amazon suggests story content in the DLC involving smashing up a Police station and saving a “partner in crime.”
“For the first time in the Arkham series take on the role of Joker’s psychotic side-kick Harley Quinn and wreak havoc inside the Blüdhaven Police Department,” the description reads.
Perro Aguayo Jr. Dies After Match with Rey Mysterio
Wrestler Perro Aguayo Jr., aka El Hijo del Perro Aguayo, passed away this morning as a result of injuries he sustained during a match at a CRASH event in Tijuana, Mexico.
Aguayo Jr., who was 35, teamed with TNA’s Manik against TNA's Tigre Uno and ex-WWE Superstar Rey Mysterio on Friday night. As of now, it's believed that Aguayo Jr.'s death was caused by cervical spine trauma suffered when Mysterio dropkicked him into the ring ropes - a set up spot for Mysterio's signature "619" move. Aguayo Jr. hit the ropes improperly and was immediately rendered unconscious.
Making Better Bounties for Destiny
Fireteam Chat returns, and this week there's a lot to talk about. Hosts Jose Otero and Destin Legarie begin with a deep dive into the latest Bungie update, then they talk about the best and worst bounties
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RollerCoaster Tycoon World Changing Engines
RollerCoaster Tycoon World has undergone some development changes, as Pipeworks Software has opted to upgrade to Unity 5 to power its upcoming PC title.
The studio was originally creating the game using Unity 4.6, but wishes to take advantage of the graphical benefits afforded by upgrading to Unity's brand-new engine that launched earlier this month.
"We hope to take full advantage of the many new environmental, lighting, and shadow improvements as well as many other features in our original Unity 4.6-based engine to create a game that looks great," the team said in a post on its blog. "Our early results are extremely promising."
Comparing the Heists in Battlefield: Hardline and GTA Online
Turns out we're excellent at stealth. Seriously. With Battlefield Hardline coming out this week, the podcast crew was invited to a mystery location in Central London to break into a top-secret facility and empty a heavily-guarded vault. We took it far too seriously (apart from Alex who was wearing a bright red hoodie for Comic Relief).
You can see how good we were at clinging to shadows, using sliding doors (not very), and retrieving valuables in the full podcast above or in the video below:
We also talk about how Battlefield's take on Heists compare with those in GTA Online, as well as the massive Nintendo news from earlier in the week and the beautiful PlayStation 4 exclusive Everybody's Gone to the Rapture. As always, that's in addition to the regular nonsense.
Xbox One April System Update Preview Improves Chat
Xbox One Preview program members will see improvements to party chat and achievement notifications in the first of two updates rolling out today, with the second coming next week according to Major Nelson’s blog.
The party chat improvements come based on feedback from Xbox One owners. The Party App will now help users enable microphones and will display issues preventing chat from working with party members.
Microsoft is also including descriptions for achievements in notifications so users can see what they’ve earned without having to open the achievements app. The achievements app has also been improved and should load from notifications faster.
Updated: Pulled Halo 5: Guardians Teaser Is Now on Countdown Site
Update: And just like that, the video is now on the teaser tumblr page. We'll reach out to Microsoft to see if we can find out what happened. In the meantime, here it is:
Some very alert folks on Reddit spotted a teaser video for Halo 5: Guardians on YouTube, which was quickly yanked by Microsoft.
Trailer spoiler follows:
The video shows a bullet getting shot out of a gun. The video follows the bullet as it crashes into Master Chief's helmet, shattering it. The video ends with the Halo 5: Guardians logo and the hashtag #HuntTheTruth.