Videogame News
SCEA this morning announced what has been rumored (but pretty much confirmed) for weeks. PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale is essentially Super Smash Bros. with PlayStation characters for the PS3, but fans won’t care much. Check out the first screens, video interview and details.
The biggest piece of content this week might be the Nintendo 3DS System Update, so make sure to start off by grabbing that and updating your system. Block Factory might fulfill your block dropping puzzle needs for the week and the classic Super Street Fighter II SNES release for the Wii Virtual Console should bring back memories.
Square Enix and IO Interactive this morning announced that they’ve secured some Hollywood talent to lend their voices and motion capture skills to the upcoming Hitman: Absolution.
Bethesda Softworks and Tango Gameworks last night announced that Shinji Mikami is hard at work on a brand new survival horror game known unofficially as as Zwei. Read on for the first details.
Activision today sent over even more new screens of the Dinobots in Transformers: Fall of Cybertron. Check out Grimlock, Snarl, Slug and Swoop in action.
Focus Home Interactive this morning sent over a new batch of screens for Game of Thrones, their game adaptation of George R.R. Martin epic book and HBO series. This latest update shows off a bit more of the action-packed battle scenes in the game.
Majesco this morning announced NBA Baller Beats, which sounds like a crazy mix of basketball and a music fitness game. Whatever it is, it certainly sounds unique. Check out the trailer and announcement.
Are you done torturing yourself with Trials Evolution? If so, there’s a pair of new action-oriented XBLA games available this week for your downloading pleasure.
Next week’s PlayStation Store Update is looking mighty fine for PlayStation Plus subscribers, but this week is not so shabby either with The Walking Dead, Bejeweled 3, Darkstalkers 3, a Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds bundle, a PS Vita Skype app and more.
There’s a whole lot of PlayStation Plus goodness coming to the PlayStation Store in the very near future. Beginning on May 1st, subscribers will get free downloads of. several PSN games, PS one Classics and some great deals on full PS3 downloads. Check them out.
EA and Crytek have decided to tease us all a bit this morning with the very first Crysis 3 gameplay trailer. The new announce trailer shows off some soggy, swampy, and very awesome-looking FPS action in NYC.
Skype is finally coming to the PlayStation Vita beginning… today. The free app will be available to download from the PlayStation Store and will allow for video calling on both Wi-Fi and 3G models. Read on.
In case you were on pins and needles worrying that your PC gaming rig wouldn’t be up to running Max Payne 3 at a decent clip, Rockstar Games today released the official PC specs. They also revealed digital pre-order bonuses available when purchasing the game from various download services.
Batman: Arkham City was clearly one of the very best games of the year when it topped critics and gamers’ lists alike, so it’s not a surprise to see Batman: Arkham City Game of the Year Edition being finally announced. First screens, trailer and details.
Nintendo today dropped a bit of a bomb with the announcement of a brand new Super Mario Bros. game scheduled to be released on the Nintendo 3DS later this summer. They also announced a Kirby compilation for the Wii, and a 3DS System Update that will provide new functionality and more.
Juliet from Lollipop Chainsaw isn’t alone in trying to fight off the vicious zombie hordes… she has enlisted the help of her sisters. Hunting the undead clearly runs in the family.
Something isn’t quite right in Hope, South Dakota and somehow the town’s newest tourist, Agent 47, just might be wrapped up in what’s going on. For a little insight, take a look at week’s stories provided by the town’s local paper, the Hope News Times.
