God of War: Ascension sees Sony Santa Monica's tremendously popular series in something of a predicament. After three console releases — and two portable titles — the series has nearly exhausted the source material it's depended on since 2005.
Then there's the matter of their anti-hero main character Kratos, who went from tortured avenger in 2005's God of War to mass murderer and all around jerk in 2010's God of War 3. God of War 3 also managed to deliver what some still consider to be the PS3's most technically impressive title, with stunning graphics and an epic sense of scale and showmanship to accompany Kratos's quest to take down the entirety of the Olympian pantheon.
Sony Santa Monica's solution then is to take God of War: Ascension backwards, at least chronologically. God...
The newly released teaser trailer for Ubisoft's upcoming entry in the Call of Juarez series, Call of Juarez: Gunslinger, offers a glimpse at the land of smallpox and outlaws that is coming to Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and PC.
The short video points towards an upcoming reveal trailer on March 14, which will reveal gameplay from the digital shooter.
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger follows the journey of Silas Greaves, a bounty hunter who has spent his career tracking outlaws across the West. The title is said to blur the lines between the man and the myth of Greaves, while incorporating historical characters such as Jesse James and Butch Cassidy.
Tecmo Koei has released the launch trailer for Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk, the fourteenth title in the Atelier series of JRPGs.
Atelier Ayesha follows the heroine, Ayesha Altugle, as she searches for her sister, who had gone missing while gathering herbs, and had been presumed dead.
Atelier Ayesha is available now for PlayStation 3.
Action-platformer Alien Spidy is coming to Xbox Live Arcade, PC and Mac platforms on March 20, publisher Kalypso Media Digital announced today.
The upcoming title will hit PlayStation Network soon after; however, a specific release date is yet to be made available on this platform. The XBLA release will be available for 800 MS Points, while users can purchase the title on PC and Mac for $9.99. The PSN release will also be available to purchase at $9.99 at its launch.
Developed by Enigma Software, Alien Spidy tells the story of an alien spider who crash lands on earth while attempting to find his buddy Virgi as well as lost pieces of his spaceship. The game includes 69 levels, three settings and 350 collectible items and achievements.
Isaac Clarke is alone, moving through darkness and an even deeper silence. Seconds later the necromorph is on him, and in a blink it's gone. Stumbling, he moves forward around a corner into a room awash in candle light.
Hanging from a doorway, strung up by its wrists in a mock crucifiction, is a bloody human corpse. Except this corpse's head and limbs have been removed and replaced with crudely sewn-on necromorph parts.
The Unitologists are at it again in Dead Space 3's first piece of downloadable content, Awakened, dragging protagonist Isaac and his new-found partner Carver down again into the rabbit hole of necromorph worship.The pack, which adds several more hours of content to the game's main campaign, features both single and co-op play, new weapon parts and circuits and will be...
Capcom may consider doing a sequel for fighting game Darkstalkers Resurrection and do conversions of Vampire Savior 2: The Lord of Vampire and Vampire Hunter 2: Darkstalkers' Revenge if the new title's sales and fan voices are strong, producer Tomoaki Ayano told Game Watch Japan.
Hunter 2 and Vampire 2 were originally released for Japanese arcades in 1997 as simultaneous updates to Darkstalkers 3. The first game in the series, Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors, was released in 1994 for Japanese arcades.
The latest title in the franchise, Darkstalkers Resurrection, will launch on the PlayStation Network ($14.99) and Xbox Live Arcade (1200 Microsoft Points) on March 12 and March 13, respectively. It will be bundled with The Night Warrior: Darkstalkers' Revenge and Darkstalkers.
A new trailer for the upcoming God of War: Ascension offers a look at how users can align with the god Poseidon and use him for support throughout.
Those who pledge to Poseidon will be able to make use of his strong defensive base and ability to absorb massive amounts of damage. Defensive tactics such as the use of ice will alternatively slow or freeze enemies in their tracks.
God of War: Ascension is scheduled to hit March 12 for PlayStation 3.
The latest trailer for DC Comics-based fighting game Injustice Gods Among Us reveals Lex Luthor's agenda in the game.
"I knew what the regime was capable of. When the world went to hell, I was there to help society to accept the inevitable," the character says in the video. "Batman is the face of the insurgency; if he dies, it dies with him.
"Most people join the regime for one of two reasons. Either they hope to establish a world of peace, or they were simply too afraid to take a stand. My rationale is much simpler: I always choose the winning side."
NetherRealm Studios' recently announced the the game's Red Son add-on, which will feature 20 story missions and alternate costumes for Superman, Wonder Woman and Solomon Grundy. The Red Son add-on is an adaption of DC Comics...
The PlayStation 3 version of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance will receive 30 exclusive new VR Missions on March 12 in the U.S. and Canada, Konami announced today. The downloadable content for Platinum Games action title will be available for free until April 3.
Revengeance's new VR Missions will offer new battle challenges for Raiden, including one in which he's armed with nothing but his fists in a level designed like an "old school platformer," Platinum says. The 30 VR Missions will also feature levels in which players control a Dwarf Gekko for more stealth-based challenges.
At least two more downloadable content packs are coming to Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, letting players take control of the metal wolf LQ-84i and Desperado cyborg Jetstream Sam.
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance...
The creators of Halo are still accepting applications for alpha and beta testers for their next game, Destiny, looking for interested players to help "shape our glorious future."
Bungie sounded the call for testers back in late 2010, long before the Bellevue, Wash. studio had officially unveiled Destiny. A tweet from Bungie senior UI designer David Candland today served as a reminder for interested applicants, warning them not to seek out beta testing invites from third parties.
According to Bungie's website, "hundreds of thousands of gamers from all regions and territories around the world will be needed before all is said and done." During our recent visit to Bungie, the developer showed a video of community members playing Destiny in a multiplayer environment, indicating...
Crysis 3, Crytek's recently released first-person shooter set in the post-apocalyptic urban jungle of New York City, is on sale for $39.99 on Amazon.
The sale applies to the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and boxed Windows PC versions of the game, which was released on Feb. 19 and retails for $59.99. If you're looking for some backstory before you get into the game, you can watch a series of trailers and videos that cover weapons, multiplayer, CryEngine 3 and more. For our impressions of Crysis 3, you can read our review and listen to a recent episode of The Besties podcast.
The Dead Space franchise, which is also published by Electronic Arts, is on sale at EA's Origin store until March 7.
Tomb Raider, Crystal Dynamics' just-released reboot of the action game series, was itself rebooted multiple times during development, according to The Final Hours of Tomb Raider by Geoff Keighley.
"There have only been two things that have stayed the same throughout his entire project," said Karl Stewart, Crystal Dynamics' global brand director. "One, it's set on an island, and two, it's called Tomb Raider."
The developers began debating what kinds of changes would constitute a reboot in 2009, questioning everything from gun mechanics to heroine Lara Croft's historically shapely figure. The team's first shipped experiment after their rethinking was 2010's Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light. The Tomb Raider moniker didn't appear on the game because Crystal Dynamics was saving it for...
1985 was a year that saw the discovery of the wreck of the Titanic, the very first Wrestlemania, and the release of the Nintendo Entertainment System, as well as three classic arcade titles coming to XBLA and PSN.
Capcom has announced the release of the 1985 I-Pack for its Capcom Arcade Cabinet, containing scrolling shoot-em-ups Gun.Smoke and Section Z, as well as the iconic Ghosts 'n Goblins.
The pack of three games is available for $9.99 or 800 Microsoft Points, and the games will be sold individually on March 19 to 20 for $3.99/320 MS Points apiece.
A full list of the 15 games planned for the Capcom Arcade Cabinet can be found here.
The latest trailer for High Moon Studios' Deadpool: The Game, courtesy of IGN, shows a title packed with plenty of raunchy, juvenile jokes with just enough explosive action to balance it all out.
Narrated by the Merc with the Mouth himself, the video posted above shows some of the first in-game clips from High Moon's title. After Deadpool introduces the trailer, the scene switches to shots of crumbling ruins and a mysterious woman bathed in light. From a distance she somewhat resembles Death, a character already confirmed for the title who will reportedly send Deadpool on missions, or Domino, a sharp-shooting member of the X-Men that will also appear in the game. The trailer also introduces Cable, Deadpool's once-partner and X-Men member, and features several gratuitous shots of the...
Far Cry 3 could be getting a follow-up release soon, according to lead writer Jeffrey Yohalem in an interview with Joystiq.
When asked whether he has something in mind for Far Cry 3's world and characters, Yohalem said: "Yes ... I'm working on something now that will be surprising, I think, when it's announced. But it definitely is a 'strike while the iron's hot' thing, and we'll see."
Yohalem's comments echo the sentiments of Ubisoft, which said back in February that fans will not have to wait another four years for the next Far Cry game. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said at the time that Far Cry 3 performed "way better than expected," shipping 4.5 million copies.
Joystiq also reports that the Brazilian classification board lists a Ubisoft title called Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, which...
Far Cry 3's "fan requested features" patch, announced in February, was released today for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC, Ubisoft announced.
The patch is part of Ubisoft's "on-going effort to respond to players" by adding improvements, new challenges and more. In Far Cry 3's single-player campaign, the patch includes an option for outpost resets, a new "Master" difficulty setting and new HUD settings. Multiplayer updates cover a map test, which allows players to publish a new map in beta mode, idle kick for away players and more time to cast a skip vote.
Far Cry 3 launched on Dec. 4, 2012. During an earnings call in February, Ubisoft CEO promised that fans would not have to wait four years for another entry in the series.
Correction: In a statement to Game Informer, a Telltale representative corrected Connor's quote to Eurogamer, stating, "The current estimated release window for Season Two of The Walking Dead is for fall of ‘this' year (2013), and not ‘next' year (2014) as has been reported after a recent interview." We apologize for passing along this misinformation. The original article follows below.
The Walking Dead episodic adventure game developer Telltale Games is hoping to launch the series' second season of content next fall, CEO Dan Connors told Eurogamer following the BAFTA award ceremony.
"We're aiming for fall next year," Connors simply replied to Eurogamer's query about when the new season would arrive.
That's a while for fans of the series to wait, but they might find respite in...
Sony has unveiled a trailer for Trial of the Gods, the fourth and final DLC mode for God of War: Ascension.
Trial of the Gods is a co-op time-attack mode in which legendary Greek heroes team up to defeat wave after wave of mythical monsters, all while the clock is running. If the players can triumph over all five rounds, they'll be rewarded with an "epic boss encounter" against a god himself.
God of War: Ascension comes out March 12th for PS3.
A playable demo for co-op action game Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel will be available on PlayStation Network and the Xbox Live Marketplace on March 12, Electronic Arts announced today.
The demo sends series protagonists Alpha and Bravo through a delicate and hostile hostage situation, following them through a hidden drug lab to the rooftops on a mission to save a kidnapped politician. The pair must infiltrate the stronghold of the Cartel holding him for ransom, take down waves of cartel minions and reach their target. During the demo, the pair will split up: one to the skies to provide cover from above in a helicopter, and another headlong into battle against the Cartel on foot.
The latest trailer for the title, posted above, introduces the pair's latest enemy, a mysterious masked...
When Ubisoft's pirate-themed Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag was unveiled this week, we learned that whaling would be part of the game. The animal-rights group PETA was quick to condemn Ubisoft, saying its inclusion glorifies hurting and killing animals.
Polygon spoke to Matt Bruce of PETA's International Grassroots Campaigns to clarify the animal-rights group's stance.
"There are so many creative minds at Ubisoft that are involved with the Assassin's Creed series that we find it really disappointing that they feel the need to glorify whaling," Bruce said. "PETA encourages video game companies to create games that celebrate animals, not games that promote hurting and killing them."
PETA's objection to whaling in the game centers on the depiction of what it sees as real-world...
A new Lost Planet 3 trailer from Capcom has been released, focusing on the game's story and characters.
Arriving on the frozen world E.D.N. III long before the events of the first Lost Planet, all Jim Peyton wanted to do was make some money as a thermal miner and return home to his family. However, an accidental encounter with other inhabitants of the world who are being hurt by the mining leads Jim to have to choose sides one way or another.
This trailer also shows off the game's Rigs, mechanical suits designed for mining and construction that are the precursors to the VS mechs found in the series' previous games.
Lost Planet 3 is scheduled for release on June 26th.
In Namco Bandai's latest game based on long-running anime and manga series Naruto, all is not well in the ninja world.
Major villain Madara Uchiha and his followers have kicked off the fourth great ninja war, and it's up to the heroes and their ninja alliance to stop him. Boasting the "largest character roster ever" in an Ultimate Ninja game, Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 allows players to replay scenes and battles from the series and potentially have the characters make different choices this time around.
Written and drawn by Masashi Kishimoto, Naruto is a long-running fighting manga first published in 1999 about the adventures of an outcast young boy in a ninja village. It was adapted into an anime in 2002, and its sequel upon which the game is based, Naruto Shippuden, first aired in 2007.
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