Focus Home Interactive has released an announcement trailer for Magrunner: Dark Pulse, a downloadable first-person action game for Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and Windows PC.
In the year 2050, Gruckezber Corporation starts testing a new kind of clean magnetic technology that could be miraculous for humanity. It recruits a number of physically and mentally fit young citizens to test its new tech, calling them "Magrunners." As seen in the trailer, the tests are somewhat reminiscent of Valve's Portal games, with players asked to solve magnetism-based puzzles using a power glove.
However, the experiments don't go as planned when an earthquake strikes the testing facility, and while it's not entirely clear what happens, there are monsters involved. The publisher describes the...
Publishers' approach to Grasshopper Manufacture titles like Lollipop Chainsaw and No More Heroes may have resulted in the titles' low sales figures, according to studio head Goichi "Suda 51" Suda.
Speaking with GamesIndustry.biz, Suda said Grasshopper does have "a very strong base," but the decision to market them as an "indie" company may have hurt the games' performance at retail.
"It's just that because we were so indie, publishers were always [treating us] differently," he said. "Each publisher operates a different way, has different strategic ideas, so in terms of sales, what they did, was they kept creating what they thought was good," he added. "But in terms of publishing, it was a different company's strategic choice. So we believe that back then, when we were completely indie...
Ubisoft's long-running Assassin's Creed series is driven as much by its story as it is assassinations, but during the first public look at Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag not a whole lot was said about its narrative. The game's first trailer only nudged fans gently in the direction of a plot; something that quickly became overshadowed by a montage of pirate debauchery and wench-based threesomes.
But Black Flag's lead scriptwriter Darby McDevitt tells us this sexually explicit motif is actually at the heart of the game's narrative. Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag will be the story of immorality and repentance.
According to McDevitt, the game's protagonist Edward Kenway is a married man whose strained relationship with his wife is punctuated by relationships with other women.
"there is a...
A new gameplay trailer for Snoop Dogg's downloadable rhythm/fighting game Way of the Dogg shows protagonist America "AJ" Jones in action.
Renowned as the best fighter in the city, AJ loses his love interest in a shooting and seeks out the mystic wisdom of Snoop Dogg in order to seek revenge. Way of the Dogg's combat is rhythm-based, with button combinations on the screen tied to the beat of Snoop Dogg's music.
Way of the Dogg is out today on Xbox Live Arcade, and will be hitting PlayStation Network, Android and iOS at an unspecified future date.
The Void Walker's Arsenal add-on content, previously accessible only to those who pre-ordered Dishonored, will be available for purchase across at platforms on May 14, publisher Bethesda announced today.
The DLC includes four bundles of additional items, bone charm slots, books, coins and other bonuses: the Acrobatic Killer Pack, Arcane Assassin Pack, Backstreet Butcher Pack and the Shadow Rat Pack. Dishonored players can purchase the content through the PlayStation Store and Steam for $3.99 and the Xbox Live Marketplace for 320 Microsoft Points ($4).
The Void Walker's Arsenal DLC will be available for PS3 in Europe on May 15.
Acrobatic Killer Pack: bone charm bonuses (drop-down assassination health bonus, bolt and arrow dodging, increased swimming speed), in-game hagfish statue...
Both designers began crafting their fiction long before their dive into Dunwall. Smith, who is also Arkane's co-creative director, began writing his semi-autobiographical novel Big Jack is Dead in 2005 and worked on it in brief weekly or monthly stints over the following years.
"It was a process that required some care, because the longer I stayed with the book, the more I developed a kind of 'fuck the world' attitude, where I got sullen and more cynical about human experience," Smith told Polygon of his time writing. "I wasn't much fun to be around when I was working on the book; writing it required me to put myself into a specific frame of mind."
Big Jack is Dead follows Jack Hickman, an introverted software designer coping with the suicide of his estranged father. The storyline...
A demo for Insomniac Games' co-op shooter Fuse will be available on the Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Network May 7, publisher Electronic Arts announced today.
The demo will allow up to four players to participate in online co-op or two players in split-screen. All four main protagonists — Dalton Brooks, Naya Deveraux, Jacob Kimble and Izzy Sinclair — are available for testing, allowing players to try out each character's unique skills sets and weapons. EA notes that online co-op requires use of an Origin account.
The demo will take players to a weapon depot in a snowy environment, on a mission to track down a source of Fuse, a deadly alien energy source that can be harnessed as a powerful destructive tool.
Fuse will launch on May 28 in North America and May 31 in Europe...
Developer Gearbox is calling a lawsuit that claims both the studio and publisher Sega falsely advertised the controversial Aliens: Colonial Marines "frivolous," according to a statement provided to Kotaku.
Following the news that Edelson LLC, a law firm representing plaintiff Damion Perrine, will file a class-action lawsuit against both companies, a Gearbox spokesperson released the following statement:
"Attempting to wring a class action lawsuit out of a demonstration is beyond meritless. We continue to support the game, and will defend the rights of entertainers to share their works-in-progress without fear of frivolous litigation."
Sega also released a statement on the matter to Polygon, writing that the publisher "cannot comment on specifics of ongoing litigation, but [are]...
South Park: The Stick of Truth will still be released this year despite not being included in the publisher Ubisoft's official release schedule made available earlier in the week, VideoGamer.com reports.
According to a Ubisoft representative, while there are no updates on the status of the game, The Stick of Truth is still "scheduled for release in calendar 2013."
Ubisoft acquired the title for $3.2 million earlier in the year, following THQ's closure. The game was initially slated to be released later this May when it was still under the THQ umbrella; however, it was delayed after being acquired by Ubisoft.
South Park: The Stick of Truth remains in development under Obsidian. The title is being developed for Windows PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, while South Park creators Trey...
New Grand Theft Auto 5 character concept art offers another look at the cast that makes up the upcoming Rockstar title, with stylized portraits of playable characters Michael, Trevor and Franklin, as well as side-characters Lamar, Nervous Ron, and Jimmy and Tracy.
These new images come by way of Official PlayStation Magazine, following the release of Grand Theft Auto 5 previews this week. You can check out our preview of the game right here, which takes a look at how players will be able to control the three playable characters, among other details.
Earlier this year, Rockstar delayed Grand Theft Auto 5 from its planned spring 2013 launch; the open-world game is now set for release Sept. 17 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
Trion World's massively multiplayer online game, Defiance, surpassed one million registered accounts across all platforms since its launch on April 2, the company announced.
Trion noted other stats, such as more than 500,000,000 Hellbugs have been killed, gamers have driven 50,000,000 miles around the Bay Area and 1,000,000 Arkfalls were undertaken.
The company recently announced a cross-promotion between Defiance and its older MMO, Rift, where Rift gamers are given the chance to receive Defiance-based rewards and Hellbug mounts.
The PlayStation 3 version of the sci-fi MMO received an update this week to improve server and client stability. The same patch was issued to PlayStation 3 and Windows PC versions of the game last month, which initially caused problems and ended the...
Microsoft announced the winners of its debut Xbox Video Awards, where Xbox Live users were given the chance to vote for their favorite movies and television shows in a number of candid categories.
Winners of the 13 lighthearted categories include The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey for "Best Use of Facial Hair," The Walking Dead for "Favorite Use of Zombies" and The Expendables 2 for "Most Egregious use of Testosterone."
Winning titles will be on sale until May 6. Users were also invited to submit questions to Star Trek Into Darkness director J.J. Abrams about the upcoming movie, which hits theaters May 17. Watch his response to a user submitted question in the above video.
The full list of categories and respective winners are as follows:
Favorite Comic Book Movie
The Amazing S...
Batgirl may be the second of four downloadable fighters coming to NetherRealm Studios' fighter Injustice: Gods Among Us, according to Xbox Live Marketplace screenshots and a YouTube video obtained by GameInformer.
The below video by YouTube user SFilp runs through the Xbox Live Marketplace procedure to bring up the Batgirl DLC option. A price was not listed on the video capture or screenshot and the Marketplace error has since been corrected.
It was announced earlier this week that DC Comics fighting game's first DLC character, the alien bounty hunter Lobo, will arrive on May 7. It is not known how much individual DLC characters will cost; however, gamers can purchase a DLC season pass for $14.99 on PlayStation Network and 1200 Microsoft Points ($15) on Xbox Live, which includes the...
Netflix subscribers in the U.S. can now stream Halo: Forward Unto Dawn, 343 Industries' live-action series based in the Halo universe released last year.
Halo fans have a myriad of viewing options for the series developed to promote the release of Halo 4 on Xbox 360. The series was released in episodes through Machinima's YouTube channel then sold through on-demand services like iTunes and Xbox Video and on Blu-ray and DVD.
According to Instant Watcher, Halo: Forward Unto Dawn will be available to stream for the next two years, meaning if you haven't already watched the series, there's no rush.
For more on the series, which takes place 25 years before the events of Halo: Combat Evolved, read our interview with Frank O'Connor, Halo franchise development director at 343 Industries.
Poker Night 2 is about personality.
Telltale's second shot at a comedy-driven poker game comes with a table full of characters from popular franchises, including Sam and Max, Portal, The Evil Dead, The Venture Brothers and Borderlands. But it takes more than a few pretty — or funny — faces to liven up core gameplay that's seen countless video game iterations.
Poker Night 2 features dialogue and animation true to the flavor of its characters, and an expansive set of collectibles that carry over into other games. But its vibrant personalities fail to offer much shelf life beyond a comparatively bare game of poker.
Much like the first Poker Night, you're at a high-stakes underground poker game with a bunch of goofy frenemies, all of whom happen to be characters from various...
We've got a smattering of new details on Grand Theft Auto 5. TimeGate Studios, the developer that assisted Gearbox Software with Aliens: Colonial Marines, filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Sony executives are giving up their annual bonuses, roughly 30 to 50 percent of their salay, for the second year in a row. City State Entertainment and designer Mark Jacobs' Camelot Unchained emerges victorious from its Kickstarter campaign.
Grand Theft Auto 5: Plenty of promise(s)
Section 8 developer TimeGate Studios files for bankruptcy protection
Sony executives give up bonuses for second year running following unprofitable year in electronics
Camelot Unchained funding closes with $2.2M, additional $3M coming from private investors
A trailer released today for Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Ubisoft's upcoming stealth franchise reboot, shows off the return of the series' Spies versus Mercs multiplayer mode.
Check out the gameplay trailer above to see the stealthy spies attempt to hack some data as the heavily armored mercs use the tools in their arsenal to stand in their way.
Splinter Cell: Blacklist is headed to PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U and Windows PC August 20. For more on the game, be sure to check out Polygon's impressions from earlier this year.
Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep, the fourth expansion to Borderlands 2, will launch June 25, the developer confirmed to Polygon this afternoon.
The DLC will be available for $9.99 or 800 Microsoft Points and will come free to those with the game's Season Pass. Polygon will have impressions of Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep May 28 at 8 a.m. ET. As a teaser trailer foreshadowed during PAX East, the premise of the DLC will be that Tiny Tina is hosting a Dungeons & Dragons-like tabletop game.
News of the DLC first game to light recently when Borderlands 2 writer Anthony Burch tweeted a picture that included a promotional image for Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep in the background.
Borderlands 2's fourth downloadable content pack may have been leaked in a picture showing a promotional image for something called Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep.
The photograph was attached to a tweet by Borderlands 2 writer Anthony Burch and shows what appears to be a promotional poster in the background. The tweet has since been deleted, but you can check out the picture below.
Polygon saw a teaser trailer featuring Tiny Tina for the game's fourth expansion at PAX East. In the trailer Tiny Tina played something of a Dungeon Master for a tabletop role-playing game that the original Borderlands cast participated in, which would seem to fit well with the DLC's possibly leaked title. Gearbox said at the panel that the DLC will be the largest yet and is slated to be released by the...
A new video from Capcom shows how players will be able to use protagonist Nilin's memory-altering powers in the upcoming Remember Me.
In the year 2084, memories are freely shared thanks to a technology called Sensen, controlled by the monolithic Memorize corporation, and Nilin has the power to view the memories of her foes. These memories can help the player solve puzzles: The trailer shows Nilin reading guards' memories to enter key combinations or find her way through a minefield.
Nilin can also go into peoples' memories and look for glitches that she can change and exploit. In one man's memory, his lover leaves him and he angrily throws a bottle of liquor at her as she walks out the door. By knocking the liquor bottle off the table in the memory, the man now remembers going for...
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