34BigThings today announced that its local 4-player arcade action game, Hyperdrive Massacre, will release October 12th on Steam and other major digital distribution channels with a special week-long launch discount of 25% off the SRP of $9.99.
Natsume today released the next in a series of Game Boy Advance titles on the Wii U Virtual Console. Pocky & Rocky with Becky, an arcade-style action title, launches today on the Wii U Virtual Console, nearly thirteen years to the day of its original launch.
Natsume has already released Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town and Car Battler Joe, with Medabots Rokushu and Metabee arriving later this year. Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town will also be arriving in the coming months.
Perfect World Entertainment and Cryptic Studios today announced Neverwinter: Strongholds – the seventh expansion for the action MMORPG set in the Dungeons & Dragons’ Forgotten Realms universe – will arrive on Xbox One on November 3rd. In the game’s latest expansion, players will join other guild members to reclaim a derelict keep from the wild and rebuild it into a fortified stronghold on Neverwinter’s largest map.
Obsidian Entertainment and My.com today launched Armored Warfare into Worldwide Open Beta. Beginning now, the strategic multiplayer tank combat game is open to all players, offering PVP battles and cooperative PVE missions, more than 60 modern armored vehicles and maps from environments from around the world.
Created exclusively for the start of Open Beta, new Armored Warfare Collector’s Editions are now available. Aside from securing players stockpiles of credits, gold and Premium Account time, these packages will let players get access to unique armored vehicles. The new Collector’s Editions and the bonuses that each grant are below:
Operation Emperor Edition – the ultimate edition that includes 5 exclusive and premium vehicles, a long-lasting premium account and lots of gold and credits:
Operation Typhoon Edition – an exclusive pack presenting Mowag Taifun II tank destroyer that was developed as a private project for the Swiss army. Built as a single prototype and never mass-produced, now it is reborn in Armored Warfare along with:
Disney Interactive today revealed details for Marvel Battlegrounds, the upcoming Play Set for Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition, featuring a new four-player, arcade brawler style of gameplay, and an original Marvel storyline. Marvel Battlegrounds is the first Disney Infinity Play Set to feature four-player gameplay. With full compatibility for all Disney Infinity Marvel characters, Marvel Battlegrounds features the widest selection of playable characters of any previous Play Set.
Launching in March 2016, Marvel Battlegrounds will feature Hulkbuster, Ultron and Captain America – The First Avenger, a new version of Captain America with a new pose, costume and enhanced abilities. Additional Marvel Battlegrounds figures will be announced in the coming months. All Disney Infinity (2.0 Edition) Marvel figures will be playable in the Play Set and will feature adapted abilities and skills to complement the new style of gameplay of Marvel Battlegrounds.
Bandai Namco today announced new playable characters for their upcoming strategy title, Project X Zone 2, including Ingrid from the Street Fighter Alpha series, Ryo Hazuki from Shenmue, and Estelle from Tales of Vesperia. Project X Zone 2 will be available exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS on February 16th.
Sega today announced that 3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is the latest Sega Genesis classic now available for digital download via the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS for $5.99.
Today also marks the launch of the Sega hardware Nintendo 3DS themes, with the Sega Genesis and Sega Game Gear hardware themes being the first available. Featuring imagery and sounds of the systems, now anyone can adorn their Nintendo 3DS with their Sega console of choice. In addition, the following hardware themes will be released in the coming month (this list corresponds to the release order as well):
The hardware themes will be available for $1.99 each and the Sega Genesis and Sega Game Gear themes are now available in the Nintendo 3DS Theme store.
Mastertronic and SIGTRAP Games today announced that its roguelike shooter, Sublevel Zero, is available now with a launch-week discount via digital distributors, including Steam, GOG.com, Green Man Gaming and Get Games.
Zen Studios, in collaboration with Fox Digital Entertainment, today revealed American Dad! Pinball will join the “Balls of Glory” Pinball pack. In addition to the American Dad! Pinball trailer, Zen Studios has also released a gameplay trailer for its previously announced Family Guy Pinball table.
Capcom announced that the Street Fighter V global beta is coming back October 22nd through October 25th, with new playable characters, features and content. The upcoming beta will allow both PS4 and now PC gamers to square off against each other for online supremacy.
Here are all the new features in the upcoming version of the Street Fighter V beta:
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