Nintendo today announced that Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and the first round of amiibo figures are both launching this Friday, November 21st. At launch, 12 amiibo characters will be available: Mario, Peach, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Link, Fox, Samus, Wii Fit Trainer, Villager, Pikachu, Kirby and Marth. Zelda, Luigi, Diddy Kong, Little Mac, Pit and Captain Falcon will be released in December, with additional figures launching throughout 2015. By tapping an amiibo figure to the Wii U GamePad controller, these characters can be used in different ways in compatible games. Some games, like Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, will save data to the amiibo, while other games, like Mario Kart 8 and Hyrule Warriors, will give you bonus content just for tapping an amiibo to the GamePad. There’s no need to purchase an additional portal accessory.
Respawn Entertainment today revealed the Deluxe Edition for their first-person shooter Titanfall. In addition to the base game, players will also receive all three Titanfall DLC packs including Expedition, Frontier’s Edge and IMC Rising, adding nine multiplayer maps.
Released in March, Titanfall has quickly become the best-selling new IP for the Xbox One. Since then Respawn have added a wealth of post-release content including the introduction of new game modes including co-op play, titan customization, the Black Market, ranked play and more.
Titanfall Deluxe Edition is available now digitally for $39.99 on Origin for PC and starting November 25th digitally for $49.99 for the Xbox One.
Jackbox Games today announced the release of The Jackbox Party Pack, a 5-game collection of party games now available as a digital-only title on Xbox One and PlayStation 4. The five party games in the pack are: You Don’t Know Jack 2015, Fibbage XL, Drawful, Word Spud, and Lie Swatter.
Rollers of the Realm, the pinball RPG from Atlus and Phantom Compass, is now available on Steam and as a cross-buy title on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. The digital download-only game sells for $9.99, and for the week following launch will be 10% off on PlayStation systems.
Little Orbit today announced that Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom is now available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Nintendo 3DS at retailers, as well as PlayStation Vita and PC (Steam) via digital download.
NIS America today announced that puzzle action game htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary will be available on February 24th as a PlayStation Vita exclusive. Digital copies of the game will be available on PSN and physical copies will be available exclusively through the NIS Online Store.
Bandai Namco and Milestone have released MXGP – The Official Motocross Videogame, available at retailers for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3, and as a digital download on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita and PC. MXGP – The Official Motocross Videogame is packed with content from the official FIM Motocross World Championship, including 60 real world riders, 60 bikes and 14 tracks from the official MX1 and MX2 classes. The PS4 version includes even more content with four additional tracks, the ‘Red Plate’ feature of real Motocross racing, changing color of the controller depending on Bike’s RPM, Yebis 2 and F-Mod technology and more power to the players.
Crystal Dynamics today announced that Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris has gone gold and is set to launch on December 9th on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. To celebrate this milestone, the team has released a second Developer Diary that goes into detail on the puzzles of Temple of Osiris.
Sega today announced that Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd, the sequel to the rhythm game featuring virtual singer Hatsune Miku, is now available in stores nationwide and via digital download on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita.
Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick, creators of the point & click adventure Maniac Mansion, today announced Thimbleweed Park, a a brand new, old-school adventure game.
More details are contained on the Thimbleweed Park Kickstarter page, which just launched: http://www.thimbleweedpark.com/kickstarter.
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