Sony Online Entertainment announced today that the ninth DLC pack for DC Universe Online – War of the Light Part I – is now available for download on PC, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. War of the Light Part I is the first installment of a trilogy focusing on characters that wield power from the Emotional Spectrum.
Double Fine Productions today announced that Broken Age Act 1, the first graphic adventure by Tim Schafer in sixteen years, is now available on PC via Steam for $24.99 (includes Act 2 which will be added as a free update later this year).
Square Enix today announced that Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition is now available in stores nationwide and for digital download on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
The 14th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards will be honoring Ken Kutaragi, former CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment and the “Father of the PlayStation,” with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the world of gaming. The Game Developers Choice Awards ceremony takes place on March 19th at the Moscone Convention Center during the 2014 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.
As a Sony engineer, Ken Kutaragi’s first contribution to the world of videogames was the creation of the SPC700, the sound chip within Nintendo’s Super NES console. After the success of the SPC700, Kutaragi began an ambitious project to create Sony’s first videogame console, and by 1994, Sony’s PlayStation console was released to the public. As the lead engineer of the PlayStation, Ken Kutaragi helped usher in an era of unprecedented growth in the world of videogames. With powerful hardware and the successful adoption of optical storage, the PlayStation became the first system to sell over 100 million units. Its successor, the PlayStation 2, went on to become the best-selling console system of all time with 155 million units sold.
Midnight City today announced two more indie releases in the pipeline. Beast Games’ Avalanche 2: Super Avalanche will be fully optimized for Steam in late Q1, followed by an updated Blood of the Werewolf expanding to Xbox Live for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation Network simultaneously in Q2.
As a special thanks to those who purchased Blood of the Werewolf on Steam, Scientifically Proven will release a free update with challenge room content, post-console release.
Launching first, exclusively on Xbox Live for both Xbox One and Xbox 360, Onslaught, the first of four DLC packs for Call of Duty: Ghosts, is now available for download. Onslaught features four classically designed, smaller to medium sized Call of Duty multiplayer maps, the all-new “Maverick” dual-purpose Assault Rifle/Sniper Rifle, and “Episode 1: Nightfall,” the first installment in Call of Duty: Ghosts Extinction’s four-part episodic story that follows humankind’s first contact with the Cryptids.
Irrational Games has released a preview video of the first few minutes of BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea – Episode Two.
Zen Studios today announced their newest silver ball creation, Super League Football. Players will side with their favorite clubs including Arsenal, Liverpool FC, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid C.F., A.C. Milan, Juventus Football Club, and A.S. Roma as they square off to dominate league play in a new social pinball experience.
When players download Super League Football, they will select the club they wish to support. Their table will be themed in style, including images of the clubs biggest stars, team mascots, chants and theme songs. As games are completed, scores will tally to each club’s global leaderboard, providing an overall rank for each club in the league on a global scale on each platform. As you lead your team through league play, you will earn trophies and accolades which will be placed in their own trophy room.
Super League Football is coming to Zen Studios’ pinball platforms on digital stores including Pinball FX2 on Xbox Live Arcade and Steam, and Zen Pinball 2 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and PS Vita.
Microsoft Studios today announced that it has acquired the rights to the Gears of War franchise from Epic Games, including rights to all existing and future games, entertainment experiences and merchandise. In addition, Microsoft announced that Black Tusk Studios in Vancouver, BC will take over development of the Gears of War franchise and that Rod Fergusson, former Director of Production at Epic Games on the Gears of War franchise, will join Microsoft and play a key studio leadership role at Black Tusk on the development of the franchise going forward.
Square Enix today launches the pilot phase of its new community platform, Square Enix Collective.
Collective will showcase independently developed game concepts direct to the gaming community, allowing the community to decide which concepts should become a reality. The platform is initially launching with a pilot phase which starts today and will run for 28 days, showcasing three projects from Ruffian Games (based in Dundee, working on Game of Glens), Kitfox Games (based in Montreal, working on Moon Hunters) and Tuque Games (also based in Montreal, working on World War Machine).
The community will choose which projects they want to see go through to a crowdfunding process via a partnership with Indiegogo. Projects which successfully raise funds may also find support from Square Enix through the development process, and assistance in distributing the final project across leading digital channels once completed.
The three teams taking part in the pilot phase of Collective will showcase three very different game concepts; Ruffian Games was established in 2008 and has shipped a number of titles in the past, including Crackdown 2 with Microsoft. Kitfox Games is a new developer, with its first game Shattered Planet set for release this March, while Tuque Games – also a new developer – is hoping to launch its first title via Collective.
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