Sumthing Else Music Works, through its licensing relationship with Capcom, today announced the upcoming release of the Mega Man 25th Anniversary celebration album, MM25: Mega Man Rocks featuring Mega Man bands, The Megas, The Protomen, Mega Ran, Arm Cannon, X-Hunters and Bit Brigade.
This compilation comprises of original music inspired by and/or featuring samples from Capcom’s Mega Man series, including an exclusive new song by The Protomen, who debut their first new track in two years.
MM25: Mega Man Rocks will be available on October 29th for digital download from Sumthing.com, iTunes, Amazon.com and other digital music sites.
MM25: Mega Man Rocks will feature tracks from each of the participating artists:
The Protomen
The Megas
X-Hunters
Mega Ran
Bit Brigade
Arm Cannon
Telltale Games has released the launch trailer for its upcoming series, The Wolf Among Us, based on Bill Willingham’s comic book series ‘Fables’ and licensed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.
The season premiere episode of The Wolf Among Us, titled ‘Faith,’ will arrive for download this Friday October 11th on Xbox Games Store for $4.99. A Season Pass option is available for the first time on Xbox Games Store for Telltale’s new series enabling consumers to purchase the rest of the five episode series (Episodes 2-5) at a discount for $14.99 versus the $4.99/episode price. Episodes 2-5 will also be available for individual purchase as they release on Xbox 360.
The series will also launch on PC this Friday October 11th, available via the Telltale Online Store, Steam, and other online digital distribution outlets as a Season Pass that includes entitlement to all five episodes as they release. The Wolf Among Us can be pre-ordered now for a 10% discount up until the time the game launches this Friday.
The Wolf Among Us will also premiere on PlayStation Network for PlayStation 3 on Tuesday October 15th. The PlayStation 3 version of the game series will be available for consumers to purchase as individual episodes for $4.99 or as a Season Pass for $19.99 which will include episodes 1-5 as they are released.
Square Enix and Eidos-Montréal have released the first official gameplay trailer for Thief.
Get your first in-game look at Garrett’s hideout, the dark alleys of the City, and your old friend and fence Basso. See all the pillars of Thief gameplay in action – Infiltration, Theft and Escape – as Garrett enters Baron Northcrest’s manor to steal the Heart of the Lion before making his escape.
Thief is due for release on PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One on February 25th.
2K and Firaxis Games have released a new trailer for XCOM: Enemy Within, which reveals the emergence of a new rogue human faction known as EXALT.
Square Enix today announced that its action RPG Drakengard 3 will be coming to North America exclusively for the PlayStation 3 next year. Starting today, players can pre-order the game at the Square Enix Online Store.
A prequel to the original Drakengard, Drakengard 3 transports players to a medieval world where six goddess-like sisters known as “Intoners” have brought peace to the earth with their power to manipulate magic through song. Harmony is disrupted, however, when the eldest sister, Zero, attempts to murder her younger sisters with the help of her dragon companion, Mikhail. As the story progresses, players find themselves in a battle to unravel the mystery of Zero and learn her true intentions.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has released a new behind-the-scenes video for Infinite Crisis. In this video, the Turbine development team discusses the event system and the destructible environments contained in the maps in Infinite Crisis – and how they change the game entirely.
Casual Brothers today announced the launch of Orc Attack: Flatulent Rebellion, a 1-4 players cooperative gas-and-slash action game, available now on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network for $9.99.
BioWrae and LucasArts today announced that Star Wars: The Old Republic is adding Player-vs-Player combat in the Free-to-Play Digital Expansion, Galactic Starfighter. With a variety of starships, a wide set of customization and upgrade options, multiple battle zones and gameplay modes, Galactic Starfighter brings 12v12 space battles to Star Wars: The Old Republic for the first time.
Active Star Wars: The Old Republic subscribers will be offered Early Access starting December 3rd and Preferred Status Players on January 14th. Galactic Starfighter will be offered as a Free-to-Play Digital Expansion available to the public beginning on February 4th. Each group will also receive special in-game items as part of this Early Access opportunity. As a special benefit, active subscribers as of November 1st will receive an exclusive Galactic Starfighter early Gunship unlock and custom Gunship paint jobs.
Ubisoft today announced that Just Dance 2014 is now available in stores nationwide for the Wii U, Kinect for Xbox 360, and PlayStation Move for PlayStation 3. The game will be available on upcoming next-gen platforms at each respective console’s launch.
The Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Season Pass gives you all-in-one access to a new single-player story featuring Adewale, an ex-slave turned Assassin, the exclusive Kraken Ship Pack, plus multiplayer characters and much more. Get all of this for $19.99, a 20% savings off the individual pack prices. Ubisoft has released a new trailer featuring the Freedom Cry DLC and Adewale.
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