Trendy Entertainment, creators of the tower defense title Dungeon Defenders, today announced it has hit the reset button in the development of its sequel, Dungeon Defenders II, removing the MOBA-elements and instead focusing on what fans really want to see – the evolution of the action tower defense genre. Dungeon Defenders II is scheduled for soft launch in Spring 2014.
Activision announced that the Call of Duty: Black Ops II Endowment Promotion begins today and ends on October 14th. Those who purchase any one of the 17 Call of Duty: Black Ops II Personalization Packs that are currently available on Xbox Live will receive a 25% discount. All the profits will be donated to the Call of Duty Endowment – Activision’s non-profit that helps place returning service members into high quality careers.
NIS America today announced that Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness is now available in stores nationwide exclusively for the PlayStation 3.
Jane Jensen, the original creator of the Gabriel Knight adventure series, has licensed the IP from Activision and is working on a Gabriel Knight game for the first time since leaving Sierra Online in 1999. The 20th anniversary remake of Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers is planned for a mid-2014 release as a digital download for PC.
Sony Computer Entertainment today announced that Beyond: Two Souls is now available in stores nationwide exclusively for the PlayStation 3.
Iceberg Interactive announced today that Gas Guzzlers Extreme, its combat racing game for PC, is now available on Steam for $19.99.
GameMill Publishing today announced it is bringing Doodle Jump, Lima Sky’s “jump ‘em up” mobile game, to the Nintendo 3DS. Developed by Smoking Gun Interactive, Doodle Jump Adventures will be out later this year.
Electronic Arts today announced that Need for Speed Rivals will be available in stores nationwide starting November 22nd for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
2K and 2K Marin announced today that Hangar 6 R&D, the add-on content pack for The Bureau: XCOM Declassified is now available to download for Xbox 360 for $4.99 on Xbox Live. Set prior to the events of The Bureau, players take control of new protagonist Agent Nico DaSilva and his squad as they volunteer for a series of secret psycho-medical experiments to save a fellow Bureau agent infected with the “Sleepwalker” pathogen.
Irrational Games has released a gameplay video of the first few minutes of BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea – Episode One, coming soon to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
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