Dragon’s Crown, the 2-D hack and slash, beat ‘em up action game from Vanillaware and Atlus, will have players bludgeoning, cleaving, shooting and looting their way through side-scrolling dungeons this summer. Dragon’s Crown will be available for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, and feature up to four-person cooperative play for adventurers to band together and conquer monsters, titans, and dragons in search of the ultimate treasure.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment today announced Infinite Crisis, an all-new multiplayer online battle arena game developed by Turbine, the studio The Lord of the Rings Online. Infinite Crisis is a free-to-play game that features a roster of DC Comics characters and is scheduled for release in 2013 for the PC.
Infinite Crisis is a new entrant into the MOBA genre that delivers a competitive player vs. player battle experience set in the DC Multiverse – a world in which familiar DC Comics characters have been reimagined in startling ways. Featuring a wide variety of DC Comics heroes and villains, Infinite Crisis puts players in control of twisted incarnations of their favorite characters throughout the Multiverse such as Nightmare Batman and Gaslight Catwoman, playing in league with well-known characters including Green Lantern and The Flash.
Paradox Interactive today announced Magicka: Wizard Wars, a player-versus-player-focused multiplayer game based on their sorcery franchise.
In Magicka: Wizard Wars, two teams of four wizards each will go head-to-lightning-bolt on the field of battle, wielding a wealth of magic spells as players adapt their tactics on the fly in response to their opponents. In true Magicka fashion, victory will go to the team whose wizards can combine the craftiest casts – and who can avoid the most friendly fire.
Square Enix has released the Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster announcement trailer, showcasing Tidus, Yuna and the fantasy world of Spira in HD.
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster is a single disc bundle that will be available on the PlayStation 3. Final Fantasy X HD Remaster and Final Fantasy X-2 HD Remaster will be available for the PlayStation Vita. These titles will be available in 2013.
Electronic Arts has released the launch trailer for Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel, scheduled for release on March 26th for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Blizzard has released a new gameplay video highlighting some of the key features for Diablo III on the PlayStation 3, including a reimagined interface, updated camera, direct character control, and enemies tailored specifically for the console.
2K and Gearbox Software today announced the Psycho Pack for Borderlands 2 will be available in May for $9.99 (800 Microsoft Points), introducing Krieg, the new Psycho Bandit character class.
Wielding a buzz axe and harnessing his psychotic multiple personalities, Krieg is a melee mauler with ranged attack capabilities that can rip foes to shreds with his Buzz Axe Rampage action skill. Players can stack combat bonuses with Krieg’s Bloodlust skill tree, live on the edge of insanity with the Mania tree, or engulf both enemies and yourself in flames with the Hellborn tree.
Vault Hunters can also shoot and loot their way to new heights in Borderlands 2 when the level cap is raised to 61 on April 2nd via the Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack – included as part of the Season Pass. In addition to increasing the level cap from 50 to 61, the upcoming DLC pack will also unlock a third play through via the new Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode.
Electronic Arts and Insomniac Games today announced that the four-person co-op action shooter, Fuse, will launch on May 28th. Fuse puts players into the roles of four elite, covert agents – Dalton Brooks, Izzy Sinclair, Jacob Kimble and Naya Deveraux – each with their own Xenotech weapon and set of unique skills used to fight to protect mankind from a deadly alien energy source known as Fuse. Developed by Insomniac Games, Fuse will mark the company’s first multiplatform release when it becomes available for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 this spring.
Players who pre-order Fuse from select retailers will be able to unlock special armor and weapon customization for each of the game’s four agents. These weapons can be used to bolster their characters’ respective arsenals through increased damage on all one-handed weapons.
The pre-order bonuses include:
Ubisoft has released a new Splinter Cell Blacklist. In this latest video, game director Patrick Redding showcases three different approaches to tackling the Abandoned Mill level via the Ghost, Panther and Assault play styles. Splinter Cell Blacklist will be available on August 20th for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
Capcom today announced that three titles from its catalogue – DuckTales, Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom and Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara – are making a return on multiple platforms in the coming months.
Originally released in 1989 on the Nintendo Entertainment System, DuckTales Remastered has seen the development team take the levels and layout from the original release as a foundation before expanding upon them to enhance the gameplay, graphics and sound. All of the visuals from the 8-bit game have been re-created as hand-drawn and animated sprites, across a backdrop of re-envisioned level backgrounds. Furthermore, original Disney Character Voices talent, including some from the cartoon TV series, bring in-game characters to life with charm and wit, while the classic melodies of the original soundtrack are given a modern twist.
Further additions to the original include an all new tutorial level where players can get familiar with the pogo jump and cane swing; while Scrooge McDuck’s Museum allows players to track all their stats and compare their progress with others via global leaderboards.
DuckTales Remastered is scheduled for release digitally on Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation 3 and Wii U this summer.
As the first modern role-playing game, the Dungeons & Dragons franchise gave birth to numerous products including two arcade titles from Capcom, Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom and its sequel Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara. Both these titles are now being re-released with updated HD graphics and other enhancements as a double pack entitled Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara. Scheduled for release digitally on PlayStation 3, Xbox Live Arcade, Wii U and PC in June, the title will be priced at $14.99 (1200 MS Points).
Just as in the arcades, up to four players will select their character class before doing battle against the mythical beasts from the Dungeons & Dragons’ universe with a mix of melee, range and magic attacks. But now, there’s no need to jostle for position around a cabinet as Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara offers drop-in/drop-out online gameplay in one of two modes. In addition to the classic arcade mode with its branching paths and multiple endings, players can utilize the all new House Rules feature and customize gameplay for a completely different experience.
The Character Visualizer lets players track which characters they and their friends use most often and can help create a more balanced multiplayer dungeon party, or point out which characters are most under-used; with further gameplay stats tracked via a global leaderboard. Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara also includes a Challenge system that sets players in-game goals in return for level-ups and coins which can be spent in the Vault: a treasure trove of unlockables and gameplay loot. Finally, owners of the Wii U version will be able to use the GamePad touch screen to select spells and items with ease.
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