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Capcom Announces E3 2014 Lineup

2014/06/05
Jerry Paxton
E3, Geek News, News

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SAN MATEO, Calif.  – June 5, 2014 – Capcom, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced new titles for its upcoming lineup and confirmed its roster of playable titles to be shown at the 2014 E3 Expo® in Los Angeles. Newly announced titles include Dead Rising® 3 for PC,Monster Hunter Freedom Unite™ on the App Store℠, and Phoenix Wright®: Ace Attorney® Trilogy for Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS™. These along with Ultra Street Fighter® IV for PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360 games and entertainment system from Microsoft and PC and the debut of Monster Hunter™ 4 Ultimate for Nintendo 3DS will be playable at Capcom’s booth at the LA Convention Center next week. E3 will also serve as a ranking event in the Capcom Pro Tour, the previously announced Street Fighter® focused fighting game league.

Capcom’s full roster of titles on display at its booth #2001 in the South Hall of the LA Convention Center includes:

Dead Rising 3 (PC):
The critically acclaimed Dead Rising 3, an exclusive launch title for Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, will be available for PC digital download on Steam globally and a retail version for Windows PC in Europe in Summer 2014. PC gamers will be able to experience the hordes of horror at high PC resolutions with fully optimized visuals for the wide screen, upgraded textures on characters, backgrounds and in-game objects. Dead Rising 3 for PC will include Steam platform support with Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, global leaderboards and full game controller support. Also compatible with the keyboard and mouse, players will be able to toggle back and forth between the two in real time.

Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (Nintendo 3DS):
Launching on Nintendo 3DS in the west in early 2015, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate will be the newest installment in the popular Monster Hunter™series. Players will take on the role of a hunter on a grand adventure with a traveling caravan visiting several new locales with hundreds of quests to be cleared on the way. For the first time ever for the Monster Hunter series on a handheld system, players will be able to join up with friends over the internet via the Nintendo Network™, as well as the previously available local wireless option. The game will introduce an expanded action set including more vertical and lateral movement, fluid climbing motions, and ability to ride atop monsters. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate also debuts two weapon classes, features new and returning monsters, and spans more locales for the most robust hunting experience than ever before.

Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (iPhone®, iPod touch®, iPad®, iPad mini™, and iPad Air™):
One of the most popular PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system titles arrives on the App Store! Monster Hunter Freedom Unite™ was based on Japan’s Monster Hunter Portable™ 2nd G and originally released in 2009 in the west. The PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system title was a global success with sales of more than four million units worldwide, contributing to the series’ total of more than 28 million units to date. From devising the strategy to executing the attack, players will need to work together in order to hunt down ferocious beasts and progress through the wide range of quests on offer. Players will be rewarded for their use of deep fighting combat systems, encouraging them to seek out the more experienced hunters and team up in order to learn from their expertise. Several features have been added for the new version including: higher HD resolution graphics, touch screen optimized controls, target camera options, support for MFi controllers and seamless co-op multiplayer quests via Wi-Fi connection for up to four hunters.

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS):
Defend the innocent and save the day! Courtroom hero Phoenix Wright lays down the law this winter in the digital release of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy. Experience the original trilogy like never before in clear, high-resolution re-drawn graphics and immersive 3D visuals optimized for the Nintendo 3DS system. Join rookie lawyer Phoenix Wright through the early years of his career in his quest to find the truth behind all of the classic cases! Prepare for intense courtroom showdowns by investigating crime scenes, collecting evidence, and questioning witnesses. Use evidence and the testimonies of witnesses to your advantage as you battle for the innocence of your client. Nothing less of a full acquittal will do in this court of law. Find the contradictions in witnesses’ testimonies to expose the truth!

Ultra Street Fighter IV (PS3™, Xbox 360 and PC):
In Ultra Street Fighter IV, Poison, Hugo, Elena, Rolento and Decapre join the fight, complete with new animations and their own unique play styles, bringing the final roster count to a massive 44 characters. Six new battle environments (including Pitstop 109, Cosmic Elevator, Half Pipe and more) provide a thrilling and colorful backdrop to the action. Direct fan feedback was gathered on all of the original 39 characters from Super Street Fighter® IV: Arcade Edition and its core system mechanics in order to achieve the most balanced Street Fighterever. In addition to the action-packed new content and the finely-tuned rebalanced gameplay, the new version features a host of new features and modes that are sure to test even the most well traveled world warrior.

Capcom Pro Tour
The Capcom Pro Tour (CPT) is the premier league destination for competitive fighting games. Featuring the latest flagship title of the legendary Street Fighterseries, the CPT brings together players and spectators from all over the world to share their love of gaming. With over a dozen official events, and even more independently run tournaments involved, the CPT showcases the very best that competitive gaming has to offer. Players from across the globe will battle through a yearlong tournament circuit in order to claim one of the 16 qualification spots for the year end Capcom Cup. There are three main types of events: Premier Tournaments, Ranking Tournaments, and Online Tournaments. Premier events, where players can directly qualify, combined with a point ranking system to decide the other remaining spots, will ensure only the best of the best make it to the end.

Hitman Sniper Details and Screenshots

2014/06/05
Jerry Paxton
E3, News, Screenshots / Photos, Windows PC News

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MONTRÉAL (June 6, 2014) – Square Enix Montréal is proud to announce Hitman: Sniper, a brand new competitive sniper game currently being developed for mobile and tablet devices. E3 attendees will be treated to a very first look at first hands on during the world’s biggest video game trade show.

After receiving critical acclaim for Hitman GO, the first mobile Hitman game to be released by the studio, Square Enix Montréal will continue extending the franchise into mobile with a completely new Hitman game. Hitman: Sniper focuses on the subtlety of execution and includes a series of scenario-driven contracts, which contain a number of targets and assignments to allow for replayability.

Hitman: Sniper will be launching later this year with numerous levels full of creative opportunities to manipulate the environment, guards, and targets to complete the hit.  It is also designed to deliver a game experience that is built for touch screen devices and takes full advantage of the possibilities offered by the platform and will contain leaderboard driven challenges for players to compete against their friends. The game will also be F2P to increase the level of leaderboard competition.

Hitman: Sniper will be playable for the first time ever on the show floor at the Square Enix E3 booth. For further information keep an eye out for further announcements via the game’s forums, including news on the impending launch of Hitman GO for Android devices.

Square Enix will also have a live broadcast from the E3 showfloor. Square Enix Presents will be a half an hour show from 12:30pm to 1:00pm PST and will allow everyone at home to access exclusive news and reveals. Tune in via the following link https://www.youtube.com/user/SquareEnixPresents

For more information on Hitman SNIPER check out www.hitman.com and for more information about Square Enix Montréal go to http://www.square-enix-montreal.com or Square Enix at www.square-enix.com

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DCS World Going Oculus Rift at E3 2014

2014/06/05
Jerry Paxton
E3, News, Windows PC News

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DUXFORD, UK, June 5th 2014 – Experience what it is to sit in the cockpit of modern jet fighter like never before! Showing its latest Digital Combat Simulator (DCS) titles, Eagle Dynamics will be pleased to showcase exciting cockpit experiences on the Oculus Rift DK2 (Development Kit 2). Eagle Dynamics is excited about this opportunity to display the amazing combination of its true-to-life cockpits with the virtual sense of presence possible only with Oculus VR. Short of sitting in a multiple million dollar Air Force dome simulator, nothing approaches this experience!

Eagle Dynamics has been developing PC flight simulation titles since the mid-1990s and is the leader in the genre. In addition to developing entertainment flight simulations, Eagle Dynamics also develops “the real deal” flight simulations for actual fighter pilots. No other developer brings the skill and knowledge to make a flight simulation come alive on the Oculus Rift.

By press appointment only, Eagle Dynamics will also be available to demonstrate two new aircraft in development: The F-86F Sabre and the Fw190-D9.

Six Flags Great Adventure Tops USA Today 2014 Thrills List

2014/06/05
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News

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Jackson, NJ – June 5, 2014 — Six Flags Great Adventure, the world’s largest theme park, recently dominated the USA Today list of top 10 thrills for 2014. According to theme park expert and writer Arthur Levine, three of the park’s major thrill rides rank among the best in the country, more than any other theme park on the list.

Levine ranked the world’s tallest and fastest roller coaster, Kingda Ka, No. 2 on the list. Kingda Ka launches riders from 0 to 128 mph in 3.5 seconds before catapulting them 45 stories into the sky. Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom, opening soon as the world’s tallest and fastest drop ride, took the No. 3 spot. Zumanjaro stands on the face of Kindga Ka, and will hoist riders 41 stories before plunging them back to Earth at speeds of up to 90 mph. The ride is expected to debut in the coming weeks. The relentless El Toro, one of the tallest and fastest wooden coasters in the world with incredible weightlessness, or “airtime,” ranked No. 8. Levine named El Toro the best wooden coaster in the world earlier this year.

Six Flags Great Adventure is open daily. Kingda Ka operates on a limited schedule while the construction and engineering teams complete their finishing touches on Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom.  Both rides will open daily within the coming weeks. For more information and park operating hours, visit www.sixflags.com/greatadventure or call 732-928-2000.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Release Date and More

2014/06/05
Jerry Paxton
News, PlayStation 4 News, Screenshots / Photos, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

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June 5, 2014 — CD PROJEKT RED, the creators of the critically acclaimed Witcher series of games, are thrilled to announce the content of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Collector’s Edition, reveal details about pre-orders, and launch a new trailer, full of epic in-game footage showing previously-unseen game features.

With the release of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, CD PROJEKT RED continues its tradition of giving gamers more. Wild Hunt will be available in two physical, content-rich editions, and as a digital edition, on GOG.com.

Dedicated to gamers who want more from physical box editions of games than just the disc and the manual, containing premium items prepared by the developers, this edition of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is the definitive answer for those gamers who want to enter the Witcher universe with style.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt box contents

  •  A Blu-ray™ Disc with the game (DVDs on PC)
  •  An exclusive CD with the official soundtrack
  •  The official, developer-created “Witcher Universe – The Compendium”
  •  A beautiful, detailed map of the in-game world
  •  A set of unique stickers
  •  A stylish, protective sleeve

The Wild Hunt Collector’s Edition brings Witcher fans the fruit of our hard work and passion–what we think is the most artistically complete game figure ever made for a collector’s edition of a game. Forged of supreme-quality materials and containing exclusive content straight from the developers, The Witcher 3 Collector’s Edition is every Witcher fan’s dream come true.

“Behold, the Collector’s Edition of The Witcher–over two kilograms of the most badass monster slayer, ready to bring your desktop figure collection to a whole new level,” said Adam Badowski, Head of Studio, CD PROJEKT RED.

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Collector’s Edition box contents

  •  All the contents from the standard edition of the game
  •  A giant, 33x24x26 cm (10”), 100% hand painted, Polystone figure of Geralt of Rivia battling a Griffin
  •  An exquisite, collector-grade Witcher medallion
  •  A one-of-a-kind SteelBook™ box
  •  A two-hundred-page artbook, containing breathtaking art from the game
  •  Huge outer and inner Collector’s Boxes you can store your Witcher merchandise in!

The release date of the game is set for the 24th of February, 2015. The game will be available in the following languages: English, Polish, German, French, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese and Japanese (full voiceover); Arabic, Italian, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Czech, Hungarian, Latin America Spanish, Korean (subtitles).

To whet your appetite, the studio has released a brand new trailer for the game, containing never-before-published gameplay and features.

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Skylanders Trap Team Pre-Order Bonus

2014/06/05
Jerry Paxton
News, Nintendo 3DS News, Nintendo Wii News, Nintendo Wii U News, PlayStation 3 News, PlayStation 4 News, Screenshots / Photos, Xbox 360 News, Xbox One News

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SANTA MONICA, Calif. – June 5, 2014 – Skylanders Trap TeamTM will get a heavy dose of girl power when Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) brings Gearshift to Portal Masters via a special pre-order program starting today. Gearshift is the latest character to be unveiled in the Skylanders Trap Team lineup and will be offered to Skylanders fans for pre-order at all major North American retailers while supplies last. This marks the first time fans will be able to get their hands on the Tech element character, months in advance of her official arrival at retail in 2015. Only a limited supply of Gearshift will be available for the October 5, 2014 launch of Skylanders Trap Team in North America, so fans are encouraged to pre-order her today to guarantee they can get this highly collectible character at launch!

Skylanders Trap Team brings a ground-breaking innovation to the Skylanders franchise by reversing the magic of its signature Toys-To-Life™ play pattern to let kids bring life-to-toys for the first time. In the game, Gearshift was created on the Tech island of Metallana by King Mercurus, who considered the young robot to be his own daughter. But rather than performing royal duties, Gearshift preferred to spend her time in the oily depths of the kingdom among its workers, secretly tending to the huge subterranean machines. When her father discovered this, he was furious – but then a squadron of Undead Stormriders suddenly attacked. Learning that these marauders wanted to capture her father, Gearshift used her knowledge of the labyrinth below to hide him. Seizing the emblem of her people – The Great Gear – she used it to fight the Stormriders, inspiring the workers to rise up. Together, they drove the Stormriders out of Metallana and saved the kingdom. For this, Gearshift was made part of the Trap Team, using her new awesome Traptanium-forged gear to help defend Skylands.

Skylanders Trap Team allows Portal Masters to seek out the most wanted villains in all of Skylands, capture them and pull them out of the game into their living rooms by securing them in a Trap. Fans can then use Traps to play as both heroes and villains who join the forces of good for the first time in an all-new adventure. The game will come with the Traptanium PortalTM, a new device that will enable kids to hear the villain speaking to them from inside the physical Trap.

Kids will be able to place the Trap in a special slot on the Portal, next to their Skylanders figures, to defeat and capture villains, as well as play as villains. Players also have the option to switch between playing as a Skylander and a villain at any time, creating fun and unique “tag team” gameplay. They can even take their Traps and their Skylanders characters to their friends’ houses for fun, co-operative adventures across console game systems. Skylanders Trap Team will be available on Nintendo Wii™, Wii U™, 3DS™, PlayStation®3 and PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system as well as the Xbox 360™ and Xbox One™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.

Additionally, Skylanders fans attending E3 2014 will get an exclusive first glimpse of this new hero at the Activision booth, which is located in South Hall #1647.

Styx: Master of Shadows New Screenshots

2014/06/05
Jerry Paxton
News, Screenshots / Photos, Windows PC News

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JUNE 5, 2014 — Styx: Master of Shadows, the stealth game developed by Cyanide Studio, is now unveiling a series of exclusive images in the run-up to E3 in Los Angeles next week, where it will be presented at Focus Home Interactive’s booth (West Hall Booth 5512)!

Styx, the goblin assassin, is climbing his way up the Tower of Akenash. From the murky, oppressive depths of the tower to the opulent and magnificent summits where the elite guards and the citizens of the tower reside, Styx will have to work hard to reach his objective: The Tree, the source of the Amber, the promise of infinite riches he would like to possess. Master assassin and part-time thief, Styx will be able to remove any objects hampering his progress: but don’t leave any clues behind that could betray your presence to the guards… like a lifeless body in a walkway!

But not only humans and elves inhabit the Tower of Akenash; other fantastic creatures also roam the gloomy halls and passages of this immense tower, and it’s generally wise to avoid them. if you don’t want to end up as dinner for a hungry Orc!

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Dark Souls II The Lost Crown DLC Trilogy Announced

2014/06/04
Jerry Paxton
News, PlayStation 3 News, Windows PC News, Xbox 360 News

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SAN JOSE, Calif., (June 4, 2014) – Leading video game publisher and developer BANDAI NAMCO Games America Inc. and FromSoftware today announced the impending arrival of three new DLC chapters to the critically acclaimed Dark Souls™ II for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® games and entertainment system from Microsoft, and PC via Steam. These three new DLC chapters known as The Lost Crowns trilogy will take Dark Souls II fans through entirely original areas to face a slew of unknown enemies, overcome diabolic challenges, and take-on fearsome bosses. Crown of the Sunken King, the first chapter in this DLC trilogy, will be available in the Americas on July, 22, 2014 followed by the DLC launches of Crown of the Old Iron King on August 26, 2014 and Crown of the Ivory King on September 24, 2014. A Season Pass program will also be offered for the entire The Lost Crowns trilogy via Steam for PC players in the Americas.

Crown of the Sunken King, the first chapter in the trilogy, sends players on a journey to reclaim the crowns that Drangleic’s King Vendrick once owned. Crown of the Sunken King features an entirely different world within the Dark Souls IIuniverse, where stepped pyramids span a vast underground cavern. It is said that one of the ancient crowns lay buried deep within these dark caverns; but surely such a valued item cannot sit unguarded. Players that seek adversity and glory will be rewarded with a crown that holds the strength of lords from times long past.

“To say we are excited to unleash these three new chapters to Dark Souls II fans is an understatement.” said Chris Gilbert, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at BANDAI NAMCO Games America Inc. “BANDAI NAMCO Games is very proud of the universal praise and enjoyment fans have both given and received from Dark Souls II. The Lost Crowns trilogy and more specifically the Crown of the Sunken King will kick-off what will surely be an exciting summer of speculation and anticipation of the new battles, challenges, and triumphs to come amongst our most ardent fans.”

Dark Souls II, is the critically acclaimed and punishing sequel to 2011’s hit Dark Souls. The game has been lauded by critics and fans alike to be one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences in videogame history. Having earned a 92 Metacritic score for the Xbox 360 as well as 91 Metacritic scores for the PlayStation 3 system and PC versions of Dark Souls II; The Lost Crowns trilogy will present a new assortment of creatively designed challenges and organic storytelling that will give players the sense of achievement and emotional gratification the franchise has become famous for.

Rated “T” for Teen by the ESRB, Dark Souls II is available for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, the Xbox 360 games and entertainment system from Microsoft, and PC. The game is available for purchase now at video game retailers and on Steam in the Americas. Each individual chapter of The Lost Crowns trilogy will be available for purchase in the Americas via the PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Marketplace, and Steam for a SRP of $9.99 USD. The Steam season pass encompassing all three chapters of The Lost Crowns trilogy will be available for a SRP of $24.99 USD.

For more information on Dark Souls II please visit http://www.darksoulsii.com and http://www.facebook.com/darksouls. To learn more about BANDAI NAMCO Games America Inc.’s other products go to: http://www.bandainamcogames.com/home.html.