In an interview with Famitsu, Rockstar Games revealed some interesting new information about Grand Theft Auto V. According to the article, Franklin, one of the three playable characters, will have a dog named Chop who players can customize with various collars and accessories. From the small bits of gameplay shown so far, the Rottweiler appears to be able to hop into cars with players and take down enemies for them. The Japanese magazine also confirmed that the dog can die or be left behind at any point during the game.
Thanks to the Games for Gold program, any Xbox Live Gold member can now download Assassin’s Creed II for free until the end of this month. The program was recently unveiled at this year’s E3 as a nice addition to the monthly membership fee and to celebrate the event, the entire Assassin’s Creed franchise is also on sale. If you haven’t tried the series yet, Assassin’s Creed II is an excellent place to start as it recaps the events of the original nicely while also fixing a lot of issues that plagued the first game.
Fans of Street Fighter were given a surprise at EVO 2013 as Capcom announced Ultra Street Fighter IV, an expansion to Street Fighter IV. In order to appease people who already own the previous versions, players can simply pay fifteen dollars to access the new content. For those who don’t own a copy of a previous game, Ultra Street Fighter IV can also be purchased as a standalone game at full retail price, which includes all DLC released for all previous Street Fighter IV titles. The new version of the iconic fighting game includes five new characters, six levels and a large number of tweaks to existing characters.
Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure, the latest in the popular wordplay franchise, has finally been given a release date of September 24th. To celebrate the announcement, the team at 5th Cell has released an infographic covering all the versions of Superman that players can summon. With a whopping 14 choices, it is impressive to see the large amount of detail 5th Cell went to ensure all the variations of the Man of Steel were included in their game.
PC gamers looking to explore dangerous caves can get excited as indie hit Spelunky will be re-launching on August 8th on both Steam and GOG.com. While the game was originally released for the PC back in 2009, the difficult title was given several new features and a very stylish visual upgrade for its Xbox Live Arcade version, which came out in 2012.
Gamers looking to lay the smack down on their co-operative partners after a troublesome journey can rejoice, as a recent article in Famitsu has revealed that Vanillaware’s upcoming brawler Dragon’s Crown will have player vs. player arenas.
Grand Theft Auto V is shaping up to be a colossal game as a recent online Q&A session with Rockstar sheds some light on the upcoming, highly anticipated title. One of the big announcements was that the game will require a mandatory install that is a whopping 8 gigabytes on both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. With the large amount of data needed for the install, Rockstar will be shipping the 360 version with two discs.
Those looking forward to defending their brains via photosynthesis are going to have to wait a little bit longer as it was revealed today that Plants vs. Zombies 2 will be delayed. The news, which came from the game’s official Twitter feed, says that they are still hoping for the title to be released sometime this summer, but no revised release date has been given since the announcement. This latest development comes as a big upset to fans that have been patiently waiting for PopCap’s sequel to one of their flagship brands.
With his brothers already showcased for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows, Leonardo finally enters the fight in the latest trailer for the upcoming brawler. The leader and most level headed of the group,Leo wields his two katanas with precision yet never actually ends up killing anyone, just like the old cartoon series.
In an interview held during E3, Metal Gear series creator Hideo Kojima revealed that he and Konami are currently in the process of looking for a studio to remake the original Metal Gear Solid. While the beloved PlayStation title has already been re-mastered for the GameCube and later titles were given an HD update back in 2011, Kojima feels that it needs to be remade using his studio’s new Fox Engine. In addition, he did say that the remake would have to update most of the game’s original mechanics thanks to advances in technology.
