Fans of the Monster Hunter series can rejoice as the latest entry in the series, Monster Hunter 4, will be released on September 14th in Japan. While Capcom hasn’t stated plans for a North American release, they did reveal two limited editions that come with exclusive 3DS XLs, so diehard players could potentially just import the game. The release date was also coupled with a brand new gameplay trailer showcasing the many giant beasts players will face along with some new weapon types.
Double Fine has announced a brand new Kickstarter for a strategy game called MASSIVE CHALICE. The newly revealed project is said to be inspired by various tactics games like Fire Emblem and XCOM where units do combat on a grid system, like a more awesome version of chess. In the game, players will take control of an immortal ruler who has to command their kingdom and establish bloodlines, using their starting pool of heroes to create future characters.
In an odd bit of news, the team over at Insomniac Games is already talking about new content for Fuse. CEO Ted Price has posted a blog entry on the studio’s site talking about the creation and development of the co-op shooter and talked about what they plan to do with the newly created intellectual property. While at this point nothing seems to be set in stone, it appears as if the team is already looking at beginning to work on a sequel or spin off using the mechanics of their latest franchise.
Microsoft has announced some very lofty goals for their next console, the Xbox One. In a recent interview with the OXM, Microsoft’s senior VP of Interactive Entertainment Business Yusuf Mehdi said that combined with Sony’s PlayStation 4 and Nintendo’s Wii U, he expects to see over 1 billion consoles sold. To put this into perspective, that would mean that 1/7th of the world’s current population would have a next generation console.
Square Enix has announced that their upcoming MMO Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn will be released on August 27th. In addition, the company has also revealed incentives to players who wish to pre-order the game early along with a fancy collector’s edition. To celebrate the news, they released a new trailer composed of nothing but gameplay, showcasing some of the revamped areas in the magical world of Eorzea.
Things are looking slightly better for fans of Rare Ltd., as Microsoft has announced that the long established game studio will be bringing back one of their 'historic' intellectual properties for the newly revealed Xbox One.
Amidst the flurry of news surrounding Microsoft’s newest console, the Xbox One, one of the odder announcements was the fact that the latest Xbox needs to have the new Kinect plugged in at all times. Xbox's UK marketing director Harvey Eagle has stated that if the motion capture device is not attached to the machine, the new Xbox is not able to function in any capacity.
Metal Gear series creator Hideo Kojima has announced that the latest game in the franchise, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is coming to PC. The exciting news was dropped during Kojima’s latest podcast on the creator’s studio site Hideoblog. The game, which recently came out with its latest downloadable content, was released earlier this year for PS3 and Xbox 360. While no details such as a release date or possible add-ons were given, it is nice to see Konami branching out to deliver their games to additional platforms.
Yesterday Valve announced a new feature for their popular digital platform Steam, virtual trading cards. With this addition, people using the online game service soon can collect and trade cards featuring various illustrations from popular game titles. In addition, the implementation of these cards also coincide with various new features being added to Steam, such as allowing users to customize their community profiles and gain specific emoticons for the software’s chat system.
Today D3Publisher announced that players can expect to explore the magical world of Ooo once more in the upcoming Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON’T KNOW! Developed by WayForward who created the first game for the hit cartoon show, the new game promises to have up to four player co-op featuring a variety of characters from the series. In addition, this outing into the whimsical world will feature full voice work by the show’s actors and input from series’ creator Pendleton Ward.
