Hey guys, remember Flappy Bird? You know, the super frustrating mobile game that came out of nowhere earlier this year and was then randomly removed from both the iTunes App Store and Google Play due to creator Don Nguyen claiming it ruined his "simple life?" Well, it looks like he has had a change of heart, as the game will be returning to mobile devices in August.
June is shaping up to be a big month for the Xbox One, as not only will the console receive a Kinect-less price cut, but Microsoft's Games With Gold promotion will finally launch for it as well. The program, which issues two free games to Xbox 360 owners with Xbox Gold per month, has been active since last July.
Lab Zero Games' Skullgirls Encore is this week's addition to the PlayStation Plus Instant Game Collection. Centring around the quest for the mysterious "Skull Heart," Skullgirls is a 2D fighter that features a unique selection of combatants. The female centric roster includes an amnesia stricken schoolgirl wearing a symbiote named Samson, an immortal thief who can survive dismemberment, a shape shifting monster currently looking like a nun, and many other oddballs. The "Encore" upgrade released earlier this year added new stages and music, as well as balance tweaks for the fighters.
With the collapse of THQ and a disappointing reception to Darksiders II, many weren't expecting the series to survive, even when the rights for it were acquired by Nordic Games GmbH. However, according to series artist Joe Madureira, Darksiders isn't quite six feet under yet.
NIS America, the publisher behind titles such as Disgaea and The Guided Fate Paradox, has announced that they will be bringing 2D brawler Battle Princess Of Arcadias to North America and Europe this June.
While we have had a handful of games based around World War II, the first World War has often been forgotten about. Most of this may have to due with the nature of how battles were fought back then, but historical revisionism has never stopped a game before. Leave it to the creative team at Ubisoft Montpellier, though, to re-imagine the Great War for a whole new audience with Valiant Hearts: The Great War.
The last week of June is shaping up to be a big one for Transformers fans, as not only does the latest film in the franchise release on the 27th, but Activision is also expected to launch Transformers: Rise Of The Dark Spark in North America on June 24.
Despite having been revealed at the VGX Awards in December 2013, information on Telltale Games' Tales From the Borderlands has been remarkably scarce. We got a few nuggets of information back in March during a panel at SXSW, and today, the first official screenshots, as well as some additional info, were posted over on the Official PlayStation Blog.
Although perhaps best known for their Dance Central and Rock Band franchises, Harmonix had been in the rhythm gaming genre long before the 2005 release of the original Guitar Hero. Now, the musically inclined company is going back to its roots and looking to reboot their cult favorite, Amplitude for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 through the power of Kickstarter.
Although it may not pull in the ratings like it used to, The Ultimate Fighter still serves as a relatively important endeavor for the UFC. While it hasn't produced a fighter the caliber of Forrest Griffin or Rashad Evans in a long time, the reality series has introduced people like John Dodson and Kelvin Gastelum to a wider audience. Now, Electronic Arts has revealed that EA Sports UFC will allow players to run through the TUF Tournament to determine whether they're championship material, or just another Kimbo Slice.
