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Killzone: Mercenary, the upcoming PS Vita installment in Sony's shooter series from Guerrilla Cambridge, has had its release bumped up a week. Previously pegged for a September 17 launch in North America, Killzone: Mercenary is now due on September 10.

In addition to moving up the date, Sony has revealed some pre-order incentives for Killzone: Mercenary over on the PlayStation Blog. The first perk is a 48-hour double XP boost, which spans all in-game contracts, bonuses and payouts. Joining that is additional in-game cash at the outset and a pre-order exclusive machine gun, the M224-A1.

JoystiqKillzone: Mercenary deployment moved up to September 10, pre-order goods revealed originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 17 May 2013 17:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Guerrilla-Cambridgekillzone-mercenaryplaystationplaystation-vitarelease-datesceavitaFri, 17 May 2013 17:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Men's Room Mayhem hits PSN next week, Aliens: Colonial Marines DLC]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/17/mens-room-mayhem-hits-psn-next-week-aliens-colonial-marines-d/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/17/mens-room-mayhem-hits-psn-next-week-aliens-colonial-marines-d/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/17/mens-room-mayhem-hits-psn-next-week-aliens-colonial-marines-d/#commentsMen's Room Mayhem hits PSN next week, Aliens Colonial Marines DLC too The former Sony Liverpool devs at Sawfly Studios are bringing Men's Room Mayhem to Vita next week, via PSN. It should arrive on May 21 in North America, although as always with news revealed by the PlayStation Blogcast, dates can be subject to change.

If you're curious about the curiously named game, Phil Gaskell from publisher Ripstone describes it as "Flight Control meets Carry on at Your Convenience." - No, it's not the flight paths of... that stuff, but about getting patrons to where they need to go.

"In Men's Room Mayhem you're hired as the janitor of your very own chaotic men's room," said Gaskell on the PlayStation Blog. "You're responsible for directing patrons, keeping everywhere sparkling clean and steering patrons away from trouble! You need to get your customers safely to the urinals and cubicles in time - otherwise there'll be a few nasty accidents for you to clean up!"

The Blogcast also outed a wee (ahem) bit of other content in next week's PS Store update. A "smattering of DLC" is coming to Aliens: Colonial Marines, although the podcast wasn't any more specific than that. A digital PS3 version of Mugen Souls is also due.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Aliens-Colonial-Marinesmens-room-mayhemmugen-soulsplaystationplaystation-vitaps3psnrelease-dateripstone-publishingsawfly-studiosvitaFri, 17 May 2013 12:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Super Luigi U arrives as DLC June 20, packaged standalone August 25]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/17/super-luigi/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/17/super-luigi/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/17/super-luigi/#commentsSuper Luigi U arrives as DLC , packaged standalone The Super Luigi U DLC for New Super Mario Bros. U is being released as a digital download for the game on June 20 in both North America and Europe. However, it's also coming to retail as a packaged standalone. It'll be available August 25 in North America, and July 26 in Europe. The DLC will be priced at $19.99, while the standalone is $29.99. You won't need NSMB U to play the packaged game.

This morning's Nintendo Direct also revealed that Nabbit, a little critter who you chased in the first game, is a playable character in the new content. He'll be available in multiplayer games as an easier alternative to Luigi and the Toads. He won't take damage when he touches enemies, but to balance that he won't be able to use power-ups.

Super Luigi U makes changes to NSMB U's campaign to make every course "all-new" - it's essentially a new Luigi campaign.

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The Swapper - the Indie Fund-ed, clay model-animated, puzzle platformer put together by a few Finnish university students - has been set to hit Steam on May 30. The game has a lone space explorer wandering an alien cave, with a "weapon" that allows him to create clones of himself to solve puzzles and move around.

Facepalm has released a brand new trailer showing that gameplay and the title's excellent graphics, which were created by animating photos of actual clay. The initial release will be for PC, with Mac and Linux coming later, and "maybe something else" after that.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>facepalmfacepalm-gameslinuxmacmay-30pcreleaserelease-datesteamthe-swapperThu, 16 May 2013 19:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Payday 2 wants unmarked, non-sequential bills this August]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/14/payday-2-release-date-august/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/14/payday-2-release-date-august/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/14/payday-2-release-date-august/#commentsImage Starbreeze-owned developer Overkill Software will launch Payday 2 this August on consoles and PC. Publisher 505 Games announced this morning the game will no longer be limited to digital distribution networks, with retail versions planned for Xbox 360 and PS3.

"We're expecting great things from Payday 2 and are really looking forward to working with our retail partners all over the world to make it the huge success it deserves to be," said 505 Games Head of Global Brand Tim Woodley.

Payday: The Heist sold around a half-million copies and the sequel received a creative injection last year when it was announced Battlefield 3 lead designer David Goldfarb exited EA to work on the project.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>microsoftoverkilloverkill-softwarepcplaystationps3release-datestarbreezestarbreeze-studiosxboxTue, 14 May 2013 11:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Nvidia Shield launches in June for $350, pre-orders open May 20]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/14/nvidia-shield-launches-in-june-for-350-pre-orders-open-may-20/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/14/nvidia-shield-launches-in-june-for-350-pre-orders-open-may-20/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/14/nvidia-shield-launches-in-june-for-350-pre-orders-open-may-20/#comments Nvidia's Project Shield - now officially dubbed Nvidia Shield - will launch before the end of June for $349.99, Nvidia has announced. Pre-orders for the Tegra 4-powered Android handheld will open on May 20, through select online and brick-and-mortar retailers: New Egg, GameStop, Micro Center and Canada Computers. Those on Nvidia's Project Shield notification list can pre-order starting today.

With the price and pre-order date, Nvidia announced five new games coming to the platform: Broken Age and Costume Quest from Double Fine, Flyhunter: Origins from Steel Wool Games, Skiing Fred from Dedalord Games and Chuck's Challenge from Chuck Sommerville's Niffler, who you may recall of Chip's Challenge fame.

The Nvidia Shield is running Android 4.2.1, sports a 5-inch retinal display capable of 720p and has 16GB of internal storage, expandable through a SD card slot on the back. Other hardware features include a built-in mic and GPS, plus a mini-HDMI out in the back. The Shield is also capable of streaming games from your PC, granted you have a GTX 650 GPU or better in there.

All Nvidia Shields will include two free games: Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 and Expendable: Rearmed. We'll have a hands-on video with the final Nvidia Shield and some impressions up soon.

Gallery: NVIDIA Shield (Hands-on)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidmobilenvidianvidia-shieldproject-shieldrelease-dateTue, 14 May 2013 09:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Lucid's Jacob Jones and the Bigfoot Mystery unravels on Vita, iOS this week]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/14/lucids-jacob-jones-and-the-bigfoot-mystery-unravels-on-vita-io/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/14/lucids-jacob-jones-and-the-bigfoot-mystery-unravels-on-vita-io/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/14/lucids-jacob-jones-and-the-bigfoot-mystery-unravels-on-vita-io/#commentsLucid's Jacob Jones and the Bigfoot Mystery unravels on Vita, iOS this week Jacob Jones and the Bigfoot Mystery sets off for Vita and iOS this week. Lucid's cutesy-looking Unreal Engine 3 puzzler pitches up in North America via PSN on Tuesday, May 14 - it should be Wednesday in Europe. Then iOS welcomes it on Thursday. No prices are announced as yet.

The game features Jacob, a kid who prefers traipsing the outdoors to milling around with his peers. Thankfully, his trip to Camp Eagle Feather includes bumping into Bigfoot, an event that always brightened our summer camp excursions.

Meanwhile, we're still waiting on Lucid's mid-May announcement, which looks to be a racing game, and one possibly tied to Microsoft's own mid-May announcement. The studio, comprised of ex-Bizarre devs, gave a brief shout-out today to fans of Blur and Project Gotham Racing who'd sent the studio messages recently. Which group will be the more pleased later this month, if either, remains to be seen.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>iosipadiphonejacob-jones-and-the-bigfoot-mysterylucid-gamesmobileplaystationplaystation-vitarelease-datevitaTue, 14 May 2013 04:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 5 hits west as Dual Destinies this autumn]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/13/phoenix-wright-ace-attorney-5-hits-west-as-dual-destinies-this/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/13/phoenix-wright-ace-attorney-5-hits-west-as-dual-destinies-this/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/13/phoenix-wright-ace-attorney-5-hits-west-as-dual-destinies-this/#comments
Ace Attorney 5 is scheduled to appear in North America and Europe this autumn, now under the new legal name of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies. Capcom says it's releasing the 3DS game in the west digitally (on the eShop).

Gallery: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dsace-attorney-5capcomeshopnintendophoenix-wright-ace-attorney-dual-destiniesphoenix-wright-dual-destiniesrelease-dateMon, 13 May 2013 12:15:00 EST<![CDATA[Hitman: Sniper Challenge, Gyromancer line up on Core Online]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/10/hitman-sniper-challenge-gyromancer-line-up-on-core-online/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/10/hitman-sniper-challenge-gyromancer-line-up-on-core-online/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/10/hitman-sniper-challenge-gyromancer-line-up-on-core-online/#comments PopCap puzzler Gyromancer and Hitman: Sniper Challenge are the latest targets for Square Enix's browser-based Core Online service. Sniper Challenge, if you remember, was a pre-order bonus for Hitman: Absolution.

What both games coming to Core Online does alert us to are changes to the service's payment structure. It was originally completely free-to-play, albeit with intermittent ads. However, free play is limited now to 20 minutes each day (still with ads). At 20 minutes a day, it's going to take about a month to complete Tomb Raider: Underworld.

You can pay $2.99 per month to get full access to Core Online's library, which at present includes Hitman: Blood Money, Hitman: Sniper Challenge, Gyromancer, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, Tomb Raider: Underworld, and Mini Ninjas. Alternatively, each game can be bought individually for $4.99.

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Those cautiously curious to see how Resident Evil: Revelations translates to bigger screens can try out a demo on May 14 from the Xbox Live Marketplace, Wii U eShop, Steam, and PlayStation Network. On the Wii U, that translation includes touchscreen integration, off-TV play, and some Miiverse extras too.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>capcomdemomicrosoftnintendopcplaystationps3release-dateresident-evil-revelationswii-uxboxFri, 10 May 2013 09:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Thunder Wolves descend on Steam May 15]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/08/thunder-wolves-descend-on-steam-may-15/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/08/thunder-wolves-descend-on-steam-may-15/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/08/thunder-wolves-descend-on-steam-may-15/#comments
Most Wanted Entertainment's explosion-filled, arcade-style helicopter action game Thunder Wolves will light up the skies over Steam next Wednesday, May 15, publisher bitComposer Games announced today. Folks who pre-order will receive 20 percent off the game's regular price of $10, though the game's Steam page does not appear to be live as of press time.

BitComposer reiterated in its announcement that Thunder Wolves is also coming to XBLA and PSN, though no release date or price points for those versions have been released.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bitcomposer-gamesmost-wanted-entertainmentpcpre-orderrelease-datesteamthunder-wolvesWed, 08 May 2013 23:59:00 EST<![CDATA[Sanctum 2 jumps into the fray on May 15 [Update: PC too, PSN soon after]]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/08/sanctum-2-jumps-into-the-fray-on-may-15/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/08/sanctum-2-jumps-into-the-fray-on-may-15/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/08/sanctum-2-jumps-into-the-fray-on-may-15/#commentsSanctum 2 makes its mark on May 15 Coffee Stain Studios' Sanctum 2 will launch for the Xbox 360 on May 15, Major Nelson has announced. We've followed up with publisher Reverb to see if this is the launch date for PSN and PC, as well.

Sanctum 2 is the sequel to Coffee Stain Studio's hybrid first-person shooter and tower defense game. Coffee Stain Studios was founded in 2010 by local Swedish students, and its first game was I Love Strawberries on iOS.

Update: Reverb got back to us and confirmed the May 15 is the launch date on PC as well as Xbox 360. We're told the PSN version "will launch soon thereafter."

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>coffee-stain-studiosmicrosoftpcplaystationps3release-datereverbreverb-publishingsanctum-2xboxWed, 08 May 2013 01:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix plays NA on Sep. 10, EU Sep. 13]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/07/kingdom-hearts-hd-1-5-remix-release-dates/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/07/kingdom-hearts-hd-1-5-remix-release-dates/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/07/kingdom-hearts-hd-1-5-remix-release-dates/#commentsKingdom Hearts HD 15 Remix plays Europe on Sep 13 Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix is lined up for North America on September 10, and Europe on September 13. The upgrade to the autumn release window came courtesy of a Square Enix post on the PlayStation Blog, which also outlined the pre-order bonus for both regions, namely a limited edition artbook.

The PS3 compilation includes HD versions of PS2 games Kingdom Hearts Final Mix and Re:Chain of Memories; Final Mix is the formerly Japan-only re-release of the original Kindgom Hearts, while Re:Chain of Memories is the PS2 remake of GBA entry Chain of Memories. HD 1.5 Remix also features the cutscenes from DS game 358/2 Days (in HD too!).

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>europekingdom-hearts-15-hd-remixnorth-americaplaystationps3release-datesquare-enixTue, 07 May 2013 09:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Doritos Crash Course 2 crunches into XBLA tomorrow for free]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/07/doritos-crash-course-2-crunches-into-xbla-tomorrow-for-free/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/07/doritos-crash-course-2-crunches-into-xbla-tomorrow-for-free/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/07/doritos-crash-course-2-crunches-into-xbla-tomorrow-for-free/#commentsDoritos Crash Course 2 crunches into XBLA tomorrow for free As free, corporate-sponsored games go, we enjoyed the 2D platforming approximation of Wipeout (the TV show) that was Doritos Crash Course. Also, it was, like most free, corporate-sponsored games, entirely free. This is rarely ever a bad thing. With all that in mind, it's cool to see a sequel coming to XBLA tomorrow, May 8. Yes, it's still free.

As per the first game, you're traversing your Xbox Avatar from left to right and as quick as poss, but this time in four new worlds including an icy one and a pirate-y one. There's online and offline multiplayer for up to four runners, and you can compare your speed against friends via "asynchronous" clips.

Remember, the game's free - no-one's forcing you to buy any chips to play it. At the very least that means free Achievements, which of course is the most important thing.

Gallery: Doritos Crash Course 2

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>BHVRfreemicrosoftmicrosoft-studiosrelease-dateXBLAXBLMxboxTue, 07 May 2013 07:45:00 EST<![CDATA[The Sims 4 announced for 2014 on PC, Mac]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/06/the-sims-4-announced-for-2014-on-pc-mac/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/06/the-sims-4-announced-for-2014-on-pc-mac/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/06/the-sims-4-announced-for-2014-on-pc-mac/#commentsThe Sims 4 announced for 2014 on PC, Mac Maxis announced The Sims 4 this morning, coming to PC and Mac in 2014. More details are due later today, EA said.

"The Sims franchise is fueled by the passion and creativity of its millions of fans around the world," reads EA's announcement. "Their continued devotion to the franchise ignites the fire of creativity of the team at The Sims Studio, driving them to continually improve and innovate on one of the world's most successful simulation game that has sold more than 150 million copies worldwide."

[Image source: @CurtisParadis]

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>EAmacmaxispcrelease-datethe-sims-4Mon, 06 May 2013 11:24:00 EST<![CDATA[First Guild02 game coming to 3DS eShop on May 16]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/04/first-guild02-game-coming-to-3ds-eshop-on-may-16/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/04/first-guild02-game-coming-to-3ds-eshop-on-may-16/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/04/first-guild02-game-coming-to-3ds-eshop-on-may-16/#commentsFirst Guild02 game coming to 3DS eShop on May 16 The Starship Damrey will launch on the North American eShop on May 16. The game is the first in Level-5's Guild02 series to cross over to the US in its own 3DS download.

The Starship Damrey is an action-adventure game that has players waking up without knowing who or where they are. That's in the game, at least. That would be horrifying in real life.

Gallery: The Starship Damrey

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dsguild02Level-5nintendorelease-datethe-starship-damreySat, 04 May 2013 18:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Carmageddon rams Android May 10, free for first day]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/03/carmageddon-rams-android-may-10-free-for-first-day/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/03/carmageddon-rams-android-may-10-free-for-first-day/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/03/carmageddon-rams-android-may-10-free-for-first-day/#comments
Stainless Games's enhanced re-release of Carmageddon swerves onto Android on May 10. That's a little later than originally planned, but when a classic game's going for free, we're not bothered. As promised in the Kickstarter campaign for Carmageddon: Reincarnation, Stainless isn't charging a cent during the racer's first 24 hours on Google Play.

The enhanced version of the 1997 mayhem maker sports slightly enhanced graphics, and touch pads that can be placed where you want on-screen.

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Pinball FX 2 rides the Steam ramp on May 10. The XBLA and Windows 8 game arrives next week as a free download, with six packs available at launch for $9.99 each.

The sextet includes Star Wars Pinball, Marvel Pinball, Marvel Pinball: Vengeance and Virtue, Marvel Pinball: Avengers Chronicles, Pinball FX2 Core Collection, and Zen Classics.

The Steam version brings Windows 7 support to the pinball platform. As Zen Studios VP Mel Kirk tells us, the Steam version is compatible with Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and even good old Windows XP.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>pcpinball-fx-2release-datesteamZen-StudiosFri, 03 May 2013 11:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Sound Shapes lays down more DLC on May 14 in NA, May 15 EU]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/03/sound-shapes-lays-down-more-dlc-on-may-14-in-na-may-15-eu/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/03/sound-shapes-lays-down-more-dlc-on-may-14-in-na-may-15-eu/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/03/sound-shapes-lays-down-more-dlc-on-may-14-in-na-may-15-eu/#comments Sound Shapes, Queasy Games's synesthetic platformer, gets another batch of DLC on May 14 in North America, May 15 in Europe. While Queasy's announcement was coy, PSNStores says it's confirmed the DLC comprises two sound packs: one 1980s-themed, one dubstep.

As PSNStores notes, the two DLCs packs accidentally appeared in a PS Store update for Asia back in March, and their trophies are listed too. The 80s are back in style and dubstep isn't going away anytime soon, so the timing looks metronomic for some new beats.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>dlcplaystationplaystation-vitaps3PSNqueasy-gamesrelease-datesound-shapesvitaFri, 03 May 2013 10:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Sleeping Dogs yips onto PlayStation Plus May 7]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/03/sleeping-dogs-yips-onto-playstation-plus-may-7/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/03/sleeping-dogs-yips-onto-playstation-plus-may-7/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/03/sleeping-dogs-yips-onto-playstation-plus-may-7/#comments PlayStation Plus breaches the Eastern crime zone of Sleeping Dogs in North America on May 7. As revealed on this week's PlayStation Blogcast, PS Plus subscribers get express tickets for some murder on the Orient in next week's store update.

Also joining the Instant Game Collection in May are Pinball Arcade on the PS3, which comes with the Tales of the Arabian Nights, Ripley's Believe It or Not, Black Hole, and Theater of Magic tables, as well as subterranean side-scroller Knytt Underground and enhanced fighter BlazBlue: Contiuum Shift Extend.

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Q.U.B.E. is blocking out May 6 on its qalendar for new time-trial DLC titled 'Against the Qlock.' The DLC brings ten more levels to the Portal-like puzzler, with players trying to beat the timer as well as leaderboard scores. There's also a batch of new achievements.

While Q.U.B.E. is currently contained on PC and Mac, the game we deemed " a delightful on-screen Rubik's Cube" looks set to break out onto Wii U and maybe Vita.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>DLCmacpcrelease-datesteamtoxic-gamesFri, 03 May 2013 08:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Game & Wario plays Europe on June 28]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/02/game-and-wario-europe-june-28/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/02/game-and-wario-europe-june-28/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/02/game-and-wario-europe-june-28/#comments
Game & Wario now has an official European launch date of June 28, straight from Nintendo of Europe's twitter account. The game is scheduled to release in North America on June 23 at the unexpectedly lower price of $39.99.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>game-and-warionintendorelease-datewii-uThu, 02 May 2013 10:00:00 EST<![CDATA[The Denpa Men 2 hits 3DS eShop on May 30]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/01/the-denpa-men-2-hits-3ds-eshop-on-may-30/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/01/the-denpa-men-2-hits-3ds-eshop-on-may-30/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/01/the-denpa-men-2-hits-3ds-eshop-on-may-30/#commentsThe Denpa Men 2 eyes May 30 launch on 3DS eShop in US Nintendo of America has revealed a May 30 launch date for Genius Sonority's The Denpa Men 2: Beyond the Waves on the 3DS eShop. No price is listed on the Nintendo page yet, though we can't imagine cost will stray too far from the original Denpa Men's $10 asking price.

The Denpa Men 2 is the sequel to the charming RPG in which players find and recruit hidden characters in the real world using the 3DS's camera. Denpa Men exist to raid dungeons and, this time, battle other players online.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dsGenius-Sonoritynintendorelease-datethe-denpa-menthe-denpa-men-2the-denpa-men-2-beyond-the-wavesWed, 01 May 2013 20:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Anomaly 2 marches to PC, Mac and Linux May 15]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/01/anomaly-2-marches-to-pc-mac-and-linux-may-15/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/01/anomaly-2-marches-to-pc-mac-and-linux-may-15/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/01/anomaly-2-marches-to-pc-mac-and-linux-may-15/#comments 11bit Studios' tower-offense sequel Anomaly 2 will launch on May 15. The sequel adds new units and the ability for them to morph into a secondary class type, as well as incorporating live multiplayer for the first time in the series.

Anomaly 2 is the sequel to Anomaly: Warzone Earth and its expansion, Anomaly: Korea. Unlike its predecessors, Anomaly 2 will forgo mobile platforms at launch, favoring Steam for PC, Mac and Linux. All pre-orders are currently 10 percent off the standard $15 asking price.

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Frozen Synapse takes tactical defense to the iPad on Thursday, May 16, complete with cross-platform play between PC, Mac and iPad. Players will be able to access all of their games on any platform, at any time, though current owners will have to buy the iPad version separately to get it on that slim screen.

We first learned of Frozen Synapse's journey to iPad in early April, and developer Mode 7 said an Android version will launch sometime after the iOS installment, each with "competitive" pricing.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cross-platformcross-playfrozen-synapseiosipadmacmobilemode-7pcrelease-dateWed, 01 May 2013 17:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Killer is Dead trailer features Mondo's girls, EU pinned for August]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/30/killer-is-dead-trailer-features-mondos-girls-eu-pinned-for-aug/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/30/killer-is-dead-trailer-features-mondos-girls-eu-pinned-for-aug/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/30/killer-is-dead-trailer-features-mondos-girls-eu-pinned-for-aug/#comments
If you hadn't gathered yet, from it being a Suda game and including "gigolo missions," the upcoming Killer is Dead features scantily-clad ladies, as does this possibly NSFW video. While the North American release window is still "Summer 2013," Europe and Japan received upgrades to August.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>deep-silvereuropegrasshopper-manufacturekadokawa-gameskiller-is-deadmicrosoftplaystationps3release-datexboxxseedTue, 30 Apr 2013 21:15:00 EST<![CDATA[Terraria expands to European PSN May 15]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/30/terraria-expands-to-european-psn-may-15/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/30/terraria-expands-to-european-psn-may-15/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/30/terraria-expands-to-european-psn-may-15/#comments The console version of Terraria arrived worldwide on Xbox 360 and in North America back in March, while European PSN players have been waiting patiently for their chance. Or maybe they haven't been patient. We haven't polled anyone.

Anyway, the point is Terraria will be out on PS3 in Europe and Australia on May 15, at a €14.99 / £11.99 price point.

If you still don't mind waiting, a Vita version is on the way later this summer.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>europeplaystationps3psnrelease-dateterrariaTue, 30 Apr 2013 14:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Fetch Metal Gear Rising's Blade Wolf DLC starting May 14]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/30/fetch-metal-gear-risings-blade-wolf-dlc-starting-may-14/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/30/fetch-metal-gear-risings-blade-wolf-dlc-starting-may-14/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/30/fetch-metal-gear-risings-blade-wolf-dlc-starting-may-14/#commentsBlade Wolf DLC on May 14 Metal Gear Rising's Blade Wolf character will take center stage on May 14 in North America, and will probably take a few nerve centers while he's at it, given the usual flow of that game's action. The Blade Wolf DLC will be released on PSN in North America and Xbox Live in North America and Europe that day, with a European PS3 release following the next day.

Don't expect a buddy comedy between Blade Wolf (formal name: LQ-84i) and Raiden; the story takes place before the two cyborgs face off, with Blade Wolf still working under Mistral. You probably didn't even think about what his life was like before he started yelling "COMBINATION ATTACK" at Raiden, but now you'll know.

Gallery: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (Blade Wolf DLC)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>blade-wolfdlcmetal-gear-rising-revengeancemetal-gear-solid-risingrelease-dateTue, 30 Apr 2013 14:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Katamari Damacy rolls onto PSN as PS2 Classic next week]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/26/katamari-damacy-rolls-onto-psn-as-ps2-classic-next-week/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/26/katamari-damacy-rolls-onto-psn-as-ps2-classic-next-week/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/26/katamari-damacy-rolls-onto-psn-as-ps2-classic-next-week/#comments Katamari Damacy is part of next week's PlayStation Store update. So if on April 30 you see a massive ball of clumped-together games where the PSN should be, you'll know what's up.

The game, first released in North America almost ten years ago, will come to PSN as a PS2 Classic. That means it's playable on PS3, but not Vita. If you need a portable fix of rollable crazy, there's always Touch My Katamari.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Katamari+DamacyKatamari-Damacynamconamco-bandaiplaystationps3PSNrelease-dateFri, 26 Apr 2013 12:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Metal Gear Rising's Blade Wolf DLC out in Japan May 9]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/26/metal-gear-risings-blade-wolf-dlc-out-in-japan-may-9/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/26/metal-gear-risings-blade-wolf-dlc-out-in-japan-may-9/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/26/metal-gear-risings-blade-wolf-dlc-out-in-japan-may-9/#comments MGR Revengeance's third DLC due May 9 in JapanMetal Gear Rising Revengeance's upcoming DLC stars Blade Wolf, who is sure to be recognized as this year's best chainsaw-tailed robodog character. It's due in Japan on May 9, Konami announced today, which suggests it won't make the April date originally given for the North American release.

The preceding Jetstream Sam DLC was met with complaints that it wasn't actually that different from the base game. We're holding out hope that this new pack will be a more varied experience - after all, Blade Wolf is much less similar to Raiden than Sam was, what with the four legs and all.

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NIS America also confirmed to us a concrete European release date for Imageepoch PS3 RPG Time and Eternity: June 28. That matches up with what Amazon's been listing for the region, not for the first time for a NIS America game. With that in mind, don't be surprised if Time and Eternity's "summer" window for North America gets upgraded to July 16.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dsatlusdevil-summoner-soul-hackerseuropeimageepochnintendonis-americaplaystationps3release-datetime-and-eternityFri, 26 Apr 2013 08:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Rayman Legends swings into North America Sep. 3, EU Aug. 30 [update]]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/25/rayman-legends-reaches-north-america-august-27-europe-august-30/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/25/rayman-legends-reaches-north-america-august-27-europe-august-30/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/25/rayman-legends-reaches-north-america-august-27-europe-august-30/#comments
Rayman Legends hits North America on September 3, an Ubisoft spokesperson tells us, and August 30 in Europe. The Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii U game hits its "early September" release window following its delay earlier this year.

The news is joined by today's arrival of the game's precursory Online Challenges app on the Wii U eShop. The free demo includes Land of the Livid Dead, Neverending Pit, and Infinite Tower levels, as well as the GamePad-tailored Murfy's Dungeon run.

The app also features daily and weekly "Extreme Challenges," unlocked by winning cups and subsequently increasing your "Awesomeness Level." Ubisoft didn't say what happens if your Awesomeness Level is already Super Duper Awesome.

Update: We were earlier provided with a release date of August 27 for North America by an Ubisoft spokesperson. We were then contacted with a corrected date of September 3.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>microsoftnintendoplaystationps3rayman-legendsrelease-datewii-uxboxThu, 25 Apr 2013 09:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Objection! Phoenix Wright Trilogy HD delayed again for iOS, due July]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/25/objection-phoenix-wright-trilogy-hd-delayed-again-for-ios-due/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/25/objection-phoenix-wright-trilogy-hd-delayed-again-for-ios-due/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/25/objection-phoenix-wright-trilogy-hd-delayed-again-for-ios-due/#comments Objection! Phoenix Wright HD Trilogy delayed again for iOS, due JulyPhoenix Wright Ace Attorney Trilogy HD won't be summoned onto iOS devices as planned this month after Capcom adjourned the game again. The upscaled remastering of the three DS games was originally due last fall, but delays took it into early 2013, then April.

In a hardly encouraging but certainly candid post on the Ask Capcom forums, Senior VP Christian Svensson said, "For reasons unknown to me, the release has slid another several months to July. Sorry guys."

When the free-to-download app eventually arrives, it'll feature Ace Attorney, Justice for All, and Trials and Tribulations as purchasable games within it, both separately and bundled together. It'll also include an 'Everybody Object' mode that lets you email and tweet Phoenix Wright catchphrases via sound files and animated tweets, which by our reckoning would work as its own app, really.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>capcomdelayiosipadiphonemobilePhoenix-Wright-Ace-AttorneyPhoenix-Wright-Ace-Attorney-Justice-for-All-WiiPhoenix-Wright-Ace-Attorney-Trials-and-Tribulations-DSphoenix-wright-ace-attorney-trilogy-HDPhoenix-Wright-Justice-for-AllPhoenix-Wright-Trials-and-Tribulationsrelease-dateThu, 25 Apr 2013 08:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Steve Jackson's Sorcery conjured onto iOS next month]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/24/steve-jacksons-sorcery-conjured-onto-ios-next-month/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/24/steve-jacksons-sorcery-conjured-onto-ios-next-month/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/24/steve-jacksons-sorcery-conjured-onto-ios-next-month/#comments Steve Jackson's Sorcery zapping onto iOS next monthSteve Jackson's Sorcery is on the way to iOS next month from Inkle, a studio formed by ex-PlayStation designer Jon Ingold and industry veteren Joseph Humfrey, "specializing in interactive storytelling."

Steve Jackson's Sorcery is a version of a 1983 Fighting Fantasy gamebook, sort of a Choose Your Own Adventure RPG. The iOS version updates the formula with 3D maps, a touch-based swordfighting system, and graphics.

If you ask nicely, you can have some of Steve Jackson's Sorcery in May. He doesn't need all of it.

Gallery: Steve Jackson's Sorcery! (iOS)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>inkleiosipadiphonemay-2013mobilerelease-datesteve-jacksons-sorceryWed, 24 Apr 2013 22:15:00 EST<![CDATA[TxK, Jeff Minter's remake of Tempest 2000, on PS Vita this year]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/24/txk-jeff-minters-remake-of-tempest-2000-on-ps-vita-this-year/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/24/txk-jeff-minters-remake-of-tempest-2000-on-ps-vita-this-year/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/24/txk-jeff-minters-remake-of-tempest-2000-on-ps-vita-this-year/#comments Earlier this month, Jeff Minter announced he was remaking Tempest 2000, the lauded Atari Jaguar game pictured above, for the PS Vita under the moniker TxK. Today, Minter has revealed TxK will launch this year on PS Vita.

"The new game - TxK - will draw on the spirit of the classic T2K, extending and enhancing it using the fantastic graphical power of the PS Vita system, resulting in what we hope will be a new modern classic arcade shooter," Minter wrote on the PlayStation Blog. He promises new terrains, bonus rounds, enemies, weapons and a completely redone soundtrack.

Tempest 2000 launched in 1994 for the Atari Jaguar, itself a remake of the original arcade classic Tempest. Tempest is a fixed-perspective shooter - a player controls a ship skirting the edge of a geometric tube, shooting enemy ships and other obstructions approaching from the center of the screen.

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We know (as if we didn't before) that Activision has another edition of its shooter series slated for this year. "The Call of Duty franchise continues to set the bar for innovation," company CFO Dennis Durkin said during Activision's February earnings call, "And we expect the new Call of Duty game in development for 2013 to raise that bar even higher."

We've reached out to Activision for comment.

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Strike Suit Infinity recognizes success by placing you higher in competitive leaderboards, and hopes to augment the destruction of enemy spaceships with extrinsic rewards like points, chains, multipliers and credits to purchase reinforcements.

This $7 deal nets you an infinite number of interstellar vehicles, and the eternally relevant reminder that they, as with all things in outer space, are coming to kill you.

Gallery: Strike Suit Infinity

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... Get it? Because it's a Dragon's Crown, like one you get when ... You know what? Fine. Be that way about our dentistry jokes. Here's some screenshots of various things getting hacked/slashed/exploded.

Gallery: Dragon's Crown (4/23/13)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Atlusdragons-crownplaystationplaystation-vitaps3release-datevanillawarevitaTue, 23 Apr 2013 16:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Poker Night at the Inventory 2 dated: XBLA, Steam this week, PSN next week]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/23/poker-night-at-the-inventory-2-dated-xbla-steam-this-week-psn/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/23/poker-night-at-the-inventory-2-dated-xbla-steam-this-week-psn/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/23/poker-night-at-the-inventory-2-dated-xbla-steam-this-week-psn/#comments Poker Night at the Inventory 2 dated, this week on XBLA, SteamTelltale Games went all-in this week on release dates for Poker Night at the Inventory 2, showing a full house of tweets for all the announced versions. Inventory 2 twists first onto XBLM tomorrow, April 24. Steam (PC and Mac) takes its place at the table on Friday, April 26, and it's followed by PSN on April 30 - at least in North America. A May 1 arrival for Europe's PSN is estimated but not yet finalized.

The new roster for the card game sequel features Sam from Sam and Max, Ash Williams from Army of Darkness, and sadistic AI GLaDOS from Portal as the dealer - which at least means you won't have to try to read her, which we really wouldn't recommend.

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"We should be in beta this week," Trowe said. "We need to get all the bugs and game freezes out of the way, and maybe do pick-up lines with the actors that may have been missed. We'll get the game to about 7,500 of our Kickstarter backers for the beta test, and they'll also be testing foreign language versions as well."

The beta should run about two weeks, Trowe said, and when it launches, Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded will be $20 for PC, Mac and Linux. During GDC, Trowe told us he hoped to see Reloaded out between May 15 - 30. The game is scheduled to hit Europe in June for £15.

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