Bethesda Reveals Shinji Mikami’s “The Evil Within”

April 19, 2013 by Andy in News Snippets, PC, PlayStation, Videogames, Xbox and tagged Gaming, horror game, Microsoft, Next Gen, Next Generation Consoles, Nextbox, PC, PlayStation, PS3, PS4, Resident Evil, Shinji Mikami, Sony, Survival Horror, The Evil Within, Windows, XBOX, Xbox 360, Xbox 720 | Leave a comment

Bethesda’s been teasing a new game for a while now and while many speculated that the teases were for a new Fallout title, those rumors were quickly denied and have now been proven wrong. Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami has been working on a new horror game for Bethesda and we now have a teaser trailer (featuring shots from Bethesda’s teaser teasers) for this new game. The Evil Within was originally announced as Zwei and is being developed by Shinji Mikami’s studio Tango Gameworks. The game has been given a vague 2014 release and is headed to current and next gen consoles as well as PC.

The teaser doesn’t reveal much, but it’s twisted, disturbing, and intriguing. Have a look for yourself:

From the official website:

EVIL TAKES HOLD 2014

Shinji Mikami, the father of survival horror, is back to direct The Evil Within™ – a game embodying the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story weave together to create an immersive world that will bring players to the height of tension. The Evil Within is in development for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, PC and next generation consoles and is slated for release in 2014.

Microsoft may Resurrect Series “Heroes”

April 18, 2013 by Andy in Comics, News Snippets, Television, Xbox and tagged Heroes, Heroes on Xbox, Microsoft, Microsoft Heroes, Microsoft Television, New Heroes Episodes, XBOX, Xbox 360, Xbox Television | Leave a comment

Despite reception of the superhero show Heroes having a steady decline following its first season all the way to its end, rumors are circulating that Microsoft may bring the show back in a new iteration as an Xbox exclusive series. This new vision of Heroes will feature new characters with the original cast being confined to cameos.

While it’s been no secret that Microsoft has been interested in creating Xbox-specific programming, one has to wonder if pursuing Heroes is really wise. Having an existing brand can be good marketing when it’s a big name, but the IP lost its following and now isn’t very highly regarded. Right now this is all just speculation, but maybe Microsoft can restore the show to its former glory with a new cast of heroes and accompanying story arc.

Source: Gamespot

State of Decay Coming to XBLA this June

April 12, 2013 by Andy in News Snippets, PC, Videogames, Xbox and tagged Class 3, Class3, Microsoft, Microsoft Studios, State of Decay, Survival Horror, Undead Labs, Video Games, Videogames, XBOX, Xbox 360, Zombie Apocalypse, Zombies | Leave a comment

Upcoming open-world zombie survival game State of Decay has a new trailer and a June release date. The game is being developed by Undead Labs and published by Microsoft Studios. Synopsis and trailer below:

The end is here. Life as you knew it has gone to hell after the mother of all zombie outbreaks. Now you and the few scattered survivors must band together to survive and rebuild in a 3rd-person action game set in a dynamic open world. You choose where to make your stand, designing and fortifying your home base, performing daring raids for food and ammunition, and rescuing other playable survivors with unique talents. The open, sandbox world develops in real-time, shaped by your actions, dynamically generating content based on your choices and the ever-increasing zombie threat.

Source: Undead Labs

PS4 to be Unveiled this Month–Xbox this Spring

February 1, 2013 by Andy in News Snippets, PlayStation, Technology, Videogames, Xbox and tagged Console Generations, E3, Game Consoles, Microsoft, Next Gen, Next Generation, Nextbox, PlayStation, PlayStation 4, PS4, Sony, Video Games, Videogames, XBOX, Xbox 720, Xbox Next | Leave a comment

We all have known this was coming for a while now–the current generation of consoles is over 7 years old (the Xbox 360 originally launched in November of 2005) and many believe a new console generation is long overdue. According to Polygon, the next PlayStation game console will be officially unveiled this month. Microsoft, however, plans to unveil their next console in the spring. Both platforms are expected to launch this holiday season.

A PlayStation meeting is scheduled for February 20 and will highlight the future of Sony’s PlayStation brand.

Source: Polygon

XSEED Releasing Several Titles Stateside in 2013

January 31, 2013 by Andy in News Snippets, Nintendo, PC, PlayStation, Videogames, Xbox and tagged 3DS, Deep Silver, Killer is Dead, Microsoft, Nintendo, Operation Rainfall, Pandora's Tower, PlayStation, PS3, Rune Factory, Rune Factory 4, Sony, Valhalla Knights, Vita, Wii, XBOX, Xbox 360, Xseed, Xseed Games, Ys | Leave a comment

Confirming the rumors that XSEED would localize Killer is Dead for North American audiences is a press release from Kadokawa Games. The press release states, “KADOKAWA GAMES today announced a partnership with XSEED Games to bring ‘KILLER IS DEAD’ to North America… ‘KILLER IS DEAD’ is expected to launch worldwide in Summer 2013 for PlayStation®3 and Xbox 360.” Killer is Dead will be released in European territories by Deep Silver.

In addition to Killer is Dead, XSEED will be releasing Pandora’s Tower (the last of the three “Operation Rainfall” games) for Wii, Rune Factory 4 for Nintendo’s 3DS, Ys: Memories of Celceta and Valhalla Knights 3 for PlayStation Vita, and remakes of the first two Ys games for PC this year.

Source: Joystiq

Gears of War: Judgment Demo Coming in March (Update)

January 28, 2013 by Andy in News Snippets, Videogames, Xbox and tagged Baird, Bulletstorm, Demos, Epic, Epic Games, Game Demos, Gears of War, Gears of War Judgment, GoW, GoWJ, Microsoft, People Can Fly, Videogames, XBOX, Xbox 360 | Leave a comment

The upcoming Xbox 360-exclusive Gears of War prequel will be getting a demo of its new game mode dubbed “OverRun” this March. Gamers who opt to pre-order Gears of War: Judgment at GameStop will be granted early access to the game mode demo beginning on March 15–the demo will become open to the public four days later on March 19.

OverRun mode sounds to be an evolution of the Horde and Beast combined with the traditional competitive multiplayer modes from previous entries in the franchise. It consists of two timed rounds where players are attacking as the Locust Horde or defending against waves of the Horde as COGs.

Gears of War: Judgment releases in North America on March 19, 2013.

UPDATE: From Major Nelson’s blog: “As an added bonus, multiplayer experience points (XP) earned will carry over to the final game for players who purchase and play “Judgment” in the first week following its U.S. release.”