We are delighted to be able to announce the PAL release date of Worms Ultimate Mayhem is Wednesday 15th February 2012. We’d also like to introduce the game to you all and answer any questions you might have.

Can you introduce the game to us please?

Sure, Worms Ultimate Mayhem is a “best of” compilation of content material from both Worms 3D and “Worms 4: Mayhem, so it is got 38 weapons, plenty of customization options (including a selection of new ones) making for 115 individual customisation elements in total. There are also 60 single-player missions taken from both sources, generating it a massive game. We’ve taken the chance to increase on what was there currently too. We have produced some truly good improvements to the camera and produced the game even more approachable to this end we added a new utility (the Binoculars) to aid you aim, and an automatic shot help mechanic that helps your shots uncover their targets in effortless mode. We have also added some really cool loyalty content too.

In terms of visual improvements, we’ve brought the game up to date with a raft of enhancements. New water effects, up-scaled textures and fonts, greater polygon counts, specular supplies, true-time lighting and dynamic shadows all get the game seeking a tiny much more modern even though nonetheless retaining its desirable cartoon style visuals. Oh, and I shouldn’t forget the audio improvements too… we’ve a complete bunch of new music in the game, and some of the cut-scenes have been re-edited, voice-acted and lip-synched, which tends to make a huge difference!

What are the major gameplay features and mechanics in ‘Worms Ultimate Mayhem’?

Despite being 3D, the game is fairly much built about the very same principles as all the “Worms” games.
There’s the special 3D deformable landscape and the satisfaction of destroying Almost everything. It’s fairly satisfying blowing factors up, and that mindless destruction has always been a staple of the brand.

There’s the humour and genuinely laugh-out-loud moments, the crazy weapons (such as the Concrete Donkey, an Inflatable Scouser and a Bovine Blitz cow-themed airstrike!), the worms mugging to camera or the silly story sequences. Humour has often been an essential ingredient, and it in fact translates extremely nicely into 3D.

There’s customising issues: from what their worms put on and what they say to tailoring individual game settings. There’s also the ability to create your very own secret weapon, deciding how it’s launched, what effect it has and what it looks like. I believe that aspect has usually extended the life of the game as it enables players to make it their own.

And lastly, there’s the insane amount of content material. We often attempt and more than-deliver with the games we make, and Worms Ultimate Mayhem is no different: 60 single player missions, 8 challenges, 10 deathmatch challenges, 6 FMVs, five on the internet and offline multiplayer modes, 1,000,000+ game style alternatives by way of Wormpot, 23 speech-banks, 115 customisation items, 38 weapons and 5 Easter eggs. With plenty of PSN Trophies, including a Platinum, that is a lot of game to take pleasure in!

Worms Ultimate Mayhem will be priced at £9.99/€12.99, with an further launch discount for PlayStation Plus subscribers we look forward to answering any questions you could have in the comments.

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Piki Geek

It was announced today that Gotham City Impostors will be available beginning February 7^th on Windows PC and on February 8^th on the PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE.

In the first person shooter, 12 players battle for control of an unhinged Gotham City overrun by impostors inspired by the DC Comics characters Batman and The Joker. The game will feature maps and modes inspired by DC Comics’ Batman license. With a range of customisation options players can engage in a unique fast paced game.

Gotham City Impostors is a download only title that will be available for the Xbox 360^® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 and Windows PC.  Fans of the game can go to www.GothamCityImpostors.com for the latest updates and news.

Details below:

Today Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment announced that Gotham City Impostors will be available beginning February 7^th on Windows PC and on February 8^th on the PlayStation® Network and Xbox LIVE®.

Gotham City Impostors is a download only title that will be available for the Xbox 360^® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 and Windows PC.  Fans of the game can go to www.GothamCityImpostors.com for the latest updates and news.

Gotham City Impostors is an original first-person shooter where up to 12 players battle for control of an unhinged Gotham City overrun by impostors inspired by the DC Comics characters Batman and The Joker.  Players can engage in deliriously fast paced, uniquely vertical, and completely unconventional urban warfare where progress supports leveling up and access to a mind-boggling array of customization options.  Fans can unlock new Bats or Jokerz  Impostor costumes and build their own specific load-out from a huge assortment of traditional and homebrew weaponry, equipment, and perks. Gadgets such as the Glider Rig, Grappling Hook, and Spring Boots give gamers unprecedented mobility options, while support items like the Bear Trap, Boomerang, and Body Armor open up new tactical options.  The game will feature maps and modes inspired by DC Comics’ Batman license.

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Namco Bandai will release Mobile Suit Gundam: Seed Battle Destiny for PlayStation Vita in Japan on March 29, 2012, it has been revealed.

The Artdink-created Gundam will go for five,980 yen (approx. $ 77 USD).

The first screenshots of Seed Battle Destiny had been released earlier this month.

Thanks, My Game News Flash.

Gematsu

Sony has announced it will release the Jak and Daxter Collection in North America on February 7 and in Europe on February 22.

The PlayStation 3 collection will incorporate Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, Jak II, and Jak 3 on a single Blu-ray, remastered in 720p high-definition, with optional 3D. It will price $ 39.99.

Sony also supplied a sneak peek at some of the trophies. Have a look:

• Pedal to the Metal (Gold): Destroy Metal Kor at Nest
• The Super Orberator (Gold): Collect 2000 Precursor Orbs
• Testosterone (Silver): Pass the Tests of Manhood
• Purple Pain (Bronze): Navigate the Purple Precursor Rings
• Just the Artifacts Ma’am (Bronze): Discover three Artifacts in Mountain Temple
• What’s That Smell? (Bronze): Escort Males Through Sewers
• The Beast Beater (Bronze): Destroy Metal Head Beasts
• Gate Crasher (Bronze): Masher Defend Spargus’ Front Gate

Thanks, PlayStation Weblog.

Gematsu

Right now Capcom confirmed an official release date for their upcoming compilation of previously Xbox Live Arcade exclusive titles.  This collection of eight games will be released for the initial time in physical form, all wrapped up together for you to choose up at your nearby retailer.

The full list of titles in the compilation are: 1942: Joint Strike, Bionic Commando: Rearmed two, Final Fight: Double Impact, Flock!, Rocketmen: Axis of Evil (including the Rocketmen: It Came From Uranus expansion), Super Puzzle Fighter II: Turbo HD Remix, Super Street Fighter II: Turbo HD Remix, and Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3.  Capcom should possibly believe about producing much less ridiculously lengthy names for their games.

This eight game collection will be available in North America on March 27, 2012, exclusively for the Xbox 360 for $ 39.99.

Mash Those Buttons

There has been talk of a 3DS version of Rayman Origins thrown around for a while, but until recently, there was no official confirmation. Well, that changed recently, as Ubisoft has the handheld version of the brilliant platforming game slated for a February 20 release in North America. Check out the trailer after the jump.

The 3DS version of Rayman Origins is just another February release to take note of, others including Resident Evil: Revelations (also for 3DS) and I Am Alive (another Ubisoft title, for XBLA/PSN). Europe actually gets the game a few days earlier, on February 16.

If you didn’t get a chance to play Rayman Origins, you definitely missed out. I played through most of the Xbox 360 version, and let me tell you: this is a proper Rayman title, and one of the best platforming games on the current-gen consoles. I would even put it up there as a runner-up for the best platforming game of 2011, next to the 3DS’s Super Mario 3D Land.

This handheld version should be great – just another fantastic 3DS release in 2012. Check out the “Making Of” video featured on IGN: