Metro: Last Light For Wii U Delayed Until 2013, Darksiders 2 For Wii U Still Coming This Year
THQ has announced to investors that it is delaying Metro: Last Light for Wii U, Xbox 360, PlayStation three and Computer to early 2013. THQ also announced that Darksiders two will be released in the course of the summer for Xbox 360, PlayStation three and Pc, but wouldn’t specify exactly when we will see the game on Wii U. Darksiders 2 has already been announced as a launch title for Wii U, so expect it later this year.
Worms Ultimate Mayhem PS3 release dated
Team 17 have nowadays confirmed the PS3 release date for Worms Ultimate Mayhem, with the revamped package of Worms 3D and Worms: Mayhem coming to the PSN from the 15th November.
Ultimate Mayhem hit the Xbox Live Arcade back in October, but finally PS3 owners can unleash 3D worms hell this month at a cost of £9.99. For that price you will get 60 single player missions, quite a few challenges and graphical themes, 38 weapons and utilities and full on-line play for up to four players.
Worms Ultimate Mayhem hits the PSn on the 15th November in the UK priced at £9.99, unless you’re a Playstation Plus subscriber who will receive a launch discount.
NEWS: Soul Calibur V is in “no way limited in content”, Namco defend DLC plans
Namco Bandai has addressed a point raised by gamers that DLC offers are basically saying ‘buy the parts we decided to leave out.’ Namco say it is “essential to show” post-launch assistance.
The character creation tool will give fans “genuinely distinctive types entering battle.” Assessment scores are “in line” with expectations. Majority are “entirely fair” to the game.
A debate amongst gamers started over at Eurogamer, where 1 user stated DLC is “otherwise known as ‘maybe you need to wait for the total edition to come out when it’ll be less costly.’”
Some valid points had been raised about the nature of DLC. “Is not announcing your DLC content just before the release of the game terrible business?” asked one more gamer. “You’re essentially saying “Appear, our game is completed, we just decided to leave some parts out. You will pay complete value for the game and then extra for the parts we left out!”
Namco director of advertising and PR responded: “No-one ever genuinely knows what goes on in improvement and I feel it is crucial to show that we are supporting the game and will be post-launch.”
New Screenshots For Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Vita
Capcom is wetting our appetite for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom three for the PlayStation Vita with some new screenshots. The PS Vita edition will be creating on the console version, so it will have all the very same mode plus added capabilities. Considering that the game is a launch title it will be readily available on the very same day as the PS Vita Initial Edition bundle which is February 15th if you pre-order the technique whilst the normal launch for the program is February 22nd.
Twisted Metal Delayed in Europe, Content To Be Cut
We’ve got some bad news for gamers in Europe - Twisted Metal will not only be delayed, but it will also have content cut.
The news comes only weeks before the original February 17th launch, making the delay very last minute. David Jaffe spoke about the cuts and delay on NeoGAF:
Hey- a few things:
1- I DO NOT think it’s region locked. In fact, if it is, that’s brand new cause I remember thinking, ‘No way we can do ranked games all over the world cause of lag’ and our amazing net coder was like, ‘nope, should be ok’….so I don’t THINK that’s true. In fact, until you guys mentioned it, it never would have occurred to me that we would be region locked cause as of yesterday, we were not. But again, I only found out yesterday we’re slipping in Europe so if you’ve got a link, send it. Otherwise, worldwide game still on!
Mass Effect 3 demo and Xbox Live update
Folks have been questioning about regardless of whether a gold Xbox Reside account would be necessary in order to play the upcoming Mass Effect three multiplayer demo and the answer is Yes, it will be needed to play the Mass Impact 3 multiplayer demo. But Mass Impact three will contain a limited time Gold access when you download the demo.
Microsoft released this statement:
“In celebration of ME3, Xbox is pleased to offer fans access to ME3 demo multiplayer for the time top to launch. Xbox Reside Gold gives you exclusive rewards such as multiplayer gaming, member-only deals & previews, and access to entertainment with Netflix, ESPN, Hulu Plus and more.”
So now everybody with Xbox Live, regardless of whether you already have XBL Gold or not, will be in a position to play the Mass Effect three multiplayer demo.
YEY!
Nintendo Of America Invites Fans To The Rhythm Heaven Fever Launch Event
Nintendo has announced that it is teaming up with iam8bit and Giant Robot to invite consumers to celebrate the release of the Rhythm Heaven Fever for the Wii. The launch party will be open to the public on a very first-come, very first-served basis. Attendees will have the possibility to get hands-on time with the game in advance of its February 13th release. In addition guests will take pleasure in game play, food, beverages and music throughout the evening.
- Who: California video game fans and music and art lovers of all ages
- When: Friday, February 10th 6-10pm
- Where: iam8bit Gallery 2147 W. Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90026
