Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Gets Pre-Order/ 1st Print Bonuses

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

RPG fans looking for their fix from the Shin Megami Tensei series will get their next chance to check out a new entry in the long running franchise with the release of Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse on the Nintendo 3DS this summer. Today in a press release Atlus USA announced that players who pre-order the game or pick up a 1st print copy on launch will get a little extra bonus with their physical copy of the game – a set of 3 metal pins inspired by the game. Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse’s story overlaps with the events

0

Total War: Warhammer Scenario Walk Through with Andy Hall

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Fionna Schweit

Total Warhammer is an upcoming tactical army battle game from SEGA and Creative Assembly. We had the amazing chance to watch a guided play through of one of the games missions with Andy Hall. Andy walked us through an attack scenario where he was playing as the humans and attacking a group of vampire counts.  During his play through we were able to see many of the games mechanics, including the new ability to control in first person many of the games artillery units, and the improvements that have been made to calvary units to make them feel more impactful.

0

Do A Barrel Roll With These Two Star Fox Zero Gameplay Videos

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Star Fox Zero
Earlier in the week, after all of the PAX East madness had subsided, my wife & I decided to do a co-op stream of Star Fox Zero. This take on the Star Fox series, the first console release since 2005, brings with it a unique control scheme that has players looking at the Wii U game pad and television screen simultaneously. Our full review is still incoming, but for now I hope you’ll enjoy these two videos covering the game’s tutorial section and first real missions. In this co-op setup my wife controlled the Arwing’s movements with a Wii Remote

0

No mans sky wont have a story, but its going to have lore

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Fionna Schweit

No mans sky is one of this years biggest games, but it doesn’t have a story per-say. The developer has confirmed that there will be no cut scenes, or other normal style of story telling in game, but that doesn’t mean there will be no environment or atmosphere. Instead the story will be told through  the atmosphere, the land, and the people who inhabit it. The environment will be the story. In order to do that the developers brought on board Dave Gibbons and James Swallow veteran Hollywood story tellers with credits like Watchmen and Star Trek under their belts. The video

0

Knight Squad PAX East Guided Demo & Video

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

ChinsawAwesome’s 8 player indie brawler Knight Squad had their own booth at PAX East and we were able to get a guided tour of the mayhem filled multiplayer title from one of the developers. Players take to the arena was one of several colored Knights with the objective of capturing a chalice placed within the arena.  Just don’t think it will be easy to capture because every player has access to different power-ups and ability pick-ups placed throughout the map! Last man standing style death match isn’t the only activity isn’t Knight Squad’s only mode – players can also test

0

Nintendo: Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem apps on the way

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Jason Nason

Get ready for at least two more Nintendo apps for your smart phone this year. Nintendo announced that its next two mobile apps will be based on Fire Emblem and Animal Crossing franchises. Nintendo plans to release both of these applications this fall. For Fire Emblem, Nintendo plans to make it more accessible in comparison to the Fire Emblem games for Nintendo’s gaming systems. Nintendo said that it aims to offer the great value of a role-playing strategy game while make it more approachable. Nintendo will design the Animal Crossing mobile game so that it will be connected with the

0

Miitomo reaches 10 million worldwide users

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Jason Nason

Nintendo provided some updates for multiple games this morning, with some news about their first mobile application: Miitomo. Nintendo reported that their first app for smartphones and tablets has surpassed 10 million unique users worldwide. The free-to-start social experience app launched in Japan on March 17th and in a variety of other countries, including Canada, on March 31st. In the United States, Miitomo reached #1 free app status in its various online stores shortly after release. As well more than 20 million Miifotos have been created.

0

Space ship action game Dreadnought to enter closed (buy in) beta

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Fionna Schweit

Developer Grey Box games announced after PAX this weekend that their much anticipated space ship combat game Dreadnought will enter a closed beta period on April 29th. I have had my eye on this game since it first surfaced a couple of PAX’s ago, its basically a 3D space shooter, with classes like a sniper, a heavy, and a healer. Its a bit of  class based shooter mixed with the fun of 3D space combat. Now operating on a free to play model the game has surfaced again and this time its for the public to give it a try.

0

“Friends of Nintendo” Humble Bundle Offers 3DS & Wii U Software

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Several indie & some AAA publishers have banded together to partner with Humble Bundle to provide Nintendo 3DS & Wii-U owners a fantastic deals on software for both consoles.  For just $1 you can grab a copy of Retro City Rampage for the 3DS, Affordable Space Adventures for Wi-U and Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse for either Wii-U or 3DS. Check out the full list of available titles below, more will be added in one weeks time! Honestly the $13 tier is more than worth it if you happen to own both consoles! $1 Tier Retro City Rampage – 3DS

0

Legendary Pokémon Darkrai Available at EB Games on May 1st

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Jason Nason

Another month brings another legendary Pokémon as part of the Pokémon 20 celebration. May’s Pokémon is Darkrai, which is available exclusively in EB Games stores (GameStop in the United States and GAME stores in the UK). First appearing in Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl, the Mythical Darkrai has cast a long shadow over the Pokémon world. The powerful Pitch-Black Pokémon returns for the Pokémon 20th celebration, this time via a special distribution event at participating GameStop stores! With awesome moves and the Bad Dreams Ability, Darkrai is certain to give your opponents nightmares.

0

Hard Reset Redux is simply amazing

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Fionna Schweit

Hard Reset is a game from flying Wild Hog game, that came out in 2012. It was the studios first game development effort, and by 2012 standards was a fantastic game. With a Doom like vibe, and an awesome cyber punk setting the game was atmospheric, challenging, and gathered a cult following.Now Flying Wild Hog are returning to their first ever game, with a full engine rebuild, and lots of new tricks under the hood Hard Reset Redux, is not just a remake of Hard Reset in a new engine, it is so  much more, it has a katana! In

0

Nintendo NX Dated For March 2017, Newest Zelda To Launch for NX / Wii U

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Some huge news came out of the Nintendo Japan financial call for investors this morning relating to Nintendo’s next console, codenamed NX, and the next The Legend of Zelda game. It is typical for companies to slide little tidbits of unknown information in their investor’s reports or on earnings calls in order to assure investors that the company is heading in a safe direction. Confirmed via Nintendo of America’s official Twitter account, as well as on Nintendo of Japan’s Twitter account, the Nintendo NX will ship worldwide in March 2017. This of course flies in the face of rumors that Ninty was

0

Darkest dungeon is getting a Linux port in its latest update

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Fionna Schweit

Darkest Dungeon is a site favorite and one of the few games I actually keep on my PC at all times. Since its official release in January the game has essentially been constantly updated and this update, planned for mid may, will bring brings both Linux support and a new way for missions to end. Missions will now end in the hamlet which will have its own events that will only trigger at the end of certain missions. an example of this is provided in the post: “For example, the ALL SAINTS DAY event has a high chance to proc after successfully

0

Exist Archive: The Other Side of the Sky Coming to PS4/Vita

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Jason Nason

Aksys Games, tri-Ace and Spike Chunsoft announced today that Exist Archive: The Other Side of the Sky will release on October 18th physically and digitally in North America for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. tri-Ace, architects of the JRPG series Star Ocean and Valkyrie Profile celebrate 20 years of RPG mastery with Exist Archive: The Other Side of the Sky. The game is an expansive RPG adventure that plunges the player into a mysterious realm. You’ll brandish godlike powers in intense combo based battles with unspeakable horrors and vicious bosses! Traverse sprawling 2D dungeons as you scour the realm

0

Get the latest articles and news from BrokenJoysticks and a selection of excellent articles from other sources.

Simply fill out the form below and you’ll be on your way to getting our upcoming newsletter.