Just in time for the scary holiday, and for one week only, Siren: Blood Curse on the US PSN has been slashed in price to $29.99 for the full download, or $10.99 for each chapter.
If you can, grab it at this price because we think it’s rather good. Sadly the prmotion doesn’t extend outside of the US, presumably because Sony doesn’t think that anywhere else celebrates the mainly American holiday.
Today on the XBLA you get can pick up:
Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader - 1200 Microsoft Points
Join Mr. Foxworthy’s class and play the Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? trivia game where every question is based on the grade school curriculum and the answers are elementary. Step up to the podium and put your smarts on the line with over 6,000 grade school questions in 21 subjects. Outwit, outplay and just plain cheat your way to the one million dollar grand prize. Collect extra credit to unlock achievements. Prove once and for all that you are indeed smarter than a 5th grader.
Penny Arcade Adventures: Episode 2 - 1200 Microsoft Points
The madcap Penny Arcade experience continues in Episode Two of the RPG-adventure game series Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness! Jump right in with a fresh character and new customization options or carry over your look and stats from Episode One. Plus, there are more puzzles, areas to explore, levels to gain, and new difficulty settings to make the journey more insane than ever before. Rejoin Gabe and Tycho to go crazy with a whole new episode, moving ever closer to solve the mystery in the heart of New Arcadia. Your hoe awaits!
There’s also some free new content for Marbel Blast Ultra.
With today’s update to the US WiiWare service you can now get
Art Style: Rotohex - 600 Nintendo Points
Use colored triangular panels to create a vibrant mosaic of stained glass in Art Style: ROTOHEX. As triangles fall from the top of the screen, rotate them to group six panels of the same color and create a matching hexagon, or HEX. Once the HEX has been formed, it will disappear, allowing the existing panels to shift and more panels to fill the playing field.
A clear-cut goal and two different styles of intuitive controls allow you to focus solely on the game play-which is vital, as the playing field will be full of panels before you know it. With multiple modes (unlock more as you progress further in SOLO mode), special item panels at your disposal, and the ability to play cooperatively or competitively with a friend, there will always be another HEX to create.
Strong Bad Episode 3: Baddest of the Bands - 1000 Nintendo Points
Rock and roll! Hurting for cash, Strong Bad sets out to dominate the “Battle Royale of the Bands.” Can he rule the stage and win the big prize? Or will he be drowned out by the competition? Find out in this high-voltage episode.
As part of Xbox Live’s Community Games section that launches on November 19th, Audiball looks to be something different. Not only does it finally give you something else to play using your expensive Guitar Hero controller, but it also looks and sounds great with a vibe very reminiscent to Everyday Shooter.
You can expect Audiball to be available when the Community Games section goes live with the New Xbox Experience updated on the 19th November and costing just 200 Microsoft Points.
You know what we were saying the other day about video games and zombies? Well here’s another one, this time Burn Zombie Burn! by Pinnacle Software for the PSN.
You play Bruce – an average every-day Joe who was looking forward to some ‘quality time’ with his girlfriend Daisy. In true B-movie style their Saturday night is ruined by an invasion of zombies. Set across six classic American horror movie inspired levels, Burn Zombie Burn is a third-person shoot-em-up in the classic coin-op tradition featuring next-gen game play mechanics, and possessing that ‘one-more-go’ addictiveness which define all of the great shooters.
The aim of the game couldn’t be simpler; shoot, burn and blow up as many brain munching zombies as possible using a variety of classic zombie killing weapons before they overwhelm you. Use fire to build up your multiplier and then destroy zombies en masse with explosives to increase that oh-so-important leaderboard high score. But beware! A burning zombie is a faster zombie – burn too many and they will burn you!
Burn Zombie Burn is frantic, arcade gaming at its best, delivering humour and bloody zombie violence in copious amounts!
• Six American horror movie inspired playable levels – The Woods, Graveyard, Suburbia, Drive-In, Military Base and Secret Lab
• Three single-player modes – Freeplay, Timed and Defence
• Two player Co-op and Versus modes (Freeplay and Timed only)
• Ten bloody and gag-filled custom Challenges across all levels including ‘My Exploding Zombie Head!’ (kick it around the map and shoot to detonate), ‘Zombies Ate My Teddy!’ (zombies are after your teddy. Stop them!) and ‘Lawn of the Dead!’ (a lawnmower and a lot of zombies. You work it out!)
• Eight zombie types to slaughter, each with their own behaviourial patterns, strengths and weaknesses – Normal, Exploder, Crazy, Dancers, Rushers, Riot, Noxious and Super Zombie!
• Fantastic range of primary weapons to dish out some zombie hurt with including baseball bat, chainsaw, lawnmower and the Brain Gun!
• Dish out additional zombie pain with pickup enhanced Timed, Proximity and Remote Explosives for that nice, at a safe distance zombie evisceration!
• Set fire to zombies to net a big score multiplier. The more zombies on fire, the bigger your multiplier and the quicker your score rises
• Level Event on every level activated by keeping on killing with the same weapon to build up a combo ticker. Max out three and the Event is activated, a different one for each level, including a UFO, a God Ray and Laser Beams, all of which will help you out
• Three in-game characters; Bruce - across between Bruce Campbell and Elvis, Bruno – Bruce’s quieter brother, and Daisy – Bruce’s girl
Burn Zombie Burn! is expected for the first quarter of 2009.
With Halloween rapidly approaching, what better time to put up our review of Sony’s scary Survival Horror title, Siren: Blood Curse.
You can read the review here - just don’t have nightmares!
Today on the European WiiWare Service you’ll find:
Home Sweet Home - 1000 Nintendo Points
No, not the old NES game. Instead it’s an interior designing simulator.
Home Sweet Home is a home design game in which you will listen and learn about your clients’ tastes, create fabulous designs for your clients, and then direct your build team to assemble it all in front of your eyes.
Picture the scene. You move into a new house and you have visions of how you want every room, except for one. Sure, there are some items you know you need in that room but, other than that, it’s a blank canvas. Who do you call? How about the ‘Home Sweet Home’ team?
Tetris Party - 1,200 Nintendo Points
Tetris Party is a deceptively simple, totally addictive puzzle game that is sure to keep you and all of your friends and family entertained for hours on end. The WiiWare game features 10 never-before-seen single-player and multiplayer variations of Tetris, including Field Climber, Stage Racer, Shadow and Wii Balance Board-enabled modes (Wii Balance Board™ accessory sold with Wii Fit). Several of the modes give users the chance to take advantage of the unique point-and-shoot capabilities of the Wii Remote controller. The party doesn’t stop there, though. Take the Tetris fun online via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, where you can play multiplayer Tetris against up to five friends at a time. You can also see how your Tetris Party skills stack up against the rest of the world using the global ranking system.
Just where would gaming be without the good old zombie aye? We’re not even going to try and answer that one. Well now the popular board game has been confirmed as coming to the PSN and XBLA.
Here’s the full press release.
The immensely popular Zombies!!! Board Game is set to hit the video game world in 2009. Twilight Creations, Inc., the publishers of the game, has reached an agreement with Big Rooster, LLC, an entertainment software company, to develop the Zombies!!! board game into a video game property.
Initially the game will be developed for the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3 and the Steam online game distribution website according to Timothy Gerritsen, Executive Director of Big Rooster. Later releases may include the Nintendo DS and Wii systems.
“Zombies!!! is a perfect game for the Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation 3 Network,” said Mr. Gerritsen. “We were surprised that no one had seen the huge potential in the Zombies!!! property.”
Originally released in 2001, Zombies!!! has been a consistent seller and is considered one of the core products in the hobby-game industry. The base set has sold over 125,000 copies worldwide. It has also spawned many expansions and spin-offs. Combined, Zombies!!! products have sold in excess of 300,000 units.
In Zombies!!! players race around the board trying to find a way to escape the ever-growing zombie horde. The game is simple to play and extremely addictive according to its fans. The tile based board and the many expansions work to keep the game fresh and new each time you play it.
Today’s update for the PSN once again varies depending on your region.
US
Prince of Persia -the remake of the original platform game comes across from the Xbox Live Arcade.
Penny Arcade Adventures Part One - another XBLA game gets the PlayStation treatment.
Europe
Novastrike - after another unexplained delay of over four months, the European store is finally gifted with the shooter by Tiki Games.
Prince of Persia - see above!
Both regions also get the latest Mega Man 9 DLC including Hero Mode, Special Stage and Super Hero Mode.
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When PAIN gets it’s new Hollywood update on November 6th it looks like there’ll be a fitting guest star - no less than David Hasselhoff the star of Baywatch, Knightrider and beloved pop star (well, in Germany at least).
Here’s what he had to say on his inclusion:
“What am I doing in PAIN you ask? It’s the Movie Studio! What’s a movie studio without The Hoff? You can now put The Hoff into a launcher and fling me into harm’s way – exploding crates, cars, people – everything is fair game. And best of all, you’ll never even put a scratch on this mug of mine!
“When I was first approached about PAIN, I really didn’t know what to think. I mean, it’s great to think that someone would want to put me in a game, but THIS game is all about flinging people into walls, smashing them into cars, and spanking monkeys. While I wholeheartedly approve of the monkey spanking, I wasn’t too sure about the rest of the game. When I finally got my hands on PAIN though, everything changed, and I “got it”. If anybody can understand silly fun, it’s me.”
And there’s possibly more celeb characters on the way!
The patch has been talked about for a while but it’s now been confirmed that it will start being rolled out on the Japanese PSN tommorow (23rd), with other territories hopefully being updated a week later on the 30th.
Alongside the new difficulty modes and Trophies there’ll also be the following tweaks and changes:
Tower Menu selection - you can now set the default menu to appear when selecting a tower.
Tower Balancing - a reduced cost on the Ice Tower and balanced functionality of the Tesla tower.
Video Recording / YouTube Support - you will be able to record up to 10 minutes of gameplay and upload it directly to your YouTube account, or send it to your video folder on your PS3’s XMB.
XMB Custom Soundtrack Support - you can now make your own custom soundtrack to listen to as you play PixelJunk Monsters and Encore.
Aperture Science comes to the Live Arcade today with a standalone, downloadable version of Portal - the hit game from 2007’s Orange Box.
Portal: Still Alive features the full award-winning Portal single player game from Valve, plus a new challenge mode. Designed to change the way you approach, manipulate, and surmise the possibilities in any given environment, Portal has earned over 70 industry honors for its innovative gameplay, with more than 30 “Game of the Year” awards.
Break the laws of physics using “portal” technology to solve puzzles and survive in this darkly comic story weaving adventure with brain-bending puzzles.
* Innovative gameplay: Experience the first first-person puzzle-action-adventure game with hours of single player gaming.
* Extras: The game includes fourteen brand new bonus puzzles to challenge even the most skilled test subjects. And, get a glimpse into the making of Portal: Still Alive with commentary from the developers.
You can download the game right now for 1200 Microsoft Points.
Capcom are once again teasing everyone about Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, telling Eurogamer that it’s coming “very soon” but then refusing to say any more.
Why must you torture us Capcom?!
If the teasing upsets you, and you haven’t done so already, why not soothe yourself by checking out our interview with OverClocked Remix who are doing the music for the game.
Despite the date of 19th November being announced for the New Xbox Experience update, today Microsoft have announced that the Primetime feature which forms part of it, has been delayed.
A way of playing interactive games for real world prizes against other people on Xbox Live, the feature was hotly anticipated for allowing players to take part in titles like 1 Vs 100. It’s now expected to arrive some time in the spring, although Microsoft have said that the new Xbox dashboard system means they won’t be releasing updates in the usual fashion any more. Instead of spring or autumn updates the system will be updated as and when, so you can realistically expect it to be added whenever it’s done.
The US region WiiWare update for today has a heavy emphasis on the Wii Balance Board, including:
Tetris Party - 1200 Nintendo Points
Tetris Party is a deceptively simple, totally addictive puzzle game that is sure to keep you and all of your friends and family entertained for hours on end. The WiiWare game features 10 never-before-seen single-player and multiplayer variations of Tetris, including Field Climber, Stage Racer, Shadow and Wii Balance Board-enabled modes (Wii Balance Board accessory sold with Wii Fit). Several of the modes give users the chance to take advantage of the unique point-and-shoot capabilities of the Wii Remote™ controller. The party doesn’t stop there, though. Take the Tetris fun online via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, where you can play multiplayer Tetris against up to five friends at a time. You can also see how your Tetris Party skills stack up against the rest of the world using the global ranking system.
The Incredible Maze! - 500 Nintendo Points
Get lost in The Incredible Maze! Simply tilt your Wii Remote controller to navigate a series of exciting and twisted mazes. Entering the maze could not be easier, but finding your way out will require a keen eye and a steady hand. Obstacles and traps are around every corner, so move your ball around the maze without falling off the edge. But watch out, there are lots of surprises in store. You can hunt for gems in a timed challenge, or test your abilities in a race against the clock. The Incredible Maze is also compatible with the Wii Balance Board, so you can really put your weight into it. This is the way in, but you’ll have to find your own way out.
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