Today Hothead Games announced that the first episode of Penny Arcade Adventures: On The Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness will be available for download May 21. It will be released on Xbox Live, as well as on Steam for Windows, Mac and Linux users.
According to the press release: “On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness is an RPG-Adventure game set in the comic-book-meets-pulp-horror-meets-H.P. Lovecraft deranged 1920s universe of New Arcadia, delivering mature and compelling entertainment to gamers via accessible episodic delivery.”
Sounds pretty cool if you ask me. As someone who enjoys a good bit of Penny Arcade comics, I defiantly will be picking it up.
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Last week, Blizzard Entertainment launched a new site with some pretty radical changes, namely the introduction of a digital download store. For the first time, gamers can purchase digital copies of Warcraft III, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, and StarCraft Anthology. More games (Diablo) are promised to be added later on.
This is just what I needed. As someone who has lost or destroyed three copies of StarCraft, I can’t justify buying physical copies anymore. Now I don’t have to deal with awkward store clerks and waste gas when I need to get my Craft on.
Read: Blizzard Gets Its Digital Download On.
Today, Bioware announced that when you pre-order the PC version of Mass Effect from the EA Store, you will get both the first issue of the Dead Space comic book and a Dead Space poster. Sounds pretty good, epically to a comic book nerd like myself.
I must say, this is quite a strange marketing ploy, but seeing as I plan on picking both up, this deal suits me just fine.
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Today both Lost Odyssey and Army of Two got some DLC.
For a mere 200 Microsoft Points ($2.50) you can get the “Triple Bonus Pack” for Lost Odyssey. The pack includes ‘Memory Lamp,’ which allows you to view past scenes, ‘Shattered Bond,’ an antique that will bring back memories of a forgotten dream, and a ring called ‘Killer Machine.’ As someone who never played Lost Odyssey, I am assuming that this makes sense to those who are familiar with the game.
For 600 Microsoft Points ($7.50) you can get the “SSC Challenge” pack for Army of Two. The pack includes four co-op maps which should help breath new life into the game.
Read: Lost Odyssey and Army of Two DLC arrives.
Today it was announced that the PC port of Mass Effect will not be shipped with the expansion, Bring Down The Sky, included on the disk. However, it will be available for download in North America on May 28 and June 6 in Europe, the same day the game is released. The best part is, it’s free.
Sometimes it’s good to be a PC gamer.
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Today, Atari announced that new content for the PC RPG, The Witcher, will be arriving this week.
This first piece of content will be the Djinni Adventure Editor, a program that allows player to create mods and new adventures. Atari is also releasing the first official new adventure. Named “The Price of Neutrality”, the new adventure grants players a glimpse at the other witchers that are introduced at the start of the game. The last piece of content to be released is the 1.3 patch. The patch adds more polish to the game by adding more dialogue options, NPC models, and new character animations.
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Today, GameStop released details about Fallout 3’s Collector’s Edition. For $79.99 on console and $69.99 on PC, the Collector’s Edition comes with not only a Vault Boy bobble head, but a hardcover Fallout 3 Art book, a Making of DVD, and the game. All of this will come packaged in a “fully customized” metal lunch box.
This sounds like everything I’ve ever wanted. As a die hard Fallout fan, you can be sure that I’ll be picking this up.
Read: GameStop Details Fallout 3 Collector’s Edition.
Today, Square Enix announced that Final Fantasy IV will be hitting American shelves on July 22 for the Nintendo DS. The remake will include updated 3d graphics, fully voiced cutscenes and added content.
Added content seem a little vague? Alright, how about a remixed score by Nobuo Uematsu? Not enough? There will also be a local wireless “head-to-head battle” mode. Not too shabby for $40.
Read: Final Fantasy IV hits North American DS on July 22.
Today Bioware announced that the PC port of Mass Effect will be delayed. Originally slated for May 6, Mass Effect will now be arriving in North America on May 28 and in Europe on June 6.
Why the delay? According to Bioware, the delay will allow developers to “incorporate more play-testing feedback, add extra polish and tune the additional features so that Mass Effect is a natural and outstanding PC gaming experience.” Continued…
Today it was announced that Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo’s Dungeon will arrive in the United States July 8 on the Nintendo Wii. The super cute, kid friendly RPG will cost $39.99.
The story follows Cid and Chocobo as they hunt for treasure. Eventually the two get involved in solving why all the towns-people have mysteriously lost their memories.
One cool feature that Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo’s Dungeon has, is a unique online card battle mode. Sounds pretty interesting, however, being a male over 13 years old means I have to avoid the embarrassment of buying this at a store and order it online.
Read: Chocobo’s Dungeon kweh-ming to North America in July.
Today it was announced that S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky will be arriving around the globe Aug 29.
For those of you who don’t know, Clear Sky is the prequel to the FPS/semi-RPG S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl.
Clear Sky boasts improved AI, a more detailed story and better character development.
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Destructoid is all agog because Fallout 3 is going to have 200 or more possible endings.
This is certainly interesting, but D-toid’s only concern here is, will it be worth it to try to play all 200?
First off, I’m suspicious that those 200 are actually all variants of a handful of real endings. “I reached the final level with the blue armor, and got the cut scene with the guy in the mustache. Now I’m going back for the red armor and the guy with the pompadour.” Continued…
