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For Silent Hills, Kojima and Del Toro Were Working With Noted Horror Manga Artist
New Legend of Zelda 3DS Details Cover Download Play, Number of Stages, More
Star Trek Beyond Star Idris Elba Talks About Playing the Villain
Prison Architect Adding Mode Where You Have to Escape
Rockstar Job Listings Refer to "Asymmetrical Cooperative Stealth Experience"
Ride a Giant Frog or Extinct Deer in Ark's Latest Update
Gaming Deals: $20 MLB 15, $30 Dishonored Definitive Edition, $50 Splatoon
6 Free-To-Play Games That You Should Be Playing - The Gist
What to Expect in the Witcher 3's First Paid DLC

For Silent Hills, Kojima and Del Toro Were Working With Noted Horror Manga Artist

By Anonymous on Sep 29, 2015 12:06 am

If you weren't already disappointed enough over the cancellation of Silent Hills, Guillermo del Toro made things a little worse this weekend, particularly if you're a fan of horror manga.

On Twitter, the director--who was working on the new Silent Hill along with Metal Gear mastermind Hideo Kojima--revealed another noteworthy creative mind who was to contribute to the game. "Junji Ito, undisputed master of horror in Japan (along with Hino and Tsubaki) and our collaborator in Silent Hill (s)," he said in a message accompanied by the creepy image below.

He followed this up with another picture of Ito's work along with the words, "Kojima and myself are fans."

Ito is a Japanese manga artist known for his work on Tomie, Uzumaki, Gyo, and a number of other projects, some of which have since been adapted to movies.

Following reports of strife between Kojima and Konami, the publisher confirmed in April that Silent Hills had been canceled. The project was first revealed last year with the release of PT--ostensibly a "playable teaser" for a new horror game which was then discovered to be a new Silent Hill. PT was removed from the PlayStation Store earlier this year, fueling speculation that Silent Hills was in trouble.

With Kojima reportedly on his way out of Konami, del Toro has said he doesn't plan on making another game (with a previous project, Insane, also ending up canceled). Despite this, this weekend he responded to a question on Twitter about whether he stays in touch with Kojima, saying, "Yes, I do!"

New Legend of Zelda 3DS Details Cover Download Play, Number of Stages, More

By Anonymous on Sep 28, 2015 11:45 pm

Ahead of its release next month, Nintendo has announced more details about upcoming 3DS game The Legend of Zelda: Triforce Heroes, the top-down puzzle-solving game and sequel to A Link Between Worlds.

First, Nintendo confirmed that the game will support download play. This allows people who do not own a copy of the game to play it, provided they are on the same local network as a friend who does. IGN reports that download play is available only in the game's three-player campaign mode--not the PvP Coliseum. In addition, people who don't own a copy of the game can create two in-game outfits, but they can only be based on ones designed by the game owner. These outfits, as well as items earned in dungeons, will transfer over if the download play user decides to buy the game.

Nintendo also confirmed today that Triforce heroes will have 32 total stages that you can play solo (with two AI companions called "Doppels") or with two others through online co-op. Nintendo made a point to mention that your co-op partners don't need to be on your 3DS friends list.

Triforce Heroes will have 36 outfits to collect, each sporting its own unique abilities to help you solve puzzles. Examples provided were the "Goron Garb" (lets Link swim in lava) and "Zora Costume" (allows Link to swim through water faster than usual). The game also includes "Phto Bro" in-game shop where you can post images to Miiverse and also unlock special Miiverse stamps that you can collect.

Even though there are three heroes and numerous costumes to wear, you can't play as a woman in Triforce Heroes, Nintendo announced earlier this year. For a closer look at the game, check out the video above.

Triforce Heroes launches on October 23.

Star Trek Beyond Star Idris Elba Talks About Playing the Villain

By Anonymous on Sep 28, 2015 11:41 pm

Star Trek Beyond, the third film since the iconic sci-fi property rebooted in 2009, is currently in production. Idris Elba, star of Prometheus and The Wire, was confirmed as the film's villain back in July, and now the British actor has given some clues as to his role.

In an interview for MTV, Elba explained that the character broke new ground for him. "Simon [Pegg, who has co-written the film] and the team have written a very interesting, complex journey for my character," he said. "You've never seen me play a character like this. I think Star Trek has prided themselves as being quite classic when it comes to villains, like 'He's a guy who wants to end the world,' there's no doubt about that. But in this version of the film, there's a slightly different twist to that.

"It's quite an interesting journey, which I think is groundbreaking for the franchise. But, it still keeps with the 'classic bad guy is a classic bad guy' tone."

Last month, pictures leaked from the Vancouver production of Star Trek Beyond, showing actors Chris Pine, Simon Pegg, Anton Yelchin, and Sofia Boutella on set.

The film is being directed by former Fast and Furious director Justin Lin, and also stars Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, and John Cho. It arrives in cinemas on July 22, 2016.

Prison Architect Adding Mode Where You Have to Escape

By Anonymous on Sep 28, 2015 11:18 pm

With Prison Architect leaving Steam early access in October, developer Introversion is adding a new mode where you have to escape from prison.

Appropriately titled Escape mode, you'll take control of a prisoner no different from those located in the prisons you'd ordinarily be designing. Introversion says it's not greatly expanding on what those prisoners are able to do; you'll essentially have the same tools and abilities at your disposal, though there are some new systems in place; you can earn experience by shanking a prison guard, for instance.

You can also form a gang while still in prison, but your ultimate goal is to get out. You can do this through direct means, like getting your hands on guns and shooting your way out, or you can choose to get tools to dig a tunnel to freedom.

Escape mode is compatible with all of the prisons that players have uploaded to the Steam Workshop, of which there are more than 11,000. You can see a demonstration of this in the video above (starting around 19:24).

Also coming for the game's proper launch is a new story for the standard mode. Four new chapters will tell the stories of characters like mobsters and politicians, with comic writer Christopher Hastings contributing to the story.

Both the new story and Escape mode will be available when Prison Architect officially launches on PC on October 6.

Rockstar Job Listings Refer to "Asymmetrical Cooperative Stealth Experience"

By Anonymous on Sep 28, 2015 10:58 pm

While job postings aren't always indicative of what a game studio is working on, newly discovered listings for positions at Rockstar studios offer some tantalizing teases for what the company may have in store.

Perhaps the most noteworthy of the bunch is one for a gameplay designer at Rockstar Toronto. As discovered by GamesRadar, qualifications for the job include "[a]dvanced physical and digital prototyping skills to establish the pillars of the asymmetrical cooperative stealth experience." It also mentions needing experience with destructible environments and tuning weapons and physics.

GTA V

There are references to "sandbox environments," too, and a programmer position at Rockstar NYC says the employee will "research and develop new animation technology for use in our large open-world character-based games."

It's possible that these two job postings (and a number of others) aren't all for the same project, but the fact that they are at different Rockstar studios doesn't preclude that possibility. Rockstar Toronto's past games have included PC versions of GTA IV, its first expansion, and The Warriors, while NYC is where Rockstar is headquartered.

At the same time, these postings could be outdated, inaccurate, or tied into updates for, say, Grand Theft Auto V. We know that's what the GTA team is focused on: Delivering new content for the Xbox One, PS4, and PC versions of the game which take advantage of those platforms' power now that Xbox 360 and PS3 aren't receiving major updates.

There's no telling when Rockstar might announce its next game; the company is known for taking its time, as evidenced by games like GTA V and Agent, which we've not heard about in quite a while.

Ride a Giant Frog or Extinct Deer in Ark's Latest Update

By Anonymous on Sep 28, 2015 10:55 pm

Developer Studio Wildcard on Monday released two new swamp- and snow-themed regions for PC dinosaur-survival game Ark: Survival Evolved. Players will find new creatures and items there, including a frog so big and powerful it can hop around with you on its back and the now-extinct Megaloceros deer.

Watch the video below to get a closer look at the new content now available in Ark. Read on for more detailed descriptions of the two new biomes.

Here's what to expect from each new region:

Swamp:

Prehistoric snakes, gators, bugs, and piranhas. A new "Beelzebufo" creature, a huge frog that you can ride and use its tongue to catch prey.
Poisonous plants are everywhere, but slogging through the mud may be worth your while as there is "unique plant life" in the muck to harvest for recipes.

Snow:

Players will need to wear heavy clothing to stay warm in the below-zero temperatures.
"Dire Wolves" prowl the terrain, trying to kill you. You can also tame them to help you hunt.
Megaloceros also live here, and you can ride them.

In addition, new furniture items are now available to buy to decorate your Ark home and base with, though these were not named outright.

Ark launched this summer on PC through Steam Early Access. The game has sold more than 1 million copies, and will launch for Xbox One this winter through the Game Preview program. The full version is slated to launch in 2016 for both Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

Gaming Deals: $20 MLB 15, $30 Dishonored Definitive Edition, $50 Splatoon

By Anonymous on Sep 28, 2015 09:45 pm

TigerDirect has the PS4 Wireless Gold Stereo headset in stock again for $80 and is offering a $40 rebate, bringing its final price down to $40.

Dishonored: Definitive Edition is $30 at Best Buy ($24 for GCU members) on Xbox One and PS4.

The $50 Fallout Anthology launches this week, and Dell is offering a $25 gift card with it.

Digital Ubisoft games are on sale at GamersGate, with many coming in the form of Steam codes. You can get South Park: The Stick of Truth for $7.50, Child of Light for $3.75, Trials Fusion for $6.80, and more.

GOG has the first few RollerCoaster Tycoon games for a few bucks each.

Get a free Disney Infinity 3.0 figure when you buy the 3.0 Starter Pack at Best Buy.

Below you'll find the rest of today's best deals divided by platform.

PlayStation 4

Buy NBA 2K16 at Best Buy and get a one-year subscription to PlayStation Plus for $40.

The 1 TB PS4 is finally coming to the US on November 6 in the form of a Call of Duty: Black Ops III Limited Edition bundle; it's now up for preorder on Amazon, GameStop, and Best Buy for $450.

You can also still preorder the limited-edition Darth Vader-themed PS4--which comes with a custom system and controller, Star Wars Battlefront's Deluxe Edition, and four classic Star Wars games--at Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, and Walmart for $450.

You can check out all of this week's deals on the PlayStation Store here, and all of the PlayStation Plus member-only deals here.

Other PS4 game deals:

MLB 15: The Show -- $20 (Best Buy)
Dishonored: Definitive Edition -- $30 (Best Buy)
Until Dawn -- $50 (Amazon)
J-Stars Victory VS+ -- $44.50 (Amazon - Prime only)
Dying Light -- $29 (Walmart)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt -- $40 (Amazon)
Madden NFL 16 -- $50 (Amazon)
Rory McIlroy PGA Tour -- $53 (Amazon)
Alien: Isolation -- $20 (Amazon)
The Crew -- $20 (Amazon)
Evolve -- $23.64 (Amazon) / $20 (Best Buy)
LEGO Jurassic World -- $49.49 (Amazon)
Batman: Arkham Knight -- $39 (Amazon) / $50 (Walmart) / $39 (Target)
Mortal Kombat X -- $43 (Walmart)
Borderlands: The Handsome Collection -- $40 (Walmart) / $40 (GameStop)
Guilty Gear Xrd Sign -- $31.60 (Amazon)
The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited -- $39.47 (Amazon)
WWE 2K15 -- $23.69 (Amazon)
The Order: 1886 -- $35 (Amazon)
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD -- $29 (Amazon)
Final Fantasy XIV -- $23 (Amazon)
Grand Theft Auto V -- $50 (Amazon)
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare -- $30 (Amazon) / $31.54 (Walmart)
Alien: Isolation -- $20 (Amazon)
Infamous: Second Son -- $26 (Amazon) / $20 (Walmart)
Watch Dogs -- $22 (Amazon)
Assassin's Creed: Unity -- $19.35 (Amazon)
The Last of Us Remastered -- $20 (Amazon)
The Evil Within -- $26 (Amazon) / $20 (GameStop)
Disney Infinity: 3.0 Edition Starter Pack - Star Wars Saga Bundle -- $90 (Amazon) / $90 (Best Buy)

The free PlayStation Plus games for September are now available and include Grow Home and Super Time Force Ultra.

Xbox One

You can get a new Xbox One for as little as $200 by trading in your old hardware at Best Buy. The store is offering $75 toward an Xbox One when you trade in a working Xbox 360 or PS3, and an additional $75 if the system is a 250 GB Xbox 360 E Series or 250 GB Slim PS3.

Amazon Prime members can get a 3.5mm jack-equipped Xbox One controller with a Play & Charge Kit for $58. Just add the bundle to your cart (make sure it's the one sold by Amazon, not a third party) and proceed to checkout to see the discount.

You can buy a year of Xbox Live Gold on eBay for $36.

Last week's Deals With Gold are still available and include sales on Devil May Cry, Alien Isolation, Batman: Arkham Knight, and more.

Other Xbox One game deals:

Dishonored: Definitive Edition -- $30 (Best Buy)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt -- $38 (Amazon)
Madden NFL 16 -- $51.46 (Amazon)
Rory McIlroy PGA Tour -- $42 (Amazon)
Alien: Isolation -- $20 (Amazon)
Metro Redux -- $15 (Walmart)
Shape Up -- $5 (Best Buy)
Just Dance 2015 -- $30 (Amazon)
The Crew -- $26 (Amazon)
Titanfall -- $16 (Amazon) / $10 (Microsoft Store)
Dying Light -- $30 (Walmart)
Evolve -- $25.50 (Amazon) / $20 (Best Buy)
Murdered: Soul Suspect -- $10 (Microsoft Store)
Shadow Warrior -- $10 (Microsoft Store)
Batman: Arkham Knight -- $44 (Amazon) / $40 (Walmart)
WWE 2K15 -- $24.53 (Amazon)
Mortal Kombat X -- $39 (Walmart)
Forza Horizon 2 -- $40 (Walmart)
The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited -- $39 (Amazon)
Thief -- $12 (Amazon)
Sunset Overdrive -- $26.40 (Amazon)
Borderlands: The Handsome Collection -- $40 (GameStop) / $40 (Walmart)
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD -- $24 (Amazon)
Far Cry 4 -- $28.39 (Amazon)
Fantasia: Music Evolved -- $9 (Amazon) / $19 (Walmart)
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition -- $15 (Microsoft Store)
The Walking Dead: Season Two -- $13 (Microsoft Store)
The Evil Within -- $20 (Amazon) / $20 (GameStop)
Dragon Age: Inquisition -- $29 (Amazon)
Ryse: Son of Rome -- $12 (Best Buy)
Assassin's Creed: Unity -- $14.48 (Amazon)
Wolfenstein: The New Order -- $18.46 (Amazon)

September's free Games With Gold games are still available, including The Deer God and Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition. October's games have been announced and are coming later this week.

PC

GOG's weekend sale continues through today and features Nordic Games titles, including Darksiders, Red Faction, Painkiller, and more.

Green Man Gaming has a sale on Rockstar games, offering GTA V for $48, Bully for $3.74, Max Payne 3 for $5, and more. You can save a further 23 percent on select games with promo code 23PERC-AUTUMN-SAVING.

The newest Humble Bundle featuring Total War games has one day left. Paying any price gets you a few games and beta access to Total War: Arena. Beating the average sale price gets you a couple more games, while paying $15 or more adds in Total War: Rome II and four DLC packs.

The latest Humble Weekly Bundle is the Fantastic Arcade bundle. You can get a handful of games no matter how much you spend, while ponying up $8 or more gets you everything, including Fez, Luftrausers, Hotline Miami, and Fract OSC.

Preordering a Steam Machine, Steam Controller, or Steam Link right now will get you free copies of Rocket League and Portal 2.

Buy select Nvidia GPUs (or Nvidia-equipped laptops) and get a free copy of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Other select cards come with a Heroes of the Storm bundle.

You can save 23 percent at Green Man Gaming using the voucher 23PERC-AUTUMN-SAVING.

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 is Origin's next free On the House game.

Other PC game deals:

Diablo III -- $20 (GameStop) / $16 (Walmart)
Civilization: Beyond Earth -- $20 (Best Buy)
The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited -- $50 (Amazon) / $37.69 (Walmart)
The Evil Within -- $11 (Amazon) / $20 (GameStop)
Batman: Arkham Origins -- $10 (Amazon)
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel -- $24 (Best Buy)
SimCity -- $7 (Best Buy)
Diablo III: Reaper of Souls -- $32 (Amazon)
StarCraft II: Battle Chest -- $20 (Amazon)
Evolve -- $20 (Amazon) / $20 (Best Buy)
Watch Dogs -- $10 (Amazon) / $10 (Best Buy)
Dragon Age: Inquisition -- $29.49 (Amazon)

Wii U

Dell is offering a $25 gift card with Super Mario Maker.

If you don't mind a refurbished system, Nintendo's online store has a Wii U bundle with Nintendo Land for $200, Nintendo Land and Super Mario 3D World for $225, or The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD and Nintendo Land for $235.

Splatoon -- $50 (Best Buy)
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U -- $50 (Best Buy)
Mario Party 10 -- $40 (Best Buy) / with Mario Amiibo -- $50 (Best Buy)
Yoshi's Woolly World -- $43 (Amazon - Prime only)
Lego Jurassic World -- $39.48 (Amazon)
Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge -- $11 (Amazon)
The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD -- $39 (Walmart)
Wii Fit U + Fit Meter + Balance Board -- $25 (Nintendo Store)
The Wonderful 101 -- $30 (Nintendo Store)
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate -- $18 (Amazon)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut -- $14.50 (Amazon)
Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two -- $11.50 (Amazon)
Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition -- $14 (Amazon)
Watch Dogs -- $18 (Amazon) / $12 (Best Buy)
Sonic All-Stars Racing Transformed -- $17 (Amazon)
Scribblenauts Unlimited -- $16 (Amazon)
Transformers Prime: The Game -- $15 (Amazon)

3DS

Nintendo's online store is offering refurbished 2DSes for $60.

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D -- $30 (Best Buy)
Mario Kart 7 -- $20 (Best Buy)
Mario Party: Island Tour -- $25.54 (Amazon) / $20 (Walmart)
Super Smash Bros. for 3DS -- $33 (Amazon)
Code Name: Steam -- $21.49 (Amazon)
Animal Crossing: New Leaf -- $20 (Best Buy) / $25 (Walmart)
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth -- $30 (Amazon)
Angry Birds Star Wars -- $5 (Best Buy)
Etrian Mystery Dungeon -- $26.36 (Amazon)
Disney Infinity Starter Pack -- $15 (Amazon)
Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance -- $20 (Walmart)
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 - Record Breaker -- $38 (Amazon)
Steel Diver -- $5 (Best Buy)
Tetris Ultimate -- $12 (Amazon)
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate -- $11 (Walmart)
Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion -- $12.52 (Amazon) / $5.36 (Walmart)
Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars -- $22 (Amazon)
Sonic All-Stars Racing Transformed -- $20 (Amazon)
Hometown Story -- $10 (Amazon)

PlayStation Vita

Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls -- $31.49 (Amazon)
Metal Gear Solid HD Collection -- $20.58 (Amazon)
LittleBigPlanet -- $12.41 (Amazon)
Persona 4: Golden -- $20 (Amazon)
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz -- $14 (Amazon)
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale -- $12 (Amazon)
Gravity Rush -- $30 (Amazon)
The Wolf Among Us -- $13.55 (Amazon) / $7 (Best Buy)
The Walking Dead: Season Two -- $7 (Best Buy)
Mind Zero -- $26 (Amazon)
Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed -- $18 (Amazon)
Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd -- $20 (Amazon)
Xblaze Code: Embryo -- $30 (Amazon)
Arcana Heart 3: Love Max -- $30 (Amazon)
Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars -- $26.50 (Amazon)
16GB Memory Card -- $38 (Amazon)
32GB Memory Card -- $62 (Amazon)

The free PlayStation Plus games for September are now available and include La Mulana EX and Xeodrifter.

Hardware

Xbox One Limited Edition Halo 5 Spartan Locke Controller -- $60 (Amazon - Prime only)
Used Xbox One Kinect -- $80 (GameStop)
PDP Xbox One Kinect Mount -- $8 (Walmart)
PlayStation 4 Camera -- $45 (Walmart)
Wireless Xbox 360 Controller for Windows -- $42 (Amazon)
Wired Xbox 360 Controller for Windows -- $25.50 (Amazon)
DualShock 4 PlayStation 4 Wireless Controller -- black $45 (Amazon - Prime only) / blue $50 (Amazon) / red $48 (Overstock)
Xbox One Wireless Controller -- $53 (Amazon)
Energizer Xbox One Controller Charging System -- $20 (GameStop)
PlayStation Gold Wireless Stereo Headset -- $70 (Amazon)
PlayStation Silver Wired Stereo Headset -- $22 (Amazon)
Logitech Wireless Gaming Headset G930 -- $80 (Amazon)

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6 Free-To-Play Games That You Should Be Playing - The Gist

By Anonymous on Sep 28, 2015 07:30 pm

Here are six awesome games that you can (and should) play for free right now.

What to Expect in the Witcher 3's First Paid DLC

By Anonymous on Sep 28, 2015 03:30 pm

We got to play the new Witcher 3: Wild Hunt DLC - Hearts of Stone - for a couple of hours. Find out what there is to see and do in the first paid DLC for The Witcher 3.