Consumer loyalty appreciated with bonus content The Behemoth has outlined some special perks players ofBattleBlock Theaterwill get if they have also purchased the developer’s prior games. OwningCastle CrashersorAlien Hominid HDon Xbox 360 will unlock a playable Knight or Hominid character (respectively). The benefits are even going to go the opposite direction in the case ofCastle Crashers, which is getting an update called the “Can’t Stop Crying Pack.” With the update installed, earning any achievement inBattleBlockwill unlock Hatty Hattington as a playable character inCrashers....

Alan Wake 2is arguably the most anticipated horror game of this year. The last entryAlan Wake: American Nightmarewas released for the Xbox 360 and PC more than a decade ago. It’s been such a long time. As we wait for this sequel for the next few weeks, here are some of the best horror games to get you ready forAlan Wake 2. Alan Wake Remastered This is the most obvious option for anyone intrigued byAlan Wake 2....

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift EXTEND, which wasannounced earlier this year for the PS Vita(and later for the PS3 and Xbox 360), will be getting a limited edition. The LE will include a calender, 40 page art book, andsoundtrack. One important fact to keep in mind, if you are considering picking up the collector’s edition, is that it is only available for the PS3 and Xbox 360. So all of you who wanted it for the Vita will be out of luck....

Last Man Leaving Brendan Greene, better known by his online pseudonym of “PlayerUnknown,” has announced that after years of work and promotion, he’s moving on from the development of the game that made him a globally recognised name in the gaming industry. Initially designed as a mod for post-apocalyptic titleDayZ,Greene’s “Last Person Standing” gameplay idea was inspired by Kinji Fukusaku’s 2000 movieBattle Royale.Using the general concept of an island filled with competitors, taking part in an anything-goes deathmatch until only one competitor remained, Greene’sDayZ: Battle Royalemod would eventually go on to become a game in its own right:PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds(PUBG)....

Probably only in Japan, sadly DoDonPachistudio Cave is back with a new mobile shooter, “Gothic Magic Maiden,” which is set to arrive in Japan on April 16. Whether it will ever come west seems pretty doubtful, though. Caveshutteredits official English-language website and Twitter account last year, abandoning the Western world to concentrate on Japan-only mobile applications likeHello Kitty Puzzle Chains.

Troubled title remains in Gorilla THQ Nordic’s senior community manager has rebuked reports that the long-in-development wrestling titleAEW: Fight Foreveris finished and ready to launch, following such comments presented by overly-excitable AEW president Tony Khan. “I can’t say the exact release date,” said Khan during a press conference held to promote the AEW Revolution pay-per-view. “There’s a lot of things that go into that, and I don’t want to step on anybody with that....

Incredible Crysis Publisher Crytekhas announcedthat the remastered editions of its sci-fi shooter trilogyCrysisare currently locked, cocked, and ready to unload on PC & consoles this fall.Crysis Remastered Trilogywill launch on PC and last-gen consoles October 15, priced at $50. As the name denotes, this new release compiles the recent remasters of the campaigns pulled fromCrysis, Crysis 2, andCrysis 3. All three titles — already renowned for their rig-pushing tech, have been gloriously re-painted with new visual enhancements, high-def textures, and re-designed weapons and environments....

Are they making an MMO? Crytek will move into Austin, Texas for development on future titles, landing the international company in North America for the first time. “Crytek has always enjoyed a special relationship with gamers and business partners in North America, so establishing a permanent presence in the US was a natural step,” Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli said, in a press release. The studio will be overlooked by Vigil Games co-founder David Adams and joined by 35 employees....

One Man and his Ghost It’s been quite some time since we heard from the rad-looking anime fighterDNF Duel, but fortunately, Nexon has blessed us with its presence once again, droppinga hair-raising trailerfor yet another surprisingly sexy combatant. Seriously, this particular fighting game does seem particularly horny… Or maybe that’s just me. The short, sharp preview gives us a look at the newest addition to theDNF Duelroster, Ghostblade. This mysterious samurai, clearly not one for lounging in the sun, has a very deliberate but devastating fighting style — with gameplay reminiscent of SNK’s greatSamurai Shodown....

Powered by Frostbite 3 Tiger Woods is out after damaging his brand. Flaming golf balls shot over battleships in the Pacific are in. Take that, Woods. EA Sports PGA Tour(Spring 2015) is going to use the Frostbite 3 engine, which will give its fully rendered environments “no load times between holes. There are also “extreme fantasy courses” along with traditional, boring, stuffy golf courses, like the aforementioned war zone. The flaming golf ball reminded me ofTriple Play....

Ever since oneEscape From Tarkovplayer publicly revealed their findings that up to 60% ofTarkovmatches might play host to cheaters, the community has taken a more negative stance towards the developer, Battlestate Games. Now, Battlestate Games has announced that its more focused and hecticEscape From Tarkov: Arenatitle will be coming out sometime in December 2023, and the players are highly suspicious of this claim. The news broke whenForbes covered a recent interviewwith the Battlestate Games CEO, Nikita Buyanov, stating that “Early December is a good period of time that we want to release [Arena]....

With the Tokyo Game Show 2024 coming to an end, Naoki Yoshida and Toshio Murouchi have sat down and provided viewers around the world with the first sneak peak of what’s to come inFinal Fantasy XIV‘s patch 7.1. We now have a name for the patch, Crossroads, and as usual there are more MSQ quests and a new dungeon, Yuweyawata Field Station, to be completed. With its release planned for “mid-November”, Crossroads is jam-packed with new content and features, so without further ado, let’s dive into today’s reveals....

Finally! Even though it took Nintendo six months to produceWind Waker HD, Square Enix is still trucking with the remakes ofFinal Fantasy XandFinal Fantasy X-2. Granted, both games are a little bigger thanWind Waker, but still fans have been waiting for quite some time to hear some sort of release date. As of today, the Square Enix e-Store has been updated to dole out a date — December 26th, 2013. While both games will be shipped separately on the Vita, there is going to be a double-pack for the same price as the PS3 version, which gives you a nice option to buy either game if you aren’t a fan of one....