American McGee Still Wants to Make a New Alice Game
American McGee still seems keen on making a new Alice game, as evidenced by his support of a petition to convince Electronic Arts to greenlight a third instalment of the puzzle adventure franchise.
A tweet from the developer suggests that Electronic Arts - which owns the rights to the franchise - is not behind the idea.
"Doubt this will change any minds at EA, but what the hell," tweets McGee, "sign the petition for a new Alice game!"
The petition has so far gathered over 11,000 supporters.
We've reached out to American McGee and Electronic Arts for comment and will update as and when we know more.
Blade & Soul Founder’s Packs Revealed
NCSoft has revealed what's in the Founder's Packs for its upcoming martial arts MMO Blade & Soul.
Three packs are available to pre-order now, all of which come with Closed Beta and Head Start access before the game launches properly in the first quarter of 2016.
The full contents of each pack can be seen below:
Initiate Pack – €22.49 / £18.99 / $24.99
- Closed Beta and Head Start access
- Receive two exclusive titles – Founder and Pursuer of the Wind
- 20,800 Premium Points (used to increase your Premium Membership Tier)
Disciple Pack – €69.99 / £54.99 / $74.99
Skylanders Battlecast Announced for 2016
Activision has announced Skylanders Battlecast, a free-to-play deck-building card battle game coming to iOS and Android next year.
Battlecast cards will be available digitally as well as at retail, which have an AR effect when scanned into the game. Characters can also duel when scanned together. Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg claims this is the company's "biggest investment" for Skylanders on mobile.
Skylanders Battlecast launches with competitive PVP multiplayer and a campaign.
For more on Skylanders, stay tuned to IGN.
Disney Details The Hulk Playmation Starter Set
Disney has showcased what’s inside the Playmation Incredible Hulk Starter Set.
Each set comes with a pair of Hulk hands, a power activator, and an exclusive Loki smart-figure.
The Playmation Avengers range is a series of wearable toys designed to let kids create their own adventures. Think back to when you were a kid. You’re in a big open field, running around with mates pretending to shoot things with imaginary guns (probably made out of sticks). That’s what Disney is aiming for, albeit with modern smart technology.
The press release explains the starter set as so: “Users can put on Gamma Gear to defeat enemies, pound the ground to create a shockwave, and run through increasingly larger obstacles (think tanks and helicopters) while earning new powers in the process.”
Arkham Knight and GTA 5 Lead This Week’s Deals with Gold
This week's Xbox Live Deals with Gold have been revealed, with Batman: Arkham Knight and Grand theft Auto V leading the pack.
The new batch of deals are available from today through August 24 and - as usual - are only available to those with Xbox Live Gold subscriptions.
Check them out below:
Xbox One
- Grand Theft Auto V & Great White Shark Cash Card – 25%
- Batman: Arkham Knight – 25%
- Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments – 50%
- LEGO Jurassic World – 25%
- Zumba Fitness Exhilarate Body Shaping System – 33%
Xbox 360
Xeodrifter PS4 and PS Vita Release Date Confirmed
Xeodrifter is coming to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita on September 1.
The retro-inspired game developed by Renegade Kid was originally released on 3DS and later ported to PC.
Xeodrifter puts you in the role of a "galaxy traversing nomad" whose ship becomes stranded in the dark void of space. You must explore a number of planets to unlock new abilities and upgrade your weapons by eliminating enemy threats to rebuild your ship and return home.
The game will be available for £8 / $10 / €10 and will feature cross-buy support.
In our Xeodrifter review, we said that "Xeodrifter's mix of old-school 2D platformer sensibilities and new-school visual effects is charming".
Sprint Has a New iPhone Upgrade Offer
Sprint has unveiled iPhone Forever, a program where you can trade in your current iPhone and upgrade for $22 a month.
There is currently a special offer in place until December 31 where you can get the new iPhone for $15 a month plus the cost of the wireless service. This limited time deal rises to the standard $22 per month with any iPhone upgrade made after December 31.
The deal requires you to be on an individual Unlimited Plan, or a Family Share Pack Plan.
This new deal is similar to the one T-Mobile announced at the end of last month. If you're waiting for the iPhone 6S, it looks like Apple will be revealing some details next month.
Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Announced for PS4 and PS Vita
A new entry in the Dead or Alive Xtreme franchise has been announced for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in Japan.
According to Famitsu (via NeoGAF), the two versions will have different names, with the Vita edition referred to as "Venus". As it currently stands there has been no confirmation of a Western release.
This is When Sony’s Paris Games Week Conference is
Sony has confirmed its PlayStation conference at this year's Paris Games Week will take place on October 27 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 5pm GMT.
This is the first year the company has decided to hold a press conference at the show, after it opted not to have a presence at Gamescom due to the German event's proximity to E3 this year.
"We're delighted to announce that we will be hosting an international media briefing at Paris Games Week," it said at the time. "With the changes this year of E3 taking place a week later and Gamescom taking place earlier, we feel that both PlayStation and the wider industry would benefit from a major news milestone later in the year, during the most important period for gaming."
Dead Rising: Watchtower Coming to Blu-ray
Crackle original video game adaptation Dead Rising: Watchtower is coming to Blu-ray.
The live-action adaptation of Capcom’s Dead Rising video game series will release on Blu-ray and digital HD on October 6.
Dead Rising: Watchtower originally debuted on streaming service Crackle back on March 27. The film was directed by Zach Lipovsky and written and produced by Tim Carter.
Jesse Metcalfe (Dallas, Desperate Housewives) stars as reporter Chase Carter who gets caught in a zombie-infested quarantined city with other survivors. Rob Riggle (21 Jump Street, The Hangover), Virginia Madsen (The Witches of East End), Dennis Haysbert (24, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For), and Meghan Ory (Once Upon a Time, Intelligence) also star in the adaption.