The Swindle is Coming to Consoles in 2015
Curve Studios has revealed that indie stealth-em-up The Swindle will be sneaking its way on to consoles this year.
Helmed by one of the developers of Ben There, Dan That, Dan Marshal, The Swindle is a cyberpunk-styled take on the stealth genre that sees you pulling off various different heists.
The game will see you breaking into buildings while putting your hacking skills to the test, and tasks players with making a clean getaway.
Promising players gameplay that mixes stealth and platforming with a few RPG and rogue-like elements, Marshall describes The Swindle as "a mix between Deus Ex and Spelunky."
The game will be heading to PS3, PS4, Vita, Wii U and Xbox One later this year.
Snoop Dogg’s Game of Thrones Song is Coming
HBO has announced a second volume of its Game of Thrones soundtrack Catch the Throne: The Mixtape.
Volume 2's lineup features hip-hop and reggaeton artists such as Method Man, Snoop Dogg, and Yandel mixed in with metal bands such as Anthrax and Killswitch Engage.
The mixtape's 15 songs are said to represent the Game of Thrones characters and their families, leveraging themes and highlights from the show's fourth season. Each song samples music from the season 4 soundtrack, and the tracklist also weaves in the overarching theme of fire and ice.
According to HBO, each of the artists featured is a huge fan of the series.
"Off the top, I love Game of Thrones - I even gave my expert analysis of this season on my GGN show," said Snoop Dogg. "It’s like the rap game, it's gangster, about family, loyalty and trying to get to the top. I had to get involved. Give the fans a little bit of how I see it."
First Look: Supergirl Statue
It's time to thank Rao -- Supergirl is getting a statue from Diamond Select Toys. Officially called the Superman TAS Femme Fatales Supergirl PVC Statue, the sculpture marks the Diamond line's first foray into the DC Universe.
Standing 9 inches tall (proportional to other statues in the Femme Fatales line), Kara Zor-El perches upon a rocky base and comes in a full-colour window box.
Superman TAS Femme Fatales Supergirl PVC Statue
10 Essential Movie Novelisations
Mark Stay is writer of the forthcoming film Robot Overlords and its tie-in book, which hits stands today. So we asked him to pick his 10 favourite movie novelisations...
The film tie-in novelisation is something of a lost art these days. Back in the ’80s, you would have to wait months, even years, before your favourite film appeared on TV or was available to rent on VHS, so the book-of-the-film was often then best way to re-immerse yourself in that world (with the poster on the wall and the soundtrack on your record player).
So, it’s fitting that our ‘80s-influenced movie Robot Overlords, should have a tie-in novel too. But I was lucky: as co-writer of the screenplay, I had all-areas access to the set, actors, edit suite and, perhaps most importantly, plenty of precious time to write the book. Most authors of novelisations are lucky to get the script (which often differs to the finished film), some concept art or photos, maybe a rough cut of the movie and just a few weeks in which to write the thing. So can a writer produce a great book from this chaos? Here are a few that did just that…
New Rise of The Tomb Raider Gameplay Details Emerge
Rise of The Tomb Raider promises to have you fighting more "realistic" animals as you explore Siberia, but game director Brian Horton also hints that the game will still contain "supernatural elements."
Talking to GameInformer in a video interview, Horton revealed a plethora of new information about the game, announcing that it will feature dynamic time and day and an adaptive weather system, allowing different animals to appear at different times.
The upgrade system from 2013's Tomb Raider is set to make a return, but will now allow players to upgrade multiple types of bows rather than the single bow from the previous game.
Gone Green DLC Released for Tropico 5
The 'Gone Green' DLC for Tropico 5 releases today for PC, Mac, and SteamOS.
According to the press release, the add-on costs £2.49 / €2.99 / $3.99 and invites players to "protect the environment along with your Swiss bank account".
The DLC includes a new standalone scenario called "Catch the Toucan". There's also a new building: the windfarm, a new haircut for your dynasty avatar, a new sandbox map, and new music and voice recordings.
If you want to find out more about how to please the eco-crowd on El Presidente's island, you can visit the Tropico 5 website. Also, make sure to check out IGN's review of this "challenging and engaging city-builder".
Sonic Boom is the Worst-Selling Sonic Title in History
Sonic Boom is the worst-performing Sonic title to date, SEGA has revealed.
In the company’s latest holdings report, Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric and Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal have sold-through just 490,000 copies to consumers worldwide.
To put this in perspective, in the year ending March 31, 2014, Sonic Lost World managed to shift some 710,000 copies. Before that, Sonic Generations sold 1,850 000, and in 2012, Sonic & All-Star Racing Transformed pulled off 1,360,000 copies worldwide.
It’s not all bad news, mind. SEGA also released the sales figures for Alien: Isolation, which at the end of 2014, had sold some 1,760,000 copies. Considering the company only just announced it'd passed the 1 million mark, it seems that was either a delayed message or sales have picked up.
Mortal Kombat and LEGO Games Hit GOG With Discounts
Good Old Games is celebrating adding Warner Bros. to its list of partners by offering discounts on a variety of Mortal Kombat and LEGO titles.
GOG is adding six new classic titles, five of which will be discounted for the first week they're available. The full list of titles are:
- Mortal Kombat 1-3 Bundle
- LEGO Batman (-50%)
- LEGO Harry Potter Years 1-4 (-60%)
- LEGO Harry Potter Years 5-7 (-60%)
- F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon - The Complete Trilogy (-50%)
- Bastion (-60%)
"We are very happy to see another of the gaming's juggernauts venture into the DRM-free waters with us." says Oleg Klapovsky, GOG.com's VP of Business Development and Operations. "Together with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, we are planning on more exciting releases, so stay tuned."
Arrow’s Felicity Smoak (Finally) Gets an Action Figure
We have your first look at six toys from DC Collectibles that will be available in October 2015 -- action figures for Arrow’s Arsenal, Felicity, and Diggle and The Flash’s Captain Cold, and prop replicas of The Flash’s Reverse-Flash ring and Constantine’s Helmet of Doctor Fate.
Click through our slideshow gallery to take a look.
“2015 is going to be another groundbreaking year for DC Collectibles,” Geoff Johns, chief creative officer of DC Entertainment, told IGN over email. “#DCTV has exploded and so we’re following suit with figures and props."
The action figures will be $24.95 a piece. Reverse Flash’s ring will go for $34.95. And Doctor Fate’s helmet, complete with pyramid stand, will retail for $499.95 -- power of Nabu not included.
Windwalkers Game Revealed on Kickstarter
Forge Animation has launched a Kickstarter campaign for the creation of a Windwalkers video game.
The campaign began on February 4 and will end on March 4. Windwalkers will be a PC RPG combining action, adventure, and survival gameplay.
According to the game's description, players will take on the role of a Windwalker, intent on finding the source of all winds. "The universe of Windwalkers is a dynamic world shaped by the wind, where tornadoes, erosion, and storms are not calamities, but a part of everyday life. The world is in constant movement and change, which both helps and hinders the player. Following the wind is the only path to reaching the ultimate goal - but while the wind is the player’s guide through this world, it is also the very thing that could destroy them."