Activision letting fans choose and name new hero for next Skylanders
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii, Wii U | 1 Comment
Activision is running a competition with PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America division for the next Skylanders game. Fans are being given the opportunity to choose and name a new hero that will appear in the title – along with a chance to win a $100,000 scholarship.
You’ll find the full details below.
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Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark is a strategy RPG on 3DS
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment
There’s been a lot of talk about Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark on consoles since the game was revealed at this year’s Toy Fair over the weekend. But what about the 3DS version?
Although we don’t have a ton of information, GamerFitNation reports that the handheld title will be strategy RPG, as opposed to Edge of Reality’s action-oriented title on consoles. WayForward has also been officially confirmed as the 3DS version’s developer.
GameFly lists Cabela’s Big Game Hunter: Pro Hunts for Wii U
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Cabela’s Big Game Hunter: Pro Hunts is heading to Wii U, according to a new listing on GameFly. The title is also slated for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
This will likely be your standard Cabela game fare. We’ve seen plenty of these titles on other platforms – including Wii.
In any case, if GameFly’s listing is accurate, we’ll be seeing Cabela’s Big Game Hunter: Pro Hunts in store shelves no March 25.
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark screenshots
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Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark officially announced
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Activision has officially announced Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark, set to release on various formats in June.
Here’s the game’s official overview:
Serving as a follow-up to both the upcoming TRANSFORMERS live-action film and Activision’s TRANSFORMERS: WAR FOR CYBERTRON and TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON titles, TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE DARK SPARK jumps worlds and factions as it weaves the tale of the hunt for an ancient relic as powerful as the Matrix of Leadership – the Dark Spark. Players will be able to switch between the heroes of the noble AUTOBOTS and the nefarious DECEPTICONS throughout the single-player campaign. Similar to High Moon Studios’CYBERTRON entries in the highly regarded series, gameplay features nimble, fast-paced running-and-gunning combat paired with traversal and vehicle action across open battlefields for large-scale, dynamic conflicts.
Rise of the Dark Spark will feature the return of Escalation – a wave-based, survival-style gameplay mode that supports up to four players online cooperatively. Players will also find new, upgradeable defense systems, recognizable adversaries, and even more playable characters from past and present.
Developer Edge of Reality has also included a new leveling system so that progress is unified in single-player and multiplayer. “Experience earned in any part of the game unlocks potent awards and tactical loadout choices – including new characters, stronger weapons, special abilities and consumable bonuses – for use throughout the entire game,” Activision says.
You can find today’s full announcement below.
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark details
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
A bunch of details regarding Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark have come in from the Toy Fair 2014. You can find a roundup of information below.
– Story campaign, co-op Escalation modes included
– Take command of a Transformer aligned with the Autobots or the Decepticons
– Protect our planet or destroy it
– Story campaign mode world has 1-4 players offline
– Online co-op Escalation mode works with up to 4 players as well
– Out sometime this year
– Made by Edge of Reality on consoles
– WayForward seems to be handling the 3DS version (not confirmed)
– Story incorporates War For/Fall of Cybertron and the movieverse
– Not a movie-based video game, but it incorporates many elements of it
– Story, “runs in parallel” to Age of Extinction.
– A portion of the game takes place on Cybertron, and another portion on Earth (with Age of Extinction characters)
– Voice actors include Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime and Gregg Burger as Grimlock
– Gameplay will be similar to that of Fall of Cybertron
– Multi-player cooperative will be available, but not cooperative campaign
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark announce trailer
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Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark leaked by Amazon
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Listings on Amazon UK have leaked “Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark”, the next video game based on the classic franchise.
Sadly, Amazon doesn’t provide much in the way of details. The retailer does, however, offer up the following tidbit:
The next installment in the incredible Transformers gaming franchise, Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark is an exciting action game that is perfect for veteran fans and newcomers.
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark will also feature some adventure aspects as well as “adrenaline-packed gameplay”.
Amazon’s listings indicate that Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark will be available for Wii U, 3DS, PS4, PS3, Xbox One, and Xbox 360.
Skylanders infographic
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments
With Activision having recently confirmed that the Skylanders franchise has collected $2 billion in franchise revenue, the company has now released an infographic covering the series’ history and sales. You can find it above.
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Toys for Bob working on this year’s Skylanders game
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments
Unsurprisingly, Activision intends to publish a new Skylanders game this year. What’s interesting though is that Toys for Bob has returned as the project’s primary developer.
Toys for Bob worked on Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure and Skylanders Giants, but wasn’t too involved with 2013’s Skylanders Swap Force. Vicarious Visions was put in charge of last year’s title, with Beenox handling the Wii version.
