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Thanks to Connor for the heads up!

Thanks to Connor for the heads up!

This week's PlayStation Plus lineup has something in store for both longtime PlayStation 3 fans and PS4 die-hards, offering up Batman: Arkham City and the debuting console version of Mercenary Kings free of charge.

Mercenary Kings, developed by Wizorb creator Tribute Games, melds the run-and-gun gameplay of the arcade classic Metal Slug with an online cooperative multiplayer mode and an in-depth item-crafting component. Tomorrow's PlayStation 4 release marks the first time Mercenary Kings is available on a console platform, following up on its Steam Early Access debut last year.

Batman: Arkham City, originally released in 2011, finds the Dark Knight trapped in a walled-off section of Gotham City filled with classic villains and other miscreants. The downloadable PlayStation Plus version of Arkham City includes the Catwoman Bundle Pack, which adds a series of exclusive story missions and in-game collectibles.

Both games will be available for PlayStation Plus members in North America starting tomorrow. Other PS Plus games premiering in April include Castle of Illusion, Stealth Inc, and Velocity Ultra.

[Image: Tribute Games]

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Check out new gameplay from the upcoming Devestation DLC pack for Call of Duty: Ghosts.

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Vinny confronts Dracula, but discovers his real enemies are in the room with him.

A portion of a C3 review...

Pure Chess is a solid way to play the popular board game offline and features a great presentation, but unfortunately, its online component is very inconsistent. Sending a move can range from being instant to taking up to several minutes, which really hurts the experience.

Full review here

As a four-man team of pro gamers was crowned world champion of Call of Duty in Los Angeles Sunday night, confetti swarmed and fans cheered and it was easy for me to forget, as I stood to the side, that this championship bout was not a public event.Read more...

Developer Ubisoft Montreal has chosen to focus all its resources on the final game instead.

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Check out our exclusive preview of the next Injustice digital chapter, which features a standalone story about the one and only Sinestro.

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Good news: Day 1 of ZeniMax Online's new MMORPG went off relatively smooth.

Indie Megabooth has announced its lineup of featured games for PAX East 2014, revealing that Hotline Miami 2, Hyper Light Drifter, La-Mulana 2, and other indie standouts will be on display at next month's event in Boston.

Megabooth offerings include upcoming games like Die Gute Fabrik's Sportsfriends, Tiger Style's Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon, and Ronimo's Swords & Soldiers 2. Event organizers will also host the Indie Minibooth, a smaller venue that will feature a rotating lineup of games on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

PAX East will be held in Boston on April 11-14. A full list of all featured games is after the break below.

[Image: Indie Megabooth]

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I’m a firm believer that a puzzle game needs to stand apart from whatever license or theme it has slapped on it. The game is the mechanic, after all. This is a case where characters are really the only really appealing thing there is.

Full review here

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A portion of an official Watch_Dogs tumblr interview with Jack Potter, Tech Lead...

WDT: What part of your work on Watch_Dogs are you particularly proud of?

JP: The tricky thing about being in this part of the animation pipeline is that almost all animations go through my code but I can never go: “this is mine”. The animators created it and the gameplay programmers implemented it. So it’s all part of a team effort. However, I was able to put a lot of love into the “Living City” aspect of Watch_Dogs. The amount or detail and variation you’ll find in this game, it’s incredible. One of the big innovations in the “Living City” was making scenarios that are less static. For example, you’ll see a guy drinking a coffee cup as he walks down the street and then he puts it in the garbage. There’s no code that says: “Guy drink coffee and puts it in bin”. It’s all a big data system that animators will use. You can use the same system to have a mailman delivering letters around the city or people buying drugs in a back alley. It’s all truly quite powerful. It means that animators can get the most out of the actors because they can improvise. These subtle things sell the city in a good way, but on a sub-conscious level. We have to deal with all the “what if’s”, and I think we were able to pull it off.

- side-scrolling strategy adventure
- you don't control the movement of your character
- the player has control over building towers, adding units and upgrades, and using magical spells
- your goal is to get to the other side of the playing field and destroy the enemy tower
- each faction has certain ways of making money and mana
- three factions in total, two revealed thus far
- Vikings return from the original
- Demon faction is new
- Vikings still have the regular berserker units in addition to magic spells (lightning, ice and heal)
- build towers to bring in mana
- Viking Sheepriders are old men riding sheep
- they can hurt multiple enemies at the same time
- Super Magic Spell replaces the Thor Hammer from the original
- Ol' Larry lets you use three uppercuts across game field
- the three separate campaign approach from the original has been done away with
- now you follow the Viking Boss Red Beard's journey across a trial of levels
- Red Beard's grandfather pops up, but he enjoys time relaxing with golf nowadays
- the demons attack Red Beard's grandfather and you have to fight back
- utilize club wielding and support troops
- one level will have you walk with your moving fortress
- GamePad offers two control schemes
- one uses sticks and buttons
- use the ZL or ZR button to rotate through units and spells
- you can use the left stick for easy access
- also a touch screen mode for all input
- you can use a combination of both modes, if you please
- the local Skirmish mode lets you use Wiimote and and Wii U Pro Controller