Lego Batman 3 goes Beyond Gotham on November 11
No longer content with striking fear into the hearts of superstitious criminals in the back alleys of his hometown, Batman is branching out to more exotic climes in Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham. According to publisher Warner Bros. Interactive, the Dark Knight’s latest blocky adventure sees our hero battling Superman...
Zen Studios latest pinball table summons the Walking Dead
The silver ball maestros at Zen Studios have unleashed another meticulously designed table, this time within the horrific universe of Telltale’s The Walking Dead adventure game. Despite its non-linear nature – pinball rarely adheres to a structured narrative – the table does a solid job of using skill shots and...
Metro Redux shows off 60FPS in launch trailer
Both games in the Metro Redux re-release, Metro 2033 and Metro Last Light, are available today in North America for $25 each on Steam, Xbox Live and PSN. For clarity’s sake, Metro 2033 Redux is $25 and Metro Last Light Redux is $25, and a retail version of Metro Redux...
Next Dark Souls 2 DLC sits on the iron throne, out now
Man, crowns must be easy to lose. Today marks the release of the second bit of Dark Souls 2 DLC, entitled “Crown of the Iron King.” After searching for the Crown of the Sunken King in the first portion of Dark Souls 2, Crown of the Iron King promises “an...
Joystiq Streams: Back underground with Metro Redux’s survival horror [UPDATE: Relive the stream!]
Been above ground so long I hardly knew the place/Gee it’s good to be back home/Leave it till tomorrow to unpack my gas mask/Honey disconnect the phone/I’m back in the U.S.S.R metro/You don’t know how lucky you are boy/Back in the U.S.S.R. metro There is nothing quite so unsettling as...
The Evil Within cast features Rorschach, Dexter’s sister
The Evil Within‘s villain is voiced by a man with a sinister cinematic past: Jackie Earle Haley, the actor behind the mask of growling antihero Rorschach in the Watchmen film. Haley also played Freddie Kreuger in the 2010 A Nightmare on Elm Street remake, as well as the disturbing neighbor...
Touch-based Age of Empires: Castle Siege unveiled for Windows 8
Microsoft revealed Age of Empires: Castle Siege this week, a Smoking Gun Interactive game that’s coming to Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 next month. Microsoft’s Kieffer Bryant described Castle Siege as a “fast-paced experience” built for touch devices, with players dragging units across paths while accumulating resources and building...
NBA 2K15’s ‘Yakkem’ trailer is red hot
2K Sports’ latest trailer for NBA 2K15 includes voiceover work by the basketball sim’s pre-game commentary team Ernie Johnson and Shaquille O’Neal, the latter coining the phrase “Yakkem.” Set to “Suck my Kiss” by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the video shows the player models of a number of athletes,...
The Legend of Korra begins in October
If you’ve recovered from The Legend of Korra‘s season three TV finale, read on for more news about the series in video game form. Otherwise, take a few more deep breaths and brace yourselves: The Legend of Korra game from Platinum and Activision is due out on October 21 on...
Adult Swim picks up abstract shooter Zenzizenzic
Adult Swim Games’ strange and diverse catalog grows even stranger with the recent announcement that it will publish Ruud Koorevaar’s Zenzizenzic, a minimalist twin-stick shoot-’em-up with roguelike elements. Funded via Kickstarter earlier this year, Zenzizenzic is a procedurally generated shooter in which players must dodge spawning waves of abstract shapes...