Braid lands on PS3 Nov. 12
Braid is finally coming to PlayStation 3 via the PlayStation Store. Jonathan Blow’s Braid will make its way to the PlayStation Network in North America on Nov. 12 with a European version to be announced shortly thereafter.
Players explore the human condition and manipulate time as hero Tim who explores the lush, painted world of Braid, a puzzle-platformer that takes you from a house in the city on a journey through a series of worlds to solve puzzles and rescue the princess by manipulating time using a unique series of ,mechanics like the ability to rewind, create parallel realities and utilize time dilation to overcome obstacles.
Braid has been rated “E 10+” for Everyone 10 and older by the Entertainment Software Rating Board for all platforms. The PS3 game will be published by Hothead Games.
EA Sports MMA signs deal with STRIKEFORCE
Electronic Arts has signed the mixed martial arts fight promotion, STRIKEFORCE, as a premier league in the upcoming EA SPORTS MMA video game. In addition, Brett Rogers and Jake Shields, both of whom will be competing in the STRIKEFORCE and M-1 Global co-promoted fight on November 7 (broadcasted live by CBS), join the EA SPORTS MMA roster of fighters.
The partnership will see the STRIKEFORCE cage and the league’s commentary team of Frank Shamrock and Mauro Ranallo, as well as ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr., be incorporated into the game. Martial arts referee “Big John” McCarthy will preside over the in-ring action as well. Also slated to appear on the fighter roster for EA SPORTS MMA are STRIKEFORCE stars Jason “Mayhem” Miller and Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal. Miller and Lawal were announced via a video last month during their visit to the development studio.
EA SPORTS MMA will be available on the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 in 2010.
Impulse Weekend sales
Impulse is hosting a sale this weekend that will see a number of excellent titles be sold for substantial discounted prices.
Deals include Fairy Tales – Three Heroes RPG for $19.99 from $29.99; FLOCK! for $7.49 from $14.99, Mosby’s Confederacy for $12.99 from $19.99, S.T.A.L.K.E.R – Shadow of Chernobyl for $9.99 from $19.99, Shattered Suns for $9.99 from $14.99 and Capitalism II for $14.99 from $19.99
These are just some of the new deals going on this weekend. Be sure to check out all the games released on Impulse this week. Find out more by visiting www.impulse.com.
DICE preps for Bad Company 2 PS3 multiplayer beta
DICE today announced the upcoming Battlefield: Bad Company 2 multiplayer beta, which is apparently an exclusively on the PlayStation 3. Starting November 19, PlayStation 3 owners will be able to experience the multiplayer action, destruction, vehicular warfare, squad play and open sandbox environments that make up the Battlefield recipe.
In December of this year a PC open beta will launch and early in 2010 DICE plans to release the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 multiplayer DEMO on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will be in stores on March 2, 2010 in North America and March 5, 2010 in Europe for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and the PC.
Those interested in signing up for the beta should visit www.battlefield.com for beta key distribution details.
Psychonauts invades Good Old Games
Good Old Games GOG.com is now offering select games from Majesco Entertainment. The agreement brings Psychonauts, BloodRayne, BloodRayne 2 and Advent Rising to the GOG.com catalog. As part of today’s announcement, GOG.com has released Psychonauts for $9.99 and Advent Rising for only $5.99. Pretty cool.
Created by Tim Schafer - before he created Brutal Legend - Psychonauts is a classic action-adventure game that is considered a cult classic by many a gamer. In fact, Scott Jones recently re-reviewed the game right here on Crispy Gamer. Advent Rising is a sci-fi themed action-adventure game that features a script written by Orson Scott Card, the author of Ender’s Game and Speaker for Dead, both awarded the Hugo and Nebula awards.
As always both games are DRM-free and compatible with Windows XP and Vista. Other titles from Majesco’s catalogue will be added in the coming weeks.
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Rope Raider for iPhone released
10tons has launched Rope Raider for iPhone and iPod touch today. If you are wondering just what the hell a “Rope Raider” is, apparently it involves swinging through a cityscape like Batman or Spiderman. Rope Raider challenges players to swing through an atmospheric cityscape. Players shoot a rope and then swing forward from building to building. The game features 3 game modes: Free Swingin’, Coin Rush, and Speed Frenzy.
In Free Swingin’ the goal is to travel as far as possible while picking up any coin bonuses on the way. In Coin Rush the player has to collect as many coins as possible within a limited time. In the Speed Frenzy mode the player has to travel as far as possible within a limited time. All the modes come with 3 different difficulty levels. The difficulty level affects the placement and height of the buildings and also the time limits. The game also offers online leaderboards.
Rope Raider is now available from Apple’s App Store on iPhone or iPod touch. The game will be available for $0.99 until Nov. 15th when the price jumps to $1.99. For more info check out www.roperaider.com.
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Mass Effect 2 Collector’s Edition details
A Collector’s Edition of BioWare’s Mass Effect 2 will also be released in limited quantities on January 26 in North America (Jan 29 in EU) alongside the standard edition. The Collectors’ Edition comes in a tin case and includes the full version of the game, a 48-page hardcover “Art of Mass Effect 2″ book, Issue 1 of the Mass Effect Redemption comic book, and a bonus DVD with behind-the-scenes and making-of videos. In addition, the Mass Effect 2 Collectors’ Edition will include in-game weapons and armor that can only be obtained by purchasing this version.
Mass Effect 2 will be available on the Xbox 360 and PC. The Mass Effect 2 Collectors’ Edition will retail at an MSRP of $69.99 on Xbox 360 and $59.99 on PC.
Find out more at masseffect.bioware.com.
