Fans of the Splatterhouse franchise rejoice! Namco Bandai is offering a pre-order bonus for the relaunching of the exceptionally gory Splatterhouse on November 23rd . Gamers who shop at Gamestop will receive a 6” statue replica of Rick’s Terror Mask which can be neatly displayed on a work desk or coffee table.
In a press release this week, Nintendo announced that the Red Wii-Bundle commemorating the 25th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. will arrive in North America on November 7th. However, don’t expect this new bundle to stick around for very long. This bundle will be the most cost effective and most fully featured Wii console pack yet released. Priced at $199.99, the bundle includes a red Wii console, a red Nunchuk controller, the new and red Wii Remote Plus controller, a copy of Wii Sports, and a copy of New Super Mario Bros. Wii, as well. The normal Wii package currently on shelves only includes a fourth of this content.
Speaking of Wii packages lacking in content, the Red Wii-Bundles for both Europe and Japan differ from the North American release considerably, with each territory’s bundle missing something the other releases contain. While the Japanese bundle doesn’t come with the two pack-in games North Americans get, the bundle does come preloaded with an altered version of Super Mario Bros. that features item blocks emblazoned with the number twenty-five in honor of the game’s 25th anniversary instead of the traditional question mark blocks. The European bundle, on the other hand, will contain everything in the North American package, plus a preloaded copy of the original Donkey Kong, which will most likely be the NES version. However, the Europeans will not get the altered Super Mario Bros.
Publisher THQ has made a big move in order to preserve one of their most popular franchises. THQ has purchased the rights to the UFC license putting a submission hold on the competition until the end of 2018. Similar to EA’s acquisition of the NFL license some years ago, THQ is now the sole publisher of Ultimate Fighting Championship games on all consoles, web apps and platforms.
You can become the night for 66% off with these weekend sales. Batman Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition is marked down to $13.60 at SteamPowered.com. This is the GOTY version with several extra challenge missions. It’s a great deal on a spectacular game, and the PC version has spawned a small modding community who make alternate outfits for your caped crusader to wear as he battles evil.
New owners of EA’s Medal of Honor can look forward to free DLC. On November 3rd , players who have activated EA’s Online Pass will get a new multiplayer elimination mode called “Clean Sweep”. The new mode will come with two new maps entitled Bagram Hangar and Khyber Caves as well as two older maps, Diwagal Camp and Kabul City Ruins, redesigned in order to fit the new mode. Despite poor reviews,
At a press conference in Tokyo, Level 5 has just announced Layton Kyouju VS Gyakuten Saiban, the Japanese name for a new 3DS game that they are developing as a franchise crossover between Level 5’s own Professor Layton and Capcom’s Phoenix Wright. Level 5 has announced that they will be developing this fanboy’s wet dream in collaboration with Capcom. Attentive fans may remember that the two companies recently teased that they would be cooperating on a project; this appears to be the fruits of their labor.
A Brazilian Court is calling for Rockstar Games’ popular title Grand Theft Auto IV: Episodes from Liberty City to be pulled from shelves and for all sales to be halted. The Associated Press reports that the Expansion pack which includes The Lost and the Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony is under fire for using a song in the game without the consent of the composer.
