“Left Behind” DLC Being Released As Stand-Alone Game
Naughty Dog Lowering Price of Add-On DLC For TLOU, As Well
On May 12th, Naughty Dog will be releasing it's award-winning story DLC "Left Behind" as a stand-alone game for the PS3 and PS4 consoles. "Left Behind" acts a prequel of sorts for "The Last of Us," where the player controls Ellie as she explores the new, very dangerous world brought upon by the on-going cordycep plague. It is difficult to really summarize without giving anything away, but it is highly recommended that you play through "The Last of Us" before attempting the "Left Behind" DLC, as there are significant spoilers. If you want Player Theory's opinion on "Left Behind" check out our review! Read more »
“Yooka-Laylee” Kickstarter Launched!
...and funded.
The Kickstarter for "Yooka-Laylee" launched today, a game that is being heralded as the spiritual successor to the Nintendo 64 classic "Banjo-Kazooie." The developer, Playtonic Games, is filled with a lot of creative talent that worked on "Banjo-Kazooie" as well some "Donkey Kong" titles. The Kickstarter for this new title is asking $270,041 to actually make the game. Read more »
“Yooka-Laylee” Officially Revealed
Yooka Is the Chameleon and Laylee Is the Bat
Playtonic Games has officially revealed their characters and gameplay footage of the spiritual successor to "Banjo-Kazooie-" "Yooka-Laylee." Get it? A pun on ukelele. Read more »
“Dead Island 2” Delayed to 2016
Wanted to Improve Quality
On the "Dead Island" Twitter, it was announced that "Dead Island 2" would be delayed from its Spring 2015 release to 2016. Read more »
PC Gaming to Have E3 Show
With Guest Speakers From Blizzard, Square Enix, and More
PC Gamer and AMD have partnered up and announced that there will be a PC Gaming show for E3 2015. Read more »
“Skullgirls 2nd Encore” Coming to PS4 & Vita With New Features
Comes with Fully-Voiced Story Mode and More
Lab Zero Games and Autumn Games announced that "Skullgirls 2nd Encore will be coming to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita Summer 2015 and will come with new features. Read more »
Nintendo Direct for “Splatoon” Coming 5/7
Coming Via Squid Research Lab (Not an Actual Lab)
Nintendo has announced a Nintendo Direct for "Splatoon" for May 7 at 7am PST and 10am EST. New information will be streamed through the Squid Research Lab (probably in a similar vein to "Mario Kart 8" and its information trailer with the "Mario Kart TV" sketch). Read more »
May 2015 PS Plus Games and Games with Golds Revealed
"The Unfinished Swan," "Guacamelee," "Mafia II," and More
The PlayStation Plus games and Xbox Games with Gold for May 2015 have been revealed. Read more »
“Final Fantasy XV” Demo Getting 2.0 Patch
Developers Also Listening to Feedback
The "Final Fantasy XV" Demo is going to get a patch, version 2.0, in mid-May following a livestream for feedback. Read more »
“D4” Coming to PC
Swery Says "Thanks Obama"
Developer Swery announced that "D4 (Dark Dreams Don't Die)" will be heading to PC. He said, "Yes. D4 will be release for PC. #ThanksObama." Whether he means that in the sarcastic tone one would associate something miserable happen or he means it sincerely (which would be rather hilarious) is up for debate. Read more »
