This is your weekly gaming news update, now featuring weekly game release reminders. This was a huge week for games being released so the list is pretty long but a monthly release date schedule will begin in September! PAX is this weekend in Seattle so keep a look out for your PAX coverage here on Fox Force Five News!
Major Nintendo Titles Get Release Dates
Nintendo doesn’t like to talk about their upcoming games unless they are released in the near future. Unfortunately they weren’t dates on a lot of their most exciting titles. Well the wait is over!
Wii U release dates in order
- Super Mario Maker – September 11
- Yoshi’s Wooly World – October 18
- Fetal Frame: Maiden of Black Water – October 22
- Star Fox Zero – November 20
- Xenoblade Chronicles X – December 4
- Devils Third – December 11
3DS release dates in order
- Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer September 25
- Chibi-Robo Zip Lash – October 9
- The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes – October 23
- Yo-Kai Watch – November 6
- Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – November 20
Fetal Frame Goes Partially Free To Play
The highly anticipated western release of the 5th survival horror game in the series is set for October 22 but thats not all. The Wii U eShop exclusive will be free to play for the prologue and first chapter of the game. Afterwards if you are hooked on taking pictures of ghosts you can purchase the rest of the game as in game DLC for $50USD. A Fetal Frame movie, comic and novel are also being worked on.
Get Ready To Say Goodbye To Dinklebot and Hello To Northbot
Destiny’s controversial voice actor Peter Dinklage is being replaced with Nolan North and the first clip of North as Ghost has surfaced in a video featuring information about The Taken King expansion. They sound remarkably similar and the change hardly seems worth doing.
Look Out Twitch, YouTube Launches Game Streaming
This week YouTube is unleashing its very own YouTube Gaming streaming service. Videos will be displayed in 60fps and will be automatically archived and grouped by title for viewers to find later.
Xbox and PlayStation’s Monthly Free Games
Every month both of the major consoles get free games to entice new buyers and reward current fans. This month on Xbox One players will get The Deer God and Tomb Raider Definitive Edition. Xbox 360 will get Battle stations Pacific and Crysis 3. on PlayStation 4 get ready for the user voted Grow Home. Also available for PS4 and Vita are Super Time Force Ultra Xeodrifter and Teslagrad and La-Mulana EX on Vita. PS3 fans get Twisted Metal.
Street Fighter V Beta Canceled; Rainbow Mika Added To Roster
Due to technical dificulties, Capcom has has to close the Beta for Street Fighter V. Luckily this kind of stuff is what beta test are about so we can expect the kinks to get worked out before launch early next year. Rainbow Mika is being added to the roster in her first appearance since Street Fighter: Alpha 3 in 1998.
Divinity: Original Sin 2 Kickstarter Funded In 12 Hours
The sequel to the popular game has been put on Kickstarter to help fund DLC and extra content. Well the fans have thrown over $500,000 at Larain Studios in a mere 12 hours. Check out the games Kickstarter campaign here
Rise of The Tomb Raider Collectors Edition
Rise of The Tomb Raider is coming to Xbox One on November 10th and now you can order a $150USD Collectors Edition. The crate will come boxed with the game, steel case, 12 inch Lara Statue, replica of Lara’s leather journal and a model of Lara’s Jade necklace. You can order this from the Official Tomb Raider site or straight from Square Enix
This Week’s Video Game Release Schedule
Grandia II – PC – August 24
Amnesia: Memories – Vita – August 25
Ascendant – PS4 – August 25
Calvino Noir – PS4 – August 25
Capsule Force – PS4, PC – August 25
Crookz – PC, Mac – August 25
Dishonored: Definitive Edition – Xbox One, PS4 – August 25
Gears of War Ultimate Edition – Xbox One – August 25
I am Bread – PS4 – August 25
Madden NFL 16 – Xbox One, 360, PS4, PS3 – August 25
Mega Man Legacy Collection – Xbox One, PS4, PC – August 25
Nova-111 – PS4, PC – August 25
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 – PS4, PS3, Vita, PC – August 25
Party Hard – PC – August 25
Shutshimi – PS4, Vita – August 25
Steins;Gate – PS3, Vita – August 25
Until Dawn – PS4 – August 25
VVVVVV – PS4, Vita – August 25
Call of Duty: Black Ops III Beta – Xbox One, PC – August 26
Octodad: Dadliest Catch – Xbox One – August 26
Warhammer 40,000: Regicide – PC – August 26
Lara Croft Go – iOS, Android – August 27
Layers of Fear – PC – August 27
Runbow – Wii U – August 27
Satellite Reign – PC – August 28
Azure Striker Gunvolt – PC – August 28
Blues and Bullets – Xbox One – August 28
Nova-111 – Xbox One – August 28
Whispering Willows – Xbox One, iOS – August 28
Disney Infinity 3.0 – Xbox One, 360, PS4, PS3, Wii U, PC – August 30
The Elder Scrolls Online – Imperial City DLC – PC – August 31
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