Party Animals teases Cult of the Lamb collaboration
Party Animals has been slowly doing collaborations since its release in 2023 after it did one with Ori and The Blind Forest. They’ve also done branded collaborations with Twitch and TikTok bringing exclusive outfits to use in the game and now it seems they are teasing a partnership with another iconic video game. In a video posted on X (formerly Twitter) the official Party Animals account showed what looks to be The Lamb from Cult of the Lamb. If this is the case that mean it would likely bring a new animal to the game. pic.twitter.com/3maB0J84Ch — Party Animals (@party_animals) January 11, 2024 When this officially releases, players will likely have to spend in-game currency used in Party Animals which could either be Nemo Bucks or Cookies.
Golden Sun and Golden Sun: The Lost Age come to Nintendo Switch on January 17
Nintendo continues to bring more games to the Nintendo Switch Online libraries for Game Boy Advance with the additions of Golden Sun and Golden Sun: The Lost Age. The two classic games will become available to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack members in the Game Boy Advance library that already has a nice variety of games. Golden Sun and Golden Sun: The Lost Age will be available to play on the Nintendo Switch starting January 17, 2024.
Panzer Dragoon, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Sakura Taisan are going to make a return
During The Game Awards on December 7, 2023, SEGA made a surprise announcement that they are bringing back classics like Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi, Shinobi, and others. The company didn’t go too much into detail about the projects they are working on and never shared the other set of SEGA classics that will return. According to Insider Gaming, the following SEGA games are set to make their return: Panzer Dragoon Neon genesis Evangelion Sakura Taisan The outlet mentioned that at least 10 SEGA classics were greenlit for production between 2020 and 2021. Tom Henderson also shares that Panzer Dragoon, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Sakura Taisan “will all have new games and are in their early stages of development”. That would make 8 SEGA games confirmed to make a return so that means two more remain if there is at least ten classics coming back. In December, SEGA filed more legacy trademarks for Kid Chameleon, Eternal Champions, Altered Beast, Alex Kidd, After Burner, House of the Dead, Outrun, and Super Monkey Ball. Source: Insider Gaming
New Trailer For Halo Season 2 Brings The Fall Of Reach Front & Center
Came the airing of the Halo Television Series, fans were excited entering potentially a new era for the video game franchise. And by the time the last episode for Season 1 aired, it was certainly controversial to say the least. And despite the criticisms, it was a success to say the least. Firstly, it was the highest-viewed series on Paramount+ at the time. Even more, John-117 voice actor Steve Downes also praised actor Pablo Schreiber’s performance as well. Looking ahead, Paramount executive David Nevins told The Hollywood Reporter that there is enough for the company to consider making an entire franchise from the new property. Of course, there is a window to do that if performance continues to surge. We do know that filming already began which shows the pursuit is there. And with it airing in February, it is only left to see if it can truly win back faith from initial fans. On Thursday, Paramount & Showtime released a new trailer for Halo Season 2. You can watch the trailer in the video below: “Master Chief John-117 leads his team of elite Spartans against the alien threat known as the Covenant. As humanity’s best hope for winning the war, John-117 discovers his deep connection to a mysterious alien structure that holds the key to humankind’s salvation, or its destruction — the Halo,” the YouTube description reads. Of course, many of the plot point do illustrate to follow the events for ‘The Fall of Reach’ which predates the original Halo release. Moreover on Halo transmedia, there was interest from Rebel Moon/Justice League director Zack Snyder to take on the task. While there is no film planned, he did tell he has interest to tackle Gears of War and even Halo if the opportunity did come his way. You can read the full report by heading here. What has you interested to see Halo return on Paramount+? Halo airs Season 2 on February 8, 2024 on Paramount+.
Mojang Studios Is Already Cutting Support For Minecraft Legends
For more than a decade, Minecraft has and still remains one of the most popular releases to ever hit the industry. Even overtaking Tetris in most copies sold, it begs the question to if it cannot do anything. Recently, Minecraft even started to shake Hollywood announcing that it has casted Jack Black to star as Steve in the new Jared Hess-directed film from Warner Bros. The Minecraft movie is scheduled to release in April 2025. Additionally, Minecraft has also grabbed some attention in late 2023 with its annual Minecraft Live event. During that, the yearly Mob Vote came and it left players to decide what will be the next creature coming to the base game. For 2023, users vote the armadillo to be added to Minecraft. Earlier in 2023, Mojang Studios also launched Minecraft Legends – a new tower-defense strategy game within the Minecraft universe. However, despite being short of its first birthday, Mojang Studios in its latest blog post reveals that Minecraft Legends isn’t planning to be supported anymore. This follows the latest Lost legend, Snow vs Snouts which features a new combat style added to the full game. Since launch, we’ve listened to community feedback and implemented a series of changes and tweaks to make the game better. With that complete, we’re now going to take a step back from development. While we won’t be releasing any new content (i.e. updates, Lost Legends, or Marketplace DLC) for Minecraft Legends, the fun doesn’t stop here. We’ll continue having a blast playing the game alongside our community because those rowdy piglins are showing no signs of slowing down. Our existing Lost Legends challenges will remain available for free, and you’ll still be able to reap the rewards if you claim victory. We will of course continue to offer technical support to players, and we won’t be removing any functionalities or features from the game. PvP and co-op will also remain fully functional, so you can continue playing whether you prefer to take on the piglins by yourself or battle alongside (or against) friends. Cristina Anderca, Mojang Studios Senior Creative Writer “We’ve been working hard together with Blackbird Interactive to bring improvements and new features to Minecraft Legends based on your feedback. With Minecraft Legends, we took a completely new approach to gameplay, so much so that we had to make up a new genre for it (kind of): action strategy. Our community has always helped us shape our games and that’s something we value greatly, especially when launching a completely new game,” the post adds. “Thank you for following along this heroic journey and helping us make Minecraft Legends the game it is today. With the support of our team, our partners, and the Minecraft community, we’re going to continue exploring the types of games we’re passionate about and bringing new experiences to the Minecraft universe. “Together, we united the Overworld, made some adorably scary friends, and most importantly, showed those piglins that they messed with the wrong dimension, again and again. Keep your banners raised because the Overworld will always need a hero!” This follows the previous shutter of support for Minecraft Dungeons which came back in October 2023. You can read the full report by heading here. Are you surprised the sudden fallout of support for Minecraft Legends already? Minecraft Legends is out now for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Source: Mojang Studios
Tiny Tina’s Wonderland, Resident Evil 2, Just Cause 3, And More For January 2024 PlayStation Plus Game Catalog
For the longest time, PlayStation has remained on its own platform for decades. And now with a sudden interest launching its titles on PC currently, it leads to the question – what else could be on the menu? According to one report, PlayStation Plus is now being considered with the service also planned for PC support alongside smart phones too. As for the service currently, it recently laid out its free games to start 2024. Those titles being A Plague Tale: Requiem, Evil West, and Nobody Saves The World. Additionally, the last batch of game catalog titles from December 2023 did not disappoint either with Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, Metal: Hellsinger as well as GTA V just to list a few. Entering 2024 now, it has been enough time for Sony Interactive Entertainment to reveal the newest lineup of game catalog additions for PlayStation Plus Extra & Premium subscribers. These games will be available come January 16th. You can read the full list below: PlayStation 5 Hardspace: Shipbreaker Resident Evil 2 Session: Skate Sim Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands – Next-Level Edition Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong PlayStation 4 Just Cause 3 Legend of Mana Lego City Undercover Resident Evil 2 Secret of Mana Session: Skate Sim Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun Street Fighter: 30th Anniversary Collection Surviving the Aftermath Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands – Next-Level Edition Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong PlayStation Rally Cross Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace Make sure to read our review for Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands. “Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands is a great return to form. It evolves and modernizes the core gameplay experience. Custom characters and multi classes create the best build crafting yet, and the story and presentation are the best they have been since Borderlands 2.” Also, check out our review for Resident Evil 2 Remake. “No matter if you are an old fan like myself, reliving some of my favorite moments of nostalgia, or a new fan looking for the next great triple-A blockbuster, Resident Evil 2 will satisfy both audiences. Resident Evil 2 remake goes above and beyond a simple remaster and reenvisions the classic from 1998 into a classic fit for 2019.” Which game has you most excited for PlayStation Plus’ January 2024 game catalog? Source: PlayStation Blog
Devil May Cry: Peak Of Combat Officially Exits China Soft Launch For Android & iOS Today
Now with 2023 behind us, new releases are still due to arrive from Capcom this year. It is already established that both Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy & Dragon’s Dogma II is to kick off the beginning of 2024. But, what else? Well, the Japanese publisher is also preparing releases well into 2025 as well. Looking beyond, it is confirmed that the newest Monster Hunter game is scheduled then – Monster Hunter Wilds. Additionally, there is also more on the way regarding Resident Evil. Although not entirely a new installment, it is confirmed that Capcom is still pursing more remake projects moving forward for the franchise. This week, Capcom & NebulaJoy are here to roll out Devil May Cry: Peak Of Combat. Originally available only in China, it launches today on smart phones. You can watch the trailer in the video below: “Devil May Cry: Peak of Combat is an authorized mobile game created by NebulaJoy, with the deep participation of the official team of CAPCOM Devil May Cry! The game inherits the Devil May Cry’s free, flexible, strategy skills and gorgeous, unconstrained fighting style, and at the same time, it also brings players an immersive combo experience with its industry-leading motion capture technology, which perfectly reproduces the most distinctive battles of Devil May Cry, make the experience more diverse.” The description from the Google Play Store continues: “In order to maintain the consistent worldview of the Devil May Cry series, the game also restores the classic characters, scenes, weapons, and BOSS of the Devil May Cry series to the greatest extent, and presents the unprecedented Gothic world with the highest quality art scenes and visual effects, and witnesses the undisclosed brand new plot of the original series.” What has you most excited for Devil May Cry: Peak of Combat? Devil May Cry: Peak of Combat is out now for Android & iOS.
