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GameInformer News Evolve gets its first substantial DLC today with the arrival of the rocking and rolling Behemoth. Along with the stony-faced monster comes a new squad of four hunters.
In addition to the new playable characters, today marks the launch of the free Observer mode. This allows a sixth player to enter the game, switch cameras, and get stats, making it perfect for shout casting.
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A Super Mario 64 super-fan has recreated one of the game's iconic levels in the Unity engine, and has made it available for all to play.
The creator, Roystan Ross, posted the impressive port on their website late last week. You can see a trailer showing off the game below, or you can just head to Ross' website to download the game and play it yourself.
On their site, Ross writes, "I currently do not have any plans to develop this any further, as this was created purely for demonstration purposes of the character controller and as a tribute to the original game." The port has been getting a lot of folks excited, though, so I wouldn't be surprised to see Ross port more of the game in the future.
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If you've got unregistered games or incomplete quizzes, tomorrow is the last day to earn some Club Nintendo coins for them. It will not, however, be the last day to redeem the coins for Nintendo goodies.
Other upcoming Club Nintendo closure milestones include May 1 being the last members can earn Elite status, which entitles them to special exclusive gifts. Finally, the last day to redeem your coins is June 30. After than day, your bank of coins will be deleted and Club Nintendo will be bulldozed to begin construction on whatever Nintendo has planned next.
If you're unsure what to use all your Club Nintendo coins for, Brian Shea put together a handy list of all the games available through the service in its twilight hours, which you can see here.
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Devolver Digital is predominantly known for publishing games like Hotline Miami and The Talos Principle (and maybe a new Seaman), but now it's exploring a new medium: Film.
Its first film, which premiers on Steam tomorrow, March 31, is called Motivational Growth and tells the story of a man taking advice from a mold growth in his bathroom. It looks really weird, which you can see for yourself in the trailer below. In a press release announcing its film publishing initiative, Devolver Digital writes, "This will kick off an ongoing project wherein Devolver Digital will be bringing curated film content to the Steam marketplace. Focusing on killer content for like-minded people, Devolver hopes to create a new venue for independent filmakers in the game space."
The film, which will be Steam's first non-documentary feature, will be on sale tomorrow for $4.79 as opposed to the normal price of $7.99.
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Bethesda announced today that Josh Hamrick has joined Bethesda Game Studios. Hamrick most recently worked at Bungie.
Hamrick joined the Destiny developer in 2009 and most recently worked on that title as a senior gameplay designer. The news broke Friday via Twitter as Hamrick shared he was joining the studio behind Fallout 3 and The Elder Scrolls series.
Bethesda! It's Bethesda! I'm going to @BethesdaStudios and I'm super stoked about it!! :-). I hope you'll continue to follow along with me!
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If WWE Supercard doesn’t scratch your itch for wrestling on the go, 2K’s latest might be a better fit. WWE 2K is a simulation-style game coming this spring for iOS and Android.
Visual Concepts (which worked on the console versions with Yuke’s) and n-Space have created a version of the in-ring action for mobile devices. The full roster hasn’t yet been revealed, but John Cena, Hulk Hogan, Sting, Undertaker, Triple H, Daniel Bryan, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, and Bray Wyatt.
The game includes three match types, multiplayer, unlockables, and a career mode. If you want to be more original, you’ll be able to create your own superstar.
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I don’t know if there are two properties further apart on the family friendliness scale than Mario and Grand Theft Auto. One of today’s t-shirts from Othertees brings the two together.
Nintendo’s Mario games feature bright colors, fantastical creatures, and violence that tops out at jumping on heads and throwing cartoony fireballs. Grand Theft Auto… well… let’s just say that one isn’t how we spend family game night.
The Grand Theft Mario shirt is on sale today from artist Jose Real. His other designs are inspired by The Walking Dead, Doctor Who, Star Wars, and more.
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Nintendo is promoting the upcoming Xenoblade Chronicles 3D by performing some of the music from the game live. Five of the best tracks in the game, including “Gaur Plains,” “You Will Know Our Names,” and “Engage the Enemy,” were chosen to be performed with a full band.
You can check out all five videos below starting with the “Main Theme.”
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GameInformer News If you’ve ever wanted to own an arcade cabinet but were worried about cost or space, Lego may soon have set of Sega machines that fits on your shelf.
The set, created by Lego Ideas user SpacySmoke, includes classic Sega arcade machines Space Harrier, Out Run, and Thunder Blade – along with a set of mini-figures that include Yu Suzuki. According to the item’s description, there were also plans for the deluxe version of Hang-On and After Burner, as well as a Ryo Hazuki mini-fig.
Ideas submitted to the Lego Ideas site aren’t guaranteed to be made into actual figures, but the faithful recreations of Sega’s classic arcade machines have already garnered more than 3,000 of the 10,000 supporters necessary to receive official consideration.
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Xbox One and PC players have been exploring a new area of Thedas in Dragon Age: Inquisition’s first expansion. But if you’re feeling left out of the Jaws of Hakkon DLC, now you know when you’ll get access.
According to the Dragon Age Twitter account, the DLC arrives on other platforms (PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360) in May. No specific dates have been announced yet.
This makes the console timed exclusivity at least six weeks and as many as nine. For our impressions of the content, check out our coverage.