Die of Dysentery In Newly Released The Oregon Trail card Game

In The Oregon Trail Card Game, players work together to keep at least one member of the party alive during a trip from Independence, MO to the Willamette Valley in Oregon. There are three decks which include trail cards, calamity cards, and supply cards. You create you wagon party of 2-6 travelers by writing the names of the players on a whiteboard, but as they meet their demise you can flip the board to write them a personal epitaph on a tombstone.

The game comes with:

• 58 trail cards 
• 32 calamity cards 
• 26 supply cards 
• 1 laminated, two-sided wagon party roster 
• 1 erasable marker 
• 1 die 
• Illustrated instructions

Blizzard Looking For People To Work On Diablo Project

Blizzard has posted a job listing looking for an art director for an unannounced project, although that same listing clearly says Diablo.

Dead Island 2 Delayed + Opinion

Deep Silver on Thursday announced that its open-world zombie game Dead Island 2 has been delayed out of 2015 and into next year. The reason?

Tony Hawk Recomfirms New Game For 2015

Details are still scarce, but yesterday Tony Hawk reconfirmed he is working on a new Tony Hawk game with a romantic poem and it is coming this year.

Ubisoft Brings Classic Board Game Risk To Xbox One And PS4

Assassin's Creed publisher Ubisoft today released a console version of classic board game Risk for Xbox One and PlayStation 4, calling it the "next generation of strategy game entertainment."

Mario Maker May Launch Later Than Expected

Mario Maker, the Wii U game that will allow players to create their own Mario levels, may arrive later than we've expected.

LEGO Releasing Jurassic World And Marvel Avenger Games

Warner Bros., The LEGO Group, and TT Games on Thursday announced their 2015 video game lineup, which includes new games based on Jurassic World and The Avengers, among others.

Former DICE Devs Form Fugitive Games And Launch Kickstarter For Survival Sim Game

The talent behind games like Battlefield, Medal of Honor, and Lost Planet has formed a new studio, Fugitive Games.

Former DICE developers Ben Jones and Marc Janas teamed up with Spark Unlimited devs Alden Fillion and Roy Orr on an open-world, space survival simulation game titled Into The Stars.

Inspired by games like FTL and Out There, Into The Stars is said to be a "modern version" of The Oregon Trail. Players will assume the role of Captain as they outfit a ship, choose a crew, and survive alien forces in their quest to a find a "new home for humanity." The game will feature an original score from Mass Effect and Call of Duty composer Jack Wall.

In order to finish the project, Fugitive Games is looking to raise $85,000 on Kickstarter.

Into The Stars is set to launch for PC and Mac in July 2015

Games With Gold For January 2015

Three free games will be available to Xbox Live Gold subscribers in January, Microsoft announced today.

Swery's bizarre murder mystery, D4, will be available to download for Xbox One owners for the entirety of the month. D4 casts players as David Young, a Boston detective investigating the mysterious murder of his wife. In IGN's review of D4, we said it's an "intriguing experience, and brimming with personality."

For the first half of January, Xbox 360 owners will be able to download MX vs. ATV Alive. On January 16, the motocross racer will be replaced by The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, giving players a chance to catch up on the series before The Witcher 3's release in May.

Duck Hunt Coming To Wii U December 25th

An NES classic is coming to the Virtual Console on Wii U this month, with a plethora of eShop sales during the wait.

Steam Region-Locks Games To Fight Currency Exploits

Steam is now region-locking games, most likely in an attempt to prevent users from exploiting the low value of foreign currencies, reports suggest.

Frozen DLC Has Come To LittleBigPlanet 3

Announced via the PS Blog, the DLC includes outfits and parts to create Elsa, Anna, Kristoff and other friends from the Disney movie.

Halo 5 Multiplayer Beta Menu Revealed

Over the weekend, a Reddit user by the name of "TheLittleMoa" uploaded an image of what was claimed to be the menu screen for the Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer beta. This image is indeed genuine, a Microsoft representative confirmed with GameSpot on Monday.

Devil May Cry 4 Coming to Xbox One, PS4 Next Summer

In addition to announcing DmC: Devil May Cry Definitive Edition today for Xbox One and PlayStation 4, Capcom has revealed Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition, also in development for new consoles.

Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition is due to launch in summer 2015 for Xbox One and PS4. Pricing details were not disclosed.

Unfortunately, all we know right now is the game exists. Capcom says in a blog post that it will share more details about the new game "a little further down the line.

Facebook buys Oculus Rift company in a massive deal worth an estimated $2 billion

Social network Behemoth Facebook has acquired Oculus Rift developer Oculus VR in a massive deal worth an estimated $2 billion. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced the news today on, you guessed it, Facebook. You can read his full note below.

Guitar Hero DLC Catalog To Be Shut Down Soon

The final nail in Guitar Hero's coffins: Activision will be taking down all its downloadable song offerings for the series soon.

According to Activision, after March 31 you will not be able to purchase downloadable tracks for any Guitar Hero titles, or tracks for sister games Band Hero or DJ Hero.

Activision has put the Guitar Hero franchise on hiatus, and stopped releasing new DLC for the games in 2011. However, it has not ruled out a possible return for the franchise.

It's important to note that the Guitar Hero servers will remain online, and you will be able to still play the songs you already purchased after the March 31 deadline. Activision will also be putting its DLC catalog on heavy discount from now until the songs are taken down.

Source IGN.com

New RollerCoaster Tycoon revealed, coming to mobiles and PC

Atari announced today that the classic amusement park simulation franchise RollerCoaster Tycoon is coming back this spring for mobiles and PC.

The mobile version is appropriately titled RollerCoaster Tycoon 4 Mobile and it's coming to iOS devices this spring (there's no word on an Android version). It includes 20 pre-designed coasters and a "bevy" of new attractions and features, Atari said.

RollerCoaster Tycoon 4 Mobile lets you create and share your parks and includes Facebook and Game Center support. You'll also be able to visit your friends' parks and exchange roller coaster blueprints, too. The game will sell for $3 at launch.

As for the PC version of RollerCoaster Tycoon, Atari said on Twitter that a "PC experience" is currently in development and will launch this year. Unfortunately, that's all we have to go on right now.

The most recent entry in the core RollerCoaster Tycoon series was 2004's RollerCoaster Tycoon 3.

story via gamespot.com

Help Make Zelda LEGOs a Reality!

When we were kids, we had to walk ten feet in the snow to get to school. We also had to play with boring, non-Zelda LEGOs. Okay, so that first part is a lie, but the second part is completely true - and it's tragic, right? But if one man's noble mission proves successful, future generations of Hylians will never have to pretend they're playing with a blockhead version of Link and Zelda like we did. They'll be able to score the real deal instead.

This needs to happen.

Zelda fan Michael Inglis has started a CUUSOO crusade to get an official The Legend of Zelda LEGO set made. He's already racked up quite a few votes, but if he has any hope of achieving his goal, he's going to need plenty more.

Seriously... this NEEDS to happen!

You can check out his LEGO designs here, and while you're there be sure to toss him a vote to support the cause. Sure, the chances of this all panning out is probably slim to none, but you've got to admire the man for at least trying.

It wouldn't be Zelda without items.

Never stop dreaming, fellow gamers. Never.

Baldur's Gate and sequel getting enhanced editions

Baldur's Gate is opening again. Beamdog today announced it is at work on enhanced versions of Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate II.

Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition is in development at Beamdog subsidiary Overhaul Games and is expected to ship this summer.

Details are thin concerning the project, but Beamdog's Trent Oster shed further light on the game via Twitter. He said Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition is "going to have new content for the game you love, made by some of the original team members."

Additionally, the developer revealed that the enhanced edition will include the Tales of the Sword Coast expansion. As for Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition, it will include the Throne of Bhaal expansion and will ship at a later date.

Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition and Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition will run on a "re-forged version" of the Infinity engine, said to boast a "variety of modern improvements." Overhaul Games will serve as publisher for both games, though platforms for the projects have not been announced.

"We're working closely with some great guys at Wizards of the Coast to ensure our work fits in properly," Oster told GameSpot. "Atari, WOTC, Hasbro, BioWare, and EA are all signed off. Took a while to pull that off, but it looks to be worth it."

[ source gamespot.com ]

Microsoft doubling XBLA gamerscore cap

Gamers thirsting for a bigger gamerscore will be happy to know that beginning next month, all new Xbox Live Arcade games will support up to 400 points, an increase from the current cap at 200.

Additionally, with the update, all new XBLA titles will support up to 30 achievements. This is a spike from the previous cap of 20. This change will be optional for developers from April to May, but beginning in June, all new XBLA games will be required to sport 400 gamerscore points.

No specific titles have been confirmed yet as having 400 gamerscore.
XBLA has a number of new projects in the works, including a game from Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski, as well as Fez and Counter Strike: Global Offensive.

[source gamespot.com ]