Today is April Fool’s Day, as you’re sure to know, so you’re going to have to bear with us as we sort through what’s fake and what’s not. A seemingly legit story has just appeared that focuses on the hit indie title Magicka. If you play and/or follow the game you’re sure to know that there has been an add-on for the game hilariously dubbed Magicka: Vietnam.
Well, what once seemed like a joke seems to soon be becoming a reality as it was just made known that Magicka: Vietnam will be available come April 12th for just $4.99. We’ll keep you posted with further information.
Lionhead Studios’ Fable franchise is one of the most innovative RPG franchises on the market. Currently on its 3rd iterations, appropriately titled Fable III, the series has been met with positive reception time and time again.
Well, now that Fable III has been on the market for a bit it’s no surprise that some add-ons straight from Lionhead Studios are already available. The latest of such add-ons was just announced today and is dubbed ‘Traitor’s Keep’. Included in this add-on are the new areas Godwin Estate, Clockwork Island and Ravenscar Keep. New adventures are to be found within this area including a “mysterious prisoner”.
Also included in this announcement was the fact that the PC version of Fable III will be out on May 17th while the ‘Traitor’s Keep’ DLC pack will hit the Xbox 360 on March 1st.
via majornelson
Have you ever wanted to add a bit of water to your LittleBigPlanet creations? Well you will soon have the chance as Sony has recently let us know that an add-on that will add the ability to add water should be released before the end of this year.
The add-on was first discovered when a list of Trophies were added that hinted as levels containing water which had CVG question Sony above it’s arrival to which they replied:
“We’re expecting it to launch just before Xmas.”
In addition to water, you will be getting a bunch of Pirates of the Caribbean content.
It was recently announced on the Official Playstation Blog that WipEout HD will be getting a new expansion entitled the Fury add-on pack on July 23rd for $9.99.
Below is an excerpt from the post detailing what the Fury add-on pack will contain:
The pack will provide three new race types – Eliminator, Zone Battle and Detonator, 12 new tracks, 13 new ships, 6 new music tracks, a redesigned menu system, a new campaign to complete as well a host of new trophies to win. Oh and let’s not forget the additional ranks for you to achieve online. We are really excited about the content and hope you enjoy all the new features
As for you UK gamers, it was also announced on the European Playstation Blog that you will be getting the WipEout HD Fury add-on pack the same day as well.
The above peripheral may look like nothing more than a peice of plastic to the untrained eye. However, to avid Nintendo DSi users, Thrustmaster’s T-Standee Charger could prove to be a handy add-on.
The above pictured stand, entitled the T-Standee Charger, is a secure docking station that allows users to view their DSi from a horizontal or vertical position all while charging the devicce.
The T-Standee Charger is expected to sell for €12.99 with no word on when we’ll be seeing this thing statside. Then again, you can probably find something that serves the exact same purpose with a little bit of searching.
Read (Kotaku)
Remember Spore? The game that everyone thought was going to change the way we looked at the gaming industry in general? Yeah, well EA has finally taken the time to reveal some details regarding the game’s Galactic Adventures expansion that was first announced back in January.
In Galactic Adventure players will take the rank of Space Captain as they adventure the galaxy (ironic huh?) unlocking and collecting 30 new “game-changing items and accessories”.
And what’s a game without some sort of achievements, right? Players will be given a Creature Card, that showcases their ranking and accomplishments.
Yep, that’s all we have to go by for now, no release date or pricing.
Read (Examiner)
You thought that World of Warcraft was addicting enough in its current state? Try this on for size — It was recently announced that PopCap, creator of popular games like Bejeweled, has released an official Peggle add-on for Blizzard’s World of Warcraft.
Yep, you heard me right; Peggle in World of Warcraft, 2 of the arguably most addicting games combined into 1 convenient package.
You’ll apparently be able to face off in Peggle against other World of Warcraft players and use the outcome to determine who can claim loot drops. Don’t worry though, the regular game is there except the stages are based on locations from World of Warcraft.
You can snag the download here.
Read (WoW Insider)
Although the Xbox 360 initially supported HD DVD through an external drive, Microsoft has made it quite clear that they have no objections to supporting the Blu-ray format if it were a “profitable” move. So, every other month or so, we get a quote or some rumors that imply that we will see some sort of Blu-ray compatible Xbox 360. This month isn’t an exception. According to a report
both Toshiba (the manufacturer for the failed HD DVD) and Samsung have been contracted to make an external Blu-ray drive for the Xbox 360.
“Toshiba-Samsung Storage Technology Corp., a joint venture between Samsung Electronics and Toshiba Corp., has been contracted to manufacture external Blu-ray disc drives for Microsoft Xbox 360 game console. While the exact specifications of the product are unknown, it is rumoured that Microsoft aims at $100 – $150 price-point for the device in order to compete against Sony PlayStation 3 with Xbox 360 + external Blu-ray drive combination.”
To be honest, I really don’t think that the Xbox 360 needs a Blu-ray drive. If they are serious enough about competing with Sony, then they can add more HD videos to the video store. The PlayStation 3 isn’t convenient because it plays Blu-ray, it is convenient that it plays Blu-ray disks right out of the box with no extra cost or any additional hardware. Microsoft has nothing to lose by creating an add on like this, but I don’t think it will be successful, or at least not significant.
