Nintendo is once again passing on having a whole big, flashy press conference and sticking with having a big, flashy, old fashioned Nintendo Direct E3 special. If it’s anything like last year, I’m all for it.
The event is scheduled to go live on Nintendo’s Twitch channel at 12:00 ET. Tune in here!
Hot on the heels of the latest announcement for Mighty No. 9, Capcom reveals the Mega Man Legacy Collection today.
This enhanced collection will feature Mega Man 1-6 to introduce new players and feed the nostalgia of long time fans. It will also feature a Museum Mode and a Challenge Mode. Channeling straight from the Capcom UK YouTube page, the Challenge Mode remixes gameplay segments from all six games, with plenty of scaling difficulty objectives for experienced players to conquer yet serving as a good starting point for new players, too. Museum Mode contains a comprehensive collection of history, high-res art and original concept pieces – a mega treat for any fan of Mega Man and video game history.
It looks like Capcom hasn’t forgotten about Mega Man. The collection will be available later this summer as a digital download for PS4, Xbox One, and PC and on 3DS this Winter.
Source: Official Capcom UK
Keiji Inafune’s long awaited, spiritual successor to the Mega Man series will be released September 15th. If you pre-order, you get the “Retro Hero” DLC that basically looks like a Minecraft version of Beck.
If you want to be a bit fancier, North Americans can pre-order the limited Mighty No.9 Signature Edition. This edition features a 6.5″ numbered figurine of Beck complete with three interchangeable faceplates and 14 points of articulation all for $59.99.
Mighty No.9 is being brought to us by Deep Silver and will appear on just about every console under the sun.
The wonderful folks over at Humble Bundle have partnered up with Nintendo on the latest offering of indie games. You can pay what you want to get Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition, Mighty Switch Force, and Woah Dave! If you pay more than the average you unlock 3 more games: OlliOlli, The Fall, and Moon Chronicles. Pay more than $10 you get everything aforementioned, Stealth Inc. 2, and Steam World Dig. That’s quite a few games for $10 dollars!
The best part about Humble Bundle is you have a choice in deciding where your money goes. You can give all of the money to Humble Bundle’s featured non profit organization Code.org, give all your money to the game developers, or portion it out between developers and charity.
This deal gives hope that Humble Bundle will also work with Sony and Microsoft in the future for more awesome indie deals. If you have a Nintendo system head over to Humble Bundle to support a great cause and get some great games.
Guacamelee is one of my favorite games of all time. Definitely one of my top 10 favorite games. Why you ask? Well I have a lot of good things I could say about this metroidvania beat ’em up, so I broke down all of my good things into 3 points.
1. It’s Super Fun
They story of Guacamelee takes place in this Mexican influenced fantasy world and you play as a character named Juan. After he witnesses this evil guy named Calaca kidnap El Presidente’s daughter, he comes across a luchador mask that turns him into sort of a super hero. With your new found powers, you travel across the different dimensions of Mexico to save her.
Guacamelee features a simple yet deep combo system that expands as you learn more moves throughout the game. The game challenges you to use each move you learn through the puzzling environment and the challenging enemies that come your way.
Multiplayer is also included in the game. It was first introduced in Gold Edition, but with STCE you can play with up to 3 other players for some extra co-op fun!
If you want to play in style, you can do that too. Guacamelee has a dozen different costumes that are available to buy with in game currency. The costumes all have different abilities that can change how you play the game.
Make sure you catch all of the video game references throughout the world too.
2. The Main Character Is A Person Of Color
Which is a pretty big deal to me. As a person of color myself, it is awesome to see the main character and supporting cast all be people of color. People of color don’t get enough representation as it is and usually get pigeonholed into a stereotypical role.
3. It’s Free On PlayStation Plus This Month
Which is just the icing on the cake. If you have a PS4, then there is no reason not to get this game. As long as you keep your Plus account up you can play as much as you want. Get it while you still can because time is almost up.
Guacamelee is developed by DrinkBox and is available on PS4, PS3, WiiU, 3DS, PC, Xbox One, and Xbox 360.
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