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JImmy Fallon, Felicia Day, Chris Hardwick, and Blizzard Makes “We are the World of Warcraft” Music Video

Both heartwarming and funny, Jimmy Fallon called on the help of Felicia Day, Chris Hardwick, Leeroy Jenkins, Blizzard employees, and fans of the MMORPG World of Warcraft to make a “We are the World” inspired music video. It’s Video Games Week on NBC’s Late Night with Jimmy Kimmel, check it out! 

State of Decay Sandbox Mode, Steam Version, and Possibly MMO in the Works

State of Decay is a zombie survival game from Undead Labs that clocked in over half a million copies sold, claiming the title of fastest-selling original Xbox Live Arcade game. With its success, Undead Labs announced that a survival sandbox mode and a PC version on Steam is in the works. Jeff Strain, Executive Producer says this:

“I can tell you we’re working on a sandbox mode designed to be a pure survival simulation. Beyond that, all I can say is we pay very close attention to what fans of the game are asking for, and their needs will largely guide our development priorities, so stay tuned.

We’re currently working on a PC version for release on Steam. Fortunately it’s been in development alongside the Xbox 360 version since Day 1, so we just need to integrate with the Steam platform and add native support for keyboard and mouse control. We’ll also continue to issue Title Updates at a fast pace to refine game balance and fix bugs.”

Furthermore, in previous interviews Strain has stated that State of Decay was a precursor to an MMO they intended to create. However, they are under negotiations with Microsoft who owns the IP rights to Class 4, the MMO that Undead Labs wants to create and can’t move forward until an agreement is reached.

Mass Effect Commander Shepard’s Voice Actor Uses His Voice for Selfishness

In this video by Sneaky Zebra, Aliens are attacking Earth and it’s up to them and Mark Meer, the voice of Mass Effect’s Command Shepard to save the day. Meer decides to give them a motivational speech just to get them into the mood to kill some aliens. Check it out above. 

Number One Inc Reveals The Witness Poster

Number One Inc has revealed the poster they created for ther 3D puzzle game named The Witness. The poster was first briefly seen in Playstation’s commercial Greatness Awaits at around 0:57. 

For those unfamiliar with The Witness, it’s a first person puzzle adventure. The player finds him or herself on an island with numerous structures, natural formations, and tons of puzzles. However, this isn’t simply a puzzle game states Jonathan Blow:

“The point is the magic that happens in the player’s mind when he understands the subtle things that the mazes are saying - because the mazes aren’t just puzzles, they are lines of communication that aggregate, become more complex and eventually say surprising things”

The Witness is slated for a PlayStation 4, PC, and iOS release, stay tuned. 

Fez 2 Announced to be in the Works

A surprise announcement of Fez II closed out this last Thursday’s Horizon Independent Game Press Conference. Now, of course nothing else is known about the launch date, what systems it will be on, or anything else really, but this isn’t unexpected given Fez’s tumultuous development history. For now, watch the teaser trailer and know that it is coming. 

Secret of Mana Illustrator Hirō Isono Passes Away

Hirō Isono, the talented artist responsible for the artwork of Secret of Mana has passed away late last month due to heart failure at the age of 68. Graduating from Aichi University of Education in the Fine Arts department in 1968, Isono has been an illustrator and a painter since the 1970s.  He provided the main visuals for Final Fantasy Adventure, continuing onwards to Secret of Mana and Heroes of Mana. Isono also worked on picture books and light novels during his career.

E3 Day 3 Highlights

The last day of E3 has concluded, here are the highlights from today. Check out the previous posts for the highlights from this week. 

E3 Day Two Highlights

Day two of E3 has concluded, here are some highlights of the day:

E3 Day One Highlights

Day one of E3 has concluded, here are some highlights of the day:

E3 Monday Game Reveal Highlights

Monday at E3 has concluded, here are some highlights of the day:

The Walking Dead: 400 Days DLC Five Characters Revealed

Telltale games have revealed five characters for their upcoming DLC titled 400 Days for their critically acclaimed game The Walking Dead. Although Season Two of the game isn’t anticipated for release until autumn of 2014, Telltale promises content like this to help stave off the hunger until then. Enjoy! 

Kiefer Sutherland to Voice Solid Snake

Konami revealed that Snake will get a new voice actor in its pre-E3 conference. Kiefer Sutherland, best known as Jack Bauer from the series 24 will be replacing the iconic David Hayter as the voice of Solid Snake. Hayter stated:

“If it were my choice, I would do this role forever. To hear anyone else’s voice coming from Snake’s battered throat, makes me a little ill, to be honest. But the truth is it’s not my choice. Any and all casting decisions are the sole purview of Hideo Kojima, and Konami itself. And that’s fair.”

Kojima himself stated that with Metal Gear Solid V they would be using more facial capture technology:

“This time with Metal Gear Solid V the themes are a little difference from previous games in the series. We’re taking on some very heavy subjects, such as race and revenge. This makes the tone much darker. As a result, I wanted snake to have a more subdued performance expressed through subtle facial movements and tone of voice, rather than words.

The game takes place in 1984, when Snake is 49 years old. Therefore, we needed someone who could genuinely convey the facial and vocal qualities of a man in his late 40s. It’s different from anything we’ve done before, So I asked a producer friend of mine in Hollywood, Avi Arad, for advice.

He’s the one who introduced me to Mr Kiefer Sutherland. And I was like, ‘Why didn’t I think of that?’ I felt [Sutherland] was the perfect fit in terms of age and performance.”

Check out the video footage above for a brief interview of Sutherland and how he feels about taking on the iconic role of Solid Snake.

Ex-Infinity Ward and Modern Warfare Creators New Game: Titanfall Leaked

It appears that the July issue of Game Informer was released a bit earlier than intended, and thus leaked the existence of the game Titanfall. Titanfall is developed by a group of ex-Infinity Ward people (the ones touted for making Mordern Warfare a smash hit) at a new company called Respawn Entertainment. What we know so far: Titanfall is based on Valve’s Source Engine. It will be released on PC and Xbox One, utilizing Xbox One’s cloud computing services for cloud physics and AI calculations. There will also be an Xbox 360 version, but ported by a separate company. An EA Spokesperson has stepped forward to say that there will be more information released at the EA E3 press conference on Monday June 10th at 1PM PDT for more details.

Final Fantasy XIII: Lightning Returns E3 Trailer

Square Enix has revealed a new Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII E3 trailer. The trailer has revealed that the launch date has been push back to February 11th of next year for North America and February 14th for Europeans.

They’ve also revealed the Ultimate Box edition which is priced approximately at $262. This edition will include all three of the FFXIII games, soundtrack, art book, and a Play Arts Lightning figurine from her likeliness in Lightning Returns.

Square Enix Announces Deus Ex: The Fall

Square Enix has just announced their mobile and tablet game, Deus Ex: The Fall. Developed by Square Enix’s European Mobile division in collaboration with the original Deus Ex: Human Revolution team at Eidos-Montreal and N-Fusion. The story of The Fall is set after the Human Revolution prequel novel, Deus Ex: Icarus Effect and will feature never before seen characters and picks up where the novel leaves off. Jon Brooke, Square Enix Europe’s Marketing Director says:

“This isn’t about tablets vs next gen. We’re a big publisher, so you know we’ll be showing next gen gaming at E3 next week. We’re as serious about next gen as we are about tablet gaming. As a publisher, we believe all platforms present opportunities and if you create the right content, we believe we can have success. I don’t think many companies understand what you can do with these platforms. We’re trying to showcase what the platform can do by building a game from the ground up.”

Deus Ex: The Fall will be released this summer for $6.99, and will be on display at E3 next week.