The holiday season is nearly upon us so be merry! And happy! Wait a minute...am I allowed to say merry anymore? This is for all the PC police out there: Merry or happy whatever it is that is your preferred way of recognizing it is late December and that most of us are both uncontrollably eating and spending money! Consider yourself lucky you're doing one of those two because there really isn’t much in the way of new releases this week. Oh well, you should be wandering around the wasteland playing Fallout 4 anyways or kicking ass as Lara...
Among the Sleep
Release Date: December 10th, 2015
Platform: PS4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Nhq9N5g69o
Among the Sleep makes it PS4 debut. In this survival horror game, players play the role of a two year old toddler who must crawl, walk or run his way away from the two monsters he faces-a woman who hums a creepy lullaby and a man who sports a creepy trench coat-while searching for memories of his missing mother with Teddy, a teddy bear who guides him and, when hugged tightly, emits light that illuminates any surrounding darker areas. As a toddler you cannot fight these creepy monsters but you can do the next best thing, hide. Getting caught is not an option and will see that you must start your search again, albeit from the last checkpoint. Time to take a walk in the dark with Teddy!
Devil’s Third
Release Date: December 11th, 2015
Platform: WiiU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yTldFe2m-A
In this hack and slash action adventure game, players play as Ivan-a man who is equally adept at hand to hand combat as he is gunfighting. After all civilian and military satellites are destroyed, the world sees the balance of military power thrown into disarray and global war erupts. Ivan seeks to restore a semblance of normalcy to the chaos that erupts around him.
Dirt Rally
Release Date: December 7th, 2015
Platform: PC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jJr-DMLka8
Developed by Codemasters, players compete in both timed off-road terrain and tarmac rally races while facing various weather conditions. Players can race 36 stages from Powys, Argolis and Baumholder in a wide variety of car classes including cars from the 60’s-80’s, Group A and B cars and 2010 Modern Rally cars. Both PvP and rallycross modes are planned. Console racing fans must wait as the game doesn't drop on consoles until April 2016.
Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders From Planet Space
Release Date: December 8th, 2015
Platform: PS Vita
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tlP0MLg8pU
Earth Defense Force 2: IFPS is a remake of the second game in the Earth Defense Force series, Global Defence Force. EDF2: IFPS is a 3rd person sci-fi shooter that sees you fighting off an invasion of giant insects. The game features 4 player online multiplayer, enhanced graphics and the now playable Air Raider unit from Earth Defense Force 2025.
Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair
Release Date: December 8th, 2015
Platform: PS4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzcX5Wcvizc
Wow, there sure is a lot of Earth Defense happening here, huh? Earth Defense Force 4.1: TSoND is a remake of Earth Defense Force 2025. EDF4.1: TSoND is a 3rd person sci-fi shooter that sees you, once again, fighting off an invasion of giant insects. The game features the original four classes from EDF 2025, both 2 player local co-op and 4 player online multiplayer, enhanced graphics and over 50% new content! Tis the season for remakes folks...
FAST Racing Neo
Release Date: December 10th, 2015
Platform: WiiU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvI1a_LrsWQ
Considered the spiritual successor to F-Zero and the sequel to FAST Racing League, FAST Racing Neo features high speed racing on the WiiU boasting 60 FPS. Players can race on 16 different tracks featuring asteroid impacts, deep sea tunnels and giant mech spiders. The game features 4 player splitscreen multiplayer and online co-op with up to seven of your friends.
Guns, Gore & Cannoli
Release Date: December 8th, 2015
Platform: PS4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpCmmJrXuPE
Guns, Gore and Cannoli is a hand drawn action shooter set in the roaring twenties. Vinnie Cannoli heads to Thugtown, tommy gun in hand, to find a wiseguy gone missing. Should be simple, right? Wrong! Vinnie’s going to need his gun. And lots of bullets. Many wiseguys in Thugtown have gone the way of the dead; as in Zombies. And if they haven’t gone the way of the dead, they don't have any interest in talking to Vinnie unless it’s with a bullet. Looks like Vinnie won’t be getting his answers quickly. Guns, Gore & Cannoli features 4 player co-op and action film character skins!
Starwhal
Release Date: December 9th, 2015
Platform: XBOne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV65BX7AdpE
Marine mammals in outer space??? Specifically, narwhals in outer space??? Yep, that's right! For those that didn’t know, a narwhal is a whale that features a prominent tusk protruding from it’s head. For those that didn’t know, Starwhal is a game where you play as a narwhal. In space! It is a 4 player couch co-op game where players battle in over 25 game arenas, 4 game modes and 32 single player challenges complete with leaderboards and achievements. For those who like to play dress up, there are 90 costumes to dress up your narwhal! Narwhals! In Space!
SteamWorld Heist
Release Date: December 10th, 2015
Platform: 3DS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epv2WLrWpXU
SteamWorld Heist is a turn based tactical shooting adventure where you aim in real time and, if your shooting skill is up to snuff, perform trick shots bouncing bullets off of the game environment. Featuring over 100 weapons, randomly generated levels and 15-20 hours of gameplay, players play as Captain Faraday as she leads her troupe of steam powered robots on a shooting and looting adventure pillaging enemy spaceships.
Yakuza 5
Release Date: December 8th, 2015
Platform: PS3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBHYncsmasQ
The fifth game in the Yakuza action adventure series picks up the storyline at the end of Yakuza 4. Kazuma has changed both his name and profession: He now goes by Suzuki-taxi driver in Fukuoka. It’s a Yakuza game so I’m sure we all know where the story goes next! Yakuza 5 features several new gameplay enhancements including a brand new graphics engine, an improved control scheme, five playable characters, five different playable locales across Japan complete with larger cities and a seamless transition between combat and adventure gameplay modes.
Zombie Vikings
Release Date: December 7th, 2015
Platform: PC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qcvVr1Z4x8
Developed by the creators of Stick It To The Man!, Zoink! Games, Zombie Vikings is a 2D beat em up that retains much of Zoink! Games humor, style and creativity. Zombie Vikings features 25 different levels spread over 8 different worlds and also includes Plus 5 Versus arenas. Players can campaign solo or with up to three of their friends and multiplayer co-op includes both local and online functionality. Perhaps the coolest feature of Zombie Vikings is the ability to stitch your zombies together into a giant mega Zombie! Time to pillage and eat brains.
