Saints Row 4 Getting Next Gen Release

An updated version of Saints Row 4 is set to be released on PS4 and Xbox One next year, developers Volition and High Voltage Software announced at PAX on Friday. The title will include all previously released DLC for $29.99, and it will release in North America on January 27 with a European release shortly after though nothing has been announced as of yet. Saints Row 4: Gat out of Hell, a standalone expansion which sends the gang to hell to battle Satan's army and Old Scratch himself. It will release alongside the new-gen version of Saints Row 4 for $19.95.

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Super Meat Boy Forever Announced

Team Meat's recently teased a new project, 'A Voyeur for September' which turns out to be a Super Meat Boy endless runner game. The developer made the announcement at the PAX expo on Friday, where there was a playable demo of the game.

A video recently appeared on Joystiq which you can check out below. The game will use the same game play as the first however it will now be a runner game which will get harder as the gamer progresses. No such release date has been announced as of yet although the developers have said "it will be released when it's done".

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Transformers coming to Play Expo

Stars of the original live action transformers movie Bumblebee and Barricade will be making their way to Manchester for a special appearance at Play Expo. Both vehicles will be on display in the screen.play area of the main hall. Whether you side with the Autobots or the Decepticons, or you just love beautiful American muscle cars this is a fantastic opportunity, so make sure you bring your camera!

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Game of Thrones appearing at Play Expo

Winter is coming to Play Expo and with it, the Iron Throne. At the Expo they will have the Iron Throne from the smash HBO TV series Game of Thrones at Play Expo and we will be running professional photo shoots for anyone who would like their picture taken on the seat of kings. Why not come in cosplay as your favourite GoT character and have your photo taken on the actual Iron Throne? Professional photo opportunities will be available at various times over the weekend and can include a 6×9 glossy print for £5.

More GoT news to follow in the coming weeks…

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Play Expo - Heroes and Villains of Star Wars

Red Five standing by for incoming transmission…

“Darth Vader to carry out surprise inspection of Starship Event City. The Sith Lord will be accompanied by notorious bounty hunter Boba Fett. Rebel Alliance preparing to send R2D2 to carry out reconnaissance on the Empire’s plans.”

Dave Prowse, Jeremy Bulloch and Kenny Baker are the latest guests to be confirmed for the screen.play feature of Play Expo 2014. All are best known for their roles in the Star Wars series of films, as Darth Vader, Boba Fett and R2D2 respectively.

Dave and Kenny will be appearing on Sunday 12th October, whilst Jeremy will appear on Saturday 11th. All three will be available for photo-shoots and autographs priced at £15 each.

As well as the personal appearances, Play Expo will feature a celebration of the best Star Wars video games and other surprises.

More guests will be confirmed shortly.

Play Expo takes place on 11/12 October at EventCity, Manchester. Tickets are on sale now and available through the expo website www.playexpo.net.

Dave Prowse, MBE is an English bodybuilder, weightlifter and actor, best known for playing the role of Darth Vader. In Britain, he is also remembered for parts in A clockwork Orange, The Tomorrow People and as having played the Green Cross Code man.

Jeremy Bulloch is an English actor best known for the role of the bounty hunter Boba Fett in the original Star Wars trilogy. He has appeared in numerous British television and film productions, including Doctor Who and Robin of Sherwood.

Kenny Baker is an English actor and musician. He is best known for playing R2-D2 in the Star Wars movies and has also appeared in The Elephant Man, Time Bandits, Willow, Flash Gordon, Amadeus and Jim Henson’s Labyrinth.
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Guest Speaker Charles Cecil

Charles Cecil MBE, the visionary head of Revolution Software who created classic adventure games such as Broken Sword, Lure of the Temptress and Beneath a Steel Sky will be appearing at Play Expo on Saturday 11th October.

Charles will take to the stage to discuss a subject close to his heart – Engaging with your audience. He will also recount his personal history of the adventure game, from the 1981 ZX81 game Inca’s Curse through to 2014′s episodic title Broken Sword: The Serpent’s Curse.

Charles is a superb public speaker and one of the heroes of the British video games industry. In 2006, he was awarded the status of “Development Legend” by Develop. He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen’s 2011 Birthday Honours for services to the video game industry

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