Double Fine has revealed its second mysterious downloadable game, following the release of Costume Quest, with Stacking. Keeping up with their unusual and visually unique game releases, Stacking is a third-person action and puzzle game. The gameplay works with the mechanic of the wonderous Russian Matryoshka (Nesting Doll). In Stacking, the player can sneak up and stack inside of other characters, or dolls, larger than its size. Imagine it like a possession of sorts. Then the player can utilize the ability of the larger doll it has taken control of. Stacking has been created by Brütal Legend art director Lee Petty and the team at Double Fine Productions.
“Stacking is a game about a young chimney sweep named Charlie Blackmore, and his quest to reunite his family after they’ve been forced into indentured servitude by an evil industrialist,” says the reveal posting over at doublefine.com.
Stacking is the second downloadable game to be published by THQ, to be available from the PlayStation 3′s PlayStation Network and Xbox 360′s Xbox LIVE Arcade in spring 2011. See screenshots and more details here at doublefine.com and the introductory trailer of Stacking in action here at IGN.
Source – Double Fine
UPDATE: Added press release from THQ.
Press release from THQ
Electronic Arts is offering up some savings and Brütal Legend goods in a unique "gift exchange" contest. You won’t actually be sending a gift in, but sharing a picture of the worst gift-wrapped present you received this holiday season. Take a picture of the worst wrapped gift you received and send it over to eacontest@ea.com. Read on to see what you can get in exchange for sharing that brutally wrapped gift!
Here are the details from Electronic Arts:
"Are you concerned that you might have made it on Santa’s naughty list this year? Worried that seven of the eight presents by your Menorah might be duds? Alarmed at the horribly shaped packages labeled “To George, Happy Kwanza?” Well don’t fret too much, there’s still a chance for you to have a BRUTAL holiday season with the Brutal Legend Gift Exchange Sweepstakes.
Turn those holiday frowns upside down by submitting a photo of the worst wrapped gift you’ve received this holiday season along with your name and the subject “Brutal Legend Gift Exchanged Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”)” to eacontest@ea.com between 12/20/09 and 1/15/10 (the “Sweepstakes Period”) and enter a chance to win a $10 coupon off Brutal Legend at the EA Store as well as one of two Brutal Legend metal T-shirts designed by Mishka, or an awesome Eddie Riggs collectable statue! Happy Brutal Holidays and Metal New Year!"
See more details on the contest at www.brutallegend.com.
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Today Double Fine Productions and Electronic Arts announced details on the next downloadable content to arrive for Brütal Legend, called the "Hammer of Infinite Fate." The DLC multiplies the metal fun with new Trophies and Achievements, multiplayer maps, weapons, skins and even an "all-seeing GPS."
Here are all the details from EA and Double Fine Productions:
"The Hammer of Infinite Fate pack allows players to upgrade Eddie Riggs with three new outfits including the Mountain Man, Black Metal and Zaulia Threads, as well as seven more back patches to slay the tainted coil in style. Eddie’s trusted hotrod, The Deuce (aka The Druid Plow), will also get a face lift with four brand new paint jobs and four more upgrades that players can purchase including the Oculus of the Lost, an all-seeing GPS for the world, and the Eye of Sorrow, a weapon that harnesses the power of the Sea of Black Tears and launches black projectiles of doom at enemies, in addition to The Disgorger and the Coiling Maw.
Players will also be able to unlock 9 new achievements and trophies in Brütal Legend which are based on the latest additions of the Hammer of Infinite Fate expansion pack. Mount Rockmore will also see six more heads for players to purchase and unlock, including Rima, Razputin, Dadbat, Hunter, Kage the Kannonier and Tim Schafer himself.
Hammer of Infinite Fate further expands the Brütal Legend Stage Battle multiplayer experience with four new mind-melting multiplayer maps: the Altar of Blood, Coiled Remains, Crucible of the Titans and The Amplified Cliffs. Each map features a completely unique environment tailored to the Gods of Metal, with an in-game element of surprise that puts a strategic twist to every Stage Battle."
Watch for the Hammer of Infinite Fate content to arrive on Thursday, December 17th. It will be available for 480 Microsoft Points from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace or $4.99 from the PlayStation Network.
See more on Brütal Legend here at the official website.
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Double Fine Productions and Mishka NYC are introducing a new line of metal inspired Brutal Legend t-shirts. The tees have been created by James Callahan and Daniel Mumford, a couple of artists who have previously worked on encapsulating the experience of thrash and metal music. Brutal Legend gets the metal treatment with a pair of t-shirts, which you can check out here. Whether you want to sport a tee with glam/emo rockers getting decimated by Headbangers or a Razorgirl with raging Fire Beast, Mishka NYC has you covered. They’ll be available soon from mishkanyc.com, and a few will be given away soon. Speaking of giveaways…
The Mishka Bloglin website is also offering up a few copies of the Brutal Legend game. Two Xbox 360 games and two PlayStation 3 games will be given away. It’s really easy to enter. Send an email brutal@mishkanyc.com with "Xbox" or "PS3" in the subject line of your email and you’ll be entered to win. You have about one week to enter, as the contest is running until Friday, November 20th. Good luck!
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Brütal Legend
Platform: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Developed by: Double Fine Productions
Published by: Electronic Arts
Release date: October 13, 2009
Official website: brutallegend.com
Game summary from EA:
“Brütal Legend tells the tale of Eddie Riggs, played by Jack Black. The ultimate roadie, Eddie is the first person anyone calls when they need guitars tuned or stages rigged, and has a love for hot rods and a photographic memory for every heavy metal album cover, and the lyrics those albums contained. One night, a stage accident knocks Eddie unconscious, and he awakens in a world that looks very strange yet oddly familiar, a world where every heavy metal album cover and lyric Eddie knows has come to life, and where the evil emperor Doviculus and his demon army, The Tainted Coil, have enslaved the last remaining humans. When an oppressed people request Eddie’s knowledge of modern warfare, he pulls from his own experience in the only occupation he’s ever had, a roadie for a heavy metal band, and under his command, this barbaric force of hot-rods, Marshall stacks, leather, and chrome will bring this ancient world into the age of metal.”
Review Summary:
If you’ve ever wondered how a ’70s or ’80s Metal album would be like in video game form, Brutal Legend is the world in which you’ll find out. Within this world, created from the mind behind Psychonauts and Grim Fandango, you’ll experience a meld of various gaming genres. Also, with appearances by many famous Metal artists and an amazing soundtrack, gamers are sure to enjoy Brutal Legend. Try a new experience that you can’t go wrong with. Read the full review for a more detailed breakdown of Brutal Legend‘s pros and cons.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5
Read the full review below.
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