VIDEO GAME NEWS: Hail to your Chief, Baby - Deep Silver

Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Calloused Thumbs,
Being Prez is hard work, but hey, someones got to do it.  Our friends at Deep Silver have let us know that they're releasing the Inauguration Station for Saints Row IV that will allow you to shape your future President in time before election day on August 20.

"Download the free Inauguration Station ahead of the release of Saints Row IV and create your very own, unique President now!

Enter the election campaign and promote your President in the community on saintsrow.com - the crazier, the better!

Presidents created in the Inauguration Station can be uploaded via the website and can then be transported to virtual Steelport in Saints Row IV to use as playable characters at the game’s launch.

Saints Row IV: Inauguration Station is available today on the Xbox Live® online entertainment network for the Xbox 360® games and entertainment system from Microsoft, as well as through Steam as a digital download for Windows® PC and from tomorrow on the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system through PlayStation®Network for the rest of the world. The Inauguration Station will be available on PlayStation®Network in the Americas on August 13, 2013.

Tip: You can download your characters from Saints Row: The Third to update them for Saints Row IV.  Head over to www.saintsrow.com to browse an online gallery with thousands of shared community characters."

To do so please go here:

 

In addition to this:
From the people that brought you a 4ft Dildo Bat


To fanfare the launch of Saints Row IV in style, Deep Silver has been working until their ear drums bleed to create a full size replica of one of the most popular weapons within the game. The Dubstep Gun has been lovingly recreated by a dedicated team making what has to be one of the best replica videogame weapons ever made.

The replica is fully functional*, measures more than a meter in length and weighs 3½KG.  With four inputs, trigger activated play and pause and touch button control panel, the Dubstep Gun is designed to allow everything from the hardest hitting dubstep tracks to 80’s classics to be played loud and proud with a maximum of ease. The term ‘Ghetto Blaster’ has never been so apt! 

The technical features are:
•        Four inputs
o        Line in, SD card, 2 USB ports and radio connectivity
•        Pre-loaded SD card with authentic Saints Row IV dubstep tracks
•        Powerful rechargeable lithium ion battery providing an hour of use
•        Touch Button controls
•        Additional trigger activated play and pause function
•        Custom pearlescent finish
•        Multitude of jazzy lights
•        Black custom case finished in aluminum to keep the gun safe when not in use


Only three of these custom made, hand built beauties will be made, but Saints Row fans do not despair, stay tuned for details of how to own your own Dubstep Gun, and drop your enemies like a dirty bassline.

*the dubstep gun will not cause death or injury when used correctly, that’s just in the game, but it will make people dance.  Please dance responsibly.





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Hope this has got you all ready and remember, Hail to the Chief, Baby,



Gareth and Lady Eleanor

VIDEO GAME NEWS: Saints Row 4: Commander in Chief: Hail to the Chief Week and other Saints Row News - Deep Silver

Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Calloused Thumbs,
In Honour of the President of Saint's Row, Deep Silver has declared that its Hail to the Chief Week.

Yesterday we released the Animal Protection Trailer, so today we move on to the next one:

Hail to the Chief #3: Weapons of Mass Abduction

In addition tothis our friends at Deep Silver have let us know this:

"Publisher Deep Silver revealed today that the upcoming, over-the-top, open-world action game Saints Row IV has gone gold and fans are now able to pre-order a season pass for the planned downloadable content (DLC) for EUR 9,99 / £ 7.99 at participating retailers.  The Season Pass for the much awaited Saints Row IV from developer Volition will include two brand-new mission packs and the Season Pass-exclusive “Rectifier” anal probe weapon, which will help you, the President of the United States, get the ‘inside’ information from your enemies as you save Earth from a dangerous alien infestation.
 
Included in the Season Pass is the Director’s Cut of the previously announced “Enter the Dominatrix” DLC,  a tongue-in-cheek vision of what this content was originally going to be like, along with a second mission pack coming in late 2013.
 
Season Passes will be available for purchase on all platforms and include  upcoming add-on content worth more than EUR 15 / £ 12. Saints Row IV launches on current-gen consoles and PC on August 20^th in North America and August 23^rd in the rest of the world.  "




We wish you all the best with this,  


Gareth and Lady Elenaor

VIDEO GAME NEWS: Saints Row IV: Hail to the Chief Week - Deep Silver

Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Calloused Thumbs,
In Honour of the President of Saint's Row, Deep Silver has declared that its Hail to the Chief Week.

As such there's going to be a set of trailers released.  Here is the first one, so sit back and prepare for our feature presentation:

Hail to the Chief #2: Animal Protection

And in case you missed this one Hail to the Chief #1: Saints Force One

We wish you all the best with this,



Garethe and Lady Elenaor

VIDEO GAME NEWS: Saint's Row 4: Independence Day Speech - Deep Silver

Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Calloused Thumbs,
Four Score and Several years ago, this great nation under god, came into being, so on this day, when America celebrates its independence, we thought that, in conjuction with our friends at Deep Silver and Koch Media, that we'd bring you something a little different.

Something thats definitely a little more kickass.  So without further ado we give you Saint's Row IV: Independence Day Speech (as voiced by the talented Keith David.)

 
We can't wait to rock, sock and machinate the Xeno Scum.  




Gareth and Lady Eleanor

VIDEO GAME NEWS: E3 Trailer for Saints Row 4 - Deep Silver

Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Calloused Thumbs,
Our Spy working undercover for the Prez of the United States has managed to sneak footage out to us that is destined for E3 showing the trailer for the Latest Saints Row title released later this year.

Not only does it look slick, but the Saints are taking the streets back like never before leaving the player in no doubt as to who will be triumph against the Alien oppressors.

So sit back, prepare for something special and enjoy this feature:

We can't wait to rock, sock and machinate the Xeno Scum.



Gareth and Lady Eleanor

VIDEO GAME NEWS: Koch Media Extravaganza: Metro: Last Light, Saints Row IV: Collectors Edition, Ride to Hell: Retribution - Koch Distribution

Hail Mighty Readers,
Our friends at Deep Silver and Koch Media have been very busy recently and this mega game update is all thanks to them.  
So without further ado please enjoy everything they have to offer:
 
4A Games, development studio and creator of Metro: Last Light, today released an extraordinary asset for the game. 

The Mobius was created by Alexander Bereznyak, aka Monakh, who was originally employed by 4A as a capture artist. Soon it turned out that his talent was needed in the production team and he took over the role as lead technical artist. But over a couple of months, he continued to work alone on this trailer. 

Saints Row IV fans learned the power of democracy today as Deep Silver announced the details of its highly anticipated fan sourced Saints Row IV Collector’s Edition: the Super Dangerous Wub Wub Edition. The Super Dangerous Wub Wub Edition is now available for preorder at all UK gaming retailers in limited quantities at a recommended retail price of £89.99.

Included in the Super Dangerous Wub Wub edition is a 12 inch Dub Step gun replica capable of rendering your enemies absolutely speechless with the power of wub. The ultra-high quality weapon replica packs a party with a bitchin’ design, sweet tunes directly from the in-game Dubstep Gun and a laser sight. Make no mistake, it’s time to get down.

Additionally the Super Dangerous Wub Wub Edition comes with an awe-inspiring 8 inch Johnny Gat Memorial Statue for all Saints to be able to pay tribute to the greatest Saint while kicking ass in the name of Liberty. Future generations will gaze upon Johnny’s grandeur while learning the history of his glorious murdering sprees with the Third Street Saints.

And because no president is ever without “the button”, the Super Dangerous Wub Wub edition comes with a pocket-size Dubstep Doomsday Button so fans can drop bombs on the go.
Fans purchasing the collector’s edition will also receive all in-game items from the Commander in Chief pre-order bonus, which include a Screaming Eagle VTOL that fires rockets out of its talons and can invoke the “Sonic Scream” attack, a limited edition American iconic ‘Uncle Sam’ uniform decked out in the American flag colours and a stimulus package of epic proportions – the ‘Merica gun – everyone’s American dream weapon.

The Super Dangerous Wub Wub Edition of Saints Row IV is now available for preorder and will only be available as long as supplies last.

Saints Row IV launches in the UK on August 23rd



Finally we're onto a future game of immense murderous rampagous fun.  The forthcoming Ride to Hell Retribution.
 
The opportunities are almost endless: In Deep Silver’s upcoming action game Ride to Hell: Retribution, players can create their own personal motorcycle from a large variety of different parts within the game. From the engine to the handle bars, almost every part of the bike can be adapted to their taste – and make it the hottest ride ever! Ride to Hell: Retribution takes players on a trip into a world dominated by motorcycle gangs and violence, where a man’s mettle is proven through the roar of his engines and the weight of his fist. The game will be available from June 2013 across North America and Europe for the Xbox 360® games and entertainment system from Microsoft, Windows® PC and PlayStation 3.

Ride to Hell: Retribution tells the story of a lone rider, Jake Conway, a man with either a gun in his hand or a girl on his lap (and on more than one occasion both!). He’s on a merciless path of revenge against a brutal biker gang called The Devil’s Hand, armed to the teeth with an arsenal of deadly weapons to enact his vengeance on foot and on bike. The only law Jake answers to is his own. Hit hard, ride fast and leave 'em in the dust. Ride to Hell : Retribution is developed by Eutechnyx.

For more information about the Ride to Hell universe, please visit www.ridetohell.com.

VIDEO GAME NEWS: Saints Row IV Announced by Deep Silver

Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Calloused Thumbs,
Our friends at Deep Silver have let us know the latest about Saints Row 4.  Here's what they've had to say:

"Deep Silver announced that Saints Row IV™, the ball-busting next chapter in the Saints Row franchise, is starting a party in your pants this Fall.

In the next open-world installment of Saints Row, Volition continues the story of the Third Street Saints by elevating their status to the highest level – the leaders of the free world.  In Saints Row IV, the head honcho of the Saints has been elected to the Presidency of the United States. But the Saints are just getting started. Now the larger-than-life insanity of the Saints series gets a new twist with a catastrophic alien invasion, and the aliens have transported the Saints to a bizarro-Steelport simulation. Wield gargantuan superpowers and fight to free humanity from alien granddaddy Zinyak’s mental grasp. Escape the simulation that’s trapped the Saints crew, or die trying.

Saints Row IV lets players delve into an arsenal of alien weaponry and technology that will turn each Saint into an ultimate entity of destruction. Utilize out-of-this-world superpowers to fight all the way to the top. With intensified action and enhanced customization, players can use their newfound superpowers and leap over buildings, outrun the fastest sports cars, or send enemies flying with telekinesis in the greatest, most insane installment of Saints Row yet.

Save the world, Saints Style."


Saints Row IV is set for release for the following formats on August the 20th in the US and the 23rd August for the rest of the world:
PC
Xbox 360
PS3




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