We got way too much Arkham Knight news this week. I mean, a leaked release date and exclusive content for PS4? What will the world come to next? Mercedes Benz in a Mario game? No way! Never going to happen! Also check out the new, and yet another edition of Saints Row 4 and some other great news on this week’s top 5 stories. Leave us some love in the comment section below and tell us which story you thought was the fairest of them all.
Number 5
Mario Kart 8 is Getting Mercedes-Benz DLC
Tweets by Nintendo of America and Nintendo of Europe confirm that they will be adding a Mercedes-Benz GLA class vehicle to Mario Kart 8 as DLC. This new content has already been announced for Japan and will hit Europe and North America sometime this summer. Being that the new kart will be free in Japan, it is expected to be released for free in the West as well. This collaboration between Nintendo and Mercedes-Benz is certainly unexpected, and is made even more weird by the crossover trailer which you can see above. Hopefully this news means that there will be more substantial DLC hitting Mario Kart 8 in the future.
Number 4
Deep Silver Announces Saints Row 4 National Treasure Edition
Deep Silver has announced that they’ll be releasing a comprehensive collection of Saints Row 4 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. The collection is entitled National Treasure Edition and it releases on July 8. Saints Row 4 National Treasure Edition will include 29 pieces of DLC, content packs, and the Grass Roots Merica! gun. In total, all the content packed-in is worth over $60. The National Treasure Edition is the fourth special edition released for Saints Row 4. Previous editions included the Commander-in-Chief Edition, Super Dangerous Wub Wub Edition, and the Game of the Generation Edition. Saints Row 4 National Treasure Edition will be available for $29.99.
Number 3
New PlayStation 4 Bundle uncovered
Leave it to Amazon France for once again listing something on their site before an official announcement. It’s getting comical at this point. This week, they’ve listed a PlayStation 4: The Last of Us Bundle which is set to release on July 30, the day after the remastered version of The Last of Us is released on the PlayStation 4. The bundle retails for 429,99 Euros and includes a copy of The Last of Us, a DualShock 4 controller, and the PlayStation 4 system. There is no word at this time if this bundle will hit the US or other parts of Europe.
Number 2
Batman: Arkham Knight Release Date Leaked on Microsoft Store
Who is the Arkham Knight? We still don’t know, but what we might know is the day we find out. Rocksteady Studios’ upcoming Batman: Arkham Knight’s popped up everywhere in the last few months, including the Microsoft Store, where it’s listed for a winter release of February 24th, 2015. The date sounds authentic, considering that the 24th is a Tuesday, exactly when games typically come out in North America. Since it was listed on the Microsoft store, the game is only dated for PC and Xbox One, but the February 24th date likely applies to the game’s confirmed PS4 version of Arkham Knight as well. See the unedited screen grabs of the listing as posted on the Microsoft store down below for Xbox One and PC respectively.
Number 1
Exclusive Batman: Arkham Knight Content Headed to PS4
Playstation.com has unveiled a teaser that states exclusive content is headed to the PS4 version of Batman: Arkham Knight: “Gotham falls victim to Scarecrow’s fear toxin, transforming the famous city into a twisted, hellish nightmare in the Batman: Arkham Knight Scarecrow Nightmare Pack. “Tear through the city in the all-new batmobile and face off against a towering vision of Scarecrow and his undead army as they spread terror on the streets, available exclusively on Playstation 4.“ This game takes place one year after the events of Arkham City and will see Batman come face to face with an original villain created for the game and who happens to be named, Arkham Knight. This will also be the last in the series for developer Rocksteady. Batman: Arkham Knight comes out next year (possibly February) for the PS4, Xbox One and PC.
Honorable Mentions
This week had a lot of big news and the news staff and I found it hard to narrow it down to the usual five stories: