 The new DLC from Volition is out tomorrow. Originally destined as DLC for Saints Row III, but with such a compelling central idea that Volition turned it into a fully fledged game, 'Enter the Dominatrix' is finally here to play as extra content for Saints Row IV. With boundless self-referential humour squashed into a couple of hours of content, expect to get more of the same batshit-crazy fun you have already seen in the main game. This is not just a skin pack, or extra weapon download package (although there are some new fun weapons and outfits to be had as you play), but actually extra story content which adds to the main game without ruining any of the existing canon. You can actually play even before finishing the main story, however you do have to reach a certain level to be able to access the missions and side quests. The story presents you with the Saints being interviewed by a reporter on their spaceship about the DLC pack. That's right, in the usual smash down of the fourth wall, the Saints discuss the history of the famous DLC-that-became-a-game in the actual DLC itself, with each character commenting on their roles within. The missions are presented as flashbacks, which you play through with tongue-in-cheek comments from all the crew narrated over your gameplay.  The missions are a pure joy, as ever, with the emphasis being placed on unadulterated fun, rather than challenging gameplay. There is plenty of fan service being pushed out too, with many references to geek-genre entertainment, although, as the name suggests, the Wachowski bros do get hit with the parody paddle on plenty of occasions. One particular protagonist, in sunglasses and long leather jacket, features, making complaints about the editing process of the game which left out many of his favourite lines. This is much like the minor character from the original Matrix movies who appeared with a more important role in the disappointing game tie-in.
There are plenty more gaming-related jokes too. At the beginning your character pointedly ignores a request to go through the laborious tutorial process as, quite rightly, the player should know all this by now (much like the beginning of Blood Dragon). There are some pretty funny scathing comments from the Saints about having to do the usual fetch quests and escort missions, and pixelated fast forwarding of some of Kenzie's tech related exposition, with a loud, "BORING!" from the president. The final level reaches new heights of (self-confessed) craziness and the primitive cut scene footage is another homage to the cutting room floor style of the DLC. The scene with The Saints travelling out of Paul's head made me laugh out loud. If you are feeling jaded after putting many hours into GTAV, Enter the Dominatrix is a very welcome tonic; it certainly put a smile on my face. It is no coincidence that Volition are releasing this DLC now, their timing is pretty good. It certainly made me want to jump back into Steelport for a bit of gimp bashing, so to speak. If you've played the main game already, or are still missing wielding your big purple dildo bat, I can throughly recommend downloading this. You might be cautious about spending £5.99 for two hours play, but this gets you a package (ahem) of high density fun and genuinely good humour. Whip-crackingly good. We have had three notable releases over the last few weeks, Telltale Game's The Wolf Among Us, Quantic Dream's Beyond; 2 Souls and Zen Studios Star Wars Pinball. We also welcomed a new writer to the site Dorian who opens up the reviews with a review of Beyond 2 Souls; Beyond; 2 Souls The vision of Quantic Dreams is quite a thing to behold. They try to create games in a unique style that can leave some flat and other drooling. To see if their latest effort could hold its own take a trip to our review. The Wolf Among Us In terms of narrative The Walking Dead pushed Telltale up with the best developers in the world. However the Walking Dead has left a burning question can the developer continue to produce experiences that can rival the best of was their adaptation of Robert Kirkman's world a fluke. Now we have the chance to find out as they take on another comic tale this time drawing from Fables by Bill Wilingham in The Wolf Among Us. Early Impression; STAR WARS® PINBALL: BALANCE OF THE FORCE This is a very early view and we will be creating individual reviews for all of the Zen Pinball tables over the coming weeks and beyond. However today the Balance of the Force pack dropped and I have spent some time on each table.
Just for transparency all the scores are form my first full game on the table and I played on the Vita (My platform of choice for Pinball) with the view 4 option selected.  In terms of narrative The Walking Dead pushed Telltale up with the best developers in the world.
However the Walking Dead has left a burning question can the developer continue to produce experiences that can rival the best of was their adaptation of Robert Kirkman's world a fluke. Now we have the chance to find out as they take on another comic tale this time drawing from Fables by Bill Wilingham in The Wolf Among Us. 
Irrational Games know how to create buzz, the latest trailer for the upcoming Burial at sea DLC for Bioshock Infinte will give most a nervous tingle of excitement as we get ready to delve back into rapture. Unfortunately the video does ask a few questions but the one most of us are asking is when will the DLC be released? There have been quite a few changes going on around the site. Some of these will be getting revealed over the next few weeks but we are happy to announce a new writer will be joining the site. His first pieces will be up on Tuesday and we will be introducing him later in the week Eurogamer News Feed
GTAV: The First 30 MinutesBelieve it or not but GTAV was released last week, you may not have realised but lets face it would you really be reading this page if you did not know. Anyway we sent our intrepid explorer Jon to find out if Rockstar have lived up to the pre-release hype. You van view his findings here. Fashion Beast
We are going to be adding a new dedicated blog later in the week so keep an eye out. For now though its time to take a look around the world of BC. Forum funThe work on the Beta version of Forum is still going on. Thankfully our head Elf is back after getting married (Congratulations Jolo from all of us) so we are moving at a pace. We are happy for new folks to join, in an attempt to test the hell out of the forum and of course grow the community. Here's the link to make life easier. FIFA14 vs PES14 in the battle for moneyThe big two played the first big Derby of the season and to see which game came out on top follow the link (in case your not sure its the blue highlighted word). BreakQuest Extra Evolution A block breaker with a retro feel, but can this feemium title break the stigma most games in the genre have? Comic ReviewsThe big site news of the week is the addition of IDW publishing to the list of our comic book partners but we will have more on this in a later post. So now on with the highlights. Killzone Mercenary; Early Impressions FPS titles are the mainstay of many a gamer, from Halo to Call of Duty to Battlefield the list of possible ways to shoot someone in the face is pretty varied. Up till now the Vita has been lacking in this key area but will the release of Killzone Mercenary offer Vita users a FPS to be proud of or another mediocre offering. Click here to read Paul's thoughts The Star Wars takeover.To celebrate the release of The Star Wars comic. The site had a takeover this week below are two of the highlights that help to highlight one of the most amazing franchises in entertainment.
Its been another hectic week here at Backwards Compatible. I thankfully am now back in the world of full internet and have a few of the big articles and news stories from the site for your viewing pleasure. Backwards Compatible Forum moves into open Beta That's right we now have a forum. At the moment we are in active Beta trying to hone the forum into a well oiled machine. As such we are looking for some testers and hope that you (yes you reading this) will be up for the task. You can find the Forum by clicking on the Logo to the left or the Forum label at the top of the page. We hope to see lots of you on the forum in the coming weeks and months. Gone Home reviewed in a Jon sort of Way Jon spent some time playing Gone Home and then went about describing his experience. Its not a true review but instead a look into; Gone Home; proof that games can still be intelligent, moving experiences. DMC; Devil May Cry, The Chronicles of Vergil  A prologue to Capcom's 2013 hit game DMC.
The focus of the comic is Vergil and Kat two of the main characters NPC's in the game. The comic is a fast entertaining read and hopefully the review is not a bad read either. First of all, an introduction to this new update. We will take a quick whiz around the site from the week that has passed and post up a few of the highlights. So, without further ado, here we go: Our first Community cast Our resident Community manager AK hosted the first Community cast featuring a few friends of the site. Their topic for discussion this week was the Call of Duty Ghosts Reveal. Our three guests were @iTzViiveyy, @Gunns4Show and @NightshadowGame Give them all a twitter Follow, they are a great group of guys. The cast at the moment is in video form and can be viewed on the Community page of the site. We will be continuing with the community casts so keep an eye out as we will be getting as many of you on the air as we can.
If you enjoyed the combat from the main game then this will be right up your street. We have the same vigors and weapons from the main game, which are still just as much fun. Although trying to get grips with the mechanics did cost me a few lives. Although not what I expected from the DLC when I purchased the Season Pass, so far its been fun to go back to Columbia and get back into the DeWitt POV. Look out for a full review coming soon and if you want to read a review for the full game click the link or Picture below. 
   
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