You know how it works! With the help of each other, try to figure out all of the disguised video game covers. They all share a common theme that, once solved, can help you figure out the harder ones. Since I actually gave you guys a good challenge for the pasttwoweeks, this week I decided to go easy on you. Not only are the teasers easy, but the theme should be pretty obvious....
Over the past four years, Carbine Studios has been working on a new intellectual property. We know it’s a massively multiplayer online game, and that it’ll be shown at gamescom. Carbine executive producer Jeremy Gaffney has put upa blog postdelving into the team’s vision. “We have a number of ideas we’ve developed over time about what we think is important in gaming — we think it’s about letting players play how they want, when they want, and with whom they want....
Need for Speed SHIFT, Slightly Mad Studios/Black Box’s take on the long-lived series, has been dated for release on September 17 for Europe, and the 22nd for North America. Considering how you can get the gist of this story by reading the first sentence of this post, I won’t blame you for leaving early. But, if you’d like to hear me ramble on aboutNFS SHIFT, by all means stick around....
The majority of us will check out EA Black Box’s free-to-playNeed for Speed Worldwhen it goes live for PC on July 27. The remaining audience — as in, those who cough up $20 for the game’s Starter Pack — can begin playing immediately. What does that up-front money get you, other than early access? A “credit for $20 worth of SpeedBoost (the in-game currency), full access up to level 50, and a bundled assortment of power-ups....
It’s Friday afternoon and there’s a PS3 Slim that needs to be in somebody’s hand. At 3pm Central, Destructoid is hosting its third Twitter party in association withNeed for Speed: Shift. We have twenty-five copies to give away, so make you’re Tweeting to win! If you don’t know how this works, let me inform you. verify you’re following@jim_sterling,@dtoidand@dinomason Twitter to follow the party. You’ll also need to be following@needforspeedin order to qualify for prizing....
I spend countless nights endlessly tossing and turning under the covers. My insomnia is fueled by an insatiable thirst for statistics. Every night (with my eyes peeled open and mind wandering) I ask myself questions to bide time until the sun creeps in the room through my blinds. What was the top downloaded game last week? What game or movie have people downloaded the most? How many people don’t have gall bladders?...
[New releases is your weekly look at all the hot new titles coming out this week.] Oh right! New releases, this week has them! This week saw the release ofLost Planet 2for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The sequel looks to make up for the short comings of the first game and then some. This week also sees the release ofSkate 3for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Nick’s review went up this past week and he really dug the game....
Look closely at this latestSSXdeveloper diary and maybe you’ll see some gameplay footage. I think at like 16 seconds in there’s some gameplay…and then again at 24. Oh, or maybe that’sSSX 3. It goes by too fast; hard to tell. Either case leaves me hopeful. If it’s the newest game, great! It looks likeSSX 3! If it’s just them playingSSX 3for reference, great! They’re playingSSX 3for reference! I’ve been excited about a newSSXsince day one, even after that first trailer that had that dark vibe....
Elite Beat Agentshas been marked down to $10, so that title is somewhat relevant. Actually, you caught me — I just like saying “GO!” whenever possible. It’s hard to say how much stock Newegg is carrying, so I wanted to make this quick. All of the site’s sales can be found onthis page here. This includes DS, PC, Xbox 360, PSP, PlayStation 3, and Wii, so no, not just savings for our mighty overlords who possess gaming rigs....
I hope you’ve braced yourselves, because this week is Watchmen week. With the movie and the game hitting Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation Network this week, you’re not going to be able to get away. Well, now you’ll be able to take it on the go. Warner Bros. Digital Distribution has announced today that an iPhone/iPod Touch game,Watchmen: Justice is Coming, is in development. As if that concept on its own weren’t enough, get this — it’s an MMO....
This morning, Marvel and Activision have announced a new videogame in theX-Menfranchise,X-Men: Destiny. Penned by the acclaimed writer Mike Carey,Destinywill have players taking on the role of new mutant recruits. Activision is claiming that the title will offer a branching storyline and a “deep element of choice.” Attendees of New York Comic-Con will be getting the first look at the game by visiting Activision’s booth (#1833) while at the show. I am jealous of them....
PlayLogic has today announced that teen-based survival horror sequelObscure: The Aftermathis coming to the PSP, continuing the tradition of Wii games that can just as easily be done on handheld devices.Obscure: The Aftermathwas originally released on Wii, PS2 and PC and is a sequel to the originalObsCurethat hit the PS2 and Xbox in 2004. “We received a tremendous amount of feedback from fans wanting us to bring the gruesome gore ofObscure 2to a handheld console,” said PlayLogic’s Roger Smitt, who was probably lying....
Recently, our minds wereboggled by the newsthatDungeon Siege IIIwouldn’t offer experience points to co-op players, removing a pretty significant incentive one might have for joining another character’s game. We recently chatted with Obsidian about it, and found out youdoget XP … for a dedicated co-op character. “Dungeon Siege III’s cooperative multiplayer mode is designed to be easily accessible and allow for a drop-in, drop-out multiplayer structure,” explained associate producer Nathan Davis....
