The guys atGamertag Radiohave shared with us episode one of the accompanying anime series based on Xbox 360 RPGBlue Dragon. Subtitled for your non-Japanese convenience, it looks like your standard anime madness with overemotional opening theme tune. Still, if any of you actually like Blue Dragon, do enjoy and remember that you’re able to check out all your anime culture news from our sister site,Japanator. Hit the jump for the second and third parts of the show....
Last week, Bungie teasedone brand-new screenshotfrom theMythic Map Packcoming out next year along sideHalo Wars. More screenshots were promised for the week of Christmas andthey delivered a verynice holiday treat forHalofans. The gallery above contains mostly new images from two of theMythic Map Packmaps, Orbital and Assembly. Of the two, Assembly looks to be the most fun, as the map is out in the open. Nothing is more satisfying than using the Gravity Hammer to knock a guy off of a map inHalo 3....
According to our favorite PR person,Perrin Kaplan,Nintendo’s Wii shortagewill last a tad longer than what we’ve been told and promised by other Ninty execs in the past. From Kaplan viaNext Gen: “There is a lot going on behind the scenes in terms of working on what we are producing and the numbers continue to rise but the product is so very popular that we may see a supply / demand situation last for some time....
And so are we! Okamiden producer Motohide Eshiro says Capcom listens to fan demand, and if enough demand is there,OkamiandGod Handcould get sequels. Eshiro toldGamesradar: “We’re certainly willing to explore the option of another Okami game if the market is there for it. If people want it, we’ll be pleased to deliver it. As for what hardware, it will depend entirely on what ideas we have and what the demands of the market are....
One of the chief concerns I’ve heard from people regarding Cryptic Studios’ upcoming MMO for PC and Xbox 360,Champions Online,is the lack of the beloved WASD — at least for the Xbox 360 version of the game. It’s a common point of contention considering a console controller simply isn’t capable of the hot-key infused feats of a keyboard or the tunable accuracy of a mouse. Part and parcel of the laundry list of arcane key combinations is a myriad of feedback HUDs that can take up a fair chunk of screen real estate....
We can’t confirm thatX-Men Origins: Wolverinewon’t have a scene with Wolverine fighting by pools of lava. However, we can confirm that he’ll fight in several extreme environments. The fourth developer diary for the game, “Behind Just Origins,” deals almost exclusively with location — snow, jungle, and Olmec heads, oh my! But that’s not quite all of it. Spoiler alert: Wolverine didn’t always have metal claws. The game will take players inside of the Weapon X facility, as well as other unannounced locations....
Since you’re probably at work and looking to slack off, I have just the thing for you:The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition. Yeah, after the jump (provided you’re running Windows) you can play the game right here in your browser. The playable game marks the launch ofInstantAction’sdirect-to-consumer videogame distribution service, which will let publishers embed “premium” games anywhere on the web. Like after the jump, for instance. Did I mention that yet?...
[Update: Contest over! First place winner is thejesusninja26 for hisFalloutmod and second place goes to AlanWake for the white design! The runner-up prize goes to Ktmack23 for theMariocase. Thanks to all that entered.] Calibur11 Vault cases are the leading cases in the videogame market. Unlike the cases you’re used to where you actually have to rip apart your console to add the new skin, Calibur11 Vault cases simply attach to the outside of your Xbox 360 Slim to provide a spiffy new look....
Boys and girls, Destructoid is going into crazy over drive mode with all of the contests we’re running this month. Thanks to our friends at EA and DICE, we have four copies (two for the Xbox 360 and two for the PS3) ofBattlefield: Bad Companyto give away. All you have to do to enter is take a picture of yourself doing something bad.By bad, I mean sort of bad. Like ripping the “do not remove” tag off of a mattress or switching the sugar and salt labels with each other kind of bad....
Crytek has been in the business of pushing graphics forward for a number of years now, to the point where the phrase “Can it runCrysis?” became a running in-joke for PC enthusiasts. The CryENGINE 3 does look amazing, so it’s always surprised me why it’s not been licensed out to other developers. Well I can wonder no more, because Crytek has announced a partnership deal with South Korean company Golfzon to make … an online golf simulator....
Deadstorm Piratesis basically the sole reason to have a PlayStation Move, but damn if it isn’t a fine one. This utterly ridiculous on-rails shooter is currently half price on the European PSN, costing £7.99 until March 30. Deadstorm Pirateswas originally available viaTime Crisis: Razing Stormand it was the only really good thing on the disc. The solid gameplay is backed up by a unique scenario and some of the most hilariously awful voice acting that (small amounts of) money can buy....
High sales usually equal good news, but for Nintendo great success is a somewhat of a double edged sword. It seems the demand for both the Wii and the DS are making it difficult to plan for Ninty, perReggie Fils-Aime‘s recent comments: The level of demand we are facing complicates all of our future business planning. All of that becomes a much tougher exercise until we have supply and demand curves that intersect....
I made no secret of the fact that stumbling across theSilent Hill IIdemakeSoundless Mountain IIlast week was one of the most thrilling gaming moments I’ve had all year, not only because it was based on one of my favorite titles of all time, but also because it allowed me to see a Silent Hill that I might have discovered as a kid in my NES days. Next gen be damned, I had to know more about this game....
