This is what Chocobos look like inFinal Fantasy XIII, and as you’re able to see, they’re not so cute anymore. In fact, they look somewhat ridiculous, with spiky mohawk crowns on their head and big spaniel ears. Still, they’re absolutely huge, as you can see how it dwarfs the rider. Probably the biggest they’ve ever been, if you’re keeping score at home. In addition to the Chocobos, another summon has been revealed....
Yesterday,I wrote a posttackling those who were bawling their eyes out overLeft 4 Dead 2. It looks like, however, I may be taking on an entirearmy, since aLeft 4 Dead 2protest group has formed and it consists of 13,011 whiny crybabies. Could I finally have taken on more than I can handle? Or could I just say the word “sequel” and watch them all fall their knees and sob like children?...
First, read aboutPokemon Black(not to be confused with the impendingBlack/Whitereleases)in this postby Tiny Cartridge. It’s a longish read by Internet standards, but highly worth your time. … Done? Good! Yes, I know you want to believe this bootleg game exists; I desperately do too. It sounds too brilliant to be real, though. Honestly! The good news is that thanks to a dedicated group of individuals, we don’t have to worry about such thoughts....
I’ve been ranting about the need for a resurgence in point and click adventures for a good while now. The genre’s been forsaken as unfashionable for far too long, and in this Wii and DS-dominated climate, there’s absolutely no excuse for not bringing it back for a new audience. Thankfully, games likeHotel Dusk,Another CodeandZak & Wikiare threatening to start a new wave, and the logic of that phenomenon has not been lost on Daedalic Entertainment, as they’re bringing their new point and clickA New Beginningto both of Nintendo’s consoles as well as the PC....
GENO WHIRL! Fangamer has teamed up with figurine maker Camille Young to make this AMAZING Geno figure fromSuper Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. The piece comes in at 4″ tall, features four poseable joints, laser-etched cap, hand-painted and individually signed and numbered. The details are amazing for being all hand crafted! There are only 150 of these made and surprisingly, it’s pretty cheap. Well, cheap in the sense that this is a hand made, limited edition toy....
Yes, you read that right: 5 with four zeros. Used in the 1994 Nintendo World Championships II competition, this extra rare Super Nintendo — only 32 were made — isselling on eBayfor fifty grand. What makes it so special, you ask? Well, since it was used primarily for a competition it was built to include the first level ofSuper Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, five laps of the first track ofSuper Mario Kart, and the homerun derby fromKen Griffey Jr....
Tomorrow (February 10), Sony’sLocoRoco 2hits retail. In much the typical way, Sony are celebrating the launch of the game with assets. Above is the launch trailer for the game and below in the gallery are tons of smiling faces, bright colors and lush environments. Doesn’t just looking at the game’s stuff make you want to hug puppies?My review for the happy-go-lucky PlayStation Portable title went up earlier this afternoon and Iencourage you to check it out, especially if you didn’t enjoy the gameplay depth of its predecessor....
A year has passed sinceManhunt 2was released in the United States, and so far nobody has been murdered as a result. The game was banned by the BBFC, meaning it could not be legally sold in the UK for fear that doing so would have an adverse effect on society. The banwas overturnedafter a lengthy appeal and a promise of edits. The gutted version ofManhunt 2will nowgo on salein Britain on October 31....
Zone of the Endersis coming back in glorious HD format! BothZone of the Endersgames are being remastered in HD and is hitting the PlayStation 3 AND Xbox 360.Zone of the Enderswill be out in 2012. As for theMetal Gear Solid HDcollection, it will includeMetal Gear Solid 2, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake EaterandMetal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. TheMGScollection will be out this November. This will also hit the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360....
TheMetroid Prime Trilogy, being released by Nintendo on Aug. 24, is the same threePrimegames we played before just with Wii controls added to the two GameCube games in the pack,Metroid PrimeandMetroid Prime 2: Echoes. Why do I want it so bad then!? I’ve played all these games multiple times and it isn’t justthe sexy box artthat is attracting me. Maybe I just want another excuse to experience them again. The trailer Nintendo put together isn’t helping me not spend my money on games I already own either....
Last week,ESPNquoted sources as saying that the greatest player in basketball history, Michael Jordan, will be on the cover ofNBA 2K11, this year’s installment of 2K Sports’ venerated basketball franchise. Today, 2K Sports confirmed the news toCNBC, calling the agreement with Jordan “the most ridiculous win of all-time [sic].” It’s certainly a big deal — Jordan’s business manager, Estee Portnoy, noted that his last appearance in a videogame came in 2004, and because he had a special licensing agreement with the NBA, he almost never appeared in videogames during his career....
I’ll admit it.Last week, I was pretty harsh onNew Rally X. It’s truly a classic arcade title, and one that not only compliments the existing Xbox Live Arcade library, but enhances it with an arcade experience suitable for the casual gaming audience Microsoft has so desperately been trying to reach. Wait, no. Screw that. It still totally sucks. But this week, Microsoft have taken it a step further by deciding to just not releaseanythingat all....
MonkeyPaw Games is on a roll! These titles make eight releases on the PlayStation Network. Keep the imports rolling, guys. The two new additions this week areArcade Hits: ShienryuandTall Unlimited.Shienryuis a crazy shoot-’em-up that started in the arcade and was later published on the PlayStation in Japan in the late 1990s. Tall Unlimitedis a puzzle game that has you building towers as fast as you can. This PSOne game came out in 1999, published by Techno Soleil....
