I almost always have a game system on my person. Usually the PSPgo here lately, it being no bigger than a cell phone. Lately game companies seem to be releasing things that are less and less pocket friendly. Maybe they think that pockets are really freaking huge now. Check out this video from Japanese television. In it, you can see the DSi LL next to the DSi. Look, the DSi is already a stretch for your typical pocket....
I’m sure many of you are sick of the amount of games that claim to be “Like tower defense but different.” In fact, I can’t say I’ve ever been a huge fan of the genre, but that’s quickly changing withDungeon Defenders, a beautiful little game that’s just as much aboutattackas defense. Yes, you build blockades and turrets to stop incoming waves of enemies, but that’s just part of the fun. This is a game that really lets you dive into the action....
This is the second time I’ve had the opportunity to interview Niitsuma-san, the producer ofTatsunoko Vs. CapcomandMarvel Vs. Capcom 3. As such, he seemed more comfortable with me this time around. I was certainly more comfortable with him. I can’t believe I told him that I singMarvel Vs. Capcom 2songs in the shower. I’m such a jackass. Highlights of the interview include Niitsuma-san’s thoughts on the 3DS, how theMarvel Vs. Capcom 3engine compares toMarvel Vs....
One of a handful of Wii U tech/software demos Nintendo brought to E3,Chase Miiis a fun game of four-player virtual tag. Up to four players holding Wii remotes view the action on the television, which is split up into three smaller screens. Their goal is to chase and tag a fourth player, who is holding the Wii U controller to view the action. The player with the Wii U controller gets a 15-second head start, running into and weaving himself through the maze....
Curiously absent from Sony’s press conference earlier today was the announcement of a new title in Q Games’PixelJunkseries. Such a thing does exist and expands the franchise into yet another classic genre of videogames, the sides–scrolling shooter. Players will be able to collect power-ups and add upgrades to their ship to give an edge against enemies. No release date has been given forPixelJunk SideScroller. I keep buyingPixelJunkgames and then not playing them to any significant degree, which is why I skipped on bothShootertitles....
In the 21 years since its inception, EA Sports’Madden NFLseries has grown from a mere football videogame into a true cultural phenomenon. It’s the most renowned sports franchise in videogame history, so EA Sports has seen fit to give it an unprecedented honor: its very own Hall of Fame. TheMadden NFLHall of Fame will be a celebration of everything — famous, not-so-famous, and infamous — that has helped to makeMaddenwhat it is today....
As social games become more and more accepted, and the base continues to grow and grow, I decided it was time to start asking some Facebook developers about the platform. This is the first article in a weeklong series that examines multiple angles: the division between social and hardcore, big publisher invasion, the necessity of notifications, and social games’ future. This article is about notifications. In my question, I called that tactic “invasive....
To say thatLairhasnotreceived the warmest of welcomes by reviewers is to perhaps put things a tad mildly. A long time in development and the usual make-or-break hype has not done enough to stop people panning Factor 5’s big PS3 expedition. Well, people who aren’t obsessive Sony fans, of course. Unlike said fans, Factor 5 can at least admit when something sucks, but it seems the developerwon’t admit its own handin that suckage....
You might recall an ominous mentioning that a newFinal Fantasytitle would beannounced at Square-Enix Party 2007, and lo, it did come to pass. Witness the first image — the logo, ooh! — ofFinal Fantasy Dissidia, orDissidia: Final Fantasy, orDissidia Final Fantasy Without That Colon In There. We don’t know much, and it’s likely that more information will be spilled in a matter of hours, but here’s the from-the-hip evaluation:this newFinal Fantasywill be appearing on the PSP....
3 … 2 …1 … GO GO GO!!! If you didn’t just read the above text in the voice of the corny announcer fromHydro Thunder, you ought to be ashamed of yourself. I practically worship the arcade racer, and if A) that doesn’t freak you out and B) you too have had your facerockedby the game, then listen up for some fantastic news. Arcade Heroes is reportingthat the original team behindHydro Thunderis working on another boat racer calledH2Overdrivewhich contains many of the same elements that madeHydro Thunderso unbelievably good....
Flixelis a free Actionscript library that enables ActionScript3 programmers to prototype and create new games quickly and easily. It’s a pretty awesome tool, and games likeCanabalt,FathomandTuper Tario Bros.(amongmany others!) wouldn’t be around without it. So far, it’s only been capable of developing Flash games for the PC/Mac, but pretty soon, we’ll be able to make iPhone games with it. During today’sCanabaltpostmortem (a summary of which is coming soon!), Adam “Atomic” Saltsman made this special announcement and went into a little more detail on what Flixel for iPhone will be capable of....
So this week theEntertainment Merchants Association released statistics on how the gaming industry was doing. Turns out the industry is doing pretty good year-to-year despite the current slump in console sales. Still the analyst say that the blockbuster games coming out later in the year will most likely bump up… oh wait,this is a story about videogames from Fox. Screw the facts, let’s talk about how videogames are evil! Seemingly out of nowhere (unless you read the headline, which foreshadowed the dramatic right turn the article takes) the story veers into an article about how psychologists are worried about game addiction, going as far as to mention the South Korean man who died while playing videogames in 2005....
Namco Bandai today releasedTEKKEN Bowlingon iOS for zero dollars and zero sense. Seems like the perfect game to go hand in hand with today’s announcement ofTEKKENHybrid, yes? This is a touch-screen flavored version of the classic Bowling minigame fromTEKKEN Tag Tournament, and while it mostly exists as a promotional tool, it’s pretty fun and worth picking up for the non-existent price tag. You can’t really go wrong with a bowling panda bear....
