This is one of those videos that, if you weren’t already told, you could kind of already guess that it was a WiiWare title. Yes, it’s another soon-to-be-forgotten classic from WiiWare’s library of unforgettable gems,Bruiser & Scratch. There’s a dog, a cat, some squares … this game has it all!
“I just can’t understand why Japanese gamers are so reluctant to play networked games.” Capcom’s Jun Takeuchi has an interest in networked games. He headed upLost PlanetandResident Evil 5, so you can kind of get why he’s discouraged at Japan’s reluctance to play networked games. Takeuchi frowns on the Japanese gamers’ need for hand holding. He commends American gamers for not being afraid to jump into something new. I find overseas players to be more curious — they go towards what they think looks, sounds or feels fun by themselves....
Don’t have a Japanese account? Want to playQ*Bert With Tits? Well, tomorrow is the day you’ve been waiting for, as Atlus is popping aCatherinedemo up on the PlayStation Network! If you’ve played the Japanese demo, this is the same as that one, save for the language difference (spoiler: tomorrow’s demo will be in English). It consists of the game’s opening hour, so there should plenty of content to check out ahead of the game’s July 26 release date....
Man, for a game that got some very solid reviews and has plenty of hardcore fansThe Witchersure seems to be getting one hell of a revamp for its sequel. According to the developer diary above they’ve gone back in and reworked everything from the game’s engine to its fighting system, all while maintaining that hardcore RPG feel. The guys from CD Projekt talk up a storm about how this is going to be the best looking RPG any of us have ever seen....
You know what I’m going to do once I’ve become disgustingly wealthy because of my highly literate work on a major gaming blog? I’m going to buy one of these chairs, sit down andnever stand up again for anything ever. This is anEmperor Workstation, and mere words cannot properly describe its glory. In addition to the three 19″ synchronized displays, it comes equipped with a 5.1 surround sound system (using BOSE speakers), a lamp which simulates natural light to reduce eye strain and afreakin’ air filtration system....
3…2…1…Start! But you’re not really going anywhere. You can mash your foot on the pedal all you want, but you’ll hear no engine. All you’ll hear is your ass squeaking against inflated plastic. This is CTA’s Inflatable Wii Kart. We found this toward the back of the south hall at CES today. You can stick your Wii Remote (with or without the Wii Motion Plus) in the car’s steering wheel and go at it in just about any Wii racing game....
It’s crazy to think how most if not all of us have stopped talking aboutShadow Complexas if it no longer exists. It just goes to show, even one of the year’s greatest download-only releases is no match for the high amount of excellent games we see come out around this time. There simply isn’t enough time for all of them. Russover at MTV Multiplayeris keeping theShadow Complexconversation alive with the help of Chair co-founder Donald Mustard, who recently said the team is “definitely working on things....
Hasbro has just announced that it will be replacingallfuture copies of classic board gameCluewith a brand new, updated version for “today’s tabloid culture.” Ugh. The six main characters are keeping their last names (thank God!), but their first names and bios are changing. Miss Scarlet, for example, will now be referred to as Kasandra Scarlet, a famous actress who appears in all the tabloids. In an update relevant to our interests, Professor Plum is now Victor Plum, a billionaire videogame designer....
This last weekend,Nagiko,Dyson Grigsbyandmyselfwere all invited to attend an event in San Francisco where we were able to play a full version of their upcoming Xbox 360 releaseCrackdown. You guys have already played the demo, but like hungry puppies, you desperately crave more electronic milk, and Destructoid is offering you its robotic teat from which to suckle. While we can’t offer you a full review as of yet (thanks to the NDAs swarming around us like evil hornets), we’ve got these pictures of the event, as well as our own personal impressions....
Crysis 2has become Electronic Arts’ most popular release so far this year, beating out other major titles such asDragon Age 2andDead Space 2. According to the sales figures, the Xbox 360 was the most popular console too, thoroughly dominating the PS3 and PC. The 360 accounts for 57% ofCrysis 2‘s sales, with the PS3 taking 29% and the PC raking in a miserable 14%. Maybe they weretoo busy torrenting itor something....
Combat options —Dark Voidhas them. In yet another new video series, the Capcom crew shows off what the jetpack-strapped protagonist can choose to do when confronted with a massive Archon walker. In this specific case, the video presents two options: (1) junk up its obvious weak spots with basic aerial attacks or (2) blast them with the pew-pew might of a hijacked UFO. The choice seems clear, right? Perhaps. But the on-foot — that is to say, the on-air — approach seems to hover more on the satisfying side....
I sincerely hope Dead Island is a metaphorical label rather than the resort’s actual name, otherwise the area’s tourist board really needs some new staff. You might as well open a theme park called Vivisection Land or invite people to the Necro-Erotica Hotel and Leisure Complex. Actually, scratch that last one. Advertise on the right sites and that place would bepacked. Naming issues aside, Dead Island is the new cavalcade of zombie carnage (Anyone sick of those yet?...
If you notice one thing about Gaijin Games current profile of titles, there’s one thing the unites them all: they all have released on Nintendo’s WiiWare service. Say what you will about Nintendo’s service, such as the lack of hype for games and the underdeveloped infrastructure, but Gaijin Games as seemed to found a good niche working with Big N. This is in part that all three members of the team have a strong background with Nintendo, so “it was certainly a comfort zone” says Alex Neuse, Creative Director of the team....
