You know Amaterasu and Thorare inMarvel vs. Capcom 3, now watch the newly revealed fighters in action. Love that Capcom decided to pit Amaterasu against The Hulk. Hells yes you know that Amaterasu can defeat even the might green beast. Really digging Amaterasu’s fighting style. She’s very quick and she even has some of the Celestial Brush powers as part of her move set. Nice. After the break is Thor, but who cares!...
The Android OS is not a competitive games platform, no matter how many people bitch at us fornot covering it enough. However, that doesn’t mean it’ll suck forever, and one company is making the first step toward competition — offering a games-on-demand service. Exent is bringing its GameTanium service to Android devices, offering access to over 100 titles for a monthly fee. Games can be accessed 24/7, with Exent adding new games every week....
[Update:Game Informer‘s next issuewill have an early look; check out the covers (after the jump) for a peek at Catwoman, Two-Face, and a bloody Batman.] Warner Bros. has finally announced the title of the highly-anticipated sequel to last year’sBatman: Arkham Asylum. It’s calledBatman: Arkham City, and it’s slated for a fall 2011 release. The game is aptly named, as it sends Batman out into the streets of the city, which has been transformed into a new prison for Gotham City’s criminal element....
Ever since that glorious day at the end of June whenDiablo IIIwas officially revealed, I’ve been splitting my time between rejoicing that the time has finally come and agonizing how I am going to afford optimizing my computer to handle it (as we all know, the game just hastoo many damnable colors). However, as much as I look forward to playing the game, I am excited for the soundtrack, and while my cool points may plummet significantly, I have to admit it: I own the soundtrack toDiablo II, and I still listen to it fairly regularly....
Prepare to be jealous of our friends in Texas. A bunch of Austin indie developers have formed Juegos Rancheros, and are partnering with the legendary Alamo Drafthouse to bring you rad meetups. The first event is this Sunday (!) atThe Highball. Twisted Pixel will haveThe Gunstringerplayable, with other games likeInchworm Animationalso in attendance. If you’re in the area, definitely show up —but first, RSVP— to hang out with cool people, get your drink on, and possibly even nab StreetPass data while you’re at it....
Banjo and Kazooie are at it again in this latest next-gen installment of the popular series. It looks like the duo is getting a face-lift, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Who knows, the character design may just grow on us over time. Here’s hopingBanjo-Kazooie 3will keep the same humor and gameplay of the previous two games.
Battle of Atlantisis quite unlikeThe Little Mermaid. For instance,The Little Mermaidwas a Disney musical, andBattle of Atlantisis a real-time strategy featuring deep sea divers that are also soldiers. This is one of the many subtle differences at play here. GFI appears to be publishing a few titles for the PC and Xbox 360 at the moment, and this game is one of several the publisher has been showing off. I’ve not really paid much attention to GFI before, so I’d say it’s up in the air as to whether or not any of its titles will deliver....
Gears of War 3‘s online beta launched for a select few people this past week, and Destructoid was there in full force to scratch one grub and screw up our active reloads. Oh, and fail to run into Ice-T, much to our chagrin. Being one of the staff’s biggest Gearheads, I gave the beta an extensive workout in order to provide my thoughts. Please feel free to read on and see what you’re able to look forward to when the beta opens up for all participants next week!...
WithFallout 3being subjected to special censorship in Australia so it may appease that country’s ridiculous government, Bethesda’s Pete Hines has discussed howfrustrating it can beto tackle the various censorship laws around the world. With standards differing from country to country, it can be difficult to keep track of who allows what and what needs to be altered where, as the game’s project manager explains: “The frustrating thing for us is that the standards and rules can be so varied across territories, that we work with five or six ratings agencies and each one has different ‘hot buttons’....
It’s sad that publishers spend more time thinking about fighting used games than about making good games, but that’s the world we live in. The latest attempt to strip consumers of their one recourse against purchasing crap games is the “online pass” — a method whereby used games cost $10 to unlock multiplayer modes.Gears of Warcreator Cliff Bleszinski has admitted Epic Games is looking at the scheme, but added that he remains skeptical....
Blizzard’s annual BlizzCon expo celebrating all thingsStarCraft,WarcraftandDiabloisn’t as profitable as one might think. Despite selling 20,000 tickets at $125 a pop, a ton of merchandising at the con and the DirecTV deal, Blizzard didn’t see any profits from the show. Executive Vice President, Frank Pearce, spoke at Austin GDC yesterday where he opened up on the cost of the convention: “BlizzCon is operated at a substantial loss for the company....
Another weekend dealio from Steam. This time, it’sBlood Bowl: Legendary Edition. This is one of those games that has managed to continuously escape me, but I couldn’t resist posting about the deal — it’s a great one. Until Monday, you’re able to get it for $9.99, which sounds much more appealing than the regular $39.99 fee. Now, I know I like me someMutant League. How can you not? And,Warhammeris cool too....
Moons and moons ago, we learned thatBorderlandswas in fact selling well despite being released in the middle of a cluttered seasonal release schedule. This afternoon gave us a solid number indicating its success: Gearbox Software’s colorful RPS has sold 2 million units worldwide. Let that sink in. The number was announced in Take-Two Interactive’s latest financial release, according toJoystiq. The publisher added theBorderlands“has established itself as a key franchise for Take-Two … “ No doubt it has....
