Happy Friday, listeners! This week Anthony Burch joined us to discuss zombies, and what sort of instruments we’d like to use to kill him in the even that he bcomes one. Or how he’d like to kill us. Or why killing zombies in general is so much fun. Highlights include:
I heard an interesting thing the other day on a podcast (which one it was escapes me now) about how different our perceptions of games are in a span of only twenty years. The distilled point they were making was that, when we were younger, we would believe that a game was exceptionally difficult when it was probably just poorly designed. As someone who takes time weekly to re-evaluate games for which my opinion of are based mostly on distant memories, it resonated with me and I’ve been turning it over in my head ever since....
It seems that few developers, independent or otherwise, can create endearing and memorable original characters and properties for videogames. So when Austin, Texas-based Twisted Pixel Games seemingly came out of nowhere with its imaginative downloadable adventureThe Mawin 2009, I took notice. When it hit it out of the park less than a year later with the refreshingly unconventional‘Splosion Man, I knew my initial instincts were right: Twisted Pixel is a developer to keep a close eye on....
Let’s face it: old games rarely withstand retrospective criticism. Many of today’s classic titles and pioneers would be found nigh-unplayable by future generations of gamers, spoiled in part by modern titles that have learned from those same pioneers, bringing new twists and innovations with every iteration. Thus, it would be fair to assume thatSakura Wars: So Long, My Love, a title that is — to Japanese players at least — nowfive yearsyoung, would compare, well,unfairlyagainst the games of today....
The day after E3 2010, ladies and gentlemen! Everyone is traveling, except me, which means I’m lucky enough to share the following news with the rest of you this fine Friday afternoon: Miley Cyrus is getting all up inRock Band‘s business on Tuesday, June 22 with some downloadable songs, which we have been told are “fan favorites.” Single tracks ($1.99/160 MS Points/200 Wii Points per track) (The “+” indicates the tracks is available available on both the Rock Band and the LEGO Rock Band music stores)...
Rocksteady Studios doesn’t seem opposed to the idea of crafting a follow-up toBatman: Arkham Asylum. Go figure, right? Speaking toOfficial PlayStation Magazine, studio co-owner and co-founder Sefton Hill expanded the company response to the question we’ve been asking since finishing the latestBatmanvideogame: will there be a sequel? “I’m not really allowed to comment on that,” he said in the latest issue of the magazine (spotted byGoonline), “but there are definitely lots of exciting stories to tell inBatman’sworld, and I can say that we’re really privileged to work on it, and excited about future possibilities....
Developer of RTSSupreme Commander, Gas Powered Games, has announced that it just started doing work on another RTS dubbedKings and Castles. Details are lacking but we do know a few things: its set to hit the PC and “next-gen” consoles, and you’ll control a king set on killing and capturing his foes. Gas Powered plans to keep all of us abreast of the game’s development in a weird marketing strategy. “We’re doing something different this time around,” the studio’s Chris Taylor said in a statement....
According to the latest gossip, Sony is “quietly testing” a redesigned PlayStation Network, with a new aesthetic that will borrow the “image-driven” layout employed by Xbox Live and Steam. The PlayStation Store will have an IMDB-esque database to make searching for games and movies easier. There will also be a new “Deals of the week” section. The reports claim that the old blue design of the store will be totally scrapped in favor of “ultra bright colors on a black background....
Sexy Adam Dork just dropped a minor, but exciting matlock-style tip in our sweet,Mr. Destructoidshaped tips box. Apparently, a product called the “Marvel vs Capcom Tournament Edition Arcade Stick” is to be made available for purchase to British people starting on June 23, 2025, for both thePS3and the360. The bad news is, this isn’t aMarvel Vs Cacpom 3stick. The good news is thatMarvel Vs Capcom 2must be making it’slong rumoredreturn to home consoles sometime before the stick’s release date....
Here’s a bit of sad news for those of you wanting to play moreGrand Theft Auto-style games without actually playingGTA: THQ has announced thatSaints Row 2, which was originally scheduled for release on August 26 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, will now be delayed until October 14. “Product quality andmarketing considerations” were the official reasons behind the delay. Honestly, you can’t really blame them for wanting to distanceSaints Row 2as far away fromGrand Theft Auto IVas possible....
Snake! Snake? Snaaaaaaaakkkkkkkkkkkeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Oh, wait. He’s not real. But the Sam’s Club one-of-a-kind Old Snake statue looks pretty real, and the best part is that you could possibly own this fine piece of realism. Well, if they wanted to achieve the ultimate in realism, they would need to change hisOcto-camo suit color to better blend in with 200 lb bags of rice and massive (and pointless) stainless steel BBQ grills.Those warehouse store jokes never get old!...
I know that a few people have been aching for this game to finally hit the PlayStation Network, and they can all breathe a collective sigh of relief with the news thatSavage Moonis finally arriving tomorrow. It’s been a very long wait for some, but this sci-fi Tower Defense romp can be yours for $9.99 in just a matter of hours. Developer FuzzyLogic made the announcement on theofficial PlayStation blog, and there was much rejoicing....
Nick Chester is truly evil. When I woke up this morning, I found that he had cut his initials onto my hands multiple times, making any sort of writing work extremely difficult. Not only that, he left a picture of Dale, tied and beaten, with the caption, “No Podtoid-san for you!” Why do you do this, Nick? I said I’d write the column for you this week, and I’ve been doing it!...
