ACE Team and Atlus have put out a new trailer forRock of Ages, which is not a musical, but rather a quirky strategy title in which you roll into silly objects as a boulder. The video itself focuses on power-ups, like wings and the always deadly petroleum. It’s a little strange to see a big-name publisher backing this, considering the small size of the development studio, but the regular media updates are appreciated....
Tim Hirzilhas modded his espresso machine to include an NES remote controller —Hit “A,”Have Coffee. It’s poetry, really. He could even go further, and program theKonami Codein to froth his milk. Now, he just needs aNintendo Cereal Systemto accompany the coffee, and then he’ll really be golden. Nin-ten-do, it’s for breakfast now!Nin-ten-do, it’s a cereal, wow!Nin-ten-do, it’s a cereal, for everyone! [ViaMake]
Do you love theAce Attorneyseries? Me too! Have you been anxiously awaiting the release ofAce Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth? So have I! The bad news is that the game is still scheduled for release in February, but Capcom’s got something to tide you over. Theofficial English websitefor the game launched today, and it’s full of character profiles, screenshots, and a special blog from the producer of the game just for US fans....
Age of Zombies, a mobile port from the PSP, is free today on the Amazon Apps Store for all Android users and is a nice counterpart to thefree iOS appthat was also announced for today. Keep in mind a wi-fi connection is required to download the game, so even if you snag it using your carrier’s data package, you may have to wait to actually get it onto your phone....
Thanks to MonkeyPaw Games we have the next in the Arc series, and even a bit more beyond that. First off, they delivered, just as they said they would, withArc the Lad II, andnot too long after they gave us the first one.Arc the Lad IIis a bigger and better game, and that’s saying a lot. But that’s not all! We also getArc Arena: Monster Tournamentin this coming PlayStation Store new game batch....
Ghostfire (aka Julia Lichty) is the chosen Art Attack Friday artist of this week, bestowing upon the faithful AAF viewer a rather ahem voluptuous crowd ofTeam Fortress 2 femmesfor the front page today. While her breadth of videogame fan art seems to focus mainly on characters fromKingdom Hearts, her technical investment in each of her works makes each one worth taking a good look at. Ghostfire effortlessly goes between nulled palettes and colorful ones in her paintings, with smooth chocolate grays definingChocobo Joeat one end whileLevel One Metroid’s Samusradiates with vibrant oranges and green....
If you own a standard definition television and played throughBanjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Boltswithout having a clue what was going on, Rare’s got your back. Today an update forNuts & Boltswent live that offers a “Large Dialogue Text” option that will make in-game text far more readable on standard definition televisions. Simply hop online, start the game, and agree to the update. It’s easy like that. You’ll have the option to turn the option on and off, as well, so the large and somewhat gaudy text won’t be forced upon you....
Electronic Arts has announced a new title in theBattlefieldseries today, this one calledBattlefield Play4Free. It’s a PC title and to play it, it’ll cost you exactly what you’d expect — nothing. The game is said to be a “deep PC shooter featuring signatureBattlefieldvehicular warfare, sandbox gameplay, and intense 32-player online battles. They’re currently accepting signs up for theclosed beta on its website; those accepted will get a chance to start shooting at things at the end of November....
At the end of last month,we reportedon a rumor thatBeautiful Katamariwould dump the PlayStation 3 and move over to the Wii. Those rumors have now beenconfirmedand Namco’s cult roll ’em up sequel is officially headed to both the Nintendo Wii and Microsoft’s Xbox 360. Do you remember the showAnimaniacs? Do you remember on that show, one of the characters was a skeleton who had terrible things happen to him constantly? Sonyisthat skeleton right now....
Capcom has announced thatBionic Commando Rearmed 2will be jumping to PlayStation Network on February 1, and Xbox Live Arcade on February 2. Why “jumping” and not “swinging”? Because swinging is old hat for Nathan Spencer, who is now sporting a killer mustache. Jumping is the new hotness forBionic Commando Rearmed 2, and it’s a small addition that definitely changes how the game feels. For the better, I’d say, based on my time with the game — the controls definitely feel more fluid, less restrictive than the original....
I wasn’t expectingBit.Trip FATEto come out so soon after the announcement, but I guess that’s the fast-paced world of digital distribution for you. And heck, I’m certainly not complaining. Speaking with Nintendo Life, Alex Neuse of Gaijin Games revealed that while the final release date for the latestBit.Tripinstallment hasn’t been pinned down quite yet, it’s coming hopefully this month. “If I were a betting man, I’d put my potato chips on Oct....
According to our sources at the GameStop manager conference in Las Vegas, Nintendo has revealed that a black Wii Remote/Wii MotionPlus combo will be available in limited quantities this holiday. For those that like their peripherals to match, a black nunchuk accessory will also be sold separately. Nintendo released a black Wii console in Japan earlier in the month, much to the chagrin of early adopters who might have wanted something a little darker sitting in their entertainment console....
Mad Catz is continuing with its agenda to put out a stick for every fighting game under the sun. Earlier this month we got our hands on sexier, slimmerSuper Street Fighter 4sticks. In June, we’ll be able to get down with some very special editionBlaz Blue Continuum Shiftsticks. Announced this morning by Aksys Games, andsold exclusively through them, these sticks are said to be spectacularly limited in numbers. From what we understand, there’s only 3,000 sticks (1,500 are numbered), which means if you’re aBlaz Bluefan with some extra clink in his pocket, you may want toact now and pre-orderone of these 200-dollar beasts....
