Even though the first-ever E for All Expodidn’t turn out exactly as expected, I still had a pretty good time there. But that had more to do withDestructoidthan it did the event. As an industry event, it was really weak. Nintendo dominated the floor showing their wares, and Konami showed face, but the rest of the event was basically a gamer ghost town. It was like a big house party that had a bad turnout....
Looks like GameStop marketing has accidentally revealed yet another unannounced title, this time Ubisoft’sAssassin’s Creed: Brotherhood. Brotherhoodappears to be the multiplayerAssassin’s Creedtitle Ubisoft had previously announced for a fall release. The back of the box says players can “Live and breathe as Ezio, a now legendary master assassin, in his struggle to strike at the heart of the enemy, Rome.” “And for the first time, take part in an innovative multiplayer layer allowing you to embody an assassin of your choosing and define their killing style,” it continues, before calling it a “never-before-seen online multiplayer experience....
You don’treallyneed me to go on and on about Ubisoft’s incredibleBeyond Good and Evil, do you? The same people that busy themselves fellating Fumito Ueda overShadow of the ColossusandICOand waxing philosophical on the genius of Shigesato Itoi and theMotherseries (read: me) have probably whispered to you of plans to blow up a Dunkin Donuts to show Ubisoft how much they want a sequel. TheZeldaseries spawned a genre that offers a special kind of adventure, and it is within this genre that games likeOkamiandBeyond Good and Evilwere cultivated....
Bejeweled 2would be PopCap’s first PSN release, having already released the puzzler on Xbox LIVE Arcade, along with a handful of their other titles. The game original appeared as a free-to-play web browser game in 2004, which means the appearance of the game on PSN is long overdue. But you have to wonder, with the excellentBejeweled Twistrecently released on the PC, why not skip this altogether and look to the future?...
The Killzone 3 beta officially kicked off this week and you can bet your filthy ISA-sympathizing arse that I’ve been knee deep in the dead since it did. Of course, the dead were mostly my previous spawns that had been mercilessly killed by much better players, but that’s besides the point. Obviously, the official point of a beta is to provide feedback to the developers, even if “beta” just means “glorified demo” these days, and I’ve got plenty of thoughts....
I have some great news for people playingCall of Duty: Black Opson the Wii. (You’re out there, right?) Treyarch has confirmed that a patch for the title is now available, fixing a number of issues you were complaining about. As for downloadable content for the game, Treyarch doesn’t sound so sure. “Many people are also asking about DLC on the Wii,” Treyarch writes on its forums. “There is still no information on any potential DLC for the Wii, but we will be sure to update this space once there is....
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Kalypso Media has announced a release date of July 13th forBoulder Dash XLon Xbox Live Arcade. A PC release is planned for later in the year. This modernized version of the classicBoulder Dashfrom 1984 has five modes of play and 150 stages in four worlds. The above image is the best looking one of the bunch Kalypso sent over with their press release. Half of the others feature chubby robot Rockford, which is fine enough....
If your anything like me, you have fond childhood memories of spending time in front of your NES pounding away at “Iron” Mike Tyson, before he went nuts and paintedhieroglyphics across his face. Games likePunch-Out!!were magical, and could turn a topic as sinister sounding as pugilism into a fun-filled game you could literally waste away the day with. Boxing games have come and gone since then, but none have tapped into the vein of Nintendo’s hit (honorable mention toReady 2 Rumble) in quite the same way....
The PlayStation Portable didn’t vanish overnight. It’s still here, and Sonyhas a little somethingfor budget gamers. Available this week is the Dual Pack line, which bundles popular PSP titles together for a reasonable price of $14.99 per set. To start with, there are three bundles:Secret Agent Clank and Daxter;Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow and Killzone Liberation; and lastly,Syphon Filter: Dark MirrorandSOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo. Interestingly enough, these packs will also be offered on the PlayStation Store....
Who says good games can’t sell on the Wii? Nicalis has just confirmed thatCave Storyis doing very well following its WiiWare launch this past Monday. So well, in fact, that it has climbed to number one in the online store’s top twenty. Well, that’s just super! “Cave Storyhit number 1 on the Wii Shop Store Top 20,” boasts Nicalis. “It’s all thanks to everyone.” Great news and a nice slice of evidence that games like this can do well on WiiWare if someone gives them a chance....
As you may be aware already,I loveCave Story. This video is of theWarioWare D.I.Y.microgame that Pixel, genius behindCave Story, has made available to download. TheIkachanmicrogame is based on a mechanic from a PC game Pixel released in 2000, which shares its name. Based on a mechanic from that older game, you have to tell the three young squid when to go hide in the clamshell which matches their color. Then, sometimes when you’re successful, a cat in a bathing suit wearing a snorkeling mask swims past....
Now that all y’all got your PSP homebrew oncourtesy of Lumines, you might be feeling overwhelmed — thinking “my God, so much crap to load, how will I ever decide?” That’s why I’m here, baby. Allow me to direct yer browser to theLiveJournal post of one ufo_z, wherein he showcases the first demo of his port of Pixel’s immortalDokutsu Monogatari, known overseas asCave Story— that’s right, running on the PSP....
