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A brand new first person dungeon crawler – I know, I was surprised too.

Going into Stonekeep, I was fully aware it was a budget priced WiiWare release, but still, I was excited. It’s not very often you see a company willing to revive an extremely old and niche series, much less one that’s a first person RPG dungeon crawler. While a big deal back on the PC two decades ago, these days you just don’t see many of these types of RPGs. But alas, Stonekeep quickly and effectively dashed my excitement after just a few short minutes.

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A four-star piece of content for a three-star game.

Treasures of the Sun DLC integrates seamlessly with the main quest of Dungeon Siege III. If you’re starting a new game, the quest becomes available after opening up the Causeway for the first time. If you already completed the game, you’ll notice an auto save that takes you back just before setting forth on the final leg of the game. From this file, you can jump into the new content. People you talk to are aware of Jeyne Cassynder and her plans for domination, and the entire section feels like it belongs in Dungeon Siege III in both narrative and gameplay.

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Capcom backpedals on the notion of releasing a $50 dollar portable game on 3DS.

Capcom has been a company rife with controversy in the past year. Between cancelling a major Mega Man title, releasing an update to Marvel vs. Capcom 3 a mere 8 months after launch, and not allowing gamers to delete save data on Resident Evil: Mercenaries, the Japanese developer has gained some ill will from players. At least one of those sticking points for consumers has been settled, at least in the U.S. that is. The upcoming Resident Evil: Revelations is now set to be priced the same as most 3DS titles.

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Nintendo’s April-December sales recap reveals that they are still a force to be reckoned with.

Nintendo’s initial launch of the 3DS may have fallen short of expectations, but the handheld bounced back triumphantly, as three first-party titles easily cleared the million unit milestone. Super Mario 3D Land topped the list selling 5.03 million units worldwide. Mario Kart 7 also did well with 4.57 million units sold worldwide. Finally The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D sold 2.49 million units.  

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