The Trolling Continues...
Capcom officially announced yesterday that both Pac-Man and the bad box-art version of Mega Man are confirmed for the PlayStation 3 and PSVita versions of Street Fighter X Tekken. This brings the total of Sony exclusive characters to five, also with Infamous' Cole, and Sony mascots Kuro and Toro.
Real-time strategy elements in a 3rd person shooter could make this a unique online experience.
As the spiritual successor to Warhawk, LightBox and Santa Monica Studios hope to evolve online warfare through their PS3 exclusive, Starhawk. The public online beta launched earlier this month for all PS Plus members and will be open to all Uncharted 3 owners on January 31. The game will be released with a wide variety of online multiplayer modes as well as an offline single player campaign this May.
Is she supposed to be scary because she looks like a ragdoll dressed as a pirate?
Video games are art. Many people, including myself, stand by this philosophy and when asked for an example, many of us will point to recently made indie titles like Flower, Braid, and Bastion. All of these titles are part of a renaissance of old school design that are making a comeback on the downloadable front. These highly stylized yet minimalistic games are supposed to represent video games in their purest form. At first glance, ScaryGirl looks like another great title in this tradition, but instead you get something more akin to Tim Burton presents Earthworm Jim watching Invader Zim.
Bioware reveals a closer look at Mass Effect 3's multiplayer features.
Multiple accounts per system are on the way.
Nintendo's online system has long been a point of contention for both fans of Nintendo and hopeful adopters. Given the major strides made in online integration to home consoles this generation, Nintendo has finally announced plans to deliver similar services on the upcoming Wii U system, as well as a number of other functionalities that encompass the 3DS. The overarching online solution is branded under the name "Nintendo Network." Perhaps the most important announcement is that the Wii U will have individual user accounts - no longer will the online functionality be tied to the system itself.
Though there's currently no word on whether it will fall into the "New Super Mario Bros." series.
Though only a minor mention in Nintendo's third quarter investor briefing, it seems yet another 2D side-scrolling Mario game is in the works for the 3DS. According to Nintendo, the two Mario games released in 2011 for the 3DS - Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 - are their centerpiece evergreen titles. That information combined with the overwhelming success of both New Super Mario Bros. and New Super Mario Bros. Wii make a new 2D side-scrolling Mario game an easy call.
And no I’m not talking about Eddie Murphy’s Movie.
Popular European publisher Rising Star Games revealed their plans to open an office in California. The company's first North American venture as Rising Star Games Inc. will be publishing Akai Katana for the Xbox 360 in Q2 2012, which is developed by fabled Japanese shooter specialists CAVE. This will be the first title from Rising Star Games to be launched simultaneously in Europe and North America.
A shift to focus on "core games" leads to a restructuring.
It’s been bad news for THQ lately. The company had to close Kaos Studios after underwhelming sales of new IP Homefront, and completely shuttered the Red Faction franchise after Armageddon failed to take off. Rumors have surrounded the company in recent weeks, with the most alarming reports suggesting that the company would be cancelling all of their 2014 releases, which was later debunked. The company has announced its exit from the children’s game market, instead focusing on core gamers. But we’ve learned that the company has just let go of 75 workers as of today.
Brick and mortar stores have plenty to fear from last year’s growth of digital sales.
Digitally distributed game sales have continued to blossom on Xbox Live Arcade according to analyst firm FADE. In 2011, sales of games on XBLA increased 18% over the previous year, with From Dust bringing in the most money. Fruit Ninja Kinect had the best showing for a Kinect game, ranking third in the number of copies sold.
Looks like these heroes are here to slay a few trolls.
What is that sweet nectar permeating into my earlobes? Is it an Angel? No – it’s Esteban Cuevas! Listen this week, as Esteban not only serenades you with his serene singing talents, but also introduces our new name … Hell Block Heroes. Being newly appointed “heroes of the hell blocks” we decided to take on a topic that is often disregarded: gaming communities.
