Disney Epic Mickey 2, Avenger Controller Customer Service, and the ESA/SOPA controversy fill out this week's PB & Jason.
Listen to this week's (best ever issue) of PB & Jason and find all you could ever want to hear about my thoughts of a sequel to Disney Epic Mickey. Spoiler alert: This is one 2012 release I'm not at all excited about.
Just because a game can exist doesn't mean it should.
Bioshock was not a game that needed a sequel. It told a story and concluded it nicely. It didn't leave the door open for a future tale – this was made all the more apparent when the second game didn't bother to continue from the events of the first. Instead, it creates a whole new cast of characters and retcons the antagonist of the story into the events of the first game. The poor, hackneyed story is only the start of the problems with Bioshock 2.
Technical issues plagued the broadcast.
UFC 141 was supposed to be the first major broadcast of the new UFC on Xbox app that was released last month. Microsoft, as a promotion, gave away 30,000 coupons so people could watch it for free. However, the event was plagued by technical issues and sporadic broadcasts.
Get out your Microsoft Points.
There are some good deals to be had on XBOX Live, particularly on EA content and Dance Central expansions. Some notable highlights from this week's sale are DeathSpank, Dragon Age: Origins, and UNO. If you haven't bought UNO yet, it's only 200 Microsoft Points ($2.50) for Gold Subscribers.
Mommy's Best Games wants the heavy hitters to contact the ESA and pull out of SOPA support.
The SOPA saga continues! We’ve been reporting on the ongoing struggle between the video game industry and the Stop Online Piracy Act lately. Even though heavy hitters like Sony, Nintendo, and EA have pulled their support for the controversial bill, the ESA (Entertainment Software Association) still supports it. Many renowned companies are members of the ESA, and thereby support SOPA by proxy. One developer, Mommy’s Best Games, is stepping up and trying to get the ESA to pull their SOPA support.
The 3G version is seeing heavy discounts at some shops.
The video game market has been quite volatile in Japan as of late. With the economy still reeling from the current worldwide downturn and the country still rebuilding in the wake of the 3/11 tsunami, games and hardware simply haven’t been selling as well as other markets. After a decent launch, the new PS Vita is seeing price cuts after just a couple weeks on shelves.
The controller that looks like a Tablet may be one after all.
Earlier today The Daily announced via an unnamed source, that Nintendo plans to release an app store for the Wii U, which is scheduled to release sometime this year. While Nintendo has already implemented quasi-App stores through the use of their DSi Shop and Wii Store, the Wii U’s unnamed app store looks to expand far beyond this, offering a wider array of apps. Additionally it was noted that Wii U owners can expect to run apps both on the Wii U and the controller independently.
New title will contain multiplayer and be available in HD
According to the following Disney newsletter, Disney Epic Mickey 2 is on the way for the Wii, as well as its HD contemporaries, the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3:
Four years later, does Bioshock still hold up for a first time player?
Despite the apparent quality of Bioshock, it has taken me nearly five years to explore the world of Rapture and the demented mind of Andrew Ryan. After initial hype painted the experience to be something more akin to a puzzler than a shooter, I was extremely excited… until I actually played it. It wasn't at all what I expected and that was enough to force me to shelve the game until the right time. Thankfully I did, because revisiting it all these years later has allowed me to have an immensely enjoyable gaming experience.
A fan made mod of Super Mario 64 is being released as a sequel to the original.
