The Spiral Knights developer is now part of Sega's entourage.
Sega has bought developer Three Rings Design. The San Francisco company is known for their MMO Puzzle Pirates and for the critically successful Spiral Knights. Currently, Three Rings Design is developing an MMO based on Doctor Who.
Could this be a sign of things to come?
Despite attracting the ire of fans lately with some dubious moves, Capcom has been on a roll when it comes to the fighting game department. Hot on the heels of three iterations of Street Fighter IV came two versions of Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (in one year, no less!), and producer Yoshinori Ono is putting the finishing touches on Street Fighter x Tekken for a release early next year. Yes, most of the major Capcom fighting franchises of yore are pretty well represented in the modern gaming landscape. Darkstalkers is one of those series that has fallen by the wayside, but later this month PlayStation 3 owners will be able to get their hands on the classic monster fighter.
DC Universe players are getting Flashed (ugh) later this year.
The second pack of downloadable content has been announced for DC Universe Online. Titled Lightning Strikes, the DLC includes electricity powers, making it the 8th power set, and a new adventure starring The Flash. Legendary players will get this content for free while other players can purchase the DLC for $9.99.
The name change will also be implemented worldwide.
Double Fine's Trenched is coming to Europe under a different name, Iron Brigade. The mech tower defense game will be updated the day the game is released to Europe to change the name. This update will also include new features.
PETA's new campaign targets Mario's iconic power-up but says it was a "Tongue-in-Cheek" joke.
PETA is saying no to Tanooki suits. Their new campaign is called Mario Kills Tanooki and they claim that Mario is promoting the wearing of fur in real life, not just in the game, by using his Tanooki suit. To further this theory, a flash game called Super Tanooki Skin 2D, in which you play as a skinless raccoon, was created and is playable on the PETA site.
Now they can be bought individually.
Fans of the Sly Cooper franchise were delighted when The Sly Collection came to retail. It featured the three PlayStation 2 games remastered in HD and with Trophy support among other features, some hidden from players up until that point. Well, if you haven't picked up the collection yet, here's another way to get your Cooper fix.
Crucial code lost during maintenance brought the whole game down.
Players of the Japanese and Korean MMO M2 had a very bad day at the end of October. The end of the month also brought about the end of the game, when it was accidentally deleted after being taken down for maintenance.
Scientists find that Call of Duty can actually print money!
On the heels of a record breaking first day, Activision has announced that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has done the expected and shattered the five-day sales record for all entertainment-based media. The game has taken in a staggering $775 million worldwide in that timeframe, destroying the previous record held by last year’s Black Ops that made $650 million in the same span and Modern Warfare 2’s $550 million.
Another jumps ship on the next Metal Gear production.
It’s been two years since Metal Gear Solid: Rising was announced and we still haven’t learned anything new about the game. What we do know is extremely limited. We know that the game is bound for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, that it will star the polarizing Metal Gear cast member Raiden and that the game can’t keep a producer to save its life.
I know we all still love NBA 2K11, but you really should buy this game.
While millionaires and billionaires argue amongst themselves on how to best split NBA revenues in the midst of a depressed economy, the fans that support them are left without the sport they love. Lucky for us the pesky lockout hasn’t stopped 2K Sports from delivering unto us what may be the very best game in the highly touted NBA 2K series to date.
