If you are going to get it, it may as well be in March.
Ridge Racer Vita will come with a Gold pass for Day 1 DLC if gamers buy the title during the month of March. Afterward, if you buy the game starting in April or you get it used, you'll be given a silver pass and you'll have to pay for the DLC.
Diablo III release projections and more was discussed this afternoon.
Activision Blizzard had an investor's call earlier today. During their presentations, information about key titles was shown and several noticable announcements were made as well. Chief among them was the projected release window for Diablo III.
Modern Warfare 3 dominates online play while The Simpsons topped the XBLA list.
Major Nelson released via on Twitter the Xbox Live activity statistics for the week of January 30, 2012. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 continues to be the most played game online while the late release of The Simpsons Arcade Game topped the XBLA sales chart.
You can buy US Vita games right now!
The PlayStation Network Store for the PlayStation Vita is now available. Those who imported a Vita from Japan can now buy US games.
Some gamers will still have some trouble though.
EA has announced a VOIP fix for PS3 owners of Battlefield 3 is now live. While the update will automatically download the next time you start the game, some users may have to jump through a few extra hoops to get their headset running.
The list includes PlayStation Minis as well.
Sony released a list of PSP games and PlayStation Minis that will work with the PlayStation Vita at launch. Because the Vita will not use the UMD format, all of these titles refer to their digital incarnations that were purchased via the PlayStation Store.
A thrilling new direction for the Resident Evil series.
Since the release of Resident Evil 4, there has been a division of opinions amongst longtime fans of the series. Some preferred the isolated exploration of the first four titles – including Code Veronica – whereas others favored the open world, more shooter focused style established in 4 and 5. The newest title in the series, Resident Evil: Revelations, introduces an entirely new spin on both approaches, while making some great changes to the core formula as well.
In space no one can hear you scream in delight.
Even though Aliens: Colonial Marines has been delayed to the fall, gamers can now get a glimpse of the game’s official box art. The PC art is shown, but you can check out the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions by visiting the appropriate game page.
The next game out of Double Fine Productions will be entirely funded by community pledges.
Sometimes miraculous things happen in the video game community. Double Fine Productions, creators of cult favorite games like Psychonauts, Costume Quest and most recently Double Fine Happy Action Theater wants to return to their roots and produce a simple “point-and-click” adventure game that they are aptly calling Double Fine Adventure. Usually a developer would have to rely on a publisher, investors or bank loans to bankroll such a production, but Double Fine has instead decided to reach out to the community to fund the game.
Called Skylanders Giants, it'll be released later this year.
Activision seems to like to make money. So it comes as no surprise that the publisher has announced a sequel to Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure. Entitled Skylanders Giants, the game will be released later this year. As the name suggest, the sequel will have giant versions of the Skylanders characters.
