There may be a reason those memory sticks are so expensive after all.
UPDATE: Sony has confirmed that digital games will cost about 10% less than physical copies of games. A user on the NeoGAF forums spotted a picture in the Best Buy database confirming this news. This story was originally reported on December 5, 2011, as a rumor.
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.
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.
The studio that birthed Spyro and Ratchet & Clank is done with Resistance.
Resistance 3 was a great game and a fitting end to a trilogy that Insomniac started with the launch of the PlayStation 3. While it was a critical darling, the shooter wasn’t as successful at the register, selling roughly half the copies of its predecessor. Low sales aren’t keeping Sony from having developer Nihilistic Software bring the series to the PlayStation Vita in the form of Resistance: Burning Skies, but as far as Insomniac is concerned they’re done with the franchise.
Does this mean that the next Nintendo console will see more support?
What Nintendo showed at the 2011 E3 Wii U reveal was only a taste of what their new console would be capable of. The sizzle reel displayed footage of games running on competing platforms and the conceptual demos were not running on final hardware. Truth be told, the Wii U’s coming out party may have resulted in more questions than answers. Nintendo promised strong third party support, but it’s largely been unknown when developers would get a chance to really work with the hardware.
New “Retro Game Vault” section lists new PowerUp rewards for members.
Visitors to GameStop’s PowerUp Rewards website may have noticed a new section called the Retro Game Vault. It would appear GameStop is getting into the business of selling classic games for reward points for systems dating all the way back to the Atari 2600. There are even some accessories listed for future availability such as the Nintendo Power Pad and the infamous NES Power glove, which come with World Class Track Meet and Super Gloveball respectively.
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Nintendo 3DS will be available on February 14, 2012.
It's not the "worst game ever" but that certainly doesn't mean it's good.
Finally joining the WiiWare ranks, Paper Wars: Cannon Fodder has earned something of a reputation thanks to its unique marketing spin. Sarcastically referred to by its developers as “the worst game ever,” Paper Wars doesn't quite fit the bill. Don't mistake that to mean that Paper Wars is actually good – it's not. Like many of WiiWare's recent offerings, Paper Wars: Cannon Fodder would be better served as a free Flash game in your browser, made specifically for wasting time at work.
Strange Loop Games' first title will be available on Steam.
Independent developer Strange Loop Games, in collaboration with indiePub, announced the release date of its inaugural title. Vessel is a "groundbreaking liquid physics" puzzle game and it will be available for purchase on March 1, 2012. Players can get the title on Steam and through the developer's website, strangeloopgames.com.
No, not the Mario & Sonic game.
Fans of the Olympic Games now have a video game to look forward to. Or not. Either way, Sega has announced London 2012 - The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games. Unlike the recently released Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, this will be a more conventional title and will not feature any Yoshis, Hedgehogs, Koopas or Echidnas.
