The trippy 2D/3D platformer from Sawaki Takeyasu of Devil May Cry and Okami fame is officially releasing on July 26, 2011 on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in North America.
Thanks goes to the Wii homebrew community for whipping up the Ocarina cheat code.
By now, you've probably already heard that Donkey Kong Country Returns has some inescapable motion control. Whether playing with the Wii Remote and Nunchuk set-up or just the Wii Remote alone, you are going to be shaking to perform the vital function of rolling as well as ground pounding and blowing. Recently, however, the Wii homebrew community has concocted a method to skirt the need to use these motion controls.
This new Epic Mickey video showcases how the real sites of the Disneyland theme park inspired the worlds of the game.
Harmonix has officially left the Guitar Hero series in the dust.
Harmonix continues to impress with their latest mainline entry of the Rock Band series. Rather than revolutionizing the genre through complete and total change, they have managed to keep the same general structure while adding the brand new Pro mode that brings players closer than ever to truly playing the instrument they are emulating. As a matter of fact, if players choose to take on the Expert variant of Pro mode, they will actually be truly playing the exact notes that comprise the song. Couple this with keyboard support and an eclectic set list and you have the best rhythm game available on the market.
A DJ and a dancing painter join forces to create a mural of epic proportions.
Today we went back and captured the other four Epic Mickey Banners. What do they contain?
Well, I'm going to say I think I made a little mistake yesterday when I reviewed half of the banners in the E3 hallway yesterday. Why? Because today, I snapped this pic:
Epic Mickey's concept artwork has lead to quite a bit of speculation. What's my take?
There's one particular picture I'd like to make the heart of my idea, one taken from the banner artwork of Epic Mickey at E3. Take a look for yourself, and you'll see why:
Rare certainly doesn't know.
Rare has been answering mailbag questions publicly for a very long time now. Many questions in the past have given interesting insight into the world of Rare development as well as the industry at large.
The head of R&D has something new up his sleeve.
At the Tokyo Game Show during a panel, Toshihiro Nagoshi revealed that aside from the latest Yakuza title, he is working on something new.
