Posts By Patrick Kijek
Vegas+E3=dead podcast host.
Hey, it's Rob. Since Julian is still in a state of orgasmic coma from his Vegas shenanigans, I'll be spearheading this podcast. It's like Omar Bradley handing the keys over to George Patton for the invasion of Normandy, but f**k it, my body is ready.
Somebody told Nintendo never to launch a system without a Mario title. Somebody who likes coins.
Given the great succes of New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Nintendo is bringing back the franchise for the launch of their brand new Wii U system. With a healthy dose of new power-ups, New Super Mario Bros. U is set to offer more than a Mario sidescroller has ever seen before.
Just when you get into your groove, the controller powers down. Update: Pitchforks down, everyone: it charges while you play.
After catching a glimpse of the Wii U's potential at Nintendo’s conference, some of the excitement is tempered by the raw facts on battery life. According to official figures from Nintendo, the Wii U Gamepad will only last for 3-5 hours on battery charge. Since most of its functionality shown at E3 involves players moving it in multiple directions and around the room, it may be tough to charge and play with the controller at the same time.
Bit.Trip presents Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien announced for WiiU, too.
Commander Video, the star of the Bit.Trip series and by extension, Bit.Trip presents Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien, is officially coming to Wii U. Already announced for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, the title will officially debut alongside the brand new system.
Finally, the player can talk back.
In a defensive style at their E3 press conference, Electronic Arts announced FIFA 13 for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 with Kinect. Like a penalty kick, you probably did not see this one coming since last year.
Co-op with your PlayStation Move Controller.
For everyone with Portal 2 for the PlayStation 3, another pack of DLC will arrive later this year. Utilizing the PlayStation Move, the new pack of DLC, titled Back in Motion, will include missions optimized for the aforementioned controller. The content had previously only been enabled for use with the Razer Hydra peripheral on the PC.
Send shapes into your custom-made levels to create a concept album.
Queasy games has announced their next game, Sound Shapes, will release on the Playstation 3 and Playstation Vita simultaneously on August 7. All players who purchase the game on one system will automatically have access to playing the game on both systems.
Join various PixlBit crew members to talk about Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft.
The various members of PixlBit have come together to recap the news from the day and give their impressions of the various conferences. For this E3, we've split off into three groups, one to cover each of the big three companies.
The PixlBit Staff sounds off before this year's big show kicks off.
Each and every year E3 brings about the biggest gaming announcements of the year and this year appears to be no exception. With the Wii U coming later this year, the 3DS and Vita picking up steam, and the next generation looming on the horizon, we're surely going to see some megatons dropped. But what will they be?
You owe it to yourself to give these games a shot.
With the deluge of games being released all year long, none of us can complain about not having anything to play. But therein lies another problem: trying to keep up with all of the great games out there. The big releases with primetime TV ads are hard to miss, but it’s easy to overlook the little guys that can be just as, if not more fun than their bigger AAA cousins.
