Posts for Nick DiMola

Nintendo Announces Flame Red 3DS

On September 9, alongside Star Fox 64 3D, players will be able to grab the fiery new color.

While it was originally cut from the starting line-up of 3DS launch colors, Nintendo announced today that the Flame Red color is going to become available in North America and Europe on September 9, alongside the launch of Star Fox 64 3D. The red color has already made its debut in Japan on June 23, as 'Flare Red'.

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PixlTalk Episode 37: We're Not Gonna Take It

After some comments insulting gamers are made on the Today Show, Chessa rallies the crew to talk about the perception of the gaming culture in American society.

This week's episode comes in two parts, but the most prominent portion of the show is based around some comments made on the Today Show about men in their thirties playing games. The comments enraged Chessa upon first hearing them, compelling her to round up the PixlTalk crew to discuss what was said and how people perceive gamers in America.

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Sony Acquires Sucker Punch Productions

After years of working together, Sony has acquired the inFamous and Sly Cooper creators.

Yesterday, Sony announced that they acquired long time development partner, Sucker Punch Productions based in Bellevue, Washington. Born from ex-Microsoft employees, the studio has been developing franchises for Sony since nearly its inception. After completing work on Rocket: Robot on Wheels on the N64, the team went on to produce the popular Sly Cooper series, which they followed up with the more recent inFamous titles.

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Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions Save Files Can Be Deleted

After some mix-up, Namco's PR has officially confirmed the details.

Last week, it came to fruition that Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions didn't seem to feature the ability to remove the saved data on the cart. This news came hot on the heels of the announcement from Capcom that Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D didn't allow users to delete their progress after starting. Today, Namco has cleared up the confusion, announcing the method in which players must delete the progress on their game card.

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PixlTalk Episode 36: The Rainfall Fallout

Nate and Nick chat this week about the morality of piracy involving Rainfall titles.

After last episodes talk of Project Rainfall, Nick proposes the question of the morality and justification of piracy in the case of games that will never come to our region.

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Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions Review

One stand-out title buoys this collection of rehashes and spin-offs.

While Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions is a brand new game, it’s comprised mostly of existing titles. Both the original Pac-Man and Galaga make their appearance alongside their modern revivals, Pac-Man Championship Edition and Galaga Legions. Exclusive to the collection are two brand new games, Pac-Man Tilt and Galaga 3D Impact. Though 3D Impact offers a neat AR experience, its inclusion is mostly forgettable, leaving Pac-Man Tilt to carry the title. The problem here is that Pac-Man Tilt is mostly enjoyable, but occasionally infuriating due to its mix of traditional and motion controls.

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Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon Review

"I hear you got a bug problem, ma'am."

There's no question that die-hard Earth Defense Force fans may be a little turned off by the latest title in the series, Insect Armageddon. As something of a spin-off of the main series, the title has been developed by western studio Vicious Cycle Software, rather than the typical folks at Sandlot in Japan. In the shift to D3Publisher's western office, Earth Defense Force has seen some slight changes in an effort to build a stronger third person shooter for western players. As someone who has enjoyed the likes of 2017 and Zangeki no Reginleiv, the changes are a mix of both good and bad.

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Remaining Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Characters Leaked

While the game was just announced today, some slick internet readers managed to uncover the remaining characters on Capcom's website.

Earlier today, Capcom revealed that its popular fighter, Marvel vs. Capcom 3 would be receiving a new iteration complete with a set of twelve new characters. Four of those characters were officially revealed: Strider Hiryu and Firebrand from the Capcom side and Ghost Rider and Hawkeye from Marvel. As it turns out, some readers of the Capcom website managed to stumble on the remaining eight characters and grabbed their corresponding character art. To many fans' chagrin, Mega Man is not included in the final roster. The full listing for each side with character art is available below.

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