It’s a sports game I’m actually kind of excited about!Backbreaker Vengeanceis hitting Xbox Live Arcade on June 29! I’d reluctantlypreviewed the game a few weeks back, and was shocked at how much fun I had. Based more on fast reflexes and an arcade-style scoring mechanic than any kind of sports rules, I had a blast with withVengeance‘s “Tackle Alley” mode. Chad, who faints when someone mentions football, alsofell in love with the game....
While somewhat complicated, there’s a good deal here for some Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sinis scheduled to launch on Steam this Wednesday, April 1 with current and last-gen counterparts becoming available the following Tuesday, April 7. From Software has described the reissue as a “Director’s Cut” of all theDark Souls IIcontent that has been released thus far, with new additions and reworks for the DirectX 11, Xbox One, and PS4 versions of the game....
Priced at $39.99 One of my favorite games of the past year,Dishonored, gets a Game of the Year edition. Dishonored: Game of the Year Editionwill be available for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC this October 8 in North America (Oct. 11 for Europe), priced at $39.99. It includes the full game and all of the add-on content released up until now, includingDunwall City Trials, The Knife of Dunwall, The Brigmore Witches, andVoid Walker’s Arsenal....
That is quite a seal. FrozenByte is attempting to give people a head-start on their holiday Steam purchases with a new “Huge Seal” promotion. By visitinghugeseal.comand signing in with a Steam account, you’re able to receive coupons for five games (from a list of 35), with discounts ranging from 40-80% off. And for every three purchased (for your own account; no gifts), you’ll get rewarded with a code for a free copy of one of the other games on the list....
Hopefully this niche series can find a bigger audience Denpa Men 1andits sequelcame and went on the 3DS, and many folks out there (our own Jonathan Holmes included) enjoyed them. But it appears as if they’re still fairly niche sales wise, and a localization of the third entry is still up in the air. Speaking to Nintendo Everything, Genius Sonority president Manabu Yamana said that he was interested in publishing the third game in North America and Europe — but if there was ever to be a fourth game, it would have to mix things up this time around....
God of War: Collectionhascover artnow, Look at the cover art. Isn’t it pretty or something? North American consumers will have that cover art on their shelves before the year is out, but unfortunately for Europeans, therewon’t be a PAL releaseof the game compilation until 2010. According to Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, it’s just not “possible” to launch a European version of the game this year. “We are currently looking into options to bringGod of War IandIIto SCEE consumers on PS3; however it will not be possible to release the games this calendar year,” explains a rep....
The Raccoon City Contagion Campaign Capcom is promising “free additional content” for theResident Evilremaster if we collectively manage to spread the T-Virus throughout Raccoon City, which isn’t nearly as cool as it sounds. Really,there’s just a websitewith a map of the city, and the epidemic grows as more people register their email, Facebook, or Capcom account. Bit of a missed opportunity. At the time of writing, the contagion is already at 30 percent — so it shouldn’t be too much longer now....
For the Emperor On April 27,Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IIIwill release on PC worldwide for the typical $59.99 list price. For those interested in the real-time strategy game (with hints of MOBA), we’ve rounded up a number of noteworthy deals for you to peruse. Currently, the standard edition ofDawn of War IIIison salefor as much as 25% off. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III Deals For those in the states, the best deal out there on a Steam copy ofDawn of War IIIis arguably at DLGamer with a ten-dollar discount to $49....
Plus a few snippets of game footage In another one of its behind-the-scenes PlayStation 4 developer videos, Sony has rounded up developers at Sucker Punch Productions to talk about one of the more promising games,inFamous: Second Son, and the improved feel of the DualShock 4. “You have to rethink how everything works when you jump generations and that was a great time for us to also rethink the character and the power set because you already proverbially have all of the parts on the floor,” said Sucker Punch founder Brian Fleming....
I’m already a fan Jake “virt” Kaufmanis taking genre mashup suggestions for his cool new game music series, Fusion Challenge. (Or he was, before hundreds of peoplethrew down ideas.) He does a terrific, humorous job describing how it’s all going to go down in this first episode, so watch the video if you can. I found it to be entertaining, anyway, and I’m betting you will too. If for whatever reason you’re pressed for time, skip to 3:15 for the debut Fusion Challenge song, “Might as Well Object,” a blend ofPhoenix Wrightwith some killer ’80s synth rock....
Zombies?! Psht, bring back the dinos! [Mash Tacticsairs Monday through Friday at 4p.m. Pacific onDtoid.TV. Watch King Foom play a variety of games, each day with its own theme. With a heavy focus on community and viewer interaction, you can be as much a part of the show as anything else.] If you’re able to think of a better way to kick off your week than hanging out with our awesome live crowd, and shooting a bunch of dinosaurs clean in the face, then you’re a much harder person to please than I....
A lot of bad stuff happened in 1993 — the Buffalo Bills lost their third consecutive Super Bowl,The Nannypremiered on TV, and I was in kindergarten. The worst disaster of 1993, however, is unarguably the publication and distribution of Malibu’s firstStreet Fightercomic. A few weeks ago, I went to a flea market, hoping to find cheap retro games. I keep waiting on the day when I find a copy ofChrono Triggerthat doesn’tcost a grand, but it hasn’t happened yet....
In a world where Nintendo ignores Metroid… Most Nintendo fans agree that if there’s one series that the publisher consistently fumbles, it’sMetroid. Okay, so I get that maybe they weren’t thrilled with the reception withOther M, but to see themshut down other fan gamesin addition to completely ignoringMetroid‘s 30th anniversary? That kind of sucks. Still, fans aren’t going to stop, as evidenced by this prequel fan gameMetroid: Rogue Dawn. It’s set beforeZero Missionand deals with a scenario that was mentioned in the originalMetroidgame manual — explaining anything beyond that will probably spoil it for you....
