My breath of fresh air at E3 We’ve gone entirely too long without a new PC game that captures the magic of the originalZoo Tycoon, but withPlanet Zoothis year, Frontier Developments is looking to set things right for neglected fans. It’s a management sim in which you’ll learn about a range of real-world species, design their enclosures piece-by-piece, and strive to meet their specific needs to keep them happy and healthy....
Metal Gear Solid 4! Catherine! PlayStation Now, Sony’s PS3, PS4, and Vita streaming service, is now in anopen betafor PS4 users. PlayStation Now is integrated in the PS Store, sapping funds directly from your PS wallet when you decide you want to rentDarksidersfor 90 days for $15 instead of just buying it forever for $13 on Amazon. I messed with the closed beta on PS3 and it was a mess, but I was also running it over (bad) wireless internet (at least a 5 Mbps connection is recommended)....
One of Nintendo’s first “characters” joins the all-star cast There was a time whenPongwas one of the most popular videogames in the world. This was a time when games were often freely copied by anyone who wanted to take a stab at the fragile, untested world of videogame publishing. Case in point — theColor TV Game 15, a Nintendo home console from 1978 that played 15 slightly different versions ofPong-like calledLight Tennis....
Surprisingly its not releasing on iOS “Own More and Be More” is EA’s dystopian-toned tagline for its unveiling ofBattlefield Hardline Premium. In addition to the £44.00/$59.99 price for the base game (£59.99/$69.99 for the “deluxe” version), you can slap down an additional £44.00/$59.99 to unlock exclusive things that should have been included anyway. For the price of another full game you get: You’ll also get exclusive access to the four following content packs two weeks early:...
In praise of Prey’s finer details There’s no shortage of danger lurking amid the corridors of Talos 1. The massive space station, which makes up the majority ofPrey‘s environment, is in a state of chaos. Shadowy aliens threaten protagonist Morgan Yu’s safety at every turn, and rumblings of a conspiracy rattle around every decaying hallway, subtly urging the station’s few remaining survivors to question everything they see. But the biggest threat to Talos 1 is hidden in plain sight....
What a weird game Back in 1996, Nihon Bussan released a climbing game in Japan calledHyper Crazy Climber. In it, you just climb. Buildings, rocks, landmarks — whatever. Climb, man. Show Nathan Drake how it really is. The controls are interesting in that each limb is mapped to a different input. You’re going to have to be pretty coordinated to make your way to the top. MonkeyPaw has brought this weird title to our shores this week as a PlayStation Network release, available for play on PS3, PSP, and Vita, priced at $5....
It’s been a few days, but I wanted to make sure that fellow Persona series fans knew that the Persona 4 anime is up on Hulu now. You can watch itright here. Subtitled. This is a straight up anime adaptation of the game, complete with loading screens that show the weather. Everything’s here: Teddy, TV jumping, the original musical score from the game and all the small town Japan scenery you may handle....
Save $40 and buy a game or something RadioShack’s websiteis selling both the Wi-Fi and the 3G/Wi-Fi models of the PlayStation Vita for $159.99 with free shipping. This sale is only good online, and it runs until November 16. Unfortunately, it looks like the 3G model is already sold out. This is a pretty sweet deal even for just the Wi-Fi model, and if you have been holding out to get a Vita this might be a good time to grab one....
The studio is currently ‘discussing other options’ on how to proceed On Friday, the clock struck zero for Renegade Kid’s Kickstarter projectCult County.The crowdfunding campaign failed to achieve its $580,000 goal by a wide margin. It seems that target was a bridge too far, as theMutant Muddsdeveloper managed to raise just $46,736 in pledges. Cult Countywas announced for Nintendo 3DS at PAX East in March 2013. Since then, Renegade Kid has revealed plans to bring the episodic first-person horror game to PlayStation systems, Wii U, Windows PC, Mac, Linux, and Xbox One....
The second episode in the third season ofSam & Maxreleased today, entitled, “The Tomb of Sammun-Mak.” We’ve already played it because we know how important it is that you know what you’re getting into with these videogame things that are so popular with the kids. Season 3 was off to a strong start inThe Penal Zone. Can Telltale keep up the momentum? Read on for our review and I will tell you....
Synaesthesia RezandLuminescreator Tetsuya Mizuguchi took a step back in 2012 to relax, and fully left Q Entertainment last year. He has been working on social games in Japan since then, but it sounds like he’s gearing up to create something of his own again. Mizuguchi toldEdgethat he’s preparing his own creation now. “I’m helping with some social games in Japan; I can’t say anything about it just yet. But I’m just helping,” Mizuguchi told Edge....
Still digital only During the relatively uneventful PC Gaming Show there was one announcement that stood out — Sega’s commitment to PC gaming, which just happened to reveal during a short clip that they were bringingYakuza 0andYakuza Kiwami to the PC. I mean, that’s the sort of thing you get a Sega rep in for and discuss, but instead we got tons of clips of old PC games and date reveals we already knew about....
Remember when everyone was down onForza 5for having microtransactions on top of its premium price?Well we already know thatGran Turismo 6will have the same scheme, but Sony boss Shuhei Yoshida is telling people to calm down before they actually play the game.Yoshida notes thatthey offer an “alernative path for busy people,” and to “read reviews when they come out.” After being further pressed regarding Sony’s betrayal of the public’s trust through microtransactions,Yoshida says, “microtransaction per se is not a bad thing, how the game is designed around it could become a problem....
