It’s not technically out until Monday, butWorld of Goois so awesome that I just plain didn’t want to wait to talk about it. I wasinitially exposedto it during GDC, and though I found it marginally interesting, it wasn’t anywhere near the top of my mental “do want” list. Now that I’ve actually played the full game, however, I see that it really should have been. It hits PC and WiiWare this Monday....
Annual release schedule is not always the best way It’s no understatement that Activision is the king of the annual game release.Call of Duty;Skylanders;and the — may it rest in peace —Tony HawkandGuitar Herofranchises have been milked to death in more thana few gamer’s eyes. For the most part, the annual release schedule has worked well for the publisher. So well in fact it’s started to influence other companies, like Ubisoft andWarner Bros....
The indie bundle has already raised over $1 million for aid in Ukraine Indie developers are bundling their games and content together to support Ukraine. TheBundle for Ukraineon Itch has raised over $1 million in aid for the region, and still has nine days to go. The bundle, hosted by Necrosoft Games, has 991 pieces of content in it. These range from indie games to assets, tabletop adventures, books, zines, music, and more....
Yie Ar Kung Fu: Revengeance Longtime developer/publisher Konamihas announced a new contestin which indie developers are tasked with creating brand new games based on the company’s huge portfolio of brands and classic IPs. The Action & Shooting Game Contest wasannounced on IGN yesterday, and could see the winner walk away with a fat cheque and potentially huge game sales. The contest, held in collaboration with the Shueisha Game Developer’s Camp, developers must create and submit an original game idea before June 01, 2025, based upon one of 80 famous Konami brands — including legendary titles such asTwinbee,Gradius,Ganbare Goemon, and even classic fighterYie Ar Kung Fu....
To some, $600 is a lot of money Facebook-owned Oculus stopped playing coy today andannounced the price and release datefor its Oculus Rift “virtual reality” headset. At $600, the barrier to entry is steep, and that’s if you already have a powerful personal computer — a good $1,000 purchase on its own. Fremont, California resident Arturo Villanueva was stunned today at the Oculus price point announcement. “Who would’ve thought new, superfluous technology that requires existing high end technology to function would end up being a niche, luxury item?...
Game console reportedly in the works Microsoft and BesTV plan to start a joint venture in China that will develop games and related services called E-Home Entertainment Development,reports Xinhua. The news originated from the Shanghai Stock Exchange, where BesTV stated that it would hold a 51 percent share in the venture with Microsoft taking the remaining 49 percent. An interesting initiative, given the country’sban on videogame consoles. Microsoft and BesTV’s new entity is expected to be registered in Shanghai’s free-trade zone....
It’s time to mix things up, consolidate, and stop annual releases There is room forCall of Dutyin the gaming world — I assure you. I don’t know about milking itevery damn year, but there is plenty of room for those of us who enjoy mindless first-person fun with our friends, occasionally in a military based fashion. Butthe milk’s gone bad, and Activision needs to step up to the plate and fix it....
Nobuo Uematsu is doing the music At The Cygames Next event, Cygames (developer ofGranblue Fantasy, an immensely popular mobile RPG in Japan) announced that it is working with Platinum Games to develop the nextGranblue Fantasygame,Granblue Fantasy Project Re: Link. No platform was officially announced for the action-RPG, butit sounds as though it will be available on PC. I’ll be honest, I’m not really into mobile games, but I may give this a try if it’s for PC or current-gen consoles....
Ithinkwe’d like to hear Legends Right now we know very little aboutPokemon Legends: Arceus. So it exists! And we’ve seen a trailer for it, which provides a video-based tease of some mechanics. And we know it’s out on July 23, 2025! But other than that, we’re in the dark. According to JC Smith, the senior director of consumer marketing at The Pokemon Company, that’s going to change “soon.” Speaking to GamesBeat, when asked about the situation regardingLegends, Smith noted:...
If there is one piece of Western mythology that has stood the test of time, it would be that of the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round. Whether it is Disney’sSword in the Stone, Sean Connery inFirst Knight, or the ’90s cartoonKing Arthur and the Knights of Justice— perhaps my favorite adaptation — Britain’s fabled warrior has had his fair time when it comes to movies and television....
Knowledge is power PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, currently one of the most popular video games in the world, has hinged its success on a few relatively-unique systems. It’s a competitive shooter, but it usually values survival over killing; often, being quiet and discreet is the smart play. Its loop is also rooted in randomness, with players constantly unsure about what kind of equipment they’re going to find. We don’t think of these traits as positives with regard to esports....
I gotta hand it to the folks at Capcom — the promotional items surroundingResident Evil: The Darkside Chroniclesappeal to me greatly, even though the game isn’t really up my alley. Following the rad zombie shirt and thatRCPD money clip, Capcom has commissionedCubecraft.com, which is basically my go-to site for seeing neat papercraft designs I’ll never be able to replicate, to come up with some paper toys based onThe Darkside Chronicles....
One the only things that keptRhythm Heaven Feverfrom getting a perfect score was the game’s lack of language options. Unlike the cartridge-basedRhythm Heavenon the DS, there were no space constraints on the Wii limiting Nintendo’s capacity to give players every version of the game’s soundtrack. The fact that U.S. Wii owners were only given the English rendition of theRhythm Heaven Feverexperience something to frown about. I wouldn’t blame the Europeans for gloating about this....
