‘Yeah, better leave it to Cloud!’ Ijust missedthe debut ofDissidiain arcades a few years back when I visited Japan for the first time. I always enjoyed the PSP games just fine, but the prospect of seeing an all-star pairing of iconicFinal Fantasycharacters (realiconic, sorry Aiden Pearce) in HD was easy to jump into. Dissidiais a messy game that reminds me of brawlers of old — and that’s precisely why I’m enjoying it....
Beyond that it’s basically a port I don’t know why but the PlayStation 3 version ofSöldner-Xhas always had a special place in my heart. Maybe it’s because it’s one of my most-played games on the PS3 back in an era when it didn’t have as many choices. Either way, the follow-upSöldner-X 2: Final Prototypeis hitting the Vita this winter. It’ll feature all of the same content as the original (including the three DLC levels), but it will also be a “console perfect port,” with 60 frames-per-second and “little to no load times....
War… What is it good for? In news that will come of zero surprise, Activision’s latest release: Call of Duty: WWII, has debuted at the top of the U.K charts, shovingAssassin’s Creed: Originsoff of the perch after just one week at the premier position. This sees all of the previous week’s releases, such asSuper Mario OdysseyandWolfenstein II: The New Colossus, shift down a gear. Speaking of gears, racing games populate the back-end of this week’s chart, withForza Horizon 3, Forza Motorsport 7andMario Kart 8all making re-entries....
QuakeCon is over, but we haven’t left without some memories: Stressing over a lost laptop, eating some amazing food (not P’zolos), and chugging some warm, disgusting 5 Hour Energy. Here’s our photographic proof that QuakeCon existed. All photos courtesy of Dale North who literally spent 95% of his time at QuakeCon looking at corgi pictures on his iPhone. I’m not even kidding. No one can deny his love of corgis....
Who’s bringing the tunes The year will be 2019, and as you sit in a movie theater, shoving popcorn into your face as James Marsden interacts with a CGI blue hedgehog, you may ask yourself, “How did we get here?”Colliderrevealed a few new details about the plot of theSonic the Hedgehogmovie, and it will revolve around a “race” to recover “Sonic’s rings.” Usually, in the games, rings aren’t so important to the story compared to the gameplay, so perhaps the rings are a metaphor for Sonic’s manhood....
Third major patch out today Born Ready Games has responded to community and critic feedback with a new patch forStrike Suit Zerowhich introduces a first-person cockpit view for all ships, multiple difficulty levels with the added promise that some difficulty spikes have been addressed, user-made checkpoints (!), and a revamped targeting system. The patch also has fixes for more of the remaining bugs, which you can see below in the full patch notes....
Due for release in 2016 Cyanide Studios’ RPGOf Orcs and Menis one of my absolute favourite games. It managed to introduce an interesting world told from a perspective we don’t often see in fantasy games, but unfortunately its sometimes clunky presentation let it down. The stealth game prequel,Styx: Master of Shadows, took the series in a totally different direction and was still incredibly good. So, let me be a little bit excited at the announcement ofStyx: Shards of Darkness, the sequel toMaster of Shadows....
Nice A lot of people rememberSystem Shockfondly it seems, as the Kickstarter has just crossed its lofty $900,000 goal and is presumably set. As of the time of this writing it’s rounding one million in funding, so once again people will be able to do battle against the evil SHODAN on a mysterious space station. Curious?you’re able to grab the demo here. The goal is to have the game finished by Holiday 2017....
It seems as ifThe Walking Dead Episode 4: Around Every Corneris, well, around the corner. The episode, set to be released “very soon” in October will be written by Gary Whitta, who penned theBook of Eli. Since I refuse to give out any spoilers that may ruin it for people patiently waiting to grab all five episodes at once, that’s about all the info you’re going to get! Considering that the entire seasonis set to drop on December 4th in disc form, it’s safe to say that the fifth and final episode (No Time Left) will most likely be done before then....
The story ofHarry Potteris now well-settled in its place of fictional infamy. Despite drawing huge inspiration from those that came before, J.K. Rowling somehow managed to carve a world that resonated with an entire generation and continues to pull them back in time and again years later. I’m not ashamed to admit that I love the world ofHarry Potter. I was pulled in with the first book at the age of seven, and despite a now much deeper understanding of where Rowling may have gotten her ideas from, the Wizarding World has always had its hooks in me to some degree....
Brum. During Ubisoft Forward, the publisher offered an update on its dazzling-looking racing titleThe Crew Motorfest,which launches on PlayStation, PC, and Xbox platforms September 14. Following a bass-heavy, rubber-burnin’ new trailer, we were treated to a sizzle reel spotlighting the title’s high-velocity visual effects and globe-trotting environments. We got to see various high-performance vehicles tearing through the main streets of USA, under the neon glow of Japan, and, for the very first time, the tropical paradise of Oahu....
I don’t know what to say. I’ve alwayslovedthe Joker, but I’ve never wanted to bein lovewith the Joker. I’m not sure I want to see her male Harley Quinn, either. I mean, if you put Ms. J’s Harley Quinn in a fly suit, I could almost get behind that, but then you would get this weird dual suit dichotomy and some sort of rip through space-time. (Full version if you want to check out the Joker’s fabulously perky bum....
Baffling scientists and all religions A well-known MMO suffers major launch-day issues that prevent people from being able to play. Shocker. In a turn of events surprising nobody, players ofTheElder Scrolls Onlineon Xbox One and PlayStation 4 arereporting the inability to log in and play. This is, unfortunately, fairly standard with newly released MMOs, but what’s interesting is it’s not the only problem players are reporting. The Expresshas reported that in trueElder Scrollsfashion, there are a whole load of bugs plaguing the game: crucial NPCs going missing, being kicked for chat spamming without sending a single message, keyboards not working, and problems with the friend system have all been brought up to ZeniMax....
