The staff picks their most wanted game! Everyone basically says this at the beginning of every year, but I’m going to say it anyway: 2013 is going to be the best year in gaming! That statement turns out to be a hit or miss depending on a number of circumstances, but it’s hard to deny that we’re in for a killer year thanks to what’s on the horizon. Forget about the more than likely new generation of gaming consoles that might be released this year....
The trio ofking3vbo,Analoge, andCutie Honeyis back with a brand new episode ofGaming Gurus in the Ghetto, a show about Gabe Newell, Tim Schafer, and Hideo Kojima that you wouldn’t believe does not actually star the real Gabe Newell, Tim Schafer, and Hideo Kojima. There’s even a spiffy pixel art opening credits segment this time around, with theme music courtesy ofAlphaDeus! In this week’s installment, Gabe uses Steam to help file is taxes, Tim uses his Kickstarter money to buy caviar from Amazon, and Hideo remains completely indecipherable without the aid of subtitles....
You know what comes out tomorrow on XBLA? N+. If you aren’t already excited for it, then I honestly don’t understand you. We’re talking about one of the most incredible flash platformers of all time, ported to XBLA with way more levels and numerous graphical and difficulty curve improvements. Wanna know more about the process of porting theoriginal flash gameto XBLA, along with a cohesive month-by-month summary of what a budding XBLA developer should expect in creating their game?...
His name is Malachi Rector, not the other thing you were thinking I’m glad that I refrain from judging a game on its trailer, especially its first one, because the alpha trailer forJane Jensen‘sMoebiusis… well it’s not great. Camp, full of dodgy, forced accents, and poorly put together — it doesn’t engender confidence. The randomly thrown together scenes look lovely, though. It’s reminiscent ofCognition,which makes sense given that Jensen is working onMoebiuswithCognition’screators, Phoenix Online....
Capitalism, ho! It was three years ago today thatRecettear: An Item Shop’s Talewas first brought to market in the West. Since then, the industrious doujin role-player has gone on to move an impressive 300,000 copies on PC, according to localization studio Carpe Fulgur. ChanteliseandFortune Summonershave also been “very successful” for the company, each turning a profit within six months of release. Carpe Fulgur is now working alongside XSEED to deliverThe Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SCto North American shores next year....
Wepreviously covered2 Player Productions’ attempt to fund a documentary about the creators ofMinecraft, via Kickstarter, but I don’t know that any of us ever followed up with how that went. Long story short, it turned out quite well for everyone involved. The $150,000 goal has been met, and there’s still time left to go. The rewards for those who decide to fund this projecthave been shownin more detail; they’re pretty dang cool....
At tonight’s Spike VGA awards, Shigeru Miyamoto took the stage to accept an award for the induction ofThe Legend of Zeldainto the hall of fame. He took the stage like a champ, coming out of the floor and fog to accept the applause and eventually a standing ovation. His peers looked on in adoration. Miyamoto gracefully accepted, giving a short speech in English. He said that he and everyone else at Nintendo are humbled at the love and support for the Zelda series....
That ‘if’ though Here we are in 2014 with an iOS port of a PSP game, in the form ofMonster Hunter Freedom Unite. The kicker? It’s very, very good. As a port of 2008’sFreedom Unite, everything is faithfully recreated on an iOS device. The hundreds of hours of gameplay, the countless training sessions, the lengthy hunts long into the night, the complex combat system — it’s all here. The classicMonster hunterstyle remains — hang out a bit in town, grab a timed mission, complete it for materials and rank, and repeat 100 or more times....
YOU DIED Ah, so this is what Bandai Namcotrademarked: an endless runner. Some of you were spot on. Slashy Soulsis a mobile title made possible in part by GameStop — a company supposedly “not attempting” to be a publisher — that will release on Android and iOS tomorrow, February 28. According toPolygon, Bandai Namco went ahead and whipped up thisSouls-inspired game without placing From Software on development duties. Here’s the first footage:...
Toon Link can’t ride horses While it may not be common knowledge,The Wind Wakerwas supposed to get a more traditional sequel. Sure,Phantom Hourglasstakes place directly after the events of the game, but Nintendo was going to cast Toon Link in another adventure for consoles had fan reception been warmer.Twilight Princesshappened, instead, becauseNorth Americanfans weren’t pleased with the more cartoony style the series had taken. I bet most people are blaming themselves for that, but it turns out that the US’ penchant for realism isn’t the only reason we never saw Toon Link return to the Gamecube....
I’m loving all these NES style toys Jason Vorhees got a pretty killer figurebased on the NES gameFriday the 13th, and now, that same company is producing aRoboCopfigure based on the retro adaptation of the film. NECA seems to be going all-in with 8-bit tributes, and RoboCop will ship with a spring-loaded holster, Auto-9 Pistol, and a blue/purple paint job. The packaging will also be vintage themed, and made to look just like the 1989 NES case....
Join me in the land of Ooo Overwatch‘s newest member Orisahit Blizzard’s public test realmearlier this morning. I’ve been testing out the bot, and it seems like she’ll be a great addition to the team. Read on and I’ll go over her loadout and abilities. Orisa’s role is a tank, and she has a large body to block her teammates from taking hits. Her quadruped chassis makes her look something like a centaur, so there’s no mistaking her for any of the other members ofOverwatch....
You’ll look like Princess Leia, but they sound good Right after I got back from Poland almost a month ago, I received a package with all sorts of Razer goodies inside, including the Ornata keyboard, the Death Adder Elite mouse, and the Kraken 7.1 V2 Gaming headset. I’m still working on reviewing those first two (Spoiler: I’m rather happy with them), but I’ve been using the headset for the past few weeks both in numerous matches ofKilling Floor 2andBattlefield 1and for listening to music while I conjure up more words for you fine folks to read....
