Too little, too late? Red Ashhasn’t become an overnight success for Comcept. UnlikeMighty No. 9, the project is struggling to meet its $800,000 Kickstarter goal, having raised just over half that with 9 days to go. With the clock winding down, Comcept is trying to turn the campaign’s fortunes around, announcinga potential PlayStation 4 releaseand sharing some early footage of a pre-alpha prototype. The work-in-progress was developed by Hyde Inc....
Handcrafted hardware When a custom controller outfit offered to let us design our own tailor-made gamepad, it was a proposal we couldn’t refuse. Except designing things is hard. So we rolled the dice and left that task in their hands, hoping their imaginations would run wild. But not too wild. Just wild enough. So when a black case fromThe Controller Shopturned up on my doorstep, I wasn’t quite sure what I might find inside....
Humankind now bound for 2021 Humankindis a 4X grand strategy game about forging out a path for civilization. OpenDev is an Early Access concept so you can forge a path forHumankind. As part of this afternoon’s PC Gaming Show, Sega announced thatHumankindis coming to limited-access OpenDev so that the community can play early chunks of the game and give feedback. That feedback will be used by developer Amplitude Studios to ensureHumankindis taking the approach its players want....
$811,962 raised FollowingMighty No. 9’ssuccessfulKickstarter comes more good news, asShantae: Half-Genie Hero’sKickstarterdrive ends with more than double their original request raised. From Kickstarter the team received $776,084, plus another $35,878 from PayPal. The grand total is $811,962. Not all the stretch goals were meet, but WayForward will leave the PayPal funding open and any additional money will go towards other reward tiers that weren’t met. ExpectShantae: Half-Genie HeroOctober 2014 for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, and PC....
One of yourfirst potential ship upgradescoming into the full release ofSkull and Bonesafter the beta is the Vanguard Snow ship. Like most of the ship builds, it can be a bit tricky to track down the blueprint for the ship. Where to find the Vanguard Snow Ship Blueprint There are actually two ways to acquire the Vanguard Snow Ship Blueprint inSkull and Bones. The quickest way costs some Silver, and the free method requires you to play through the Main Missions....
I simply adore the weeks leading up to E3. As we get closer to the big show, everyone blessed enough to have an exclusive reveal is getting it prepped and sometimes, if we’re lucky, mistakes happen. Today’s comes in the form of a Gametrailers splash page (captured by a Joystiq reader) with two previously unannounced titles. Star Wars 1313andCastlevania Lords of Shadow 2, both found on Gametrailers earlier this evening, are set to be unveiled on GTTV later tonight....
Rush, Rush, Got the Yeyo? The Drive system is the cornerstone of Capcom’s new slugfest,Street Fighter 6, and sees the player’s Drive Meter used as the fuel tank for a variety of powerful offensive and defensive tools. Alongside the Drive Parry and Drive Impact systems, Drive can also be spent on the highly technicalDrive Rushsystem, which allows the player to discover new combo routes previously thought impossible. Drive Rush is something of a “dash” system, which allows the player to lower their defenses and race toward their opponent, covering ground at an accelerated pace....
Well, I am bald and important If you’ve played a videogame, chances are you’ve been angered by a videogame. I’ve also been upset by driving, sewing, spilling water on my suede shoes, missing a bus, rising income inequality, and comically ballooning rent prices. Onestudy from the University of OxfordtookHalf-Life 2and a modded version ofHalf-Life 2that was not violent. You tagged enemies and they disappeared. Only some players were given a tutorial at the onset to familiarize themselves with the mechanics....
Happy Monday, everyone! Now that Max and I have had the chance to recuperate from our long week of GDC insanity, we’re back in the studio with a handful of news to report on and a fresh, new outlook on life! (Just kidding, we’re as embittered as ever.) On today’s episode, we ruminated on the delay ofDiablo III‘s PvP mode, Mojang’s recent legalvictoryover ZeniMax Media, XBLA’s newgamerscore and achievement limit, and Jim’s review ofSilent Hill: Downpour....
I did not expect this! The Escapistswas a pretty awesome little strategy game, and it looks like Team 17 isn’t done yet with the series. It’s just announcedThe Escapists: The Walking Dead, which will evidently feature locations and characters from the comic series, putting you in the role of Rick Grimes. With all of the mobile spinoffs andbad Merlin DerleWalking Deadgamesin the works, this one actually looks pretty good, and fitting, too....
If you’re attempting to completeThe Password Game, it can’t hurt to have a list of all the rules. As you progress through the game, all rules must be followed even with each subsequent step. Therefore, knowing what’s coming up can help you plan for the future when trying to create a working password inThe Password Game.There are a total of 35 rulesthat need to be successfully followed all at once to beat the game in the end, so keep previous rules in mind as you progress....
You don’t need an EA Access account, either Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2has slipped out of my nightly rotation, but I clocked I don’t even wanna know how many hours when I was still actively playing. If you were thinking of getting into the wacky shooter but haven’t committed, there is a 10-hour trial onXbox One,PlayStation 4, andPC. That’s enough time to get a feel for the story missions, the hub world side stuff, and also dip into the competitive multiplayer....
Bambithis is not. We’ve talked aboutThumperacoupleof timesbefore and I’m still getting acclimated (if such a thing is even possible for a rhythmic racing game about a space beetle and “an insane giant head from the future” named CRAKHED). It’s now planned for release on Steam and PlayStation 4 next year. “Every sound, collision, and visual effect is coherent and interwoven for maximum impact,” said Drool’s Marc Flury, who was previously the lead programmer onThe Beatles: Rock Band(the best!...
