So Natal is a big deal, or it hopefully will be for Microsoft’s sake. But I bet you didn’t think it could become an even bigger deal, did you? How big a deal? How aboutnew console big. Rumor now has it that Natal won’t just be an add on for the 360, but will launch with an entirely new Microsoft console as well. Yea, not a new SKU of the 360, a new console with new features and a new name....
Gameloftrecently teasedits latest “inspired” iPhone title, which drew comparisons with later Legend of Zelda titles. Today, the mobile developer has lifted the veil on its new adventure game —Sacred Odyssey: Rise of Ayden. It seems to have everything you’d expect from aZeldaclone — blocks, bombs, chests, swords and bosses. Your mileage may vary when it comes to deciding if this is an acceptable homage or an evil rip-off. I’ll definitely be playing it, regardless....
Would a massively multiplayer take onTotal Recallbe crazy enough to work? Hell, it couldn’t be any worse than the classically laughed at licensed NES game.Planet Michaelpublisher SEE Virtual Worlds has obtained the necessary rights to make such a game based on the 2012 film remake. Let’s take a step back and look at the absurd list of intellectual properties the company now has in its possession:Men in Black 3,Asterix,War of the Worlds(2005), andWaterworld....
When I saw this announcement in my inbox, I burst out laughing. Sega has released so many Mega Drive/Genesis compilations over the years that seeing a brand new one just gets funnier and funnier. Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection— due early 2009 — does, to be fair, look like the most comprehensive one yet. It is also developed by Backbone, who did a solid job with the Genesis XBLA ports, even if they left in the old glitches....
Shattered Horizon, the crazy zero-G multiplayer DirectX 10 shooter, has received a singleplayer option through the free ‘Last Stand’ pack. No, it won’t feature Chaos Sorcerors or Hive Tyrants, but it does feature bots of customizable difficulty levels to fight with and against. All the existing modes inShattered Horizoncan now be played offline with bots if you want to. If you’d rather play with your friends, you’re able to also play the new Last Stand mode as a team of four humans versus waves of increasingly difficult bots....
Lorks-a-lordy, it’s contest time here on Destructoid yet again, and we have yet another console giveaway in exchange for your soul. Everybody knows that Destructoid’s community is made up of highly trained ninja, and that means that Dtoid and Rocket XL are prepared to give a DS Lite and a copy ofN+to whomever shows us that their ninja skills are the both the skilliest, and most ninjastic of all. First up, here’s what’s up for grabs:...
Yes, I did say it, you already read it here on Destructoid, so allow me to clarify the difference: Previously we hadspeculation, and now thanks toKonamiwe have facts. Unfortunately, we don’t have much fact beyond the actual confirmation — no release dates, no extra goodies, no cheat code where you can play as Pyramid Head, etc. I’m afraid if you want to be excited, for now it’ll just have to be over the game itself....
I hated the originalSiren(orForbidden Sirenas it was known here), but I wanted so desperately to like it. It looked great and was creepy as anything, but the voice acting was pathetic and the gameplay left a lot to be desired. Now withSiren: New Translationremaking the original horror game for the PS3, I hold some hope that I will finally be able to enjoy what was a mass of terrifying potential.It looks as scary as ever, and the English voice acting shown seems miles superior to the original....
And that doesn’t bode well, does it? I hate to draw the comparison, mostly because the Sega Saturn is my favorite game system of all time. But the parallels between what Sony’s Kaz Hirai is saying lately compared to what Sega said about the Saturn back in the day is kind of scary. This comes from a Sega Saturn white paper: …growth won’t be possible on competing systems that offer a simpler architecture....
According toGamesIndustry.biz, Sony seems to have been honored with numerous awards at the Consumer Electronics Show this year. Not only was the SIXAXIS awarded by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Sony itself received the “Technology and Engineering Emmy Award” as SCEA CEO Jack Tretton stepped up with the familiar Sony ramblings we’ve all come to love and expect: “The overwhelming consumer demand and critical acclaim for PS3 is testament of the platform’s strength and the industry’s desire for a true next-generation entertainment system,” commented Jack Tretton, CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America....
In the wake of PlayStation Move launching, it seems that today has been given over entirely to watching Sony and Microsoft trash talk each other. As Aaron Greenbergshares his skepticismabout Move’s library, now Sony’s Peter Dille has said that his “competitor” relies too much on a single genre. We’re guessing that he means first-person-shooters. “We’ve never been reliant on one product genre like one of our competitors,” says Dille in a rather passive-aggressive way....
Want some blood and metal for your Tuesday morning? Namco Bandai’s got the goods with a brand new trailer forSplatterhouse. Ifyesterday’s previewpiqued your interest, then the above video ought to wet your whistle a little more. I do hopeSplatterhousewill be good, but its long and troubled development shakes my confidence. All we can do is cross our fingers and hope for the best. I’ve got a long standing fondness for theSplatterhousegames, and would love to see a worthy successor....
Xen0fan4, the Youtube member who uploaded this video, seems to think that it’s a spoiler. Maybe my limited Japanese comprehension is causing me to miss something, but I don’t see how any of this is spoiler material. There is some “getting to know you” conversation, an out stretched tongue, a song, some star gazing, a bit of surprisingly effective comedy, and that’s it. More than anything else, this video shows me how well craftedThe Last Storyis....
