Capcom has just revealed that Viewtiful Joe and Dormammu are part of theMarvel vs Capcom 3fighting line-up. It’s a surpriseto almost no one! So yeah, screens and hi-res art all below. Worth noting from the screens is that Joe’s girlfriend Silvia will be in the game when Joe uses a super move. Also, Teisel and Tron Bonne are going to be inMarvel vs Capcom 3! That is in the background ofthis stage at least....
Notebooks, guitars, and Wii remotes are a small collection of items not intended for the left dominate. Notice I didn’t mention thePlayStation Move. In San Francisco this week I used Sony’s new motion control device, a near pixel perfect 1:1 take on Nintendo’s casual controller, with two games: Farsight StudiosBrunswick Bowlingand Zipper Interactive’sSOCOM US Navy SEALS 4. I’m left-handed, and in both games, I didn’t have problems. I experience subtle, sometimes overt disconnects with most Wii titles....
Clearly not one for hyperbole,Gears of Warfrontman Cliff Bleszinskiclaims thatGears of War 2will have “the best cover system ever seen in the videogame industry.” Cliffy B admits that the system seen in the originalGears of Warwas not perfect, suggesting that “about 90 percent of the time, it worked exactly how gamers wanted it to work. About 10 percent of the time, players were going into cover when they didn’t want to....
RedLynx will be bringing a playable build ofTrials Evolutionto gamescom this week, and then to PAX Prime later this month. Tough games are always made even more difficult when played at conventions; expect to see a lot of ragdoll bodies flying across the screen whenever you walk by theTrialsbooth. They’re still holding back on releasing details for the most part, however, Eurogamer does have newfootage of the game, which looks magnificent....
As if to spite Wii naysayers everywhere, Nintendo is continuing to make money and sell consoles by the boatload, those jerks. Fortunately, their philosophies of expanding their marketshare to incorporate longstanding not-quite-gamers in the demographics that the industry has historically ignored might not be such a bad idea:new market researchreports that some 76% of casual gamers are women. Consoles, on the other hand, remain a sausage fest, but only just. eMarketer....
“My name is Ash, and I am a slave….” That line is a quote from a classic film, and yet sadly it is also used as a hook for a story all too often.Being the eternal pessimist that I am, I immediately braced myself for the worst while stepping into the world of Funcom’s massively multiplayer online game,Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures.Oddly enough, though, as I continued to wander through the storyline and explore this new world, I became less skeptical of that overused plotline....
This is likely to be old news to those of you already embroiled inWorld of Warcraft, but those of us who inhabit the world of the washed haveonly just discoveredthat He-Man and Skeletor can be found hiding out inWorld of Warcraft. This is thanks to a pair of trading cards baring theirlegally different enough to not be considered copyright theftfaces. As you’re able to see, “Adam Eternum” and “Keldor the Lost” (names based on the original alter egos of the iconic Funimation characters) look pretty badass in their new Azeroth digs....
It’s easy to be critical, sometimes overly so, of sequels or remakes based on beloved games from the glorious age of 16-bit gaming and prior to that era.Rocket Knight AdventuresandSparksterboth fall under this wide category, and with the upcomingRocket Knightfor XBLA/PSN/Steam, relaxing isn’t easy. Thevery first glimpsewe got of this Climax-developed platformer was decent, but ended up being more worrisome than anything else. There are so many things that can go wrong, which is why these new takes on familiar franchises often end in sadness....
Yesterday,we found outthat evil publisher Activision is planning to sellModern Warfare 2for the disgusting price of £54.99. One of the first questions had by stricken British gamers was one they also dreaded the answer to — will the UK get aPrestige Edition, and if so, how much willthatextravagent sh*t cost? Well, we nowknow the answer. British retailer HMV will have exclusive rights to sellModern Warfare 2: Prestige Editionin the United Kingdom, and they’ll be selling it for £119....
I have been addicted to mini-game titles likeWarioWareandRhythm Tengokufor some time now, so when a new game enters the ring, I tend to sit up and take notice.Hot Pixelfor the PSP is Atari’s retro flavored offering to the genre, and ought to give an instant boner to fans ofPixeljamand other such nods to the wonders of vintage Atari. Hot Pixelcontains 130 mini-games and also gives you the option to download another bundle of 70 at theHot Pixel website....
If you’re an avidLord of the Rings Onlineplayer, you probably already have theMines of Moriaexpansion pack that debuted recently. The expansion brings a lot of new material to the table aside from just a fresh environment to play in. The new Legendary Weapon system and enemies should be enough to keep MMO vets plugging away. But for those interested in a fresh start, there are two new character classes – the Rune Keeper and Warden....
[It’s time for anotherMonthly Musing— the monthly community blog theme that provides readers with a chance to get their articles and discussions printed on the frontpage. — CTZ] Bullet hell games are meant to sort out the men from the boys. Their spray of projectiles are avoidable, but many. So much so, at times, we don’t know what to do other than move the spaceship into the nearest batch of newly-released firepower in the hope we can wing it and make it out the other side....
Jimmie Johnson is a living legend. Being a living legend isn’t easy. I know the feeling, as I have had my fair share of legendary moments on the Internet. After the positive feedback from myTetris interviewthe folks fromAutumn Gamesflew me out to Vegas to meet who many consider “The Best Driver of the Decade”. Jimmie Johnson has done quite a bit in his career, but he has never been interviewed by me and getting interviewed by “The Carnage” must be nerve wrecking....
