Yes, yes, Dale has already gottento play and reviewThe Ico and Shadow of the Colossus Collection. The game isn’t out until the end of this month, painful as that may be to hear. The folks at the PlayStation Blog have amped up the excitementwith a post onthe bundle’s undeniably sexy reversible cover art. In general these days, cover art is plagued by bright logos and text that many of us aren’t particularly interested in seeing....
Sweet baby Jesus. What on Earth has Sega done to these screens ofComix ZoneandGolden Axe(I, II, and III), taken from the upcomingSonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection, coming to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 next year? The filter applied to these games to make them look less “16-bit” and more, uh — damn, I don’t even know … well, it’s hurting my brain. The good news is that it can be turned off, giving the games a more classic Genesis look and feel....
If you were worried that the recent announcements ofLittleBigPlanet 2andKillzone 3would leave Sony bereft of exciting reveals at E3, think again. Sony has promised that more games are in the pipeline, with plenty of projects saved for the big show. It’s true, too. We have all that PlayStation Move crap to be getting on with. “Our PR team will have their reasons,” says SCEE’s James Gallagher. “We have a lot of games in the pipeline and it’s logistically easier to space them out a bit, I suppose....
Sony says that they’re selling PlayStation 3 systems three times as fast. Try saying that three times fast! Sony Chief Executive Sir Howard Stringer says that PS3 sales have picked up since the launch of the cheaper40GB model. He points out that over the past three weeks the console is now selling three times as fast in the UK, and twice as fast in the US. Stringer feels that if this trend continues, they can regain some of their former glory....
As far as Dave Karraker, the man behind the media curtain at Sony is concerned, all the bad publicity that Sony has faced is all just one big misunderstanding on our part. Luckily for you, he’s ready to fill those educational gaps you’ve acquired, for a cool $600 or so. During a “shoot the bull” session with Gamepro, Karraker was quick to point out that a)The media doesn’t play fair, and b)The PS3 really is a bargain....
Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada is all aboutCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Sure, they’re publishing it in Japan, so there’s that, but it’s also about wanting Japanese gamers to open up to western games. “Even now, there have been people in Japan using the label youge- (literally ‘Western games’) with a terribly discriminatory meaning,” Wada said in an interview. “I’d like them to try it once,” he said. “If they play it once, they’d realize how incorrect that label is....
[Editor’s Note: Forgive me, but I simply couldn’tnotuse that picture again.] Don’t you just love those massive bundles on Steam that bring you an entire developer or publisher’s catalog of games for a super discounted price? Of course you do, because saving money is always fun. This time, we have got an appropriately-titled collection from 2K Games called the “Huge Game Pack.” Sounds like one of those sketchy fifty-in-one “game systems” you’d find at a flea market, doesn’t it?...
Fans in the United Kingdom are going to get a meaty treat whenSuper Meat Boyarrives at retail on August 26. As well asthe Ultra Edition, gamers will also have a chance to buy the UltraRareEdition, which includes all previous special edition contents plus a T-shirt. Check out the full details below …
I don’t think that anyone (save for some fanboys) is too pleased with therecent announcementof an early 2008 delay forSuper Smash Bros. Brawlfor the Nintendo Wii, but this delay might be paving the way for other top Wii titles to see a sales boost. IGN’s GamerMetrics took a look at how this delay might affect the holiday sales season for other Wii titles. They checked withSmashfans to see what they would be looking forward to this holiday now that the title is out of the picture....
The more we see ofDead Rising 2, the more and more excited we get. Capcom released a few new screens today along with the announcement thatDead Rising 2will be released beforethe year is out. We also learned today that players will be able to create new weapons by combining things together. One of the combos we’ve seen plenty of so far is the one with the two chainsaws attached to the paddles....
This morning, a tip came flying into the Dtoid offices with all the fury of a blazing shard of space junk. It was titled ”NEW SCREENSHOT FROM ICO 3 OMG !!1111!!!” (or maybe that’s how my mind translated what I read. Actually, that makes a lot more sense. At any rate, the “new” screen is above, which I can’t confirm or deny as a newIco 3screenshot. What I can tell you, however, is that Team Ico isseeking assistancefor a new project they are working on for the PS3....
There’s something abouttheTekkenmoviethat doesn’t bug me like pretty much every other videogame movie has ever done. It’s a fighting game and the movie seems to be presenting itself like a fighting tournament, as it should be. The movie is also doing justice in the wardrobe department as all the costumes are that of the game, if not better. Way better. Just look at Nina’s costume there in the purple. Fighting outfit or BDSM gear?...
Before I ditch the rest of my workdayto do this(sorry Nick and Niero!) I wanted to share with you the first ten minutes of Atlus’ upcoming PS3 release,3D Dot Game Heroes. Before you say it, I’ll interject that there’s really nothing in this ten minutes of play that I’d call a spoiler, so don’t worry about this TMT ruining things for you. I skipped the character editor in the video, as Jim has that covered....
