That delightfulscamp Yoshinori Onohas provided us with a glimpse of the top half orStreet Fighter X Tekken‘s current character select screen. This is likely an early, E3-ready build of the game, so those that are already upset that the select screen is too small can calm down. There’s still plenty of time for Capcom to fill out the roster before the game’s final release. In the meantime, lets look at what we have here....
ImporterPlay-Asiais running a pretty good sale right now. Pay for your purchases with a Visa card, and you’ll see that 20 percent has been taken off your total. This is, of course, a promotion that they’re running in cooperation with Visa. This deal is good through September 6th, and is valid for all in-stock items, save for ones that have been added to the inventory in the last 30 days. That means that anything new is going to cost you the full price....
That’s not my way of saying that I can’t describe to you what the setting and story elements in the upcomingPower Gig: Rise of the SixString. I could totally do that, for sure. I just don’t want to because it makes me sad. Why doesPower Gigeven need a story? That’s the question I want answered. There was no need to inject this sort ofBrutal Legend-like narrative into what is essentially a performance game utilizing actual instruments....
The PSP recieved its weekly batch of digital comics yesterday and sadly it seems it will be its last. Sony has announced via thePlaystation Blogthat they’ll no longer be updating the catalog on the PSP. You’ll still be able to download the 4,000+ books already available on the store, but don’t look for any more Doctor Who…you’ll be extremely disappointed. Stay hopeful! It seems they’re working on “bringing the comic service to other Sony devices” in the future....
This is the home stretch people — Electronic Arts has announced thatSporehas gone gold, and will be available on Mac and PC on September 7 in North America. On that same day, portable versions ofSpore,Spore Creaturesfor the Nintendo DS andSpore Originsfor mobile phones will also be available. There’s not much else to this story other than some squeals of delight, considering gamers have been waiting for this game since President Richard Nixon announced it along with his resignation in 1974....
I swore that the firstPuzzle Questwas best on the PSP but no one believed me. I don’t think anyone tried it. But it had really nice graphics and a good layout, and it didn’t leave my PSP UMD slot for a very long time. When I heard the announcement for the sequel,Puzzle Quest 2, I noticed that the PSP wasn’t included among the supported consoles. I askedInfinite Interactivewhy and they gave me that old line about demand and how we could possibly see it announced later....
Next-Genhas some news from QuakeCon that is equal parts awesome, confusing and quite possibly the greatest idea id has ever had. To quote N-G: id said at Friday’s Quakecon in Dallas that producer Marty Stratton will be leading the new development team on development of the new title. Quake Zero will be a zero-cost version Quake III Arena that’s fully playable through your web browser and supported only by ad dollars....
Tecmo has confirmed that its third-person action title,Quantum Theory, will hit Japanese store shelves this March for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. As for the rest of the world, Tecmo isn’t saying. We noted that retailers, including the all-mighty GameStop, aren’t listingQuantum Theory… period. So we checked in with Tecmo to see what was up. “The March release date forQuantum Theoryis confirmed only for Japan,” a spokesperson simply said....
If you’re as hyped about Insomniac Games’ upcomingResistance 3as I am, you might want to run out and buy the Blu-Ray forBattle: Los Angeles. The disc features acode that will allow you to downloada demoof the upcoming shooter.[Ed. note: thanks to user Decora Con Pompones Monclova for the clarification.] But if you’re also like me, you don’t want anything to do with owning physical media, much less a copy ofBattle: Los Angeleslying around your house....
Yatta! We did it! I think. I am both proud and honored to finally present to you our 100th episode. It’s more or less a listener questions show, but a little more personal this time around. Also, Chad totally wrote a song especially for this occasion, and he totally sings it. I imagine it will change the course of human history. Other highlights include: Again, thanks for listening. It’s been a hundred episodes now and we’re still amazed anyone actually listens to this....
[A critical eye takes time to develop. RetRose Tinted is a regular column in which I re-examine games of yesteryear to see if my memories of them live up to the reality.] Rastanis a game which I actively sought out as a child. Every time I went to an arcade, one of the very first things I would do is check to see if they had a machine available to play....
Meet Vincent Brooks. He’s probably a lot like you. At 32 years of age, Vincent is unambitious and in a long-term relationship with the dependable but frustrated Katherine who has been dropping not-so-subtle hints about marriage. Most of his friends would tell you that he’s a decent guy. But when the young, eager Catherine walks into the Stray Sheep Pub one night, it throws his entire comfortable existence into a tailspin of seduction, doubt and fear....
Space Invaders Extremeis regarded by many as among the greatest DS games of all time, and an essential component of any portable gaming repertoire. It was undoubtedly a brilliant game, and so a followup was assured. That followup is here, with brand new features, new gameplay additions and, most importantly, a whole new range of kick-ass music. New doesn’t always mean good, however, so the question is this: DoesSpace Invaders Extreme 2manage to live up to the prestige of the original, or is this invasion an unwelcome one?...
