Just to be fair, I’m going to throw this out there before I go one word further: I LOVE tower defense games. With all my heart. As soon as I saw the first preview forOrcs Must Die!during my trip toRobot Entertainmentlast week, it hit me that while it looked a bit different from the 2D tower defense games I am used to playing, that was exactly what it was, with more action style gameplay thrown in....
Flying Wild Hog’s PC exclusiveHard Resetis just around the corner with its September release, and a new trailer shows some of the shooting mechanics that might remind you of games likePainkillerandSerious Sam. In an interview withGamespot, Flying Wild Hog’s CEO Michal Szustak shared some more information about the game. It’s not an open-world shooter, but neither is it scripted and lineair likeCall of Duty. As Szustak puts it, it’s more likeDoomwhere you have a level to traverse through with secrets hidden away....
Switch on your Xbox 360 and you may find that the Xbox Live subscription you’realready paying forhas been further subsidized by all-moving, all-talking ads — full oncommercialsthat have been smuggled onto your dashboard and will make noise at you whenever you scroll past them. You might have seen them in the past, at least for MS’ own stuff, but it seems that people are starting to notice them far more....
Coming straight out of Dean Calver’sblogis word that the miracleCellchip that powers the mighty PlayStation 3 is very much the Godsend for programmers such as himself. If the name doesn’t ring a bell, he’s the lead programmer onHeavenly Sword, over atNinja Theory. Anyway, the glee is about the Cell’s Atomic Cache Unit and how much easier it makes harnessing the power of the PS3. What is all this mumbo jumbo about ACU?...
As far as viral marketing goes, this one is a winner. Microsoft, as part of their ramp up to the launch ofHalo: Reachis letting the world create a statue of light in honor of the fallen/missing soldiers of Noble Team, the main characters of the game, over atRemember Reach. The site will launch Monday, and allow users to control (kind of) a giant robotic arm, which will in turn start to create the sculpture....
Sure, Activision’s big holiday titleCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2is about to hit shelves. In fact, you might be on your way out the door to head over to a midnight launch right now. But while I haven’t played through all ofModern Warfare 2, I’m pretty sureJurassic: The Hunted— Activision’s other big holiday title — is a better game. Here are some facts: you may’t mount a machine gun and kill velociraptors and pteranodons with it, and “Soap” MacTavish doesn’t punch a single dinosaur in the face inModern Warfare 2....
Let the happiness ensue, for this is the week thatIkaruga(800 Microsoft Points) makes its grand entrance on Xbox Live Arcade innot only Japan, but elsewhere around the world too. Additional features for this port of the popular shmup include 2-player co-op (on and offline), the ability to record and share videos of your gaming prowess, and of course, prettier graphics. Finally,Poker Smashfans will be pleased to hear that 2 downloadable content packs will be out on Wednesday, each priced at 100 points....
For some reason I love playing selections from my favorite games of all time on handhelds. There’s something about the charm of having PSP games, a full SNES library and a copy ofChrono Triggerin my handheld that makes Colette a happy girl. That being said, it’s starting to appear as if the Japanese are making a habit of that very thing with the PS3, using the PSP as a remote to play certain titles that the PSP can handle....
David Jaffe has a secret. The secret is totally not a newTwisted Metalgame for the PS3. And he’s going to get to keep his secret a little bit longer. The designer has confirmed that neither he, nor his secret — which is totally not a newTwisted Metalgame — will be attending next month’s Electronics Entertainment Expo. The Eat, Sleep, Play founder divulged this information through his Twitter account. He was very direct in pointing out that since he wasn’t going to be there, and since he’s the most important person involved in the making of (or, at least, the one everyone would most want to talk to about) his company’s secret game, it stands to reason that the game would not be making an appearance either....
It seems that western game developers are all for making iPhone games. They’re betting on Apple’s vision of touchscren gaming for the masses, and I’m sure that we’ll have seen more mobile games than ever before at this year’s E3. But what is Japan’s view on the iPhone and gaming? The iPhone didn’t have the strongest start in Japan, but now it seems that the public is warming up to it a bit....
After seeing the above video, I’m now appalled thatWii Sukeban Shachou Renaonly sold one-hundred copies. This looks to be the best thing ever created!Jim told usthat this is officially the worst-selling Wii game ever, but that could quickly change with this video. For some reason, the cat joins a human in playing a horrible song. This is like the music of the underworld with its warbling and shrieking and clanging. I love how kitty gets down, though, getting his shoulders into the playing....
We somehow failed to post this story when it broke earlier this week, which is ironic since this story is aboutL.A. Noireletting you do the same — skip over things if you don’t feel like doing them at the time! Yep, Rockstar and Team Bondi are apparentlyverykeen to get people invested inL.A. Noire‘s story, so much so that you’ll be able to gloss over action sequences, should you fail to complete them after a number of tries....
The latest Aperture Science Investment Opportunities video has been released, this week detailing the Long-Fall Boots that players will have securely fastened to their feet. Don’t worry about the actual logistics of these boots. Just go with it. The issue of physics aside,Portal 2is out next week and should, quite rightly, kick ass. Who’s with me on that wild prediction?
