It’s not often that “amazing” and “DsiWare” can be said in the same sentence, unless that sentence is, “It’s amazing that DSiWare games make any money at all.” However, a brand new title could change all that, because it is legitimately mindblowing. Rittai Kakushi e Attakoreda(Hidden 3D Image: There It Is!) uses the DSi’s camera in a wholly unique and astounding way, turning your DSi screens into windows with a stunning illusion of depth....
[Update:Amazonhas said that“loose hinges” are to blame for the suspension. Perhaps this isn’t entirely Amazon’s fault after all.] Amazon.comhas temporarily removed the Nintendo 3DS from public sale due to various complaints from customers. Quite what the complaint is happens to be a mystery, but it’s quite clear that the fault is at Amazon’s end. “While this item is available from other marketplace sellers on this page,” said the company, “it is not currently offered by Amazon....
Yup,Bang Bang Kidsis a real WiiWare title and it’s sure to make Chad Concelmo and Colette Bennett pee themselves with laughter on the nextRetroforceGO! So the name is pretty bad, right? Well it gets worse.Bang Bang Kidsis a game about kids getting each other wet … Okay, so none of this is really allthatbad. I just have an extremely dirty mind. Hudson’sBang Bang Kidsis a first person shooter with squirt guns....
Time to iron those wrinkled pieces of your rattled soul,BattlefieldPC enthusiasts. In a stunning announcement this afternoon, EA DICE reversed its previous decision to hate the majority of itsoriginalfans — a PCBattlefield: Bad Company 2MP beta is indeed on its way, hitting this January 28th. According to the game’sofficial blog, the beta will feature the Port Valdez map and the same very same “Rush” game mode that PS3 owners enjoyedexclusively firstearlier this November....
Just thinking about Nelson Bay inBattlefield: Bad Company 2sends chills down my spine. Get outta my dreams, get into my car! Of all the game’s maps, it’s literally the only one I don’t enjoy playing on. Anyway, Nelson Bay and Laguna Alta for Squad Rush mode are set to be the next “free” DLC. Yay? By free, I of course mean that if you have a VIP code from a new copy ofBad Company 2, it actually won’t cost you a dime....
The originalCities XLwas a game that intrigued me back when it first came out, though very little was gonna drag me away from the high point of city building simulation games,Sim City 2000. It had all the number crunching and budget management that I could ever want. Oh, and also the laptop I had back in 2009 was too sh*tty to run it. The series is back again with a third installment, titledCities XL 2012....
Bethesda has officially announced there will be no playable demo forThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, on account of the game being too big. Anybody who has a problem with that has been cordially invited to suck it. The revelation was actually hidden for a few days, seeing as it was stated in aNew Zealand video interview. In it, lead producer Craig Lafferty proclaimed that no demo could give an accurate portrayal of the game, thanks toSkyrim‘s size and complexity....
Here’s a secret about me: I’ve read Versus Books’The Completely Unauthorized Resident Evil 2 Perfect Guideat least 100 times over the course of my life. I can barely stand to playResident Evil 2anymore, but I still love reading about it. The version of the game that exists in my memory is a lot better than the game that Capcom actually made. It’s this imaginary version of the game that the strategy guide triggers in my brain....
Instead of spending five bucks on lackluster fast food at one of those late night joints, why not use the money to fund an exciting purchase ofBraidfrom Steam? Forget about “going back in time” potions, the game has gotdinosaursin it. Now, as we all know, dinosaurs are badass.Sometimes, they wear futuristic armor that let’s them go PEW PEW PEW.Other times, they make otherwise crappy games somewhat tolerable. And in a fight against dragons, they could totally come out victorious, even as the underdog....
This is news so big that we could barely contain our excitement, though we’re mostly excited for Destructoid Editor-in-chiefNick Chester, as he seems to have a thing for thecute, animal-based games. Ubisoft has just announced the acquisition of Japanese publisher Digital Kids, who is known for theirPetzseriesof games. These titles, includingDogz, Catz, Hamsterz, and my favorite,Horsez, were develped for Ubisoft by Digital Kids, and are available on the Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance, and PC....
Activision is bringing us more animal murdering fun times withCabela’s Dangerous Hunts 2011. The new game will actually present a story and, well, I’ll let the press release give you a taste of it: Delve into a Dangerous Story – The world’s deadliest predators stalk the wilderness yet this safari gone wrong represents a chance for redemption – and perhaps revenge – as dark mysteries and family secrets are revealed under the pale light of the African moon....
WithDead Rising 2‘s standalone, downloadable prologueCase Zerobeing therousing successthat it was, Capcom is looking to apply the model to its other franchises. Capcom US VP Christian Svensson elaborates in an interview with GamesIndustry.biz. “It’s not something we’re going to be doing on every title, but it’s something we’re looking at on a title by title basis,” he explains. “Can we provide a compelling, self-contained pre-amble with persistence that links to a full product that helps people to upsell?...
It was only last month that fans released adouble-disc musical tributecelebrating the 25th anniversary of theMetroidfranchise, and it looks like the same is being done forCastlevaniathis coming Halloween with a project calledVampire Variations. What’s different, however, is that while Nintendo has ignoredMetroid’s25th, Konami has already released acouple albumsto commemorate this momentous occasion. While the group of arrangers forVampire Variationsis different, readers will likely notice the inclusion of Metroid Metal’s stemage on the artist roster, and you may bet the album will be paying homage to the franchise’s heavy metal roots which were seemingly abandoned with last year’sLords of Shadow....
