[Update]Rumor no more! Mr McMillen confirms that the Mr Minecraft will be inSuper Meat BoyPC. A twitter stalker just sent us a hot tip. It looks like Team Meat (Super Meat Boy) has been chatting up the creator of Notch (Minecraft) with some public tweets, and Notch has given Team Meat permission to use Mr. Minecraft in the PC version ofSuper Meat Boy. I’ve contacted Edmund McMillen for comment on this, and I haven’t heard back yet....
Is the team behindMortal Kombatreally that hot a commodity right now? Sure,Mortal Kombat Vs. DCUniversewas fun, but it certainly wasn’t agoodgame. The team themselves seem to think they could be doing a bit better than they are — under Midway at least.Kotakuis reporting that sources have told them that the team responsible for theMKgames is looking to form its own studio and is in active talks with other publishers. Not good news for the beyond-struggling Midway....
According toKotaku, a “reliable source” is stating that Electronic Arts has dropped Pandemic Studios’ Brisbane, Australia office. But this isn’t necessarily a case of staffers being laid off. Instead, the studio is said to have been “set free,” allowed to keep its original IPs and equipment. Pandemic Brisbane was best known for their work on THQ’sDestroy All Humans!(the good ones), and were rumored to have been working on the ill-fated videogame adaptation ofThe Dark Knight....
Earlier today, IGN dropped the news that Electronic Arts will be bringing theSkatefranchise to the Nintendo DS and Wii. CalledSkate It!, the game will … oh, wait! IGN weren’t supoosed to tell the world about it just yet. Oops! The article hassince been yankedfrom the Web site, which can quite possibly mean that someone over at IGN was having a little fun and simply decided to make up some news. Or — and this is more likely — IGN leaked the news earlier than EA would have liked....
Sega announced today that they will soon be bringing the Vocaloid-themed PSP rhythm gameProject Divato arcades. Not only that, but between October 15th and Halloween, they’ll be accepting fan-contributed songs for inclusion in its soundtrack. Songs can be entered for consideration via the game’s new channel onNico Nico Douga, and both pro and amatuer Vocaloid Masters are welcome to try out. The tracks must be all-original material, obviously, and should run between 2:30 and 3:30 in length....
Remember FlairsNSFW“Truckers Delight” music video? It’s about a trucker going on a 16-bit stylized sex crazed rampage as he tries to hunt down a sexy lady. Well thanks to Mobigame,Truckers Delightis now something you can actually play on your iPhone or iPod Touch. TheOutrunstyle game will see the truck-driver chasing down Alpha Chick while using power-ups such as the “slurp” attack from the animation. Flairs’ music is also featured and there’s built in Twitter and Facebook features....
And here I was thinking that, along with rumble, this was another feature Microsoft had up on Sony: After 50 reports of the Xbox 360 Wireless Racing wheel overheating and releasing smoke when plugged in, Microsoft has agreed to send out replacement parts. Only 50 complaints? Pffft. That’s not so bad — with approximately 230,000 wheels sold, that’s only a 2% smoking/possibly burning down your house rate. This only appears to happen when users have their wheel plugged in, and in addition to sending out replacements, Microsoft has another solution: Stop plugging them in....
Space Invaders Extremeis one of the most addictive games I own for the DS, sitting right up there withRhythm Tengoku Goldas one of my very favorites. In case you didn’t already know,it’s coming to Xbox Live, dripping in all its HD gorgeousness (I can’t wait to hear the music in surround sound!). There’s even the original game packed along with it, in case you prefer the original to this pretty new incarnation....
Customers feeling burned by the anti-piracy measures in the long-awaited PC gameSporehave decided to take out their frustrations onAmazon, utilizing the review feature to tear the game to shreds for its “draconian” DRM and “dumbed down” gameplay. Spore’s DRM has been accused of eating up too much RAM, causing slowdown. Consumers are also outraged that they can only install the game three times before having to deal with EA’s customer support....
Remember back last year when we got word about Square-Enix licensing theUnreal Engine 3? Then they announced the “White Engine”, which had itsname changedto the “Crystal Tools” engine around GDC time? Since then, we haven’t heard too much about the newly renamed initiative, but thanks to an interview over at Gamasutra with Taku Murata, Crystal Tools’ General Manager, some detailed information about the project has finally come to light. From the interview:...
You may have seen thebig reveal ofSSX: Deadly Descentson the VGAs last night and thought to yourself, “That video was cool, but I wish I had at least three screens and some sort of description of the game.” Destructoid to the rescue! Below you will find three new screenshots from the newly launchedofficial page. That page also has a brief description of what the game is actually all about. InSSX: Deadly Descents, which is officially revamping the franchise, you’ll join a team of snowboarders who attempt to tackle the largest and most dangerous mountains in the world....
Nintendo of America has confirmed release dates for two of the year’s most anticipated 3DS titles,Super Mario 3D LandandMario Kart 7. The raccoon-flavored platformer will be out November 13, while the classic Kart racer is out December 4. These games will make for a big one-two punch that’ll see the 3DS come out fighting this holiday season. Armed with a dramatic price drop and some stockpiled game releases, Nintendo’s hoping to turn the 3DS’ fortunes around....
I know, I know. You just can’t wait to finally get to step foot insidea Microsoft retail storeand buy 360 games straight from the source. It’s possibly going to be the most exciting moment of your life. You’ve alreadyapplied to work there. You spend hours daydreaming of what the store will look like and how glorious it will be. NowGizmodois helping to fuel those fires as they’ve found a Powerpoint presentation detailing some of the ideas that have been tossed into the store....
