Some musicians snub their noses atRock Band, shouting, “Play a real instrument,” in the general direction of gamers. The Who’s guitarist, Pete Townshend, is not one of them. “I’m a fan ofRock Band,” said Townshend. “I play the game with my son and girlfriend and love the way it brings different generations together through music. I like the idea that people of all ages will have fun playing our songs.”...
Today Konami has revealed details on two downloadable content packs coming toCastlevania: Lords of Shadow, which are expected to launch in early 2011. The first is “Reverie,” which has players returning to the castle to help an ex-servant of Queen of the Vampires, Carmilla, Laura. It seems that when (spoiler!) the Queen was slain, an evil was unleashed… it’s your job to take care of that, of course. “Resurrection” is the second pack, and is said to be the larger of the two add-ons....
Welcome back to theFar Cryuniverse. This time, instead of islands filled with mercenaries and weird genetic experiments, we’re given 50 square kilometers of open African Savanna to explore. Far Cry 2brings with it a lot of new changes to the series that’s separating itself from the original game. In fact,Far Cry 2has no relationship withFar Cry 1at all, in terms of story. Another thing to note before you read on is thatFar Cry 2is not using theCrysisengine, as theFar Cryseries belongs to Ubisoft now....
Udon Entertainment will be making an announcement this Wednesday regarding an all new “Mega Man project”. Until then, they’ll be posting a new teaser image every day. They’ve posted three so far, as seen above. It’s hard to guess what this project will be. Udon is proficient in the creation of comics, art books, videogame graphics, and animation, so that really opens up the possibilities. The only thing I’m sure Udon wont be doing is a straightMega Mancomic....
Marvelous Entertainment and XSEED Games have announced thatValhalla Knights 2for the PlayStation Portable has gone gold. The game will be available in retail outlets on October 1 for the suggested price of $29.99. WhenValhalla Knights 2was initially announced, Marvelous were quick to note that the majority of the issues that resulted in the poor reception by the American audience were in the process of being rectified. In addition to the fixes, they are boasting that the game will include more features, races, character appearances, and items than its predecessor....
[Backlogis the ongoing quest to ridConrad Zimmerman’scollection of unfinished games. As voted on by the Destructoid community, Conrad plays each game from start to finish live onDestructoid’s Justin.tv channelevery weeknight at 8pm Pacific] Time again to vote for another series ofBacklog. The theme for our nineteenth game is “Modern Love,” because I’ve had the David Bowie song stuck in my head for weeks and there seems to be no escaping it....
There is only one reason why I chose to run this story. You already know exactly what that reason is. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.–Jun 26, 2025–GameMill Entertainment today announcedWater Sports. Set to release in October for Wii™, the game utilizes the Wii Balance Board™ accessory and simple controls for hours of enjoyment. Forget the fitness titles! Grab your Wii Balance Board and head out on the water with Water Sports for Wii....
Ever heard ofDawn of Fantasy? Me neither! But now that 505 Games is publishing it, it’s bound to receive some more attention from PC strategy fans. Dawn of Fantasyis an upcoming fantasy MMORTS by Toronto-based Reverie Worlds, which is currently in closed beta. Outside of the usual building, trading, army building and diplomacy things you’d expect from a game like this, it also does all of it in a persistent world....
It must be hard to run a 7-Eleven, especially now that the mothership wants every store tocarry videogames and DVDs. A manager has to keep all sorts of crazy things in mind when selling digital stuff, specifically street dates. Widespread reports have indicated that many stores soldGears of War 2andWrath of the Lich Kingdays before they were supposed to. The prospect of future street date breakage seemed like a real possibility until 7-Eleven spokesperson Margaret Chabris toldMTV Multiplayerthat the company will start paying more heed to what publishers say....
It’s clear from this panel at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival that the creators of the hit showAdventure Timereally loves videogames. There are a lot of name drops here in terms of gaming’s influence on the show;Zelda,Mario,Metroid,Day of the Tentacle, and especiallyMinecraft. They even threw out some ideas for what they’d want theAdventure Timegame to play like. A few of the guys struggled with the answer, but not series creator Pendleton Ward....
Sega has announced thatAfter Burner Climaxwill hit Xbox LIVE Arcade on April 21 and the PlayStation Store on April 22. Climax is a port of the sitdown arcade game of the same name, so I hope you’ve got some crazy set up in your living room for this one. The game’s 20 stages won’t be quite as exciting without the full cabinet experience. So anyone have any tips for building one of those?...
Rebellion has announced that the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions ofAliens vs. Predatoris getting a patch. Weapon tweaks and faster matchmaking are the main aim of the fix. Good, because it sure as Hell needs it! Team balancing improvements, fixing a glitch that affects XP during online play, and numerous other balancing ameliorations are to be delivered as well. Rebellion CEO Jason Kingsley says his team have been“overwhelmed with the response toAVPand want our fans to know if it’s within our power to keep them happy through on-going support then we shall do so....
In my head everyone in the universe has at least one Xbox 360, if not two. I know several people with more than one system. I had two for awhile. It’s hard for me to imagine that there is someone that doesn’t own one. Not you. You don’t count, Sony fanboy. If there is one, Amazon.com has a really great deal.If you buy a 4GB Xbox 360 console you’ll get a $50 Amazon promotional creditto buy something else with....
