Japanator’s friend Giahas brought us word from the San Diego Comic Convention that Del-Ray manga has licensed the promotionalPhoenix Wrightmanga that came out in Japan. According to Gia, their plan is to release the first volume around the same time as the next game comes out — which is only a scant two months or so away. Capcom is really looking to push the ancillary markets here in the U.S., it seems....
You probably thought Podtoid would take a week off for the Holidays, but — barring any Skype, connection, audio editing problems, host laziness or other completely random but ubiquitous technical difficulties — you’d bedeadwrong.Probably. This week,Tiffany Chow,Brad Rice,Jim Sterlingand myself will not only engage in the sort of informal “how-was-your-Christmas-oh-not-bad-how-was-yours eh-my-aunt-got-drunk-and-tore-down-the-decorations” conversation so indicative of post-Christmas podcasting, but we’ll also discusssomestuffabout games. With that in mind, toss out some reader questions: as always, the better ones will be discussed on the show, and the very best will net 25 bucks for the bloke who asked it....
Doctor Whois finally back, it’s been two weeks since I made one of these posts, I’m drowsy on allergy medicine, and I can’t put up any picture directly related to our theme without spoiling something for someone. Whywouldn’tI post a photo of David Tennant? RetroforceGO! is a day late, Podtoid is a day early — today is truly opposite day. After a two week hiatus, we’re back to talk about videogame endings; our favorites, our least favorites, what works and what doesn’t....
Everyone desperately awaiting the release ofMount & Blade: Warband, listen up: by pre-ordering the action-RPG, you’ll be given immediate access to the single- and multiplayer beta. With the finished game releasing on March 30,now is the timeto slam your fistful of cash on the counter. While this type of game generally isn’t relevant to my interests, I’m all about giving the smaller game releases some much-deserved love. I seem to recall Anthonydigging the originalMount & Blade, and on that note, don’t pirate it — he can and will have you killed for doing so....
Late in the GameCube’s life cycle,Donkey Kong Jungle Beatwas released for Nintendo’s little purple box. A platformer starring the big ape, its biggest draw was the fact that to controlling DK used the bongos peripheral, previously only useful forDonkey Konga. As someone who playedDonkey Kongato the extreme and loved the GameCube, I say with regret that I never playedDonkey Kong Jungle Beatmore than a few demo sessions at Best Buy....
The somewhat barren landscape of demolition racing games has seen better days. We were introduced last November toBlood Drive, Activision’s spin on the genre, but its lackluster multiplayer mode and unoriginal gameplay left the majority of derby fans out in the dust. Enter,Mayhem 3D. Zoo Entertainment’s newest project is your typical action arcade racing title with a twist – and no, I don’t mean the 3D. It’s unique in that it combines demolition derby, racing, and a Frank Miller-esque art style to create what appears to be a decently promising game for fans of the sport....
Halfbrick has recently opened theofficial Web site and blogfor upcoming Xbox Live Arcade gameRaskulls. As you might expect, it’s pretty damn cute. There’s loads of information about the game and plenty of media to look at. I’ve played the game and can tell you right now that it’s a great little party title and well worth keeping an eye on. We’ve got some cool stuff to share about this game, including video (I think) and some hot news, so keep ’em peeled for that....
PC gamingisn’t dead. I think most of us realize this, but for the doubters, here’s a rather expensive (but awesome-looking!) new piece of hardware from Razer which the company seems to believe will act as some kind of savior. The Razer Blade is a gaming laptop with an aluminum chassis and some lovely components. This laptop will be available in Q4 2011 for $2799.99.Click hereto see it glow. Many of us have always laughed at the idea of a “gaming laptop” — do we finally have one up to the task?...
Are you tired of playingSuper Monkey Ballby tilting your iPhone, or stabbing at your DS’ touch screen inThe Legend of Zelda:Twilight PrincessPhantom Hourglass? Perhaps you’re itching for some on-the-go soccer action. If so,Real Soccer 2009may just be your cup of tea. Designed specifically for the DS, the title offers touch screen controls and boasts 198 teams with real players, along with full 3D graphics. I should probably note that EA is developingFIFA 09for the DS, so you might want to check that out as well....
Great news fans of films sort of related to videogames!Alone in the Dark IIisavailable for viewingon Netflix Watch It Now. According to the Netflix description: When a 100-year-old witch (Allison Lange) hatches a horrid plot to sacrifice a young girl with a mystical dagger, a team of witch hunters led by Edward Carnby (Rick Yune) set out to stop the killing and retrieve the terrible blade. But soon they discover that anyone who touches the knife falls under the power of the witch’s vengeful bloodlust....
Halloween puts me in a good mood every year — a whole holiday just dedicated to being scared. It’s like heaven to me! The folks over atFEARnetknow how I feel, and they provide the kind of horror goodness I love 24 hours a day. So when they said they wanted to do a giveaway on Destructoid, well, I was pretty down for it. To celebrate what they call FEARtober (look after the jump for more details on that), they have given us a huge Grand Prize to give away, which includes an 80GB PS3, a copy ofFallout 3, Resistance 2, Mortal Kombat vs....
Portuguese site Revil has some spoiler-ish scans from Famitsu onResident Evil 5. We decided to let youcheck them out for yourself if you’d like. If you ask me, they’re nothing serious — mostly stuff you’ve seen before, apart from one inclusion. One thing we did notice is that our boy El Gigante, the giant recurring sub-boss ofResident Evil 4, is back, and he looks pretty pissed off this time around. It looks like he has more battle scars than he did before, which makes sense....
Insomniac promised us actual in-game footage forResistance 3and here it is. Of course, you’ll have to sit through some live-action footage first, but it’s there… and it looks damned pretty. We also get a release date for the PlayStation 3-exclusive — July 19, 2025.
