We’ve heard bits and pieces of information about Square’s upcoming mystery RPGSigma HarmonicssinceFamitsu published scans of the title in March, and it certainly appears as if the title could be following in the footprints ofThe World Ends With Youas far as innovation goes. The new screens above and in the gallery reveal a screen with a card menu, which I had already heard word of but not seen actual pics of before this....
It was back at EIEIO that one of the devs at Replay Studios, the folks behind the upcoming stealth-action titleVelvet Assassin, mentioned Nazi gold to me. Behind a thick German accent, producer Sascha Jungnickel mumbled something about finding the gold outside of the game by finding cluesinthe game and on the Internet. Well, no one else knew what he was talking about, but he wasn’t simply making it up: Ipersonally receiveda brick of Nazi gold in the mail not to long ago....
We all knew it was only a matter of time, and now it looks as if that time has come: Microsoft is implementing codename Falcon to reduce overheating in 360s and also greatly reduce the price of manafacturing costs which will translate to a long-overdueprice drop across all SKU’s. Not a moment too soon either, as Sony has already unwillingly announced the PSDoorstop is getting it’s own price rolled back....
I’ve been poking fun atNinja Blade‘s reliance on quick time events for quite a while now, but it seems the joke has come to a head with the game advertising QTEs as aunique selling pointon the box. The game, which released this week, seems to think that people will buy it based on the fact that the much-maligned gameplay crutch is heavily featured. Really?
According toBloomberg Japan, Nintendo is now selling the 3DS at a loss, something the company hasn’t done with hardware for a very long time. Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata has said that the uncharacteristic move was necessary to perform better fiscally in future. Analysts believethe PlayStation Vita and its $250 price tag may have caused Nintendo to change its plans, though pressure from the mobile space must surely be taken into account as well....
First off, who eats Corn Flakes? They’re flakes of corn! They’re disgusting, and the smell of milk hitting a bowl big bowl of flakes is hard to describe, though easy to avoid. There are many better-tasting cereals to pick from. Hell, the Kellogg company doesn’t even list the cereal on theirfeatured product page. Even they know how bad it tastes! To be fair, you don’t have to construct this DIY Wii gun with a Corn Flake box....
Maybe. It seemed like thishard-to-kill topiccontinuously came up until2K officially killed it. Now it may be true forBioShock’ssequel. Experience working with recent generation game console technology (Xbox, Xbox360, PlayStation2 or PlayStation3) and Playstation3 experience is required. We’ll agree withVideogamerthat this job ad is far from aBioShock 2PS3 confirmation, but it definitely lets us know what the company is considering. And, while we’re drawing conclusions, the same ad requests “Unreal Engine 3 experience....
The bad news is that there is a delay for the release of Kratos’ PSP debut,God of War: Chains of Olympus. The good news is that we now have a solid release date. Sorry, I know that doesn’t help much. GameSpotfound out during a visit toGod of War: Chains of Olympusdeveloper Ready at Dawn’s offices that the release date for the game has been moved to March 4th, 2008. No price or rating has been given....
Folks, brace yourself. The future of one of the finest racing videogame franchises is now in question. Castaway, the co-developers of the Toyota-branded Xbox Live Arcade racing shooterYaris, are now closing their doors.Developsays that the group has recently suffered the loss of a couple of projects, and they’ve since cut their staff from 25 down to six senior staff. “If somebody came in tomorrow and said, ‘Here’s a whole bunch of money....
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Nobody likes being disagreed with, and nobody enjoys having something that they like besmirched. However, when it comes to differences of opinion, there is a marked difference between debating the issue and becoming a stupid, whiny crybaby. Ever since Jeff Gerstmann was fired from GameSpot for his unforgiving review ofKane & Lynch: Dead Men, the subject of honesty and integrity in games media has been a hot button. People were at GameSpot’s door with torches and pitchforks, demanding answers and screaming about the broken trust between reviewer and gamer....
I want to preface this post by saying that I had my driver’s license suspended almost a month ago. Through a combination of driving like Batman and driving like Batman while under the influence of drugs, alcohol and Dragonforce, I managed to anger up my local constabulary enough to have them snatch from me the one true sign of being an adult: the ability to navigate a two ton piece of metal dangerously close to other people....
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walkerhas been called a spiritual sequel to the last big console outing, but Kojima Productions PR chief Jiro Oishi has revealed that it was once a sequel in a very direct way. It was originally billed asMetal Gear Solid 5: Peace Walker. The five was dropped after E3, where the number had briefly been flashed during a teaser. While it’s no longer a direct sequel, the game is still being daubed in production values equal to the status, and this is looking like a definite must-have for fans of the series....
