Posted by Justin on February 8th, 2010 | 0 comments
If I didn’t buy so many damn games I could probably use the money I’d save to buy new clothes … with gaming related objects on it. Not the lame all black kind with a huge, unclear picture and a tacky logo, but the totally awesome kind.
Mario, Chief, a dude who may or may not be Scorpion, Pac Man, Link and a few others – it’s pretty badical. I’d swap out Lara Croft for a female lead more relevant, you know, like Samus Aran, but aside from that it’s great.
Posted by Justin on February 8th, 2010 | 0 comments
Getting excited about the X10 unveiling of Fable III? It’s happening this Thursday, so it’s understandable if you’re a fan of the series. Just be prepared, this is a Peter Molyneux title and many words will be spoken about the game; things that will happen in the game, and things that stand no chance of making it into the final product.
Unlike with most of his releases, he’s nega-hyping the X10 glimpse of Fable III.
“We’re making a big announcement about Fable III in the next couple of weeks [at X10]…I hope I haven’t spoiled some horrible PR surprise. Gulp. We’ll be making some announcements about Fable III and there’s some, wow, there’s some very, very big things happening in Fable,” Molyneux said to Gamereactor.”Bigger than you think, and it’s going to really upset people. I’m really scared when I go out and tell people what it is, they’re going to get super pissed off. They really are. But it’s the right thing to do, man. I’m sure it’s the right thing.”
So yeah, be prepared to get “super pissed.” Better yet, have no expectations at all.
This could very well be a complete non-factor that Molyneux is blowing out of proportion, ormaybe Fable III has turned into a dating sim.
Posted by Justin on February 8th, 2010 | 0 comments
This Blaster Master remake is being called something between a reimagining and a remake, but based on the trailer above, I’d say it’s leaning pretty heavy to the remake side of things.
It’s called Blaster Master Overdrive and some people are happy excited, probably too excited. By the way, it released today.
When it was announced over the weekend, I was cautious to get my hopes up. The screenshots were tiny and the announcement came out of nowhere. Now with a video to watch, I’m still cautious to get excited and I can see why the shots came in miniature form; the game ain’t pretty.
There’s something weird about the art style that isn’t sitting well with me – it looks cheap.
Blaster Master is a relatively popular NES game so naturally there are people all too eager to part with their 10 bucks, but I’ll be holding out for some reviews.
Posted by Justin on February 8th, 2010 | 0 comments
There’s bad and then there’s Nippon Ichi “our profits are down 97.5 percent” bad. They’ve had a rough year and poor Prinny couldn’t save them from this brutal beating.
Maybe I should’ve picked up that copy of Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero if only to give the studio a dollar or two.
I’m not overly familiar with the studio outside of Prinny and Disgaea so I’m probably not the best source for remedying the problem. What I would suggest to them is to, uh, do something about it. Destructoid seems to think it’s a case of too many sequels and a Japanese audience that’s grown tired of the same offerings – yeah, we’ll go with that.
Rough times area head, but dood, they can probably pull out of it.
Posted by Justin on February 8th, 2010 | 0 comments
New Nintendo hardware confirmed. But it already has been in the past, sort of.
Nintendo hasn’t been too shy about acknowledging something is in the works, and Shigeru Miyamoto added another “yup” to the pile during a symposium at the 13th Annual Japan Media Arts Festival on Saturday, Andriasang reports.
Along with the brief mention of new hardware, Miyamoto also said he has another MotionPlus title in the works that isn’t Zelda. Basically, it could be anything so have fun with that. Your best place to start? Well, find out what Miyamoto’s current hobby is because that probably has something to do with it.
Miyamoto said this while being honored with a “Special Achievement Prize,” but let’s be honest, the bigger news is that OMG he mentioned a new platform.
We’ll see if GDC truly marks the unveiling of new Nintendo hardware.
Also, Super Mario Galaxy spawned from hamsters … seriously. Read about it over at Andriasang.
Posted by Justin on February 5th, 2010 | 0 comments
Bayonetta gets to join the lucky bunch of titles that have surpassed one million copies sold. Yes, it’s worldwide and across two platforms, but I don’t think many expected Platinum to get those kind of numbers out of it; I know I didn’t.
Obviously I’m pleased with these numbers considering I enjoyed it immensely.
The 1.1 million it sold still didn’t outperform Sega’s other release Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, which sold 5.67 million, but it’s become apparent that anything with Mario in the title is going to kill. That it’s developed by Sega and is a part of the Olympics franchise means it’s probably shit and doesn’t deserve it, but try telling the mainstream consumer that.
Either way, Bayonetta is a success and Platinum finally has a well-deserved hit on their hands. Now please show us some gameplay footage of Vanquish.
Posted by Justin on February 5th, 2010 | 1 comment
High Voltage Studios were pretty big on the whole “bring core titles to Wii” theory and while they didn’t see the highest form of success with The Conduit, it didn’t do that bad. Take their 350,000 in worldwide sales for a game I didn’t, uh, care for, and I’d say they made out pretty good.
But there’s that whole other market of millions and millions of gamers on the 360 and PS3 they’re missing out on, both of which are crowds that go unquestioned as to whether they prefer a more casual or core experience.
So while it may be a little surprising to hear that The Grinder was just announced as a multiplatform game to be spread across the Wii, PS3, 360, and PC, I guess it really shouldn’t be. READ MORE
Posted by Justin on February 5th, 2010 | 0 comments
It’s a little weird to see the PS3 still without a Monster Hunter title. The Wii stole Monster Hunter Tri from Sony and now the 360 is getting a port of Frontier Online, yet Capcom is still showing no love for the PlayStation brand outside of the PSP.
So, why bring it to the 360 and not the PS3? The answer isn’t surprising.
“We decided to offer this title for the Xbox 360 because of this console’s outstanding online game playing capabilities and for other reasons,” Capcom said at an investor Q&A.
The 360 fast became the hub for online gaming, and is far better suited for cooperative play than any other console. That’s not to say people don’t play online on the PS3 because they obviously do, but dude, nearly every 360 gamer is good to go for some online gaming, mic and all.
I’d use this same argument against Monster Hunter Tri. It is the proper continuation to the series, a series that revolves around online play. I’m shocked that Capcom didn’t look to the 360 for it, especially considering the third party success rate on Microsoft’s console.
Odds are looking good for a western release of Frontier, reports Andriasang, so Monster Hunter fans should look forward to a localization.
Posted by Justin on February 4th, 2010 | 2 comments
Thanks to someone seeing something I never would have, now I can’t unsee Bomberman in this BioShock 2 cover art. Seriously, it’s carved into my brain now.
It is pretty hilarious though, the resemblance is insane. He’s got the tall eyes, the big plain face, two round hands and even the ball on top – it’s uncanny. Thanks Internet, you’ve ruined the cover for me (and at the same time, made it completely awesome in its own way).
P.S. Maybe we’re already on to the “Would you kindly” of BioShock 2.
Posted by Justin on February 4th, 2010 | 1 comment
THQ had some big announcements yesterday in an earnings report with loads of new titles that should be of high quality – odd saying that about THQ, but they’ve upped their game in recent years.
I’m going to call ‘em out for frowning on those Darksiders numbers if they’re truly disappointed, apparently THQ has shipped around 1.2 million copies of the game already. That’s an impressive number for a new IP, and nothing to be ashamed of.
Judging from reviews, the success is well deserved, too. I’ll have to pick it up one day or another.
THQ announced numerous upcoming titles during the report, and while reports seem a little conflicting, I’ve tried to piece it together. Launching in fiscal year 2011, which actually starts this March, Homefront and a new Red Faction are scheduled for release. READ MORE
