October 2012

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams Launch Trailer

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Les Major

From a long past evolving from a Mario clone into a DS game that looked more original, and finally into the stunning game that was released this week, Giana Sisters is a platformer that deserves a look. From German developer Black Forest Games it’s fantastic visuals bring a new flair to the genre by allowing gamers to switch between a punk and cute version of the heroine. However, not just her look changes, the whole world (or dream rather) changes along with her! She also gains different abilities depending on who you’re switched to.

Take a look at the game below and check out our other recent articles on Giana Sisters, now available for PC via Steam, GOG, and Gamersgate.

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A Look Back At ‘Great Giana Sisters’ from 1987

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Les Major

Recently released for PC and now available on Steam, ‘Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams‏,’ has a very interesting past that many may not be aware of. This is actually the 25th anniversary of the Giana Sisters much like many other game series recently. However you probably havn’t heard of the original ‘Great Giana Sisters’ have you?

The reason for that more than likely is that Nintendo had the game pulled from shelves due to the original being a Super Mario Bros. clone. This is actually quite unfortunate since the game itself clearly shows some of the concepts from this weeks Giana Sisters release. Instead of instantly transforming, Giana collected some sort of swirling orb that turned her from cute into punk in the original game. The 1987 version does have moments of looking like a Mario clone and then merging into it’s own level design. Take a look for yourself in the video below!

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The History Behind ‘Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams‏’

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Les Major

Rae has already provided a great preview for Giana Sisters in our new section, ‘What’s New On The Shelf,’ but I’d like to elabourate on the background of this game and why you should be interested. Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams‏ is quite the tale of an indie project going successfully right.

German developer Black Forest Games created “The Great Giana Sisters” back in the 80s which was a Super Mario Bros clone. Nintendo had the game pulled from shelves, yet however in 2009 there was a Giana game released on the DS.Read More

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Disgaea D2 Set For March Release In Japan, Disgaea 5 Teased

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

The Disgaea franchise has been with us for two console generations now. Beginning life on the PlayStation 2 it has stayed exclusive on Sony hardware, most recently appearing in the form of a port of Disgaea 3 on the Vita.

Nippon Ichi is not resting with the confirmation of two new titles. Disgaea Dimension 2, a “mid-quel” if you will, takes place between Disgaea 1 and 2 and will feature the return of Laharl, Etna and Flonne as well as new characters. The game’s combat engine will be a mix between the series 1st and 4th entry according to the company.

They also confirmed via the D2 official blog that work on Disgaea 5 has begun but no other details were revealed. D2 will release on March 20th 2013 with no North American release yet confirmed. NIS Japan just keeps churning out new games!

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What’s New On The Shelf: October 23rd

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Welcome to “What’s New On The Shelf”, a hopefully weekly segment that gives you the rundown on all of the latest games to be released at retail in North America (with the exception of PC because let’s be realistic Digital Distribution owns that platform). For right now this only includes physically boxed product but hopefully we’ll expand this feature depending on how well it is received!

Without further-a-do let’s get going, because there a lot of releases leading up to the last week of October.Read More

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Persona 4 Golden Full Trailer!

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Jesse Lord

PS Vita and RPG fans, rejoice!  Your JRPG specialists at Atlus have you covered for an RPG experience set in the Persona universe touting over 100 hours of gameplay!  That’s an impressive feat.  I am trying to think of the last time that I spent 100+ hours on a game (save for messing around in the GTA games after I’d completed the storyline missions).  In any event, they sent us an awesome trailer for Persona 4 Golden and I can’t wait to share it with you.  So here goes!

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Persona 4 Golden comes out in November 2012

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FIFA 13 | Review

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Jason Nason

FIFA 13 is a solid soccer game with lots of depth and the key to playing the game is to remember the old phrase that “there is no I in team.”

While that may seem like a silly thing to say when playing a single player game the game is much more satisfying and you will have more fun playing if you let the other game controlled players on your team take part in the defending.Read More

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Generations of Chaos: Pandora’s Reflection Trailer

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Jason Bassett

Get ready for more RPG action coming your way from the crazy development team over at NIS America. Generations of Chaos: Pandora’s Reflection is a more traditional RPG where you can use Alchemy points in order to level up your characters. NIS Games is also touting a very deep and emotional story full with intrigue and hostility.

Generations of Chaos: Pandora’s Reflection will release in February 2013 for both North America and Europe and will be available for the PSP. You can download the game via PSN.

You may view the Press Release and trailer below!

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Painkiller: Hell & Damnation ‘Feature’ Trailer

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Joshua Rust

Painkiller: Hell & Damnation (HD…get it? lol) was announced by developer The Farm 51 that they would be creating a ‘from the ground up’ HD remake of the original game.

Some of the new features are: a 2 player co-op mode, a survival mode, lots of competitive multiplayer modes, enormous boss fights, and a whole slew of demonic weapons.

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A release date in the U.S. hasn’t been confirmed yet, but it will be due out in the UK Janurary 22nd, 2013.

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Zynga Layoffs Hit Multiple Studios; 100+ Laid Off.

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Jason Bassett

Zynga seems to be hit with the worst luck, it seems. It appears that Zynga has announced layoffs on nearly 100+ people within multiple departments within the company. Zynga has announced that a major scale down of their game The Ville and has pulled the plug on another IP called Zynga Bingo and laid off all of the team that was working on the game.

Another horrible part of this is that the Boston studio has closed completely. The Boston division was working on title called: Indiana Jones Adventure World  and a Chicago based office may also be into trouble, but there is no confirmation.Read More

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NiGHTS into DREAMS… | Review

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Jeff Wade

Much like listening in on someone’s dreams, NiGHTS into Dreams… is endlessly fascinating to those experiencing it but incomprehensible to anyone listening in.

First released on the Sega Saturn 16 years ago, NiGHTS (hencforth just Nights for the sake of copy editors everywhere) was Sonic Team’s big push for the console, an ambitious game that aimed to accurately convey the feeling of flight just as their namesake aimed to capture the sensation of speed. This re-release comes in two flavors; a no frills rendering of the original as seen in 1996 and an HD upscale of the 2008 Japan only PS2 remake.Read More

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Dragon Age III: Inquisition Details & Concept Art

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Joshua Rust

There have been rumors of what’s to come in Dragon Age III: Inquisition. Here are some new details that we know for sure.

– It has been in pre-production longer than Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, or Mass Effect 2.

– Cinematic designer Jon Perry states that “one level in DA3 is big as all levels in DA2.

– There is a possibility that you will be able to own/control your own tower

– It will feature character customisation “in a big way” including “follower customisation”

– “The storytelling legacy BioWare is known for, with deep RPG gameplay, all on a brand new RPG game engine underpinned by EA’s critically-acclaimed Frostbite 2 technology”

– You will play as a human as you did in the second game (which I find disappointing..but oh well)

While it did manage to bring new players to the franchise, a lot of people felt that Dragon Age 2 was a major letdown. I’m truly hoping this one will be a bit better.

Here is some of the concept art from the game, including the potential castle that you may be able to control.

Dragon Age III: Inquisition was announced last month, it is expected to launch late Fall 2013.

 

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Virus Plaguing Borderlands 2, Patch Released Today

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Joshua Rust

Apparently there is a virus going around through the Xbox 360 version of Borderlands 2 dubbed: ‘Graveyard.sav’.  It affects your save file and can be aquired by playing in public games or with friends that have played in public games.

Here is the official statement from Gearbox Software:

“Recently a few users have begun violating the Xbox Live Code of Conduct by using an external application to maliciously disrupt the experience and sabotage characters of legitimate Borderlands 2 players on Xbox 360. Fortunately it’s easy to avoid this scenario.

While we work to resolve this as quickly as possible with our partners, concerned Xbox 360 players of Borderlands 2 should consider playing online with trusted individuals in non-public sessions. This does not affect players on PC or PlayStation 3.

We also advise that before ceasing play, users always select “Save and Quit” from within the pause menu while their character is alive. If after the death of their character players find themselves at the main menu of Borderlands 2 instead of respawning in-game, be sure to immediately select “Continue” to resume playing as that character.

We ask that players report any suspicious behavior in Borderlands 2 to spotted@gearboxsoftware.com and provide as much details and documentation of their disrupted experience as possible to assist us in our investigation.

For discussion of this topic, please use this thread: http://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/sh…75#post3056075“

So basically the best thing you can do until this issue is resolved is not play with anyone that you don’t trust and don’t play with anyone who plays in public matches. So all in all: keep your friends close.

For details about the patch that was released today (which doesn’t fix the Graveyard issue), continue reading after the jump.

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INDIEGALA 10 Begins

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Daniel Shannon

The tenth IndieGala has started. As with previous iterations, you’ll get to pay what you want. Furthermore, you may choose how to divvy up your donation between the developers, Indie Gala, or Charities. This time the Charities are the Able Gamers foundation and the Italian Red Cross which is raising funds to help Emilia Romagna, a region of Italy that was recently hit by an Earthquake.

You may watch the trailer and read about the games after the jump.Read More

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