Month: October 2012
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams Launch Trailer
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 […]
A Look Back At ‘Great Giana Sisters’ from 1987
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 History Behind ‘Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams’
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 […]
Disgaea D2 Set For March Release In Japan, Disgaea 5 Teased
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, […]
What’s New On The Shelf: October 23rd
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 […]
Primal Carnage Beta Code Give-Away
Quick post to get a Primal Carnage beta code out to our readers. No fancy stuff, no fluff – just the code: ZV4EE-H9FAE-P5HX2 Enjoy! Let us know when you redeem it!
Persona 4 Golden Full Trailer!
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 […]
FIFA 13 | Review
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 […]
Generations of Chaos: Pandora’s Reflection Trailer
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 […]
Painkiller: Hell & Damnation ‘Feature’ Trailer
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 […]
Zynga Layoffs Hit Multiple Studios; 100+ Laid Off.
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 […]
NiGHTS into DREAMS… | Review
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 […]
Dragon Age III: Inquisition Details & Concept Art
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 […]
Virus Plaguing Borderlands 2, Patch Released Today
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 […]
INDIEGALA 10 Begins
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, […]