Month: November 2012
Big World Map Returns in New Super Mario Bros. U
One of my biggest disappointments with the Super Mario Bros. series has been the drifting away from Mario 3 and Mario World overworld maps. I know, it’s all the same content but something just feels cooler about those expansive and wandering paths. Now they’re back! This means I’ll definitely be moving in with my friends […]
Three Main Characters Star In GTA V
It’s been rumoured that GTA V would feature more than one main character, and today Game Informer’s December issue launched digitally. You can see the full cover and pick up a subscription here on Game Informer’s website. Read on for more details!
New Farcry 3 Trailer Tells A Story
The holiday season is crazy and there are a lot of amazing games coming out this winter. One you definitely need to keep your eyes on is Farcry 3. Ubisoft (Montreal) has released a new trailer today to get you even more excited. “While vacationing on a beautiful tropical island, you and your friends are […]
Borderlands 2 “Graveyard” Issue Patched
The Xb0x 360 community can release a big sigh if relief as Gearbox has now fixed the “graveyard” issue that has been plaguing users here recently. Reported only a few weeks ago, the “graveyard” virus affected players saves – most people losing all of their data. So it is now safe to go online and play […]
Clan of Champions now available on Steam
NIS America announced today that its new multiplayer action game, Clan of Champions, is now available for download on Steam. The PlayStation Network version is set to release at a later date. Clan of Champions is a hardcore multiplayer action game set in a violent medieval fantasy world, and is developed by ACQUIRE Corp., best […]
THQ Delays South Park; Metro and Company of Heroes sequels
Troubling times are still apparent at THQ, despite the current releases of Darksiders 2 and the more recent WWE ‘13. (Check out our review of WWE ‘13). In a recent report coming from THQ regarding their Fiscal 2nd Quarter Results, the company announced a delay on three of their more anticipated titles: South Park and […]
This Is The Most Expensive Atari 2600 Game Ever
So yesterday, the world’s only complete, in-box copy of Air Raid on the Atari 2600 was bought off of an auction. Guess how much it sold for? You might be surprised to know that Air Raid went for a cool $33,433 ($33,433.30 if you want the actual amount). There actually was another copy of Air […]
Worms: Revolution | Review
If you were to think about video game franchises that have had a constant stream of releases in spite of economical and cultural shifts in the last few years, you would immediately point fingers at the more obvious Mario, Legend of Zelda and even Call of Duty as of recent. However, no one would ever […]
Double Dragon Neon | Review
Version tested: PlayStation 3 Double Dragon has one of my favorite openings in games: A babe stands alone in a street and a gang approaches her; a dude steps forward from the gang and he punches the babe straight in the gut. He then hoists her over his shoulder, turns, and walks off with the […]
New Dead Island: Riptide Info!
Just got an email a bit ago from our friends at Deep Silver, chock full of new information about Dead Island: Riptide. First of all, that handsome fellow in the featured image at the top there? That’s John Morgan. He’s your fifth playable character, and he ain’t one of those “play this one level designed […]
New Skyrim DLC – Dragonborn
Just a quick post to get this new trailer in front of your faces! Straight from Bethesda comes this trailer for Dragonborn, the next DLC package for Skyrim. I’ll not sully up the post with extraneous words here; straight to the video! [youtube id=”UTOLSL7-D_I” width=”600″ height=”338″] This DLC package comes out on December 4th, and […]
Extra Credits Indie Fund Sponsors Its First Game
The Extra Credits Indie Fund has financed the development of its first game: Mental Drift. Thought becomes reality in this puzzle platformerwhere words from the player character’s inner monologue become tools to change the world around him. The game’s first trailer came out today to celebrate its official unveiling with the Extra Credits Indie Fund. Mental Drift […]
WWE’13 | Review
Woo Woo Woo You Know It, it’s time for the annual WWE release with WWE’13, developed by Yuke’s and published by THQ. The game was released on October 30th for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii consoles. The game is the second of the WWE series of games but the fifteenth overall in […]
XCOM: Enemy Unknown Patch Coming Soon
ApparentlyXCOM: Enemy Unknownis pretty amazing and pretty hard. 2K games has announced the upcoming details of a patch for the well received “reboot” of XCOM. Currently the patch had a TBA release date, but here is what to expect in the patch. Major Fixes – Abductor roof visibility problems resolved -Interception game hang issues resolved: *If two […]
GTA V Screens Leaked – Reveals Some Locations
Grand Theft Auto V is coming, make no mistake of that. The exact release date is unknown but it is narrowed down to a Spring 2013 launch. I expect the information flood gates to open up very soon. In fact, today some screens were leaked from some employees that work at Target that show off […]