Posted on April 16, 2013 by Jason Nason
Capcom has released a few more games in their Capcom Arcade Cabinet series, specifically with the releases of 1942, SonSon and Pirate Ship Higemaru.
All three of the games game out in 1984 and, for those want to relive these three videogame classics or try them for the first time, they can with the release of Capcom Arcade Cabinet Pack #5. The games will be available today on the North American PlayStation Store and worldwide on XBLA Marketplace.Read More
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Posted on April 15, 2013 by Jason Nason
The 4th Annual Canadian Videogame Awards will be taking place on Saturday in Vancouver, British Columbia, presented as part of Vancouver Fan Expo. The CVAs were created to honour and celebrate the “best and brightest” in Canadian videogame and feature games from big mainstream titles to smaller indie projects.
If you haven’t heard of the awards don’t worry, you’re not alone. While the annual VGAs which air on Spike every year are fairly well known (if mostly panned by video game fans) the Canadian awards aren’t as well known for one main reason – they aren’t televised. To get a taste of what you can expect from the show you can watch last year’s awards ceremony here.Read More
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Posted on April 15, 2013 by Jason Nason
SEGA revealed a new teaser trailer for Disney’s Castle of Illusion, starring Mickey Mouse, today. The teaser is an expanded look at an uber teaser they released last week. And while the game looks like it could be something to see, the most notable thing that I can see is the omission of Nintendo platforms for the game’s release.
The original Castle of Illusion was a a platformer game developed by Sega and released for the Sega Genesis and Sega Master System way back in 1990. That was followed up with a release on Sega’s portable Game Gear system in 1991. It is the first game in Sega’s Illusion series of video games starring Mickey Mouse. It was amongst the second wave of games initially released for the platform which helped seal the console’s reputation within the period until the release of Sonic the Hedgehog.Read More
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Posted on April 15, 2013 by Jason Nason
Nintendo put up a notice this morning that they will be streaming a new Nintendo 3DS Direct for North America on Wednesday, April 17 at 7am PT / 10am ET. While not a lot is known about what will be featured in the broadcast there could be a good focus on Animal Crossing, which will be released very soon for the system. There are some hoping that the popular Japanese Nintendo title Tomodachi Collection: New Life could see an announcement of a North American release.
We’ll let you know what is revealed on Wednesday, or you can watch it live at Nintendo.com.
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Posted on April 15, 2013 by Rae Michelle Richards
DC Comic’s stable of superheroes and villains is quite a diverse group; where else are you going to find a crime fighter dealing with the trauma of his parent’s murder years after the fact; the last member of an alien race with our solar system’s sun fueling his powers; and a clown so insane no one is quite sure of his origin? For years Detective Comics have brought us some of the most memorable and enduring comic book characters, and NetherRealm studios have brought a number of them to life in their latest brawl, Injustice: Gods Among Us.
WB Interactive held a public launch event for the upcoming game at Toronto’s Dundas Square over the weekend, where fans could get their hands on the PlayStation 3 version of the game, as well as a chance to meet the co-creator of Mortal Kombat, Ed Boon, at an autograph session. We were fortunate enough to attend both events, and after kicking some superhero ass and shaking hands with one of the industry’s greats, we’re ready to shine the batsignal with our initial impressions of Injustice.Read More
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Posted on April 15, 2013 by Jason Nason
Electronic Arts announced today the new features for EA Sports’ upcoming NHL 14 title, which is set to be released in the fall. The new features promise to unleash the aggression, speed and skill of NHL hockey through the best technology of this console generation that EA Sports has to offer.
Gamers will be able to deliver game-changing hits with cutting-edge NHL Collision Physics, built from EA Sports FIFA’s revolutionary Player Impact Engine. Drop the gloves with the all-new Enforcer Engine, powered by the same technology used in the critically acclaimed Fight Night franchise. Experience a new level of speed and control with the second season of the critically-acclaimed True Performance Skating engine, and dangle defenders with all-new One-Touch Dekes.Read More
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Posted on April 14, 2013 by Les Major
This being the fourth Beta weekend for Neverwinter right now I’ve been eager to get back into the game. I enjoyed the third beta weekend. During the week I did some homework getting to know Cryptic’s Star Trek Online so I could relate between the two games. The two do have their similarities but they are their own games as well. If you haven’t tried out Star Trek yet and you are a fan of the franchise I do recommend it. Even just to see the sights, it’s a fun trip.
One thing I didn’t get to try in Neverwinter was the Foundry. It turns out Star Trek Online even had a Foundry for gamers to create their own adventures. I’ve tried a couple Star Trek missions recently and I played some Neverwinter quests and both games have been quite enjoyable. Unfortunately I haven’t gotten in to the creation tool myself yet so the magic hasn’t been spoiled for me, but the system does seem to allow for quite a bit of story telling.Read More
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Posted on April 12, 2013 by Rae Michelle Richards
Trion Worlds released its ambitious, yet lukewarmly received, shooter title Defiance two weeks ago and the developers are already working on their first post-launch patch due out next week.
A client side patch will allow players to replay the main story missions after completing them, improving the quality of in-game pop-up menus and allowing voice/text chat channels to be muted independent of each others. These aren’t exactly world changing features but it is nice to see the devs adding new options for those who wish to play the game solo, or mute out annoying kids screaming over their headsets!
Trion will also be issuing a week-long bonus to XP, Loot and an exclusive in-game item, the Daredevil, to all players who signed up during the game’s launch week due to some technical issues. It’s always nice to see developers making amends when something goes wrong.
Defiance is a third person shooter developed by Trion Worlds that was released recently and one of its main selling points is the eventual tie-in with the SyFy show of the same name. Set in a future San Francisco Bay, players can choose to either to become a member of an alien race, or you know stay human, and play with thousands of other players. Reviewers have stated that the game’s pacing is a little slow but a smooth launch and a strong collection of collectable weapons have boosted its review scores among critics.
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Posted on April 12, 2013 by Broken Joysticks
The fighting game community (FGC) has grown from holding local events to smaller venues to occupying ballrooms at four-star establishments with talent from all across the globe attending. Major sponsors such as Capcom, Namco Bandai, and others are responsible for the development of some of the world’s most famous franchises in gaming, and are showcased at a central tournament featuring the top fighting talent from across the world. With major prize pools, fighting games are now reaching a platform that can be compared to traditional eSports.
Each week, I’ll be posting interviews I’ve had the pleasure of conducting with members of the fighting game community. The interviews will touch upon their history in the FGC, where they got their start, and what they’d like to see from video games in general.
This weeks guest is a man who’s becoming a household name in the world of Street Fighter x Tekken: Sareth Sok a.k.a. KS | CORN Sethlolol.Read More
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Posted on April 12, 2013 by Jason Nason
Nintendo sent out a release early this morning detailing the planned discontinuation of several of their online services for the Nintendo Wii home console on June 28th. The shut down includes several features including the Forecast Channel, Everybody Votes Channel, the Nintendo Channel and and a few other things, including messaging.Read More
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Posted on April 12, 2013 by Joshua Rust
Disney looks to take aim at the Skylanders market when it releases Disney Infinity August 18th, 2013. I don’t want to go as far to say that Disney Infinity is a complete clone of the Skylanders franchise, but it takes quite a bit from it and builds on to an amazing concept. One of the main differences between the two is in Infinity you can open up the Toy Box (if you’ve played Toy Story 3 you should be somewhat familiar with what it is) and create a whole unique world. Either by building on to already created worlds or starting completely from scratch.Read More
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Posted on April 11, 2013 by Joshua Rust
Deep Silver and SouthEnd Interactive are set to release Sacred Citadel next week, Wed. April 17th, for XBLA, PSN, & Steam. Sacred Citadel is part side-scrolling brawler, a bit RPG, and a game you will want to have some co-op buddies around for. It does support both online and offline 3 player co-op, so go find your co-op friends and get them ready for it.
There are four different character/classes that you can control (see videos of each after the jump). There is the Safiri Warrior, Khukuri Shaman, Ancarian Ranger, & the Seraphim Mage. It’s pretty obvious where three of the four characters skill will lie, but the Khukuri Shaman is basically your cleric. So there is pretty much a character for every style, be it fighter, archer, mage, or healer.Read More
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Posted on April 11, 2013 by Jason Nason
Nintendo released a small update to their Swapnote application this morning which can be activated either from the eShop or the application directly. Swapnote will send you right to the eShop update page.
The software update now available for the message-sharing application will allow users to attach photos and audio recordings when replying to notes, take photos or record audio from within the application, use a different pen color on each page and undo their last pen strokes. The update will also offer faster load times.Read More
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Posted on April 11, 2013 by Jason Nason
Quite a few things released today. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment’s highly anticipated Injustice: Gods Among Us hits the Wii U eShop today plus the Wii U gets another $0.30 Virtual Console title in Kirby’s Adventure.
Plus three new titles are available in the 3DS eShop including Nintndo’s sequel Dillon’s Rolling Western: The Last Ranger, Soccer Up 3D from Enjoy Up Games and Atlus’ Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers is released. Finally rounding up the lot is Clash of Elementals, a 3D fighter from Teyon is the latest release for Nintendo’s DSiWare service.
Take a look at the full, and lengthy list, below.
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Posted on April 10, 2013 by Joshua Rust
So here we are again with the rumors surrounding the next console from Microsoft. Durango, NextBox, Xbox, Xbox 720…whatever you want to call it. We know that many gamers and loyal fans have all but jumped ship in spite of the rumors going around about having an “online all the time connection.” Well, those are rumors and until Microsoft fully announces what they plan to do with the next console all we have are rumors so adjust accordingly.
VGLeaks.com reports today that the always online functionality is in fact false, so claims their source.Read More
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