I just threw my hands up in the air in joy! Nintendo has announced that one of the first games for the 3DS will beKid Icarus: Uprising.The game looks drop-dead gorgeous and appears to exactly designed for great gameplay in 3D. Pit returns and his ability to fly short distances does as well. The character design seems to be taken fromSuper Smash Bros. Brawl, and he sure did talk a lot during the trailer....
You might recalla recent postfromDale “Yellow Soul” NorthregardingKillzone 2(see footage above), one game in a series that has been lauded as Sony’s answer for everything fromHaloto global warming. Of course, in the end it’s just a game, and honestly, it doesn’t even look as pretty as Epic’sGears of War; a title that has been available for the Xbox 360 since man first stepped from the primordial ooze, realized how much work creating fire would be, and instead decided to call a fourteen year old a fn*er over Xbox LIVE....
Soccer is “the world’s game,” and EA’sFIFAseries has been the publisher’s best-selling sports title for years now. EA Sports president Peter Moore hit the stage at yesterday afternoon’s Electronic Arts E3 press conference to drop some staggering numbers: 42 millionFIFA 11users across a variety of platforms — consoles, handhelds, iOS, and Facebook — have played 1.3 billion online games. Then came Matt Bilbey, the VP and GM of theFIFAfranchise, to talk about the innovations thatFIFA 12will bring when it launches this fall....
[Update 2:See herefor more details on the console and tablet hardware, including many more photos.] [Update:We now have a scant few additional details straight from Nintendo, as well as a few images in the gallery. In single-player games, the tablet controller can display a completely different screen from what the TV is showing, and thanks to the tablet’s gyroscope, the information on its 6.2-inch screen can change based on its orientation....
If you want some scale of how big publisher Electronic Arts is, you might be interested to know that they lost $1.01 billion last year and are still going about business as usual. While some other publishers are closing, EA continues making games. What badasses. Their fourth quarter and fiscal year ending results showed the loss, which is more than twice the $454 million they lost last year. Despite all of this loss, EA’s sales are actually up for the year, saysGamespot....
Like withMonopolyearlier, what’s there to say aboutSimCitythat you don’t already know? It’s a timeless classic that nearly everyone has experienced in some form. TheSimCityseries holds a special place in my heart as it was a key part in the development of my love for videogames (SimCity 2000ftw). The concept remains the same with the Wii version, but there are a few new additions. The biggest addition forSimCityis the introduction of curvy roads....
One of the great benefits of mobile gaming is the fact that titles are incredibly affordable, with some of the best titles available for under a dollar. Naturally, major game companies aren’t best pleased with this. “We have not been this uncertain about what’s coming next in the games industry since Epic’s been around for 20 years,” said Epic Games’ Mike Capps. “We’re at such an inflection point. Will there be physical distribution in 10 years or even five?...
We know that Destructoid’s audience isn’t just game players. There’s game makers in the bunch, as well as people who aspire to be. They’ll be pleased to know that the ESA Foundation has now doubled the number of scholarships available to up-and-coming game designers. They now have$90,000 set aside, and plan to double the awards from 15 to 30, making scholarships to women and minorities who want to get into game development....
[Update] We’ve clarified with a Square Enix rep that “exclusive” means for a limited time only, and that PlayStation 3 and PC gamers can expect a “consumer demo” in the future, as well. No timing has been revealed, so if you want to get yourKane & Lynch 2on next week, it’s 360 only.] [Original]Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Daysis out on August 24, but you want to try it out a bit early, right?...
We debuted the SingSterling Challenge two days ago and thus far things are going pretty decently! So far we have $632.00 in the bank — not bad, but not AMAZING either. I know these things usually ramp up the closer we get to deadline but we can do better than that! Thank youso muchto everyone who has donated so far, including those outside the Destructoid community. Also, amassivethank you to fellow writers around the Web who have been promoting this....
Fighting evil and protecting the innocent has never been this fun! Falling Stars is a role-playing game aimed at children, and features an engrossing story with many hours of gripping gameplay. As the player solves the mysteries of Dazzleon, they must train their own pet, dress their character in an assortment of unique outfits, participate in seven exciting mini-games, and battle deadly monsters. Falling Stars is a visual feast, as the world and characters are brightly coloured and beautiful to see in motion....
At one time or another, I think we’ve all wished for aFinal Fantasy VIIremake which would update the game’s now dated visuals into the HD era. People have been pleading for it about as long as I can remember the idea of HD gaming starting to disseminate. Final Fantasy XIIIproducer, Yoshinori Kitase, made a statement at an event celebrating the Korean launch of the most recent title in the series which may give some hopefuls pause....
I know how much you all love talking aboutFinal Fantasy XIII‘s multiplatform status and how it’s affected the design of the game, so here’s yet another log to throw on the fire. In an interview withVideogamer.com, producer Yoshinori Kitase has stated that the development of an Xbox 360 version changed nothing about the game, withFinal Fantasy XIII‘s engine able to easily handle multiplatform development. “Going to multiple platforms didn’t necessarily affect [design decisions], we didn’t have to compromise anything” explains Kitase....
