Butterfly in the skyI can go twice as highTake a lookIt’s in a bookA Reading Rainbow I can go anywhereFriends to knowAnd ways to growA Reading Rainbow I can be anythingTake a lookIt’s in a bookA Reading RainbowA Reading Rainbow Tomorrow,Mass Effect 2is getting the “Equalizer Pack” on PC and Xbox 360. It includes three items — the Archon Visor, the Capacitor Helmet, and the Inferno Armor — and will cost 160 Microsoft/BioWare Points....
Nintendo found their perfect spokesman, and his name is Triforce. I think God took Triforce and placed him in Nintendo’s hands for the world to see. Watch as Triforce defends attacks, praises Nintendo, and smiles his happy Wii ass off.
We saw Peter Molyneux showing off the Kinect titleMilo & Kateat E3 2009, but we haven’t heard much on the title since. He took Lionhead’s newest demo for the title to the TED Global technology event in Oxford to show it off. It was there that he said that this new demo is “ten dimes more amazing” than the one we saw last year. The demo used an on-stage assistant, which had virtual boy Milo squashing a snail after carefully considering the moral choice....
While RedLynx may have found its biggest success withTrials HD, the truth is that its upcoming WiiWare titleMotoHerozhas a longer history. “MotoHerozfirst saw the light of day as a prototype for a mobile phone game,” RedLynx creative director Antii Ilvessuo tells me, noting that this was years beforeTrials HDwas even a consideration. That particular iteration of the title never saw the light of day “for variosus reasons,” but the developer was shrewd enough not to let the concept die....
You wouldn’t think a NASCAR superstar would be lending his name to a game where your race a tricked out dumpster, but here we are. NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson has teamed up with Isopod Labs forJimmie Johnson’s Anything with an Engine, which sounds like it will live up to its name. The title will let players race in all kinds of ridiculous vehicles made from common objects, like dumpsters and even lawnmowers....
EA has announced thatNBA Jam: On Fire Editionwill hit PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade this October. The new downloadable game will feature many enhancements like the addition ofFight Night‘s “Real AI,” a ‘JAM Arena’ mode that lets you play either solo or in a team in a dynamic online competition, and a ‘Road Trip’ online co-op campaign. Tag Mode and Team Fire will return inNBA Jam: On Fire Edition, which lets you swap players on the fly and perform co-op moves for the BOOMSHAKALAKA....
With flashlight in hand, Alan Wake decides to plod through a construction site in the black of night. At least it seems like the protagonist of Remedy Entertainment’s long-awaited game is plodding through a construction site — the wicked crane is fueling this bit of speculation, but the studio hasn’t given away any context. Instead, they’ve justtweeted the above imageas a “special treat” to its account followers. Good news is that we’ll know what Wake is doing for sure in May 2010 when theAlan Wakereleases for the Xbox 360 (the PC version is another matter)....
The finalBrinkvideo in its “Get SMART” series explains how command posts, turrets, mines, and disguises can be used for battlefield control. Turrets in particular can be very effective when placed in strategic positions, as I noticed in amultiplayer sessionat gamescom last year, although I bet players will get good at using the SMART controls to circumvent turrets in no time once the game is released next week.
Nippon Ichi Software held a little event in San Francisco the other night where they showed offArc Tonelico QogaandCave Story 3DS. While everyone was giddy with joy over a newCave Story, Nippon Ichi Software Vice President, Johanna Hirota, talked about a couple of other games in the works that sounded pretty exciting. Johanna first mentioned that NIS is “coming up with a game for the NGP” and while nothing was said about this exact project (rumor is it’s anewBadmangame), Johanna did say that the game is schedule for “this coming year....
Itching to get your hands on Travis Touchdown in HD? Well, wait no longer, you smelly little urchin! Konami has popped up a demo for the Move-powered assassin romp and on the North American PlayStation Network, available for your downloading pleasure immediately. TheNo More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradisedemo takes place in the mansion prior to Travis’ battle against Death Metal. Should give you plenty of opportunity to try out your waggle action....
I think it would be a stretch to say I’m “cautiously optimistic” aboutHouse of the Dead: Overkillfor the Wii. When reports were floating around that a Swedish magazine gave the game a relatively abysmal three out of ten, I didn’t think that wasdue to a printer-smudged “eight.”Mediocrity doesn’t seem unlikely. But I haven’t played it yet — that will have to wait until next week at New York Comic Con — so I’ll withhold my final judgment....
Operation Rainfall is not finished in its quest to getXenoblade,Pandora’s TowerandThe Last Storyreleased in North America, and has begun phase two of operations. As well as encouraging Europeans to buyXenobladeandshow Reggie that gamers care, phase two consists of an … odd … idea. The group is planning a “mass purchase” ofFinal Fantasyon the Wii’s Virtual Console. They’re rallying the troops to buy the NES game on the same dayXenobladelaunches in Europe....
There’s just two weeks left until PAX 2009 and the three-day passes have finally completely sold out. There are still a number of Friday, Saturday and Sunday only badges still available, but those are expected to sell out pretty quickly. If you’re planning on going and still haven’t bought tickets, well, what the Hell is wrong with you? Hurry up! As for Destructoid’s plans at PAX, check the site towards the end of next week to find out what we’re going to be up to....
