I didn’t care for the Monster Hunter games I played so much in single player mode, but as any Japanese fan of the series can probably tell you, multiplayer is where the action’s at. The UK launch trailer forMonster Hunter Freedom Uniteyou can see after the jump doesn’t show off too much of that, but it does show some very pretty scenery and a few snippets of gameplay in the second half....
Sega has announced that theSonic the Hedgehog 4delay time has been spent very well indeed, listing a number of improvements that have been made to the game since last we saw it. The biggest news is that the controversial minecart level has been totally overhauled, and now is only a small part of a single act. Act II of Lost Labyrinth is no longer a motion controlled minecart level but a torch-based exploration one....
I wouldn’t suspect that adding a 3D mode to console games would cost much, but I didn’t realize it could be this low. SCEE’s senior development manager Simon Benson makes it sound like adding 3D is the cheapest, easiest thing ever. Here’s what he goldGamesIndustry.biz: “In some cases we’ve had titles where 3D has been half a per cent of overhead,” he said in an interview. “It can literally be the render programmer spending a couple of weeks manipulating it....
E3 may have been on a downer for the past couple of years, but Sony is definitely hyped for this year’s show, with SCEA’s John Koller claimingit’ll be one of the biggest exposof his eleven-year attendance. “It’s going to be a big E3,” he boasts. “We’ve just started planning what the announcements will be, but I’ve been here for 11 years: this will be one of the larger E3s in terms of software and just discussions about where we’re going from a brand perspective and where each of the platforms is headed....
I recently had the pleasure of attending an Activision press event in Las Vegas, as you may already know if you read my preview ofPrototype. Earlier in the day, we were given some exclusive hands on time withTransformers: Revenge of the Fallen, which you may check out when it goes live later tonight. On my way to see Transformers, I bumped into theHipHopGamer, who was sporting a huge golden pimp belt (as you can see, I’m spinning it in the screenshot above)....
You guys already know the score — when there’s movin’ and shakin’ in the way ofEarthBoundorMothernews, I’m usually the nerd on call to give you the skinny. And since almost every ounce of movin’ and/or shakin’ these days comes by way of Starmen.net, their appearance in the latestNintendo Powershould come as no surprise. In Seattle for the 6th annual Starmen.net convention, site admin Reidman and his crew made tracks to Nintendo of America’s Redmond headquarters to dump a metric ton ofEarthBound– andMother-related envelope artwork, a pretty swankFinal Starman figurineand a load of copies of theEarthBoundAnthologyonto unsuspecting employees....
If cheering wasn’t your thing, you might want to considerAll Star Karateby THQ. It’s the publisher’s new title in the “All Star” franchise, following the popular (no, really)All Star Cheer Squad. The Wii title puts players in the role of a young martial artist in training who, in an attempt to save an old man from a group of ninjas, has to fight head-to-head against a karate master. What… the… ?...
This weekend, weran a rumorthatTatsunoko vs. Capcom(the game that we all knew was coming to the US) might actually come to the US. Today, Capcom hasconfirmed via its Twitteraccount that the gossip has been made flesh, with the announcement due to be made at E3. Capcom has stated that the “cat is out of the bag,” confirming theNintendo Powerscan that has been floating around online and stating thatTvCwas Capcom’s Mystery Game #1....
Rather big news to come out of Telltale Games this afternoon.Jurassic Park: The Gamefor PCis now on for a fall release. As a result, the first episode will hit all platforms simultaneously. CEO Dan Connors explained the move in an email to customers and press. “The game’s mechanics and storytelling have come together in such a way that we see great potential, so much so that we feel we can push these elements to the next level if we spend some extra time working on them....
Do you like ninjas? What a question — who doesn’t admire a mysterious figure in black who can kill a man faster than you may blink? From Software is relying on that very sense of admiration for their new offering,Ninja Blade, which the female translator in this video describes as a “cinematic action game.”Check out the two trailers after the jump as well to explore more game options, including interactive event scenes, basic combat, aerial battles and the introduction of “ninja vision....
Someone cares about Phantasy Star Online, right? I mean, I am sure it is a good game series. All I know is, when I first read this, my brain transposed the order of the words and I read “Phantasy Star 2 Online.” And for a minute I imagined what that would be like. And I was excited at the idea of being Nei and attacking things with my huge claws. And then I remembered I was in a dream world and it was time to come back to reality....
Greetings, massively multiplayer mavens. How was your week online? Did you destroy numerous beasties and loot their shiny baubles? I sure hope so! Let’s dive right in and take a look at “The-Week-That-Was” in persistent gaming. “Hot Plants”Woodsmen! Grab your axes and chop your way over to the officialGuild Wars 2site where it’sSlyvari Week. What the heck is a Slyvari? It’s the newest playable race in Tyria and a cross between an elf and … a tree....
This year, developer NaturalMotion will be bringing its high-adrenaline football franchise,Backbreaker, to Xbox Live Arcade. It’s being calledBackbreaker: Vengeance, and it’s all about bone-crunching sacks and pure fun. Vengeancewill feature two modes “Vengeance” and “Tackle Alley” mode from the original console Backbreaker, which was later spun off into an iOS title all its own. In “Tackle Alley,” you’re tasked with running down the field towards the end zone while evading defenders… simple as that....
