Valve has just announced thatPortal 2will now be coming out the week of June 26, 2025 for the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. For reals this time. The game was pushed back by two months and marks the “shortest delay in Valve history.” The e-mail release was short, but in classic Valve fashion, is pretty hilarious. Check it out after the fold. Still no word on the longest delay of any news on a game people are dying for,Half-Life 3....
What’s better than getting to spend hours feasting your eyes on a gorgeous game like Vanillaware’s upcomingMuramasa: The Demon Blade? Getting to enjoy that beautiful artwork even further by owning whatever this thing is supposed to be. Those who pre-order Ignition’s lovely new Wii title at GameStop will receive this as a bonus; an itemtheir websitethusly describes: This lovely piece of art will surely be one of the finest videogame inspired wall scrolls in your wall scroll collection....
Please let this game come to America. Earlier this week, Nintendo revealed a mysterious new Wii title in production calledCaptain Rainbow. While specific details are still unknown, the game is said to be a strange hybrid of 2.5D fighting segments reminiscent ofViewtiful Joeand sprawling exploration in the vein ofAnimal Crossing. If that incredible combo is already not enough to get you excited, listen to thisamazingdescription of the story: Captain Rainbow is the star of a struggling television show who possesses a wide variety of fighting moves and uses a magic yo-yo to finish off his enemies....
Team Bondi has confirmed that the PlayStation 3 is the lead platform forL.A. Noire, with the Xbox 360 version being a port. According to the Aussie studio, most developers are doing it this way nowadays, because it’s thebestway. “For this project, we led on PlayStation 3, and in a way I think that’s what most people are doing,” said studio boss Brendan McNamara. “We found out that people were doing 360 and then trying to get stuff across to PS3 and were struggling with it....
Changes are a-coming to the PlayStation Portable. Or at least, they could be if Sony intends to listen to the response from a recent survey thatPSP Fanboyunearthed. The survey isn’t as cool (or as wild) as the Intellisponse survey that birthed Avatars on Xbox Live, but it does have some whacky questions. My favorites include adding touch screen support, shrinking the casing — without sacrificing screen size somehow — and adding an internal hard drive....
PSP Minis, the bite-sized downloadable game service for the PlayStation Portable,has now launchedin the US and UK, just in time for today’s arrival of the PSPgo. In the States, seven games are currently available on the PSN for your downloading pleasure. In the United Kingdom, there are thirteen games. Disappointingly, the Minis games havenotlaunched at a competitive price point, making them more expensive than the rival iPhone Apps. The cheapest Mini costs $4....
I really wanted a PSP-3000. The technobabble in the press releases and coverage got to me. Promises of a better screen and a built-in microphone teased, and when I saw the pretty colors behind glass in Sony’s booth at the Tokyo Game Show, I was sold. I went to Best Buy earlier this week and purchased theRatchet & Clank: Size Matters PSP(PlayStation Portable) Entertainment Pack, which features the PSP-3000. I’ve just returned it....
WithHeavy Rainin production for years now and finally shipping next month, Quantic Dream may have already missed its opportunity to implement Sony’s upcoming motion controller into the title. But that doesn’t mean it’s not considering it for future games. Speaking with Quantic Dream co-CEO and founder David Cage, he admits that motion controls seems like a natural progression for the developer. “Motion already plays a major role inHeavy Rain,” he tells us....
Pikachu always seemed like a cool pet to have; he would be cute enough to attract the ladies and at the same time he could safe guard your house and shock intruders. Only problem would be instead of biting you like a dog would, he would instead shock your butt and I don’t think anyone could survive the shock attack like Ash did in the cartoon. Worth1000.comhas posted the entries from another neat Photoshop contest where the participants had to create real worldPokemon....
In the shortest press release ever given to us, we were informed that Target has a pre-order deal forPunch-Out!!. Anyone willing to jump on the Little Mac bandwagon and reserve a copy of the game fromTarget’s Web sitewill get a free promotional poster with their purchase. Nifty. For comparison’s sake, we check out GameStop. The retail giant is currently offeringnothingfor those who reserve. We haven’t the slightest idea what the poster looks like, however, the promotional poster for the promotion looks quite snazzy....
Multiplayer beta action is coming up next week forResistance 3. Today Insomniac talks dates and details. you may expect two maps in the beta: Seaside of Glamorgan, Wales, and a Trainyard in Bogota, Colombia. You’ll also get two modes: Team Deathmatch and Chain Reaction. You’ll have to wait for the full game to try out Deathmatch, Breach, and CTF. In the beta you can level your character up, buy and upgrade weapons and abilities, customize your loadouts and unlock new character skins....
[Editor’s note:Japanator superstarZac Bentzgot a chance to interview Freezpop at a recent concert of theirs this past week. You can read the interview below or if you suffer from the TL;DR syndrome because of how dumb your brain is, you can listen to the interview mp3 style. — CTZ] In a gaming scene full of metal masters and guitar Gods, one might question the inclusion of a band that not only has no guitar tracks, but no guitar player, or bass player, or drummer, or songs about Satan, soul crushing angst or even long greasy hair and black leather jackets....
There have been videogames where you play as a robot, and there have been videogames where you have played as a spy. But are you prepared for the universe-folding excitement of robots that — are you sitting down? — are also spies? Capcom thinks you just may be. Trademark scout extraordinaire Morkhas uncovered Capcom Entertainment’s filing to protect the trademark for ‘Spyborgs.’ Entered on April 7, the filing covers the usual — computer game software, cartridges, mobile telephone tones, animated cartoons, etc....
