The 3DS certainly had quite the showing at TGS.Somegames looked great,others… not so much. Know what they all have in common, though?They aren’t out yet! The software situation will be in the doghouse for a little while longer. In the meantime, if you’ve been avoidingOcarina of Time 3Dfor one reason or another, Amazon wants you to reconsider. The kicker of brick-and-mortar ass is having a sale on the 3DS remake:$29.99down from $39....
Peter Dille has been around for a long time. He helped launch the original PlayStation some 15 years ago. More recently he helped form the PlayStation Network. Now he’s leaving PlayStation, reportsIndustryGamers. Here’s what a SCEA spokesperson said after confirming that Dille has left: “The leadership of our marketing effort is a key to the continued growth of the PlayStation brand, and the deep bench of executives and marketing team at SCEA will continue to drive the marketing function in North America until we establish a replacement....
Most PSP owners already know how to get their hands on classic games, and it involves methods that Sony doesn’t exactly look kindly upon. For those who are not fans of piracy, however, the PSP may soon become home to non-PSOne classics that can be downloaded legally via the PlayStation Network. “In general there’s a lot of discussion about [publishers’] back catalogs that will finally find its way to PlayStation Network in the back half of this year,” says PlayStation hardware marketing man John Koller....
You may have heard thatSuper Mario Galaxy 2will feature90% new content, but it won’t have 90% new storyline, according toa Wired interviewwithMariocreator, andSMG2producer Shigeru Miyamoto. Even though the originalSuper Mario Galaxyincluded a comparatively richer plot than mostMariotitles, Miyamoto explained that he’d “like to go with as little story as possible […] I’ve always felt that theMariogames themselves aren’t particularly suited to having a very heavy story.” Miyamoto continues: I just feel that theMariogames are something that should be a much more bright and active experience....
In a recent conversation withGamespot, Capcom said they would “definitely” haveStreet Fighter IVready by this winter in North America and “roughly [around] the same time” in Europe. That means a whole lot of kicking, punching, and awkward glimpses of anime underwear could be coming very soon. This confirmation rings true with whatwe reported on previouslyin regard toSF IV’srelease next year. Based on GameStop’s records, the game is slated for a Jun 16, 2025 release....
We already knewthat the lovely Kristen Kreuk would be playing Chun-li in the upcomingStreet Fighter movie. She’s a looker, but she’s lacking the massive, head-crushing thunder thighs that the in-game Chunny flaunts. I’d call her casting a “miss,” and it looks like some other potential misses have been announced. Videogamertells us that Capcom has confirmed the cast for its 2009 feature. New announcements include Michael Clarke Duncan as Balrog, Neal McDonough as M....
We knew it, you knew it. The old gamer stereotypes need to die off, and studies like this one just help to prove that we gamers are not all socially deficient shut-ins. In fact, the new study by IGN Entertainment and Ipsos Media CT shows that gamers may be better off than the non-gamers. Here’s the bullet points of this study, which polled 3,000 participants: Take that, judgemental non-gamers! I don’t even know how the old stereotypes are still around....
Impish designer Shigeru Miyamoto has unleashed a few fresh details concerningSuper Mario 3DS, claiming that it’ll be the bastard offspring ofMario 64andSuper Mario Galaxy. “It’s a combination ofSuper Mario GalaxyandSuper Marioon N64,” he said. “It won’t convey the message if I talk to you today, but if you play it at E3 that will give you more understanding of what I’m talking about.” He also claimed that the 3DS’ 3D capabilities will make the game more intuitive: “For example, the floors floating in space: in 2D it’s difficult to judge the distance, but in 3D it’s really easy....
Housemarque Games is continuing its support forSuper Stardust HDwith even more downloadable content. The game has been out for a matter of years at this point, if you’re able to believe that. The new add-on, which is planned for later this spring, is called Impact mode. In it, you want to keep your boost going as long as possible by crashing into enemies and meteors. Sounds like a very nice change of pace, especially since this — and other post-launch content — has been spread across such a long period of time....
I won’t even claim to know what this is. We just wanted to point this out so that you can wait alongside us and maybe throw out some guesses while we wait. What are we waiting for? Well, it seems that a “major consumer electronics company” is scheduled to reveal a new gaming product tonight on MTV here in the United States. The guys atGaming Agesay that the announcement will “likely be a bit of a surprise,” but there isn’t any information past that....
A modern-day fighting game without DLC is like a Thanksgiving without indigestion. You just don’t see that anymore. Tekken 6had DLC…kind of. Cardboard Tube Samurai was cool, but not really what most would expect to see as Tekken DLC. There could be more coming. When asked about the possibility of some hot new DLC,Katsuhiro Harada, Producer, told PlayStation Europe, “There is a strong possibility we will. However, even if we were to do so, it would be free to the end user....
Electronic Arts has released a couple ofBattlefield 3screenshots from the game’s single-player mission Operation Guillotine. Not long ago, we got to see ashort teaser videoof this level which takes place outside of Tehran. A number of older (but still reasonably recent) images were included in what was sent over, so I figured hey, might as well. If those ‘shots are new to you, awesome — they’re more interesting to look at than these nighttime ones, if you ask me....
[Surprise, a Destructoid Exclusive — you saw it here first!] Given that 87% of Square Enix’ total salescome from the Land of the Rising Sun, it’s no surprise that they would try to promote one of their biggest franchises at the biggest games convention in Japan (and probably the world). Tokyo Games Show has already revealed aFinal Fantasy XIII–branded PlayStation 3, a fewnew screenshotsfromFinal Fantasy Versus XIII, anda new trailerforFinal Fantasy XIV; and here’s a hot-off-the-presses trailer for the Wii-exclusiveFinal Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers, for your viewing pleasure....
