Let me start off by saying that there are still a number of unknown factors when it comes toDiablo III. The items involved, the drop rates, and plenty of other elements make it difficult to pass judgment on whata real-currency Auction Houseis going to do to gameplay. But I need an outlet to express how I feel this system is going to change — or possibly even ruin — the game from the get go, and what more perfect an outlet than here right?...
Lightning Fish Games CEO Simon Prytherch has been having a good old moan about the Wii’s performance this year. However, rather than blame the innocent, virgin-white waggle box, he has aimed guns at the creators of sloppy shovelware, claiming that sub-par videogames have been the root of the issue. “I don’t think you can ever write Nintendo off, but the Wii market — from a third party software developer and publisher perspective — is over-saturated with product,”he explains....
Back in June of last year, word about Wiimote aficionadosinjuring themselvesduring the course of overly intense bouts of play caught our attention. The affliction was featured on WebMD, and even given one of those official sounding medical names: Wiiitis — which when roughly translated — should’ve meant something down the lines of inflammation of the Wii, and not parts of human anatomy. Not having heard much about it since that time, we figured that not only was it being blown completely out of proportion, but it was just something limited to that part of the general population that tends to get a bit too excited over things, while throwing caution by the wayside....
As announced today,Empire: Total Waris getting an expansion of sorts in October. The new Steam-exclusive downloadable campaign, “Warpath,” brings Native American factions into the fray and can currently bepre-purchasedfor $9.99. Over on the officialTotal Warsite, there’s a good revenge-driven trailer complete with bullet points of the new features this expansion contains, but I’m going to break them down here for the uninitiated. “Warpath” brings Iroquois, Huron, Plains, Pueblo, and Cherokee as playable factions, Shaman and Scout units that each have their own unique ability, 18 new types of technology, and a few other things....
Come November, the 3DS will get one more piece of the puzzle that will be the system we were promised prior to launch: 3D video recording. You’ll be able to capture 3D video of damn near anything you want and share it sans 3D glasses. That’s assuming you can get them within the 3D viewing cone, however. Optimal? No, but pretty neat. Also new to November will be a set of “new experiences” for those busy bees among you who have completed the StreetPass challenges in the Mii Plaza....
The Behemoth has boasted an impressive milestone today, revealing that theCastle Crashersleaderboards have logged 900,000 players. According to the studio, that equates to roughly 3,532,940 princesses saved and 112,478,313,017 swings of a sword. That’s a verylooseestimate, of course. Castle Crashersis one of the most critically acclaimed and beloved XBLA titles, managing to rise above its notoriousmultiplayer issuesin order to become a much staple Xbox Live game. To celebrate its success, The Behemoth is running a little contest in which fans can guess the exact time and date thatCastle Crashershits 100,000 users....
One thing I really like about the WiiWare service is that for every poorly made title released, there are some really neat products coming not long after.Cave Story, theBit.Tripseries,Super Meat Boy, andMega Man 10exemplify that the little-indie-service-that-could can bring games to compete with the likes of Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network. One such interesting title is a small indie game calledFrobot. The title might not draw you in, but the premise would....
Rebellion has been showing off all sorts ofAliens vs. Predatorstuff at Gamescom, which is an event I’m not attending, so I assume they’re doing thisjustto taunt and mock me. Still, the news coming out of the show is great, so I won’t complain too much. Likethis bit of news—AvPis getting its own “horde” mode. Teams of four players work together to fight off endless swams of Alien attackers in what Rebellion is calling its “Survival Mode,” similar to the Survival Mode ofLeft 4 Deador the aforementioned Horde Mode fromGears of War....
With all of the PC (and Mac) game deals as of late, I was starting to feel bad for console gamers wanting to save a few bucks in this wondrous season of consumer spending. Amazonhas got your back for todaywith a Gold Box deal —Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhoodfor $37.99 on PS3 or 360 — and these lightning deals: I really do love that someone takes the time to write out these teaser descriptions....
Our own Ashley Davis has been up in Seattle this weekend. What for, you may ask? To attend the launch party of videogame culture shopAttract Mode‘s newest art magazine. And why would she be attending this party? Why, because she’s a featured artist, of course! Ashley and other web artists such asLetters to an Absent Fathercreator Maré Odomo and UDON artist Corey Lewis have pooled their talents intoThe Controller, a 60-page videogame love-fest that isavailable nowfor a paltry $30....
The next piece ofAssassin’s Creed IIDLC, “Bonfire of the Vanities,” is set hit PSN and Xbox LIVE rather soon — February 18th, soon, according toa recent official tweetblasted over the Inter Webs by the publisher. This piece of content will plug the hole that Sequence 13 left in our hearts and minds by adding, of all things, Sequence 13. Cut into ten Memory chunks, you’ll be tasked with mucking up Savonarola’s plans by running around and doing your assassin-thing in places like the Palazzo Medici and the “Arsenal Shipyard....
With 2K Marin set to unleashBioShock 2: Sea of Dreamsthis year, it was only a matter of time before cryptic Web sites and narrative clues started popping up on the Internet. The day for that happens to be today, aswww.somethinginthesea.comappears to drop a few hints as to what we might expect to see in BioShock 2. The Flash-based Web site is full of cryptic information about the kidnapping of a girl near a beach, reportedly by a “thin attacker” who wore some kind of “red light” or a “miner’s helmet....
The next time you’ll see the lush, underwater world ofBioShock’sRapture will be on a mobile phone’s screen. Big Daddy isn’t looking so big anymore. A press release tells us thatIG Fun, the international publishing arm of Indiagames has just secured the global rights to develop and publishBioShockfor the mobile phone platform. I know what you’re thinking:BioShockon a phone? Sean Malatesta, CEO, IG Fun said, “We’re trying to do great things and BioShock on mobile promises to offer a whole new gaming experience and unmatched excitement amongst mobile gamers the world over....
