We previously told you about a stylish first-person platformer by the name ofFotonica. Back then, it was available for free as a browser-based game. In its new, expanded form, Santa Ragione is offering the game at the famous pay-what-you-want price point. Fotonicais now a full download for both PC and Mac, and is well worth the minimum $1.75 cover fee — used to offset online payment fees — that’s asked of us....
My pass for Microsoft’s E3 press conference just arrived, and it’s the first multiple choice badge I’ve received for any event. The Mad Libs-style pass comes with blank spaces for various things including: “Status,” “Favorite hero,” “Accessory of choice,” “Master of,” “Motto,” and “Today’s Perk.” The accompanying stickers allow for attendees to personalize their passes, with references toGears of War,Tomb Raider,Batman, and theStar Wars Kinectgame announced at last E3. Most interesting, however, is the inclusion of multiple stickers that reference Microsoft’s blockbusterHalofranchise....
Anyone that knows me well knows that I am unnaturally obsessed withPixelJunk Monsters. I still play the game at least two nights a week, and since I have finished the majority of the levels, I just try to get the trophies from the Encore release (which are insanely hard). I think I find the music soothing, or maybe I really like to collect coins, or perhaps it has something to do with the satisfaction of killing those fat floaty guys....
Hey, it’s another Podtoid. This is one of the more directionless, meandering, weirder episodes we’ve done. I don’t know why. I hope you don’t hate it. You can listen to ithere. – Crap – Also, someone make a Gentleman Dinosaur game The best question came fromMike Hawk, who wins a Dtoid swag bag after shooting me an email at [reverendanthony at gmail dot com]. The best dramatic reading of a line came from nobody, since nobody entered....
Valcon Games has a new downloadable title calledPolar Panicthat’s due out later next month on PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE Arcade, it unveiled to us today. It’s sort of reminiscent ofBomberman, with the developer putting emphasis on its arcade-like tendencies. If that headline has you scratching your head, allow me to elaborate.Polar Panic. Say it aloud. Does it not sound like a name ripped straight from an 80s arcade game? While the name initially turned me away, the video up there speaks for itself....
Dubyoo Tee Eff?! Yes, this is actually a game coming to an Xbox 360 near you. Don’t try to imagine what the game mechanics would consist of; it’s totally futile. I tried for about 20 minutes and geysers of blood erupted from my ears and covered my cat in viscous fluid and brain matter. She was not amused, to say the least. I know MTV is in the “turn black people into branding icons for 14 year old white people” business, but who was the genius who decided that they needed to make this inane show interactive?...
Sony is considering compiling PSP Minis onto a UMD to get its bite-sized downloadable titles into the hands of those who prefer physical media. It’s also possible that the App Store-esque service may provide games for other platforms, specifically the PS3. “I think that a package of multiple Minis games on a single UMD is a real possibility at a later stage, where even a studio or publisher will put a collection of their own games on a single disc....
It’s been months sincewe last heardfrom Lukewarm Media about its promising-looking multiplayer gamePrimal Carnage. Today, the indie studio put out another trailer for the team-based, dinosaur-versus-human PC title. For pre-alpha footage, this is shaping up quite nicely. Lukewarm has also landed a partnership with EVGA, which should help to tighten up those graphics. Not something you see every day among independent developers, so props to them. Primal Carnageis estimated to be at about halfway through development....
A few days ago wereportedon a rumor posted byGame Informerthat Nintendo of America may be losing 90% of its Sales and Marketing division during its imminent relocation, including such big names as Beth Lewellyn, George Harrison and Perrin Kaplan. Official word has now arrived from none other than Reggie Fils-Aime himself, confirming that while 90% was an exaggerated figure, a large proportion are indeed choosing not to remain at the company....
I find myself unable to properly convey the experience of playingAaAaaAaAAA!!! — A Reckless Disregard for Gravitywith the space allotted in an introductory paragraph (and the short description I initially had in mind, “quasi-realistic skydiving arcade-action” game is as boring as it is useless), so I’ll just point you tothis trailer. So, you’re confronted with what appears to be a multi-genre indie game about falling from spectacular heights and netting equally spectacular scores....
While there’s a fat “five” tagged to the name of this game, by no stretch of the imagination is this only the fifthGuitar Herogame to hit the market. Ignoring the mobile and handheld spin-offs, prior toGuitar Hero 5there have been eightGuitar Herogames on consoles — three developed by Harmonix and four headed by the team at Neversoft. So I suppose you could consider the latestGuitar Heroto be Neversoft’s fifth, while it’s its third full-band game....
As the ending credits rolled onThe Beatles: Rock Band— set to the sounds of actual, archived studio chatter from the Fab Four — our Xbox 360 controller went into sleep mode. Yes, the credits forThe Beatles: Rock Bandare simply that long. It’s a testament to the fact that it’s remarkable that the game even exists, given complicated music licensing rights and dealing with shareholders notoriously protective of the band’s music and image....
I’m no fan ofThe Punisher. The last comic I read starring FrankWestCastle had to deal with dinosaurs and Wolverine. So, I’m a little behind. Still, I can appreciateThe Punisher’s dark vibe and Castle’s constant thirst for vengeance. I assumed when I downloadedThe Punisher: No Mercythat I was going to get both of those things in abundance. It’s never good to assume. After I finished playingNo Mercy, I came to the conclusion that Zen Studios could have slapped anything relatively dark on the game and I wouldn’t have noticed a difference....
