Either you’re the type that likes to take on countless challengers (online or off) to show off your MMA fighting skill, or, like me, you’re the type that likes to start from the ground up, coming up from nothing all the way through to getting your UFC championship belt. It turns out that I’m a sucker for an underdog story.UFC Undisputed 2010lets you do just that, and goes way beyond the career scope thatUFCU2009did....
Renegade Kid — the studio behindMoon, theDementiumseries, and nowATV Wild Ride— might put one of its older titles on the DSiWare service. It’s calledMaximilian and the Rise of the Mutant Mudds, and although it never attracted publisher attention for a full release, it could live on in the digital realm. That’s ifthis blog postgets enough support. Specifically, Renegade Kid wants to surpass the 1,000-person mark before they put energy into releasing this game....
It’s called the Vár, and it’s a customized combination of anti-materiel machine gun and fencer sword. It can be used only by its maker, Imca, a Darcsen squaddie now known as “No. 01”. Yeah, when you see someone with a weapon that big, you kindahaveto assign her the number one. Not that that’s a problem, once you see her use it. Imca keeps the weapon no matter what class you change her into, and her “Open Fire” special ability allows her to target all enemies on the screen....
Some are looking forward to it, others remain cynical, but Activision is the publisher behindBlur, so it’s going to be big. Despite what some have said about the early showing at E3, I remain hopeful that Bizarre Creations has a fun racing game in store that will support a solid community and potentially bring back the good old days of racing games. We don’t know how much funBlurwill be when it arrives, but we caught up with Bizarre’s Studio Communications man Ben Ward to find out a bit more....
Apple’s iPhone OS 3.0 preview event kicked off this morning in Cupertino, California on the Apple Campus, and since lots of exciting news has come for iPhone users (OH HELL YES COPY AND PASTE), but there’s some news for iPhone gamers too … some exciting and some sure to provoke mixed responses. An FPS calledLiveFirewas announced (picshere) which looks smooth and features in-game chat, but requires users to actually purchase new weapons if they want to upgrade (ugh)....
Jade Empireis now available as an Xbox Original for the low, low price of 1200 Microsoft Points ($15). As with most Xbox games to be made purchasable through Xbox LIVE, it’s actually cheaper to buy ahard copyrather than going the digital distribution route. Back in 2005 whenJade Empirehad just been released, my friends tried to force me to play the game, even though I’m not much of an RPG kind of guy....
Last week, it was revealed that Zachary Quinto, known for his role as Spock in the recent reboot of theStar Trekfranchise, would be lending his voice to the upcoming MMO,Star Trek Online. The internet collectively gasped, “No! I don’t believe it! I demand proof of this thing!” Okay, perhaps not. But just in case, Atari sent over this behind-the-scenes trailer for the game featuring Quinto in a voice-over recording session. They also included a bevy of screenshots focused on the Klingon way of life in the game....
Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knightsis a puzzle-adventure game set in 19th century Paris. It follows an archaeologist named Jean-Pierre Lautrec, a crazy guy that searches for “living treasures” in underground Paris. Konami says that you’ll use the 3D abilities of the 3DS to help solve key puzles to guide Lautrec and his cute assistant, Sophie, to the treasure they’re searching for. In puzzles you’ll be able to scrutinize objects from all directions, or zoom in to highlight scenery to match your map....
When we talk about wrestling games here at Destructoid, we generally get a “wrestling is stupid” or “wrestling used to be good and now it sucks” response. Fair enough, but we think what you actually mean is that you haven’t watched wrestling since the 80s or early 90s and you don’t recognize the wrestlers in the games. Or, you’re uncomfortable with your sexuality and seeing guys in tights makes you feel … wrong....
Following the story that Sonyhas recalledLittleBigPlanetfor fear of offending the Islamic gaming community, developer Media Moleculehas spoken outon the situation. Stating they are “shellshocked and gutted” over this late delay, the team revealed that they wanted to patch the offending item, but Sony wouldn’t let it happen. We learnt yesterday that there is a lyric in one of the licensed tracks which some people may find offensive, and which slipped through the usual screening processes....
One handy thing about the DS and DS Lite was that they were region-free, which was especially helpful when Nintendo pulled its regular international bullshit and denied Europeans timely releases. The DSi, however, put a stop to it, and it’s hardly surprising that the 3DS looks to go the same way. An alleged email from Nintendo of Japan states that the 3DS will be region coded, which means your foreign games won’t work, at least until someone breaks the system in some way....
We don’t report to much on Mac gaming here, but I’d like to rectify that a bit if I can by pointing you towardsMacHeistand their crazy good deal going on right now. They’ve got all the chapters ofTales of Monkey Islandavailable for $19.99. That is a saving of $15, and PC users can play the games too. Crap, I just made it about PCs again. Well, how about this: along with your discounted games you get MacJournal, RipIt, Clips, CoverScout and Flow for free....
In case you haven’t kept up, EA Tiburon has made numerous visual improvements to theMaddenseries withMadden NFL 10. They’re justifiably proud, so they’ve put together a bunch of comparison shots showing off the myriad differences between the two games. Above, you’re able to see two separate comparisons (Madden 10is on the left, andMadden 09is on the right). The top set was taken at dusk during a Cardinals-Steelers game at Heinz Field, and the set below it provides images of the playcall screens from the two games....
