Your dreams of being in a band without having to actually play any instruments — or touching anything for that matter — are about to come true. Microsoft has announced that it’s bringingAir Bandto Kinect Fun Labs next week. GameSpotwent hands on with this thing and it doesn’t even really sound like a game at all. You stand in front of the Kinect sensor and choose from one of three instruments: a neon guitar, a keyboard, and a drum kit....
I can’t decide for myself what is the most discomforting element of this cinematic. It could be the soothing voice of what I assume is a psychiatric practitioner juxtaposed against Alice’s confused and frantic resistance. More likely, it’s the idea of paper dolls tearing flesh off one another. Yeah, that’s probably the one. I didn’t realize how quickly the release ofAlice: Madness Returnswas creeping up. We’re less than one month away from returning to McGee’s vision of Wonderland....
We’d like to imagine that Blizzard is using an old-fashioned paper mixer to choose which fanatic is getting into theStarCraft IIbetanext. But that would be kidding ourselves — Blizzard has more money than Bill Murray. Chances are that they’re using computers and being smart about overload, which in turn, seems like a good reason why some BlizzCon 2008 attendees still aren’t in the beta despite promised invites. Good news here. A Blizzard representative said, via Blizzard’sofficial message board, that all attendees will be included in future invite waves within the next two weeks....
Looks like Little Johnny Unlucky (aka me) won’t be receiving his Wii for Christmas. I, like hundreds of others, ordered my Wii (bundled withMadden 07, an official SD card, and an extra remote and nunchuck) from Amazon.com on November 30. As some of you may imagine, I was immensely excited when I put the order through; Wiis were sold out, literally, all over America. I’ll admit it, I did a fist pump....
Just released in Japan about a month ago,Dragon Quest VIDS, the remake of the Super Famicom RPG, is finally already coming here. It’s almost an overload for DQ fans, asDragon Quest IXis also supposed to be coming this year. I’m glad that we’ll be able to wrap up theIV-VI blocksoon, too. I mean, this latest one has slime curling, just like in the Olympics. you may’t just leave me hanging on slime curling, Square Enix....
The other day a GameStop employee told me thatCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2had the “biggest launch in the history of entertainment.” I didn’t put much stock into what the employee had to say at the time. I was trying to receive a refund on a pre-order because I think three-hour lines are dumb, while he was trying to convince me thatMW2was mad popular and people like standing in three-hour lines....
It’s been a while sinceAnarchy Reignshad a new character to show off, but the teaser videos are back with a Nikolai. If you guessed that he’s Russian and has electricity powers, you’d have guessed right. Not that it was difficult. As always, I must insert my generic excitement for the game. Looks good, can’t wait, etcetera. You know the drill by now, folks!
Here’s another bite-sized gameplay trailer, along with some screens, concerning Platinum Games’ Anarchy Reigns. Yesterdaywe met Zero, a quick-witted ninja. Today, we’re introduced to Sasha, otherwise known as The Ice Queen. As her nickname implies, Sasha has a chilly theme to her fighting style, using the “Snow Blades” as her predominant weapon. She also looks a bit like Raiden inMetal Gear Solid 4, only not quite as girly. This is still looking hot, but I think I’ll need to learn more about the online portion of the game before I get really excited, as something tells me that’s where the main focus is going....
The video will be sent out to fans starting on August 18 and will probably star the Necromorph you see in the top left in the header above. Be sure to check out theDead SpaceFacebookandTwittersite while you’re at it as they are really listening to fan feedback. Executive Producer Steve Papoutsis asked fans recently if they would want a quick turn feature put into the game. I would love a quick turn feature!...
Earlier I showed you a gallery forDisgaea 4: A Promise Unforgottenthat was pretty freaking large. If for whatever reason your itch to see awesome new screenshots for anime games is not scratched, here is another ginormous gallery. This time it’s for NIS’ tactical RPGAtelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arlend. NIS America was kind enough to provide sixty more screenshots, giving you a total of overone-hundredscreenshots to tickle your fancy for the day....
Atlus, in their infinite wisdom, has determined that we need a sale of their fine PSN offerings. And so, starting today and running until November 29th, they have put nearly a dozen of the digitally downloaded titles at half off. The vast majority of the games which qualify for the sale are PSP titles, but there’s some great ones in there, includingPersona 3 Portablewhich you can grab for $19.99. Plus, the PS3 version ofDroplitzis also part of the promotion for a can’t-miss price of $4....
THQ recently released a new batch of screenshots and a gameplay video for50 Cent: Blood on the Sand. The video shows off the cover system. It is one of the many newGears of War-style elements brought into the game because Fiddy’s previous title sucked so hard. The video is located after the break because it has filthy footage, not for the faint of heart or those under the age of 18....
Damn it all! I was really hoping to get my murderous hands onBayonettabefore the year was out, but it seems that Platinum Games’ sexy and ludicrous action title won’t coming to the roundeye countries until January of next year. Sega has confirmed that it’ll ship in 2010, meaning we’ll just have to sit tight and wait. Japan will be enjoying the game on October 29th, along with a sweet pre-order bonus CD....
