If there is one thing you know you will be able to do in aWolfensteingame it’s kill Nazis good and dead. Now the newWolfensteinheading our way has plenty of fresh and new ways to kill Nazi’s dead that usually involve somehow disintegrating their bones using weapons of the occult. The question is how do you explain to the gamer that B.J. Blazkowicz is a Nazi killing badass who will do all of this....
Konami says thatDanceDanceRevolution S Liteis the “first installment” of the popular dance game for Apple’s touch platforms. It’s available now, free at the iTunes App Store. And seeing as how this one is free, it’s safe to say that the next ones won’t be. We downloaded this one and gave it a quick spin. As you’d guess, you tap the on-screen buttons to get your DDR on. The control is good, and this one stage is pretty fun....
Some more details aboutDead Island‘s upcoming “Bloodbath” downloadable content have surfaced, revealing that the package will contain four survival maps, which do exactly what you think they do — pit you against an endless horde of zombies. The zombies really will beendless, too. The aim of this survival mode isn’t to actually survive, it’s just to see how far you get before you die. You’ll earn points along the way, and there will be a jolly good time had by all....
Parkour platformer,Mirror’s Edge, might have a shot at getting a sequel. DICE producer Patrick Liu believes that people areready for a second game. The original was a critical success, but unfortunately not a commercial one. However, Liu seems confident that a sequel is viable. We see that there’s a huge fan following, it’s almost like a cult! And we know what strengths we had, and what weaknesses we had in that game....
If you hatedDante’s new lookand want something more legitimate to moan about, you might wish to align yourself with the Unreal Engine skeptics, as it has been revealed thatDmCwill be using Epic’s engine instead of Capcom’s preferred MT Framework. This means thatDmCwill have a totally different engine behind the bonnet thanDevil May Cry 4had. Could be that this game will have a very different feel, and not just in terms of aesthetic....
Wanna hear a joke? Laserdiscs! Hah. I kill me. Seriously, though, maybe the best thing to come from the doomed technology was arguably theDragon’s Lairinteractive videogames (and porno flicks your parents couldn’t really hide). With arcades dead in most parts of the country, and Laserdisc players buried in a pit somewhere, what’s a retro gamer to do? Destineer has the answer. The publisher has announced that it will be releasingThe Dragon’s Lair Collection, a Wii compilation that featuresDragon’s Lair,Dragon’s Lair 2: Time Warp, andSpace Ace!...
Man, I screwed up pretty badly in this episode. That normally makes me miserable. Yet, I still can’t help but love today’s edition of Destructoid. I think it’s the dance party bit. When I look back on the creation of show from my deathbed, I think that’s the moment I’ll remember the most fondly. Even if you’re not a fan of beautiful dancing videogame fans and/or listening to me make an ass of myself, this episode still has a lot going for it....
While I was out at the Codemasters booth playingOverlord 2, I figured I had absolutely no good reason not to check out its cousin for Wii,Overlord Dark Legend. I’d had so much fun with the first one that I was in really good spirits about the series as I picked up the Wii remote and began to play. That changed somewhat, sadly. Hit the jump and I’ll explain why I’m so keen on one and a little concerned about the other....
Well, there’s been a hell of a lot of posts here on Destructoid today, so let’s recap some. Then, there’s our hands-on and more specific coverage:
John Riccitiello’s exact words were “confounding”, but that didn’t look as good in the header image. Either way, it’s clear that the EA figurehead doesn’t fully understand why some of his games aren’t selling on the Wii. According to the publisher- “Dead SpaceExtractionwas one of the best pieces of software built on the platform andit did not perform well. It’s a strong IP but for some reason it did not resonate in a way that brought consumers to the store to buy it....
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The horribly kept secret ofGuitar Hero Van Halenis no longer a real mystery; Activision has decided tocome out and confirmits release for the second half of 2009. The publisher hasn’t said anything specifically about the game’s setlist, althoughwe have a few ideas. It has said that the game would feature songs by bands other than Van Halen, and theESRB ratingof the title has confirmed two of them. If the ratings board is to be believed, Weezer’s “Dope Nose” (“Oh this dope nose”) and Third Eye Blind’s “Semi-Charmed Life” (“It was rose, I was taking sips of it through the nose,” and “Set another line like a coda with a curse....
The Entertainment Software Rating Board has published its summary ofBurnout Crash, detailing the levels of “cartoon violence” that the game provides. The hottest part of this story? Lobster attacks! “This is an action game in which players earn points for creating traffic pileups,”writes the ESRB. “From a top-down perspective, players initiate crashes by driving ‘cartoony’ vehicles (e.g., cars, trucks, vans, buses) into busy intersections; multiple crashes trigger score multipliers and rack up large ‘bills’ of property damage....
