The Adventures of Shuggy,released to the wilds of Xbox Live Arcade this past summer, was fairly well received.Our own Jordan Devore praised it, specifically noting the sheer amount of content, variety, and co-op. Yet it didn’t perform well, even by XBLA standards. This could be due to any number of factors, but developer David Johnston (of Smudged Cat Games) has shared his thoughts on the game’s development successes and failures....
Well, that’s the end of that chapter. Despite recent rumors of a potential revival, Obsidian has confirmed that the long-fabledAliensRPG is officially, well and truly, dead. A number of news outletstried to spark rumorsthat the RPG was still coming, but just as we had anticipated, wires were crossed and it seems that onlyAliens vs Predator,Aliens: Colonial Marinesand the freshly revealed DS game are in development. “Rumors have circled around a bit regarding the fate of theAliensrole playing game that Obsidian and SEGA had been working on,” states the admin of theofficial Obsidian forums....
Game Informer’s Meagan Marie has decided to part ways with an epic collectible: aMario Kartedition Nintendo DS signed by Shigeru Miyamoto, Koji Kondo, Charles Martinet, Eiji Aonuma, and Martin Leung. The item isbeing sold on eBay, with the final sale price going completely to the Red Cross for relief in Japan following last week’s earthquake. “Ultimately, my memories are more than enough to hang on to and if I can raise a donation of any size to aid the people of Japan, it is unquestionably worth it,” she writes of having to let go of the rare DS....
If you held out on buyingCrysis 2, your patience may be rewarded this day. Amazon has marked the first-person shooter down by $20 on all platforms as their Deal of the Day. I haven’t played more than twenty minutes of it at a go in previews but it seemed to me to be a rather pretty game with ambitious gameplay goals. Jim hadpretty strong praisefor the title, though, and his opinion on first-person shooters is probably more valuable than mine....
California-based company Aksys Games is the bringer-outer of fine titles likeBlazBlueandRecord of Agarest War. The publisher announced today on itsWeb sitethat it will be handling the North American localization ofCave’s amazing Gothic Lolita shmup,DeathSmiles. As if this confirmation weren’t great enough news, the company’s press release states that the game’s optional Mega Black Label add-on (which was $15 DLC in Japan) comes standard right out of the box, giving you Sakura as a playable character, the Crystal Shrine stage, and the 999 difficulty level....
Hey, here’s something we don’t do enough on Destructoid! We talk about videogames all day long, but we don’t cover the accessory side all that much. We’re trying to change that though, ifyou haven’t noticed. Anyway, Astro Gaming has just introduced their newest product called theAstro A30 Cross-Gaming Headset. The headset features a dual mic system with removable boom mic, noise-reducing closed backs and interchangeable speaker tags. Best of all, the A30 works on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, DS, PSP, iPhone and Blackberry....
Ladies and gentlemen, the incomprehensible has happened — Platinum Games has released a … a … apopulargame! Bayonettahas sold over one million copies. 1,100,000, to be exact, officially making the Sega-published sex romp a success. Platinum Games is known for making great games that don’t sell, so this is pretty fantastic news. Considering a lot of this studio worked onOkami, it’s as close to justice as we may get. Bayonettawas not Sega’s most popular third quarter game....
OnLive has had acrazy daytoday, but the service still released some awesome new features. The update is split up into three main areas, those being parental controls, group voice chat and Facebook achievement sharing. Parental controls are exactly what you think they are; no M-rated titles, no chatting with strangers, no Brag Clips and no spectating are some of the things parents will be able to control. Group voice chat is a definite nod towards Xbox Live’s party system, allowing you to chat with a bunch of your buddies no matter what you or they are doing....
If you were a casting director looking to fill in the role of Marcus Fenix, who would you pick? Naturally, one’s mind would wander to men who may not be amazing actors, but possess truly massive muscles. Cliff Bleszinski wants the best of both worlds for the upcomingGears of Warfilm adaptation. He recently toldIGNthat he wants a “real actor” instead of a meathead. From the interview: Definitely not a wrestler. I think just go with a real actor....
Games have bugs in them. Big games havelotsof bugs in them. The world’s biggest game has ash*tloadof bugs in it. Blizzard has revealed arather astonishing figurefor its ludicrously successful MMO, revealing that its database has around 180,000 glitches that are in some stage of repair. If you don’t understand numbers, suffice it to say thatWoWhas a lot of bugs being ironed out. It’s somewhat understandable, of course. MMOs are large, unwieldy beasts by their very nature, so a game as colossal asWoWis sure to be packed to the gills with issues that Blizzard could not have foreseen....
TheBorderlandssoundtrack is a thing that is happening this December. In a press release sent last afternoon, Sumthing Else Music Works announced plans to sell theBorderlandsoriginal soundtrack via retail and digital download starting this December 8th. The release will feature most, if not all, the original tracks in the game from artists Jesper Kyd, Sascha Dikiciyan, Cris Velasco, Raison Varner, and Tim Larkin. A clear and obvious bummer, the original soundtrack will not include the game’s broody opening theme song, “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked,” by Cage the Elephant....
The most striking thing aboutShaun White Skateboardingfor the Wii is how it fells like the originalTony Hawk Pro Skatergames. Instead of taking the realistic approach many skateboarding games take now,Shaun White Skateboardinghas a very arcade-like feel and is all about letting you perform over-the-top tricks. You’ll be skating in a city controlled by a mayor who has restricted all forms of fun. Everything is gray, dull and lifeless and it’s up to you to bring back color to the world....
Sonic the Hedgehog has taught me so much over the years. He’s shown me that big hair is fine and ankle socks are still stylish. And now he’s pushing cancer sticks — how trendy![lights up] [blows out smoke]Okay, so these aren’t real. They’re candy cigarettes, and fruity ones at that.UK:Resistancefound this 24-pack of Sonic the Hedgehog endorsed/branded stick candy cigarettes in the Phillipines. The only thing the packaging tells us is that these are “New Tasty 100%,” so we’ll assume the following from the picture:...
