We recently heard thatFinal Fantasy Type-0is nearing completion. So what next? How about a downloadable demo? That’s coming, says Famitsu. They confirm that the demo, known as “Natsubi,” will be released as a free download. The downloadable version of the demo will see some adjustments for home play over what was shown a few weeks back at an event held in Odaiba, Tokyo . There’s no word on a release date for this demo yet....
Mario Kart Wiihas finally launched around the world, and Nintendo has announced today that they will be kicking off the first worldwide tournaments. Available via the in-gameMario KartChannel, the first tournament has racers competing for the fastest time on the Mario Circuit. You’ll also be able to attempt to break records as often as you like throughout the duration of the tournament, so if you blow it once, never fear. The best time will then be recorded and added to the worldwide ranking, and the player with the fastest time will win … bragging rights?...
[Editor’s note: Have you heard yet?Friday Night Fights is evolving. We’re going to have some new tournaments kicking off soon and the first game is going to beQuake Live(which isfree to play!). dyslixec, in his infinite wisdom, has given us a guide that should really help you out! Follow “DtoidNiero” onTwitterto find out more about the new FNF. –CTZ] In order to prepare all of you for your sacrifice and slaughter, I will link you to some very basic guides and give you some simple advice....
Ghosts Attackis not the most playable or robust game we’ve ever featured, but it’s interesting and unique, and it’s clear the developers put quite a bit of thought into it. It’s a shooter of sorts, where you travel to around the world and complete various objectives, most of which involve giving ghosts a taste of lazer. It costs nothing for the time being, so give it a download and see what you think....
This Saturday, October 1, theGaming and Giving for Good(G3) Charity Event to benefit Extra Life will be taking place on Xbox LIVE. For those of you unfamiliar withExtra Life(or theChildren’s Miracle Network Hospitals), they’re a charity whose sole goal is to raise money for sick children across the globe. If there’s a better cause out there, I can’t think of it! So how can you help? I’m glad you asked! Dtoider manasteel88 has volunteered to host ateam, and he needs your help to meet his goal!...
I came across this video late last night on one of my nightly insomnia-fueled Internet runs, and to verify it had the full effect on all of you, I held off on posting it until now. YouTube user Hard8Times found this hilarious glitch in theNBA Elite 11demo for PlayStation 3. Skip directly to the2:45 mark, and prepare yourself for an equally funny reaction from the player. I never really thought about it before, but I bet I get more enjoyment out of sports games than someone like Samit does, even though I never play the genre; the glitches arethatgood....
Recently I asked you Dtoiders tosuggestsome good game debate articles to use, and I received plenty of good ideas, many of which you can be sure to see in the near future. The one that caught my interest the most though, was one of the most simple suggestions of all, because it involves more than just a gaming knee-jerk reaction to answer. DtoiderVyruzasks: How do you position your Xbox 360/Wii/PS3? Horizontal or vertical?...
Okay, so this isn’t as much a GDC news item as it is a heads up; unfortunately,non-disclosure agreementsprevent us from giving you the good stuff. But for now, it seems that Destructoid’s iconic logo and mascot has become popular enough to rip off. I’d like to think that the guy on this flyer is just a really big fan of Destructoid, but theband’s Web pageandMySpace pagedon’t give any indication of that....
While Europe got its furry littleEyePetlast year (andwe even reviewed it), the North American version was hit with a delay just prior to its fall release. When I noticed that retailers were listing the PlayStation 3 virtual pet title for an extremely late 2010 release, I knew what was up — Sony was working to adapt the game for its motion controller. At GDC this year, Sony revealed the PlayStation Move, and sure enough,EyePetwas among the titles to support the new controller....
Yesterday we told you thatGamePoliticsfound news that Jack Thompson might be attending the Game Developers Conference as a keynote speaker, but it turns out that the GDC knew nothing of this. Now it looks like Jack isthat guywho shows up at the party, swearing that someone there invited him. The GDC sent us a statement of correction: “The Game Developers Conference has not extended an invitation to Jack Thompson to speak at GDC 2008,” Jamil Moledina, executive director, Game Developers Conference, said....
According to Gearbox Studio’s Zach Ford, the studio isn’t working on an Xbox LIVE Arcade downloadableas we cautiously reported previously. And he would know — he’s the guy who got us thinking about it. Earlier yesterday morning, a few tweets from the level designer implied that theBorderlandsdeveloper was doing work on a downloadable title. Stating he just saw the studio’s “XBLA character rigged,” and dabbling in what-could-have-been minor focus work before the big tweet, we speculated that the developer was indeed doing something XBLA....
In news that will excite manchildren and machismo babies the world over,Neca has announcedthat it’s signed a deal with Epic Games to produce toys based on the Xbox 360 smash hit,Gears of War. After drowning readers in pretention by calling toys “3D Consumer Products,” Neco promises an onslaught ofGearsgoodies which will also include busts, statues, dioramas and most important of all, replica props! Now you may scream “chainsaw kill BITCH,” in real life and actually mean it....
Bust out your reading glasses:Halo: Cryptum, a novel by sci-fi author Greg Bear, is now available. The first of what is planned to be a trilogy,Cryptumwill explore the details of the devastating Forerunner-Flood War. If you don’t know what that means, then this novel probably isn’t for you. But if it is, you may pick it upright now from Amazonin paperback, hardcover, and digital flavors. You can get a taste of the book for free online, too: publisherTor Books has the first chapter online, and you can continue with thesecond chapter on Halo Waypoint....
