So, I’m hopelessly addicted toSplinter Cell Double Agentand its multiplayer gameplay on the 360. The only thing that keeps pushing my hard on back down? The f*cking lag! It’s just about unbearable most of the time. When the game is lag free, it’s brilliant, but when it lags (which is about 50% of the time) it’s completely unplayable and broken.You’ll see what I mean in this video. Stuff like this happens ALL the time....
Today, Square Enix will offer a bid for besieged developer, Tecmo.Kotakuis reporting that Square Enix is offering to buy shares at a 30 percent premium, and Tecmo has until September 4th to respond to the offer. If Tecmo chooses to decline Square Enix will peacefully withdraw the offer and go cry in a corner. The acquisition would be a much more pleasant experience than what we have been experiencing in the U....
It sure does feel good to see those striped ramps again. It’s been too long. Here’s the latest trailer forSSX, with the focus this time set on Mac. Fairly standard choice, as far as returning characters go. We’re still looking at pre-alpha footage here, if the black warning label wasn’t enough to go on. Nick and I have decided that EA needs to do a high-def bundle that includesSSX TrickyandSSX 3....
As part of my trip to Blizzard last month, I spoke with the lead producer ofStarCraft II, Chris Sigaty. Right off the bat, I asked him the question that’s really been on everyone’s mind — why is there no LAN play inStarCraft II? His response? “There’s lots of reasons,” he told me. “Probably the biggest reason, the most important factor for us is, when you experience the new online experience — it’s an integrated experience....
There’s a reason why, up until recently, I have been unable to competently playStreet Fighter II. It’s hard to learn a fighting game’s mechanics when you are somewhat new to the genre and the majority of those playing online are simply unstoppable in comparison. Thanks to my good friendsBradandZombutlerbeing at a comparable skill level inSuper Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, I finally started “getting” the game. Realizing that not everyone has friends to practice with, Capcom decided to potentially open upStreet Fighter IVto a slew of new players by including a deep training mode....
Rockstar’s parent company Take-Two Interactive has seen a significant boost in share value on the NASDAQ yesterday following their launch of the critically-acclaimedL.A. Noire. Share prices shot up as high as ten percent before settling down to close at $17.10, marking a 7.75 percent increase over the previous day. Take-Two’s share price has been slowly recovering since a2008 EA acquisition biddrove shares to near-record highs before beingdecimatedwhen negotiations fell through....
Here’s the second half of our look atthe cosplayers and crossplayers of TGS, as edited by the lovely and talented Dale North. I forgot how crowded this whole scene was. All thecosplayerswere gathered outside, in-between halls, backed in a little lot. The scene was so over stimulating, and awesome. There was a lot more where this came from, but my battery died, and it didn’t recharge until the show was pretty much over....
Dale brought us more video ofFinal Fantasy XIII. The game looks great and Dale can’t stop singing its praises. Dale also can’t stop posting NSFW videos. HE’S SUCH A PERV! We showed you our most wanted Wii games of 2010, Nick checked out the newMatt Hazard, playSuper Street Fighter IVin Las Vegas next week, moreGuilty Gearis on the way and some more happened on the eve of New Years Eve....
Great news PS3 and PC players ofGrand Theft Auto IV!Episodes From Liberty Cityis now heading to your platforms. Oh timed exclusives, how you make the fanboys go nuts. Platinum Games’ announcedVanquish, a fewAliens Vs Predatorpreviews went up today, the nextZeldawill be shown at E3 this year,Mass Effect 2already sells 2 million copies,Professor Laytonis a good ice skater and more happened on 01/29/10. Destructoid Originals:READY TO FRIDAY: Baby monkeysFriday Night Fights: I’m Commander Shepard editionFanboy Friday: ’12 year old mustache’ EditionCommunity:Preview: Aliens Vs Predator (Multiplayer campaign)Preview: Aliens Vs Predator (single-player campaign)Community blogs of 01/29/10Forum of the day:Respect my Beliefs!...
Sony has today announced thatThe Sly Collection— the PS3 re-release of theSly Coopergames — will hit store shelves for the very reasonable price of $39.99. For less than a full retail game, you’ll get your hands on three respected action platformers, all jazzed up in high definition. The Sly Collectionwill also feature 3D visuals for all three games, and a collection of PlayStation Move minigames, because we definitely need those on the PS3....
Yes, it’s technically July here on the East Coast, but I had my heart and mind set on writing a “start of the affair” article, so here it is. I must confess something to you all: before I got a PS2, my game collection consisted (nearly) entirely of sports games. I’ve played many of them over the years —Super Baseball 2020,NFL Quarterback Club 96, andMVP Baseball 2005— but I remember no sports videogame more fondly than EA Sports’NHL 95on the Sega Genesis....
Want to know what these screenshots remind me of? Tropical Skittles, and yes, I’m being completely serious here. Don’t lie — you can see it now too, can’t you? Just look at that color palette! Dale gotdown and dirty withLeague of Legends: Clash of Fatesrecently at GDC 09, and he seemed to enjoy the spiritual sequel toDefense of the Ancientsquite a bit. It’s great to hear that someone like him who hadn’t played theWarcraft 3mod was able to get behind the concept, and hopefully it means good things for Riot Games....
As revealedon the officialDead Space 2Facebook page, the game has gotten cover art. Uh, neat! I was hoping they’d have a floating leg this time around to follow up the original game’s box art, but I dig the simplicity of this design. In an effort to make an otherwise short post look a tad bit longer, allow me to point out the subtle blood spray on the lettering and Isaac Clarke’s eyes (you can totally see them)....
