The next chapter in theTales of Monkey Islandseries drops soon — as in September 29th, soon. Earlier this afternoon, developer Telltale Games dropped that mad release date knowledge in our inbox and gave up its name. Chapter Drei in the series is to be known as “Lair of the Leviathan.” As is usual, the accompanying images with the official release don’t appear to reveal any substantial plot details for this forthcoming episode....
PlayStation 3 owners in Japan and Hong Kong got asurprise downloadtoday:Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection.This previously PSP-only title is now availble to gamers in the East for “2000 yen ($16.80) on Sony’s Japan store, and $125HK ($16.07) on the Hong Kong store.” Is it upgraded for the PS3? Yes. Unlike other consoles who offer downloadable content, Sony seems pleased to pack its downloadable ports with a little extra firepower — thanks to a little extra hard drive space....
As games have become more and more expensive, a focus on longevity has naturally become increasingly important. When we spend $60 on a videogame, we expect to get our money’s worth, and that means we don’t want a game that’s finished in less than three hours. While we are quite right to demand a certain amount of gameplay to justify the money spent, it unfortunately means that developers have had to come up with creative time-wasting schemes that don’t give us the value we want, but merely create theillusionof value....
…or your old PSPregular. Sony launched their more portable, UMD-less PSP yesterday, and along with it came a ton of new offerings for the system on Sony’s PlayStation Store. While we’re not complaining about the wealth of new and re-birthed-as-download titles available, sorting through them all is a daunting task. No worries: We’ve done all the foot work (finger work?) for you. We poked through the old and the new, the regurgitated and the repriced, and we found what we think are the ten best offerings on the store....
Trying to set itself aside from being just another first-person shooter, one of the unique aspects of 2K’sThe Darknessare what is called The Creeping Dark. Here’s a good description of this little bastard:Creeping Dark, the snake-like appendage that slides along the ground, up the walls and through windows in The Darkness, can be used to attack Uncle Paulie’s hitmen and devour their hearts, open locked doors, and much more.Funny enough, just as 2K sent this to our inbox this morning, I actually have an appointment with them today to get some quality hands-on time with this upcoming title....
“The Memory Card” is a seasonal feature that dissects and honors some of the most artistic, innovative, and memorable videogame moments of all time. What makes a good boss battle? When you break it down, it’s not whether the boss is super challenging, has incredible graphics, or fills the entire screen. Sure, all of these aspects are very important, and, if used correctly, help make a boss battle successful and satisfying....
We’ve already spokeat lengthabout indie studio Camel 101’s upcoming gameGemini Wars. Now, here’s a chance to learn how Camel 101 came to be a studio, and learn more about the development ofGemini Wars. When I spoke with Ricardo Cesteiro, he briefly mentioned that the game grew from something with simple mechanics and rules into something more complex, even incorporating community feedback into game features. Naturally there had to be more to it than that, and he was happy to tell me Camel 101’s story....
This is probably my favorite episode. It was certainly the most fun to put together, and I am very pleased with how it turned out. If you’ve been liking the series, then you’ll probably really enjoy it. If you’ve not been liking it, then why on Earth are you still watching? Seriously, saying “this was the worst one and the others weren’t funny either,” just makes you look like a moron for watching every one....
Not surprisingly, the PC beta forCall of Duty: World at Waris going to beveryeasy to get into, so I better not hear any stories about how you bought a key for $80 on eBay like I’ve been hearing from people in the Xbox 360 beta. Sadly, I’m not joking. Firstly, if you pre-order the WWII shooter at GameStop, you are guaranteed a code. But because pre-ordering is for suckers, you can also nab a key bysigning up here, even after the beta has commenced....
Why hasn’t EA DICE released DLC forBattlefield 1943? In a conversation withJoystiqat PAX ’09, game producer Gordon Van Dyke pegged the studios’ focus onBattlefield 3andBattlefield: Bad Company 2as the culprits. Van Dyke made it said the studio is considering the quality of those two titles instead ofBF1943DLC quantity. “We don’t have any immediate plans right now, but it’s not ruled out,” said Van Dyke. “There’s a lot of pressure on the team forBattlefield 3andBattlefield: Bad Company 2… we don’t want to stretch things too thin and make something that’s not up to quality....
It’s been a while since we’ve delved into this peculiar segment of gamer culture: memorabilia, trinkets, and other goofy objects that usually shouldn’t have anything to do with videogames. These retro Atari glasses from ThinkGeek are a tremendous way to come back, if I do say so myself. The set of four —Asteroids,Centipede,Tempest, andMissile Command— is cool, no doubt about it. The only issue is that of price, which is $29....
Four new Virtual Console games are about to land on the Wii! As reportedearlier, the Turbo-Grafx sci-fi pinball titleAlien Crushis among today’s releases. It’s joined by the NES sports classic,Ice Hockey; the Genesis puzzler,Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine; and another Genesis title, and crowd favorite,Gunstar Heroes. If you’re strapped for Wii points, I recommend picking upGunstar Heroes. No question. Particularly if you missed out on the game when it first hit the Genesis, and then were in a coma when it was released on the Game Boy Advance....
A few weeks ago,we told you about howSquare Enix president Yoichi Wada claimed thatFinal Fantasy XIIImay be the “last of this type of game.” We weren’t entirely sure what we meant by that, and it seems that we’re not the only ones. Even high ranking Square Enix developers, like producer Yoshinori Kitase, and director Motomu Toriyama, are befuddled. “We don’t know exactly what he meant by that,” answers the pair on the official PlayStation Blog....
