It seems like exclusive characters are pretty normal for fighting games. Â For instance, Mortal Kombat got Kratos for the PS3 version. Â Street Fighter X Tekken will be giving Sony their own exclusive fighters, but you might not expect the characters that are coming exclusively.
Want to find out everything that you can about the newest Hitman game?  Square Enix and IO Interactive have just let us know about the Barcode Society Blog.  It promises to have behind-the-scenes insights from the developers as well as giving interviews to show what the process is like.  They also promise new assets and contests.  You can find it at www.barcode-society.com.
Sam and Max have been around for a while, first coming out during the time when LucasArts released great adventure games, and more recently with the Telltale Games taking the reigns. Â While most of their adventuring has been done on the PC, they have branched out to the Wii as well. Â Now you’ll be able to take them along in your pocket as they have just been released for iOS devices.
It’s Thursday, and that means that Nintendo has several new games and demos available for download. Â If you are looking for something for your 3DS, Wii, or DSi, then Nintendo has you covered. Â Here is the WiiWare offering for the week:
Blizzard has announced that Blizzcon 2012 has been canceled, and that the next one will take place in 2013. Instead, Blizzard will be holding the 2012 Battle.net World Championship at the end of the year.
As spotted on Gamasutra, there are rumors that Microsoft has plans to phase out the MS Points system by the end of the year.
Inside Mobile Apps reports that some mobile developers have allegedly been told to plan their future game updates based on the impending change. In addition, the report states that all existing Microsoft Points will be converted to match their region’s local currency.
Microsoft has officially refused to confirm or deny the rumors.
Do you like explosions? Â Do you like Michael Bay EXPLOSIONS!?!?!? Â Do you like Call of Duty? Â Then you’ll want to watch this video after the break showing what Call of Duty Elite can do for you! Â It’s about studying maps, getting the DLC before anyone else gets them, and getting bonuses for your clan! Â It’s a lot of SHOUTING AND EXPLOSIONS!!!!! Â What else could you want, n00b?
Is there any genre better suited for mobile gaming than strategy role-playing games? I don’t know if it’s the stand-alone mission structure, the turn-based progression, or the comparatively low-fidelity graphics most of them employ, but I’ve found that games ranging from Final Fantasy Tactics to Valkyria Chronicles are consistently more engrossing in their portable incarnations. No series exemplifies this effect better than the Disgaea franchise, chock full of efficiency-minded sprites that don’t look so hot on huge modern TVs…but that get a lot prettier on a crisp high-resolution portable screen.
Several sports rivalries have emerged throughout the years. The Red Sox and Yankees. The Packers and Bears. The Lakers and the Celtics. Now a new reivalry has emerged in the video game industry: EA and Activision, or more appropriately, Battlefield 3 vs. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Now both games have been released, and while they can’t play against each other like sports teams, the reviewers have been playing the games and sales have been made. In the end, one game will have more sales, but which will have the best reviews? Here are my impressions of the Xbox 360 version of Battlefield 3 for your consideration.
I remember a movie a long time ago called The Cannonball Run starring Burt Reynolds and Dom DeLuise. The plot featured a large number of drivers competing in a cross-country race, evading traffic, cops, and each other. When hearing of the plot of Need for Speed The Run, I couldn’t help but to think of how similar the premises are between the two. While I don’t remember The Cannonball Run being a good movie, I wondered if The Run would have some entertainment value.
In case you hadn’t noticed, Capcom has been doing some pimping as of lately. In fact, in 2012 they are shifting their audacity to pimp into second gear with an extensive amount of re-releasing and re-hashing in order to satisfy their investors (and hopefully a few fans, as well).
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and Mass Effect 3 now have demos available, complete with crossover content for those who play through the demos.
In addition to the demo, 38 Studios has teamed up with BioWare to create a cross promotion to reward fans of both Reckoning andMass Effect 3. By playing the upcoming demos for both Reckoning and Mass Effect 3, gamers will receive special in-game items, including Mass Effect inspired, Omni-blade daggers in Reckoning and special Reckoning-themed armor and assault rifle in Mass Effect 3 designed by award-winning artist Todd McFarlane.
Crossover promotional content is an interesting concept, and of course you will have to sign in to your EA Origin account to access it.
Rage makes a poor first impression and closes out with a worse one. With bookends like that, it would be easy to mistake the stuff in the middle as adequate. It’s a nice illusion. Continue reading →
Elemental: War of Magic was a game we had very high hopes for. Unfortunately, it was a disappointment both to us, as well as to many of our customers. Stardock’s success in its nineteen years of existence has been because people know if they buy something with our name on it, it’ll be excellent. With Elemental: War of Magic we failed that expectation.
Klei Entertainment and Electronic Arts have just confirmed plans to release the co-op side-scrolling beat ‘em up Shank 2 for $9.99 on February 7th. The curious part? Apparently it’s only coming to two of the major gaming platforms in my life…and they aren’t the one’s I’d expect.
The SoulCalibur series was one of the first 3D weapons fighters to ever come out, and soon the fifth incarnation of the series will be available on the PS3 and Xbox 360. Â However, Namco Bandai came out with a little surprise. Â The original SoulCalibur is available now for iOS devices.
Portable gaming just got a bit more brutal as NetherRealm Studios, the developers behind last year’s widely praised Mortal Kombat reboot, have announced plans for an enhanced port on the forthcoming PlayStation Vita.
The ineffable blank of the computer screen flares against my corneas. An unblinking eye, soulless and uncaring, peering out from a digital void as soulless as a granite cherub.  Its cursor mocks me. The blink is hypnotic in its rhythm, horrific in its judgement, ticking off the moments of my life like the tears of a stricken widow even as it dares me to fill the hollow space around with words.
XBox Live Gold members are getting access to the demo version of The Darkness II a week earlier than anybody else, and in this case, that means today. PC, PS3, and non-paying XBox Live Silver members will still get their chance to take the infernal demon arms of mafia don Jackie Estacado, though not until next Tuesday, January 24th.
From lingerie to romantic getaways that happen to be go kart track-adjacent, I’ve always felt the best Valentine’s Day gifts are the ones you can both enjoy. It’s something to bear in mind when Zumba Fitness Rush arrives for the Kinect the Sunday before, as giving your special someone a way to keep in shape by leaping and dancing about the house is a winning proposition for everyone involved.
Podcast Oct. 31st- Who's afraid of digital downloads?
