Ankama Games, known for their popular flash-based Tactical MMORPG Dofus, have announced their first non-PC title, Islands of Wakfu, which is set for an XBLA release. Wakfu is actually a follow-up to Dofus, but its console brother, Islands of Wakfu, is a spin-off which focuses on single player and two-player cooperative action. Its scope is that [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, December 18, 2008
If you know anything whatsoever about Afro Samurai in any of its forms — graphic novel, animated mini-series, or upcoming Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 video game — you already know that it is absolutely, positively not the sort of thing you’d casually let your children play. But for those who know nothing about Afro Samurai, [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 17, 2008
In a bit of unfortunate holiday season news, the Fable 2 DLC, Knothole Island, is being delayed (again) due to unexpected technical difficulties. On Xbox.com, the DLC’s page reads: “Due to unexpected technical difficulties, the Fable II: Knothole Island expansion will not be available until late January 2009. As a result, the Fable II, Knothole Island [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Speaking with EuroGamer TV, the fabled Tigon Studios explained that their perspective on The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena is that it’s an “episodic expansion” of sorts. It’s still a standalone game of course, and will actually see a release on both the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360 by next spring. That’s [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 17, 2008
When the Resident Evil 5 demo unleashed on the Japanese Xbox Live Marketplace, American fans were thrilled to discover that they could download it to their 360s with only a minimal amount of work. But, even though the Japanese RE5 demo was already perfectly playable by American gamers (and available in 100% English), Microsoft and/or [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 17, 2008
GameCyte reviews the latest reboot of the Prince of Persia franchise, and discovers whether or not the latest heir to the throne is fit to rule.
Continue reading...Monday, December 15, 2008
You’ve cruised past the Santa Monica pier, raced down the Sunset Strip, torn through Beverly Hills and blasted past skyscrapers in downtown LA. But you haven’t truly experienced Los Angeles until you’ve had your fill of Randy’s Donuts. So in early 2009, Rockstar Games will provide an alternative to glitz and glamour, and take your [...]
Continue reading...Monday, December 15, 2008
Today, Square Enix has confirmed a release window for the PC version of their underwhelming epic RPG, The Last Remnant. Utilizing Unreal Engine 3 and combining elements of Western and Japanese RPGs in an attempt to appeal to a worldwide audience, the game looked very promising on paper, but ultimately just didn’t deliver. While there’s still [...]
Continue reading...Monday, December 15, 2008
I’ve already explained how I feel about the VGA awards, but this year they had even more great surprises for those who bothered watching them live. Nine hot trailers of nine equally hotly anticipated titles were shown for the first time, sending crowds of fans into a pants-wetting ecstasy. Here they are in random order, [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, December 14, 2008
Here’s proof that Spike TV’s VGA awards are good for more than just hype-driven and irrelevant honorary titles. Everyone watching one of the live streams available was treated to some exciting news, as Epic revealed that the Combustible DLC map pack would become available as soon as tonight, at midnight to be exact. The cost [...]
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