Bring Club Nintendo back thanks I’ll probably be on my death bed one day talking about Club Nintendo, clutching my Mario pencil case until my last breath. It was a great thing, doling out frequent flashy physical rewards that would make a kid with a Lisa Frank binder jealous. All of that died when Club Nintendo was discontinued, but Japan has been hosting glimmers of international hope with physical My Nintendo goods....
Batter up! This past weekend, Overkill Software held alivestream revealevent for its long comingWalking Deadgame. The game will follow the template of previous Overkill games,PAYDAY, and be a four player cooperative shooter. You’ll obviously be facing off against zombies instead of police and the game takes place in a post apocalyptic Washing D.C. Taking a cue fromBorderlands, there will be four selectable characters with different skill trees and abilities to use....
Shields to the front Typically, the launch of any online Blizzard title is met with incredibly long queues, strained servers, and clogged login sessions, as sure as day follows night, this is to be expected — Unfortunately, yesterday’s launch of shooter sequelOverwatch 2not only had hundreds of thousands of players to contend with, but the servers were hit with a least two DDoS attacks from a party of hackers. The free-to-play title experienced connection carnage immediately upon launch, with an initial attack coinciding with thousands upon thousands of players attempting to get back to their world of heroes....
Tickets should be on sale soon Like a free spirit or a wandering nomad, PlayStation Experience is on the move once again. In 2014, the inaugural PSX was in Las Vegas. Last year, Sony took over part of the Moscone Center in San Francisco. This year, it’ll take place in Anaheim. On December 3 and 4, the third annual PlayStation Experience will take place in the Anaheim Convention Center. A registration page is up, but it doesn’t seem as if tickets are available just yet....
Location test underway in Japanese arcades Now that Bandai Namco has begun testingPokkén Tournamentin Japanese arcades, the photos are flooding in — and they’re scrumptious. The Pokémon fighting game offers alternate colors for its combatants, including red Gardevoir and Lucario, and white Suicune. But none of that compares to Pikachu wearing shorts. Once this game (presumably) comes West, will we ever want to see Pikachu without shorts? I sure won’t. There’s no going back....
Even now, four years after the release ofPortal, few studios have ventured into the relatively unexplored first-person puzzle subgenre. Luckily for those of us yearning for more,Indie FundrecipientToxic Gameshas crashed the party with their new title,Q.U.B.E. In addition to gameplay that relies on logic, physics and platforming, the game boasts a similar minimalist visual aesthetic toPortal‘s Aperture Science Laboratories — or even Capcom’s GameCube shooterP.N.03. The title went on sale earlier this week for $14....
No, that’s not a typo Check out the world of Hallowee Ville, from upcoming PS3 gamePuppeteer. I had to look at the name two or three times to make sure that I wasn’t crazy. It’s like one of those mind-bending visual tricks that makes you see something that isn’t there! While beautiful and charming, Puppeteeris also kind of spooky, so this new trailer is perfect for Halloween. In it you’ll see a pumpkin-headed Kutaro (he uses interchangeable heads) using his magical scissors to chop away at a world full of huge, pop-out Jack-o-Lanterns, laughing ghouls, and zombie hands that seem to be ‘raising the roof’ in a Halloween-themed dance....
Monopoly GO’sMonopoly Games season just dropped today, and with it comes more albums than usual. Of all the seasons to release so far, Monopoly Games has the most number of albums, with 23 regular sets and five prestige variations. Fortunately, Scopely knows how daunting a task card-collecting is and has come out the gate revealing that four- and five-star sticker drop rates are higher this season. In the initial announcement posts for the Monopoly Games season from Scopely, we learn more about the differences between this season and previous ones....
Waiting in the Shadows Nightdive has had a busy week. Not only did the developer reveal anincoming remake of Westwood’s awesomeBlade Runnergame, but now it has partnered with Valiant Entertainment to produce a remaster of 1999 releaseShadow Man. For those of you who were very, very small,Shadow Manwas a voodoo-infused adventure that released on PS1, N64, and Dreamcast. Based on the comic book of the same name,Shadow Manfollows the bleak escapades of a young man, Michael LeRoi, who is selected to protect our world (the “Liveside”) from threats from the “Deadside” – essentially a legion of murderers created by the death of Jack the Ripper....
Sideshow Collectibles has come out with a 19-inch polystone Arthas statue for your enjoyment. It’s hand-painted, frosted, and has a glacier-like bottom. This is limited edition and you can pre-order one atthis website— for a whopping $350! The estimated arrival date is October 2012, so you have time to save up some money. $35 is required up front for the pre-order and is not refundable. As an added bonus, they also made an exclusive desktop wallpaper downloadableat this link....
The ultimate Splatfest On the off chance that, like me, you follow news aboutSplatoon‘sonline eventsbut can’t seem to retain the information for more than a day at most, here’s a timely reminder: thePokémon Redvs.Pokémon BlueSplatfest is live in North America, Europe, and Japan. This is the one that matters, people! Hop online, choose a side, and score some wins for your cause. Which do I prefer?Redhas Scyther and Electabuzz, butBluehas Pinsir and Magmar....
“So this is a SOLDIER uniform?” Cloud’s mom has always been a cryptic element of theFinal Fantasy VIImythos. In the original release, she wasn’t even named — and was only referred to as “Claudia” in design documents. Now her name is fully canon thanks toFinal Fantasy VII Remake, which expands upon this scene a bit with a full look at Claudia’s face. This past weekend, Square Enix pulled back the curtain a bit andgave us a glimpse at art of Claudia for Mother’s Day....
I’m into it, even if I’m torn on the game itself After getting a feel forCode Veinthanks to the recent network test on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, I can’t say I’m in any particular rush to play more of Bandai Namco’s anime-leaningSouls-like RPG. I liked how easy it was to experiment with different character classes and builds– it felt like I was constantly learning new tricks–and there’s some sense of intrigue with the vampire theming....
