The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, the new spiritual successor to the SNES classic A Link To The Past, was on display at NYCC 2013 and from the preview on display, it’s going to be a fun time. A mix of new school graphics and gameplay enhancements and the classic Zelda top-down perspective, Link Between Worlds doesn’t come across as a revolutionary title but it certainly seems like a lot of fun. I was able to traverse Hyrule field like always but this time...
Accelerate. Crash. Crash. Turn. Crash. Accelerate. Crash. Scream. Accelerate. Toss 3DS. Scream. Brake. Accelerate. Repeat. Flying through an underground world at 500mph, trying not to crash and improving your time; that is what AiRace Speed is all about. It’s also about frustration, which is something that you are almost certain to experience during your playthrough. AiRace Speed, from developer QubicGames, is basically a series of increasingly difficult and challenging...
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate, may be a mouthful of a title but it looks like it’s going to be a handful of a game. I was able to snag a hands-on 15 minute demo on PS Vita as well as 3DS where I tracked Catwoman through the Gotham city skyline and walked away liking what I saw. Developed by Aramature Studio, a team comprising of former members of Retro Studios, Blackgate is an adventure that is it’s own entity. Not simply a gimped version of its console...
As their way of saying “Oops, my fault,” Rockstar Games are planning to deposit a total of $500,000 in beleaguered players’ virtual bank accounts. Coming after a brutal two weeks of lost characters, wiped progress, missing limbs and failed connections the makers of the record-setting Grand Theft Auto V are going to make amends with players who feel wronged by GTA Online’s shaky launch. Delivered in two deposits of $250,000, the compensation...
In an announcement today, Atlus has revealed that the much anticipated PS3/PS Vita Cross-Play patch is coming to American shores. The patch should arrive in the coming weeks and it will allow both PS3 and Vita players to team up on the epic looting runs that Dragon’s Crown is known for. This will add another layer to the already deep Action-RPG from developer Vanillaware.
With the passing of Hiroshi Yamauchi last Thursday, Japan and video games as a whole lost a pioneering legend the likes of which will never be seen again. He was 85 and left an indelible legacy on the industry as a whole. Assuming control of Nintendo at the age of 22 in 1949 and serving as its President until 2002, Yamauchi took a small playing card manufacturer and eventually transformed it into a massive force in video games in the 80’s and 90’s. Although he...
SteamWorld Dig, the new 3DS eShop game from Swedish developer Image & Form is a breath of fresh air. An engrossing, subterranean adventure from start to finish with equal parts The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Dig Dug and Metroid, SteamWorld Dig is a gem among other 3DS downloadable games. Taking place in a distant future where mankind is merely legend, SteamWorld puts you into the mining boots of Rusty the Steambot, a stranger who recently inherited an old mine from his...
Let’s be honest with ourselves, fighting games have gotten far too flashy in recent years. Gone are the days of the simple punch-kick-jump attack, replaced with combos and special moves that require as much memorization as a microbiology exam. One True Game Studios have set out to change all of that with the release of DiveKick for PS3, PS Vita and PC. This two button fighter will seem overly simplistic at first but it starts to reveal layers of strategy and depth once...
Murdered: Soul Suspect, the upcoming “Ghost Detective” game from publisher Square Enix and developer Airtight Games was showcased this week at the annual Gamescom conference in Germany with a new trailer. Previously revealed at E3 2013, Soul Suspect has you taking control of Detective Ronan O’Connor, who after dying in the opening scenes of the game, has to track down his own killer as a ghostly apparition. The fact that you’re a ghost and can’t acutally...
At Gamescom yesterday, Sony officially announced a much needed price drop for their struggling handheld, PS Vita. Dropping from the launch price of $249, the Vita will now be available at all retailers for $199. Fifty dollars is a decent drop in and of itself, but Sony went one further and have also discounted to price of Vita’s proprietary memory cards, which consumers, myself included, have always found too expensive. This price drop couldn’t have come at a...
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