Telltale Games Goes New Gen
“The Walking Dead” and “The Wolf Among Us” Announced for Xbox One, PS4
On Friday, the official Telltale Games blog announced that retail copies of their insanely popular games “The Walking Dead” and “The Wolf Among Us” will be coming to the new generation of consoles some time later this year. Telltale also noted that these games will receive retail versions on Xbox 360 and PS3 as well after their “continuing success as a digital download.” While the first season of “The Walking Dead” has been released on PS3 and Xbox 360, this will be the first retail disc release of “The Wolf Among Us” series. Read more »
Nintendo Announces Gamecube Controller Support for WiiU “Smash Bros”
Slam Into Your Best Friends Over and Over … Comfortably
Nintendo of America announced through Twitter that they intend to support GameCube controllers for the WiiU version of “Smash Bros.” According to Nintendo for America: Read more »
Developing IABO, the Happiest Arcade Game on the Internet
Rainbows, Clouds, and Joy, Oh My!
AAA games and indie titles alike are a certain kind of beautiful. Whether you’re playing “Skyrim,” “GTA,” or “Battlefield,” realistic graphics, detailed environments, and the particle effects that explode on your screen when you do something significant are often stunning. If they’re not hyper realistic, they’re often stylized like “Don’t Starve,” “Dead Pixels,” or “Binding of Isaac.” However, most of them have one thing in common: there’s a lot of violence. Read more »
“Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist” Arrives
The Best Live Action "Street Fighter" is Finally Here
After years of failed attempts at making a good "Street Fighter" movie, it appears someone finally got it right. It all started with Joey Ansah and Christian Howard wanting to step out and do a Live-Action "Street Fighter" 'right'. They first created a short film titled "Street Fighter Legacy," and released it to YouTube in 2010 as a proof of concept. They then turned to a Kickstarter project to flesh out the full series. Read more »
Steam Controller Delayed until 2015
Steam Box Hit with Setback
Through the Steam Universe community, Valve announced today that the publisher plans on delaying their proprietary controller until next year. The original release projection was set for later this year, but Valve no longer feels like this is a realistic goal. According to Eric Hope (Axiom) at Valve: Read more »
Nintendo to “Split” YouTube Ad Revenue with Affiliate Program
YouTube Users Can Make Money with Nintendo Videos Only if They Split Revenue with Nintendo
Nintendo announced on their official Japanese Twitter account that they are working on a new “affiliate program,” which will share advertising revenue with YouTube users posting videos of their games. Read more »
“Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham” Announced
The Dark Knight Is at It Again
The "Lego" games have been popular through just about every franchise, and this is no different when it comes to Batman. Today, "Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham" has been announced. The new adventure has Batman, along with all kinds of "DC" heroes and villains, having to stop Brainiac from destroying the world. A trailer was released with a goofy tone following suit as a "Lego" game. Read more »
“Autumn’s Journey”
A Fantastic Tale of a Girl and Her Dragons
You are Auralee, a heavenkind aspiring to be a knight, out on a routine patrol on the outskirts of the town of Berri. Daughter of Lady Bayard, a former Captain of the Guard, knighthood is in your blood. You seek to protect others and pursue justice. On this patrol, you come across a strange man with rock-like protrusions where his ears should be. He is asleep and will not wake despite your efforts to do so. You make camp and watch over him. When he finally comes to, you learn that he is Kerr and that he is in fact a dragonkind with the element of Earth. His master turned him into a heavenkind to learn how to interact and possibly understand the heavenkind. Despite his obvious distaste for your kind, he allows you to escort him on his quest to visit the dragon altars. Read more »
“Transistor”
Dystopian RPG from the Makers of “Bastion”
When you enter the city of Cloudbank, you don’t know very much. You see the futuristic dystopia through the eyes of Red, a woman wielding a giant, robotic sword the size of her entire body. The disembodied voice of a man speaks to her as if you were the protagonist of noir film, explaining bits and pieces of your world as though you already know most of it. Read more »
Vivendi Sells 41 Million Activision Blizzard Shares
Remaining 41.5 Million Shares to Follow
Holdings company Vivendi sold off a whopping 41 million shares of Activision Blizzard stock yesterday in an attempt to reduce the company’s debt. Activision Blizzard is the publishing company behind big name IPs including “World of Warcraft,” “Diablo,” “Call of Duty,” “Skylander,” and “Guitar Hero.” Read more »
“Hunger” Announced for PS4
New Game from Tarsier Studios Sounds Promising
Tarsier Studios has announced a new title in works. Tarsier is mainly known for "Little Big Planet" on the PlayStation Vita. "Hunger" is becoming a reality thanks to the "Nordic Game Program" which has supported a number of successful titles including "Limbo." Read more »
Valve Launches In-Home Streaming Service to the Public
We Lost a Little More of Our Souls to Steam Yesterday
Steam’s in-home streaming service, which allows you to virtually access the Steam games installed on your computer, opened to the public yesterday after ending beta testing. Read more »
Anti-Bullying Game Seeks Crowd-Funding
“Sumoboy” Kickstarter Looks to Raise $100K
“Kickstarter's first ever anti-bullying inspired game” is seeking goal of $100,000 in crowdfunds. The title “Sumoboy” comes to us from Australian developer Taprr and is being developed for PC, Linux, Mac, and mobile platforms. Read more »
PlayStation Now Private Beta for the PS4 Starts Tomorrow
Get Ready to Stream Some Games
PlayStation 4 users are about to gain access to the beta for the PlayStation Now service starting May 20 2014. The beta has been available for PlayStation 3 users, and it's finally making its way to Sony's current generation console. Read more »
Xbox One to Receive External Hard Drive Support
Microsoft Teases Players with Screenshots of HD Connectivity
Microsoft announced today they plan on integrating external hard drive support into the Xbox One to supplement the internal 500 GB hard drive that ships with the console. Read more »
“The Stomping Land”
Let the Hunt Begin!
Everyone knows that humans and dinosaurs were separated on this planet by millions and millions of years, and that fact is really lame. Read more »
“Halo 5” Announced, “Halo 5: Guardians”
The News We've All Been Waiting for or Something More?
Master Chief is back. Read more »
Capcom Announces Release Date for “Ultra Street Fighter IV”
A New Challenger Has Appeared!
After almost of year of hyping up the release of the latest upgrade to the already amazing “Street Fighter IV,” Capcom has finally announced a hard release date for “Ultra Street Fighter IV”. While not a full game on its own, “Ultra Street Fighter IV” promises to enrich gameplay with five new characters--Poison, Hugo, Elena, Rolento, and Decapre. The former four characters have been included in previous “Street Fighter” games, but “Ultra” marks the first inclusion of Decapre (one of M. Bison's "Dolls") as a playable character. Read more »
Nintendo Sued Over Motion Patent
Wii and Wii U Allegedly Infringes on Philips Motion Technology
Electronics company Koninklijke Philips (or just Philips) has alleged that Nintendo infringed on Philips’ motion-sensor patent when they developed the hardware for the entire Wii line of consoles and accessories which includes motion sensor technology. The lawsuit, filed May 14, spells financial trouble for the Japanese video game company, which has already faced abysmal sales in Q1. Read more »
“Far Cry 4” Confirmed for Nov. 18
Cross-gen Title Heading to the Himalayas
The newest iteration in the "Far Cry" series is confirmed for Nov. 18 in U.S. and Nov. 20 in EMEA territories. It will be cross-gen, seeing release on PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. Read more »
