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Cutest Yoshi Game Ever
The dinosaur that raised Baby Mario is already pretty darn adorable. But a new Wii U game shown today does Yoshi up all in yarn, making the lizard even cuter. Visually, Yoshi’s Woolly World follows up on the style first seen in Kirby’s Epic Yarn.
By Evan Narcisse Published June 10, 2014 -
Smash Bros‘ Surprise New Hero: Lady Palutena
Kid Icarus‘ ruling goddess of Angel Land will be showing up in the new Smash Bros. game to kick some butt. Long a supporting character in the Kid Icarus game, Lady Palutena’s also been seen as part of Pit’s Final Smash attacks. Now, as the video from today’s Nintendo presentation showed, she’ll be a playable…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 10, 2014 -
Bayonetta 2 Comes With Bayonetta 1 for Wii U
When Bayonetta 2 comes out for Wii U, you’ll be getting two games for the price of one. Nintendo announced today that the predecessor for Platinum Games’ hotly-anticipated action title will be included with Bayonetta 2. The first Bayonetta came out for the PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2009 and skipped the Wii. Today’s news…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 10, 2014 -
Amiibos Are Nintendo’s Answer To Skylanders
As previously reported, Nintendo’s getting into the toys-into-game business with collectible figurines they’re calling Amiibos. The Amiibos figures were shown off during a segment for the new Smash Bros. game, where Nintendo president Satoru Iwata touched a Mario figure to a Wii U gamepad and spawned a Mario character into the match. Later on in…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 10, 2014 -
Star Fox Wii U Revival Leaks
According to a now-pulled interview on Time‘s website, there’s a new Star Fox game in development for Wii U, being led by iconic Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto. The Miyamoto interview described Star Fox’s gameplay and how the Mario creator plans to have the game use the Wii U’s Gamepad: In his new version of Star…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 10, 2014 -
So Far, E3’s Dress Code Is a Little Too Casual This Year
The Electronic Entertainment Expo. The yearly event when millions of people turn their eyes to focus on video games. So why are the professionals unveiling their works to the world looking like they’re dressed for a neighbor’s barbecue? C’mon, folks. Look, it’s not that everyone has to do the suit-and-tie thing. But a boring, rumpled…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 10, 2014 -
Ubisoft Is Sitting On Unreleased Wii U Games
It’s bad enough when you hear that companies aren’t making games because the Wii U is struggling to find an audience. What’s even worse? Hearing that completed games are for Nintendo’s latest home console being held back because of poor sales. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot says that’s just what the company is doing, in an…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 9, 2014 -
Surprise, the Batmobile Likes to Shimmy
As expected, Gotham City gets a gorgeous makeover on PS4. But what’s up with Bruce Wayne’s ride? The latest glimpse of Batman: Arkham Knight gameplay shows the Dark Knight swooping over long distances and switching to the Batmobile. It might be because the game’s still got a long way to go but the lateral movement…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 9, 2014 -
Mortal Kombat Looking Good and Gory, Like It’s Supposed to
There was never any question what the developers of Mortal Kombat were going to use the new consoles’ increased processing power for, was there? Ok, it’s not just blood. In the clip above, you can see Scorpion, Sub-Zero and a slew of other Kombatants dueling to the death with environmental interactions a la Injustice. The…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 9, 2014 -
PlayStation Now Game Streaming Starts on July 31st
Starting next month, PlayStation owners will be able to play Sony’s first-party back catalog via the PlayStation Now service. PlayStation Now’s open beta starts on July 31 for PS4 owners in the U.S. and Canada. It moves to PS3, Vita and Sony brand TVs sometime after that. 100 PS3 games will be available as part…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 9, 2014 -
Hey, It’s ‘Torture Porn: The Video Game’
Good or bad, nobody makes games like Suda51. Could this be one of the good ones? The next game from the creative lead on Killer7 and No More Heroes will be a PlayStation exclusive. Let It Die looks like it’s a brawler with the same sleaze-shlock cinema DNA as Suda’s other work.
By Evan Narcisse Published June 9, 2014 -
Your PS4 Friends Don’t Need Far Cry 4 to Play Far Cry 4
Sony VP Adam Boyes just announced that PS4 players will be able to invite friends into a game of Far Cry 4, even if they don’t own it. Game sharing like this has been seen on handhelds before but making it available for a beefy, open-world game like Far Cry 4 is an impressive feat.
By Evan Narcisse Published June 9, 2014 -
Sony Just Announced A Beautiful New PS4 Game, And It’s Out Right Now
Say hello to Entwined, a fetching new indie game that was just announced at the Sony press conference. The game’s out right now for the price of $10, and features crossbuy for PS3 and Vita, too. Built by game design students, Entwined has players controlling a pair of birds in love who can’t touch via…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 9, 2014 -
Some First-Class E3 Trolling Happening Right Here
Pity the readers who don’t know that comics writer Gail Simone loves to poke at the weak spots of devoted fan communities. Their heads have probably exploded now. Simone’s a longtime veteran who’s writing, among other things, the Tomb Raider comic-book series that connects last year’s hit game to its just announced sequel. She also…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 9, 2014 -
Weird Fitness Game Looks Like Guitar Hero With Jumping
Kinect’s profile has been a little lower on day one of this year’s E3. It’s not totally absent, though. Ubisoft showed yet another game that aims to use the motion sensor to help players get fit. It’s a little wacky. Shape Up debuted at Ubi’s press conference today and it might remind you a bit…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 9, 2014 -
Criterion Graduates From Crashing Cars To Crashing Everything
It’s not a new Burnout game. The next game from Criterion is… different. The footage shown at today’s EA press conference looked like a crazy first-person, action sports smorgasbord where you can jump from helicopter to RV and whatever the hell other vehicle might be in the world. This unnamed title is way early but…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 9, 2014 -
Putting Bruce Lee Against Real UFC Fighters Is Kinda Creepy, Guys
Bruce Lee’s been in video games before. But his latest appearance as a playable character—in EA’s upcoming UFC game—just feels weird. When the legendary martial artist’s likeness showed up in other games with more fantastical premises, the make-believe element made things feel less bizarre. However, his presence in the EA UFC game comes across as…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 9, 2014 -
Yep, Waiting for Star Wars: Battlefront Is Going to Be Pretty Tough
EA only showed a few slivers of gameplay footage from their upcoming Stars Wars game. But, damn if it doesn’t make you want to get on a speeder bike on Endor. The Star Wars: Battlefront segment that opened EA’s press conference was meant to convince people that they’re taking the responsibility of making Star Wars…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 9, 2014 -
New Crackdown Goes Multiplayer in a Big Way
“Hello, Agent.” Man, we’ve all missed that voice, huh? CORRECTION: The original version of this post stated that Platinum Games would be working on the new Crackdown. This isn’t the case. It’s being developed by series creator Dave Jones and a new UK studio called Cloudgine, which is made up of former Crackdown developers. We…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 9, 2014 -
Hell Yes, Phantom Dust Returns on Xbox One
Hell’s gotten a lot colder. The cult game from the original Xbox is getting re-imagined for Microsoft’s newest console. A teaser trailer showed characters that looked like they could be the metahuman Espers charged with saving the Earth. This clip didn’t appear to be captured gameplay but, what the hell, it’s new Phantom Dust
By Evan Narcisse Published June 9, 2014
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