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Rejoice: Suikoden II Is Finally Coming To PSN
Sony just announced that the classic JRPG Suikoden II is coming to PS3 and PlayStation Vita. Not only that, it’ll be available next week. I can already imagine the texts I’ll be getting from Jason about this. “Kirk have you started Suikoden II yet?” “Kirk, have you started it yet?” “No excuses. Time to play…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 6, 2014 -
UncategorizedCapcom: Street Fighter V Is Exclusive To PS4 And PC For Good
While we got to see some of Street Fighter V in action earlier this week, there was still some new information announced at the PlayStation Experience event in Las Vegas today. Cross-platform play! Here’s a slightly different version of the trailer that leaked earlier this week, too. Now it’s clear that the game is console-exclusive…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 6, 2014 - Uncategorized
Holy Crap, Yakuza 5 Will Be Out In The West Next Year
Bombshell! Yakuza 5, which many of us thought would never actually make it to Western shores, will come to North America for PS3 next year, Sony just announced. Here’s Sega with more details on the upcoming surprise localization, which is slated for next summer.
By Jason Schreier Published December 6, 2014 -
UncategorizedShovel Knight Is Coming To PlayStation… With Kratos
Nice! The excellent action/platformer Shovel Knight is coming to PS4, PS3 and Vita. Also, it looks like a certain God of War will make a cameo appearance. We love Yacht Club Games’ retro-style action platformer for a bunch of reasons, and it’ll be nice to see it available on more systems. Bonus: the video Sony…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 6, 2014 -
UncategorizedHere’s What Uncharted 4 Looks Like On The PS4
Sony’s PlayStation Experience event in Las Vegas unveiled new footage for Uncharted 4. It’s all realtime, running on the PlayStation 4, and it looks fantastic. Drake looks older, naturally. He kind of looks beat up, too—which is not surprising given the footage we saw earlier this year. And it seems like he’s looking for someone.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 6, 2014 - Uncategorized
Watch The PlayStation Experience Live All Weekend Long
Sony’s PlayStation Experience event in Las Vegas kicks off today with the keynote at 1 pm Eastern, with plenty of panels featuring the latest and greatest games all weekend long. Watch it live on Twitch right here. Here’s the schedule Sony’s got laid out for the show: TWITCH LIVESTREAM SCHEDULE Saturday, December 6th — All…
By Mike Fahey Published December 6, 2014 -
UncategorizedMarvel Heroes‘ Latest Playable Character Is A Mass-Murderer. Yay!
Look kids, it’s Max Eisenhardt, one of the most beloved villains in the Marvel universe. He may be directly responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of people, but he feels really bad about it so we’re giving him a second third fourth fifth chance. Oh, Marvel. Launched this week as a new playable…
By Mike Fahey Published December 6, 2014 -
UncategorizedPokémon’s Other Mysterious, Unreleased Legendary
Last year, hackers found mythical Pokémon hidden inside X & Y–-Diancie, Hoopa, and Volcanion. Since then, one of these Pokémon has been released: Diancie. Two of them, however, haven’t. Here’s what we know about the most mysterious of the three. Earlier this week I wrote Hoopa, a Pokémon that has ties to the lore of…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 6, 2014 - Culture
This Week In The Business: Warping Reality
QUOTE | “It will be hard to tell the difference between what’s real and what’s virtual around you.” – Noah Falstein, Google’s Chief Game Designer, talking about the future of virtual reality and augmented reality for games Elsewhere in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “‘Christ, we’ve only got 10…
By Steve Peterson Published December 6, 2014 - Uncategorized
Here Are The Winners For The Game Awards
Tonight Las Vegas hosted a celebration called The Game Awards. Hosted by Geoff Keighley, the show premiered a bunch of new game footage for some upcoming games, and naturally, it also gave out awards. Tonight’s winners are: Game of the Year: Dragon Age: Inquisition Best performance: Trey Parker, South Park: The Stick of Truth Best…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 6, 2014 -
UncategorizedBioware Knows The Real Reason You’re Playing Dragon Age
Here’s a fun clip from tonight’s Video Game Awards, where Bioware make a quick joke about why people really play Bioware games: the sex. If it doesn’t make sense, here’s the context: Varric is a storyteller, and he writes books. One of his series is, well…smut. Trashy romance type stuff. The books are based on…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 5, 2014 -
UncategorizedNintendo’s Creators Show Off Next Year’s Massive, New Wii U Zelda
Here’s a nice surprise: Nintendo’s top developers playing their huge new open-world 2015Zelda game. Marvelous! Nintendo just showed off that new Zelda at The Game Awards via a video recorded at the company’s studios in Japan. Zelda lead producer Eiji Aonuma controlled the game while original Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto added some commentary. The game…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 5, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe New King’s Quest Makes An Impressive Debut
The classic adventure game King’s Quest is coming back courtesy of indie studio The Odd Gentleman. And… it looks lovely. Take a look at this debut trailer. The trailer premiered tonight at The Game Awards right after King’s Quest creators Roberta and Ken Williams were given an “Icon” award. Though the Williamses are not involved…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 5, 2014 -
UncategorizedNo Man’s Sky Still Looks Spectacular
Wow. Here’s the best trailer from The Game Awards so far tonight. It’s No Man’s Sky doing what it does best: look beautiful. Hello Game’s procedurally-generated space game lets you explore the universe, and that universe is vast. You can expect lots of variation in terms of planets, wildlife, and scenery. And when you’re done…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 5, 2014 -
UncategorizedThere’s A New Playable Character Somewhere In This Witcher 3 Trailer
Geralt isn’t the only playable character in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. There’s another one in this video. CD Projekt Red just isn’t saying which one. Reps from the developer teased the new playable character on stage at the Game Awards this evening prior to showing this latest trailer, in which a white-haired woman I…
By Mike Fahey Published December 5, 2014