The PS Vita will be getting a firmware update soon which will allow for a bunch of new features, including the long-awaited PS1 game compatibility. However, by opening the doors to older classics, Sony could potentially be exposing or creating new security holes to hackers who would eagerly exploit them. The new system update, version…
Here’s some gameplay footage of the relaunched Final Fantasy XIV. The presentation shows off some of the game’s drag and drop inventory system as well as jumping. Yes, jumping! First Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Gameplay Footage [Siliconera]
“Haikyo” are abandoned buildings—ruins. Last year, a couple ex-BioShock developers read an account by Gakuranman.com of exploring a haikyo. It inspired their new indie game Gone Home, a game that revolves around exploration, instead of cheap scares. The house featured on Gakuranman has since been known as “The Royal House”. Steve Gaynor on the Gone…
Relationships can be difficult and unstable; even virtual ones. The wizards at Tea Time have taken the dating world online, proving that just because a game doesn’t have swords or guns doesn’t mean there isn’t conflict and war. Tea Time, the makers of the virtual upskirt and other interactive NSFW technology, have a game that…
Earlier today, Capcom announced a new Mega Man game. Usually if Capcom announces a new Mega Man game, I’d do a proper post. But no, not for this game. It’s not a proper Mega Man game. Instead, Capcom is releasing a Mega Man social game for iOS. Look, social games are fine. iOS games are…
Go ahead. Gaze into Mr. Putin’s eyes. What do you see? I see a figure from Hong Kong toy maker DiD. You might get a sense of Putin’s soul. Regardless, here’s a collectible Putin. He comes with two flags, a wooden podium, alternate outfits—and more. The Putin figure will be out this September. Let the…
Just as Comic Market (aka “Comiket”) wraps up in Japan, several of the country’s most popular cosplayers—Enako, Akira Itsuki, and Kuroneko—are releasing their singing debut for Sony Music’s DefSTAR Records label. Their group is called “Panache!”, and the concept behind the trio is that it’s a mix of 2D and 3D—in short, the concept is…
Capcom announces a new Mega Man. It’s a social game. For iOS. Yep.
Sun Jifa lost both hands while constructing a homemade bomb. The explosive was to be used for blast fishing, but accidentally went off. Unable to work on his family farm and unable to afford pricey prosthetic limbs, the 51 year-old came up with a plan: build the arms himself. For eight years, Sun toiled, constructing…
Call of Duty be damned, there’s only one game involving army men that I’m interested in this year, and that’s Bohemia Interactive’s upcoming ArmA III. The more I see of this game, the more I cannot believe that it can look this good while being a single enormous, open-world island, with super-realistic physics bolted on…
There’s not much to Staggering Beauty. Just an instruction to shake vigorously and a warning that those prone to epileptic fits should avoid. Both things to be heeded. It’s the work of artist pals George & Jonathan, whose other work you can check out here Staggering Beauty [Site]
We’ve got games that put you inside the eyeballs of men, and inside the cockpit of aircraft, but rarely do we get to venture into hte space in between. Slower, and lower, but because of that often a lot more fun. I’m talking about birds, who aside from some seagulls in Wind Waker I rarely…
Here’s a fascinating story on how the global economy is, at one level, just one giant game of Tetris.
The latest Mortal Kombat may be conspicuous in its absence from arcades in the West, but there are reports surfacing that the game may indeed be making an appearance in coin-op form. Only, in Japan. Some images have surfaced claiming to be of a Mortal Kombat arcade unit on location testing, and while the presence…
Designer Eoin Stanley, who we featured a little while ago on Total Recall, doesn’t just archive beautiful old Nintendo logos. He’s also got on ice something more informative; namely, the entirety of the very first issue of Nintendo Power. It’s not his – it appears to have belonged to a young Mr. Jeremy Salsman –…
Luke’s Note: We’re joined again tonight by Patrick Wyatt, a games development legend and former Blizzard executive who has played a big role in the success of games like StarCraft, Diablo and Guild Wars. This is the second part (you can read the first instalment here) of his insider’s story of the making of Warcraft,…
Castle Crashers, the awesome side-scrolling brawler that’s a lot older than most of us probably realise, is getting a third lease on life with the announcement of a PC port. Developers Behemoth revealed today at GamesCom that the game, which was released on Xbox 360 in 2008 and PS3 in 2010, will be coming to…
Planetary Annihilation is an in-development strategy game from Uber Studios that, unlike most other entries in the field we see these days, is trying something genuinely different While its promise of truly global warfare looks a little like Spore, and in terms of scale it reminds me a little of Total Annihilation, the way its…
Occupying a strange space between Final Fantasy, Bully and Neon Genesis, the Persona series has grown into something of a cult phenomenon in the West. Part of that is down to its unique premise, sure, but another is the series’ bold and memorable visual identity. Even for those who could accuse all anime of looking…
Sometimes when you leave a job, it’s mutual, and everything’s cool! Other times, you may want to feel the need to punch out with a little “fuck you” scrawled on your former place of employ. That can be fine, sometimes, but there are limits. And Stardock, the publisher of Sins of a Solar Empire, are…
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