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Live at Nintendo’s Next Wii Unveiling
We’re here down front at Nintendo’s 2011 E3 press conference. This is the last of the big press conferences of this E3. And with Nintendo’s next big console expected to be unveiled and detailed, perhaps it will be the best as well. What do we know about the next Wii? Officially, not a whole lot.…
By Brian Crecente Published June 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
Atlus’ King of Fighters XIII News is an Excellent Reason to Look at Mai
Atlus is bringing King of Fighters XIII to North America this holiday season, which means for the rest of the year we’ll be subjected to screenshots of high-def Mai Shiranui. Life is good.
By Mike Fahey Published June 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon in Flight
With a story penned by New York Times bestselling author Jim DeFelice, overhauled dog fighting and the ability to hop into the controls of a gunship, Ace Combat Assault Horizon is working hard to change the way you think about the series. The biggest change seems to be the way players will handle dogfights. The…
By Brian Crecente Published June 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
What happened? Was everyone so engrossed by the E3 press conferences that they forgot to create a new TAYpic? No matterā€”today we’ll suspend protocol, and present you with a little image of our own. Let’s consider this an E3-themed Talk Amongst Yourselves. Let us know how you feel about yesterday’s announcements, and what you’re hoping…
By Drew Cohen Published June 7, 2011 -
UncategorizedTransferring DSi Games to the 3DS Is So Easy!
Besides the Nintendo eShop, today’s 3DS system update allows players to transfer DSiWare titles, photos, and music over to the 3DS. Pikmin transfer the data in what can only be described as cute. Once you transfer over the data, you cannot transfer it back. It took website Vooks.net an hour to transfer 34 DSiWare titles…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
Kinect Gets Exclusive Cheerleader Game
Never mind that cheerleading is dangerous and lots of young women get injured, somebody’s making a cheerleading game for Kinect. Let’s Cheer! teaches players cheers and routines, as well as popular dance hits and licensed cheerleading songs. “Let’s Cheer! on Kinect for Xbox 360 brings the spectacular sport of cheerleading into the interactive world like…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
E3 Day Zero Recap: the Best, the Worst and Everything in Between
In case you’re only just joining us, or simply want to relive the whole day again, here’s a roundup of all the news, media and other interesting stuff from E3 2011’s “Day Zero”. Why the “Zero”? Well, the show doesn’t officially kick off until today, June 7, when the Los Angeles Convention Centre opens its…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 7, 2011 -
UncategorizedThis PlayStation Move Game Isn’t What You Think It Is
Yeah, when this was first unveiled yesterday, for a split second we thought it was a new MediEvil game too. Sadly, it’s not, though it does have skeletons and it is for a PlayStation console. The game is Medieval Moves: Deadmund’s Quest, and it’s a PlayStation Move title for the PS3. Kiddy action title it…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
This Is Japan’s Official PS3 Keyboard
On June 30, Sony is releasing a Wireless Keyboard for the PS3. The keyboard has a PS Button, which can be used to power on and power off the PS3, just like the Dual Shock 3. Like old Think Pads, the keyboard has a nub in the middle that can be used to control the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
Virtua Tennis 4 Pulls a Hat Trick for Sony Hardware
The fourth installment of Sega’s Virtua Tennis is coming to the PS Vita as a launch title. This is the third time a Virtua Tennis title has been a launch title for new Sony hardware; previously, the PSP and PS3 saw the games as launch titles. “With Virtua Tennis 4 on NGP (PS Vita) the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 7, 2011 -
UncategorizedTrials HD Adopts Darwinism, Becomes Trials Evolution
Wait for it. Past the graphics and the darkness, at the very end, you’ll catch your first glimpse of Trials Evolution (for Xbox Live Arcade), which the developers call “the next dimension” in the series, and which we’ll call “shiny bikes about to cause harm”.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
BlazBlue Will Set PS Vita Ablaze
Fighting game BlazBlue is coming to the PS Vita under the temporary title BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II Plus. “Plus”, because the PS Vita version gets added features. According to the game’s developer, the game will take advantage of the PS Vita’s touch features, such as the touch screen and touch pad. It will also have…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
Mass Effect 3’s Collector’s Edition Wants to Save Your Galaxy
Those wanting to buy Mass Effect 3 and pay more than everyone else, you are to be rewarded for your initiative with retail packaging of a higher order. Novel! In this case, the Mass Effect 3 N7 Edition includes not just the game (which comes in a rather nice box), but a hardcover art book,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 7, 2011 -
UncategorizedAce Combat: Assault Horizon Looks Familiar, but Who Cares?
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon isn’t your typical Ace Combat game. “For us, this is a rebirth of the Ace Combat series, and a chance for us to take the series in a completely new direction,” said Kazutoki Kono, Producer at Project Aces, said last year That direction is populated with games like Battlefield and Modern…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 7, 2011
