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How About A 2D Brawler With a More RPG-Like Combat System?
Last year we showed you Treachery In Beatdown City, an interesting brawler with an unusual combat system that is being made by a very small team in New York City. They’re targeting PlayStation Mobile first and have taken to Kickstarter to help finance development. Lead creator Shawn Allen joins us below to answer your questions…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 25, 2014 -
Huge PSN Sales, Deep Discounts On Deep Silver, Chromebooks [Deals]
Many a big digital sale happening today, with Sony discounting an avalanche of games on PSN, and Humble putting the Deep Silver catalog up for grabs at bargain basement prices. Scroll down for the PSN deals and tell us what you’ll be picking up in the comments. pre-order Xbox One Titanfall Bundle Microsoft is throwing…
By Shane Roberts Published February 25, 2014 -
Candy Crush Makers Don’t Want to Trademark ‘Candy’ Anymore [UPDATE]
The company behind Candy Crush Saga has withdrawn their trademark application for ‘Candy’ in the United States, according to documents they filed with the U.S. Trademark Office yesterday. King, the company behind Candy Crush, filed for a trademark on the word ‘Candy’ last year, which caused a bit of a stir in the world of…
By Jason Schreier Published February 25, 2014 -
How Do You Keep Exiled Settlers Alive Through The Winter?
Leo has already taken us through the emotional journey of trying to start a new civilization with just a handful of exiled settlers. Northernlion gives us a slightly more… practical look at how to start a settlement in Banished Banished is a civilization-building game, similar to Dwarf Fortress and Gnomoria. It seems less complicated than…
By Steve Marinconz Published February 25, 2014 -
Four (!) New Persona Games Are Coming To North America
Here’s an afternoon bombshell courtesy Atlus: Four new Persona games are coming to North America over the next two years, including the game we’ve all been waiting years to play: Persona 5 Persona 5 will be out in 2015 for PS3—yes, PS3!—as will a Vita spinoff called Persona 4: Dancing All Night. Both the dungeon-crawler…
By Jason Schreier Published February 25, 2014 -
If Hollywood Turned Checkers Into A Gritty Film…
If you’re like me, then you love it when board games get the big screen, hollywood treatment. Jumanji, Battleship — They’re almost all unimpeachably amazing. Now finally, Checkers gets its chance to shine. Or not. Checkers: The Movie is not coming to the big screen. The folks at Board With Life made as part of…
By Chris Person Published February 25, 2014 -
See The New Xbox One Dashboard In Action
Get a good look at the Xbox One’s new dashboard update in this video released by Microsoft’s Major Nelson today. The update—which includes improvements to party chat and the friends list on Xbox One—will go live in March, just in time for Titanfall. Looks good!
By Jason Schreier Published February 25, 2014 -
Watch Someone Try to Play Pokémon Gold/Silver on the Oculus Rift
Remember Pokémon 3D—the first-person perspective Pokémon Gold/Silver? Well, it’s been made compatible with Oculus Rift, letting players see the world of Pokémon through the eyes of their trainer. It needs some tuning—dialogue is well to the bottom of each lens and somewhat difficult to read, as are the battle commands, which sit far to the…
By Owen Good Published February 25, 2014 -
South Park: The Stick of Truth Is Censored Outside Of North America
Some players of South Park: The Stick of Truth won’t get to see the game in its entirety—a handful of 20-second scenes are censored in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) version of the upcoming RPG on consoles. Warning: minor spoilers for Stick of Truth follow. A review guide leaked by European press—via NeoGAF—reveals that…
By Jason Schreier Published February 25, 2014 -
Blizzard Explains World Of Warcraft‘s $60 Level Boosts
The World of Warcraft community was up in arms last week, when WoW Insider spotted a level 90 boost item available briefly in the in-game store for $60. Speaking to Eurogamer, lead encounter designer Ion Hazzikostas says the high price tag was established to ensure Blizzard didn’t “devalue the accomplishment of levelling”. The power-leveling service…
By Mike Fahey Published February 25, 2014 -
Konami Cuts the Price on Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
Folks were complaining about how much it was going to cost to play the first chunk of Snake’s next adventure, which seems pretty short. Now it’s going to be a bit cheaper, taking some of the cost off of the versions for the new, current-gen consoles. From the press release: KONAMI has also announced that…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 25, 2014 -
The Winter Olympics Would Be Much So Better With Superheroes
Silver Surfer snowboarding on a Galactus-shaped ramp sure would make things more exciting at any Winter Olympics event. The real games might be over, but here’s concept artist Francesco Francavilla pairing superheroes with the winter sports that suit them the best. We’ve covered Francesco’s project when he began working on the pictures, you should check…
By Gergo Vas Published February 25, 2014 -
Club Nintendo Promotion Offers Free Pokémon X or Y in March
Nintendo is offering a free download code in March for Pokémon X or Pokémon Y to those who register, via Club Nintendo, either a 3DS, 3DS XL or 2DS, and one of five games for that platform. The promotion is, obviously, designed to encourage people to buy one of the handhelds, but if for some…
By Owen Good Published February 25, 2014 -
Sitting down in the middle of a town and opening a store with your loot in DayZ is probably the riskiest thing you can do. Some players still like to do that, maybe because they have snipers on the roof. Either way, I am positive that business will be booming Dayshot is an image-based feature…
By Gergo Vas Published February 25, 2014 -
The Xbox One Can Stream Games Via Twitch Starting In March [UPDATE]
Next month, an update will bring the popular Twitch video game broadcasting service to the Xbox One in a way that home consoles have never seen before. It will launch on March 11, just in time for Titanfall. According to AP, the update will allow Xbox One the ability to live stream games via Twitch…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 25, 2014 -
Robocop Stopping Perverts on Japanese Trains
As part of the public service campaign, Robocop is doing his part to nab unsavoury perverts on Japanese trains. Your move, creep! The campaign is a collaboration between the robot officer, the Osaka Police Department, and the West Japan Railway Company. In the middle of the public service spot, which is currently on the police…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 25, 2014 -
Wasteland 2‘s Beta Gets A Huge Update
It raised a ton of cash during its Kickstarter campaign. Then Wasteland 2 got delayed because of all that money. But, rest assured, the sequel to the classic RPG is coming. And a new video gives a substantial glimpse at what the gameplay will look like. Get ready for clicking, folks. In an update earlier…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 25, 2014 -
Ocarina Of Time’s Cast, Together At Last
Confession: maybe my favourite part of Wind Waker has nothing to do with Link’s quest to stab Ganon. It’s all about the action figures. There’s an island in the game, accessible only by air, and inside that island is a toy workshop. The man inside will make you a small figure of any character in…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 25, 2014