Have you ever watched Metalocalypse and imagined what the bloody brutality would be like in video game form? Wonder no more. Titmouse games, the game development sector of the Metalocalypse creators, have just unveiled the trailer for their new game Seven Haunted Seas. Read more… »
The ‘Daily Limit’ is a feature that we publish at the end of each day, containing the day’s interesting articles from around the web. The Daily Limit is short, to the point and pretty much just links.
Today when I read the morning news my inner child nearly exploded in shock, with the announcement that the Transformers 1986 lead song ‘The Touch’ is confirmed to be coming to Guitar Hero: World Tour, and it’s going to be free!
Retro fans, be prepared to see the coolest thing ever. Not only is Metal Man’s stage one of the most classic levels of all time, but it’s now immortalized in this video. How is it possible? Internet magic of course! Think Paper Mario+Mega Man, and be prepared to be amazed! Read more… »
A lawsuit has recently been filed by a Texas based company (and also a known patent troll) aka Fenner Investments, against Microsoft and Nintendo. The lawsuit is regarding an infringement of U.S. patent 6,297,751, for a “low-voltage joystick port interface.” The patent was originally granted to “Lucent Technologies” in 2001, and later acquired by Fenner Investments.
Microsoft and Nintendo have apparently stepped on Fenner Investments’ toes by utilizing technology that changes analog signals from a joystick into a digital signal. The case was scheduled to begin on Tuesday, March 17th, however early in the morning on Monday, March 16th Judge Davis of the U.S. District court in Texas dismissed the case.
One of the year’s most anticipated releases is finally here, and fans are wondering if it will be the best in the series. It can’t be helped if Resident Evil 5 is compared to Resident Evil 4: both games are very similar in terms of gameplay, it would be impossible to ignore. So does Resident Evil 5 hold its own? Read on to find out what Tim and I have to say. Read more… »
Marbles! The fun little glass balls that everyone loves to play with, good for rolling, playing and throwing at people. Kororinpa is a marble game. Based on former classics like Marble Madness, you take control of a marble, rolling it through a number of labyrinth like levels. Each of the levels include tricky obstacles for you to navigate around.
On or around the 4th of February this year, a funny thing happened in Australia. Across the entire country, copies of WoW, Guild Wars, Warhammer Online and a raft of other MMORPGs were suddenly pulled off the shelves. Many were perplexed as to why this was occurring, especially since most of the titles had been available for quite a few years.
The issue was thus – previously, games that did not have offline content, as in titles that required an internet connection to play, were not required to be classified. Under the National Classification Code, MMORPGs sat in a grey space. There was no obvious path of action, no pre-determined campaign to play through. Every person who entered the online space would have a completely different experience.
Released a few days ago is the debut trailer for Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, the upcoming sequel to the 2007 Wii rail shooter “Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles”. The trailer makes this game look like the bad-ass big brother of its predecessor.
In a move that is as refreshing for the industry as it is frustrating for Playstation 3 owners desperate for some sci-fi RPG action, Bioware have announced the sequel to Mass Effect but have failed to mention any plans for a release on Sony’s system.
Bioshock, Dead Rising, Grand Theft Auto, Metal Gear… wait, actually, no. Just a few examples of games that have made the transition from one console to the next – usually becoming multi-platform rather than jumping ship completely is the preferred option. To imagine an industry that breeds loyalty between developers and consoles is certainly an exciting one. Mind you, the financial situation we are currently in more or less dictates that developers must expand in order to survive, making Bioware’s decision to maintain the series’ Xbox 360 and PC exclusivity all the more intriguing and inspiring.
One of the most long-winded sagas of 2009 thus far is, reportedly, about to be resolved. For better or worse, according to exployees of a UK games retailer, Sony are planning price-drops for both the PlayStation 3 and PSP systems. Although an exact date has yet to be confirmed, the rumor is that the move will occur “soon”.
“It’s been on the cards for a while,” they said, “but manufacturers are not in the habit of giving exact dates so as not to effect sales”. Read more… »
Flying Sims. Hate em’ or love em ‘Well all know them, they are the big boxes hidden underneath a huge pile of games or propping up your kitchen table. With manuals with dials, meters and graphs long enough to make an aeronautical engineer out of any one. HAWX although not a hardcore sim may be propping up kitchen tables around the world very soon. Read more… »
