Being pushed back until next year may have been a good idea after all for Bioshock 2.
eading up to its ex-release date. there wasn’t nearly the same amount of hype which surrounded the first. This multiplayer preview is just the thing to get the hype train out of the station.
(Free-Game Friday is a new weekly feature in which a writer from the GamerLimit staff looks at a completely free game and discusses their experience with it. Since there is no absolute structure or checklist for writing about one’s experience, these features are not necessarily reviews.)
La-Mulana is a brutal experience; the kind of gaming experience one could only receive from a non-commercial game (commercial games that try are generally shunned). The game is not nice, it’s not helpful, and it makes every attempt to thwart you for treating it like an everyday gaming experience.
So, what does La-Mulana expect from its gamers? Well, the title is about an archaeologist – Lemieza Kosugi – exploring the titular ruins of the game. It’s never explained exactly why, but much like Indiana Jones, the game seems to treat the occupation of archaeologist as little more than a professional thrill seeker. He arrives at the ruins with a whip – not a firearm – so he’s clearly looking to spice things up at least a little bit.
Okamiden, the new Okami game from Capcom, just got even cuter. Capcom released its first trailer for the world to see at this year’s Tokyo Game Show.
Hit the jump to see it for yourself!
With only a little over two months left until Valve releases their highly-anticipated sequel Left 4 Dead 2, they have been kind enough to issue some new screenshots from the Dark Carnival campaign.
A disclaimer reading: “You must be this tall… TO DIE!” beckons you into yet another foray into the survival horror genre.
Hit the jump to check out the screens.
Ever wanted to work for the fathers of Playstation? Well, Sony are now giving you the opportunity with the announcement of a new reality series entitled The Tester, which will run exclusively on the PSN this winter. Participants will be the subject of various elimination challenges, with the aim of testing their “mental prowess, dexterity and video game knowledge.” The winner will land themselves a position as a paid games tester, i.e. “The Tester”.
Details can be found on the offcial website – to enter you simply have to record a short video and submit it to the aforementioned website. Are we about to see Sony meets The Apprentice?
It all sounds a bit loose at the moment, but the concept of Sony conducting a reality series is intriguing nonetheless. The only snag? You have to be American to enter. Typical.
A somewhat lacking update this week, although Sony are probably too preoccupied with fixing a few blunders that firmware 3.0 reportedly left for some of us. Buzz Junior: Monster Rumble is the only downloadable game, but there is at least some downloadable content for F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin and Disgaea 3, along with a few other bits and pieces.
Hit the jump to view this week’s underwhelming update.
Fairytale Fights is shaping up to be a formidable competitor on the downloadable market. Slated for release later this year on the Xbox Live Arcade and PSN platformers, Fairytale Fights combines twisted versions of our favorite bedtime stories with blood soaked multiplayer combat. According to Playlogic, Fairytale Fights will now include four player online multiplayer, which is sadly a rare commodity these days.
Enjoy the brand new trailer and full press release after the break! Read more… »
Ubisoft launched a new trailer today for Assassin’s Creed II, featuring Ezio jumping around and being stealthy to some beepy techno beats.
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[Edit: A lot of people have been questioning whether or not a number of reviewers have finished the game. I wanted to state, for the record, that I did beat Demon's Souls for this assessment you see here. The total playtime for my first completion was 22 hours/30 minutes, and my final Soul Level was 76 (Thief build) when I met the Old One.]
Challenging games are a rare commodity in the present market of casual “pick up and go” titles. On occasion, a tough title will pop up, only to be deflated by claims of “fake difficulty” or cheap AI.
Simply put: Atlus and From Software’s Demon’s Souls has effectively redefined the term “difficult game” into something much more favorable than what we’re currently used to. There is so much freedom and underlying strategy involved in Demon’s Souls that every time you die, you’ll feel like it’s your own fault. Read on for our review of Demon’s Souls, and learn how to channel your inner masochist. Read more… »
Publisher Warner Bros. recently announced that the third iteration of the popular movie trivia game Scene It? will break the franchise’s Xbox 360 exclusivity and arrive on the PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii this holiday season.
Developed by Artificial Mind & Movement (A2M), Scene It? Bright Lights! Big Screen! features “thousands of new questions” regarding “recently released 2009 movies as well as fan favorite Hollywood hits from the last four decades.” Long time Scene It? fans can expect to see some new improvements such as, “a new, very entertaining game host,” “new, unique mini-game content” and “many new puzzle types.” Read more… »
Earlier last week, we had the opportunity to speak with the Senior Games Designer at A2M, Avi Winkler. Other than the bits of answers we gave away, Avi also discussed why WET will wall run, load its guns, do a Ninja backflip and shoot you right on the head once it’s released on September 15.
Want to know why multiplayer was scrapped? Dive inside. Want to know what you get for chaining combos? Shoot inside. Want to know just how sexy Eliza Dushku is? Google is your friend. Good thing the rest of our answers aren’t on Google.
Head inside and learn the latest on Bethesda’s upcoming WET.
A Slim model, new firmware, and a large lineup of exclusives and the PlayStation 3 seems to have all the momentum in the world heading into this years holiday season.
After the launch of firmware 3.0, what Sony certainly didn’t need was a handful users reporting crippling problems
