Halloween-related game events and content [Update: Even more Halloween content has been added!] In the week or so before Halloween every year, game makers like to promote their wares with themed events, items, downloadable content and more. This year is no exception, with plenty of treats to hand out to the kiddies. We’ve rounded up every Halloween-related game event or content we could find for you in one handy list....
So I woke up this morning to what might be the greatest videogame news of all time — Sony has released some new Firmware for the PlayStation 3! It seems like we only got the last Firmwareless than three months ago, but surely we have to waityearsfor such wanton delights! This Firmware brings with it the cloud-based system storage that will only be useful to you if you’ve dropped the cash for the PlayStation Plus subscription....
Even if you haven’t heard of Games Distillery’s upcoming twin-stick shooter for Xbox LIVE Arcade,Aqua — Naval Warfare, that’s okay. Today marks the uncaging of the game’s first real trailer, meaning you haven’t exactly missed a whole lot. Expected to launch sometime this summer,Aquaisn’t like the twenty or so other dual-joystick shooters out there on XBLA in that it doesn’t take place in space. Sweet! It’s also got a narrative to occupy the gaps between blowing up enemy ships and blowing upeven moreenemy ships....
But when will it be in English? There’s finally been a release date hammered out forFinal Fantasy Explorersin Japan, and it’s headed for a 3DS nowhere near you (unless you live in Japan) this December 18. There’s also a savory bit of new information surrounding the game straight out of the latest issue of Jump Magazine, including some newly-announced Summons. Ramuh joins the roster, using electricity and teleportation abilities, and Fenrir is also available, with devastating water-based magic to take out enemies....
The low point of this month’s offerings We all have those launch titles we enjoyed well enough at the time but have since abandoned, possibly forever. I don’t see myPilotWings Resortcartridge ever winding up back in my 3DS, but, that’s okay — it was there for me when I needed it most. From what I remember of Jim’s review ofModNation Racers: Road Trip, that game could be a prime example for some of you....
PlayStation Vita puzzlerEscape Planis getting freedownloadable content alongside its patch 1.01 on Tuesday, April 10. This prequel pack, titled “Bakuki’s Lair,” entails 19 new puzzle rooms. If you had to do a double take when you read that name, you aren’t alone. AlthoughJim encounteredaccuracy issues with the game’s controls, not all hope is lost. The aforementioned patch is said to improve tap blocks, adjust the star rating system, and include other tweaks thanks to feedback from players....
Is this really a surprise? LikeGears of War 3, the newestGearsiteration,Judgment, will be getting aSeason Pass. The pass will be available at the game’s launch (March 19) for $20 (1600 Microsoft Points), which is a 20 percent discount compared to buying everything piecemeal. Content-wise, it’ll offer six maps, two new modes, and nine unlocks. You’ll also get a permanent double XP boost, early access to maps, and weapon/armor skins. Ok, so this is all typical Season Pass stuff — you know whether or not you’re for or against them at this point....
This is a thing I have this thing about breath. I’m not so concerned about those that just had coffee or ate roasted garlic. It’s more about the people with the breath that lets you know that they just don’t bother to brush.Thatbreath. That breath that goes beyond food or funk. It’s like the pure smell of human innards and rot. Look, you only get one chance for a first impression....
Nah, not that one A year after the Xbox 360 release, a PlayStation 3 port ofGrand Theft Auto: San Andreashas appeared on the PlayStation Store. There was no announcement. It wasn’t there, and then suddenly itwas. IT’S A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE. Replacing the ‘classic’ version that was available via the store, it looks as though this port takes its cue from theXbox 360 mobile port, boasting the same trophies as the Xbox 360 version....
There’s a good possibility of some great music coming to the Halo world. A tweet from theHaloWaypoint Twitter accountthis morning dropped some interesting information: We’re excited to announce our newest member of the 343 family, Audio Director, Sotaro Tojima from Kojima Productions! Nice. Tojima is a badass, and has previously worked on some of the best sounding games in the business, includingMetal Gear Solid 4, Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, and manymore....
Playable at PAX right now, for those lucky jerks who are there We have alreadyseen a little bitof the “full 3D action” ofGeometry Wars 3: Dimensions, and it looks like those lucky attendees of PAX Prime can get some hands-on time with it this weekend. Stupid lucky jerks who I love having tons of fun while the rest of us are whiling away at home. Hmph, harumph, and pouty arm-crossing all around....
The nature of the beast The Solus Projectchewed me up and spit me out. After spending mere minutes with the game, blood spots started appearing inside my space helmet as it started to crack in an unsettling manner. It was ruthless. I knew I wasn’t long for this world. That’s kind of the point, though. InThe Solus Project, the world’s your greatest enemy. It’s unforgiving, hostile, and can turn in a matter of seconds....
PS Vita positioned once more as a Wii U alternative On thePlayStation Vita‘s first birthday, Sony has been touting the benefits of the underdog handheld, chiefly claiming that the PS3/PS Vita cross-platform feature needs further exploitation. It was also heavily implied that the company may look to entice some Wii U exclusives over to the Sony camp. “We’re only now starting to understand the potential of both devices working together,”Sony XDev producerTom O’Connor told CVG....
