1up haswordthatGuitar Hero IIIwill be seeing a patch addressing the complaints many people have had with the game’s lack of offline co-op. The patch — of which only a 360 version has been so far revealed (though a Wii and PS3 version are assumed) — will appear on the XBLM shortly to coincide with the game hitting store shelves. Why offline co-op wasn’t included in the original design is sort of a mystery....
But make it look like an accident When we hear about new titles being approved on Steam Greenlight, it is usually a small handful of games that have received a fair amount of buzz, buried in a group of otherwise unknown games. One such title that previously slipped past our radar was Exkee’sKill the Bad Guy. It is understandable that we missed it in that batch; it was only on Greenlight for two days before being approved in February....
Diving solo but without ever feeling lonely AlongsideBattlebit Remastered,Dave the Diveris Steam’s hot new thing. Though some may worry that this game’s success is similar toanother title with “diver” in its title,you can rest assured thatDave’slaurels rest entirely on its own merits. Unlike the average Steam blockbuster, Davethe Diveris an indie title, which automatically makes it much more mysterious in nature. Naturally, everyone is wondering what the heck it is about....
Bring it on With its sequel fully released and certified in quality,Azure Striker Gunvolthas cemented itself as one of the marquee modern platforming franchises. It did everythingMighty No. 9set out to do and more, and it kind of just did it under the radar…twice. Speaking to director Yoshihisa Tsuda, Nintendo Everything found out that developer Inti Creates would very much like to keep this good thing going “with Gunvolt at the helm as the protagonist,” and that he has a “rough idea” for the premise of a third game....
Russia’s reach grows and war could break out with the United States at any second. Russian military bases are being established all over South America and growing ever closer to US borders. There’s also the threat of Russian forces from the West. Both countries are on the verge of battle when the infamous B-Company stumbles upon a secret super weapon being developed by the Russians. Now it’s up to Bad Company to destroy this weapon before it’s used against the United States....
Microtransactions-ho! The fine folks at XSEED parent company Marvelous AQL have added yet another role-playing game to their impressive catalogue.Cross Horizonis a mobile action RPG that sounds similar to the group’s first mobile title,Ark of the Ages. Cross Horizonfeatures swipe-based combat akin toInfinity Bladealongside “sparkling” high-definition graphics and online multiplayer. If that sounds like something you can get behind, it’sfreeand available now for download viaGoogle Playand theApp Store.
Last weekwe reportedthat UK businesses were looking to usePlayStation Homeas a potential virtual office space. The consultancy that is spearheading the initiative happens to deal with Microsoft, and a number of blogs that weren’t us decided to report that Microsoft would now be usingHome, getting it all wrong. It’s not often that I, ofallpeople, get to be smug about fact checking and being right, but this timeIcome out on top. Microsoft hasdismissed reportsfrom various sites trying to claim that it would be using the PlayStation Network service, making sure to blow its own trumpet in the process....
Ahoy, all! Or something. I really am totally out of cute ways to introduce the show in these silly, silly posts I do. Video game news! [fart noise] First,PopCap Games has been acquired by EA, forMILLIONSof dollars. Or possibly jewels. PopCap is known for its jewels. The newXCOMlooks really cool, but the head of 2K Games really isn’t helping his cause by saying terrible things about the late Ray Charles.Fallout: New Vegasis seeing some DLC next week withOld World Blues, which has flaming dogs in it....
A date for the drop of its Switch exclusivity Publisher XSEED Games has locked in a date forNo More Heroes 3on a bevy of new platforms.No More Heroes3will hit PlayStation, Xbox, and PC on July 12, 2025. Thepreviously Nintendo Switch-exclusive gamenow has a date locked in for other platforms, as well as a special “Day 1 Edition” of the game. This version is available for pre-orderthrough the XSEED storefor $59.99, and contains a soundtrack, art book, and commemorative license plate....
On paper,The Thaumaturgesounds like a delight. The unique setting of 20th Century Warsaw? Check. A turn-based RPG combat system that changes based on the spirit you use? Check. In practice, everything comes together in a confusing fashion. Let’s dig into it. A slow start toThe Thaumaturge‘s story The beginning of the demo forThe Thaumaturgeis as flat as it gets. You’re not given an aspiring introduction, telling you why you should care....
It’ll work to meet ‘socialist core values’ There’s been speculation about whetherPlayerUnknown’s Battlegroundswill release in China and what all it would take to make that happen. Currently, the game is playable in the country through Steam, but it has not been approved by the government for official release. That’s where things get tricky. Last month, the China Audio-Video and Digital Publishing Association (CADPA)put out a statementaboutPUBG— and battle royale games more generally —noting that these titlesare too violent and bloody in nature, go against China’s cultural norms and ethics, and can negatively impact the youth....
Extra levels in Stars Wars 2 I’ve always maintained that theAngry Birdsseries isn’t bad from a gameplay perspective, but hot damn there are a lot of iterations of them at this point. The latest announcement isAngry Birds Star Wars 2: Rise of the Clones— an extra set of levels forthe sequel toAngry Birds Star Wars. There will be 40 new levels in this update, including locations from Kamino and Coruscant. The update can be nabbed today on iOS, and “soon” on Android....
Moar lyke ‘Steam-u-right No-down’… Yeah? It’s been a bit of a wait for news about the PC port of 2019’s excellent fighterSamurai Shodown, but SNKhas finally announcedthat the sword ‘n’ sorcery fighter will be arriving on the platform this spring, and will launch on Epic Games Store. The news came as part of a spring 2020 “sizzle reel,” featuring titles headed to Epic’s retail platform, backed by that hippity-hop the kids like....
