Sega’s upcoming Nintendo DS deep space Strategy/RPG Infinite Space won’t arrive until next year, but here’s a great anime teaser set in the game universe that does a splendid job at luring you into the game’s galactic setting while introducing some of the principal characters – enjoy!
Deep Silver dropped into New York City for a day with playable versions of five upcoming games that included an innovative horror adventure for the Wii, an open-world RPG set on a gorgeous yet deadly island, a PSP strategy game mech fans will love and two Nintendo DS games that should appeal to brainy players of all stripes. I’ll be writing up longer hands-on previews for the two home console and PSP titles over the coming days, but in the meantime, here’s a super quick rundown on what was shown: Continue reading
Fun premium alert (whoop whoop, whoop whoop!):
Warner Bros. Interactive and GameStop/EB Games are offering consumers who pre-order Scribblenauts this ridiculously awesome red “rooster” cap just like the one the game’s lead character, Maxwell wears during his adventures. Naturally, supplies are limited. So yup, go run like the W-I-N-D to your favorite game emporium (provided it’s one of the two listed above) and snap up your cap!
Below the jump are two more pics of the item in question (front and back views, empty POM jar stand not included in pre-order bonus): Continue reading
One of the games I’m REALLY psyched about this year is Warner Bros. Interactive’s Scribblenauts, the upcoming Nintendo DS game by the geniuses at 5TH Cell (Drawn to Life, Lock’s Quest) set to hit stores on September 16. In case you’ve not yet heard of it, this is absolutely one of the most crazily original games on any platform to date. Thanks to innovative gameplay that’s guaranteed to keep your brain and fingers on their toes as you input words which the game translates into usable on screen objects, I’m actually much more excited about my DS than I am my 360, PS3 and Wii combined. Continue reading
505 Games has announced that its upcoming (and amazing looking) WWII flight combat gameIL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey will hit retail on September 15, 2009 for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PSP and Nintendo DS. Here’s a quick rundown of the game from the press release, followed by some screens and box art: Continue reading
Platform: Nintendo DS
Developer: Studio Archcraft
Publisher: Graffiti Entertainment
# of Players 1
Rating: E (Everyone)
Official Site
Score: B+
If you’re in the mood for some old-school console RPG goodness and have quite a lot of time on your hands, Graffiti Entertainment’s latest Nintendo DS game, Black Sigil: Blade Of The Exiled has your name written all over it. Montreal-based developer Studio Archcraft has cooked up a nicely done homage to the days of 16-bit JRPGs with a game that looks and plays like a Super Nintendo or Sega Genesis classic. Is this a good thing in this day and age of every game being judged “by today’s standards?” The clear answer depends on both your current gaming tastes and how open minded you are when it comes to the game’s idiosyncrasies. Continue reading
With tons of excellent RPGs on the Nintendo DS to choose from and more always on the way, it’s getting tough to keep track of them all without counting yourself into a coma. On the other hand, it takes something as innovative, lovely and just plain fun to play as Xseed’s upcoming The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road to snap someone like me out of that snoozy state and wish for a working time machine. While the game isn’t set to hit stores until the fall, I was fortunate enough to get some hands-on time with an English build at a recent Xseed Games press event here in NYC. Continue reading
OK folks, NOW it’s official! Here’s the press release in its entirety (so go pre-order the game already!): Continue reading
Ha – With all that’s going on these days, I’d completely forgotten about the upcoming Spike Jonze-directed take on Maurice Sendak’s classic kid’s book, but Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment obviously hasn’t. Here’s the official press release (below the jump) announcing the upcoming console and handleld versions of the game: Continue reading
Yeah, yeah, by popular demand, an updated list of what’s in my playstack (some of which will actually get reviewed this week – whee!):
Little King’s Story (Wii)
FUEL (Playstation 3)
Prototype (Xbox 360)
The Conduit (Wii)
Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled (Nintendo DS)
Klonoa (Wii)
The Munchables (Wii)
Damnation (Playstation 3)
Muzzle Flash (Xbox import – I was planning a FAQ for some folks who asked about this rarity on GameFaqs a while back, but the game is impossible to complete thanks to some mind-blowing balance issues)
Drakan: The Ancient’s Gates (PlayStation 2)
Diablo II (PC – waitin’ for that 1.13 update…)
Arx Fatalis (PC)
Arx Fatalis (Xbox – I’ve an alpha build I’m comparing to the PC version for an upcoming feature – the stuff they left out of the retail version is interesting indeed…)
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