Sine Mora: Digital Reality & grasshopper manufacture’s Xbox Live Exclusive Shmup

Posted on January 20, 2012 by geelw

Yeah, yeah, I’ve not REALLY been ignoring this one at all (hey, I’m a huge grasshopper fan, so how could I?). I was just hoping we’d see a retail release for the Vita or some other handheld over yet another download only title that’s just going to be buried in a dashboard update down the road. And it’s a 360/XBLA exclusive for now, so there’s that. Disappointments aside, the game does look quite lovely and fun to play, so there’s that. More updates to come (but don’t expect the game to migrate to another platform unless it’s headed to PC at some point, as this is a Microsoft produced project).

Resident Evil 6 Set For November 20, 2012 Release

Posted on January 20, 2012 by geelw

I may be the only person NOT surprised at this news, but there you go. Capcom has dropped the big news, so RE fans still unwilling to grab a 3DS for the upcoming Resident Evil Revelations (which is looking really great, by the way – if you own a 3DS, the demo is out NOW!) can now prepare for the followup to Resident Evil 5 when it hits PS3, Xbox 360 and PC on November 20, 2012. The awesome 3+ minute trailer is posted over on my M-Rated game stuff blog, as I’m playing nice for the family audience out there (and it seems that no one has been able to program a simple age gate bloggers can use- what’s up with that?). Anyway, believe it or not, PRE-ORDERS are already being taken for the game over on the official Facebook page, so click on over to do the sign up and “Like” thing and check out the gory details for yourself…

Oh, by the way… 70,000 zombies? Yikes. The game better have some sort of kill counter, that’s for sure.

Dear Esther Update: Official Trailer/Steam Store Link

Posted on January 18, 2012 by geelw

It’s too damn bad that a game as great as Dear Esther is going to be limited to being a download-only game when it launches on February 14. This is exactly the sort of game project that needs as wide an exposure as possible so as many people can play it without any restrictions on how they can get it. I’m not at all for ANY sort of piracy, mind you – I’m talking about a disc version with the game plus some sort of in-depth feature on how this beautiful yet haunting mod remake was put together, perhaps with the original mod as a bonus. Oh well, Steam is huge and popular, and it costs too much to get packaged games into shops these days, so that’s that, I guess. Unless someone ponies up the bucks for a retail version perhaps distributed exclusively through a few online stores or something…

Starhawk Comes Out The Day After My Birthday…

Posted on January 18, 2012 by geelw

Yeah, yeah, the public beta is out and plenty of fans have been playing the thing for a while at events and such, but I’m going to jump in feet first on launch day and figure stuff out on my own. Granted, I’m in it for the single player first and foremost, so there’s that. From the bits I have played and seen at Sony press events, I can tell this one’s going to be huge to the point of potentially getting a few gamers away from certain modern shooters for a bit. The team at Lightbox has really cooked up an instant classic and along with some of Sony’s other 2012 surprises, this looks to be the best year for the PS3 (and PS3 owners, of course)…

Touch My Katamari Trailer: It’s Good To Be The King!

Posted on January 18, 2012 by geelw

Yes, he’s back, as are a few other familiar faces, all headed for a February 22, 2012 date with destiny on the PlayStation Vita. Can TMC roll up the sales and solid reviews big time, or will it be a touchy subject when the game rolls into the bargain bin? I predict minor to medium greatness, provided the target audience snaps it up properly and spreads the good word…

Phantom Breaker Updated Gameplay Trailer

Posted on January 17, 2012 by geelw

7Sixty Games has released a new trailer for its upcoming 2D fighter, Phantom Breaker and officially announced that the game is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Remember folks, $39.99 gets you the Special Edition that includes a bunch of cool omake goodies you won’t be able to snag anywhere else. Go click that link above and see for yourself. You KNOW you want to…

Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland Prologue

Posted on January 16, 2012 by geelw

Gust Inc.’s swan song for Nippon Ichi looks to be their best game to date in the long-running Atelier franchise. Sure, it’s a niche game, but it’s got a nicely sized fan base that snaps up every entry. Check out the game’s official web site for more info and go pre-order a copy if you like what you see. I say absolutely let NISA know you’re one of those who’ll enjoy the game by getting it directly from their online shop as soon as possible. The game is set for a May 2012 launch, but if you’re getting the Prinny Bomb newsletter sent to your inbox, you’ll have a heads-up as to when pre-orderimg kicks off.

Gallery: SSX

Posted on January 16, 2012 by geelw

EA Sports’ Communications Manager Duke Indrasigamany looked pleased but slightly annoyed the last time I saw him a few months back at EA’s Holiday event here in NYC. He’d spent the better part of the day playing through a demo build of SSX for small groups of game journalists and it seemed that only a few of them were coming away excited. I passed by the demo area when I entered, planning to loop back around and get some hands-on time with the game, but it took me a while to get there. After a few hours of playing SWTOR (excellent), Syndicate (REALLY surprising), Mass Effect 3 and Battlefield 3’s multiplayer modes (awesome), Funcom’s amazing The Secret World (great, but needs an offline mode), and the Dragon Age II expansion (featuring Felicia Day, everyone’s favorite gal gamer/multimedia star du jour), I finally made my way back to the SSX station and sat down with Sir Duke for a bit of fun in the high mountain air…
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Super Monkey Ball Banana Splitz Trailer Is Slightly Nostalgic (Sort Of…)

Posted on January 14, 2012 by geelw

…Only because I’m ancient enough to immediately think of The Banana Splits (wait, they have an OFFICIAL web site? yikes!) and not the upcoming PS Vita exclusive. Still this is a pretty funny bit of CG, right? Of course, Sega wins in the end here, as just about any SMB game would be a lot better than a game based on a really kooky kids television show that’s older than most people who read this blog. Of course, Cartoon Network might prove me wrong one day (but I hope not!)…

F1 2011 Races Onto 3DS

Posted on January 13, 2012 by geelw

Nintendo 3DS owners looking for a quality racer that’s NOT packed with cartoon colors and flying go-karts now have Codemasters to thank for this super looking portable game. I like the overall look of what’s here and sure, while it’s not running on a more powerful platform, it’s hard to deny the dev team’s skills at getting some great detail AND solid 3D effects from the system. As solid as this looks, I can’t wait to see the Vita version in action as well as how the home console versions are coming along…