Posted 5/1/12 6:45 pm EST by MTV Video Games in News, PC
By Jeffrey Matulef
We're really getting spoiled these days. Not only are there fifty bajillion wonderful free games on sites like Newgrounds, Kongregate, and Armor Games, but sometimes we get passionate game creators like Scott Cawthon (Scott Games) who bring us free full length adventures with shockingly accomplished production values. The Desolate Hope is his newest title that's sure to intrigue fans of classic science fiction.
Posted 5/1/12 6:00 pm EST by Jason Cipriano in PS3, Reviews, Xbox 360
The latest release in the SSX series was both a triumphant return, and a bit of a letdown. The game was expertly crafted, included hours upon hours of gameplay, and finally brought the series to this console generation. However, for everything that SSX included, there was one glaring omission; the over-the-top gameplay that fans of the series had come to know and love. Only a couple months after hitting store shelves, EA is listening to its audience and offering up a round of DLC that should help stir up some much needed nostalgia for SSX fans. The Mt. Eddie pack helps bring SSX back to its roots, while helping push the series forward at the same time.
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By Jeffrey Matulef
If you want to play the wonderful indie platformer Cave Story on a 3DS, you have but one of two options; play the original game ported from DSiWare, or purchase the new retail remake, Cave Story 3D. Both are exceptional versions of the game, yet neither satiate purists who wish to play Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya's classic in its original splendor. The fancy 3D version of the game has entirely new (albeit gorgeous) art, while the DSiWare version isn't native to the platform, causing the image to stretch and appear hazy. That will all change, when Cave Story+ is released specifically for the 3DS' eShop.
Posted 5/1/12 5:10 pm EST by Charles Webb in PS Vita, Reviews, Video
WB Interactive and Netherrealm Studios bring the fantastic series reboot to the PS Vita. Does it survive the port or is this a fatal move for the series?
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Posted 5/1/12 4:30 pm EST by Jason Cipriano in 3DS / DS, Previews, PS3, sega, Xbox 360
There was a time when a lot of companies were trying to get on the kart-racing bandwagon. Everyone and everything, from Konami to The Smurfs, had their own racer; Sega even dabbled a bit, putting Sonic up against some of his friends in Sonic R, Sonic Drift, and Sonic Riders. Fast forward a few years and Sega finally got things right with Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, which brought together characters from Sega's rich history to go head-to-head in a light and accessible kart racing game on just about every platform imaginable. Luckily for fans of the original, a new sequel has been announced, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, which takes the formula for the original, and expands on it by sending racers into the air, and onto the sea.
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Posted 5/1/12 4:05 pm EST by MTV Video Games in News, PC
By Jeffrey Matulef
Three former Bioshock developers have left 2K to start up their own independent game studio, The Fullbright Company. The Portland, OR based outfit consists of Bioshock 2 designer, Steve Gaynor, alongside programmer, Johnnemann Nordhagen; and editor/researcher, Karla Zimonja.
Posted 5/1/12 2:50 pm EST by Charles Webb in DLC, News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Seven DLC packs are planned over the next year, and Rockstar's bundling it together in a pass for a discount.
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Posted 5/1/12 1:40 pm EST by Charles Webb in 3DS / DS, News, Role Playing Games, Screenshots
Square's musical Final Fantasy mashup for our visual enjoyment.
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Posted 5/1/12 12:40 pm EST by Jason Cipriano in 3DS / DS, Reviews
One of the most underrated features of the Nintendo 3DS is that it still comes packed with an input device, commonly known as a stylus, to compliment its touchscreen. Whereas most touch-based technology has stepped away from offering an instrument other than human fingers to interface with its screens, the 3DS has separated itself from its contemporaries by holding on to a seemingly dying tech. However, the thing about the 3DS' stylus is that it offers precision, something fat fingers just can't compete with, because of this, the 3DS can offer much more artistically driven applications, like the recently released eShop title, Colors! 3D. It's a robust drawing application that can allow 3DS owners to doodle or create some amazing digital artwork, and do it in 3D.
Posted 5/1/12 11:33 am EST by Charles Webb in FPS, News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Drone videos, off-center photos, and borrowing from Sony's late-90's ad campaign ("You are not ready") is how Activision plans to keep you hyped about tonight's Call of Duty Announcement.
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