There’s a few interesting pieces of news for fighting game fans to take note of today, both of which concern the highly popular BlazBlue fighter series. For the really hardcore fans of this highly acclaimed franchise, you should be aware that the contents of the limited edition of Continuum Shift EXTEND have been revealed. The limited addition, which will be supplied via preorder through Gam...
Everyone needs to unwind sometimes – apparently even homicidal worms enjoy their downtime. And according to Team 17, their iconic Worms characters like to take their unchecked aggression out on the golf course. I spoke with Paul Dunstan, the Lead Designer on Team 17’s upcoming Worms: Crazy Golf, to find out what’s so crazy about worms using sheep to play golf. The combin...
Nintendo are prepping for their monumental release of Skyward Sword on November 20th. To further the hype train even more (as if they really needed to), more details have now been released that explain the first area Link will traverse to as well as the return of his trusty slingshot and an all new dowsing mode. Here is the new info for you Zelda hardcore to gobble up while you patiently wait: Far...
I definitely consider myself a gamer. My PC, Wii, Xbox 360, iPhone and DS all get regular love, I keep up to date on all the news, I even write for a games website! But I have a secret to confess, one that always damages my gamer cred. Forgive me father, for I have sinned: I’ve never really played a Legend of Zelda game. Ever. I’ve tried them, and thought “I should get into this&...
Nintendo has all but mastered the art of same-room multiplayer, and at the top of that list is Mario Kart. The manic, half-skill half-luck madness keeps its racers close together, ensuring exciting races almost every time. So why would you mess with that formula? In short – you wouldn’t. And besides a few minor changes in each, Nintendo haven’t. They’ve persisted to give us...
The Worms franchise has been a gaming staple since the little invertebrates first crawled onto our screens in 1995, got their disembodied hands on a sheep and a banana and decided to kill each other with them. I got to sit down (virtually, through the magic of the Internet) with John Dennis, Head of Design at Worms developer Team 17, to discuss the series’ origins, development, transition i...
The day many of us Dragon Quest fans have been waiting for has finally come as Square-Enix have finally came out and announced Dragon Quest X at the 25th Anniversary Dragon Quest New Production Announcement Event (go figure..). Instead of the portable route the series has taken in recent years, Dragon Quest X will be headed to the Nintendo Wii in 2012 for Japan, with a later release planned for th...
After a lot of replaying Ocarina of Time and waiting, we now have an official release date for Skyward Sword! According to a new press release issued today by Nintendo of America, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword will be hitting stores on November 20th. Nintendo also mentioned in the release that “more details” about the game will be revealed up until then as well, so there is still ...
And Lightning Strikes twice. After having their main website hacked back in June, Bethesda have now sent out a new email to all forum users, informing of a security breach. No guilty parties were mentioned this time around, and as of now it doesn’t seem that many out there are confessing either. The full email from Bethesda reads: Dear Bethesda Forum User, We have identified a potential brea...
Activision has revealed a ton of new info on their upcoming event for Call of Duty. Call of Duty XP has several astounding events that will appeal to the hardest of the hardcore who play Call of Duty videogames. First off at the event, there will be a 32 slot, single elimination $1 million tournament. This tournament will be played with Modern Warfare 3 on the Xbox 360. Currently, players are comp...
If you were concerned that you would never be able to play the third game of the F.E.A.R. series than you have nothing to be afraid of anymore. Well other than the game itself maybe, because F.E.A.R. 3 has finally seen a launch trailer, especially since the game will be released next week on June 21st for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. The launch trailer shows off plenty of the creepy moments...