Little by little, information is finally starting to surface for the new Wreck-It Ralph video game adaptation, due out on the DS, 3DS, and Wii on December 5th. Today, some new concept art was released that displays the very foes players will battle against.
Cy-bugs are the main antagonist within the game, and come in all shapes and forms, with the queen and her deadly tentacles of doom being the most dangerous of the lot. Based on the art – which you can see below, this should be an interesting enemy and hopefully there will be some nice gameplay to match the designs.
You know, after seeing Beyonce promote the Nintendo DS’ early line-up, I find it intriguing that Nintendo are still able to land the most non-gamer like celebrities to promote their games. It’s a great marketing plan to further audiences, and with such a game like Professor Layton, that is certainly a good thing.
Today, a new trailer of sorts was released for Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask, featuring the lovely Penélope Cruz playing the game. Believe it or not, the clip is entertaining and rather enjoyable, so check that out below. Of course you should also know that Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask will be in stores and available via Nintendo eShop for Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 3DS XL on October 27th.
What is a Nutty Fluffy? Well, it involves little animals, collecting hearts, and a roller coaster. Today, Ubisoft released a new trailer for their upcoming iOS title by the name of Nutty Fluffies, which is due out on the App Store on November 1st.
Yes, it looks quite charming, and for fans of collection/score based titles, a must have due to the obviously high amount of quality that went into the finished product. To get a better look, check out the trailer down below and stay tuned, as there is sure to be even more information on these fluffies as the release date draws closer.
This week on the Nintendo Download circuit, Liberation Maiden has made it’s debut on the 3DS. For those unfamiliar, this title is a beautiful 3D bullet-hell, where players take the role of Shoko Ozora and chain together kills while progressing an engrossing plot. For $7.99, it also is a good value for the coin.
For $9.99, Nightsky is also available on the eShop, and lets the player tackle environmental puzzles in a stunning, night-lit world. Those wanting something a little more familiar are in luck as well, as the NES version of Ghosts’n Goblinshas hit the handheld’s virtual console for $4.99, with Castlevania: The Adventure making it’s debut as a Game Boy Classic for $3.99.
18th Gate is a strategy based dungeon crawler that shows a lot of promise, and has hit the DSiWare service for $4.99. Wii owners also have some loving as well with Shock Troopers blasting onto the Virtual Console for 900 points.
Phew! A lot of great games are up for grabs this week. So the question remains, what will you be downloading?
When we last wrote about Italian developer, Playstos Entertainment, they had just announced Real World Racing, RWR, way back in August. Well now it’s been a few months and in that time they’ve shown off a bit more of their work in trailers and screenshots, though new details are less abundant but still there. Obviously trailers are generally the best demonstration of what they have so far, so check out the Official Trailer below.
Those looking for a bit more content can find a few more trailers and screenshots on RWR‘s Steam Greenlight page HERE. Speaking of which after you get done checking out those trailers, don’t forget to vote on whether you’d like to see RWR make the Greenlight cut and become available through Steam. As a new take on racing in real locations, it deserves a look at the very least.
New information that’s been released about the game, to match the previously known 80 cars to race, 3D graphics, and extensive career mode, includes 50+ tracks across famous cities, up to 16 person multiplayer online, and precise simulation in terms of both real-world physics and car performance.
For even more details, screenshots, and information be sure to check out the Real World Racing website HERE.
The premiere of Emily Owens, M.D. wasn’t terribly promising, in the way that it was a far more awkward and neurotic version of Grey’s Anatomy. The first scene of the second episode takes this awkwardness to a whole new level as Emily has to deal with the fact that she revealed her feelings to Will last week.
Kicking off the episode by saying “Hey Willie!” in front of a whole bunch of people, most of which don’t like her, it was clear this was going to bring some cringes out.
I know a few males who like Grey’s Anatomy, some who love it, but I don’t see any guys liking this show. It’s squarely aimed at women, or teenage girls who have yet to gotten control of their awkward stage.
Most of the episode is Emily dealing with Will shooting her down and trying to move on with it. Again, Emily’s looks are insulted, which is like when Tina Fey pretends she’s ugly. Just completely ridiculous.
It turns out two years ago Will left her a message when he was drunk telling her that they should date, but it was never brought up again. So instead Emily just nursed it in her heart until it turned into a huge, embarrassing crush. She tells Will she’s over him and pretends she has a crush on Resident Micah, but later admits that it was a lie and they share a nice conversation on the roof. I have to admit, after their conversation I like their relationship with each other a lot more, but only as a friendship. At the end of the episode it’s revealed that she kept the message (of course she did) and she deletes it, only to end up calling up her phone provider and begging them to return it. Sigh.
In situations that don’t involve Will, or her interaction with people who intimidate her, Emily is not nearly as annoying. But get her in a place with the Chief of Staff, her arch-enemy Cassandra, and the nurses, and she flips out.
The nurses are another big part of the story, after her hitting on one of them last week to figure out if she was gay, the nurses think that she’s a shark. Which is the complete opposite of what she is, but they aren’t too bothered with that detail.
Micah and Emily flirt a bit in the episode, though she remains clueless to his obvious feelings for her, and when she spends her free time sitting with his mother who is receiving chemo, he has this look on his face that screams his feelings for her. At least Emily doesn’t overthink everything had happens when they’re together, which is a nice change from her obsessiveness with Will.
The patients in the episode are an older man with heart issues, and a young woman with OCD. The theme of their cases is ‘beating the odds’, which results in the older man fighting and making it through an open heart surgery despite his advanced age and declining health, while the younger woman doesn’t make it through what is meant to be a simple brain surgery.
Hopefully Emily Owens, M.D. can start to move past the more cringeworthy of scenes and more towards the inclusion of other characters, the pairing of Emily with someone who doesn’t cause her to go crazy and neurotic, and sets itself apart a bit more. The acting skill has the possibility to do so much more, and hopefully it starts to do that.
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Last week’s episode of Suburgatory didn’t impress me too much, it was over the top but not in the same way that I loved Suburgatory for. Thankfully, the second episode ‘The Witch of East Chatswin’ was a return to form for the show.
It was a Halloween episode, and like last year’s Halloween episode, involved some scares and some misinterpretation where something is wrongfully labeled supernatural when it isn’t. Another reason why this is great? Tessa, Lisa, Ryan and Malik dress up as the Scooby Gang (with Ryan and Malik both going as Fred), which is infamous for their discovery that pretty much everything supernatural has some explainable reason for it. And that’s why this episode worked – it had crazy weird stuff but it tempered it well with reality. The humour was still out there, but in a very aware sort of way.
I mean, having a feminist portrayed as a witch in Chatswin? Totally great. And Lisa’s line about her moving the Ouija board pointer because the spirits move through her? Brilliant.
On the adult side of things, Noah turns up dressed as George and attempts to impersonate him, which sounds more like the cookie monster, so George dresses up as Noah in turn. Part of dressing up as Noah requires George to shave his goatee, a very painful process for him, and one that leaves him looking very un-George-like. His face is baby smooth and it looks naked. At the end of the episode Dallas and George finally stop the will-they-won’t-they when George realizes that she would be interested in more and tackles it head on like an adult and asks her out. That’ll be interesting to watch, it’s been a while coming and we’ll have to see if actually doing it fizzles out their chemistry or makes it grow stronger.
Suburgatory has definitely made a return to their first season form, and I’m glad that they’ve added that sarcastic, raised-eyebrow tone to the craziness of Chatswin.
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Majesco released their latest game to the iTunes App Store and Google Play today. “Legends of Loot is a fast-paced, fun – and funny – adventure game,” said Jeffrey Anderson, senior vice president of social and mobile games, Majesco Entertainment. “Players will experience the same kind of robust content and dynamic action they’ll find in any Majesco title, but with the on-the-go accessibility of a mobile game.”
The game is a first person RPG dungeon crawler with bright cartoony graphics that makes use of the touch screen and accelerometer for in game actions. Players will need to navigate almost a hundred dangerous mazes riddled with traps and puzzles to save the day from evil dragon overlords. The game has an in game calendar for tracking the game progress of your closest friends or enemies and leaderboards with the OpenFeint network.
Legends of Loot is free to play and is available for iOS devices hereand Android devices here.
We have some good news for you who were upset over some of the issues with Silent Hill: Downpour back when it was released many months ago. Today Konami announced that they have released a patch for Silent Hill: Downpour on the Xbox 360, with a PlayStation 3 version of the patch arriving in the next few weeks.
The patch is meant to improve the frame-rate of the game, “fix” the save system and eliminate various bugs in the “Homeless” mission as well as a number of other fixes. It is worth noting that this patch is coming out a week before Silent Hill: Downpour’s arrival on Games on Demand for $39.99.
As far as an Xbox 360 patch for Silent Hill: HD Collection, you should remember that Konami chose to cancel the 360 patch while releasing a PS3 patch at that time.
Plenty of news from EA Mobile this week. To kick things off, The Sims FreePlay is getting a big Halloween themed update. Sims will now be able to engage in ghost hunting, build costume shops, compete in a variety of activities against other Sims, create new plants, experiment with dangerous new food recipes, and meet Achovy the cat from Bejeweled Blitz and the Conehead Zombie from Plants vs Zombies. The Sims FreePlay is free on the iTunes App Store here, Amazon App Store here, and Google Play here. Check out the trailer below.
Additionally Theme Park is now available on the Amazon App Store and Google Play. Players are able to create their own theme park with roller coasters, water parks, go kart tracks, and other attractions while managing the shops in the park.
Need For Speed Most Wanted for the iOS received a new trailer today. The trailer shows off the new control options for the series including the new touch controls.
Finally, EA Mobile is celebrating Halloween with the Very Scary Sale. Halloween themed titles such as Plants Vs. Zombies and Dead Space are headlining the sale with games up to 85% off. The full list of titles are available on the Daily Deals site here.
