Last week Square Enix revealed the map for their booth during Tokyo Game Show and there was a ??? section of their booth. Well today we may know what will be occupying that space. During Sony’s pre-TGS event today, it was revealed that Square Enix is going to be publishing a PlayStation Vita launch title that is called Army Corps of Hell.
The game will be developed by a company known as Enter Sphere and will allow four player co-op gameplay. Not much is currently known about the title but expect more news in the coming days as Tokyo Game Show rolls on. You can check out Square Enix’s teaser website for the game here.
It’s rare when a simple trailer can change my mood for the better, but the new clip that Nintendo released today for Kirby’s Return to Dream Land did just that. As many of you know, this Kirby title is coming for the Wii and is set to return Kirby to his non-yarn roots with up four player co-op multi-player and a brand new and very fluffy plotline.
This clip shows the game in action with a lot of new footage, displaying the many abilities Kirby will have at his disposal once he sucks up an enemy. Multi-player also looks to be a key ingredient, as players must work together to progress. Without me babbling on too much longer, go ahead and feast your eyes upon the new trailer below, and dust off those Wiimotes as Kirby’s Return to Dream Land launches on October 24th.
Sony is really pushing to have fans of fighting games and the Street Fighter and Tekken franchises purchase the upcoming Street Fighter X Tekken on the PlayStation Vita. Not only did they announce Cole McGrath from inFamous during E3, but now during Sony’s pre-TGS event they have announced another couple of characters exclusive to the Vita.
Sony’s mascot in Japan, Toro will be playable and so will his neighbor Kuro. Toro, the white cat is also known as Sony Cat and has been one of Sony’s best PlayStation mascots in Japan. While many fans outside of Japan may not be interested in these characters, Japan is going to be quite glad these characters are included. Plus who doesn’t want to beat up their favorite fighters as a little white cartoon cat.
While the rest of us in the West are going to have to wait until sometime in early 2012 to get our hands on the PlayStation Vita, Japan never received any delay till next year. In fact, announced today during Sony’s Pre-TGS conference they announced that the PlayStation Vita will be released on December 17th in Japan.
When the Vita is released on December 17th Japanese gamers will have a few options on what versions to buy. Of course there is the 3G model which will cost ¥29,980 which is roughly roughly $389.80 US. The 3G will be handled by Japanese telco DoCoMo. The wi-fi only version will cost ¥24,980, or $324.80 US. Those of us in the United States will be using AT&T for the 3G version of the handheld. For those eager to see what games will be released on the PlayStation Vita stay tuned the rest of the night for more game announcements from Sony.
A couple years ago, Fossil Fighters brought about a new monster battling game to the DS. A sequel had been planned by Nintendo for quite some time now, and now we officially have a date for when this follow-up will hit shelves. Fossil Fighters Champions (formally known as Super Fossil Fighters) will be released on November 14th exclusively for the Nintendo DS.
Along with that date, Ninty also gave us a new trailer for the game to show off how this shiny new sequel will work. One of the biggest problems with Fossil Fighters as some of you know was the lack of polish the game presented. Now judging by this new trailer for Champions, everything seems to be a lot smoother as the battles, monsters, and characters look fantastic. You can check out the new trailer below.
The award-winning real-time nature simulation From Dust will be available on the PlayStation Network on September 15. From Dust is a stunningly realistic and challenging God game, where you create the landscape, control the people, and try to protect themselves against the elements. Your main role is to evolve and develop the nomadic tribe, although some of you may enjoy doing just the opposite.
The game has been available on xBox Live for a few months, so it’s good to see its transfer to the PSN.
There are challenge modes in which you take on all the environment can throw at you including floods, volcano eruption, giant dust storms, and whatever else, while keeping your people alive. The scores are ranked on the PSN leaderboards.
So how about it PSNers? You keen to get a crack at From Dust?
Now, let me start this article by saying this; I am not an RTS or Strategy Gamer by any stretch, the appeal of setting up little windmills and armouries, and commanding an army of tiny little people in a miniature replica of 17th century Britain has never quite been made sense of in that simplistic FPS Gamer brain of mine.
But setting up little windmills and armouries and tiny little people, and then flattening them all with an enormous f*** off boulder? Now you’re talking.
Such is the premise of the aptly titled “Rock of Ages”, a brand new RTS, rock rolling, smash ’em up combination thing from Chilean developer “Ace Team”, creators of Zeno Clash.
Like their previous title, art is a big part of this game, although unlike in Zeno Clash where it was just a rather lovely extra atop the generous helpings of first person punch-out action, art takes center stage, the levels changing dramatically in style as you move from era to era, with famous characters such as “Hades” and “The Plague” opposing you in their traditional appearance.
Assuming the role of Sisyphus, a Greek mythological character doomed to roll a boulder uphill for all eternity, you decide you’ve had enough of this uphill boulder-rolling nonsense, and use the boulder to break free, and escape the underworld. Thus the gameplay structure for Rock of Ages is laid out, plain and simple; roll boulder down hill, break enemy team gate, squash enemy team leader, escape. Alongside this, you must place colourful and interesting units such as elephants and catapults to prevent your opponent from accomplishing the same task, but that said, the best part of the gameplay is definitely the smashy bit, rather than the preventy bit. The game also employs other elements from chess and RTS games, but it’s polished and subtle enough that it never really sticks out.
Humour comes into play a lot too; each battle is foreshadowed with a short cutscene in which 2d Bayeux Tapestry style cut-outs dance around ridiculously, in the sort of way that only 2d Bayeux Tapestry style cut-outs can, and proceedings have a rather fantastically Monty-Python-esque feel to them. These cutscenes are also rife with nerd culture references and jokes, and these are hilarious, particularly the one in which Gandalf is rather comically flattened by your boulder, during which I was reduced to tears of laughter, and almost fell out of my chair.
My only real concern with Rock of Ages is replay-value, but when a game as good as this only cost me a few bob, I really can’t complain.
Be sure to check back later in the week for my interview with Ace Team, the talented bunch behind this game.
Twisted Pixel games are truly synonymous with creativity and originality, even the name of the studio screams chaos and fun. So it should come as no surprise that they would come up with something quirky, innovative and amazingly addictive for Microsoft’s Kinect. Enter “The Gunstringer”, and its main character, the weird and wonderful, fiery gun-toting Marionette, betrayed and buried alive by his former posse and now hell bent on revenge.
Take control of the Marionette, who armed with his faithful pistol has only one focus; to track down his betrayers and bring the swift arm of his own home brand own justice against them, leaving them bullet ridden and lead filled on their own turf. Set across vast landscapes from the high desert to the demonic depths of the undead underworld, let nothing stand in your way on your quest for justice.
To celebrate this major release, Twisted Pixel have a few tricks up their sleeve, also offering a free downloadable add on pack entitled “The Wavy Tubeman Chronicles”. Players take on the role of “the stranger” as they battle side by side Future Buddy and Future Vixen in full live action style of play.
Included within the retail package is also a free code for a full downloadable copy of Fruit Ninja Kinect all for the incredibly low price of $39.99, all readily available in stores.
We have Phil calling in from Japan as we all discuss the upcoming Tokyo Game Show and what we’d like to see happen. Max Payne 3 is getting ready to be released and has everyone excited, we talk about what game franchise we’d like to remove from the face of the planet and what we’ve been playing.
Cast: Alexis Ayala, Philip Federico, Michael Marr, and Joshua Spudic
Yep, you heard correct – EA has released the FIFA 12 demo for Xbox LIVE and Playstation Network.
The Xbox LIVE version was released to fans on Tuesday September 13, with PSN gamers to receive it on September 14. Players will be able to select from a great range of teams, including Barcelona, Arsenal, Manchester City, Marseille, Dortmund, and AC Milan.
To celebrate, EA have also released a great new range of videos. The Career Mode – Form and Morale video will walk gamers through the new features in Career Mode, the Football Club tutorial will showcase the title’s new online feature, and the Action Trailer is yet another trailer to get us all pumped up about the game’s release. Check them out below.
