Diablo 3 and console gamers has always been a hope for those who don’t enjoy PC games or don’t feel like upgrading their computer simply to play it. However that dream may eventually become a realization as Blizzard’s lead designer Josh Mosqueira told those in attendance that Blizzard is “very, very serious about bringing the Diablo 3 experience to the console.”
Eurogamer reports that after this statement he reinforced that Blizzard is “trying to build the best console team” so that they can bring Diablo 3 to consoles. Now by no means is this a confirmation of development, but even the potential of having a Diablo title on consoles should delight many people, though could infuriate some PC gaming purists.
Microsoft announced 3 games at Gamescom 2011 that will be coming to the Xbox Live Arcade soon.
Hole in the Wall, which brings all of the fun of the wacky international TV phenomenon straight to your Xbox 360 Kinect. Hole in the Wall arrives Aug. 24th for 800 Microsoft Points.
Skulls of the Shogun– An arcade-strategy game where players take turns guiding portions of their army of phantom Samurai in ghostly combat in the Samurai afterlife, “Skulls of the Shogun” will be playable at the Microsoft Booth all week.
Trials Evolution -The follow-up to the best-selling, critically acclaimed “Trials HD,” “Trials Evolution,” the arcade stunt motorcycle racing gaming returns to Xbox LIVE Arcade this year with approximately 60 tracks across single player and multiplayer modes and skill mini-games that give the player fresh, new challenges.
When Microsoft announced that its next phone would have Xbox Live compatibility, everyone was excited. Now however, a few months after its releases, they are smoothing the rough edges and making the entire experience much more enjoyable, in addition to announcing that they are adding quite a few new games to the phone soon.
First off, Microsoft is adding the ability unlock Avatar Awards on the phone. Second, developers can now add DLC to their creations. Next, parental controls will be enabled. Finally, they are speeding up and refining the multiplayer component.
The most exciting news to come out of Gamescom for the Windows Phone 7 was the announcement that 14 games will be coming to the phone throughout the coming months.
Beards & Beaks: Cave Area – The turf war between gnomes and crows moves to the cave with 15 challenging new levels and where a new gnome ally and new enemies await.
Bug Village- Build and nurture a colony of active ants and busy bees. Construct homes to attract playful bugs and direct them to the garden, where they can gather resources to expand your village. Small is beautiful in bug village.
Burn the Rope- Burn as much rope as you can in this challenging puzzle game. The catch? Fire only burns upwards. So you’ll have to madly tilt and turn your phone to keep the flame alive.
Chickens Can’t Fly- You’re a corporate scientist assigned to see what chickens are capable of, answering critical questions such as: Is there life after the butcher? Are chickens afraid of ghosts? Does frozen chicken get dizzy?
Collapse!- The blockbusting, color-matching excitement of “Collapse!” returns with award-winning gameplay, all-new customizable characters, and fantastic new foes.
Gravity Guy- In a world where gravity laws were broken, a brave guy was held captive for defying the rules. Not happy, he decided to escape. Your job: guide him through a world of impossible mazes, flipping gravity at will.
Fight Game Rivals- Become the king of kings among tournament fighters around the world. Enter different tournaments on distinct locations, earn credits and unlock devastating attacks and skills.
“Farm Frenzy 2” If you think the big city is crazy, wait until you get a load of country life. Manage a wild and wacky farm by growing grass, feeding chickens, collecting eggs and taking your produce to market.
IonballEX- A modern twist on a classic Breakout-style game, all delivered in a unique steampunk style.
“Kinectimals Mobile” Play with, care for, and fall in love with your very own Kinectimal cub. The hit Xbox 360 game comes to Windows Phone.
Mush- This puzzle platformer (and Windows Phone exclusive) gives you control over how your character feels. Change their emotions by drawing smiles and sad faces, and by rotating or shaking the phone.
“Orbital” An addictive puzzle game that challenges you to destroy as many orbs as possible.
TextTwist 2- From Game House, creators of “Bounce Out” and “Collapse!”, comes a more cerebral challenge: How many words can you form in two-and-a-half minutes with a handful of random letters? Figure out the combination with the most letters and move to the next level.
Toy Soldiers Boot Camp – Wage war on a tiny scale with four fun and addictive shooting gallery mini-games from “Toy Soldiers: Cold War”.
In anticipation of the highly hyped Hunter x Hunter anime reboot, during a media press conference, Madhouse have unvieled new character designs for the main cast. The new series is set to ignore the previous anime series and go back to the series manga roots and start from scratch.
The press images can be seen below. As you can see, the characters of the Hunter x Hunter world will finally be getting the definitive adaptation they truly deserve. With such brilliant character designs and art style, we can only wait in anticipation for the series which is set to make its premiere on the 2nd of October, 2011. Leave a comment letting us know what you think of the news designs for the characters of Hunter x Hunter.
Konami’s Neverdead is a title that has quite a unique perspective on action gameplay. With a character that literally is immortal, Bryce has plenty of things that he can do that no other gaming hero could even dream of. In the latest trailer released for Gamescom, we see a walkthrough video that is being voiced over, with English subs, by producer Shinta Nojiri.
Besides the two other guys about to get into a fight in the background, we also see plenty of gameplay highlights including some footage of how Bryce will defeat enemies, as well as recover his body parts after they get chopped off of his body. Though you could always explode them and regrow some new ones. Nothing says insta-regeneration like growing your entire body back from the neck down. Catch the footage below!
You would think that a game with such popularity as Battlefield 3 would have an option that will allow you to play local co-op with some split-screen, this way your friends can come over and play right alongside you. But unfortunately that won’t be the case as Battlefield 3’s developer DICE has confirmed that the game will feature only online multiplayer.
In a conversation with Eurogamer, DICE general manager Karl Magnus Troedsson said “”No, you have to be online to do it” when asked about the potential for local multiplayer. This strange non-local co-op mode trend has grown significantly over the past few years, with the most recent violator being Call of Juarez: The Cartel, which was focused significantly around co-op playing… but only online. What are your thoughts as to why this has become so prevalent?
While the most common vehicle you will think of when you hear the words Star Fox is the Arwing. The Arwing is the signature vehicle of the Star Fox series and is the vehicle you will be using for about 90% of Star Fox 64 3D. But did you know that there is also the Landmaster tank and the Blue Marine submarine that you will be using as well?
Today Nintendo released a new video for Star Fox 64 3D which focuses on the game’s special vehicles which will be used in special missions and will control similar to the Arwing itself. Does it lower my level as a gamer if I admit that I never have heard of the Blue Marine submarine before? Either way, catch the trailer below.
For those who have been following Portal 2, then you should remember that people have been expecting Valve to release some Portal 2 DLC sometime this summer. Unfortunately that hasn’t happened yet but don’t worry, Valve didn’t forget about it, they just are going to release it as far into the Summer season as they can.
Valve marketing director Doug Lombardi spoke with Kotaku at Gamescom and there he said that the DLC will be released in mid-September which is “technically summer.” The DLC will be released free to anyone who owns Portal 2 and will include new maps, leaderboards, and challenge modes. Portal 2 already is a likely Game of the Year candidate for most places that hand out those awards, and this free DLC is only helping to prove that fact.
Whenever the name Mojang is said, people immediately think of the game known as Minecraft which has become a black hole of time devouring goodness so popular that Mojang can now publish titles for other smaller studios. Such is the case with Cobalt, a game developed by Oxeye Game Studios which is best described as an action title which focuses on “running, jumping, rolling, shooting, throwing, dancing, hacking, rolling, flying, sliding, climbing, looting, deflecting, racing, piñata-ing, passing, scoring… and even more rolling.”
Don’t believe us? Well trailer was released alongside this game announcement which shows off a lot of different gameplay footage as well as a rough release window of the end of this year for PC, Mac and even Linux. Catch Cobalt’s strange but interesting looking trailer below.
A game called Elevator Action Deluxe is always going to seem a bit strange at first, but Taito is going to stay as true as they can to the original source material. The PlayStation Network exclusive is going to be quite similar to the original game, only receiving better graphics and a few new gameplay modes, but otherwise keeping much of what fans originally loved.
The game will include new weapons, high speed elevators, offline multiplayer modes such as deathmatch and competitive modes. Andriasang reports that the game will be out on August 30th in North America and August 31st everywhere else for $9.99, £7.99 and €9.99 depending on your currency. Square Enix also released a slew of new screenshots which you can see below.
