This announcement stinks! I mean that in the complimentary 90’s way of course, because Nintendo just announced Earthbound Beginnings – the first official western release of the original Mother game – for immediate release on the Wii U virtual console in North America and Europe. Good lord, that’s the mother …
Read More »PS4 paper platformer Tearaway Unfolded has mail to deliver on September 8
Tearaway Unfolded, the updated PS4 version of Media Molecule’s Tearaway (opens in new tab) on Vita, will be yours to unwrap on September 8 in the US, September 9 in most of Europe, and September 11 in the UK. Aside from updated graphics, a new control scheme and an extended …
Read More »Secret Cinema: The Empire Strikes Back – reaction
Few cinematic worlds are as immersive as Star Wars; as galaxies far, far away go, this one’s highly accessible. Secret Cinema’s presentation of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back aims to recreate that sense of immersion on an ambitiously large, interactive scale, with semi-successful results. The main sticking …
Read More »Oculus Touch controllers take your hands into virtual reality
The current Oculus Touch prototype looks like a decapitated Move controller smashed through a bangle, but the concept – bringing your hands into virtual reality for a more naturally interactive experience – sounds like a sci-fi dream. Oculus founder Palmer Luckey showed off the Touch’s “Half-Moon” prototype at the company’s …
Read More »That free version of Driveclub Sony promised us is actually happening
It’s been long time coming but the PS Plus version of Driveclub (opens in new tab) is apparently almost ready to screech off the starting line. When asked yesterday on Twitter about the progress of the long awaited game Paul Rustchynsky, game director at Evolution Studios, replied with the below. …
Read More »PayDay 2: Crimewave Edition review
For those not versed in the psalms of Hoxton, Dallas, Wolf and Chains, Payday 2: Crimewave Edition is far from your average shooter. Sure, it’s in first-person and you do have plenty of boomsticks to your name, but the shootouts are merely a byproduct of being an armed robber. The …
Read More »Reboot: Can TV shows be remastered like games?
The world of CG-animated ‘90s kids show Reboot is coming back (opens in new tab) online with 26 new episodes and a new cast of characters. When I heard the news, I was ecstatic. So much so that I decided to watch an episode ASAP, preferably wearing my Sonic pajamas …
Read More »War is full of love in Fire Emblem If
Love is a complex force, capable of binding opposed minds together, but also tearing lives apart. Evidently, Intelligent Systems realises that ‘It’s complicated’ is more than a trite Facebook status, because its newest Fire Emblem game (subtitled If in Japan) is as much about warring hearts as clashing blades. Where …
Read More »How Hellblade is fighting monsters, mental illness and modern game development
You might remember Ninja Theory from such games as DmC (opens in new tab), Enslaved (opens in new tab) and Heavenly Sword. Traditional big budget games developed with all the crash bang wallop a decent sized studio can throw at them. It’s latest project, Hellblade, isn’t that. It’s a 15 …
Read More »Homer and Marge split up in The Simpsons 27th season
It’s hard to keep a show interesting and fresh after even a couple of seasons, let alone 27 of them, and you can’t fault The Simpsons for trying. According to a Variety interview with Simpsons executive producer Al Jean, TV’s favorite dysfunctional family might become a broken home when Homer …
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