To this day, the yellow wonder known as Rayman continues to be a physical mystery, what with his lack of limbs and all. Despite that open case, he's soon going to star in yet another Ubisoft release. Granted, this one should be referred to as an HD revamp, as opposed to a new title.
From the looks of things, the Evil Academy could be the most uniquely interesting school around. It's full of creative homeroom classes, monsters and turn-based battles. Of course, we must not forget the outrageous stacking ability and its fellow skills. Now, if only real life school was that colourful.
The end of this month will be marked by the western localization of one of Japan's more unique games: Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2. NIS America is handling region-specific publishing duties for the role-playing experience from Idea Factory and Compile Heart.
While PlayStation Plus owners get to look forward to a free download of The Simpsons Arcade Game, Xbox 360 owners will get the first crack at the 1991 classic. According to a Game Informer report, the yellow family will bring their beat 'em up escapades to XBLA tomorrow: Friday, February 3.
On March 20th, a three corner battle will play out within the plague-filled confines of Raccoon City. Members of the United States Government's Spec Ops Division will battle it out against the Umbrella Security Service forces, with some hideous monsters strewn within. That conflict is the basis of Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City from Slant 6 Games, which will bring class and team-based multiplayer to Capcom's beloved survival horror franchise.
There's a new sheriff in town at Konami Digital Entertainment Inc. Well, in a matter of speaking. Tomoyuki Tsuboi has been appointed as the video game company's new President, taking over for Mr. Shinji Hirano, who has headed off to Europe. The former President of the North American branch will now be taking on the role of President of Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH (Europe.)
Fledgling video game designers will have a chance to create and share their dream mods when Bethesda Game Studios releases its Skyrim Creation Kit sometime soon.
Halloween will be headed to a virtual representation of Gotham City in just a week's time. Gotham City Impostors, the team-based online first-person shooter starring characters in costumes, will make its debut on February 7. Now, it's time to decide whether you will support the Dark Knight or the maniacal Joker.
Purchasing a large memory card for your PlayStation Vita could end up saving you money in the long run, even though the up front charge is pricey. Why, you ask? Well, just like it's doing in Japan, Sony will be offering price discounts on digital downloads of full games in North America. That option won't be easy to pass up, considering the cost of transportation to and from a store, on top of list price purchases.
In order to get the sights, sounds and smells of the ballpark into our minds once again, 2K Sports has released a short teaser trailer for MLB 2K12. It chronicles a young prospect's ascension from the farm to the Chicago White Sox' roster. That elation quickly becomes reality as this year's cover athlete, Justin Verlander, strikes out the young rookie during his first at bat.