Wipeout: Create & Crash is a game based on a ridiculous TV game show, and it does nothing to hide that fact. It's a surprisingly playable and funny game if you're into what Wipeout as an entertainment entity offers. If you think the TV show is nonsensical or stupid, though, this game certainly won't change your mind.
Wow - sometimes I wish I lived in Japan so bad that it hurts. Actually, maybe it's because I'm laughing - I honestly have no idea whether Sony's recent Japanese promo video for the PlayStation Vita TV is meant to be funny or not, but this shit is so charming that I'd gladly hand over $400 for the thing without a second thought. I mean, not really... I don't think.
Though Shigeru Miyamoto has teased at lessening his role in Nintendo's big budget development before, the results have yet to be really felt by consumers. Despite clear attempts to nurture the younger staff at Nintendo, the fact is that Miyamoto has still been running the show on a fair number of recent Nintendo titles. It's well known that Pikmin 3 was his baby, and though perhaps not quite as heavily or directly involved with Super Mario 3D World as with past Marios, it's still likely a focus of his at the moment. If Miyamoto's words in a recent interview with Gamekult are to be believed, he may never be fully "in charge" of a Mario title again.
Steam Machines! We're all exciting for them, we all want to get behind them, yet none of us truly know whether they'll end up successful. The news of SteamOS's existence in September let people know that Valve is serious about in-house hardware and the software to make it work, and the confirmation that said hardware is fast approaching stoked the excitement of gamers even further. Though there's no telling what these Valve boxes will look like upon release, a recent visit to the Valve offices by the Seattle Times has resulted in some new information, as well as actual images of of prototype Steam Machine boxes.
Have you been playing EKO Software's zombie action RPG How To Survive, but wishing you could both burn and shoot zombies at the same time? I mean sure, there's nothing like a classic headshot, or just lighting a torch underneath one of the undead bastards when their back is turned, but let's be honest - when a massive swarm is closing in, you need your zombie massacre skills to be operating at maximum efficiency. At the very least, that might be a good way to justify a purchase of the game's new Heatwave DLC, which is available at this very moment.
The Pokémon series is such a mainstay in videogames that it’s sometimes hard to perceive it in extremes. I don’t often think of Pokémon games as terribly innovative or terribly stale - rather, Pokémon is an ever-present entity in the handheld landscape that is always there for the taking when I desire it. At least, that’s how I felt before Pokémon X and Y came out.
If you like Jackass, you'll like Bad Grandpa. If you like hidden cameras, Borat, and deceiving innocent passers-by, you'll also like Bad Grandpa. If your expectations are in the right place, then this is a film that is endlessly amusing and often hilarious, but if you have a firm distaste for the raunchy or ridiculous, you may want to steer clear.
The death knell of the Wii as we know it sounded loud and clear the other day, but as it turns out, it was mostly just a false alarm. More like an assumption, actually - Nintendo pointed out in a statement today that it never actually said it was discontinuing the Wii anywhere outside of Japan, and that the company still stands by that.
I absolutely love Nintendo's approach to downloadable content. Be it Mr. Iwata himself or some programmer who worked on Nintendo Land, it seems the idea of only offering DLC that adds substantial value has permeated everyone and everything in the company. I can attest to it personally, too - I purchased every single DLC pack in Fire Emblem: Awakening, and it was by far the most fun-for-my-dollar DLC I've ever sprung for. You mileage may vary, et cetera.
If you hadn't already seen or heard, the cost of securing a PlayStation 4 in Brazil come November is a pretty tough one to bear. Clocking in at around $1800, the PS4 can be had for essentially much more than the cost of a perfectly adequate and powerful gaming PC. So, aside from exclusives... why would you buy one?
