We're now two games into Nintendo and SEGA's three-game exclusivity agreement for the Sonic series, and so far the results haven't exactly been stellar. Despite one entry remaining in the trio, it appears as if SEGA may already be looking beyond the ill-fated Nintendo pairing, if a recently leaked poster is to be believed.
Echo Prime is flawed, but it's also fun and less than $10. One of its main issues is somewhat alleviated by Hardcore Mode, and if mixing and matching power-ups is something you enjoy, then Echo Prime is sure to please. If you're looking for a compelling story or strategy-driven combat, though, you'll likely be disappointed.
This looks awesome. Earlier today, screens from the upcoming Sly Cooper film adaptation landed on Facebook, and sent the internet a-twitter discussing its look and general art style. Though I don't necessarily promote thoughtless conversion of source material to Dreamworks-like visual tomfoolery, a quick glance at the above teaser affirms that we probably don't have too much to worry about in the looks department.
Microsoft announced in a statement today that it has purchased the rights to the Gears of War franchise from Epic Games. If you were holding out for the series' debut on a Sony console, you may as well abandon all hope now. Time to start saving up for that Xbox One, chumps.
Yesterday, Ars Technica reported on some arguable shady advertising practices taking place between Microsoft and YouTube gaming giant Machinima. You can check out the report for an extended explanation of what exactly is going on, but the general gist is that Microsoft has been dishing out as much as $3 CPM ($3 per thousand video views, in other words) to popular YouTube personalities. In return, their video has to mention or feature Xbox One and its content in a positive (or at least non-negative) light, for a specified amount of time. None of it is immoral or sketchy by default, except for this part from the official agreement between the two parties.
JRPGs in recent times certainly haven't built their reputation atop gripping narrative delivery. As much as we'd all love to see a new Tales or Final Fantasy-like romp with an interesting script and rousing vocal performances, it sometimes feels as if the torches of compelling plot and character have been handed to the likes of Western-developed opuses such as The Last of Us. There are exceptions, of course, and when it comes to Bravely Default I'm still trying to figure out if it qualifies as one. Now, thanks to a newly released trailer, you can decide for yourself.
It's not much to go by, but we now have an actual screenshot from what appears to be the single player mode in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS. The image appeared on series director Masahiro Sakurai's Miiverse page, where he asks simply "Where am I......??"
Ubisoft has revealed today that it will be bringing Tetris to next-gen (now current-gen) consoles. I was about to follow that sentence with a positive interjection and an exclamation mark, but when I think about it I'm really only mildly excited. I think a half-hearted "yay" will probably do. To be fair, Tetris is a timeless design, and if Ubi can get creative with how they spruce things up for Xbox One and PS4, I'll certainly consider their proposition. 2014 is Tetris's 30th anniversary, after all - one would hope the French publisher has something special up its sleeve. Unfortunately, the street cred Ubisoft chose to flaunt in their Tetris press release is a bit puzzling.
Dude, animated GIFs! Those things are like, sweeping the internet! Make sure you pronounce it "jiff" though, so you don't sounds like a complete and total square. Pronunciation aside, the only thing better than animated GIFs is probably anime-ted GIFs, and that's exactly what ATLUS has provided for the upcoming Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars.
I hadn't heard about MonkeyPaw Games before today, to the point that I actually misread their name as "Monkey Paul." Of course, I instantly thought of the charming three-eyed monkey who often shows himself after episodes of Jimmy Neutron. Ah, how I loved Paul. But I digress.
