Outside of cameos in games like Super Smash Bros., Capcom's iconic Mega Man franchise has gone through the past few years with little prominence and no new titles. While info on a brand new entry in the series is still quiet, fans of the series' iconic heyday on the NES may be pleased to hear that a collection of games, ranging from the very first entry all the way up to Mega Man VI, is coming to many current-gen consoles in the form of Mega Man Legacy Collection.
Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls, an action-oriented spinoff of the sleeper hit adventure game series, has already been confirmed for release on North American PS Vitas, but now we have both a concrete launch date and an intriguing new trailer for the game.
Mega Coin Squad provides a challenging but engaging experience for platformer fans, but a short campaign and lack of online play bring the experience down a bit.
Sierra and developer The Old Gentlemen are still hard at work on the upcoming episodic adventure game King's Quest, and a new developer diary showcases the fine balance the team is trying to walk between replicating the charm of the older games' art style while simultaneously upgrading the visuals for modern high-def systems. Highlights include the process of making a hand-painted drawing into a texture, as well as a brief look at an environment from the original games that's been remade for this new adventure.
Guitar Hero Live, Activision and FreeStyleGames' upcoming reboot of the iconic rhythm game series, has already had a portion of its track list confirmed, but it seems that there are still plenty more songs left to be revealed before the game launches later this year. Activision has announced several more songs rock fans can expect to play in the game, including several iconic bands and artists.
Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains has some good ideas in its robust World Mode, but monotonous gameplay and a half-hearted Story Mode lessen its overall value.
Harmonix has finally started to start revealing exactly what rhythm game fans can expect to see in terms of new features in Rock Band 4, as the first details have been released today with more to follow through IGN throughout the month. As the game has been confirmed to support song DLC from the previous console generation, the core gameplay across guitar, bass, drums and vocals will largely be the same, but the developer is looking to add some new features to the mix as well.