Danganronpa may not have much true gameplay to speak of, but the title makes up for it with its delightfully twisted story, well-developed cast, and intense trial sections.
Technical hitches and an early story stumble are far from enough to prevent The Wolf Among Us: Episode 2 - Smoke & Mirrors from continuing its series' winning streak.
Though it hasn't been long at all since the release of Sonic Lost World, Sega has already revealed that the next major installment in their iconic Sonic the Hedgehog series is in the works, and it looks to be mixing things up a bit. Titled Sonic Boom, this latest entry will, much like Lost World and Sonic Colors, simultaneously release two separate versions exclusively on Nintendo consoles, in this case the Wii U and 3DS.
Pokemaniacs, rejoice! If you've been hoping for a way to transfer your digital collection of Pokemon from earlier titles in the series to the more recent 3DS duo of Pokemon X & Y, Nintendo finally has you covered in the form of Pokemon Bank, a downloadable app now available on the 3DS eShop.
In a pleasant surprise, Nintendo has managed to squeeze two character announcements for Super Smash Bros. within the same month (King Dedede was confirmed a few weeks ago). The latest returning character is none other than Lucario, the popular Pokemon who made its first appearance back in Pokemon Diamond & Pearl on the original DS, and made its Smash debut on the Wii as a hidden character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Sony has announced the planned February offers for PlayStation Plus in North America, and from what I can see, the pickings look pretty good for this coming month.
It's been an unfortunately long wait for the second episode of Telltale's The Wolf Among Us, made even more agonizing by how good the first episode was back when it launched in October. Today, however, the wait is over, as Telltale has officially announced that the second episode, Smoke & Mirrors, will launch next week across the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, Mac and iOS.
Though the first half of Tim Schafer and Double Fine's old-school point-and-click adventure title, Broken Age, has been available for backers of its much-publicized Kickstarter for a little while now, those who didn't help fund the project now have a chance to try it out as the game is available starting today on Steam for PC, Mac, & Linux for $24.99.
Quick show of hands among Xbox 360 owners: Who remembers 1 vs. 100? For those who don't, it was an adaptation of a popular game show back in 2009 for Xbox Live members of all ages to participate in, where live, pre-scheduled matches would involve a random player being picked as "The One", 100 more random players being picked as "The Mob", and everyone else being "The Crowd".
Gamers who got into Capcom's Ace Attorney series later in its life may soon have a new opportunity to see where it started out, at least in Japan. Reports are trickling out that the publisher is preparing a compilation for the 3DS of the first three games in the series (known in English-speaking countries as Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Justice for All, and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations), is in the works, with a current release date planned for Japan on April 17.