Nintendo revealed during their E3 Treehouse Live stream yesterday that Rhythm Heaven Megamix, the latest entry in their quirky rhythm game franchise, is available for purchase on the 3DS eShop right away. The game was released last year in Japan, and while confirmed for localization several months ago, had been without a firm release date up to this point, making its launch all the more surprising.
Sony has just announced during their E3 presentation that, at long last, the iconic Crash Bandicoot will return, with his original trilogy of classic 90s platformers being "remastered from the ground up." No additional details were provided, but we can definitely infer from the announcement that the release will be comprised of the original 1996 Crash Bandicoot, 1997's Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, and 1998's Crash Bandicoot: Warped.
During their E3 conference, Microsoft just announced some new features being added to the Xbox Live service later this year. One of the biggest new additions will be Arena, a new social platform focused on tournament play, from registration and competition to spectating. Popular multiplayer games Smite and World of Tanks will add Arena support, along with future titles from EA Sports.
Telltale Games wasn't content with only revealing the first details on their upcoming Batman game during E3 today, as the developer also offered the first glimpse and some info on the next major entry in arguably their most iconic franchise, The Walking Dead. While they're still staying quiet on many aspects, what was revealed teases facts both expected and intriguing for fans of the series.
A Portal to Mystery has solid pacing and a fun mystery angle, but the clumsy use of its cameos and shallower than usual gameplay make it one of the weaker installments of Minecraft: Story Mode.
Square Enix originally announced World of Final Fantasy at Sony's last E3 conference, but that reveal was quickly overshadowed by the long-awaited Final Fantasy VII remake's confirmation immediately afterwards. However, Square Enix has remained hard at work on the quirky spinoff title, and it looks like fans of the series will have more to look forward to this fall than just Final Fantasy XV, as World has been confirmed for a global release on PlayStation 4 and PS Vita.
Although it's held back by a lack of variety in its presentation and some other clumsy elements, Kick & Fennick still boasts a clever gimmick with its recoil-based traversal, and does enough right to make itself worthy of a playthrough for platformer enthusiasts.
With developer Volition having primarily worked on Saints Row games for the past five years, many thought that their next title would be a new entry in the frenetic open-world series. As it turns out, the studio has chosen to try something new, and has just announced Agents of Mayhem, an open-world action adventure game with a sci-fi, comic book-influenced world.