New Super Mario Bros. Wii has four playable characters: Mario, Luigi, Toad and... another Toad.If you're wondering why Peach isn't the fourth playable character, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto recently revealed that the reason she playable is because it was difficult to animate her dress. According to Miyamoto: "we would have to have special processing and programming to handle how the skirt is handled within the gameplay."
Tired of countdown clocks on websites? Well SEGA is trying something a little different - a "count up" clock on their Resonance of Fate site. It will be interesting to see what it's counting up to.
Owning a PS3 you probably already know about the absolutely amazing games it has so far. Uncharted, Resistance, Killzone, or some other game from the long list, there is something there for everyone and every single game is a step ahead of the industry. While this is great, there is one problem PS3 suffers that no other console necessarily has. Great games get shafted in honor of other great games, which could be somewhat a big deal. Remember when Valkalrye chronicles first released? How it sold during the opening weeks? A majority of you probably believe it was this year and it sold well. The truth be had, it released last holiday season and sold terribly until this year. Reason being, the other big names over shadowed it and it's not the only game to suffer from this
BeefJack writes: "Slim pickings this week… well that is unless you're a Queen fan. I don't know why Harmonix do this, but some weeks you're screwed for choice, Pearl Jam for example seem to get entire weeks worth of DLC deadicated to them, leaving anyone who isn't a massive fan, out in the cold, but then again there was a lot of NIN at the start. Anyway Queen need no introduction, and to be honest it'd be silly for me to pick a song, although Under Pressure may just nab it, simply because it has David Bowie in it. What's better than one classic band? A classic band and David Bowie that's what, now then when are getting I'm Affarid Of Americans?"
BeefJack writes: "I don't live in New York but I've watched enough Friends to know that it's a wonderful place, full of character and personality. But what I haven't seen are huge plants and zombies facing off against each other in the streets, it seems that's soon to be rectified."
LiveDS unveils news screnshots for Kamen Rider on Nintendo DS and a video for the Wii version. Published by D3 Publisher, Kamen Rider will be released this december in North America.
Gamer's Guide to Life writes: "A few days ago, you might have seen the news that Bethesda and Splash Damage's Brink would be getting it's first UK presentation at the Eurogamer Expo later this month. Well, if that excited you, wait till you hear about all the other developer sessions and panels which are planned for the Eurogamer Expo this year.The organisers of the expo have pulled out all the stops to bring attendees to the expo some of the best sessions with some of the best up-and-coming and already-established developers and games specialist companies."Developer sessions announced for the Eurogamer Expo 2009 include Heavy Rain, Brink, Left for Dead 2 and more.
BeefJack writes: "Sometimes violence can be absolutely hilarious, with no feeling of remorse. Fat Princess, like Team Fortress 2, hits the hilarity-gore ratio perfectly. It's nowhere near offensive, but overblown enough that it could be seen as gratuitous, yet usually ends up as funny.Some people apparently don't take kindly to adorable little cherub-like warriors blowing each other to bits, and blood pooling underneath them. For those folks, you can always turn gore off (and have always been able to), and enjoy your bloodless, boring game. Thankfully, Titan has an alternative, one that includes party favors!"
An Interplay stockholder details the countersuit filed by Interplay against Bethesda in reaction to Bethesda's lawsuit over the rights to Fallout Online and the original Fallout games. Interplay argues Bethesda is in breach of contract abd the contract to sell the rights to the series to Bethesda is null and void and Interplay owns the franchise again.
Anoop Gantayat: Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike is now in full theatrical release. Namco Bandai got around to celebrating earlier today with a creator talk session held at the Kadokawa Cinema theater in Shinjuku. Famitsu.com provided a report from the event.
It has today been announced that Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 Pro Evolution Soccer bundles will soon be available in Europe. The bundle has only been confirmed for Europe (from what we know) and will cost 339.99 euros for the 120GB PS3 Slim Bundle. The 120GB Xbox 360 Elite Bundle will cost 279.99 euros.
Unclothing characters and advertising over-the-top sex appeal in games seems to be an increasing trend lately.It looks like Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker has jumped on the "unclothing characters" bandwagon. During the 2D cutscenes, you have the ability to see through a character's clothing, right down to their underwear.Err...useful?
A first cheat code for New Super Mario Bros. reveals the auto pilot mode. This mode will give you the possibility to let finish a level by the computer.
