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- The History Of The Word “Metroidvania” And How It Spread – A Critical Hit (2025)
- Creator of Hit Game Shovel Knight Is at a ‘Make or Break’ Moment – Bloomberg (2025)
- Shadow of the Colossus: An oral history – Design Room (2025)
- In 2005, games started rewiring our brains – The AV Club (2025)
Monthly Archives: November 2013
Daily Scoop: November 21, 2013 – So many games
Guys, I’m not sure if you know this, but it’s an insane time for gaming right now. The PlayStation 4 came out last week; the Xbox One comes out tomorrow. On top of all the launch games, you’ve also got Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I Don’t Know, Super Mario 3D Land, Tearaway, and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. My brain is exploding. For realz.
In the deals department, Amazon has started Black Friday early with their digital deals. Some of these deals are ABSURD. You can get all three BioShock games for $14.99, Borderlands GOTY and Borderlands 2 for $11.99, and Max Payne 3 with Season Pass for $6.99, among others. You’ll want to take a look.
In what’s starting to become my favorite thing to check every day, there are some new sales over at the Humble Store! My favorite of today’s sales has to be Half-Minute Hero, which is just $2.50. There’s also a new Humble Weekly Sale, featuring Pinball FX2 and lots of tables for it.
Oh, and, uh, there’s a new Cards Against Humanity expansion. :)
Now, time for some t-shirts: (more…)
Posted in Daily Scoop, Etcetera, News
Nintendo Download: Super Mario 3D World, Zelda: Link Between Worlds, more
The big is almost here! In fact, we’re just one day away! I refer, of course, to the launch of Super Mario 3D World and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds.
What did you think I was talking about?
Anyway, new entries in Nintendo’s biggest franchises will be available in stores tomorrow and digital download versions will land on, respectively, the Wii U eShop and 3DS eShop at the same time. The two massive games will also be joined by Mario Party: Island Tour, the first Mario Party game for the 3DS.
If you’re looking for a new game that’s available today, Wii U owners will also get the chance to download Edge, retro-style platformer, and Coaster Crazy Deluxe, a new coaster sim from the creators of RollerCoaster Tycoon 3.
More information on all of these games (and almost a dozen more) can be found after the break. (more…)
Posted in 3DS, DS, News, Wii U
Tagged Mario Party: Island Tour, Super Mario 3D World, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Daily Scoop: November 20, 2013 – Kickstart Sentris!
Hello, everyone! There’s tons of stuff to tell you about today, so I’ll just dive right in!
First and foremost: When I was at PAX Prime this year, I went to the Seattle Indies Expo, and played an amazing game called Sentris. It’s now in the last day of its Kickstarter, and you should back it! It’s a wonderfully innovative music game, created by the brilliant Samantha Kalman. Seriously, you’ll want to get in on this one early.
As far as deals go, the Humble Store has new deals again today, including Skullgirls for $9.99 and one of my favorite indie games, Audiosurf, for just 99 cents! Heck yeah, scoop that up.
Finally, Story Bundle has Video Game Bundle 2.0, which includes Rise of the Videogame Zinesters and Replay: The History of Video Games, among others. These are all DRM-free books, and $10 will net you the entire set of nine. They usually add in more bonus books as the sale goes on, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t buy it now. (You should.)
And here’s just some extra weirdness for you: for some strange reason, if you purchase Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag and a Schick Hydro 5 Blade Razor, you will get $10 off. I… don’t know what is happening here. I mean, where’s the shaving cream? Do you get a discount if you buy that with one of the other AC games?
Let’s wrap this up with two game-related t-shirts: (more…)
Posted in Daily Scoop
Logitech releases the PowerShell, the world’s first iOS 7 controller
Apple added native controller support to iOS devices in September, and now, the world’s first iOS 7 controller-style casing has been released by Logitech. The PowerShell has been priced at $99.99 and can be purchased through BestBuy.com and the Apple Store. Logitech will make the controller add-on available through additional retailers in December.
The PowerShell is compatible with the iPhone 5/5S and the iPod Touch 5th Generation and the controller includes a built-in battery, so players can play for as long as they’d like. Its analog D-Pad, two should triggers, and four face buttons should look very familiar to gamers everywhere and the PowerShell gives your iPhone/iPod a PSP-like look.
Currently, only a handful of iOS games support an iOS 7 controller. Thankfully, Logitech has compiled a list that you can find it right here.
XBL Store Today: Soul Calibur II HD Online, Farming Simulator
The soul still burns as Namco Bandai has added Soul Calibur II HD Online to the Xbox Live Arcade. The classic fighter has been upgraded with high definition visuals, online play, and the inclusion of Spawn and Heihachi Mishima as playable characters.
Also available today, through the Games on Demand storefront, is Farming Simulator. Published by Focus Home Interactive and developed by Giants Software, Farming Simulator asked players to run their own farm.
More information on both games can be found after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, Xbox 360
Tagged Soul Calibur II HD Online
Watch the launch trayler for Ryse: Son of Rome right here
As we continue to march towards the Xbox One’s launch, I am reminded of the mighty Roman Legion and their distinctive “tortoise” style of fighting. And with that rather messy segue out of the way, I can now introduce the launch trailer for Ryse: Son of Rome.
Developed by Crytek, Ryse was originally announced as an Xbox 360 exclusive, but the game moved to the Xbox One earlier this year and it will be released alongside the next-generation system this Friday, November 22.
PS Store Today: NBA Live 14, Soul Calibur II HD, Need For Speed: Rivals, More
The first PlayStation Store update in the post-PS4 era brings with it the digital release of NBA Live 14. EA’s first next gen basketball sim boasts a new “revolutionary physics-based dribbling system” known as BounceTek as “fresh content and challenges” delivered daily.
Over on the PS3 side of the store, gamers will be able to download another major EA release, Need For Speed: Rivals. The racer will be joined by Farming Simulator, a… er… farming simulator, and Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON’T KNOW, the latest adventure starring Finn and Jake.
The newly rechristened PS3 Digital Games storefront will feature the return of Namco Bandai’s Soul Calibur universe with Soul Calibur II HD Online. This re-release includes every Soul Calibur II character as well Heichachi (of Tekken fame) and Spawn (of Spawn fame).
More information about all of these games (and many more) can be found after the break. And as always, a complete rundown of this week’s new game add-ons can be found at the PlayStation Blog. (more…)
Hear the soothing music of Dead Rising 3’s launch trailer
Microsoft is all set to roll the Xbox One into stores on November 22. To get everyone excited, Capcom has unleashed this launch trailer for Dead Rising 3… which actually looks very similar to every other Dead Rising 3 trailer the publisher has released, albeit with some very soothing music and a bunch of quotes from media outlets who love the game.
I suppose it could have been worse. If this trailer had been made in the early 2000s, it would have included “Let the Bodies Hit the Floor” on the soundtrack.
Posted in News, Xbox One
Tagged Dead Rising 3