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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)
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Latest Google Doodle asks players to help the Roswell alien escape Earth
66 years ago, an alien spacecraft crashed in Roswell, New Mexico and gave extraterrestrials everywhere the biggest boost since a radioman named Orson Welles filed a live report we still haven’t forgotten. During a check of his fields, rancher Mac Brazel found the remains of a “flying saucer” and quickly contacted the government. After the initial hysteria died down, the public came to realize that there were no captured aliens and the “flying saucer” was actually a weather balloon used to spy on the Soviets.
But what if a UFO really did crash in the desert on that warm New Mexico night? That’s what Google wants us to believe with their latest Doodle (which is now on the Google homepage and will be available on the 2013 Doodles page soon). The grey alien just wants to phone home, but to do that, he needs your help. Guiding the alien like in the point-and-click adventure games of old, players will reassemble his spaceship through and discover that the truth (and a can of alien mutagen) is out there.
A hearty “Live long and prosper” to the Googler responsible, this is definitely a close encounter of the awesome kind. When you’re done, be sure and do a Google Search on the “Roswell UFO incident.” The vintage pictures and newspaper clippings are great.
New Releases: NCAA Football 14, Civ V: Brave New World, MGS: Legacy Collection, More
This week, we’re bouncing back a bit from last week’s extremely slim week thanks to the annual college football simulation from EA Sports: NCAA Football 14. This year’s edition is available on both the PS3 and the Xbox 360 and Denard Robinson (formerly of the University of Michigan and now a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars) is your cover athlete.
Also available this week…
- Civilization V: Brave New World, the second expansion to the PC-exclusive Civilization V.
- Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection, a PS3-exclsuive compilation which contains every Metal Gear game in existence.
- Dark, an action RPG for the Xbox 360 from Kalypso that stars a brooding vampire.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Metal Gear Solid: Legacy Collection, NCAA Football 14
Celebrate the 4th of July with a new Saints Row IV trailer
Volition is celebrating America’s Independence Day with a brand new trailer for Saints Row IV. There’s plenty of fireworks and Keith David gives a speech that rivals the great Bill “President Whitmore” Pullman… what more could you want? And, I think this goes without saying but, like all Saints Row IV trailers, this one is completely not safe for work.
Saints Row IV will be released for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 on August 20.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Saints Row IV
Remember Me Review: Beauty and Innovation Marred by Misogyny
Remember Me, developed by Dontnod Entertainment and published by Capcom, snuck up on me earlier this month. It’s a third-person action-adventure game which relies heavily on melee combat. From the outset, it seemed to be the full package, with stunning visuals, a fascinating female lead character, and a compelling story. But is it a game worth remembering, or a game you’d rather soon forget? (more…)
Mad Max WILL have an Australian accent in Mad Max game
A Mad Max game has been known to be in development for a few years now and it’s appearance at E3 2013 was a bit of a surprise, to say the least. But the announcement wasn’t half as shocking as the news that Max would speak with an American accent in the game.
After the usual wailing and gnashing of teeth on the Internet that this kind of thing produces, Avalanche’s Chief Creative Officer, Christofer Sundberg, has confirmed that Mad Max’s Aussie twang will be included in the game:
Attn. fans who want Max to have an Aussie accent in #MadMaxGame : It shall be so. We admire your loyalty. You have been heard.
— Christofer Sundberg (@CHSundberg) July 2, 2013
Well that’s just ace, mate! The next tallie of amber fluid is on me!***
TitanFall wins “Best of Show” at E3 2013 Game Critics Awards
Respawn’s TitanFall is a big winner in this year’s E3 2013 Game Critics Awards. The mech shooter, which will be available for the PC, Xbox 360, and Xbox One in Spring 2014, won all six awards it was nominated for, including the coveted “Best of Show” award.
TitanFall was the only game to win in multiple categories this year, but Watch Dogs (“Best Action/Adventure Game”), Tearaway (“Best Handheld/Mobile Game”), The Elder Scrolls Online (“Best Role Playing Game”), and a few others split the nine remaining awards. And a virtual high five to the developers at Supergiant Games for Transistor, which was selected as the “Best Downloadable Game.” We liked it quite a bit at PAX East 2013 too.
You can find the complete list of selections from this year’s Game Critics Awards after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, PC, PS3, PS4, Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Tagged Need For Speed Rivals, NHL 14, Tearaway, The Elder Scrolls Online, TitanFall, Total War: Rome II, Transistor, Watch Dogs
Here’s a new trailer for “Buried,” the latest addition to CoD: Black Ops II’s Zombies Mode
Vengeance, the latest DLC map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops II, was released yesterday for the Xbox 360, bringing four new multiplayer maps, the Ray Gun Mark II, and “Buried,” a new chapter for Zombies Mode.
If you’re a PS3 or PC user you’ll have to wait to play the adventure, but in the meantime you can check out the new “Buried” trailer Treyarch just released. It’s full of dramatics, cinematics, and there’s some shooting, too. You can also catch a glimpse of the Ray Gun Mark II in all its zombie-bursting glory.
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Tagged Call of Duty: Black Ops II
The Walking Dead: 400 Days gets a release schedule and a launch trailer
During this year’s E3 Expo, Telltale Games revealed that a new downloadable expansion bridging The Walking Dead and The Walking Dead: Season Two would be available this Summer. Little did we know that “this Summer” actually meant “early July.”
The Walking Dead: 400 Days will be available to download from the PlayStation Store for the PS3 today in North America. It will be followed by PC, Xbox 360, iOS, and Vita versions over the next week and into August:
- Tuesday, July 2 – PlayStation Store (North America)
- Wednesday, July 3 – PC/Mac (Steam, Telltale Games Store)
- Friday, July 5 – Xbox Live Arcade
- Wednesday, July 10 – PlayStation Store (Europe)
- Thursday, July 11 – iOS App Store
- August – PS Vita (The Walking Dead: Season One retail release)
Aside from the Vita version (which includes the entirety of Season One), 400 Days will be priced at $4.99/400 Microsoft Points on all platforms and will require a copy of The Walking Dead: Episode One. Also, be sure to check out the brand new launch trailer for The Walking Dead: 400 Days above.