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Thomas Was Alone Review: How to Relate to Shapes

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Nicole Kline

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Thomas Was Alone is a lovely little puzzle game in which you get to play as different shapes. Each shape has a different power – whether it’s jumping far, floating on liquid, or being able to walk on the ceiling. The shapes must work together to clear each stage, solving puzzles and helping each other get through areas – sometimes by physically carrying one another, and other times by pressing buttons to open up new areas. It may sound boring, but I can assure you, this tiny game is anything but boring – in fact, there’s a huge and beautiful game experience tied into its little frame. (more…)

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PSN Today: Dynasty Warriors 8, Time and Eternity, Dead Island GOTY, more

Posted on July 16, 2013 by John Scalzo

playstationstorelogoA flood of new games have been added to the PlayStation Store today, let’s take a look:

  • Dynasty Warriors 8 (PS3) – The latest game in Tecmo Koei’s long-running hack and slash series.
  • Time and Eternity (PS3) – A hand-drawn RPG from NIS America.
  • Dead Island: Game of the Year Edition (PS3) – Deep Silver’s zombie game is now available on the PSN complete with all the available DLC.
  • Capcom vs SNK 2: Mark Of The Millennium (PS3) – The classic PS2 fighter is now available on the PS2 Classics store.

And that’s just scratching the surface. Details on another 11 new releases can be found after the break and a breakdown of this week’s new game add-ons can be found at the PlayStation Blog. (more…)

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The Lego Movie will also be a video game developed by TT Games

Posted on July 16, 2013 by John Scalzo

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The Lego Movie will open in theaters on February 7, 2014 and after the success of Lego Star Wars, Lego Batman, Lego Indiana Jones, and Lego Lord of the Rings, a tie-in game developed by TT Games was an inevitability. Sadly, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has decided against calling it “Lego The Lego Movie.” Instead, let’s all give a big welcome to The Lego Movie Videogame.

In a scenario drawn from the film, The Lego Movie Videogame puts Lego kids into the role of Emmet, an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average Lego minifigure who is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. Players guide him as he is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a journey for which Emmet is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared.

The Lego Movie Videogame will be released in early 2014 for the 3DS, PC, PS3, PS4, Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.

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PlayStation 4 will be publicly playable for the first time at Comic-Con

Posted on July 14, 2013 by John Scalzo

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Do you want to get your hands on the PlayStation 4? Will you be in San Diego next week for Comic-Con 2013? Well then, you’ll get your chance! Sony plans to let the public demo three different PS4 games (DriveClub, Knack, and Octodad: Dadliest Catch) at this year’s Comic-Con convention. Playable demos of some of this Fall’s biggest PS3 and Vita games will also be available at the PlayStation booth (#301):

PlayStation Vita Games

  • Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate
  • Dragon’s Crown
  • Killzone Mercenary
  • Spelunky
  • Tearaway
  • The Walking Dead

PlayStation 3 Games

  • Batman: Arkham Origins
  • Beyond: Two Souls
  • Diablo III
  • Gran Turismo 6
  • Puppeteer

This year’s San Diego Comic-Con begins on Thursday, July 18 and runs through Sunday, July 21.

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NCAA Football 14, Binary Domain, more added to PS Store

Posted on July 10, 2013 by John Scalzo

goldenpixel2012-binarydomainThis year’s entry in EA Sports’ annual college football simulation series, NCAA Football 14, is now available to download through the PlayStation Store. Also available this week is Sega’s underrated humans versus robots shooter, Binary Domain.

Other games available to download this week include:

  • History Legends of War: Patton, a turn-based strategy game available for the PS3 or the Vita.
  • Castle Shikigami 2, a PS2 Classics re-release of the cult favorite shooter.
  • Aabs Animals, an “animal entertainment” game for the Vita.
  • Coconut Dodge Revitalised, a Vita game where you… dodge coconuts.
  • Lego Legends of Chima: Laval’s Journey, the latest Lego game for the Vita.
  • Total Recoil, a Vita game that takes the arcade shooter genre “to the max.”

More details on all of these titles can be found after the break and a complete list of this week’s new game add-ons can be found at the PlayStation Blog. (more…)

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See how Final Fantasy X HD compares to the PS2 original

Posted on July 9, 2013 by John Scalzo

Square Enix has released a nifty new trailer comparing the graphical fidelity of Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster with the standard definition PS2 original.

The publisher has also announced that eager consumers can now pre-order the PS3 compilation. Every pre-order will be upgraded to a special Limited Edition that includes an artbook and custom packaging. While Square Enix is happy to take your money now, they have yet to announce a release date for the collection.

The high definition remake will also be available on the Vita as two separate games: Final Fantasy X HD Remaster and Final Fantasy X-2 HD Remaster.

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TitanFall wins “Best of Show” at E3 2013 Game Critics Awards

Posted on July 3, 2013 by John Scalzo

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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…)

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Gran Turismo 6 demo, MLB 13: The Show Home Run Derby, more added to PS Store

Posted on July 3, 2013 by John Scalzo

mlb13theshow-cutchThe 2013 All-Star Game will take place in two weeks, at beautiful Citi Field, and Sony wants to celebrate with a new PlayStation Store release: MLB 13: The Show – Home Run Derby. Sony has taken the popular mode out of the retail version and released it as a standalone PSN title with over 30 of the top hitters in baseball.

Also available this week for the PS3 is the Koei-published massive battler Bladestorm: The Hundred Years’ War and the bicycle simulation Tour De France 2013. Koei is also dropping a new game on the PS2 Classics section: Warriors Orochi. Over on the Vita side of things, three titles will vie for your download dollar: Farming Simulator, a farming simulator; Pinball Heroes Complete, a remake of the popular PSP pinball game; and Velocity Ultra, a puzzle shooter.

But the biggest addition to the PlayStation Store this week isn’t a full game, it’s a demo. In the Gran Turismo 6 “GT Academy 2013” demo players will be guided by GT Academy driver Lucas Ordonez around the famed Silverstone circuit well ahead of GT6’s holiday 2013 release date.

You can find more information on all of these games after the break and a full list of this week’s new game add-ons can be found at the PlayStation Blog. (more…)

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