Well, the Vanquish demo, titled “Velocity Attack,” has been out for a couple of days now and I’ve finally had the chance to sit down with it. I’ll give you my opinion on this first taste of Platinum’s latest after the cut.
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Vanquish: Velocity Attack demo impressions
On September - 3 - 2010
New Medal of Honor pulled from on-base GameStop stores
On September - 2 - 2010
If you’re on a military base and have been aching to play the new Medal of Honor game, you’re going to have to get it somewhere else, because on-base GameStop stores have pulled the game from their shelves.
H.A.W.X. 2: The 8-Bit Game puts afterburners on our love
On September - 2 - 2010
It’s so simple and so damn charming and I can’t help but keep playing and playing, because it’s really, really fun.
In promotion of Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. 2, there’s an 8-bit game you can play right on the official site.
Lots of fun, rockin’ music and most important, you can take more than one hit before your ship explodes in a fiery blaze! In addition, you can unlock extra content for the PS3 or 360 versions of H.A.W.X. 2 by playing the 8-bit flash game. Check it out!
Rock Band 3 Xbox Live Avatar items now available
On September - 2 - 2010
Time to outfit your Xbox Live Avatars once again, because now we have Rock Band 3 Avatar items available!
Check out the list of ‘em, pricing and videos showing off these bad boy.
Inafune: Devil May Cry 5 will have “western touch”
On September - 2 - 2010
The unfortunate state of the Japanese gaming industry in this generations of consoles is familiar news to most gamers, which has resulted in many eastern developers and publishers taking a shine to the western market. By the sounds of it, Devil May Cry 5 will be taking a similar approach.
New Batman: Arkham City screens are catty and two-faced
On September - 1 - 2010
Now, I understand that the title might sound like an ex-girlfriend, but I assure you that these are completely, 100% Arkham City-related. No tears and sleepless nights here, unless you’re afraid of the Big Bad Bat.
They used to be on this Flickr account, but it seems that our friend The Joker has made off with them. Luckily, I snagged ‘em before they went away.
Arkham City is shaping up to be amazing. Check these bad boys out. They show off Catwoman, Harley, Two-Face and the Caped Crusader himself.
Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock gets a boost from MegaDave
On September - 1 - 2010
I can certainly say one thing about Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock—they picked some great artists to feature in the game.
Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine wrote an exclusive track, titled “Sudden Death,” for the game to be featured as the final battle between the Demigod of Rock and The Beast.
Multiplayer in Batman: Arkham City?
On September - 1 - 2010
You might remember there’s a Batman game currently being developed by Rocksteady. And you might also know that Batman has a sidekick. Several, in fact. So how about multiplayer in Arkham City?
According to a post on fansite ArkhamCity.co.uk, a scan from PSM3 apparently confirms multiplayer in Batman: Arkham City.
Christopher Lloyd comes Back to the Future
On September - 1 - 2010
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits eighty-eight you’re going to see some serious shit.
Remember that Back to the Future game Telltale announced a while back? Of course you do. It was heavy, Doc! Now you’re going to get to talk to Doc Brown himself, because Christopher Lloyd is going to be in the game!
Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury announced for XBLA
On September - 1 - 2010
If you’ve never had your fill of bullets and explosions, you might be sated this fall when Treasure’s Bangai-O HD: Missle Fury comes to the Xbox Live Arcade.
With over 100 levels of high definition blasting plus a level editor, publisher D3 will let you take your omnidirectional blasting mecha and collect all the fruits possible for the ultimate fruit salad. Okay, well, the fruit salad thing I just made up, but you totally collect fruit in the game.
The game will be on display at PAX this week, so if that’s where you’re headed, make sure to check it out.
Sonic Adventure for XBLA on September 15th
On September - 1 - 2010
Holy smokes! Another Dreamcast game arriving through the tubes to the Xbox Live Arcade! Saturn games might be just around the corner! Sonic Adventure will join the ranks of Ikaruga and other popular titles as another Dreamcast release on the digital arcade scene.
Major Nelson’s latest schedule confirmed it for the 15th at 800 MSP ($10).
Now we wait with bated breath for a date on the confirmed Crazy Taxi, and hopefully this means games like Shenmue will make appearances on the service.
15 Minutes with the Super Street Fighter IV World Champion
On September - 1 - 2010
The guys over at Mad Catz kindly extended us an invite to go head down to Super vs Battle 2010 and interview Daigo Uemara, Super Street Fighter IV World Champion and key member of ‘Team Mad Catz’. As a fighting game fan myself, I could hardly pass up this opporunity, and so headed down to see what was going on at what is now the UK’s largest fighting game tournament.
Atlus is no more…kind of
On August - 31 - 2010
According to Index Holdings’ website, Persona publisher Atlus has been dissolved as an individual entity.
Entire Rock Band 3 setlist is unveiled
On August - 31 - 2010
Alright, folks, this is the REAL DEAL. No fakery here, let me assure you. Looks like the last list I posted was pretty spot on, but missing several tracks. All 83 are here.
I counted.
Current 360 D-pad sucks, Microsoft releases new one
On August - 31 - 2010
It’s about fucking time, am I right? Major Nelson confirmed today that a new 360 wireless pad will be released on November 9.
What’s new about it, you ask? Well, apart from being dull and silvery grey, it’s got a D-pad that should actually work. With a mere turn of the wrist, you can switch between a disc to a raised cross.
