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Rockstar Bringing The Warriors To PSN Next Week As PS2 Classic

May 23, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Games that tie in with movies are usually pretty terrible. Thankfully, with Rockstar at the helm (and a couple decades of distance), The Warriors turned out quite well.

If you missed it when it was released on PlayStation 2, you have another chance to pick up the brawler next week when it hits the PlayStation Network. Starting on May 28, 2013, the title will be available as a PS2 Classic for the price of $ 9.99. 

Rockstar is doing a great job of making its back catalog available, with 12 titles currently available for purchase through Sony's store. With Manhunt, The Warriors, all three PS2 Grand Theft Auto titles, Bully, Max Payne, and more available, one can only hope that these will somehow make their way to the PS4.  

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Nintendo Bringing E3 To The People

May 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Attending E3 is a thrill and a wonderful opportunity to get a sense for the coming year of new releases. As a viewer at home, you might be wondering how you can get in on the action. This year, Nintendo is giving you that opportunity.

During today's Nintendo Direct presentation, Nintendo of America Reggie Fils-Aime announced that the company has partnered with Best Buy to bring exclusive demos to over 100 of its stores. Nintendo was quiet on which games would be available, but we're hopeful that some of the unannounced titles saved for E3 reveals will be on-hand.

Nintendo continues to shift its E3 strategy. The public invitation comes after announcement that there won't be a traditional stage presentation. Fils-Aime and famed designer Shigeru Miyamoto will be available for press at an intimate booth presentation on Tuesday June 11, 2013, prior to the opening of the main halls of the Los Angeles Convention Center. 

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Retro-bit bringing wireless controllers to retro consoles

May 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Retrobit bringing wireless controllers to retro conoles

Remember Retro-Bit, the company behind the nifty handheld NES / SNES, the RetroDuo Portable? Once again, the company is looking to make your outdated gaming habits a little more convenient, this time with a line of wireless controllers for vintage consoles.

There are three controllers in the Hypermode series, one for the Nintendo 64, a hybrid controller the NES and SNES, and finally one for the Sega Genesis. Each uses a 2.4GHz receiver to connect to its respective console, and all three have turbo functionality. The N64 controller also features a slot for a Rumble Pak. Furthermore, the NES / SNES and Genesis controllers can also be used on PC or Mac.

The N64 controller is slated to launch this summer, while the other two are planned for this fall. Each will cost $ 30. Distributor Innex will be showing the controllers at its booth during E3. We’ll do our best to swing by and check them out.

In the meantime, we pose a simple question: Where’s our wireless Saturn controller?

Gallery: Retro-bit Hypermode Controllers

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Zen Bringing Star Wars, Marvel, and Classic Pinball To Steam Next Week

May 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment


Pinball has made a come back over the past few years, thanks in large part to the effort of Zen Studios. From classic tables to licensed iterations, each offering provides a different experience with unique minigames. Next week, silver ball is coming to Steam.

Just like on Xbox Live, the Pinball FX 2 platform will be a free download. Six different packs will be available for $ 9.99 each. They are:

If you’re a PC gamer and have yet to experience the fantastic social aspects of the Pinball FX2 platform, you’ll be able to try it for yourself on May 10. For the full press release, click through to the next page.


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Ubisoft Bringing Remake Of Prince of Persia 2 To Mobile Devices

April 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Ubisoft is readying a remake of the 1993 Prince of Persia sequel for smartphones and tablets.

Today, Ubisoft released a trailer for the game, entitled Prince of Persia: The Shadow and the Flame. The video actually begins with a brief look at the original 1993 Prince of Persia 2 (this new remake drops the "2" from the title), and then segues into new footage of the mobile game, which is the familiar 2D platforming-and-swordfighting formula, but with dramatically improved visuals.

There is no release date confirmed for the U.S., but the trailer says that its "coming soon to smartphones and tablets," so we should expect both iOS and Android versions, hopefully.

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Ms. Splosion Man bringing power-ups to iOS by the end of March

March 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Ms. ‘Splosion Man will launch on iOS by the end of March, Twisted Pixel told Joystiq at PAX East. The game introduces power-ups, which will be specific to the iOS version of the game. Power-ups include “nuclear ‘splode,” a bullet-time item and a option to cheat on the game, skipping a level entirely.

The “cheat” power-up isn’t new to the series, as Ms. ‘Splosion Man originally gave players the option to move past a level should they fail a little too much. In this case, the iOS version offers that choice via power-ups in the in-game power-up store. The game is also coming to Steam and Windows Phone.

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Bringing horror out of stasis in Dead Space 3′s ‘Awakened’ DLC

March 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Bringing horror out of stasis in Dead Space 3's 'Awakened' DLC

If there’s any worry at Visceral Games over criticisms that Dead Space 3 strays too far from its horror roots, no one is talking about it. On the contrary, producer Shereif Fattouh seemed completely optimistic about the game’s reception and its place within the Dead Space universe during a recent preview of the upcoming ‘Awakened’ add-on content.

“Whenever you release a title, you’re gonna get the positives and negatives. We as a dev team are really proud of the game we made. We feel it was very true to the franchise and we’re excited to put it out,” Fattouh told Joystiq. “There are people that have criticisms, and that’s everybody’s right. For us, we put a lot of our heart and soul into the game and we feel it’s enjoyable.”

Fattouh’s description of Awakened paints the picture of a campaign add-on that hews closer to the spirit of previous entries in the series. The ‘creep factor’ was indeed high in our hands-on demo, which sends Isaac back to the CMS Terra Nova’s Conning Tower, after it’s been overrun by a Necromorph-worshipping cult of scarification practitioners. Strange symbols and unsettling altars that mash together human corpses with Necro parts line the walls.

“We had a vision for what we wanted to make with our DLC,” Fattouh explained. “The nice thing about it is it kind of married into what some of the more hardcore community guys were asking for. They didn’t feel that there was as much horror as they would have liked [in Dead Space 3].”

Gallery: Dead Space 3 ‘Awakened’ DLC (03/07/2013)

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Capcom bringing two new projects to PAX East, full schedule up now

March 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
PAX East full schedule up, Capcom announcing 2 new games

PAX East 2013 takes over Boston from Friday, March 22 to Sunday, March 24, and those days are jam-packed with top-tier panels (and all those other talks that people sit through to get to the good ones). Check out the entire PAX East schedule on the official site.

Notable in the lineup is confirmation that Capcom will announce two new “products” during its World of Capcom panel at noon on March 22. Capcom will discuss Remember Me, Lost Planet 3, Resident Evil Revelations, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen and the two new projects, the panel description reads. There are 16 other events at the same time as World of Capcom, including a Magic: The Gathering 4 Booster Sealed Deck tabletop tournament, a discussion with Crystal Dynamics about the new Tomb Raider and a Persona 4 Arena tournament.

We suggest starting to schedule now.

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Nintendo Bringing Several Titles To SXSW

March 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment

The annual South by Southwest festival is descending on Austin soon, and Nintendo will be hauling several titles to the event. Some will be playable for the first time in North America, such as the upcoming Animal Crossing: New Leaf for 3DS.

In addition to New Leaf, SXSW visitors will also have access to kiosks featuring Pikmin 3, The Wonderful 101, LEGO City Undercover, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, and more. 

If you're in Austin between March 8-10 for the festival, you can check Nintendo out at booth 500.

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Anomaly 2 Bringing More Tower Offense This Summer

March 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment

11bit Studios announced a proper sequel to its "tower
offense" title Anomaly: Warzone Earth today. Anomaly 2 adds multiplayer, the
ability to play as the defensive towers instead of the offensive convoy, and a
new unit-morphing mechanic.

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Set in a post-apocalyptic future where the alien machines
have conquered Earth and desperate convoys of humans roam the wasteland
scavenging food and supplies, Anomaly 2 builds on the original's concept of
navigating a maze of towers with a slowly moving convoy of vehicles supported
by godlike commander powers.

Every unit has a "mech form" with alternate capabilities,
adding new tactical options. Multiplayer allows two players to go head-to-head,
one as the towers and the other as the convoy. Alternate endings await players
depending on their decisions during the single-player campaign. Above all,
Anomaly 2 has a great foundation to build on and looks to be a solid evolution
of the concept rather than a glorified level pack like 11bit's last release.

Anomaly 2 comes to PC, Mac, and Linux this summer. Given the
first game's success on mobile platforms, we assume that iOS and Android
versions are in the works as well though the developer has not confirmed that
at this time.

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