Author: Mike
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Weekly Releases – 09/14/09
Scribblenauts is looking pretty awesome, especially considering the amount of words you can use (reported at 22,802) and the resulting battles that ensue. I especially like Piano cat vs. Nuke.
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Halo 3 ODST Soundtrack Out Next Week
The Halo 3 ODST soundtrack will be out next week, to coincide with the release of the game. The soundtrack contains new music composed by Martin O’Donnell and Michael Salvatori. According to O’Donnell: “I’m happy to be able to share all new compositions and recordings created for Halo 3: ODST. The music reflects the new…
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Halo’s Xbox Live Hub Opens In November
Microsoft announced this week that Halo Waypoint, a section of Xbox Live containing all things Halo, will be open November 5th. Halo Waypoint will have Halo podcasts, Halo trailers and Halo screen shots. It will be interesting to see what how it actually works when it’s released, I’m curious about the podcasts in particular.
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Mega64 – Punch-Out
As soon as I can figure out how he got so big, I’m gonna have the same things done to my chocolate bars.
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Lucasarts Announces New Platformer Lucidity
Lucasarts, at least in recent years, has focused primarily on Star Wars and Indiana Jones games. They used to do other stuff, especially in the mid 90’s (their complete list of games is here). Perhaps attempting to branch out again, Lucasarts unveiled a new 2D platformer on GTTV today. Lucidity is part 2D platformer, part…
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Final Fantasy XIII Drinks
Square Enix is teaming up with the beverage company Suntory to release a Final Fantasy XIII drink, called Final Fantasy XIII Elixir. The drink will be out in Japan sometime this winter. Always remember, “For relaxing times, make it Suntory time.” An actual shot of the drink, below. [ Kotaku ]
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New Spyborgs Video
Capcom has released a new video for Spyborgs, their upcoming beat ’em up for the Wii. The video features Bouncer and Stinger beating up all kinds of stuff. Spyborgs is Capcom’s hottest new video game thrill ride, combining an extraordinary sci-fi world with action-packed two-player co-op controls. In Spyborgs, gamers play as cybernetically enhanced superheroes…
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PAX Left 4 Dead 2 Trailer
Left 4 Dead 2 keeps looking better and better. At first I was admittedly a bit cautious about the sequel coming out so soon after the original, but the more I see of it, the more I like it. The new special infected seem great at breaking up tightly packed groups of survivors, which is…
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Capcom Platinum Hits Triple Pack Available Now
Three decent games for $39.99 isn’t a bad deal, at all. It’s official! The Capcom Platinum Hits Triple Pack is now available at retail. For $39.99, gamers can pick up 3 amazing Capcom Classics: Lost Planet Colonies Edition, Devil May Cry 4, and Dead Rising. Each of these games has been awarded Platinum Hits “Best…
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Sega Teases New 2D Sonic
Sonic games used to be cool, but once Sonic went 3D things started to get weird. Like in Sonic Unleashed, Sonic turned into a Werehog at night (during the daytime the stages were apparently pretty good, more traditional side-scrolling game play). Well, it looks like Sega has decided to return Sonic to his roots with…
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The Beatles: Rock Band Out Tomorrow
The BeatlesTM: Rock BandTM Makes Worldwide Debut Tomorrow First-of-its-kind Music Video Game Capturing The Beatles’ Extraordinary Music, Career and Legacy Available 9/9/09 in North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Other Territories Guildford, UK – 8th September 2009 – Apple Corps, Ltd., MTV Games and Harmonix, the world’s leading developer of music-based games and a…
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Final Fantasy XIII Release Date Confirmed
Square Enix confirmed today that Final Fantasy XIII will be out on December 17th at a Japanese press event. That’s in Japan, Square Enix’s Yoichi Wada did talk briefly about the international release, though: “In the past, it’s taken a year or half a year to release our games abroad, but this time we are…