Nintendo UK just announced some new Wii U Virtual Console games, set to hit the system soon with all of the usual GamePad upgrades in tow. In the near future, UK gamers will be getting Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Super Mario Bros., Pac-Man, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Mega Man, Xevious, Balloon Fight, and Street Fighter II.
My guess is they'll drop in the next few weeks or so, at which point Nintendo will start to roll out some more titles. While I wish the rate of distribution could be a lot faster, I guess this is better than nothing. Keep at it, Nintendo!
The Frankenturret, as they're officially called, are the Portal 2 turrets merged with a weighted storage cube. Wheatley had fun creating them in the game, and I'm sure artist corroder666 had fun making the Frakenturret in real life. Best of all, corroder's creation actually lights up. The legs will even move too!
You can see how the Frankenturret came together here, and more of corroder's work can be seen on his deviantArt page. Pretty sweet Screaming Mantis cosplay!
Homemade Frankenturret [Ian Brooks]
Anomaly 2 is coming out on May 15 for the PC, mac, and Linux, and pre-orders have now opened up where you can get 10% off of the $14.99 retail price. Not only do you get a small discount, but you'll also be given an extra copy of Anomaly 2 for free. An extra copy that you can give to a friend, now that's a pretty sweet deal.
You know what else is sweet? This new trailer for Anomaly 2 showing off some of the weaponry you'll be using. Tanks that transform into mechs? Hell yes.
PlayStation's Spring Fever sale continues on with up to 50% off a ton of titles that are available through the PlayStation Network. This week's sale is related to PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale , as the game itself plus the franchises the guest characters appear from are all discounted. All-Stars is on sale for $27.99 on the PlayStation 3, and $24.99 on the Vita. Plus members will save a little more with the PS3 version running for $19.59, and the Vita version going for $17.49.
Several other franchises are on sale as part of this, including every Metal Gear Solid available on the PlayStation Network. Seriously, that's everything with the exception of Metal Gear Solid 4 since there's no downloadable version of that game.
What else? The first two BioShocks, all of Sly Cooper, all of LittleBigPlanet, Devil May Cry HD Collection, all of God of War (except the third one), all of inFAMOUS, a few Twisted Metal titles, and all of Ratchet & Clank.
PlayStation Blog has the full breakdown of all the discounted prices for each game, plus what games are completely free to PS Plus members.
Soul Sacrifice can be a pretty deep, rewarding experience, but it can also be a bit difficult to learn at first. The confusing menu system and large variety of spells can be extremely overwhelming. But once you've bested a few stages and start to learn the flow of the game, it's a lot easier to get into.
Everything starts to make sense, as you augment and combine spells into your desired build, learn ways around the "sacrifice" mechanic that's core to the your success, and get a grip on the pacing of the game's combat.
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag hasn't come out yet, but that's not stopping the gang from Mega64 to guess what Assassin's Creed V will be all about. And Assassin's Creed VI. And even Assassin's Creed VII.
More David Cage than you can shake a stick at, brought to you by Allistair Pinsof. Pinsof: Accept no substitutes.
Elsewhere, Jim Sterling delivers a 100% proper video guide for Dark Souls; I share my impressions of the first three issues of the Sonic / Mega Man crossover "Worlds Collide"; the Dtoid staff ponders if we ought to accept that some games will be damn broken at launch; Alasdair Duncan interviews the founder of PCGamingWiki; and we review Strike Suit Infinity, Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen, and Don't Starve.
Destructoid Original:
Super Best Guide! Dark Souls
Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut ... in the coffee
This is not an article about David Cage
Impressions: Sonic & Mega Man: Worlds Collide #1-3
Should we expect games to fully function at launch?
Live show: The Showdown Effect and Dino D-Day
Founder Andrew Tsari on the future of PCGamingWiki
When it is acceptable to be a thoughtless bastard
Community:
Community blogs of 4/29
Forum thread of the day: "I wish ____ would make a ____ game."
Reviews:
Review: Strike Suit Infinity
Review: Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
Review: Don't Starve
