Don't get me wrong, I'm far from immune to the charms of Super Smash Bros. and seem to always get giddy when booting up the latest title for the first time, but the lead up to each new installment is where it's really at for me. Remember Smash Bros. DOJO!!? Those were the good times.
Nintendo has been updating its official site for the upcoming 3DS and Wii U game with daily images that are often overflowing with personality and put most other promotional materials to shame. Today's screenshot from director Masahiro Sakurai was too good to resist sharing.
With many months of development time ahead of the Smash Bros. team, it's never too late to make checking in part of your daily routine. You're so not ready for the Wii Fit Trainer's poses.
Assassin's Creed: Brahman is the next graphic novel based on the popular series by Ubisoft. This entry to the Assassin's story takes place in 19th century India and follows Assassin Arbaaz Mir as he fights against British colonial rule.
The story is written by Brenden Fletcher, with the art done by Cameron Stewart and Karl Kerschl. This is the same team behind the other Assassin novels, The Fall and The Chain.
So yeah, there you go. Indian Assassin. Neat! Check out the sample pages over in our gallery.
Capcom has unveiled a new Strider game, in development at Double Helix and set for release on Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4 and PC early next year.
It is a digital-only release and is described as a ‘side-scrolling action platformer’ by Capcom. It will invite players to explore a ‘truly massive and expansive interconnected game world,’ says the official announcement.
You can watch a full seven minutes of gameplay footage below.
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Have you ever been playing a game only to die repeatedly by way of some stupid, annoying trap and thought, "I'd like to be that trap and kill other people?" Well, you miserable sack of bibles, now you can.
Crawl is a four player dungeon crawler coming out this year, and by the (good) looks of it, Adventure Time 's won't be the only dungeon I crawl this fall. The twist in Crawl is that your friends play as the assorted monsters and traps in the game. Your homies can play as sword-wielding skeletons, irritating flame traps, and giant tentacle monsters all with the intent of messing you up. When someone kills the hero player, they assume the role and the former hero gets to grief.
The two person team at newly formed Powerhoof has some character behind it, if that well done trailer wasn't evidence enough.
This is our take on the classic four-player gameplay of Gauntlet, mixed with a Japanese bullet-hell shooter… I guess if you imagined Super Bomberman had sex with The Legend of Zelda you’d have Crawl… and a mental image of some sort.
Sounds good to me. You? Oh, and make sure to peep the adorable Gabe Newell pixel art on their website. Would make for a great boss character.
Ace Combat: Infinity has just been announced. The teaser trailer doesn't really reveal much other than some lady humming like crazy. Calm down, lady. I'm PRETTY sure we can expect jets fighting in the skies and stuff. Oh, and it's only been announced for the PlayStation 3. We'll tell you more about the new title once we know ourselves.
The last Ace Combat game, Assault Horizon, was pretty alright.
I'm really rather stoked for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII in spite of myself. And it's not the flagrant appeal to nostalgia with the Cloud Strife outfit and buster sword DLC, promise. Actually, Lightning's new default costume marks some of the better character design in the Final Fantasy XIII sub-series, ostentatious as it is. Still, there's going to be some conflict within me over whether to rock it, the SOLDIER uniform, or some other duds, like the Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Miqo’te outfit from this trailer.
Now I'm remembering how much time I spent in Resonance of Fate at the clothing shop. Or all of Persona 3 and Persona 4 's cool outfits (like the main character's Dojima garb in P4!). Our own Joseph Leray can explain to you why Final Fantasy X-2 is good.
Clothing aside, this was a damn good trailer. Relatively subdued, as far as Final Fantasy trailers go. Easy on the bombast. You've the pitter patter of scared footsteps from guards. When a big monster does show up, the background music dies down so you can appreciate its heft and menace. The music is also strangely akin to Western dramas and thrillers before the last third's montage kicks up. Plus there were Max Payne 3/Papo & Yo favelas. Good show.
Beyond that, the PlayStation Blog has some gameplay details. Some foes can be disabled piecemeal and your loot drop can change depending on which sections you destroy, and there is also a manual counter attack mechanic. The counter, only effective against physical attacks, uses up a chunk of the ATB, which is cool. Using it badly could be disastrous, but using it successfully could be a game changer. I'm down with more chances for engagement. Nailing R1 to critical hit in Final Fantasy VIII was fun. What do you guys think?
Good news, everybody! Animal Crossing: New Leaf has sold more than 505,000 combined physical and digital units. More than 20% of the total sales came from the digital sales, in fact. Nintendo says that internal sales trackers show the game is going to have a strong July as well, thus poising New Leaf to be one of the biggest games of the summer.
More good news! The 3DS sold nearly 225,000 units in June, making it the best-selling videogame system in the United States for the second consecutive month in a row. Additionally, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D sold another 108,000 units. Plus, Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon moved an additional 115,000 units all last month, bringing lifetime sales total to more than 750,000 units.
Pictured: Exactly how I feel since I don't own 3DS or any of these great games.
