If you're using a controller to play a PC game—I know, I know, shhh, it's okay—chances are the on-screen prompts you see will match up with an Xbox controller. But you don't have to use Microsoft's controller with your PC; you've actually got a lot of options, including the PS4's DualShock 4.
Despite the fact the game was first released in arcades in 1981, has been ported to hell and back and picked apart on the big screen, Nintendo's original Donkey Kong is still giving up secrets, most recently in the form of "new" music and sound effects.
We've talked before which games use Steam Early Access best. Titles like Prison Architect and Sunless Sea are two that come to mind for me; these are games that have a perfectly playable and enjoyable core game that has been expanded upon with patches and updates. Games that have a story, however, aren't the type of thing you'd expect to be in Early Access, as you'd most likely prefer to get the whole thing up front.
Episodic games are, of course, a different kettle of fish as you're buying the game with the understanding that you'll get four or five installments at a regular interval. Even Double Fine's Broken Age was only split into two halves after a snafu with budgeting after its successful Kickstarter. KING Art Games also ran a successful crowdfunding venture and it too has split the release of The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 into separate chapters.
I know many people who don't like Gamergate who are tired of it. They're not alone. I was talking to a Gamergater last week who seemed tired: tired of all the Tweeting, tired of all the arguing. I watched a video of a Gamergater who seemed downright exhausted. And then another: he seemed tired, too.
We already know Legion like to dance. It's probably not a stretch to think he eventually branches out from just doing the robot, right?
My favorite videos on the internet are the ones that are difficult to explain. "Why am I watching this? What makes this good?" This video of tiny 3D people falling down is one of those special videos.
I would always go for House of the Dead above all other light-gun arcade games, but if I had any quarters left, I'd often put them toward Time Crisis; usually enough for a single round, which would come to an end with impressive speed. While it's been quite a while since I've last played one of these games, it's comforting to hear Namco hasn't stopped producing them.
The next installment -- we're on Time Crisis 5, now -- will appear in Japanese arcades this March. The game features a second action pedal players can use to flank enemies as well as a button on the side of the light gun to swap between weapons. It's not like we play Time Crisis for innovation.
If this comes to the West, I'd be interested. It's been too long.
バンダイナムコ、AM機新商品プレス向け体験会を開催 [Game Watch via Gematsu]
The fighting game community is uniting on Reddit to help out the family of gamer Terrance "PushaTee88" Moore, who passed away during a tournament in California last week. You can check out the thread here.
When you -- yes, you, person who sleeps in until at least 7:00am Pacific -- check Destructoid tomorrow morning, there will be three new reviews. I figured you might appreciate a quick heads up as these things can slip through the cracks when they hit so close to one another.
The reviews in question are Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved (12:01am Pacific), Samurai Warriors 4 (6:00am Pacific), and The Legend of Korra (7:00am Pacific). Embargo times sure are silly.
Our own Chris Carter is responsible for all three reviews, as if you expected any less from The Machine. We've got an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at him in action:
It all started with a simple investigation: how many Sims can one fit in a grid in The Sims 4? Then, everything gets out of hand.
