Posts Tagged ‘adventure’

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SEGA Vintage Collection 3 hits XBLA and PSN starting next week

SEGA has announced a third collection of vintage titles from the publisher will arrive on PSN and XBLA starting next week. Get the list below. All PSN games will be available individually, while XBLA games will be available in several package deals: PlayStation Network – Release Date: 5/22 ($4.99 each) Wonder Boy in Monster Land [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on May 18th, 2012 at 08:05 pm
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Amazing Spider-Man pre-orders include Rhino Challenge, playable Stan Lee

Activision has announced pre-order bonuses for The Amazing Spider-Man in North America from Amazon and GameStop. Here’s the rundown: Pre-order from GameStop and you’ll net The Rhino Challenge – Unlockable for PS3 and Xbox 360 only – Take control of the massive, genetically engineered villain RHINO and rampage around Manhattan in an exclusive gameplay challenge [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on May 9th, 2012 at 01:05 pm
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Nintendo downloads, May 3 – Bird Mania 3D, Super Hang-On, Amoebattle

Nintendo has updated its Virtual Console, eShop and DSiWare offerings this week with Bird Mania 3D on 3DS, Amoebattle and Super Hang-On. More information on each is below. eShop Bird Mania 3D (3DS) – A skill-based action game in which you steer a little birdie on his way to Africa. Fly, dash, soar, glide and [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on May 3rd, 2012 at 01:05 pm
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Spector “a little scared” over potential production costs associated with future-gen

Warren Spector has said he’s a bit worried high production values with future consoles could prevent companies from breaking even. Speaking with Digital Spy, Spector said that while he’s more into design over tech, he’s “a little scared” that once “Pixar-quality graphics with interactivity,” are achieved, games could cost in upwards of $200 million to [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on April 26th, 2012 at 09:04 pm
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Nintendo Direct – Rune Factory 4, Just Dance Wii 2, Mario Tennis Open, more

Nintendo announced many, many things during Nintendo Direct. Things such as: a release date for Rune Factory 4, daily DLC for Heroes of Ruin, and extra information on Mario Tennis Open. Below the break is a bullet list of some of the announcements, so be sure to keep refreshing the front page for the larger [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on April 21st, 2012 at 12:04 pm
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Epic Mickey 2 gets ten minute gameplay footage

AGB‘s posted a video of Epic Mickey 2 in action. The video, which is ten minutes in length and taken from the Wii version, is below the break. It’s out on PS3, 360 and Wii this fall alongside a spin-off on 3DS. Read More…

Published by Johnny Cullen on April 5th, 2012 at 10:04 am
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Players won’t be forced to interact with musical numbers in Epic Mickey 2

Warren Spector has clarified how Epic Mickey 2′s musical numbers will work while reassuring those loathe to the thought, they won’t be forced to participate in any musical numbers in the game. “I just want to see how people respond to the music and the songs,” Spector told Eurogamer. “They’re not interactive by design. Later [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on April 3rd, 2012 at 12:04 pm
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Epic Mickey 2 confirmed for PC and Mac

Junction Point has confirmed Epic Mickey 2 will launch on PC and Mac bring the game’s launch platforms to total of six. Warren Spector wouldn’t offer any details on either PC, Mac or the upcoming 3DS version but instead offered that 800 people were working on the title in a new “virtual team” approach. “It’s [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on March 30th, 2012 at 01:03 pm
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Blitz Games working on Epic Mickey 2 alongside Junction Point

Blitz Games Studios is working alongside Junction Point on Epic Mickey 2, Disney has confirmed in a statement on Kotaku. Blitz is handling development on PS3 and 360, while Junction Point does the Wii version. “Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two is being developed much like a feature film with Blitz contributing to [...]

Published by Johnny Cullen on March 26th, 2012 at 01:03 pm
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Epic Mickey 2 – Warren Spector video interview with Associated Press released

Warren Spector has said he and the team at Junction Point wanted to do another Epic Mickey game because there were still stories they wanted to tell set in the Wasteland. Speaking with the Associated Pressin the video version of the interview posted earlier this week, Spector reiterated the team “wanted to do a little [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on March 24th, 2012 at 07:03 pm
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Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two confirmed, contains co-op, musical numbers

Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two has been confirmed by the Associated Press and now a tweet from Geoff Keighley. Speaking with AP, Warren Spector said he “made a mistake” with the original game’s release and has not only fixed the camera placement so Mickey doesn’t plummet to his death all the time, [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on March 21st, 2012 at 04:03 pm
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Spider-Man team feels “a lot of pressure” to make something “fresh”

Beenox doesn’t consider the Spider-Man license an easy ride despite past successes. Studio head Dee Brown told Gamasutra that the team has a tough act to follow. “The Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions team had some real success with their last title, and now there’s a lot of pressure on the team to make something fresh our [...]

Published by Brenna Hillier on March 20th, 2012 at 09:03 pm
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ONM France: Epic Mickey 2 to be presented next week

Epic Mickey 2 will be presented for the first time by Disney next week, according to a tweet fron Official Nintendo Magazine France (Via AGB). Subtitled Power of Illusion, a 3DS version is also inbound and more 2D sections is planned. Epic Mickey’s been rumoured for a bit, including a multi-platform release earlier this year [...]

Published by Johnny Cullen on March 20th, 2012 at 12:03 pm
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New teaser and screens released for Battleship: The Video Game

Activision has released a teaser trailer for Battleship: The Video Game, as well as a batch of screenshots. The game is currently in development at Double Helix Games, and the seek-and-find adventure game contains a stand-alone story taken from Universal Pictures’ upcoming movie. It contains a combination of “strategic naval command” and first-person action is [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on March 14th, 2012 at 02:03 pm
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Latest Amazing Spider-Man video introduces you to The Iguana

Activision has released a new video for The Amazing Spider-Man which features a look at The Iguana, an Oscorp test subject created by Curt Connors which first appeared in the comic series Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #32 (1979). Watch below courtesy of IGN. There’s also more on the character through here. Game’s out in [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on March 14th, 2012 at 02:03 pm
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Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure was planned as a grimdark reboot

Prior to adopting its highly successful, kid-friendly toy range approach, the reboot of Spyro the Dragon was going to be an edgy, grown up affair. “It was going to be for an older audience, a darker take on it for the next-gen systems,” Toys for Bob’s Alex Ness said of what eventually became Skylanders: Spyro’s [...]

Published by Brenna Hillier on March 13th, 2012 at 03:03 am
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First screenshots and teaser for Toki Tori 2 arrive

Two Tribes has sent over a batch of lovely screenshots for Toki Tori 2, the firm’s new puzzle-platform-adventure game. The game, which has been in development since mid-2011, is slated for release later this year on Steam. Versions for iOS and Wii U are expected to follow shortly thereafter. The teaser video, along with the [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on March 9th, 2012 at 08:03 pm
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Rayman Origins “best rated Vita game on Metacritic” during launch week

Ubisoft has said Rayman Origins was”very well received” on Vita, and at launch the game was “the best-rated Vita game on Metacritic.” During launch week, the title was also the fourth, highest-selling Vita game and the third-highest on the All Formats Top 40. “The launch of a console is a good way to spotlight how [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on March 7th, 2012 at 02:03 pm
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Spector to announce “epic project” on March 27

Warren Spector will be revealing his latest title on March 27, according comments made to French fansite Nintendo-Master. On that date, Spector will announce an “epic project,” which hints that it could be the next installment for Epic Mickey. Rumors that the title was in development for PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360 surfaced back in [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on March 6th, 2012 at 09:03 pm
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Three new characters now available for Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure

Lightning Rod, Zook, and Sunburn are joining the Skylanders roster of available element characters. Lightning Rod’s primary attack, the lightning bolt, packs “a powerful zap,” while his secondary attack – grand lightning summoning – can take out a wider range of enemies. Sunburn, part dragon and part phoenix is of the fire element and along [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on March 6th, 2012 at 03:03 pm
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