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Orc Attack gassing consoles and PC soon

August 23, 2012

Casual Brothers/Orc Attack/PC/PlayStation 3/PS Vita/reverb/Xbox 360

What’s big, green, and (apparently) incredibly flatulent? Take it to the invading human army as a brutish Orc in Orc Attack! There’s definitely a little role reversal going on in Orc Attack. Developer Casual Brothers newest title casts players as a rampaging and (again) flatulent Orc trying to repel a…

Here is your PAX Prime 2012 Indie Megabooth lineup

August 23, 2012

17-BIT/Antichamber/Arcen Games/Blendo Games/Broken Rules/Capy/Carbon Games/Data Realms/Dejobaan Games/DrinkBox Studios/Gaijin Games/Gaslamp Games/Indie/klei/PAX Prime/Pocketwatch Games/Two Tribes

While PAX Prime does attract the attention of many larger game companies and studios, independent developers are not left out. Continuing off of the concept established in PAX Prime 2011, The Indie Megabooth is back with 30 independent game developers that will (in total) show off more than 32 games.…

Review: Toybox (iPhone/ iPad)

August 22, 2012

Apple/Australia/iPad/iPhone/match-3/Reviews/Shooter/Toybox

I was worried going in to Toybox, since the game seems to take pride in its inspiration – the ‘game’ of patting your head while rubbing your stomach. My concern was simple – that’s a really, really irritating game to play, unless you’re good at it, in which case it’s…

Max Payne getting disorganized

August 22, 2012

Disorganized Crime Pack/max payne 3/PC/PlayStation 3/Rockstar/Xbox 360

Rockstar has officially dated the next installment of DLC for Max Payne 3- the Disorganized Crime pack.Coming to download services on the 28th of this month; the latest expansion will include the rooftops of Hoboken as a multiplayer map, a few new perks, and a spankin’ new mode that’s sure…

snk-playmore-keeps-neogeo-mini-train

August 22, 2012

Chopper I/NEOGEO/PlayStation/PS3/PSP/The Next Space

Been liking the classic arcade offerings from SNK Playmore on the PSN? Get set for download, because they’ve got another pair of classics ready for your PSP/PS3. The ‘Retro Arcade Emulation’ project that the publisher started up a while ago has actually resulted in a very solid register of games…

Video review: Legasista (PS3)

August 22, 2012

dungeon delve/Legasista/Nippon Ichi Software/PlayStation/Reviews/RPG/Video review

Legasista is basically what you would expect from a game published by NIS America – it’s a chunky, time-draining game with a compelling character customisation system and some simple but very charming visuals. For JRPG fans, it’s essential stuff. For almost everyone else… perhaps not so. Unless you’re very familiar…

It’s a dust-storm of new DUST 514 screens

August 21, 2012

dust 514/PlayStation 3/PS3/PSN

DUST 514, CCP games’ FPS take on the EVE Online universe, is looking pretty sharp in this new batch of screens from the Beta. The gallery released today showcases several large scale fights between merc forces with an eye towards the massive amount of weaponry, armor, and vehicles ready for…

Konami announces Metal Gear PAX panel

August 21, 2012

Kojima/Metal Gear/PAX Prime

Konami announced this week that Game Trailers host Geoff Keighley will be moderating a special Metal Gear retrospective at the king of all gaming cons- PAX Prime. It’s hard to believe that the tactical espionage action series is 25 years old, isn’t it? Believe it- because this PAX panel will…

Diablo 3 receives the mother of all patches

August 21, 2012

Diablo/patch/PC

There’s going to be a temporary outage to the Diablo servers shortly as Blizzards game is patched. Don’t fear, team 37, because this outage is going to be worth it. According to the forums, here’s what’s going to be updated. As you can see, this is a massive patch. This…

New Super Mario Bros 2: How did Nintendo’s first-ever digital download retail release go?

August 21, 2012

Financial results/New Super Mario Bros 2/Nintendo

New Super Mario Bros 2 was a big release for Nintendo as it marked the first time the company has released a “full” retail game for download. And it was a release that was mired in controversy, as many gamers criticised the price Nintendo was asking for the game. Some…

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