We still don't know if this hack-and-slash will make it out before 2011
is over, but Blizzard has taken a big step toward release: the official
launch of a closed beta.
With the release of Gears of War 3 this week, the big holiday release
season kicks off in earnest. We're celebrating the only way we know how:
By playing some Gears 3 and forcing you to listen to us talk over the
footage.
Blizzard has provided us a bunch
of screenshots from the update along with some surprising info about the
ends of time and space that this patch will take players to.
Now here's a cool idea. Rather than having a boring, old regular trailer
for the upcoming downloadable game Orcs Must Die, developer Robot
Entertainment put together a fun interactive trailer on YouTube where
viewers get to decide what happens.
We learned last month
that the under-appreciated Wii strategy RPG Little King's Story will be
getting a sequel on the PlayStation Vita. Now the first trailer for
this title has appeared.
Way back last year
we first reported on Super Smash Land, a fan project imagining what
Super Smash Bros. would be like with Game Boy-style graphics. Now the
game is complete and you can download it for yourself!
Given the relative power of the PlayStation Vita compared to other
handheld gaming devices, one of the biggest questions about the system
has been its battery life. Now we have an official estimate.
If you're wondering what will be in store for Sony's upcoming PlayStation Vita handheld beyond its 26 launch titles, the publisher has provided a tiny glimpse into the system's future.
The image above comes from Sony's Tokyo Game Show press conference. It
is a collection of 26 logos for 26 games, all of which will be available
when the PlayStation Vita launches in Japan on December 17. Let's take a
look.
Sony has successfully built up a lot of hype for its new handheld, the
PlayStation Vita. Now we know that the system will arrive this year in
one territory at least.
Last year, Austin film festival Fantastic Fest also started showcasing indie games for the
first time with the addition of the Fantastic Arcade. That will happen
again this year, and this time the event is being sponsored by
PlayStation Network.
If you've been waiting for a wider variety of colors to choose from
before upgrading your console, Nintendo has officially added one more
option to its line-up.
Despite rumors last week,
Nintendo didn't reveal the above second analog pad add-on for the 3DS
during its pre-Tokyo Game Show press conference. Oh, the add-on exists
-- Nintendo just waited until after the press conference to announce it.
When I saw Skyward Sword for October's Game Informer cover story,
Nintendo strongly hinted to me that this would be the biggest Zelda
game ever. Today at the publisher's pre-Tokyo Game Show press
conference, they revealed just how big they're thinking.
Previously
we heard reports that Capcom would announced Monster Hunter 3G for the
3DS at Nintendo's pre-Tokyo Game Show press conference. Those rumors
came true, but Capcom also came packing another unexpected Monster
Hunter announcement.
