Kotaku Off Topic: No Foolin’ [How Is This News]
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
Welcome to a very serious edition of Kotaku Off Topic, one free from April Fools’ Day pranks, mostly because it’s March 31, damn it. More »
Archive for March, 2010
We’re replacing our comment system with Chatroulette
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
Hey guys, we know you like to have your fun, voice your opinions, and argue over your favorite game, but over the past few days the tone in comments has really gotten out of hand. What is normally a charged — but fun — environment for our users and editors has become mean, ugly, pointless, and frankly threatening in some situations… and that’s just not acceptable. Some of you out there in the world of anonymous grandstanding have gotten the impression that you run the place, but that’s simply not the case.
Luckily, our commenting community makes up only a small percentage of our readership (and the bad eggs an even smaller part of that number), so while they may be loud, they don’t speak for most people who come to Destructoid looking for game news. Regardless, we’re going to crank things down for a little bit to let everyone video chat instead, and we’ll switch them back on when we feel like we’ve shaken some of the trolls and spammers loose from the branches (AKA it’s Chatroulette time). See you on the other side!
Zeno Clash’s XBLA Release Is Delayed [Zeno Clash]
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
Perhaps you noticed that today Zeno Clash: Ultimate Edition was supposed to release on Xbox Live Arcade. Perhaps you noticed that it did not. “It’s been pushed back a tad,” says the developer. More »
Several new PS3 Greatest Hits titles spotted
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
A wise man who reads the Internet would wait a couple of days or weeks before dropping $34.99 on a Used copy of Killzone 2. A recent Wal-Mart advertisement, spotted and then shared by a NeoGAF member, is pegging several high profile titles as future Greatest Hits releases. Killzone 2 is a part of the list of new entrants discovered. Also included are LittleBigPlanet GOTY edition, inFAMOUS, UFC 2009, and Resistance 2.
As 1UP notes, the flyer lists the price as $29.83, which is probably a few cents short off the mark. Regardless, these games are probably going to be mad cheap real soon. What will you do with all that extra clink?
Killzone 2, Infamous and More Being Added to PS3 Greatest Hits [1UP]
Real Bullet Hell Action Coming To Your iPhone, Courtesy Cave [Clips]
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
Fans of frenetic arcade shoot ‘em up action of the Cave variety will be able to put their touchscreen twitch skills to the test this spring with the release of Espgaluda II for the iPhone and iPod Touch. More »
Five Stars Will Also Suffice [Screengrab]
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
Funny, I think the same thing can be said of NPR’s music and book reviews. Via Fake AP Stylebook, which anyone in media should be following. And anyone outside of media. More »
Heroes of Newerth open beta begins
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
As promised, S2 Games has finally launched the open beta test for their Defense of the Ancients-inspired multiplayer RTS game Heroes of Newerth. The game has techically been in closed beta for a number of months but it has been fairly easy to get a beta code for the test. Now there are no barriers to checking out this title.
The official launch of the commercial version of the game is still scheduled for sometime in April and once that happens the stats and characters of players who participated in the beta test will be wiped. In the meantime the development team plans to add new Heroes to the game during the open beta test.
Gallery: Heroes Of Newerth Screenshots
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Video: Final Fantasy XIV’s Eorzea walkthrough
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
The next Final Fantasy MMO will be a hard sell for some. The last was wicked slow and unrewarding. But it had some interesting and unique ideas, some of which will hopefully see the light of day again in Final Fantasy XIV. It’ll be a bit before we know for sure — months after release even if the snorefest grind of FFXI sees reimplementation — but we can at least say that the game looks pretty.
Square Enix Japan has released a new video (available below the fold) for the game on their YouTube channel. On top of having some light (Japanese) narration, it proudly displays game’s visuals by giving viewers a virtual tour of a city and its people. Notice that not even a single person is crafting Beetle Armor.
New Final Fantasy XIV trailer shows off town life [Games Radar]
A Baker’s Three Dozen of UFC Undisputed 2010 Screens [Screens]
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
Caution, there are a whopping 39 screenshots of UFC Undisputed 2010 behind this door, and if your computer monitor is of a poor constitution it might destroy itself rendering such manly badassery. More »
Six Days in Fallujah not as complete as previously reported
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010Filed under: Action
Earlier this year internet rumors stated that Atomic Games‘ military shooter Six Days In Fallujah was completed and was just awaiting a publisher. However it now sounds like the game still has a bit of work left to finish before it’s really done. Our sister site Joystiq reports that Atomic Games’ head Peter Tamte says that while all of the game’s levels are indeed done but that there still needs to be some”additional AI and graphics” added to the title before its completed.
The article, based on chatting with Tamte during PAX East last weekend, does a good job going over the basic premise of the Iraq War-based game and the controversy surrounding the title which lead to its original publisher Konami deciding to ditch the game just a few weeks after it was officially announced in the spring of 2009. Tamte says that the game has “interested parties” that are looking to take over publishing Six Days in Fallujah. In the meantime they are working on their multiplayer shooter Breach that’s due out later this year.
Gallery: Six Days in Fallujah
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