The Eggman Robot Battle Set from Jakks Pacific It’s rare for me to want to mention honest-to-goodness toyshere, particularly the stuff that Jakks Pacific puts out, but I’ll make an eggception for this Eggman Robot Battle Set based onSonic the Hedgehog 2. It’s so cool. I mean it. You’ve got to see it in action. Jakks Pacific’s take on the Death Egg Robot comes in at 9″ tall andwill retail for $40....
The Air Buster Eagle-eyed fans managed to locate a picture on the recruitment site for theFinal Fantasy VII Remake, and could have uncovered a little extra snippet of information. And snippets is all we’re getting, it seems, as Square Enix has been pretty mum on anything regardingVII‘s remake since they announced it, keen to slip directive changes behind the scenes in the form of job listings (it’s there where we learned that the project was shifted to a more internal focus rather than third party studios)....
I thinkWWE All-Starsis super rad, so when we’re talking downloadable wrestlers that are now available, I’m all ears. Great news for cheapskates, some free content is available in the form of playableHonky Tonk Manand R-Truth characters. But if you’re willing to shell out a few bucks — 160 MS Points/$1.99 — you can get the “American Dream Pack” which features Dusty Rhodes and his son Cody Rhodes. The content is available right now on Xbox Live Marketplace, and should be ready to go when PlayStation Network is up and running again....
Whoa-oh here he comes… It’s been a very busy week for epic brawlerOne Piece: Pirate Warriors 4. Fresh offthe trailer for Cavendishandthe news that Eustass Kidis getting ready to rumble, Bandai Namco has dropped another character trailer, introducing the wild-eyed and sharp-fanged Bartolomeo to the sequel’s mammoth roster. Bartolomeo is the Captain of the Barto Club, and a strong – if wild – ally to protagonist Luffy. Utterly nihilistic in nature, Bartolomeo cares little for the world around him as much as his own reputation within it....
Typically I won’t run Michael Pachter “stories,” but once in a blue moon he’ll say something I can’t resist talking about. Today’snugget of fried goldconcerns his prediction that this is the last of the console generations. Yep, no hardware to follow the Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3. Apparently the platform holders will scrap all their current plans and instead focus on a single distribution model. “I think we’ve seen the last generation of consoles,” he claims....
Remember when Phantasy Star Online 2was announced for the PC, anda few people were speculating that it would never see a western release?Well think again — Sega has just announced that they’re planning on bringing the free to play dungeon crawler to Europe and the US in early 2013. For those of you who aren’t in the know,Phantasy Star Online 2is the official sequel to the hit 2000 Dreamcast gamePSO. It spawned many spinoffs, and the original itself was spawned from Sega’sPhantasy Starfranchise....
Imagine Indiana Jones as a bunny I had never heard ofPharaoh Rebirthuntil today, but an updated version of this indie metroidvania set in Egypt will be releasing on Steam later this week. Pharaoh Rebirth+comes from Japanese developer Krobon Station, known for itsMoguraseries of games such asAction Mogura. I’ll admit that I’m not at all familiar with Krobon Station’s work yet, but after watching the trailer below, I’m tempted to go back and check out some of the developer’s older titles....
You know, I’ve never really had a “normal” job in my life, so Mondays were never too much of a dreadful thing for me. I’m not saying that IlovedMondays, though, but they certain they weren’t anything that I disliked. But lately, Mondays have become more than just the day that everyone else in the world gets up early and goes to work while I’m sleeping, they’ve become something I look forward to....
Wii U Mario will be released by October A source toldCVGthat Wii U releases are slim this spring due to an initiative at Nintendo to stop most first-party releases untilthe summer patch is out, which will further improve the system. This followsApril’s patchwhich sped up load timesby 15 seconds, in some instances. Once the patch is out,Mario Wii U(not official title) will come out by October.Mario KartandSuper Smash.entries for the Wii U, all of which are to be shown at E3 next month, may follow....
State was aware of situation but didn’t act Curt Schilling has requested a judge throw out thelawsuit against his now-defunct development house. Following thedissolution of 38 Studios, the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation accused Schilling and his business partners of fraud, racketeering and conspiracy. The embroiled 38 Studios founder calls the agency’s claims “implausible” and has filed for dismissal, asserting the company repeatedly disclosed financials to the EDC. Ostensibly, the state knew the loan wouldn’t coverProject Copernicus‘ development costs....
Sim Redemption 2 I grew up with real-time strategy games and city building simulators. There’s something so satisfying about ruling over a township inSim City 2000‘s birds-eye view or commanding an entire army inKKnDorTotal Annihilation. This mod forRed Dead Redemption 2taps into that. The channel Red Dead Online Guides managed to use the tilt shift effect (as well as modding and some clever editing) to create a version of its world that looks like a “toy town out ofCities Skylinesor anotherSimgame)....
Still not loving that logo This past September, wewere sad to reportthat the massive Sega GiGO Building 4 arcade located in the Tokyo borough of Akihabara was closing after being a staple spot for 11 years. It seemed like an unfortunate victim of Japan’s shrinking arcade market. However, this past January, it was reported that the site would become a Bandai Namco Arcade in its place, set to open this March....
We’re closer than we’ve ever been to a sequel, don’t blow it now Just two short months ago, Sega and Team Yakuza blew the dust off of one of gaming’s finest fighting franchises with the PS4 release ofVirtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown. But it seems that perhaps Sega is merely testing the waters for the franchise, as the lead developer has followed up with the opening of a new fan survey, looking to collate the thoughts and opinions of bothVirtua Fighterloyalists, as well as those who have barely even touched the franchise....
