[Update: Like Kotaku, we failed to notice that Bloomberg’s report was from last year. As such, Iwata’s quote about the potential price of the Wii U may not necessarily be accurate today. Nothing to see here!] If your jaw dropped a bit when Nintendo wrapped up its E3 press conference this year without so much as a mention of a firm price or release date for the Wii U, you were far from alone....
Technical issues have bogged down production It has been a matter of years since we last touched on Omocat’s Kickstarter-funded projectOmori, and while its release date remains elusive, even now, the team has been “extremely busy” working on the uncanny role-playing game. With news of a delay comes another trailer, thank goodness. “Some RPGMaker MV updates have broken a lot of our plug-ins, all of which have had to be remade,” the creators said of the delay....
The rumor stems from a survey that Sony’s been emailing consumers, asking how much they’d pay for a service that includesCall of Duty: Eliteand free Blu-ray based games. There are a number of other subscription plans detailed, with Sony attempting to gauge interest in each one. Varying options include the frequency of service updates, quality of games offered, and percentage at which purchases are discounted. It makes sense that Sony would want to give this a go....
A New Year’s surprise for everyone S.T.A.L.K.E.R.developer GSC Game World isn’t really ready to talk aboutthe sequel, apart from the fact that it exists and it’s tentatively set to release next year. However, a business partner is willing to spill the beans. On New Year’s Eve, Epic published abig list of upcoming games that are built on Unreal Engine.S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2was included despite GSC Game World never independently divulging that information. Epic has since edited its post to omitS....
For the three most common forms of colorblindness SimCitywill have around 18 different visual filters that let you view the game in an Instagram-like fashion. More importantly, there are three specific filters that allow people with the three common forms of colorblindness to play the game more easily. There are so many colors used to represent all sorts of visual data that’s important to the player. The UI really matters in the game, and creative director/art director Ocean Quigley took it upon himself to create a robust system to let colorblind people play without hassle....
Deals last through January 15 A handful of independent developers have “banded together” to hold a sale on the Nintendo Switch eShop. If you’re one to wait for (or double dip with) Switch ports like me, this is a pleasant little list. The sale will run in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand through January 15. This is fortuitous, as I was thinking of finally digging intoGoNNERon Switch tonight after seeing Jonathan Holmes’ recommendation in our“best games of 2017 that you didn’t play” list....
Let’s kill Kenny If you forgotSouth Park: Phone Destroyerwas a thing, you’re probably not alone. Announced during Ubisoft’s E3 presentation, we haven’t heard a blip about it since the reveal. A few weeks ago it was added to Google Play’s upcoming games list and today you finally have the chance to download it on iOS and Android. The app is Free-to-Play and I expect many well-written pieces contrasting the microtransactions found here to thoseSouth Parkfamously railed against in the classic episode “Freemium Isn’t Free....
Videogames: The create murderers. They breed rapists. They warp our children. Now they violate international law and allow gamers to commit heinous war crimes. That’s the assertion of two human rights organizations, in any case. They conducted what one could kindly call a ludicrously unimportant study to come to their conclusions and have managed to prove … well, nothing. Trial and Pro Juventute are the two groups who played these games under the guidance of humanitarian lawyers, looking at such games asArmy of Two,Call of Duty: World at War,Far Cry 2and many more....
Some naughty Telltale employees were caught writing user reviews for Jurassic Park on Metacritic, with four 10/10 summaries going up at once. Their cover was blown byGameSpot, who found the reviews suspicious and did some detective work (Google) to trace the usernames back to the developer. “Telltale Games do not censor or muzzle its employees in what they post on the internet,” said the developer, in response to the charges. “However, it is being communicated internally that anyone who posts in an industry forum will acknowledge that they are a Telltale employee....
Sister siteTomopop has been busy crankingout some awesome coverage from San Diego Comic-Con. There’s a ton of cool looking toys at the show and it’s the one good thing about not going to the nerdfest as I’m saving money not buying everything in sight! Consumerism! We got some exclusiveTwo Worlds IItrailers for you, the Jimquisition deals with host migration, I talk about Al-Qaeda in the newMedal of Honor, Nick has some good advice when it comes to videogame promo shirts, Dale checked out some cools things from San Diego Comic-Con and more happened on 07/23/10....
McChickens and Charades There’s really nothing like a console midnight launch. Even the worst-case scenario is a bloodbath where everyone is looking out for themselves. It’s not every day you get to experience a real-life low-stakes version ofLord of the Flies! Thankfully, the scene at the Best Buy in West Hollywood last night was upbeat and friendly — the best-case scenario. I bonded with the people in line pretty quickly, thanks in part to my willingness to bring them back some McDonalds and report on the status of the line at the GameStop just around the corner....
From the recent Shanghai FanFest Square Enix recently held aFinal Fantasy XIVFanFest in Shanghai, China (read: a special expo held in several counties that specifically celebratesFFXIV, typically with news and live concerts), and the production quality was off the wall. An attendee managed to capture this video of a moving Aetheryte crystal, which seems to be made to scale from the in-game model. For those of you who don’t playFinal Fantasy XIV, the Aetheryte crystals are like one giant, lore-based fast travel system....
Just use your imagination (oh, oh) I’ve been a fan of city builder simulators since the mid-’90s when a friend of mine introduced me to the magic that was Sim City 2000. I was around 10-years-old the first time I laid eyes on it, and I couldn’t believe something like that could be a game. On a dreary Washington afternoon, he showed me around the city he’d been building for the past month, detailing the different bridges he’d named and taking me through the trouble he went through to develop a sufficient water pipe system....
