The holiday season isn’t exactly a hot bed of new video game news but Nintendo doesn’t really take time off. Over Christmas the Big N released a whole slew of classic games from their back catalogue onto the 3DS and Wii U virtual consoles. If you’ve got some downtime between now and the inevitable New Years Day hangover then why not sink some time into the original Mario Bros?
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Ruffian Reveals Streets of Rage Reboot Concept
Posted on December 7, 2012 by Broken Joysticks
As we play video games in the current age of reboots, revisions and remasters, developers are always looking to revive vintage franchises that may have been lost in the annals of time for both hardened fans who can wax poetic of the classics, and the new generation of potential fans.
Now, one such franchise that has been silent for quite some time is the brilliant beat ‘em up known to many as Streets of Rage. Made famous for providing an exclusive arcade-style action game for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive with some of the best VG soundtracks created by famed music director Yuzo Koshiro, it would be a series of games that served as a vantage point for Sega in the console wars of the early ‘90s. Sadly, the last Streets of Rage game that was released was Streets of Rage 3 which was more than eighteen years ago, and that’s not counting the debacle that became Fighting Force. However, one developer did not forget and wanted to revive this bare knuckle brawler.
Enter Ruffian Games, best known for their sequel to the skill-for-killing Crackdown 2, and their ultimate pitch: Revive Streets of Rage. Over the course of six to eight weeks with a small group to pitch their efforts, Ruffian produced a 3D prototype of what could’ve been a digitial distributed rendition of the SoR remake. The video below reveals the initial concept for all its worth:
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PC Port of DMC: Devil May Cry Delayed
Posted on September 21, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards
Dante’s new look isn’t the only thing causing a stir in regards to DMC: Devil May Cry. Capcom confirmed yesterday that the PC version of the game will be delayed until after the console versions release. The Windows/Mac port is not being handled by Ninja Theory, the game’s developers, but rather by QLOC who handled the PC duties for the mediocre Resident Evil: Operation Racoon City and the pretty good Street Fighter X Tekken.
If you’re going to be buying Capcom games, maybe you should wait for the ULTRA SUPER DELUXE re-release of DMC. Although, I am uncertain as to what DLC they could possibly add to a traditionally linear game.
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Darksiders II 20% off During Pre-release Sale
Posted on August 3, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards
THQ’s DarkSiders II is set to slay us all when it releases on August 14th, just a week and a half away. If you’re planning to play the game on PC and want to save a few pennies, or dollars for that matter, Digital Distribution outlet Get Games has the action RPG on sale for 20% off until Monday.
A few other recent titles are also 20%+ off including Civ V and Batman Arkham City. Here’s a full list:
- Batman Arkham City (65% off)
- Batman Arkham Asylum GOTY (45% off)
- Civilization IV (75% off)
- Civilization V + DLC (75% off)
- Mafia II (70% off)
- Bioshock 2 (60% off)
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Street Fighter X Tekken Crosses Assaults PC
Posted on May 11, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards
Capcom’s latest fighting mashup Street Fighter X Tekken has been released for download for Windows PC the publisher confirmed this morning via press release. The game is already availabe on Gamers Gate and should be on Steam in due time. At the time of writing this does not appear to be the case however.
The Windows version of Street Fighter X Tekken includes the full roster of 38 characters that were featured in the Xbox 360 and PS3 releases from earlier this year. New to the PC version is the ability to play in 3D. Capcom also says that the PC version of SFXT features additional graphical options as well.
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Nintendo To Support Digital Downloads
Posted on May 2, 2012 by Matthew Regier
Starting in August Nintendo will begin releasing its first party titles, and possibly allowing third party titles in both physical and digital releases simultaneously. This new digital distribution service is going to affect both the 3DS and the Wii U when it launches later this year.
This new digital distribution service isn’t just going to effect Nintendo’s first party titles either. Today they announced through a statement to IGN, “We are currently preparing a program for third parties, but have nothing specific to announce at this time”.
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