July’s best-selling games were also a bit on the Bizzaro side — at least to me. A lot of games that have made the list for the last year were knocked off by newcomers. Check it out: NCAA Football 11 (Xbox 360): 368,000 NCAA Football 11 (PS3): 298,000 Crackdown 2 (Xbox 360): 208,800 Super Mario … Continue reading “NPD Console Sales Figures Top 10 Games of July 2010”
Square Enix has officially announced that Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together is headed for the PlayStation Portable. This strategy RPG is a re-imagining of the classic Super Famicom game. The original team is getting back together for the remake, including designer Yasumi Matsuno, music composers Hitoshi Sakimoto and Masaharu Iwata, and character designer Akihiko … Continue reading “Completely Psyched for the Tactics Ogre Remake for PSP”
Here’s another simple Coffee Talk topic for you: who’s your favorite small publisher? In the gaming industry, it seems like every other story is about Activision or Electronic Arts, but smaller publishers are important to the business as well. I love that Atlus bring quirky Japanese games to America. I love that Nicalis helps small games like Cave Story get attention.
Check out this trailer for Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light. Anyone else psyched for this game, or is it just me? It has a job system and cute graphics! Director Takashi Tokita and character designer Akihiko Yoshida are working on it! I love RPGs with job systems. The 4 Heroes of Light reminds … Continue reading “Totally Psyched for Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light”
I’ve been using the HTC Evo 4G for a week and wanted to update my (not a) review with more thoughts on this excellent phone. (Here are the links to part 1, part 2, and part 3 if you missed it.) This time around I’m going to talk about the phone’s call quality, apps, games … Continue reading “HTC Evo 4G (Not) Review Part 4: Calls, Apps, Games, and More”
Nintendo has confirmed that Pokemon Black and Pokemon White for Nintendo DS will ship in spring 2011. It also confirmed the Western names for the new legendary Pokemon. Gracing the cover of Black will be Reshiram, while Zekrom will be on the cover of White. Here’s a snippet from the press release: The launch of … Continue reading “Pokemon Black and White Confirmed for Spring 2011 in America”
Games get better all the time. Development techniques improve. Gameplay styles evolve. Consoles and PCs become more powerful, which allow them to be potentially more immersive. Despite all of these factors, there are things I miss about the good old days of gaming. Perhaps it’s the primitive charm of classic games or maybe I like how old games required me to imagine or maybe it’s simply nostalgia, but there are many things I miss about the classics.
Superheros, new consoles, and Konami — this episode of Reset has a lot going on! The second clip is particularly amusing when viewed through the retroscope; predicting PlayStation 3 factoids before launch is always good fun. Anyway, check it out! Part 1 — I love X-Men Legends. Action-RPGs are some of my favorite games and … Continue reading “Blast From the Past: Reset Episode 6”
Welcome to Coffee Talk! Let’s start off the day by discussing whatever is on your (nerd chic) mind. Every morning I’ll kick off a discussion and I’m counting on you to participate in it. If you’re not feelin’ my topic, feel free to start a chat with your fellow readers and see where it takes … Continue reading “Coffee Talk #117: What Was Your Favorite Game of Q1 2010?”
[100% spoiler free, in case you’re worried.] I love Heavy Rain. It’s one of the most impressive games I’ve played in years. Its graphics, music, characters (minus some spotty voice acting), and storytelling are phenomenal. Entertainment aside, it’s the kind of game that moves the industry forward and leads to greater experiences. As much as … Continue reading “The Perfect Rental: (Not) A Review of Quantic Dream’s Heavy Rain”
