At the MGS event in Tokyo yesterday, Konami announced a new installment for the Metal Gear Solid series - Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes. GameStop was there to witness the game, and reports that we will see quite a few changes to the series. We do not know what system the game will be released for, but Hideo Kojima, the man behind the MGS series, was playing the demo on a PC but with an Xbox 360 controller. Footage was also shown at the even, letting the audience see the games new FOX engine which hints at open-world gameplay. There is no information on a release date at this time. I will keep you updated as the information comes in.
Many fans have been patiently waiting for the sequel of Torchlight, as Runic Games originally had planned for it to be released in 2011. That release date was pushed out to early 2012, and was delayed once again with very little to be said from the developers since then. This morning, Runic games announced Torchlight 2's official release date on the forums, which will be September 20th, 2012. They noted on the forum post that this should be the last release date, and let's hope for no more delays! Check out the trailer and some pictures after the break.
Halo 4 is approaching us soon, and I'm sure every Xbox 360 player is very excited to see what is has to offer. Halo 4 will be the eighth installment in the Halo series, and the first one not created by Bungie. If you don't know, the company behind this installment, 343 Industries, is actually made up of a handful of ex-Bungie employees. Microsoft released a video earlier today showing us some 3vs Capture the Flag on one of the new maps called Exile.
Final Fantasy's 25th anniversary is finally here, and Square-Enix has announced a huge product they are releasing to celebrate. The Ultimate Box Collection will contain 13 different Final Fantasy games. Check out the list below:
Final Fantasy I (Playstation)
Final Fantasy II (Playstation)
Final Fantasy III (Playstation Portable UMD)
Final Fantasy IV (Playstation)
Final Fantasy V (Playstation)
Final Fantasy VI (Playstation)
Final Fantasy VII (Playstation)
Final Fantasy VIII (Playstation)
Final Fantasy IX (Playstation)
Final Fantasy X (Playstation 2)
Final Fantasy XI Vana Del Collection 2 (Playstation 2)
Final Fantasy XII (Playstation 2)
Final Fantasy XIII (Playstation 3)
Along with those 13 amazing titles, there will be several extras included. They are listed below:
Special anniversary video disc
Two-disc anniversary music selection CD
Crystal ArtWorks - an anniversary visual art collection
Final Fantasy XIV Mogu Mogu earring item code
Mini replica of Amano FF 25th Anniversary visual and stand
The Ultimate Collection can only be purchased from Square-Enix's E-Store. It's gonna cost you 35,000 yen to purchase this piece of gaming history.
If you haven't heard about the new installment in the GoW series, Gears of War: Judgement, you need to investigate it immediately, because it will be the biggest Xbox 360 title in 2013. After Gears of War 3 was released last year, most of us thought that was the end of Epic's Gears of War series. GoW: J is a prequel to the first Gears game with only Baird and Cole returning from the original series (WHAT? NO MARCUS??)
Gears of War: Judgement's story gives us a new squad of heros, which is the called the Kilo Squad. The Kilo Squad is made up of four Gears: Lt. Damon Baird, Pvt. Augustus Cole (who we know as Cole Train), and two new characters, Pvt. Alonzo and Pvt. Dickson. We are told the story is based around the Kilo Squad being accused of treason after stealing government experimental weapons from Halvo Bay. There hasn't much more about the story mode released, but we will keep you updated as soon as we find out more.
One of the big announcements last week is the new mode that we get in GoW: Judgement. Gears is now implanting a free-for-all mode which we haven't seen in the previous installments. Most gears online multiplayer modes have some sort of team achievable goal, so you always have a team mate and never run as a lonewolf. Check out the video below to see more of the free-for-all game mode.
Continue checking back for more updates to come about Gears of War 3: Judgement.
I've been a big fan of the Animal Crossing series since the first one on the Nintendo GameCube. Animal Crossing is a game where you create a town, meet your neighbors, and make bells (the in-game currency) doing random tasks. Sounds crazy, but the simplicity of it all is what really attracts people.
Nintendo released Animal Crossing: Wild World for the Nintendo DS almost seven years ago, making the first AC handheld port. In the past couple months there have been rumors about the next installment of the Animal Crossing, which Nintendo has announced it be for the Nintendo 3DS console, and is currently titled Animal Crossing: Jump Out.
Animal Crossing: Jump Out was first announce at E3 2011, where it received very positive reviews. While most of the previous Animal Crossings showed quite a few identical features, Jump Out brings in some newer things. It's rumored that for the first time, you can be the mayor of your town, and there are benches to sit on around the town. There are some graphical improvements also. The trees and the house are going to look more life-like, and all the characters are supposed to be more human shaped. It's confirmed the player will be able to swim as well.
I'm sure everyone remembers playing Hasbro Interactive's Rollercoaster Tycoon series on the PC as a kid. I spent countless hours building my amusement park, trying to keep guests happy, and killing them on ride "accidents" when I wanted. Hasbro released three different games in the series, and also several expansion packs. Now over 13 years later since the first Rollercoaster Tycoon release, the series is getting it's first appearance on a handheld console, the Nintendo 3DS.
Atari announced last year that they would be releasing Rollercoaster Tycoon 3D for the Nintendo 3DS right around February 2012, but they missed that release date, and pushed it back another time after that. They have now announced that we should have the game hopefully in October 2012.
The XBLA title Minecraft received another downloadable add-on content this weekend, which contains 45 unique skins for your main character. The skin pack contains skins based off other video games (Gears of War 3, Left 4 Dead 2, and Castle Crashers). You can download the skin pack on the Xbox Live Marketplace for 160MSP.
Hey guys! I've recently been diving into my Nintendo 3DS, and playing a lot of Mario Kart 7 and Mario Tennis Open. Which has made me stumble on some very cool calculators to obtain a lot of interesting facts about the equipment used in both of these games.
With these calculators you can find out which Character is the fastest, lightest, and quickest, and which Kart combos are the best in Mario Kart 7. With the Mario Tennis Open Equipment calculator you will be able to choose which equipment is right for you to unlock. Check them out!
