An odd MOBA I haven’t seen much talk aboutMaster X Masternearly anywhere, so when the developers contacted me out of the blue, I decided to give it a shot. Oh uh, it’s…a MOBA, by the way. Wait, where’d you go? But seriously — and take this with the qualifier that I love MOBAs — I got my hands onMaster X Masterby way of an alpha test that kicked off this week, and I’m not necessarily hooked, but intrigued....
Pokemon will outlive all of us While many parents were content with labelingPokemonas a fad, my mom was a true believer. She didn’t play the game but we watched the show together, and would smile at all of the cute animals in various stuffed animal forms. Of course we all know now that it’s not a fad, and has been a tour de force for decades, smashing our collective wallets with any sort of merchandise The Pokemon Company and Game Freak/Nintendo can muster....
No Michael Shannon likeness, no thank you What perfect timing! General Zod is ready for hisappearanceinInjustice: Gods Among Usjust in time for the premier ofMan of SteelYep, he says “kneel before Zod” in the game. Zod will be available on July 2nd for the Xbox 360 and PS3, and will be the last portion of the Season Pass after Lobo, Batgirl, and Scorpion. There’s still no word on the Wii U release dates for any of the DLC characters outside of a nebulous “summer” timeline....
In case you hadn’t heard, Atari is bringing Midway’s oldReady 2 Rumbleseries back. The new entry in the franchise is calledReady 2 Rumble Revolution, and it’ll be out on the Wii in March. It’s being developed by syn Sophia (formerly AKI), the people behind games like the Nintendo 64’sWWF No MercyandDef Jam Vendettaon the PlayStation 2 and GameCube.Unfortunately,R2R Revolutiondoesn’t look like it’s going to live up to the pedigree of its predecessors; the game has none of the classic characters you might remember — instead, it features a cast of twenty original fighters, all of whom are caricatures of famous figures from sports, music, and movies....
Join us in our journey for sweet, mysterious color [Mash Tacticsairs Monday through Friday at 4p.m. Pacific onDtoid.TV. Watch Rick ‘King Foom’ Olson play a variety of games, each day with its own theme. With a heavy focus on community and viewer interaction, you can be as much a part of the show as anything else.] This evening onMash Tactics, we’ll once again be showing off the best independent games out there for your viewing pleasure....
Hmm…how about we go with ‘homely’ Sure,Natural Doctrinedoesn’t look great (well, the environments; it does look better in miniature on the Vita). It’s a far cry from director Atsushi Ii’s gorgeous minimalism inPatapon. But Kadokawa Games’ first internal venture can get a pass for looking a bit dated if the core gameplay can hold up, and it just might. Producer Kensuke Tanaka felt that JRPGs were “lacking in difficulty,” that they didn’t “make you think,” NIS America representatives explained....
The Last Guardianis, hands-down, my most wanted game. Not my most wanted PS3 game, mind you, but most wanted out of every game that has been announced since E3. Go watchthe traileragain, because honestly, it’s one of the best uses of your time I can come up with. Seeing these huge wallpaper-sized screens today has blown my mind in more ways than one — not only is the game graphically impressive, but the screens already hint at a relationship between boy and beast that is tugging my heartstrings....
I was recently blessed with the opportunity to spendan hour chatting with Tyrone Rodriguez, President of Nicalis (Cave Story+,VVVVVV 3DS). We even recorded the chat, for Dtoid’s new live stream talk show and podcast Sup Holmes. During the first episode, I accidentally cut Tyrone off right before he was going to say something really interesting. I am a dick. Luckily, in life you sometimes get do overs. This is one of those times....
Guys, Sega and Gearbox will be bringingAliens: Colonial Marinesto E3 next week. There, I said it. That feels good. I know this because it’s on our E3 schedule, the one I’ve personally been piecing together for our coverage of next week’s main event. And Sega apparently doesn’t want me to forget. First they send me acreepy doll, burnt doll head, a reference to Newt from theAliensfranchise. Next, we get a pretty niceprint of the USS Solacoin the mail....
Fret not brave adventurers, Luffy and friends will be making their way to North America and Europe after all. Based on the wildly popular manga and animeOne Piece, the PS3 exclusive,One Piece: Pirate Warriorsfrom Namco Bandai and Koei Tecmo is schedule to make landfall in the West targeting November of 2012. Just in time to make my Christmas especially Merry! TheDynasty Warriorsstyle beat-em-up has been the top sellingOne Piecegame so far, and has been favorably reviewed, scoring a 36/40 at Famitsu....
Between the new MicroConsole and this just-announced subscription plan, OnLive is stepping it up. Dubbed the PlayPack, this $9.99 per month plan will feature 40 mainstream and indie titles when it launches on January 15. Currently, the beta version —which features 14 games— is free to OnLive game system owners until then. As expected, the goal is to grow this selection and presumably keep the rotation fresh enough to warrant that monthly fee....
First trailer coming April 15 Electronic Arts hasmade it very clearto investors thatStar Wars Battlefrontis a big part of its plans for the near future. Of course it is. The recent annualization ofStar Warsmovies means it’s currently one of the most lucrative entertainment properties in existence. Everyone will strike while the iron’s hot. The first time out,Star Wars Battlefrontwas atremendous successto the tune of 14 million shipped copies. That’s even more than EA thought it’d do....
See what our favorite games of the show were! Despite an overall smaller show than in years past, PAX East still had a great amount of games worth seeing. A big reason for that was the Indie MEGABOOTH, a segment of the show that’s slowly getting bigger with each passing trade show. In fact, a majority of team Destructoid’s time was spent looking for gems to play there than anywhere else on the show floor....
