There’s really nothing else to say, aside from, it’s about damn time.

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Oohh Atlus, you always know how to make us giggle inappropriately. Check out the latest “trailer” for the blocky-looking upcoming PS3 title “3D Dot Game Heroes” and see if it questions your manliness. At the very least it should give you a look at some solid gameplay, and the upgrade potential that your sword holds. Who cares if it looks like “Zelda,” it still looks amazing.

Well damn. If you weren’t excited about “BioShock 2″ yet, watch this trailer and you will be. AND … if the massive battle that goes down there doesn’t hook you, check out Multiplayer’s guide to all the plasmids in the game. Yes, it’s a sequel to an amazing game, and has lofty expectations that it may or may not live up to, but come on, going back to Rapture is going to be amazing.

The Behemoth is an interesting company, mostly because they’ve made a lot from a little. Even if you don’t like indie games, you have to give them some level of credit for what they have done with “Alien Hominid” and “Castle Crashers.” We’ll they’ve gone and officially announced their third game, which had previously been known as “Game 3,” and it looks epic, at least according to the trailer that’s above. I’m positive when “BattleBlock Theater” drops it will have the same level of polish and great gameplay that its predecessors had. Now it’s time to play the waiting game.

With the launch date of “Global Agenda” upon us, its time to give you a brief overview of what “Global Agenda” is all about. I’ve been in the preview for the past few months, and I also took part in AvA, in one of the largest alliances in the beta. In short, I experienced everything “Global Agenda” has to offer with the expectation of vehicles (they weren’t in the pre-order beta).

So what is “Global Agenda”? It’s HiRez Studios’ attempt to mix traits found in MMORPGs like “World of Warcraft,” with the first person team games like “Team Fortress 2″ with jet packs thrown in. You essentially have four “agency” classes: Recon, Medic, Assault, and Robotics. Like a typical RPG, your agent will gain new skill points to use on the skill tree and unlock new equipment for them to abuse on the field. Read the rest of this entry »

The press release announcing that Strawdog Studios’ upcoming creation, entitled “Space Ark,” called out three of my all time favorite Taito classics; “Rainbow Islands,” “Bubble Bobble” and “Arkanoid.” When you drop a heavy hitting list of names like that, you better have something to show for it, and based on the tiny bit of gameplay showed off in “Space Ark” trailer it looks like there is actually some addictive potential here. We’ll just have to wait and see…

When Japanese games get ported for a U.S. release they usually go through a lot of changes. There are the obvious ones like text localization, along with some less obvious ones like fixing bugs, but there’s usually one that is obvious to the consumer right away – the box art. When the changes for the U.S. release of “Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes” were announced it quickly became clear that the box art was going to have to change, simply based on the additions and subtractions to the roster, but the overall changes run a bit deeper than that. I recently had the opportunity to talk to the game’s producer, Ryota Niitsuma, about the box art differences between “Ultimate All-Stars” and “Cross Generation of Heroes,” and then had him pick his favorite … and you might be surprised by his selection. Read the rest of this entry »

Some games go out of the way to service their fans, and it looks like there’s a new game coming from Aksys Games that goes above and beyond anything that has come before it. For the low, low price of $59.99 the “Record of Argest War” Limited Edition comes packed with not only a strategic RPG that comes complete with a dating sim built in, but also some swag that accentuates some of the game’s female characters. Here’s the breakdown of what will come with the Xbox 360 version of the game (but the video above really says it all):

* 26″ x 20″ Yearning Ellis pillowcase (pillow not included)
* 8½” x 10½” Sensual Vira-Lor mouse pad
* Record of the Agarest War Soundtrack
* Naughty Collector’s Box to protect your girls

It’s an interesting assortment of bonus items, and it’s sure to be enough to move a couple extra copies of the game, but if that didn’t convince you, here’s a look at some footage from the actual game:

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Elves, Orcs, Dwarves, and other fantasy characters aren’t new to video games. They have become a cliche and are often seen in online roleplaying games to make a quick buck for investors. However, in those types of games you often align yourselves with friends to defeat a great evil or just grab some loot. None of these games give you the option of playing a violent variation of football. This is where “Blood Bowl” comes in; a grid-based board game developed by Games Workshop which made its debut in the 80s and still has a strong following today. This isn’t the first time “Blood Bowl” has been made into a video game, but it is the first to make use of the internet and the latest version of the original rules. Read the rest of this entry »

What would a “Monkey Ball” game on the Wii be without mini-games? Just a whole lot of primates encased in balls looking for bananas I suppose. Either way, the new trailer for the upcoming “Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll” showcases some of the diversions from the balance board-based title that will be out in a few weeks.