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Black Rock Shooter: The Game LTTP Review – Trent Reznor Senpai!

I’m an anime fan but even I’m not fully versed in the Vocaloid lore that spawned off into the action spin-off, Black-Rock Shooter. Chances are if you’re looking up this game, then you are a member of that same niche market and which case you’ll know already if you plan on purchasing the game. Still, for the rest of you I’ll be more than happy to explain the unique action styling of Black Rock Shooter: The Game.

Thomas Was Alone LTTP Review – I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends

Without reaching beyond the surface, Thomas Was Alone is simply a minimalistic puzzle platformer. Originally released in July 2011 on the PC and Mac, Mike Bithell along with Bossa Studios have brought this indie hit to the PS3 and the PS Vita, featuring the “Cross-Buy” feature. In Thomas Was Alone, as with any platformer, the mantra is ‘up and to the right’. It’s such a simple concept, but with the help of a multitude of polygonal friends, and narrator Danny Wallace, this [...]

 

Sin Has Been Defeated, Let’s Twerk!! – Final Fantasy X-2 HD Screenshots Look Amazing

One thing about going back and replaying classic games from a decade or so ago is that the graphics are rarely as good as you remember them. What’s nice about HD remastered versions of these games however is that you can revisit the memories of playing PS2 games from back in the day (you know, back when you were in your late 20s), without having to deal with blurry textures, spotty frame rates, and muted colors. In the case of [...]

GTA 1 & 2 Coming to Sony Hardware

In possible celebration of the next big thing in gaming, it looks like two of the original releases in the mega super triple-A blockbuster are coming to PSN and the Vita. Grand Theft Auto and GTA 2 have been noted on the ESRB’s official site and with it comes another inevitable slew of mayhem and massacre revitalized for the next generation of unlucky children who never got to experience the classic’s history from the beginning. The original Grand Theft Autos were nothing like they [...]

Soul Sacrifice Review – A Beautiful, Dark, Twisted, Fairy Tale

It’s hard to disassociate Keiji Inafune as a game creator known for anything other than his many works at Capcom such as Mega Man and Dead Rising. Especially not after their public separation and Capcom’s handling of the very same game titles which Inafune’s name is basically synonymous with. So when it was announced that Inafune was developing a Monster Hunter-esque game for the PS Vita, people became interested. However, given my personal dissuasion towards the monster hunting genre as [...]

Pick Up Atelier: Artworks of Arland in Stores Today

So I’m playing through Atelier Totori Plus for the Vita right now and I gotta say I’m digging the game quite a bit. The gorgeous art design however has to be the standout feature for any of the Atelier games (and the game looks gorgeous on the Vita’s screen). Well today in stores you can pick up Udon Entertainment’s Atelier: Artworks of Arland art book! This 256 page, colored book filled with the design works of artist Mel Kishida looks [...]

Guacamelee! Review – Luchadora the Explorer

  Take two parts action platformer, one part Lucha Libre, shake (not stir) it, set it south of the border, and what do you get? One of the years most humorous and addicting downloadable margaritas to hit Sony’s console/handheld. Guacamelee! is the latest game from Drinkbox Studios which blends traditional Mexican folklore and an intuitive fighting system together in a Saturday morning cartoon aesthetic reminiscent of the Justice Friends from Dexter’s Laboratory. It’s got the looks and the attitude, but does Guacamelee! have what [...]

Muramasa Rebirth Shipping Out Limited Editions!

I love limited editions. I wouldn’t go as far as to say I’m a collector for these sorts of things, but games with substantial limited editions always tend to blur my sense of fiscal responsibility. With that in mind, Aksys Games announced today that they will be shipping out a regular and a limited edition of Muramasa Rebirth on June 25th. Included in this package deal is a HORI Vita face cover, a skin for your Vita, and perhaps most [...]

Batman: Arkham Origins Announced – It’s Time to Visit Gotham City

Batman must have met all of the lunatics he has had to stop over the years at some point, which will essentially be the subject of the newly announced Batman: Arkham Origins. The third game in the Batman: Arkham series will serve as a prequel and is currently in development, but not by Rocksteady Studios, as were the first two games; this time Warner Bros. Montreal is at the helm. Despite a new development team, Origins will still use the [...]

Black Rock Shooter The Game Coming to US PSN April 23rd

It’s finally happening. Black Rock Shooter The Game is coming out in the US later this month (Europe in April 24th) via the PSN store. A spinoff of sorts from (have you heard of?) Hatsune Miku, Black Rock Shooter started out as a piece of fan work before exploding in popularity to become its own franchise. Developed by Imageepoch, the game was announced for localization a couple years ago by NIS America. Today the company announced that they will be [...]

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