The folks at Sony today announced that the upcoming online shooter Starhawk will be launching for reals on May 8. Yay! That’s exciting, right? May is shaping up to be an intense month with this and TERA and Max Payne 3 launching that month.
But that’s not all the Starhawk news we have today. We also learned that the public beta for the game starts today for PlayStation Plus subscribers and those who participated in the private beta. The beta will open up more over the next month; folks who bough Uncharted 3 get in on the 31st, GameStop is giving out codes that will get you in on February 7, IGN can get you a code that will get you in on February 14, and then everybody else gets in on February 21.
Now the war begins within myself over whether I want to play SWTOR or Starhawk. Ugh.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces the availability of additional levels and a new playground for Scribblenauts Remix. The level pack includes 20 new challenges and a new playground in which to create weird hybrid creatures and situations with everyday words. Based on Matt’s review, it’s the playground section (sandbox) where the game is most enjoyable, [...]
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Video gaming icon and goat enthusiast Jeff Minter has just pushed out the latest offering from his development studio Llamasoft, called Caverns of Minos [$ 1.99], which has just gone live in the App Store. Caverns of Minos offers a similar brand of retro-inspired gameplay and psychedelic visuals, and, just in case you were worried, a hefty dose of minotaur rescuing.
Caverns of Minos is a mishmash of genres – part cave flyer similar to Lunar Lander, part rescue game sort of like Choplifter, and part vertical shmup like… well, about a million games since the dawn of time. Its biggest influence was an old Atari title called Caverns of Mars, which should be immediately apparent to those familiar with that game. Caverns of Minos boasts 4 different ships to pilot as well as 21 different caverns to explore and complete. You’re tasked with rescuing minotaurs as you explore each cavern looking for a special item which must then be delivered back to the mothership. Yep, this game has that great Jeff Minter craziness we all know and love.
Check out this developer gameplay video which shows Caverns of Minos being played on the iPad, and then about halfway through demonstrates its iCade compatibility:
Our resident retro expert and Minterologist Blake Patterson has already spent extensive time with Caverns of Minos, and the consensus seems to be that “the game is great.” We’ll be taking some time to write up a proper review beyond just those four words in the very near future, so definitely keep your eyes peeled for that. However, if you’re a fan of Llamasoft’s previous App Store offerings, or just a fan of retro-style arcade games in general, then it’s probably a pretty safe bet to just go ahead and pick up Caverns of Minos, and you can always head into our forums for even more on the game.
We had heard that SOPA might be dead, but it turns out it isn’t. The House Judiciary Committee issued a press release today stating plans to continue the markup on the controversial bill in February.
What this means is that Lamar Smith hopes that all the furor will die down in the meantime and allow them to move forward with the bill without all the protests and stuff. Your job, now, is to keep bitching about it. Don’t let the terrorists win. All the blackouts that will be taking place tomorrow are a good start, but we have to keep it up until this bill goes away forever or miraculously morphs into something that isn’t f–king horrible. Good luck.
Chinese developer Tencent will use Crytek’s CryEngine 3 for its next online PC title.
“It’s a very exciting experience for us to have Tencent as our 8th CryEngine licensee in China,” said Crytek’s Carl Jones.
“We’re delighted that Tencent have chosen CryEngine for what promises to be a very interesting title. Our experienced support team has been working with Tencent for a while now and we’re all really impressed with the work from Tencent’s developers, who are looking to achieve an ambitious vision!”
Amazon has revealed its rankings for bestselling video games of 2011, and while the game at the top of one chart won’t surprise you, the name at the top of the other will. Probably. Here’s the former chart, which is for physical games purchased:
Physical (all platforms, collector’s editions are not included)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Just Dance 3
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Battlefield 3
Batman: Arkham City
Madden NFL 12
Portal 2
Just Dance 2
Gears of War 3
FIFA Soccer 12
Yeah, Call of Duty and Just freakin’ Dance 3. Not too surprising. People love that s–t, for whatever reason.
Here’s the other chart, which is for digital downloads.
Digital
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Battlefield 3
The Sims 3
Battlefield Bad Company 2
Sid Meir’s Civilization V
Dead Island
Total War: Shogun 2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Crysis 2
Dragon Age 2
Well look at that! Deus Ex: Human Revolution. That would have been surprising had I not spoiled it in the headline. Enjoy your victory, Eidos. Y’all a winner.
RIFT 1.7: Carnival of the Ascended is coming, bringing improvements across the board for high-level Ascended. Here’s just a taste of what’s in the coming weeks!
PvP like never before with smoother advancement and better rewards
Ascended weddings: Share eternity with your soulmate, Telara-style
Have you ever seen The Last Samurai? Good news if you have: you’ve already caught up on the story of the upcoming Shogun 2 expansion Fall of the Samurai. It’s about an American coming to Japan in the 1800s to help teach them about guns and– yep, you’ve heard this one before. Even so, you should watch this trailer.
Now, if you pre-order this expansion, you’ll get one of three exclusive clans: the Saga clan, the Tsu clan and the Obama clan. Yeah, that Obama.
