The original version of Persona 4 came out in December 2008 for the PlayStation 2 and it quickly became a critical, and commercial success. In 2012, Atlus released a complete remake for the PlayStation Vita. Featuring a strong graphical improvement and some smart new online features the game soon became a hit... again. You'll go to school and make friends during the day and trek across infinite dungeons battling monsters during the night. The gameplay and story are just as gripping as they were back in 2008 and the game feels right at home on the PlayStation Vita. Newcomers will be mastering their personas in no time and veterans of the series will find themselves slipping into the grip of nostalgia.
Steam is in the middle of one of their weekend developer sales, where gamers can get some great games for ridiculously low prices. This weekend, Rockstar Games is up to bat with literally ever single game they've released for PC on sale.
Irrational Games released five free BioShock Infinite ringtones today on their website, with two exclusive ringtones available on Xbox's Major Nelson's blog.
Here is the fourth episode of our amazing podcast. This week in news we talk about Vlambeer's cloned game, Nintendo's lack of an E3 press conference, the Ratchet & Clank movie and some other cool stuff. We're also testing out a new feature called "Console Wars" that we both think you'll love.
Animal helpers badge? Check. Video game design patch? Add that one to the list. The Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles are working with Women in Games International to add the video game design patch to their list of merit awards, GirlGamer reported.
It's easy to forget that behind massive triple-A games like Bioshock Infinite, and the great indie games like Guacamelee!, there are real people who put literal years of their lives into these experiences. Granted, some are in it to make money, but others are in it because it's their way of getting a message across to potentially millions of people. For many developers, making games is their life's passion, it's what they eat, sleep and breathe. Polygon is here to show us those people who put so much time and energy into something that could potentially leave them unemployed, or worse.
Polygon has recently launched a new series of features called "Human Angle". The point of these videos/articles is to help the gaming community get to know the people behind the games that they read about, spend their money on and play every single day.
As you've probably already noticed, we didn't upload a Podcast this week. Don't worry, we didn't forget! On Monday, (our usual recording night) we were both talking and we decided that there just wasn't enough news to talk about. We didn't have a Game of The Week either so we decided that it would be best to skip a week so that we can continue to bring you the highest quality Podcast that we can possibly make.
If you're already a listener, thank you. I can't tell you how much we both appreciate your support. If you want to help out more, tell everyone you possibly can about this site.
Again, we're sorry that we've skipped another week. We promise this won't be a regular thing.
If it's not totally apparent by now, it shouldn't come as any surprise that I'm incredibly excited for the new standalone expansion to Far Cry 3. After the weirdest announcement in history, it has been confirmed by Ubisoft that Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon will be released on May 1 for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. It also just so happens that IGN's Marty Silva got to sit down and play the first 15 minutes of the game. After watching, I can definitely say that I'm somehow more excited to play this game. You can see the video over at IGN by clicking the link below.
On Monday, April 9 Warner Bros. Games Montreal announced the next Batman game, Batman: Arkham Origins. Although the announcement was public, Game Informer was given exclusive information about the game, including screenshots.
According to Andy McNamara, editor-in-chief at Game Informer, all screenshots from Batman: Arkham Origins are only available through the Game Informer magazine. After Game Informer's May issue went live online for subscribers, screenshots that were included in the issue began appearing on other video game websites.
This week on the Random Havok Podcast we talk about some really fun topics from last week. First up we have the EA is the worst company in America debacle, then we have the #DealWithIt ordeal, and finishing things off on a high note we have Guacamelee! as our Game of The Week! If you like it, share it. If you don't, tell us why and we'll do our best to fix it.
Side Note: Thanks to Jimmy Steenland for our awesome new intro!
Miranda and I both reviewed Guacamelee! and my review is here, and Miranda's is on ThriftyNerd.com and that can be found here.
In the early months of 2013, Sony has successfully
solidified the PlayStation Vita as the go-to platform for Indie
developers. Games like Retro City
Rampage and Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack have all found their nitch on
the powerful handheld, and it was just a matter of time before an Indie title
came around that simply outdid the rest in too many ways to count. That game
has finally arrived, enter Guacamelee!.
With some of the public using video games as a scapegoat for the Sandy Hook shooting and the mainstream media targeting games for causing violence, video games aren't getting a break down at Washington anytime soon. The Video Game Voters Network has made itself a watchdog for the rights of the video game industry and rallies the registered voters to take action to protect the gaming community.
On Tuesday, April 9 our very first review will go live at exactly 3:01 A.M. EST. The game that this honor is being presented to is Guacamelee!. The game is the latest title from Drinkbox Studios, the developers of Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack.
I'll be hanging around in the comments the next day, so feel free to ask me anything about the game and how it was reviewed!
That's right, you read the title correctly. The long-rumored standalone expansion, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon is real. Even though it's been all but formally announced, five screenshots showed up today, and it looks incredible. You can check out the screenshots below.
This resurgance of 1980's Sci-Fi is definitely alright in my book. Let's hope Ubisoft comes out with a true announcement, and most importantly a release date soon.
Get ready to see the year 2007. In honor of April Fools Day, Ubisoft has launched a teaser site for Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, the long rumored standalone expansion to last year's smash hit. On the site, a breif overview of the "film's" plot has been provided.
"The year is 2007. It is the future. Earth has been ravaged by a nuclear war and new paths for peace must be found. A U.S. cyborg army may have found a solution: a powerful bioweapon on a distant island. A Mark IV Cyber Commando, Sergeant Rex Power Colt has been sent over to gather information and figure out what the hell is going on."
It's being played off as a movie that is written and directed by Alexis Graveyard. A teaser trailer, shown below, is also shown on the page.
If you look closely at the last frame of the trailer, you can see what appears to be a screen shot from whatever Ubisoft is teasing here.
Via: Kotaku
Rumors of Blood Dragon started popping up early this year when prototype box art for the game and a listing on the Brazilian ratings board showed up. More recently, achievements for the title were uncovered. Just yesterday, what is thought to be the real box art was uncovered by a user on NeoGaf.
Via: NeoGaf
Far Cry 3 hasn't seen much post release content in the form of true expansions to the game, but if Blood Dragon is real, it seems like it was definitely worth waiting for.
Side Note: If you want to have some fun on the teaser site, try entering the Konami code on your computer's keyboard. (Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A)
