In Japan and North America Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4was supposed to be released later this year worldwide, but Bandai Namco has just confirmed that it will be delayed into 2016. At first, the company just noted a delay in Japan to February 4, but it was only a matter of time for other regions — this morning, it stated that North America will be getting the game on February 9....
Also, Mario Kart 8 DLC Manic Mechanicsis the marquee game showcased by Nintendo this week, and it’s coming to the Nintendo Switch eShop today. It’s part of a long series of “chaotic co-op” titles, where you’ll need to repair vehicles for points while dealing with explosions, animal stampedes, and more wacky hazards.So far, it soundsdecent! Nintendo managed to get their paws in the door on the eShop this week too, as they’ve just released theMario Kart 8 DeluxeBooster Course Wave 5 DLC....
Unbeknownst to the rest of the free world, a few ingenious people over atVirtual Space Deviceshave been hard at work since 1996 on what they call an Omni-directional treadmill. So why should anyone other thanJamiroquaicare? Well it appears that while this seems to scream “personal workout device” to the majority of you out there, the idea behind the madness has more to do with making your immersion into virtual reality one step closer to feeling like actuality....
In my time, a lot of Kickstarter initiatives have come and gone. There is, after all, only so much disposable income willing to be given out for the day’s good cause. I can’t predict what will happen toORION: Prelude, but I can say that Spiral Game Studios certainly put the effort in. The studio islooking for pledgesin order to A) get the multiplayer beta ready for a summer launch, B) come to GDC 2011 in style, and C) feed its members....
Bayonetta 3 in 2020? Platinum Games is the kind of developer that could just have an incredible year at any point. 2019 kind of ruled with justAstral Chainin play, but 2020 could be way bigger. Speaking to Inside Games, Platinum Games president Kenichi Sato noted that the company is in “full speed” 2020 in terms of operations, and that in the near future, we could see a “beginning of a new stage” for Platinum....
Mega Man Legends spiritual successor Keiji Inafune and Comcept are really trying to sellRed Ash: The Indelible Legend, Inafune’s follow up toMighty No. 9and spiritual successor toMega Man Legends. Its Kickstarter campaign ends in five days and it is hardly more than halfway funded. Interestingly, it is struggling to sell in reality whereMighty No. 9sold in vague promise and premise. Some of the other highest funded Kickstarters, too, sold only on an idea, concept art, and fan fervor (Shenmue 3,Mighty No....
Brian Provinciano doesn’t expect to profit from WiiWare release Brian Provinciano wanted to keep his word. That is the reasonRetro City Rampagereleased on WiiWare earlier this week. Its developer has no expectation of turning a profit on the platform, calling the move a “$20,000 gift to fans.” “It’s only being released as fan service,”Provinciano told Nintendolifein a recent interview. “Had I not done the WiiWare version, I could’ve saved around $20,000....
Y’all like to hate onDestiny, but it has given me something no other game has: a weekly ritual of six-player cooperative first-person shooter raids that require not only skill and focus, but more importantly communication and coordination among team members. While generally not required for the rest of the game, a headset is a crucial tool for that stuff. For most of my time with the PlayStation 4, I’ve been running with aTurtle Beach Ear Force P4C, which can be lovingly described as “fine for how little it costs....
What’s Shmup, Doc? It’s c-c-c-cute-’em-up time in the Arcade Archives! This week’s offering from the retro lovers over at Hamster Corporation is certainly something of shmup oddity: Bally Midway’sRabio Lepus, which is available to download right now on PS4 and Nintendo Switch. Launching in the coin-op market in 1987,Rabio Lepus(also known in international territories asRabbit Punch) is an early entry in the cute-’em-up subgenre and is considered an early precursor to Midway’s highly popular ’90s franchiseSonic Wings....
Playable at next month’s PlayStation Experience in Las Vegas First-person puzzlerRelativityis a PlayStation 4 game in which you can jump off the edge of the world, a floating platform, and land right back where you started. Or, presumably, you can keep falling continuously if that’s more your style. I’m going to try that right away. DesignerWilly Chyrhas an announcement post up on PlayStation Blog. “Relativityis a game that re-imagines the laws of the universe....
Bring back Skies of Arcadia please Sega seems to be doing very well for itself. With the Sammy arm taking care of pachinko and Sega (along with Atlus) dominating in many respects, the publisher is going to be around for a long while. In fact, they just shared their schematics for their “Road to 2020” plan in the same breath as their recent sales report. In addition to their commitment to bringing back “idle IP” (New Sakura Warsis being used as an example), Sega also wants to make a move toward concurrent worldwide releases alongside of some of the other big-time publishers....
If today’s RPGs don’t have enough airships for you, one developer hopes to rectify that in style.Sky Oceans: Wings for Hirewants to bring folks back to the “golden era of classic JRPGs,” and we’ll see how it fares the skies starting on August 05, 2025. Publisher PQube and developer Octeto Studios announced the date along with the new trailer below. you may spot some realSkies of Arcadiavibes at first glance. When this one launches, it’ll be plundering the skies on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG....
Old school in a new era When I first heard that Gungrave was coming back with not one, but two projects, I was in shock. This is a series that felt buried roughly two decades ago afterGungrave: Overdoseon the PS2, but nonethelesswe got a so-so VR adaptation, and very soon:Gungrave GORE. We had a chance to play a preview build, and it feels like a blast from the past (in ways that will both delight and disappoint)....
