“Castlevania-ception” This was my first MAGFest, and damn, it did not disappoint. So much hotness everywhere. For most people, it would be impossible to narrow down the greatest moment of the show. For me, it was simple. I’m at the main concert stage listening toBit Brigade, the band that deftly fuses videogame covers with live speedrunning, as the group performedCastlevania. I’m there with my good friend Patrick Kulikowski, writer forPixelitisandVGdrumhero, when Pat taps me on the shoulder and tells me to look to our right....

Pokemon and 2DS keep good times rolling for Nintendo The Nintendo 3DS chronicled its sixth consecutive month atop hardware charts in the United States last month, Nintendo of America has announced. The portable sold upwards of 452,000 units in October, doubling the previous month’s numbers despite September featuring an additional week of NPD data. Those are the highest monthly totals for any system all year. The recent launches ofPokémon X/Yand the reasonably-pricedNintendo 2DScan be credited for the surge in sales....

Spent months trying to launch worldwide Yesterday, Nintendo announced the release of a cool lookingconsole and handheld Humble Bundlethat would beregion-locked to North and South America, leaving players in Europe, Australia, and other regions unable to get a bunch of Nintendo games on the cheap. While many of us UK folk were upset by this news, Nintendo did apparently try very hard for several months to make this a worldwide bundle....

[Last week, you were asked to blog your thoughts about online passes in games. Today’s promoted blog on that topic comes from nekobun, who acknowledges that used games can cause a problem for developers and publishers, and suggests a number of ways that online passes could be improved. Want to see your own blog on the front page? Write a blog onthe current topic: MMO Stories. — JRo] The growing trend of online pass (ab?...

August 16 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 It’s time to pull off the ultimate heist asPayDay 2arrives next week. It’ll be out first on August 13 for Steam on PC, then August 16 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. To go along with that announcement is the latest trailer and batch of screens. Spoilers: In it we see people committing crimes. Whoa!

Take aquick lookthrough reactionsto developer Atlus’ announcement for the trialon Twitter, and you’ll see many fans argue that three hours is not enough time for something likePersona 3 Reload. The game has a pretty slow start and is front-loaded with a lot of cutscenes and story set-up. You likely won’t reach your first instance of combat and dungeon exploring until you’re over an hour in, and that’s if you don’t spend too much time wandering around the school area beforehand....

Premium Newcomer Package What a great idea. If you missedPersona 4 Arenaand are planning to start out with its upcoming sequel,Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, you may be pleased to hear that Arc System Works has prepared a special Premium Newcomer Package DLC that will contain the story of the first game. Siliconerareports that other included goodies were revealed in the latestFamitsupiece on the game. A glasses set for all characters, an additional 12-song music track set, and a Navigator tryout set (Teddie and Mitsuru) are also to be included....

Exhibit A: This capybara family relaxing under a hot water tap is too pure for our world Planet Zoohas grown far beyond its initial roster of animals, and while everyone surely has their favorite picked out, I don’t see any other DLC topping theWetlands Animal Pack. What’s so great about it? Well, it’s adding the most wholesome of trios. DLC players can make room in their zoos for species like the capybara, platypus, and Asian small-clawed otter — as well as the Nile lechwe, red-crowned crane, spectacled caiman, wild water buffalo, and Danube crested newt; that last one that looks like a real-life Pokémon....

It currently has no DLC It’s a well-tread industry practice for publishers to eventually bundle a game with all of its add-ons in a “Definitive Edition” that supposedly represents the most complete way to experience it. Really, it’s a second chance at retail months after the original launch. But, it’s also a way for patient consumers to get everything at once with a considerable price break. Somewhat bafflingly,ReCore— a game with no released DLC — is going to get a Definitive Edition....

The much anticipatedRELL Seasrelease date is closing in, which is a perfect time to learn more about the game. If you’re already a fan, you’re probably looking for all the possibilities of getting into early access. High seas are waiting for you if you’re ready to commit. Table of contents RELL Seas Release Date – Roblox RELL Seasrelease date is December 2024. The exact date is still unknown, but the closer we launch, the more details will be revealed....

Good for Square Enix, not great for Microsoft Despite Microsoft seeming happy withRise of the Tomb Raidersellingsomewhere greater than one million units, that couldn’t have been the performance it hoped for when shelling out big bucks to wrap up limited-time exclusivity. The relatively low number wasn’t a disinterest inTomb Raider, though; it looks to have been a disinterest inTomb Raideron that particular platform. Superdata, a research group, released its January 2016 digital sales report today, and that data suggests thatRise of the Tomb Raiderfared significantly better on PC....

$149. Put that aside if you want to get down with the arm wiggling and jumping around this holiday season. A “trusted source” tells Edge that the motion sensing tech will cost $149 at launch this October, and will also come in an Arcade budle with the Xbox 360 for $299. Prices outside the US are going to be based on exchange rates. “Microsoft expects to sell millions and millions of Natal units in its first year on the market so you can expect the software launch line-up to target non-traditional gamers,”Edge‘s source said....

But where’s that spinning G-Loc cab? Pop-up books were all the rage back when I was a kid. They were a lot of fun, until they got replaced by… I dunno… Screamer videos? Regardless, it was a lot of fun turning the page slowly and watching all of the cleverly-constructed paper models transforming before your very eyes. Over onKickstarter, an independent publisher are hoping to keep the dream alive withSega Arcade: Pop-up History, a fun tome that will feature cool 3D models of five of the developer’s best remembered cabs:Hang-On, Space Harrier, Out Run, Thunder BladeandAfter Burner....