Much like Tomb Raider, Devil May Cry and Sly Cooper, there are some IP’s that have remained resilient through some very tough times. But none of these have endured the hell of criticism that the Call of Juarez has. Developer Techland and publisher Ubisoft are returning to the much missed roots of the series this year with Call of Juarez: Gunslinger. Check out the trailer after the jump to see first footage of gameplay and screenshots. Read the rest of this entry »
A title that caused quite a stir last year for all the right reasons was a horror indie game called Lone Survivor. The title comes from the Superflat Games and the mind of Jasper Byrne who states “it’s a game very personal to me that took almost seven years to get right. I guess you could call it a blend of ‘Lynchian’ psychological horror, point’n’click adventure mechanics and a virtual pet-like ‘physical and mental survival simulation’ – the idea being that how you choose to survive is up to you.”
Candygun Games’ much anticipated action-brawler Dollar Dash is releasing on the PlayStation Network in North America on March 19.
The team from Hamburg, Germany have been toiling away for a while now and will now be able to move onto their next project which they have teased in a recent interview we had with them.
[Source: Press Release]
In an interview with Polish magazine PSX Extreme (via Examiner), Sony Computer Entertainment studio Guerilla Cambridge has suggested that their upcoming PlayStation Vita game Killzone: Mercenary, will be the best-looking game on the handheld. Read the rest of this entry »
Starbreeze Studios has partnered up with visionary Swedish film director Josef Fares to bring the gorgeous Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons to PSN, XBLA and PC (via Steam) this spring. The top-down, action/adventure game has players control two brothers at the same time – one brother on each thumbstick and trigger – as they embark on a quest to look for a cure for their sick father. A walkthrough trailer (below) with Game Director Josef Fares gives a brief glimpse into the mechanics of the intriguing title as well as the types of challenges the siblings will face in this new and dangerous world.
SideQuest Studios, the German development team that brought you the turn-based exploration heavy RPG Rainbow Moon, has announced a follow-up in the popular franchise, Rainbow Skies. Coming to PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita in 2014, the game is being developed by a small portion of the team as Rainbow Moon is being ported to Vita. Read the rest of this entry »
20 years since first leaping into the industry on the Amiga back in 1993, Superfrog is getting the ‘HD-treatment’ and will be releasing later this year on the PlayStation Network and PlayStation Vita in the form of Superfrog HD.
The PlayStation Blog (via Gamezone) spoke with Debbie Bestwick, Managing Director of Team17, the original developer of Superfrog and other popular series such as Worms and Alien Breed, who said Superfrog is “the most requested game that our fans are always requesting to see make a return” and that the team is incredibly excited to bring it to PS3 and Vita.
Over the past 7 years, the prominence of the independent developer or “indie dev” in the home console space has grown exponentially. From small beginnings with the likes of James Silva and The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai and Johnathan Blow with his critical hit Braid, the common denominator of all indie games that seems to shine through is the creator’s iron will to express an idea. These developers, whether they be individuals crafting away for 5 years on a single title or a small team of college friends combining their skills and taking to Kickstarter, all want the same thing – to send the industry a message of what they’re about, a message of what they want to accomplish.
Toiling away in Hamburg, the second largest city in Germany, the tiny team at Candygun Games has been bringing to life a title they feel epitomizes their very mission and culture. Something that represents their message , which is “producing entertaining gameplay focused titles with fantastic visuals”.
Roger Joswig, Managing Director of the independent developer, puts it succinctly: “When we prototype our games we start without any visual design and modify the game until it’s fun to play. The visual design is then added on top to support the game design.” It’s this focus on ‘entertainment first, beauty second’ that looks to set their next title Dollar Dash apart from the rest. Read the rest of this entry »
Red Fly Studios, the team behind Thor: God of Thunder and the Wii ports of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II and Ghostbusters: The Video Game, have teamed up with Activision and Nickelodeon as part of a 3 game deal to bring action brawler Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows to XBLA, PSN and Steam PC this American summer.
Digital Spy is reporting that the third-person action brawler is “inspired by the Nickelodeon animated series” and “features a ‘hyper-realistic 3D-style’, ‘true-to-life’ environments and a combo-driven battle system.”
[Source: Digital Spy]
