In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Metroid Franchise, I play a few minutes of a select few titles from the series in this 5 part retrospecitve. Check daily for new updates!
After some comments insulting gamers are made on the Today Show, Chessa rallies the crew to talk about the perception of the gaming culture in American society.
This week's episode comes in two parts, but the most prominent portion of the show is based around some comments made on the Today Show about men in their thirties playing games. The comments enraged Chessa upon first hearing them, compelling her to round up the PixlTalk crew to discuss what was said and how people perceive gamers in America.
After some mix-up, Namco's PR has officially confirmed the details.
Last week, it came to fruition that Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions didn't seem to feature the ability to remove the saved data on the cart. This news came hot on the heels of the announcement from Capcom that Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D didn't allow users to delete their progress after starting. Today, Namco has cleared up the confusion, announcing the method in which players must delete the progress on their game card.
Nate and Nick chat this week about the morality of piracy involving Rainfall titles.
After last episodes talk of Project Rainfall, Nick proposes the question of the morality and justification of piracy in the case of games that will never come to our region.
Wii U gets semi-old school.
Nintendo of America's Director of Entertainment & Trend Marketing Amber McCollom announced in an interview yesterday that GameCube games will be available on Wii U through the online downloadable game shop WiiWare. No other details about game selection, pricing, or control options were given.
THQ, and Vigil games announce the sequel to Darksiders with this extended trailer.
Even Next Level Games can't keep Captain America from being lame.
I hate to say it, but I've always disliked Captain America. He's a lame superhero who's in possession of no super powers whatsoever. Sure, he's a peak human specimen thanks to the Super-Soldier serum, but that still makes him pretty dull in comparison to most other superheroes. It also makes him pretty on par with most video game characters that share many of the same abilities. The Prince from Prince of Persia comes to mind – both are acrobatic, strong, and can defeat hordes of enemies without breaking a sweat. The difference between the two? The Prince starred in a great game – Captain America, a mediocre one.
Available July 20 as the first title for the Xbox Live Arcade's Summer of Arcade campaign, for 1200 Microsoft Points. Available for PC too, but later into the year.
Why do game companies feel the licensed products you buy still belong to them after their initial sale?
Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D. You might’ve heard of it. Releasing today, the arcade style shooter won’t allow players to erase their save data in any capacity. You heard that right – if you purchase this game and want to start over at any point, you won’t be able to. “Well,” you say to yourself, “I probably won’t ever start over anyway, so no big deal.” Until, of course, you go to trade-in the game after you’re sick of it and you’re being offered pennies on the dollar because nobody wants your game used. I’m guessing that’s when some frustration is due to set in.
Since the release of the game, Valve has occasionally made it free for short spurts of time, but now it's free for good.
In a recent interview with Develop-Online, Robin Walker of Valve revealed that Team Fortress 2 will now be a free-to-play title. According to Walker, for almost a year, the team has been toying with the idea. Data from periods where the game was made free for a limited time convinced Valve that " TF2 would be more successful as a completely free product.”
