Posts By Julian Titus
The popular mod gets the Pinocchio treatment by Bohemia Interactive
We reported recently that Day Z—the popular zombie survival mod for ArmA 2—might get a full retail release as a stand-alone title. We can now confirm that this is indeed the case. Dean Hall will be the lead on the game, which will be developed by ArmA’s own Bohemia Interactive.
Sony unveils some value packed discs this month.
You’ve probably heard of the Ratchet and Clank HD Collection for PlayStation 3 by now. It came out in Europe not too long ago and we knew it was on the way for North America relatively soon. What we didn’t know was the new collection initiative Sony is rolling out with the release of this highly anticipated remaster.
I don't know art, but I know what I like, and this ain't it.
A few weeks ago, I was watching Adult Swim pretty late at night when I came across a psychedelic piece of animation. What I saw felt like some sort of fever dream. I assumed that the swirling colors and morphing images were part of the station identification bumps, but it just kept going and I was transfixed, unable to change the channel. I eventually realized that this was an actual animated short and when it was over I blinked a couple times and decided that I didn’t get what I had just seen, though I could understand why it might rock the socks off of someone else. This is exactly how I feel about Dyad, a game that I can appreciate as something unique and artistic, and yet something that is simply not my cup of tea.
2.0 is SO last year.
Despite the rough launch and nearly unanimous negative reviews from the media, Final Fantasy XIV continues. The game had such a rocky start that the company publicly apologized for the state that the game was released in and allowed players to play with no subscription fees for nearly a year. Producer Hiromichi Tanaka stepped down from his position on the game and recently left the company entirely. But just because FF XIV is down should not suggest that it’s out. The much-ballyhooed “2.0” version of the game is now a new subtitle. Final Fantasy XIV is dead. Long live Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
Those long install times will be a thing of the past, as well.
When Metal Gear Solid 4 came out in 2008, it just missed the implementation of trophies to the PlayStation 3. Fans have been clamoring for the game to get trophy support patched in, like Naughty Dog did with the original Uncharted, and at long last MGS 4 is getting the trophy treatment. But that’s not the only bit of good news for fans of a man named Solid Snake.
Yo, welcome back to MTV's The Grind!
The word on the street for a couple years has been that the PSP is dead. Just don’t say that to Xseed Games—the publisher has been taking full advantage of the PSP digital delivery method to release some truly unique games to the aging handheld. The last time I fired up my system was for their release of Corpse Party, and now I have Unchained Blades, another Japanese-developed game that normally wouldn’t see the light of day in this part of the world. I’d love to say that Unchained Blades is another absolute must-play game like I feel Corpse Party is, but unless you’re a very particular brand of gamer, this is an RPG best left by the wayside.
The popular convention keeps L.A. its home for 3 more years.
Whenever you leave the show floor at E3 on the final day, there is a banner that beckons you back the following year, and provides the dates of the next convention. That banner was conspicuously absent at E3 this year. Our own Jason Ross covered that at length in an episode of PB & Jason, but the main issue had to do with the construction of the Farmers Field Stadium possibly interfering with the convention. There was speculation that the show would end up in Las Vegas or even Atlanta, quite far from the majority of the North American games industry, but those rumors can be put to bed. It was confirmed today that E3 will grace the halls of the Los Angeles Convention Center for another three years at least.
One of the most unique games on the system can be yours--gratis.
Don’t count the PS Vita out just yet. Even though it’s been slow going the Sony handheld has had some interesting games coming out. One of the more notable ones is Gravity Rush, and you can get it for free with the purchase of a Vita for a very limited time.
More like Fifty Shades of GAME, amiright?
Sex. Now that I have your attention, why is it something that gaming podcasts don’t talk about very often? Sex sells, and game developers have used it more and more in their games over the years. Your favorite nerdy trio takes off their pants, turns on their mics, and talk at length about sex in vidya games. But before that we talk some recent games, including Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy, Slender, and Unchained Blades.
September is when you can get your hands on this improved PC classic.
Many fans of BioWare became such because of games like Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic or Mass Effect. But there was a time when the RPG developer was known as a PC company, working on huge hits such as Baldur’s Gate. That game is still highly respected by PC gamers, but for many younger players or people who cut their teeth on consoles the game has been difficult to play on modern systems. We’ve already reported about Overhaul and their project to bring Baldur’s Gate Enhanced Edition to PC, Mac, and tablet devices, but we have some juicy new information about the upgraded game.
