Microsoft and 343 Industries just announced that Halo 4, the first game in the series not developed by Bungie and the beginning of a new “Reclaimer Saga” trilogy, will launch on November 6th in America.
Halo 4 Continues The Fight on November 6th
Wii U Super Mario Game to be Unveiled at E3
The Gamecube, Wii, and 3DS all launched without a Mario game, and while the Wii managed to have a successful launch without Nintendo’s mascot, the Gamecube and the 3DS struggled early on without gaming’s favorite Italian stereotype there to help sell systems. Nintendo’s not taking any chances with the Wii U, as they let it slip today that a new Super Mario Bros. game will be unveiled for their strange new system at this year’s E3.
Where Does All That Kickstarter Money Go?
Recently I’ve been writing about how Kickstarter is changing the way smaller games do business. This weekend we saw the effects of more open and transparent development with an honest Reddit AMA from Brian Fargo and Chris Avellone ofWasteland 2. It seems without publishers in the way, developers may be more inclined to discuss development specifics with players. Well today we learned that some of those specifics may also include financial details as well. Warballoon, the makers of Star Command, have posted an update on their Kickstarter explaining where all of their pledge money went. Surprisingly, not that much went into the actual game.
Mass Effect 3 Was The Best Selling Game in March
Retail tracking service NPD has released their monthly sales data, and as expected, Mass Effect 3 was March’s biggest hit. Despite Bioware’s success, overall sales in the games industry continued to decline.
Wasteland 2 Devs Answer Community Questions on Reddit
With their Kickstarter over in less than 3 days, Wasteland 2 developers, inXile Entertainment, have taken to Reddit to answer the community’s questions regarding the game’s development. It makes sense for a game funded by the community to have these sorts of open, anyone-can-join Q&A sessions, and what better place to have them than Reddit? Brian Fargo and Chris Avellone fielded questions surrounding production and design in yesterday’s AMA and without a publisher looking over their shoulders they were able to answer whatever questions they felt like, without filtering their answers through the typical corporate public relations filters. So while freedom from publishers may be a good thing for development, it seems even better for developer/fan communications.
Trailer for Pokemon Black and White 2 Released
The first trailer for the latest Pokemon title has been released and its chalk full of gameplay footage. It shows off the new animations for trainers as well as the legendary Pokemon that will make an appearance. Each of which you can see on the games cover, but you can see them action in the video as well.
A Deeper Look at the New Glass Box Engine Powering Sim City
Sim City is finally back and Maxis is finally putting effort into something that isn’t The Sims, which is becoming a tired franchise. They are revitalizing the series with a brand new engine that is going to revolutionize the genre, or so it seems.
AT&T Sued for Aiding Cellphone Thieves
A class action lawsuit against AT&T has accused the company of allegedly aiding thieves and fleecing customers of their money through reactivating stolen phones, lying about inability to block phones, and are using these facts to make customers buy new phones.
Demon’s Souls Servers Go Dark on May 31st
Still playing the original Demon’s Souls? Well, From Software’s original brutally difficult RPG is about to get a whole lot lonelier, since Atlus announced that the online servers for the game will finally be taken offline on May 31st.
A Leisurely Interview with Gaming Legend Al Lowe
It’s become the custom – in only a few months I might add – to have those responsible for resurrecting a game through Kickstarter to give an interview talking about where the game came from and where it is now going. Al Lowe, former Sierra programmer and creator of the original Leisure Suit Larry, and Paul Trowe, Al’s former Sierra Colleague, sat down with Rock, Paper, Shotgun this week to talk about the recreation of yet another old-school gaming franchise.
Persona 4 Anime Recruits Game’s English Dub Cast, Forgets to Tell Them
The Persona 4 anime is coming to Blu-Ray and DVD later this year courtesy of anime localizer and publisher Sentai Filmworks. Sentai Filmworks made a lot of fans of the original game pretty happy this weekend when they announced that they had re-hired all of the voice actors from the game’s original, pretty good localization, to reprise their roles for the anime. Unfortunately, it seems like they forgot to tell the voice actors about this good news.
New Resident Evil 6 Trailer Gives New Story Details
Capcom released a new trailer for the upcoming Resident Evil 6 today, and while details regarding the game’s actual gameplay are still scant, the new trailer shows (spoils?) a lot of details regarding the next chapter in RE’s convoluted but strangely engaging story. If you don’t mind some spoilers, you can find the full trailer embedded after the jump:
