Most of the big publishers have struggled to remain solvent in this economy, but THQ has been hit especially hard in recent years. Despite some surprise hits like the Saints Row series, THQ has had to shut-down many of their development studios in order to remain in business, and now the company is saying that it’s no longer in a position to release Devil’s Third, the upcoming third-person shooter from former Team Ninja head Tomonobu Itagaki.
Fighting games have experienced a resurgence in popularity in recent years, but it appears that the revitalized market may have finally reached its carry capacity. Capcom announced today that Street Fighter X Tekken’s sales have fallen well below expectations, and Capcom is blaming the crossover fighter’s poor performance on an over-saturation of the fighting genre.
Looks like Bioshock Infinite isn’t the only high profile sequel to bow out of the 2012 holiday season: today developer Crystal Dynamics announced that the much hyped Tomb Raider reboot for Xbox 360 and PS3 has been delayed until early 2013.
It’s kind of weird that The Avengers was released this past weekend without any sort of licensed game tie-in: the movie has already set box office records and will probably go on to be the biggest film of the year, so you’d think videogame publishers would be lining up for the chance to cash-in on The Avengers craze. Well, while there wasn’t an Avengers game released in time for the premiere of the movie, apparently Ubisoft will announce a game starring Marvel’s A-team very soon.
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If so, Nintendo must be blushing pretty hard right now.
The original Rayman Origins came out last year to rave reviews, but unfortunately, Ubisoft chose to release it during the middle of the holiday rush, and the game only managed to achieve modest sales in the midst of competition from higher profile titles. However, if a new rumor is to be believed, we might be seeing more of Rayman Origins very soon.
Have you ever been playing a hardcore strategy RPG and thought to yourself, “This is fun, but it’d be even better if it came with a sex toy I could use to pleasure myself?” Well, if you answered yes to that question, then I have two things to say to you: 1. you’re a freak and should be placed on an FBI watch list and 2. you should preorder Record of Agarest War 2′s special limited edition package.
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:
After months of rumors and fan petitions, it seems like From Software’s masochistic yet insanely addictive action RPG Dark Souls is finally being ported over to the PC, and the new version of the game will apparently bring with it a new group of bosses with it as well.
Earlier this week Bioware announced that they would “expand” Mass Effect 3′s divisive ending with a new DLC chapter that will hopefully get the legions of angry fanboys on the internet to put down their pitchforks. In a further gesture of good will, Bioware will also be providing the game’s first multiplayer expansion, entitled the “Resurgence Pack” for free as well.
It’s hard to talk about Mass Effect 3 without bringing up its mess of an ending. As I stated in my review, it’s a damn shame that ME3 managed to screw up it’s conclusion while pretty much getting everything else right, and I know I’m not the only one who feels that way. EA and Bioware are aware of fan complaints (and the personal threats and insults,) and they’re going to try to set things right this summer with the release of the “Extended Cut” free DLC pack.
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