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June 10, 2010

IndieCade@E3 2010

Filed under: News Feed — Tags: , — Jamie Love @ 2:31 pm

IndieCade
For anyone needing a breath of fresh air on the show floor of the Los Angeles Convention Center next week, I just got our friendly reminder that IndieCade (The International Festival of Independent Games) will be there (West Hall 4344) to highlight games from their 2010 call for submissions.

Past IndieCade awardees include titles such as the Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom and Machinarium, so it’s the kind of thing we here like keeping an eye on.

What should we expect this year? Catch the press details after the break to find out.

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Your Overdue Dreamcast Revival Confirmed

Filed under: News Feed — Tags: , , , — Jamie Love @ 12:24 pm

Dreamcast
Sega has just made the long running rumors and speculation official, the many gems of the Dreamcast library, that little wonder box that made all real gamers believe, are getting revived and coming to both XBLA and PSN this year. It may not surprise you that Sega is starting with Sonic Adventure and Crazy Taxi this Fall, both of which will be on the floor at E3 next week.

Sega says that the releases preserve the Dreamcast originals, while featuring enhanced visuals and surround sound as well as leader boards and Trophy / Achievement integration.

All of this pleases me even if the first two choices feel anti-climatic.

Dear Sega, make with the Jet Grind Radio and Space Channel 5 immediately – and maybe my list of a dozen Japanese imports while you’re at it.

The Invasion is Coming…, Again

Filed under: News Feed — Tags: , , — Jamie Love @ 9:16 am

Space Invaders
In other following up on Famitsu news, it appears that Square-Enix’s E3 2010 strategy is to deliver at least 90% of what I’ve always wanted. I can’t absolutely prove that, I haven’t seen Einhander show up yet, but there is a trailer for Space Invaders Infinity Gene, which is hitting the show next week before its release for XBLA and PSN later this year.

Far from another pointless Extreme edition, Infinity Gene is a title I’ve been wanting on the consoles along with plenty of other people.

As always, catch the trailer after the break and decide if you want to be excessively happy about the news too.

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Trailer Park – Necromachina

Filed under: News Feed — Tags: , , , — Jamie Love @ 9:00 am

Necromachina
Only yesterday I was staring at fuzzy Famitsu scans for Moon Diver, a new side scrolling ninja filled titled marked for XBLA and PSN, and today Square-Enix was good enough to open a page and add a trailer – what a difference a day makes indeed.

Staying in line with Square-Enix’s new goal of working with everyone on the planet, the title is being developed by Feelplus.

The best part is the game will be coming along with the rest of Square Enix’s E3 showings next week, under the North American title Necromachina.

Catch the trailer after the break.

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June 9, 2010

Q&A – Skeptical Cat’s Ivy the Kiwi? 101

Filed under: Features — Tags: , , , , , — Skeptical Cat @ 6:41 pm

Ivy the Kiwi
Skeptical Cat feels very ignored with all this E3 business going on around the office. All Skeptical Cat has heard this week is bullets and swords and something about the three d’s of gaming – meanwhile only Skeptical Cat seems to realize that the litter box doesn’t clean itself.

Skeptical Cat isn’t very interested in these things, but was bribed to pitch in with a shiny Natal experience pass to replace his old collar. Skeptical Cat feels that gaming needs to connect with its roots, especially in offering us more games about delicious characters – and maybe more Chu Chu Rocket, Skeptical Cat approves of more games where foolish mice are eaten.

Skeptical Cat feels that Ivy the Kiwi would taste very good, maybe even more so than a Kolibri, but Skeptical Cat feels catching one requires careful planning because Kiwi’s seem tricky.

Skeptical Cat remembered the nice XSEED rep he met when that game about cats inheriting the world came out, and went for a visit to learn more about Kiwis.

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Blade Kitten’s Edge

Filed under: News Feed — Tags: , , , — Jamie Love @ 5:47 pm

Blade Kitten
Blade Kitten also got a tiny update over at the PlayStation Blog today – yes it’s a busy place today. Krome Studios Producer Heidi Stapleton has written about tackling both Krome’s first side-scrolling game as well as their first downloadable title.

As far as level design goes, she mentions obligatory sewer tunnels, grassy plains, an urban marketplace and temple – but hey she mentions Strider as an influence so fingers crossed.

What I’m most interested in with the title is the floating blades, which are independent of the player so that, as she says –

“One of the ways Blade Kitten differs from most other side-scrollers is that the player can engage in combat whilst climbing on walls and hanging from ceilings.”

Blade Kitten will have several blades players can purchase within the game, with different attributes for dealing with various enemies.

Word of a release date is said to be coming soon. Once again, fingers crossed – I need more side-scrolling fix this year. Well, every year.

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Trailer Park – Dead Nation

Filed under: News Feed — Tags: , , — Michael Tucker @ 5:13 pm


Zombies – The only humanoids you can slaughter in videogames that cause less weight on your conscience than Nazis.

Continuing the zombie craze that has infected both cinema and games in recent years, Dead Nation is an upcoming PSN exclusive that looks a lot like the reportedly underwhelming Zombie Apocalypse from Konami. However, with a cheesy trailer, tons of zombie gibs, and the promise of co-op, the game already has the trappings that keep dragging us back for more. Dead Nation will also keep track of national statistics if you’re into that sort of thing.

You can check out the trailer after the cut while I go flog myself for not resisting that zombie pun in the paragraph above.

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