Nintendo E3 Welcome Video June 9, 2013

For those of you who don’t know, the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2013 starts tomorrow with a wave of press events from the major game publishers and console manufacturers.  While Nintendo doesn’t plan to have their E3 pre-show event until June 11th, they have released a small E3 welcome video on their official YouTube Channel to bring interested gamers up to speed on what their E3 plans are.  You can watch it below.

Nintendo’s official E3 conference will take place June 11th, 2013.  If you’re unable to attend E3, Nintendo will be offering demos from many of the games they plan to show at E3 at Best Buy stores across the country on June 12th, 2013.  Check with your local Best Buy for more information.

E3 will be hosted June 11th-13th, 2013 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California.  You can check out Nintendo’s official E3 website here.

LocoCycle Confirmed Xbox One Launch Title June 9, 2013

Twisted Pixel, the same developers who made the Xbox Live Arcade classics like Splosion Man and Comic Jumper, have announced that their next game, LocoCycle, will be coming to the Xbox One, and it will be a launch title for the system.

LocoCycle is coming to the Xbox One at the Xbox One launch (whenever that may be).  It is also coming to the Xbox 360.

inFAMOUS: Second Son Emotion Capture Featurette June 6, 2013

Sony announced very few exclusive titles at their Playstation 4 announcement event, but one of the exclusive titles they announced was the third entry in the highly successful inFAMOUS series called inFAMOUS: Second Son.

Set after the events of the second game and featuring an entirely new protagonist, we don’t know much about inFAMOUS: Second Son yet, but Sony has recently released this little featurette on the game’s development which details what goes into emotion capturing for the game.  If you were wondering what a Playstation 4 developer was capable of, take a look.

inFAMOUS: Second Son is coming exclusive to the Playstation 4.

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Release Date June 6, 2013

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII is the third entry in the Final Fantasy XIII series, and today, we’ve got the game’s release date along with their E3 2013 trailer!

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII is coming Feb 11th, 2013 to Xbox 360 and PS3.

Konami Pre-E3 2013 Show June 6, 2013

E3 is less than a week away and Konami is jumping ahead to show what their plans are for this year’s show.  If you couldn’t wait to see who will be the newest voice of Snake for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, by the end of this video, you will know!

E3 is June 11th-13th at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA.

Halo: Spartan Assault Announced June 4, 2013

Today, Microsoft and 343 Industries has announced the next game in the Halo franchise, Halo: Spartan Assault.  Set between the events of Halo 3 and Halo 4, Halo: Spartan Assault looks to focus on the SPARTAN-4 program, who made their first appearance in Halo 4, but without any backstory or explanation to accompany their existence.

This looks to be more of a casual game release than a major one, as it looks to be directed primarily at players interested in free-to-play games with the option to buy premium in-game content.  This is completely unlike any Halo game that has come before it.

Halo: Spartan Assault is coming exclusive to Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8.

Legend of Zelda Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons Rereleased May 30, 2013

For those of you who may have missed out on two classic portable entries in the Legend of Zelda series, you now have a second chance to experience them.  The Legend of Zelda Oracle of Ages and The Legend of Zelda Oracle of Seasons are out now for download on the Nintendo 3DS through the Nintendo eShop.

I first became aware of these games during The Angry Video Game Nerd’s exploration of the Zelda timeline.  While James Rolfe admits he wasn’t that angry in the video, it was a great video on the history of Zelda video games.  What interested me about these games was that they made use of a special Link System, which enabled extra sequences for gamers who played both games.  Nintendo has announced all of the Link System features are intact in this rerelease.

Legend of Zelda Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages are out now for download on the Nintendo 3DS through the Nintendo eShop.  You can download these games for $4.99 US each until June 20th, 2013.  After that they’ll be at their normal price of $5.99 US.

Resident Evil Restaurant May 30, 2013

What we call Resident Evil in the United States, Japan refers to as Biohazard, and boy did Capcom decide to go all out.  They opened up their own Biohazard Grill and Café in Japan!  While the cafe’s designers admit that seeing zombies is not analogous to a pleasant eating experience, they were able to recreate the look and feel of the game’s environments.  Designed to take place after the events of Raccoon City has passed, the restaurant recreates areas like the S.T.A.R.S. headquarters, with props, replicas, newspaper clippings, and more!

So take a trip back to 1997 and take a look at it for yourselves!

Why can’t we have nice things like this in the states?

rain Story Trailer May 30, 2013

I’m really excited about rain.  It was announced some time last year as a Playstation 3 exclusive downloadable game.  In most cases, I don’t write too much on this site about a downloadable game’s development, but in this case I just can’t resist.

rain tells the story of a young boy chasing after an invisible girl.  When he goes after her, he becomes invisible as well, and only the raindrops can make his form visible.  He’ll have to traverse the very Parisian-looking rainy night to seek out the invisible girl, all the while avoiding dangers as a beautiful soundtrack plays.

Nothing I write here about the game can be as impressive as seeing it for yourselves.  Here’s a look at rain’s latest trailer.

rain is coming Fall 2013 exclusive to the PS3.

Destiny – The Law of the Jungle Trailer May 23, 2013

Bungie Studios made a name for themselves over ten years ago for creating Halo, and with it, the video game blockbuster.  Now, Bungie’s latest title is an entirely new breath of fresh air, and now we have the first official trailer for the game in anticipation for its unveiling at this year’s E3.

While this trailer is clearly pre-rendered, Bungie promises they will unveil the first official gameplay footage for Destiny will be shown on June 10th, 2013 at Sony’s E3 Playstation press event.

Destiny is coming to the PS4, PS3, Xbox 360 and possibly further platforms.  Exclusive content will be included with the PS3 and PS4 versions.