Earlier this month, I caught up with Media Molecule’s Rex Crowle, lead creator on one of my favorite games of last year,Tearaway. My main goal was simple: to thank him for such a fantastic Vita game. But we ended up chatting aboutTearaway‘s reception, as well as some of the challenges that Media Molecule had to work through to bring us the final release. I also repeatedly told him that they should make anotherTearawaygame....

Coming to Switch and Steam in winter 2021 Annapurna Interactive is teaming up withDonut County‘s Ben Esposito forNeon White, one of the most double-take-worthy games shown in today’s Nintendo Direct. You’re gonna want to catch the trailer. Set in a world where demonic assassins roam heaven, you’ll zip around 3D zones as fast as possible and grab Soul Cards to fuel your gun, sword, and parkour abilities. Speed and traversal are the focus – the central idea is to use the right cards at the right time to take shortcuts through the obstacle-course levels – but there’s astory, too....

Now THIS is a good week for the eShop ObviouslyFire Emblem Engageis the game in neon lights this week, as it arrives on Switch on January 20. I’m stoked to see what the overall reception is like, especially coming off of the super-popularThree Houses, which also had some divisive opinions on its heavy slant toward social aspects. Given thatEngagestrips many of those away (and puts a larger focus on the strategic action), that decision is going to also be somewhat polarizing....

More Vita games please! We’ve seen a few teasers for NIS’ upcoming Vita gameFirefly’s Diary[htol#Niq], but now you can get a better look at the visual style in the above video. It’s a downloadable game by NIS that follows a young girl into a dark world — and no, it’s not a strategy RPG. Not a whole lot is known at this moment, but the art style is intriguing enough to at least give this one a shot — it looks like the right amount of adorable and macabre....

You may want to give it some time, however SNOWcaught my eyea while back. It’s an open-world skiing game that notably uses the CryEngine 3 and strives for authenticity. While it was originally pitched as being free to play, that’s not the case yet — the just-releasedSteam Early Access versionis, at a minimum, $14.99. It’ll go free “later next year,” according to developer Poppermost Productions. I’m glad to see thatSNOWis still alive and well, but after looking at the planned features — snowboarding gameplay, multiplayer, and music — I’ll be waiting for some of those updates to hit first....

A mini podcast to herald the Wii U On this extra edition of Podtoid, Jim manages to grab Jonathan Holmes while he installs his new Wii U in real-time! Listen to tales direct from the Wii U launch event in New York, listen toNew Super Mario Bros. Ubeing played by ACTUAL hands, and even get a rare conversation with Jonathan’s wife! We chat about the major reviews of the day, includingScribblenauts Unlimited,ZombiU, andTank!...

ChillyBilly’s Emporium of Collectibles closes its doors [Dtoid community blogger ChillyBilly shares his personal story of how he became a videogame collector, and why he’s decided to stop. Want to see your own words appear on the front page?Go write something!–Mr Andy Dixon] One thousand, five hundred sixty two games. Thirty three consoles. Forty seven handhelds. Hundreds of pre-order goodies, posters, toys and little tchotchkes. And you know what?...

Promoted from our Community Blogs [Dtoid community blogger SeymourDuncan17 remembers a pioneer in the machinima scene. Rest in peace, Kitty. –Mr Andy Dixon] [Image credit: SpikyMilkshake] This has been the hardest blog for me to write. Even though I have the motivation and the energy, writing about death isn’t an easy thing. What’s there to be said that hasn’t already been said? God forbid I were to type up something I thought was delightful comic relief, only to seem classless or at least a little inappropriate....

Last year, Capcom announced that it had to putResident Evil: Revelationson a 4GB cardinstead of the standard 2GB, causing the price to jump from $39.99 to $49.99. Ever since this announcement, Capcom has diligently been working on ways to get the price lowered to the standard price point. It seems they were successful in that mission, as today they’ve officially announced thatRevelationswill be sold for $39.99. I was originally on board for the increased ticket price, especially after playing the fantasticdemo that hit the Nintendo eShoprecently....

(Man, that is one sexy picture.) So anyway, how’s everyone been doing? Good? I hope so so. I also hope that most of you have spending a lot of time with the newSuper Mario Galaxy.Although, if you have yet to become enraptured by theHouse of N’slatest plumber outing, then I highly suggest that you either: A, go out and buy a copy right now, or B, admit to yourself that you don’t like fun....

It’s a shameArkane Studios’Ravenholmwas cancelled. That would have definitely filled the largeHalf-Lifehole us fans have felt for some time. However, a modding team has been on the case with a custom story that lets us experience the creepy mining town some more. From the people that brought us theRaising the Barproject – an overhaul ofHalf-Life 2that breathes new life into the iconic FPS – comesRaising the Bar: Salvation. In this mod, we fill the shoes of Father Grigori, the pastor of Ravenholm who watches over Gordon Freeman in the official game, as he continues his story....

But try telling that to the game when you need a little more time A whole bunch of games dropped on us today, but there was an absence. Sega sent out a press release today stating that the PS Vita port ofJet Set Radiohas been delayed. The publisher gave no specifics as to when the title would see release, stating that the delay was due to “necessary development optimizations.” Hey, if Sega is going to hold back a game because they don’t think it’s ready for prime time yet, I’m not going to complain about it....

Ah, the age-old question. When a sequel is out, andeveryone is talking about it, would you feel left out if you skipped the original? In most cases, especially in the modern era of pick-up-and-go gaming, you won’t. But just in case, we’ll give you a quick rundown of how most people will acclimate toRemnant 2. Remnant 2 has some nods to the first game, but you don’t need to play it in the slightest As someone who played through the originalRemnant, you won’t be missing out on anything major here if you dive directly into the sequel....