In other news, the game is still Rockman Xover Thestrangely populariOS abominationRockman Xoveris still gettingnew content, despite the fact thatthe localization is on hold. Specifically, the retro themed Arcade Man is now a part of the game, compliments of theMega Manbossfan contest. The ol’ retro robot himself uses attacks reminiscent of Arthur and Son Son from classic retro Capcom games. Sadly, I feel like this fairly cool concept is all but wasted on a dull game, as opposed to, oh I don’t know, say, a full new HDMega Mangame from WayForward....

Effective March 11 Rockstar is losing one of its most important employees. It’s also losing a co-founder. Dan Houser, Rockstar’s vice president for creative, will be exiting the company in approximately a month. According to a newfilingwith the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Houser will leave Rockstar on July 11, 2025. This follows a long hiatus that began last spring. In the filing, Rockstar parent company Take-Two says “We are extremely grateful for his contributions....

TERA, previously known asTERA Online, is gearing up for a worldwide console release this year on PS4 and Xbox One. The entire UI and pretty much every system has been reworked for consoles, including a revamped lock-on mechanic, class-based controls, full streaming features baked-in day one, and native voice chat. For those of you who haven’t playedTERAbefore it’s an action-centric MMO with an emphasis on character movement, with the added gimmick of battles against Big Ass Monsters (BAMs) in addition to the typical dungeon run trappings of the genre....

Remember that game? Eh? Shadow of the Beastoriginally came out for the Amiga, or soWikipediatells me. It also tells me it was a side-scrolling game, used parallax scrolling for its background and had awesome music. Evidently it was a big deal, further emphasized by the fact that Sony is revisiting the game withShadow of the Beast: Reimagined. Very little is known about this reimagining, but if I were a betting man, I’d say that it is also a video game of the sidescrolling variety....

Qingyi and Jane Doe are the two upcoming five-star limited characters inZenless Zone Zeroand both seem to pack a wallop. However, you only have limited currency to use for pulling, and often pulling both is a difficult endeavor for most people, so let’s talk about which one of these premium characters you should chase after. Qingyi or Jane Doe: Who has the best value inZenless Zone Zero? To accurately assess the value of Qingyi and Jane Doe, it’s important to understand their roles and how they compare to their four-star counterparts....

Abandoned series returns from the grave Duringthe scheduled AMA– held on Reddit between Skybound CEO Ian Howe and fans of Telltale Games’ ill-fated seriesThe Walking Dead– Howe stated that Skybound is looking to bring back all released staff members to help completion ofThe Final Season. “The plan is for it to be staffed 100% by former Telltale staff,” stated Howe in Tuesday’s Q&A session. “We’ve been in contact with most, if not all of them in one way or another....

There’s little question thatTimeSplittersdeveloper Free Radical Design was working on the unannouncedStar Wars: Battlefront III. After the success of the first two titles (developed by Pandemic), it was a no-brainer, andrumors have suggestedthat the Nottingham, England-based developer was on board for number three. Now, with artistRichard Smith— an ex-employee of Free Radical — posting renders of models from the game on his Web site, it’s all been confirmed. While the images were quickly yanked from Smith’s site,SWBF3....

Don’t drop the lightning Mario Kart Touris less than two weeks away and while I wasn’t completely enamored with the beta I played a few months ago, the latest trailers from Nintendo have put the game back on my map. It looks like at least some of the criticism lobbed at it has been addressed asMK Tourwill feature original tracks as well as returning favorites. There is, however, a lot that we just don’t know....

2011 wraps up another record year for Steam. This year Valve’s service hit 40 million accounts and has about 1,800 game offerings. It just keeps on going: sales have increased by more than 100 percent for seven years straight. That isINSANE. Valve says that they doubled the amount of content delivered this year over last, with 780 Petabytes sent to PCs around the world. Over 14.5 million copies of Steamworks games were registered this year, a number that is up 67 percent over last year....

That’s quite a jam to get out of Keeping a band of survivors alive on earth can be a tall enough order, but what about a gameset on an alien world? That’s the premise ofStranded: Alien Dawn, a simulation-minded survival strategy game from Haemimont Games, the developer ofSurviving Mars. We got our first look at Gamescom Opening Night Live. As much as the art direction isn’t blowing me away, it’s a solid concept....

Version 1.0.1 It’s a perfect random weekend game, given that the stakes are generally low round-to-round and if you don’t like it, you can move on to something else. There’s definitely room for improvement, but for now, Nintendo is working on fixing some bugs with its first patch (1.0.1). The patch notes are extremely simple: three issues have been fixed, one of which essentially equates to the good old “stability” patches Nintendo is known for....

Atlus unveils new story details and screenshots for Nintendo 3DS spin-off Persona Q: Shadows of the Labyrinthis all kinds of adorable. Astride the cast of familiar names are a pair of new faces, amnesiacs (because of course they have amnesia) named Zen and Rei, the latter of which frequently conjures corndogs and donuts from thin air. If that seems at all outlandish, just remember that this all takes place in a world where school children can summon demons with pistols....

Admits they announced it too late Earlier in the summer, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciencesannounced a few changes to their Oscar broadcast.Most of the details were pretty nebulous, but the one that got most critics and fans in a tizzy was that the Academy was going to introduce a new category. The category, Best Popular Film, was meant to spotlight movies that didn’t qualify for the Oscars but still made Hollywood executives massive boatloads of money....