Archive for September, 2009
Would you pay $10 for Lucidity? LucasArts hopes so
Posted by admin in Technology on September 30th, 2009
Downloadable games — no matter which platform we’re discussing here — are great and all, but it’s the highly-original nature of them that stands out to me. Forget about all of those high-def remakes of arcade classics for a moment, because that’s not what I’m referring to. I’m speaking games like LucasArts’ Lucidity.
The XBLA/Steam/D2D game was recently priced (via Shacknews) at the unexpectedly affordable $10 price point, which seems to be the magical cutoff point for most people when it comes to digital game downloads.
I myself am torn on the concept of Lucidity. I adore the art style, especially how both 2D and 3D elements are able to blend in together, but then we get to speaking about the gameplay and I’m not so sure.
There’s something about the nature of these videogames that are so indirect in terms of player control; it’s almost as if the subject matter would be superior suited for a different medium altogether, unfortunately. Am I alone in getting this feeling?
Via Destructoid
Popularity: 1% [?]
Super Street Fighter IV news & video round-up
Posted by admin in Technology on September 30th, 2009
Super Street Fighter IV is coming. Yup, total surprise, I know.
Here’s what you didn’t see coming: it will be a standalone retail disc, but it won’t be sold at full retail price. Capcom wanted to release the new content as DLC, but it’s not possible due to all the changes they’ve done. SSFIV will provide current Street Fighter IV owners with some kind of special bonus though, which sounds kind of odd.
So what’s going to be in Super Street Fighter IV? Eight new characters are coming, two of which you already know about: T. Hawk and new female fighter Juri. The number of new characters could change though as Capcom is open to fan feedback. In fact, a lot of the new content here is based on fan feedback.
A lot of tweaks and rebalancing work is being put into the online code and the original 25 fighters, and because of that, there won’t be any on the web verses compatibility between Super and regular Street Fighter IV.
The new game will be out in Spring, 2010 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. So how do you guys and gals feel about Super Street Fighter IV? Here’s a round-up of our continued SSF IV coverage:
 |
Arcades: Super Street Fighter IV not coming to them Popularity: 1% [?] The five rules of Dead Rising 2’s ‘Terror is Reality’Posted by admin in Technology on September 30th, 2009
Last week, Capcom held an event in Tokyo where we’d a opportunity to get our hands on Dead Rising 2 for the first time. In case you missed our coverage, be sure to hit our round-up… there’s a lot to check out. Popularity: 1% [?] Super Street Fighter IV screenshots appear!Posted by admin in Technology on September 30th, 2009
In an effort to write as many stories about Super Street Fighter IV before it’s officially announced, here’s another one — French Web site JV247 has some images now! (Yes, that’s their watermark on that image up there.) The site appears to have received the images (and a logo!) from an anonymous source, and says that a trailer for the game will be available later this day along with the official announcement. At the very least, Super Street Fighter IV will introduce T. Hawk and a female fighter named Juri into the mix. No word on what platforms this will be available for yet — is it an entirely new arcade title, or will this be part of a content update for the existing PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Computer versions? Popularity: 1% [?]
|
