[Ed Note: Updates will be posted below the jump, as they come in. Thanks! - R.T.]
Remember the N64? Remember how it didn’t brick itself because the internet went down? Yeah me, too.
If you’re a PlayStation 3 owner, or if you spend any time on the internet, you might have noticed that PSN seems to be havingissues. Just in case you missed it, a few hours ago people began to notice their PS3s were unable to connect to the PlayStation Network as well as corrupting their dynamic themes and even their… *dramatic pause* …trophies.
Have you somehow missed out on the oft-talked about indie game flOw?
Well now is the time to take care of that grievous error. For today only (that’s 2/13 for those of you without access to a calendar), flOw is available for free on the PlayStation Network Store. No, I’m not kidding. Yes, you heard right: flOw is totally FREE. You can now experience life as an ever-evolving, surrealistic creature of the deep at absolutely no cost to you!
Despite a plethora of good reviews, Dead Space: Extraction sold very, very poorly. Last year’s on-rail Wii prequel (Wii-quel?) to EA/Visceral’s Dead Space just couldn’t find traction at the market, selling only around 9,000 copies at launch. In fact, it was looking very much like one of those games you’d be hard pressed to locate on store shelves in six months, turning up down the road in inevitable “Best Games Nobody Played” discussions.
Earlier today, Sega indicated that it does still have some handle on what Sonic fans actually want, announcing that “Project Needlemouse” is in fact Sonic 4. What’s more, it appears that the game will be episodic, with Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I set to release sometime in the summer of 2010 for all the major downloadable platforms. More information is to come as the game’s website also features locked links with countdowns next to them; one can assume because countdowns on websites are in right now.
I think it’s a fairly safe assumption that we’ve all played at least one 2D shooter at some point. I also think we can all agree that over the years there hasn’t been a whole lot of progress with the genre’s mechanics. Don’t get me wrong; there were a handful of games that truly managed to do something new (Ikaruga’s polarity system and Einhander’s emphasis on “weapon flipping” and 2.5D presentation are two good examples), it’s just that those types of games have been few and far between. So what about PixelJunk Shooter? Does it raise the bar and present a new experience? Or is it just another fun, albeit uninspired, blast-fest?
PixelJunk Shooter is a quirky, stylized shooter that plays like a puzzle game with a variety of liquids which will each react differently to one other and are governed by their own rules and physics. Feel free to take a stab at that answer.
Yesterday I was prepared to give in to my once-a-year habit. Yes, every 12 months I feel that familiar itch. Work seems to stretch on longer; my favorite foods taste bland. Life is agony, and the only way I know how to set the world right is with a fix; with renewing my Xbox Live Gold Membership. Yes, the days feel complete again knowing that I have ensured another year of all the great features Xbox Live provides.
Though, as I slid my credit card from its well-worn slot in my wallet, once again ready to drop $50 like it were, in fact, hot, I happened upon a news story. I rubbed my eyes, convinced that they played jest at my expense, yet the text reemerged just the same: the PS3 was going to begin streaming Netflix movies. I placed the card upon my desk, and began to ponder these events.
Didn’t get your fill of desert the first time around? Well, Fat Princess is coming back for another pass at the table, this time with some updates and a new map in tow (or would that be orbit? You know, what with the whole large size… gravity… thing? I’m… going to shut up now).
The digital download space just got a little bigger as Sony announced today that they would be bringing codes for PlayStation Network releases to Amazon.com’s video game marketplace for the US. Way to finally catch up to Microsoft, guys!
Although Sony claims to have over 200 pieces of content available, which includes everything from PSP and PSN games to PS1 classics and DLC add-ons, pickings at the store may feel a bit slim due to redundancy; PS1 games get listed in not only their own category, but in the PS3 and PSP categories as well, for example.
NIS America, the third leg of the niche Japanese title tripod alongside XSEED and Atlus, will be re-releasing a number of their PSP games on PlayStation Network tomorrow in celebration of the launch of PSPgo. And to make the deal even sweeter, for the next week those titles will be on sale for 50% off!
[Ed Note: Updates will be posted below the jump, as they come in. Thanks! - R.T.]
I think it’s a fairly safe assumption that we’ve all played at least one 2D shooter at some point. I also think we can all agree that over the years there hasn’t been a whole lot of progress with the genre’s mechanics. Don’t get me wrong; there were a handful of games that truly managed to do something new (Ikaruga’s polarity system and Einhander’s emphasis on “weapon flipping” and 2.5D presentation are two good examples), it’s just that those types of games have been few and far between. So what about PixelJunk Shooter? Does it raise the bar and present a new experience? Or is it just another fun, albeit uninspired, blast-fest?
Yesterday I was prepared to give in to my once-a-year habit. Yes, every 12 months I feel that familiar itch. Work seems to stretch on longer; my favorite foods taste bland. Life is agony, and the only way I know how to set the world right is with a fix; with renewing my Xbox Live Gold Membership. Yes, the days feel complete again knowing that I have ensured another year of all the great features Xbox Live provides.
Zuri Grimm
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