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Starting today, Trion’s fantasy MMO Rift is kicking off six weeks of content to celebrate the holiday season. Called the “Fae Yule,” the event will roll out in three phases featuring new holiday hats, quests, and a freaking corgi dressed like Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer. Oh, and there’s also Crucia, the Dragon of Air, who [...]
Back the day when we were thankful to play whatever Japanese RPGs we were given, we looked wistfully at all the huge titles that never came to the US, including Final Fantasy V. English-speaking players couldn’t officially familiarize themselves with the game until it was released on the PlayStation, but by then it looked fairly [...]
Update 7.0 is coming soon to World of Tanks, staying out of line-of-site with the sneaky camouflage feature. Check out the latest teaser from Wargaming.net for a look at the new Fjords map, clan emblems, and more tank-on-tank action. World of Tanks veterans can also look forward to a special “Tanksgiving Special” scheduled to run [...]
Codemasters announced today that it is set to launch a HD version of the classic 1991 release Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk next month for smartphone and tablet devices. Due for release on December 9, the remake will be available to download for iPad, iPhone and Android devices. The original Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk was released by Codemaster [...]
This week’s edition of Critical Reception examines online reaction to Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, which reviewers describe as “a very good Zelda game and a rather great adventure game.” Skyward Sword currently earns a score of 95 out of 100 at Metacritic.com. Wired’s Chris Kohler scores Skyward Sword at 10 out of 10. “It has taken Nintendo five years to release a [...]
When it originally released for PSP in 2009, JRPG fans praised Marvelous AQL’s Half-Minute Hero for its retro-themed presentation, and its clever parodying and streamlining of the genre. It challenged players to jump into automatic battles, level up, buy items, build their party, fight the boss, and save the world in 30-second blocks. Marvelous adapted the game [...]
After teasing us with a trailer a few days ago, first-time iOS developer Mojo Bones (a newly formed studio headed up by ex-HotGen designer Stuart Ryall) has spilled the beans on its debut game for iPhone and iPad. Tongue Tied is a platform game with a physics twist. You play as Mick and Ralph, a pair of [...]
Sony held a press event in London today to show off its forthcoming PS Vita handheld and some of the games that you’ll be able to play on it. Our own Will Wilson was there, so we’ll no doubt be bringing you some hands-on impressions later. In the meantime, Sony has sent out a press [...]
Developer kunst-stoff is celebrating three German Game Developer Award 2011 nominations for its iOS gamePudding Panic by giving the action-puzzler away for free for a “couple of days”. The Pocket Gamer Gold Award-nabbing title sees you guide a fearful jelly-based protagonist through a spooky haunted house, with the aim of reaching the stage’s exit in the [...]
Battlefield 3 released on Tuesday with high praise from critics so it’s no wonder that today EA announced today that the game has already shipped 10 million copies across all three platforms. In a conference call, EA CEO John Riccitiello made the announcement, and added ”but sell through is strong.” It is to early to have the [...]