News by Rhody Tobin

232 stories · showing 121–140

  • 3DS

    Midnight Purple 3DS launching alongside Mario Tennis Open

    When the 3DS was announced at E3 2010, purple was one of the sexier colours shown off. That purple 3DS is now on its way, to be released the same day as Mario Tennis Open. Midnight Purple will be the fifth 3DS colour available in North…

    Rhody Tobin · April 30, 2012

  • PlayStation 3

    PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale announced

    Rumours have been circulating about a Sony crossover brawler since November, and it looks like they were founded. Sony has announced PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale for PS3. As you can see from the video, it basically looks like…

    Rhody Tobin · April 27, 2012

  • Wii

    Dragon Quest X dated in Japan

    Everyone in Japan loves Dragon Quest. Every. Single. Person. You can be sure the whole country is excited to learn that Dragon Quest X launches there on August 2nd. Dragon Quest X is noteworthy for being an MMO in a traditionally…

    Rhody Tobin · April 26, 2012

  • Xbox 360

    The Walking Dead shambles onto XBLA Friday

    The PSN, PC, and Mac versions of the first episode of Telltale's The Walking Dead debuted yesterday, but the XBLA version is lagging a bit behind. The wait is almost over, though, as the game hits the service on Friday. Each episode goes…

    Rhody Tobin · April 25, 2012

  • PlayStation 3

    Trine 2 and lots more free for PS+ next week

    May's PS+ update is particularly meaty, with three full PS3 games and two PSOne Classics being made free for PS+ members, all of which have been well received. May's freebies include Trine 2, Awesomenauts, Rock of Ages, Castlevania…

    Rhody Tobin · April 24, 2012

  • PlayStation 3

    The Walking Dead coming to PS3 (and PC and Mac) tomorrow

    Telltale's episodic The Walking Dead launches tomorrow when the first episode is released on PC, Mac, and PSN. If you act fast, it's not too late to pre-order the PC and Mac versions for $22.49 for the whole season (10% off). There's also…

    Rhody Tobin · April 23, 2012

  • PC

    Diablo III beta open this weekend

    If you're eager to try Diablo III but have been unable to get a beta invite, today is your lucky day. As of now, the beta is open to anyone with a Battle.net account. There's a level cap of 13, but all five classes are available to try…

    Rhody Tobin · April 20, 2012

  • PlayStation 3

    God of War: Ascension announced

    There's no such thing as a successful trilogy in video games. If a game manages to debut strong and remain a hot property for three games, you can assume there will be more. Take God of War, for example. With three "main series" games and…

    Rhody Tobin · April 19, 2012

  • Xbox 360

    Ubisoft and Game Trailers sued over Assassin's Creed story

    An American research engineer and author named John Beiswenger is suing both Ubisoft and Game Trailers, claiming the story of Assassin's Creed is too similar to his novel, Link, to be a coincidence. Beiswengers book came out in 2002, five…

    Rhody Tobin · April 18, 2012

  • Wii U

    Pikmin 3 will be at E3 this year

    Nintendgod Shigeru Miyamoto revealed in an interview with a Spanish newspaper that Pikmin 3 will be at E3 this year. After being announced at E3 1962, Pikmin 3 has failed to make an appearance at any subsequent trade show (or anywhere…

    Rhody Tobin · April 17, 2012

  • 3DS

    Kid Icarus: Uprising sells 140,000 in eight days

    The NDP may not be as forthcoming with sales figures as it once was, but it has revealed the early sales numbers of March's Kid Icarus: Uprising. It managed to move 140,000 units in the eight days between its launch and the end of the…

    Rhody Tobin · April 13, 2012

  • Xbox 360

    Skyrim to get Kinect support

    The Xbox 360 version of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim may not support mods like the PC version, but it will have one unique feature soon: voice commands. Using the Kinect sensor, players will be able to use more than 200 voice commands to…

    Rhody Tobin · April 12, 2012

  • 3DS

    Capcom/Namco/Sega crossover game is Project X Zone

    The fog is beginning to lift on the mysterious Capcom/Namco/Sega crossover game that's been teased recently. We finally have a name and a genre: Project X Zone, a strategy RPG for the 3DS. The game includes characters from various games…

    Rhody Tobin · April 11, 2012

  • Vita

    Street Fighter X Tekken PS3 and Vita cross compatible online

    Playing an online fighting game is the most fun early on when everyone is still learning how to play, except possibly in the case of Street Fighter X Tekken. When it launches on Vita a million years from now, it will be cross compatible…

    Rhody Tobin · April 10, 2012

  • PlayStation 3

    Ubisoft sued over Rocksmith

    You can tell it's a music game because its publisher is getting sued for patent infringement. This time it's Ubisoft being sued for Rocksmith, their hybrid music game/learning aide. The patent holder this time is Guitar Apprentice, who…

    Rhody Tobin · April 9, 2012

  • 3DS

    Rhythm Thief still coming to North America

    Sega's Rhythm Thief & The Emperor's Treasure, a quirky 3DS rhythm game about a dancing thief, has been coming for quite some time. It was delayed from a November release, to February, to March, and then delayed again. With Sega's recent…

    Rhody Tobin · April 6, 2012

  • 3DS

    Theatrhythm Final Fantasy dated

    As promised, Theathrhythm Final Fantasy is coming to North America this summer. July 3rd, to be exact. Pronounced "theater rhythm," Theatrhythm Final Fantasy is a rhythm game including over 70 songs from the Final Fantasy series' much…

    Rhody Tobin · April 5, 2012

  • DS

    Pokémon/Nobunaga's Ambition crossover coming to North America

    A crossover between Pokémon and Nobunaga's Ambition seems like one of those things that's just too weird to ever leave Japan, especially since it's a DS game and not a 3DS game, but it's somehow getting a North American release. Pokémon +…

    Rhody Tobin · April 4, 2012

  • PlayStation 3

    Batman: Arkham City getting Harley Quinn DLC

    While it hasn't been officially announced, some Harley Quinn DLC trophies have popped up on PS3Trophies.org. The already-released Robin and Nightwing DLC packs for the game have simply been challenge maps with new playable characters and…

    Rhody Tobin · April 3, 2012

  • PlayStation 3

    SoulCalibur V's story mode is 1/4 its planned size

    Does SoulCalibur V's story mode feel rushed to you? That's because it was.

    Rhody Tobin · April 2, 2012