Archives for April 2013

The headset single-handedly bringing VR back is set to receive some enhancements, but not at the hands of its creators. Caleb Kraft of Hackaday designed and printed out new attachments that will allow the Rift to accommodate new cameras and sensors. Because what an already big and reportedly less … [Read more...] about Oculus Rift Mod Allowing For Extra Sensors Emerges

The existence of Sega's Saturn prototype with NetLink modem built-in has been confirmed just a couple of days ago via an employee who managed to snag one as he left Sega, but apparently one has now made it to an auction site and is currently going for $7600. The bidding started at $1, but … [Read more...] about Sega Pluto Prototype Up For Auction, One Of Two In Existence

Mother, or Earthbound as it's known in the US, is a JRPG series with one of the most loyal and hardcore communities a game has ever assembled. The series, developed by Shigesato Itoi, has garnered a cult following due to its unique blend of quirky humor, emotional storytelling, and unconventional … [Read more...] about Mother 3 Translation Offered To Nintendo For Free By Author

Splinter Cell: Blacklist seems to be one of the few multiplatform releases actually making it to Nintendo's box. Despite Nintendo courting publishers with HD capabilities and more horsepower, the Wii U's unique capabilities seem to add more overhead than most publishers are willing to put up with … [Read more...] about Splinter Cell: Blacklist Wii U Pre-Orders Ready To Go

After a brush with bankruptcy last year, retailer GAME is back with a vengeance, managing to get the right to sell Nintendo eShop games. Codes for games like Fire Emblem: Awakening can be bought either by email or receipt printouts, with prices coming in at either the same or under eShop … [Read more...] about GAME To Sell Nintendo Wii U & 3DS Digital Games

Interactive film/game narrative poster child Heavy Rain made $100 million at retail, despite a slender marketing budget and non-traditional gameplay. Quantic Dream's Guillaume de Fondaumiere said, "Sony earned more than €100 million with this game. It's very profitable," before reiterating the … [Read more...] about Heavy Rain Cost €16.7 Million, Made €100 Million

Edmund McMillen's indie hit Binding of Isaac has reached a sales milestone usually reserved for AAA games with budgets in the tens of millions. This remarkable achievement highlights the game's widespread popularity and the dedicated fanbase it has garnered since its initial release. A version of … [Read more...] about Binding Of Isaac Sells Upward Of 2 Million Copies

Nintendo's less than elegant but arguably useful Circle Pad Pro allowed the 3DS to steal away the mighty Ultimate Monster Hunter 3 from its traditional home on Sony handhelds. US 3DS XL users, however, have had to do without the peripheral, an oversight which the company is now … [Read more...] about Nintendo 3DS XL Circle Pad Coming To America

While AAA games are usually cited as $60 behemoths when the issue of pricing comes up (especially when contrasted with 99 cent and free to play App store offerings), the truth is it usually doesn't take long for some AAA releases to reach the depths of mobile game pricing. The Impact of Bundles … [Read more...] about Battlefield 3 On Sale For $5 On Origin Australia