Monthly Archives: September 2016
Mario Party: Star Rush Still Lets You Sabotage Your Friends
I’m just going to come out and say it: I’m not very good at Mario Party minigames. I’m never the fastest button masher, I’m awful at rhythm games, and my pattern recognition skills leave something to be desired. But despite my many shortcomings, Mario Party still gives me a chance to win…as long as I’m willing to screw over my friends.
In a PAX demo of Mario Party: Star Rush, I wasn’t doing very well. I lost an early lead in our first mini game and came in dead last in the second. But then I got my first Kamek item, and that’s when my luck began to change.
Mario Party: Star Rush is coming exclusively to 3DS, and Nintendo was smart to recognize the way people play a game like this on a handheld. Since you won’t be gathered around a TV with all the time in the world, minigames need to be fast in case the game is happening on, say, a bus or a train about to reach its stop. In order to move things along more quickly, Star Rush introduces Toad Scramble, which still has players moving across a game board but makes turns simultaneous instead of making other players wait for their opponents to take a turn.
The Top 10 Classic Star Trek Episodes
It's Star Trek's 50th anniversary, which is funny in way because it's hard for many of us to think about a time when there wasn't such a thing as Trek. Gene Roddenberry's iconic 1960s series gave us a number of incredibly memorable characters and performances, led by William Shatner as Kirk, Leonard Nimoy as Spock and DeForest Kelley as Bones, while also inadvertently launching what would become one of the biggest franchises in history.
Of course, Star Trek has been and ever shall be about much more than just its beloved characters. There's also its thematic exploration of topical issues and problems facing humankind in the here and now, its application of real scientific theories extrapolated into very cool (and possible) future tech like warp drive, transporters, and more, and of course its optimistic view of humanity's future that reassures us that, yes, it's all gonna work out.
Here Are Your Favorite Games From PAX West 2016
It's the final day of PAX West, and we've seen all kinds great games over the course of the weekend.
We found out Duke Nukem 3D still holds up 20 years later, Sonic Mania has us excited for the return of 2D Sonic games, and Paper Mario: Color Splash has the Wii U's best looking lemons, ever.
Halo 5: Forge Getting a Custom Game Browser
Halo 5: Forge is coming to PC this week, and the game will be getting a custom game browser on both Xbox One and PC.
Halo franchise development director Frank O'Connor took to Neogaf (thanks PCGamesN) to say "once the custom game browser is available I think the community might get crazy legit."
He also noted in a separate comment the browser won't be available on the September 8 launch day, but it is coming.
343 Studios' Josh Holmes also confirmed its existence on Neogaf, saying "it's a new feature that will provide similar functionality to a custom game browser, extending the existing file browser."
Pokemon Sun and Moon Demo Seemingly On the Way
The Korean game ratings board appears to have revealed an incoming demo for Pokemon Sun and Moon.
No mention was made about a demo in last week's Nintendo Direct, but a rating was granted the day it after it aired.
Titled (as per Google Translate) "Sun Moon, Pokemon Special Trial", the rating board listing reveals nothing about the trial's content or release date.
There's also no evidence that this will be a worldwide release, although it seems unlikely that Nintendo would make this a region-specific affair.
Craig Reportedly Offered $150m for 2 More Bond Films
Sony has offered Daniel Craig even more money to stay on as James Bond for two more films.
Back in May, Craig reportedly turned down nearly $100 million to play Bond twice more. Now, according to Radar, Sony has upped that value to $150 million.
A source told Radar "the studio is desperate to secure the actor’s services while they phase in a younger long-term successor."
Daniel Craig said last year he'd "rather slash my wrists" than play Bond again, but Radar's source says Craig has "played a genius hand."
Sony to ‘Aggressively’ Make Mobile Games After Pokemon Go
Sony chief executive Kaz Hirai has said that Sony will be "aggressively" entering the mobile gaming market, following the success of Pokemon Go.
is something we are aggressively getting into", Hirai told the Financial Times. "It’s quite a shift from being just a console-based business to being on mobile phones as well."
Hirai makes pretty clear why that's the case: “Pokémon Go is a real game-changer,” he explained. “I’m very interested in the fact that it has the potential to really change the way people move, literally."
innovative idea that’s going to lift all boats for the video game industry.”
Titanfall 2 Excluded From EA Access and Origin Access
If you were hoping to try out Titanfall 2 before the game comes out, you're going to be disappointed.
According to GameReactor, Titanfall 2 will not be part of EA Access or Origin Access, meaning there won't be any free trials or early access to the game, nor will there be any discounts when it launches.
This report is backed up by the fact it says Titanfall 2 is excluded from EA Access in the fine print of the FAQ section of the official website. Respawn told GameReactor it might get included in the future, but not this year.
Top 10 Best-Rated FIFA 17 Players Revealed
EA Sports has revealed the top 50 best-rated players in the upcoming FIFA 17, with Cristiano Ronaldo topping the list for the first time since FIFA 09.
You can see the full top 50 on the EA Sports website, but here are the top 10, along with their overall stat value:
- 1. Cristiano Ronaldo - 94
- 2. Lionel Messi - 93
- 3. Neymar - 92
- 4. Luis Suárez - 92
- 5. Manuel Neuer - 92
- 6. Gareth Bale - 90
- 7. Zlatan Ibrahimović - 90
- 8. Jérôme Boateng - 90
No Mario’s Sky Has Relaunched Due to Copyright Claim
It hasn't taken Nintendo's lawyers long to clamp down on No Mario's Sky, the indie game which brings together No Man's Sky and Mario.
No Mario's Sky was designed in just 72 hours by a team of four. It placed you on a randomly-chosen World 1-1, and then let you take off in a spaceship to find other worlds.
The newly designed DMCA's Sky