Terraria dev speaks of next game

One of the developers behind breakaway success Terraria has started releasing scant details of the team’s next project via their Twitter. “It’s a mix of Diablo, Metroid, Castlevania, Terraria, Pokemon + some new stuff no one has ever done before”, said Tiyu. ”It’s going to be a considerably different game to Terraria“.

More quotes from Tiyu’s twitter:

“There are building elements in there, and we’re taking random generation to a whole new level”
“We plan for there to be a main quest inside the sandbox world. Depends how much time we have of course”
“Well, by in game achievements I mean achievements that actually get you an in game reward, like a new weapon or armor”

Posted by Miktar Feb 06, 2012

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Trials Evolution launch trailer!

Coming to Xbox Live Arcade sometime this year, Trials Evolution aims to be a sequel and then some. The trailer shows it best: multiplayer racing, challenging single-player, outdoor environments, a full featured track editor with global sharing, and the ability to make first-person shooters. Wait, what? And pinball tables? Huh? It looks like RedLynx is trying some of that LittleBigPlanet mojo.

Posted by Miktar Feb 02, 2012

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Steam goes mobile

If you head over to the Steam Mobile website, you’re provided with links to download Steam Mobile for either Android devices, or iOS devices. Steam Mobile is still in beta, but if you want to apply you have to install the app and sign in. The app will let you chat with friends, check out sales, make purchases, view screenshots and read gaming news.

“The Steam app comes from many direct requests from our customers,” said Gabe Newell, co-founder and president of Valve. “Seeing which of your friends are online and playing a game, sending quick messages, looking at screenshots for an upcoming game, or catching a sale — these are all features customers have requested. Mobile is changing way people interact, play games and consume media, and the Steam app is part of our commitment to meet customer demands and expand the service functionality of Steam to make it richer and more accessible for everyone.”

There’s no clarification yet on when Steam Mobile will exit beta.

Posted by Miktar Jan 31, 2012

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Street Fighter X Tekken goes to crazy town

That’s right. Pac-Man and “American Mega Man” have joined the roster for the PlayStation Vita version of Street Fighter X Tekken. “American Mega Man” is modelled after the bad box art of the American release of Mega Man, while Pac-Man rides atop a Tron Bonne-style mechanized Mokujin.

You can find a character reveal trailer after the break.

Posted by Miktar Jan 27, 2012

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2000+ employees and $1 billion net-worth? Clone games!

When Famville developer Zynga couldn’t acquire NimbleBit, the three-person developer behind the recent iOS hit game Tiny Tower, they simply stole what they couldn’t have.

Posted by Miktar Jan 25, 2012

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Call of Duty Elite premium subscribers get first map drop

The first two Modern Warfare 3 maps of a promised 20 map and gametype content drops planned for Elite premium subscribers over the next nine months has arrived.

Liberation: “Mounted turrets on either end lend power to anyone brave enough to expose themselves in exchange for deadly firepower. Plan out your movement and always be aware of nearby sightlines to avoid becoming fodder for the enemy.”

Piazza: “Close-range combat dominates, and the team that best utilizes flanking routes will most often come out on top. Attacks from behind, above and below are an ever-constant threat. Keep up your awareness and don’t get taken by surprise.”

Because of the licensing deal between Activision and Microsoft, the maps are on Xbox 360 first, and non-Elite players can expect a bundle of the first five maps in March, with the PC and PS3 release of the map bundle sometime in April.

Posted by Miktar Jan 24, 2012

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No online play for ModNation Racers: Road Trip for PS Vita

ModNation Racers for PlayStation 3 was a decent-enough Mario Kart clone. While it lacked the svelte design sensibilities of the M-Kart series, it more than made up for it with fantastic track creation and kart customization tools.

With its original developer United Front Games busy working on the True Crime: Hong Kong reboot set for release this year, development of the PlayStation Vita version of the game has fallen to SCE San Diego Studio.

ModNation Racers: Road Trip is billed as being a new campaign and sequel to the original game, but there is trouble in the henhouse.

Posted by Miktar Jan 23, 2012

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Resident Evil 6 officially announced

Oh hell yes. Resident Evil 6, yo. Taking place 10 years after the events of the original game, Leon’s story takes place in Tall Oaks (a city similar to Raccoon City that succumbs to a T-virus outbreak). Chris’ story happens in China, while a third storyline revolves around an unidentified new character and Resident Evil 4′s Ashley Graham.

Resident Evil 6 has been given a release date of November 20, 2012.

Posted by Miktar Jan 20, 2012

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Scum and Villainy? The Old Republic Unsubscribe Issues

Tomorrow marks the end of the one-month free trial for Star Wars: The Old Republic subscribers. For those that don’t want to be billed, today would be the day to click that unsubscribe button. Except, according to some reports, that button has mysteriously vanished. For some. BioWare claims it’s an issue with “certain browsers”, and recommends people call their support line if they want to unsubscribe. Others claim more shady intentions on behalf of EA/BioWare.

Posted by Miktar Jan 19, 2012

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Boldly going subscription-free: Star Trek Online

Surprising no-one (considering its low subscriber rate), Star Trek: Online has gone “freemium”. It’s the now-common deal: you can pay the $15 a month (or a $200 once-off lifetime fee) and be unrestricted, or pay nothing and have a slightly smaller inventory, limited mailbox, lower priority in the login queues, and so on. You can find the full feature matrix here.

What is surprising, Star Trek: Online isn’t bad at all. In fact, depending on how much you like the space battle system, you might find it rather good. Every player gets their own ship, which can be customized and upgraded, and a handful of bridge officers that unlock various abilities during space combat and who accompany you down to planets during away missions. You can feel the creaky Champions Online engine under the hood, but it’s been sufficiently upgraded to give it some extra zip and visual quality. Some ships, species and nice-to-haves require real money to get, but the base experience you get for free is double what you can expect from most other MMOs that have gone freemium.

The client is a 4GB download, with an additional 400MB of patches at the time of writing. You can get the client from the official website.

Posted by Miktar Jan 18, 2012

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