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PODCAST NO: 111
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Memoirs of a Sexless Freak
LATEST GAMING
NEWS
1st of September 2010
Sometimes I don't know why I bother. A
technician for Virgin Broadband disconnected my internet connection and I
haven't been able to get online for nearly a week. Normal services
will resume tomorrow.
25th of August 2010
Ape
Escape has been confirmed for release in North America. No
date has been given as of yet.
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Square
Enix are interested in getting the fans to sing on one of the songs
for Gun Loco. From September the 9th through to October
the 4th, Square Enix will be uploading an MP3 file along with the
lyrics sheet to it.
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Sanrio
will be launch Hello Kitty online in Europe and the USA today.
You can
download the free version or pay for
the premium retail edition for $19.99.
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Atlus
will be partnering with Tomy for the release of Naruto vs. Sasuke
and Dragon Blade Chronicles, both games are for the Nintendo
DS.
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5pb
will be releasing a new shoot-em-up called Bullet Soul.
It is scheduled for release in Japan this winter on the Xbox 360.
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Super Monkey Ball may be coming back to the arcades. Sega
has trademarked Super Monkey Ball Ticket Blitz in Europe and
the USA.
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Trailer: Substream (Ben Bradley)
I've got to admit, my initial reaction to the above
trailer was that the graphics could do with a bit more work. Then it
really gets going, and my interest status changed to 'piqued'.
Substream
is 'a music-synaesthesia 3D shooter', according to developer Ben Bradley.
These are fancy words which basically mean that the graphics and the
enemies move in time with the music - and it's shaping up to be something
rather special. The floor bends and dances with the music, rainbows play
notes like a piano, waves crash to the beat... and then it all gets very
weird, with freaky crane-like arms and huge pillars in the sand.
Psychedelic, maaaan!
As far as I'm aware, you won't be able to put your own music into the game
- rather, each level will feature set music. Which is probably a good
thing, given how poor the 'play your own music' style games have been of
late. The game is planned for a 2011 release on PC, and you can check out
more details over on the
official site.
Freeware Game Pick: Enemy of the Solid State (Bento
Smile)
Enemy of the Solid State is a visual
novel which sees the player taking on the role of a scarf-wearing spy,
waiting for his contact to arrive with a special package that he is
supposed to collect. The game is a lot more lighthearted than Air Pressure
and The Life of a Pacifist is Often Fraught with Conflict, featuring a
cast of zany characters to interact with as you try to complete your
assigned mission.
You can switch between fullscreen and windowed mode using the F key. This
Ludum Dare 18 competition entry takes about fifteen minutes to play from
start to finish. (Mac/Win/Linux, 6.09MB)
Plain Sight Only $2 on Steam
Multiplayer hack and slasher
Plain Sight is on sale at the moment, available for 80% off.
It's now purchaseable for $2.00 (£1.60), which is really quite a
ridiculous price.
Here's the scoop: Players bound around the surface of planets, cutting up
fellow robots with their swords and stealing their energy. Slicing other
players up isn't enough for points, however - you need to convert that
stolen energy into explosive power, then blow yourself up, taking as many
players as possible with you.
There are over a dozen maps to launch yourself all over, with up to
20-player madness available. Five game modes seal the deal, from your
standard Deathmatch to a team-based Robozilla takedown.
