Originally Posted by wraggster Square Enix will release Final Fantasy Tactics for iPhone this Thursday, August 4. The company also said an iPad version will follow this autumn, at least one month behind due to the conversion to HD visuals. Originally announced last June, the iOS title is a version of the PSP re-release Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions. If you haven't played it or any of the GBA originals, it's great - similar in many ways to the awesome grid-based strategy war game Advance ...
Originally Posted by wraggster Love it or hate it, Modern Warfare 2's ninja-inducing Commando perk has gone the way of the dodo, and will not be flipping out and killing people in Modern Warfare 3. The perk, which allows for furious cursing near instantaneous melee attacks over an extended range, has been removed as part of an overall multiplayer balancing effort, according to a tweet posted by Infinity Ward Creative Strategist Robert Bowling. At the moment, it is unknown whether or not Commando's absence will ...
Originally Posted by wraggster Crytek is on the verge of announcing the return of the TimeSplitters franchise with a new game. That's according to a rumour in the latest issue of the Official PlayStation Magazine UK, on sale now. "Gun-wielding monkeys are finally making a comeback! A fourth Timesplitters title is to be announced soon," it says in its rumours section. The TimeSplitters FPS series has been on a hiatus since the 2005 release of the third game, TimeSplitters: ...
Originally Posted by wraggster When news of Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions' un-erasable save feature broke, many fans were upset that Namco Bandai could make such a frustrating, simple miscalculation. As it turns out, Namco Bandai made a frustrating, extremely complicated miscalculation. The publisher has recently explained its complex "save schemata," breaking down how each game included in the title is affected by the single-save function, in response to an inquiry from Shacknews. Namco Bandai confirmed ...
Originally Posted by wraggster Notch has already seriously cut into our sleeping time simply by creating Minecraft, but with this new, horrific mob we'll be lucky if we sleep one wink per week. Notch's "Endermen" were designed specifically to creep players out -- to not only be scary, but to be gut-twisting terrifying. In his blog post, "The psychology of the reticle and the feeling of control," Notch describes how he created the Endermen and what they will do to raise your heart rate: "Suddenly ...