We’ve got just a few tidbits so far this week, but they are fun tidbits.
Two pieces of news about Marvel vs. Capcom 3: First, screens have dropped of the game’s monster villain, Galactus. Second, as if fighting a screen filling world eater as zombie-killing cop isn’t hard enough, they’ve announced the Shadow Mode DLC. This is sort of an interesting concept that I’ve only ever seen before in ESPN NFL 2K5, and even that wasn’t near as optimistic. Basically the game will learn play styles of players at the top of the leaderboards and developers. Then you can play against AI versions of those people. I’m seriously one of the worst fighting gamers ever. What the hell am I supposed to with that DLC?
Take Two Interactive recently released their financial reports. While that isn’t news in itself, their plans for the upcoming fiscal year can be telling. Contrary to some rumors that have been floating, Bioshock Infinite is not delayed as it is still on the yearly. Spec Ops: The Line is also on is also listed for this fiscal year. What’s missing? Max Payne 3. Disappointing.
Mentioned last week in VGQH (or maybe the week before, I’ve lost track of time), Konami has taken over Hudson Soft. As part of the acquisition, Hudson Entertainment is being shut down, including the cancellation of all current projects. It’s a sad for the creators of Bomberman. The Japanese branch of Hudson Soft will continue to operate with a focus on social gaming. In other words, look for Bomberman on Facebook soon. (Please note I made that up, it’s not even a rumor, but if it’s true you can call me a prophet.)
I’ve long since given up on doing the full weekly breakdown of the PSN releases (and considering I’m in the process of getting my new PS3 up to fighting form I barely got a look at it last night), but this week is pretty notable. It’s nice to see a big downloadable week considering the retail releases have been so lackluster. Double Fine’s intriguing new game, Stacking, is free for Playstation Plus subscribers ($15 for everyone else). Explodemon ($10), Plants vs. Zombies ($15), and Tales From Space: About a Blob ($15) are all out as well. Also, don’t forget to pick up your Pink Knight for Castle Crashers to donate to breast cancer research. Save the Boobies! If you’re into classic gaming, Pocket Fighter and Harvest Moon: Back to Nature are both $6 in the PSOne Classics department. Also a great classic, Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo is on sale this week. Even if you have no idea what this is (it’s an HD remake of the greatest PSOne puzzle game ever), spend the $5. Then hit me up on the PSN for some online match making where I will destroy you.
I’m hearing rumors about a new trailer for LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars but I can’t seem to find a solid link with my limited resources. If I can get one working I’ll update this as soon as possible.
Lastly, in case you missed it, Amazon temporarily had a listing for an inFamous 2 Hero Edition. I’m assuming it will probably come back sooner rather than later. This edition was listed for $100 and had a release date of March 24, 2011. Considering no date has been set for the game, that’s probably why it was pulled. What was included? An 8 1/2″ statue of Cole, a voucher for several pieces of DLC (weapons, Kessler skin, etc.), 24k gold Amp weapon (whatever that is), a soundtrack, and a comic book. I loved the first game in this series and all the trailers are stacking up for an awesome sequel; don’t know if I’ll spend an extra $50 on the fancy package though.