Archive for August, 2011

Castlevania: Harmony Of Despair Coming To PSN

While Castlevania: Harmony of Despair released on Xbox Live Arcade to mixed reactions, it was definitely enjoyable if you could get six friends together for co-op (not to mention, nearly impossible if you were playing solo). At Gamescom, Konami announced that the downloadable title will finally be making its way to PSN.

The game will be available in September, and will come bundled with the DLC that released after its XBLA debut.

Source: Siliconera

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Portal Turrets Invade Bastion On Steam

GLaDOS was all over Steam prior to the launch of Portal 2, and it looks like Valve's puzzler is still invading the PC gaming service. In the video below, you'll see The Kid placing Portal's adorable turrets around the world of Bastion.

Don't look for these on your console, as they're exclusive to the Steam version of Bastion.

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Source: Reddit via Joystiq

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Fan Made Rubik’s Companion Cube Is A Work Of Art

It almost seems like Portal has spawned more fan created toys than any property outside of Nintendo, but this latest creation is certainly one of the most creative. Behold the Portal 2 Rubik's Companion Cube.

Flickr user Chris Myles, aka ammnra, recently posted pictures of his creative creation along with a description for how he pulled of this ingenious feat. It sounds like if you have an old Rubik's cube, a 3D Printer, some super glue, and paint that you should be able to make one for yourself. Of course, you also didn’t think of this on your own, so that means you are still a failure at being creative.

[Source: Destructoid]

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BioWare showed off its upcoming Star Wars MMO yet again at this year's Gamescom, and the developer came to the event armed with a brand new, slightly strange mode to show off.

Huttball is a brand new warzone for The Old Republic that introduces a surprising element: inter-faction combat. Huttball is actually a brutal spectator sport run by the Hutt cartel on a neutral world, so it's not just Republic vs. Empire for these battles.

Huttball players are split into two teams that are chosen at random, and they battle in a crazy arena full of death traps. Some platforms will burst into flame on occasion while others will give way, dropping unsuspecting players into a pool of poison below. Competitors will need to watch out for the environmental hazards just as much as opposing players.

To complete the illusion of a true sport, Huttball features a loud, overly excited announcer providing commentary for match-ups. Every time you die in a silly way or make an impressive pass, this announcer will have something goofy to say.

Huttball is definitely a strange addition to Old Republic in the sense that it seems much more light-hearted than the vast majority of content in the game. That said, it also looked like a lot of fun in the videos I watched, and it gives players of the same faction a chance to beat each other up. Maybe those benefits are worth a little tonal dissonance.

If you'd like to know more about Old Republic's PvP gameplay, check out my hands-on preview from Comic-Con.

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