Video Games

Chrono Trigger coming to PSN

Now here is a well beloved rpg I’ve always been interested
in trying out: Chrono Trigger.

Next week, on Tuesday – October the 3rd, Chrono Trigger will be available on the PlayStation Network.  You’ve most likely heard of it as it’s often hailed as one of the greatest role playing games of all time, up there with the likes of Baulders Gate 2 and Diablo 2.  No price has been announced or confirmed yet, but Charles McCarter, Product Manager at Square Enix, has also hinted at Chrono Cross getting similar treatment in the future on PSN.   As far as is known, this is a straight port of the original game, no assets are being re-made for high definition or anything like that, but being a downloadable title that will hopefully be priced reasonably this shouldn’t prevent those who are interested from checking it out.

Weekend Deals Friday September 30th

There are many great weekend sales going around the internet at the moment, but one digital distributor is giving away copies of a classic adventure game today, so act fast and check out this crop of weekend sales while you still can!

I Sure Wish I Could Play This on My Television

Speaking
as a gamer and technophile, I absolutely want a Playstation Vita the
day it makes its way to North America.  Speaking as a person with bills
who needs to set aside money and make plans for unnecessary purchases,
like entertainment and media, I’m not certain if the right kinds of
games are coming to make it worth my $250.

LA Noire Complete Edition Coming To PC

Long-time Player Affinity readers know that our PC department keeps a trio of mutant “Precogs” in a tank sixteen floors beneath our offices, and we frequently use these wretched freaks to makeastonishing predictions about the future of gaming.  Behold yet another uncanny display of our prowess in the art of divination as the PC Edition of LA Noire arrives complete with all of the console DLC, just as foretold in our prophesy!

Five Oblivion Mods To Check Out Before Skyrim

Games developed by Bethesda Softworks, particularly The Elder Scrolls series, have always been very friendly towards the modding community. The release of the next game in the series The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is only a month away and Bethesda promises a new, more powerful modding toolset for PC gamers to experiment with.  Before Skyrim comes out, it’s worth revisiting the last game in the series: Oblivion. It was a magnificent game when it was first released, but the many mods can add hundreds of hours of gameplay to an already massive game. Of these countless mods, we’ve compiled some of the best for you to check out before Skyrim.

Free Watch: City Of Heroes

Spider-Man isn’t in it for the money!  Wealth and fame, he’s ignored.  Action is his reward, and the same is true for the developers of City of Heroes.  The Super-powered MMO has gone Free-to-play with the newly launched City Of Heroes Freedom!

Risk + Metal Gear Solid

Last week, Konami announced their next venture for the Metal Gear Solid franchise: board games.  RISK: Metal Gear Solid Limited Edition, more specifically. Utilizing elements from the video games, such as Metal Gear Solid-specific black-market weaponry, eight different mercenary boss characters,  Drebin’s shop, and the Outer Haven battleship, players will take control  of up to five different PMC armies and try to take control of the world!   With the classic, at least classic 2008, rule set and two new rule sets  specific to this edition, there are a variety of ways to play and with  nigh 300 custom game pieces, custom game board, and box art by franchise artist Yoji Shinkawa, a collector of video game merchandise could  certainly do a whole lot worse than this.  Presales begin on Monday,  October 3rd, exclusively at USAopoly.com for $49.95.

As someone who doesn’t have enough friends to get a good game of RISK going, is anyone else super stoked for this?