Video Games

Cheaper Wiis at K-Mart?

According to an article over at Joystiq, the Nintendo Wii is now on sale for $180 instead of it’s typical price of $200. Joystiq hasn’t personally confirmed the rumor either way, but the website still lists Wiis at $200. This could either debunk the rumor or just lead to the sale being exclusively an in-store bargain. If this sale does exist, then it’s only going to be around until August 2nd. So if you haven’t already purchased a Wii, make your way to your local K-Mart and buy one plus a renewal to your World of Warcraft account, because you know you want to start playing again before Cataclysm hits. Note to self: Stop looking at Cataclysm stuff.

3DS in the Year Two Thousand…Eleven

American Nintendo president Reggie Fils-Aime recently appeared on Jimmy Fallon (someone who often features video games) to show off the newest Donkey Kong game & announce the American release date window for the 3DS. And, much to the dismay of people looking forward to more 3D gaming, it won’t come out until sometime next year. Many people predicted it would be out for the holidays this year, but unfortunately that’s not the case.

The Impossible Game Review

One would think a virtually unbeatable game would be overwhelmingly frustrating, but The Impossible Game is quite the opposite. The concept is simple; you’re an orange square whose only objective is to jump over black squares, all the while avoiding spikes. The game progresses you under its own power, so all you have to do is press A to avoid the obstacles. Simple right? One would think so, but it wouldn’t be called “The Impossible Game” if it wasn’t easier said than done.

More Dragon Age DLC Incoming

People of Ferelden rejoice! BioWare has announced the latest DLC coming for Dragon Age: Origins. The new adventure titled “Golems of Amgarrak”, has your Grey Warden descend deep underground in order to uncover the fate of a dwarven expedition.

This announcement quickly follows the release of the “Leiliana’s Song” DLC which came out only a few weeks ago, showing BioWare’s commitment to short and fast episodic content.

Features include:

More Blue Space Lesbians in Mass Effect DLC

The team behind Mass Effect 2 has released a series of downloadable missions that let players fight rogue virtual intelligence, pilot new vehicles, and earn the loyalty of new crew members.  Now they’re finally giving us something we want: More blue space lesbians!  Or “Asari” as Bioware calls them.

No game can have too many blue space lesbians, and the first Mass Effect game was nice enough to give you two chances for girl-on-alien sex.  Mass Effect 2 gave you another pair of Asari, unfortunately one was utterly frigid, and the other had a lethal telepathic venereal disease.  Sure, players who are into girl-on-girl fun could romance a human crewmember, but what about those of us with a case of blueberry fever?

In the upcoming mission pack Lair of the Shadow Broker, players can once again team up with Liara T’Soni, one of the Asari romantic options from the first game.  Liara had a brief appearance in Mass Effect 2, including a short quest, but there was no time for sexual shenanigans.  Hopefully that oversight will be corrected in the new mission pack.

Civilization V News Roundup

There is something about the Civilization games that I just love, maybe it’s the multiple ways to win, the huge tech trees, the fact that it’s turned based so I can just leave it at a drop of a hat or just that it seriously kills a long eight hour coach journey. With Civ V due for release on the 21st of September here is a quick round up of the key changes and features that will be appearing in this latest incarnation.

Halo: Reach Announcement Arrives

Yesterday we were told we’d be receiving a “special Halo: Reach announcement” at an invite-only press conference in London. Well, today we’ve found out what it was.

According to CVG, a “Super Squad” of UK celebrities has been assembled to compete against the UK’s top Halo players.