Ticket to Ride Pocket has added a major update to the train baron simulator, allowing for asynchronous gameplay. Track-layers can now conduct up to four games at once using the new multiplayer mode. The game also now permits play across iPhones, iPod Touch and iPads in local mode across Bluetooth, WiFi and telegraph wire. “This [...]
The Simpsons Arcade Game is set to grace Xbox Live Arcade on February 3 — that’s this week! — and PlayStation Network on February 7. It’s free for PlayStation Plus members and a reasonable $9.99 (800 Microsoft Points) for the rest of us. I feel like I’ve been waiting to write this post for years [...]
The promised HD revamp of Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc has gotten itself a release date. As you can see from the trailer above, the third game in Michel Ancel’s whimsical Rayman platformer series (just recently invigorated by the excellent Rayman Origins), updated with HD graphics and sound, arrives on March 21. You’ll also see that [...]
PlayStation Plus users are getting Konami’s 1991 classic, The Simpsons Arcade Game, for free, while XBLA users get it a few days early on February 3, according to Game Informer. The side-scrolling beat-em-up will set you back a cool 800 Microsoft Points ($9.99) and will also include new modes, the (rumored) Japanese version of the [...]
The Simpsons Arcade is headlining February’s PlayStation Plus bonuses. Sony offers an HD adaptation of the classic 1991 game free, for Plus members, through the end of the month. This is the Simpsons‘ first official launch confirmation, with previous sightings exclusive to XBLA, including this set of Xbox achievements spotted earlier this month. Sony is [...]
Rock Band 3 senior designer Brian Chan is working on a new project for Harmonix, intended for three platforms that rarely receive the same games: XBLA, PSN, and Facebook. That’s about all the detail we have on that project, other than that Chan is working as lead designer — as this information is straight from [...]
[UPDATE 1/30/12 10:05am] Harmonix sent over this brief response on the matter: “As we’ve stated before, our studio is growing and hard at work on a variety of titles. In a storied Harmonix tradition, our designers start working on those games before they’re publicly announced. We’re excited to confirm more information soon, probably via a [...]
It may not seem like that long ago, but way back in July of last year a little zombie-survival game by the name of Dead Block came out on XBLA and PSN. Now, about half a year later, the Call of Duty Zombie mode-esque downloadable title has found a new home on PC. Dead Block [...]
To celebrate the release of Quarrel on XBLA, publisher Ignition has temporarily dropped the price … of the iOS version. Don’t spend too much time thinking about that — instead, enjoy the excuse to pick up Quarrel Deluxe this weekend for a dollar. The XBLA version remains at its full price, but, like, full price [...]
Happy Friday, everyone! Hopefully you all tuned into our live show today and won an XBLA code for the latest Orcs Must Die! DLC, but if not, don’t worry! There will be plenty more giveaways in the near future – and that’s a Tara Long Promise©! In the meantime though, some videogame news was discussed [...]