There’s Still Hope for Getting a Greninja Amiibo
Pre-orders for the Toys"R"Us exclusive Greninja amiibo sold out in minutes, but if you missed your chance to grab one online, Toys"R"Us is offering up a second chance.
According to a representative for the toy chain, fans interested in pre-ordering the Toys"R"Us exclusive Greninja amiibo will be able to do so at physical store locations on Monday, April 27.
However, as is the case with all the exclusive amiibo figures, Toys"R"Us said that they'll be offering "extremely limited quantities per store."
We learned only yesterday that Greninja would be a Toys"R"Us exclusive, and amiibo-mania reached a fevered pitch as pre-orders for GameStop exclusive Ness and Target exclusive Jigglypuff figures also sold out quickly.
Check Out This New Trailer for Persona 4: Dancing All Night
Atlus has just released a new trailer for its upcoming PlayStation Vita-exclusive rhythm game, Persona 4: Dancing All Night.
The video, which is entirely in Japanese, highlights Kanji, the blonde-haired tough guy Persona 4 fans will instantly recognize. The lovable Teddie, Rise, and Yosuke all make appearances as well.
Persona 4: Dancing All Night is scheduled to release in Japan on June 25. North America is currently the only other territory confirmed to get the game, with an expected launch sometime later this year.
Japanese Company Sculpts Geeky Ice Cubes
Using a technology similar to 3D printing, a Japanese company has created some amazing ice cube sculptures.
Created to help sell Suntory Whisky, AdWeek reports these statues were made using of a chilled CNC router drilling into small chunks of ice. An application called Autodesk 123D captured the images and rendered them into 3D models for the router to sculpt.
The ice cubes took many different forms, including Godzilla, Mario, a guitar, the Sphinx, and Batman. Check them out in the slideshow below.
3D printing techniques have been used for a number of different marvels, including removing brain tumors, making food, and creating artificial limbs.
Try Out the Titan Souls Demo Now
A free demo is now available for Titan Souls.
The demo, available on Steam, is a scene-for-scene remake of the original prototype, made over with the visual, audio, and gameplay enhancements that will be present in the final release.
"Now that the development is complete, we thought it'd be fun to celebrate our journey by remaking this original sample of Titan Souls, replacing the bosses with their full-game counterparts that each of these initial ideas evolved into, and enhancing it with the new engine, graphics and audio," says David Fenn, composer at developer Acid Nerve.
Here’s Your Chance to Fight Gabe Newell
Valve's Gabe Newell is set to become a boss in the dungeon crawler Crawl.
"This
has been at the top of my list since the very start," developer Barry Cumming explains in an official blog post. See Gabe in action below.
This isn't the first time Cummings has added a cheeky nod to Crawl. Early on in the game's development, he added in tax agents to comment on some challenges Crawl had faced.
Crawl is a local multiplayer game in which players can fight through dungeons as both warriors and monsters. It is currently available in Early Access for $10/£7. Newell is not yet available in the game, but Cummings hopes he will be in Crawl's next update.
Daily Deals: PS4 and Xbox One Controller Sale, 25% Off Amiibo, Xbox One Bundle
Did you miss out on pre-ordering Wave 4 yesterday? If so, you're not alone – but perhaps you could find some small consolation through this Target sale, which has discounted some of the earlier, common figures to as low as $7.50 apiece. (Just be warned that visiting Target.com will present you with an image of the Jigglypuff amiibo, which was one of yesterday's fastest casualties in the ongoing amiibo war.)
The Top 10 Most Influential Racing Games Ever
Whatever your preference is on racing games there's no denying the fact that the racing category is one of gaming's longest-running and most steadfast genres. Here's a list of some of the most important and influential racing games in history; games that have etched their names in the books as some of the greatest in their field and that have gone on to inspire many, many equally great racers.
Not a racing game in the traditional sense, Driver is nonetheless a hugely influential ancestor of modern, open-world racing. Durell Software’s largely-forgotten 1986 game Turbo Esprit is rightfully credited as the world’s first free-roaming driving game but 1999’s Driver was a real breakthrough for driving games, introducing the world to all the joy of ripping and weaving through a living, three-dimensional city.
The Millennium Falcon: 9 Things You Didn’t Know (Probably)
Welcome to Star Wars School, where we delve into the past, present and future of that franchise we all love so much. Today we’re discussing Han Solo’s one and only Millennium Falcon, uncovering some of the lesser known facts about that beauty.
She’s been every kid’s dream machine for nearly four decades -- the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy that can outrun Star Destroyers, successfully navigate asteroid fields, and evade the hungry chompers of space slugs. All, of course, while looking really good doing it.
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate April DLC Wants You to Go Fast
The April DLC pack for Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate is now live and includes Sonic the Hedgehog gear for your Palico.
In addition to Sonic, his once bitter rivals Mario and Luigi are available. For those who picked either Mario or Luigi as part of the Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate starter pack, you can fill the gap in your Mario Bros. line-up by downloading the other Mario brother Palico gear now.
The April DLC includes:
- 14 new quests
- 2 new weapons
- 3 vomplete armor sets
- 4 Palico weapons
- 7 Palico armor sets
Here Are Bungie’s Latest Updates for Destiny
Bungie has detailed the changes coming in Destiny's 1.1.2 update, which will offer refinements to the shared-world shooter's player vs. environment activities.
Raids are getting improved, with the patch set to squash a number of bugs that have bogged down Atheon and Crota. Additionally, Bungie is taking a look at its Strike missions and assessing why some are less popular than others.
While Destiny's upcoming expansion House of Wolves doesn't yet have a release date, Bungie has teased that launch info will be coming later this month. "This month, there will come a day when we’ll reveal a release date for the trials that await you, with a whole reef of details soon to follow – but it is not this day," the developer teased on its official blog.