Weekend, what have you been playing?

"Alien War. Don't get it? Say L.A. Noire 5x really fast"

Well the day of the Rapture is over and we're all still here giving news and opinions about video games. What have you been playing during the Rapture weekend?

Migoy: Revisiting some unfinished games I've had in my huge gaming backlog. One of those games is Mega Man 9. The game is both old school charming and old school hard. The level design can be sadistically difficult, most are shorter than in older Mega Man games but I find myself dying a whole lot more in 9. Aside from that I've been playing some random games to test out the broadcast like Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars.

Arlie: I'm currently playing L.A. Noire. I got my copy the first day it was available here in the Philippines which was 2 days after the game's release date. I'm currently on my 2nd Homicide case called "The Golden Butterfly". That's it, just L.A. Noire.

Quash: Just like Arlie(or maybe everybody else this week),  I'm playing L.A Noire. It's a great game but has its flaws. I'm only halfway through the game and enjoying the detective aspect of the game. I've already charged an innocent man for murder because of my fail detective work, but that's the beauty of the game, making big decisions based on how you saw the case and living with it.If you reset your L.A Noire game because you made a mistake shame on you!

I also started with Witcher 2. Done with prologue and did a few quests on Act 1, haven't played that long because of L.A Noire but The Witcher 2 looks amazing. An RPG that I couldn't ignore.

Dragon Age 3 is happening

Though no one will second guess that BioWare will eventually make Dragon Age 3, this is pretty much proof that it will exist.

A tweet from BioWare creative development director Alistair McNally said this;

I'm looking for exceptional environment artists to join me at #BioWare Edmonton, Canada to work on #DragonAge3 #gamejobs #jobs #3D #artists

So that is it, it's happening people. Get your mythical RPG boners ready.

http://twitter.com/Al_McNally/

Cave Story 3D

"Huzzah!"

Ok, I just had a full on nergasm here. Daisuke Amaya aka Pixel, the original creator of Cave Story, is working on a full on 3DS remake of his own 2D masterpiece that is Cave Story.

Cave Story is a Metroidvania style game that Pixel made by himself, from the music, art, graphics, story, etc were all done by Amaya over the course of five years and was released in 2005. A Wii port of the game was released in 2010 with improved sprites and a remixed soundtrack.

The 3DS version is going to be a full on remake with a 2.5D style, meaning it will still have the 2D Metroidvania style gameplay but with 3D visuals.

Cave Story is one my favorite games and is something I can easily go back too. Since Pixel himself is working on this remake, who knows what other creavite genious will spawn from his brain and will be included in the game. Obviously I am very excited about this and you should be too cause Cave Story is awesome.

You can download Cave Story for Windows and Mac here for free along with its awesome soundtrack. Experience the magic that is Cave Story. I just got another reason to save up for a 3DS.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkqRR2wEwRY&w=560&h=349]

Rockstar Games and Sony Joint Statement on L.A. Noire issue

After 2 days since the game was launched, L.A. Noire finally made it here in the Philippines. DataBlitz sells R3 copy of L.A. Noire for Php 2,195 and the store suggests it only for PS3 Slim users. No update yet for the price of a Region 1 copy. I will drop by there later to pick up my copy. Below is a joint statement from Rockstar Games and Sony clearing the issue of PS3s overheating or shutting down while playing L.A. Noire.

We have received a very small number of customer support questions about PS3s overheating or shutting down while playing L.A. Noire. At this time, Rockstar Games and Sony can confirm that neither L.A. Noire or firmware update 3.61 are causing the PS3 hardware to overheat. We are both committed to working hard to find solutions to this and any issues that may arise. If you are experiencing any issues with L.A. Noire or your PS3 hardware, please contact technical support using any of the means provided below:

Rockstar Support:www.rockstargames.com/support Rockstar Support on Twitter:twitter.com/RockstarSupport

PlayStation 3 Support:http://us.playstation.com/support/

No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise Release Date (Finally) Set

August 16 is the date according to Konami's official press release. The enhanced port of the first No More Heroes game includes much more detailed graphics, PlayStation Move support, and bosses and other content plucked from No More Heroes 2. And in case you've forgotten, Heroes' Paradise is PS3-exclusive in America (the original Japanese version was also on Xbox 360).

From GamePro