E3’s still over a month off and Nintendo’s ship already has leaks: A Wii U trailer for Rayman Legends is circulating, packed with footage of gamers playing the beautiful-looking platformer on Nintendo’s forthcoming Wii followup.
Video Games
PSOne Game You Can’t Play Debuts on Vita PS Store
If you chance on an original PlayStation game called Buzz Lightyear of Star Command while browsing Sony’s PlayStation Store with your PS Vita, just click on by, because it doesn’t work — not yet, anyway.
Steam Native Linux Client Near? Gabe Newell Trashes Windows 8?
If you’re a Linux buff, you already know how to get Steam working under the scrappy Unix-like operating system using intermediary connectors like Wine, but as any Wine user knows, game performance generally suffers. What about a …
Want to Skype a Video Call on Your PS Vita? Now You Can
I’m not sure I’d call it the killer app the PS Vita’s looking for, but if you’ve been waiting for a video chat option that lets you avail yourself of the Vita’s dual cameras, it’s finally here, as in right now, courtesy Skype. …
The 10 Best New Skyrim Mods for April 2012
Want to craft weapons made of dragon bone? Fight in your own personal arena? Increase your follower count to 15? Fly a Dwemer airship? You can do that and more in our pick of April 2012’s best new Skyrim mods.
Play Diablo III Today: Blizzard Launches ‘Open Beta Weekend’
Do you have a valid Battle.net account and a decent Windows- or Mac-based rig? You can play Diablo III this weekend, no special beta or V.I.P. access necessary. In fact Blizzard says the Diablo III client is available for …
Did the PS Vita Show Too Much of Its Game Face at Launch?
Conventional wisdom: Launch strong, show your best hand, win hearts and minds. Actual wisdom: Stagger your triple-A releases, because forklifting out everything you’ve got off the block and leaving a black hole of game-space …
Norway Killer Played World of Warcraft, Which Probably Means Nothing At All
Blame video games — that’s the watch phrase these days when something tragic happens. The non-gaming media seem to enjoy zeroing in on video games that are highlighted in horrifying crimes, invoking the rhetorical question: Do …
Why It’s Time to Leave the Mass Effect 3 Ending Alone
I wasn’t going to write anything about Mass Effect 3 and the Not-So-Great Ending backlash. I really wasn’t. You’re probably as sick of reading about it as I am. What’s more, I’ve been less-than-enthralled with the Mass Effect …
How Much for That Wii U in the Window?
‘Xenoblade Chronicles’: Up Through the Belly of the Beast
My biggest complaint about Xenoblade Chronicles for the Nintendo Wii around the 15-hour mark is its menu system. It should have been trigger-based. The way it works now, you tap a face button, then cursor around with the d-pad. …
Review: Amazon Instant Video on PS3 Could Be a Netflix-Killer
Sony just became the first and currently only set-top games console to offer access to Amazon’s streaming video service, which includes both movies and TV shows. Amazon Instant Video can now be accessed by downloading the latest …