Someone’s excited about the new Donkey Kong and the recently announced Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate … and that someone happens to be a really good artist!
You may remember the artist by his Yoshi/Deviljho fan art piece… or by his screen name: Wyvern Smasher , here on Unity and everywhere else. Anyways, go say hi, congratulate him on his amazing work, etc.
The awesome thing is he uses the Wii U app Art Academy as one of his artistic tools… and makes pretty good use of it – look at that fur!!!
And here’s another treat…
That’s his fan art of one of the new monsters in MH4U : the Gore Magala !
As a child of the arcade era, there was something special about each win I’d earn while on the Street Fighter II cabinet. Since each game was pay to play, every win felt that much more euphoric as I watched my defeated opponent have to pony up more money, whereas each loss stung that much more as I felt my pockets running out of coins. Essentially something more than pride was on the line each game, and that made everyone play all that much harder. With the advent of free online play, it’s been difficult putting something on the line other than pride… UNTIL NOW.
Today, I’m proud to announce our partnership with Virgin Gaming , which will allow players to compete with one another for not only pride, but for money as well! If there was only one thing that would’ve made victories sweeter back then, it would’ve been if each of those quarters that went into the machine, went to me instead. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case back then, but that’s definitely the case now.
So next time someone taunts you online, you can tell them to put their money where their mouth is.
Yes my friends, the highly rad space-ninja tour-de-force Strider is available for five platforms as of today. If you’ve got a Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, or PC, we’ve got you covered. Pick it up for just $14.99, and enjoy one of the coolest, slickest, most action-packed side-scrollers to come along in years.
Tune into our Twitch channel at 4pm PT today for our celebratory launch stream. We’ll have some goodies to give away during, so don’t miss out!!
Get Asura’s Wrath for $7.60 and/or 1943, Avengers, and Black Tiger for just $1.75!
For those of you who like cheap things, you should probably be aware that the Xbox 360 will be offering numerous discounts on XBLA titles during its Ultimate Game Sale . While you never know what’s going to pop up in these daily flash sales, at least you can alway look to us to ping you when something Capcom is wrapped up in the reduction. And guess what? Today is such a day!
From now until the 25th, you can get over 80% off Asura’s Wrath, but you have until tomorrow to land yourself the first Capcom Arcade Cabinet Game Pack (featuring Black Tiger, 1943, and Avengers) for $1.75. That’s like 60 cents a game, so act fast. Oh, and be sure to see why they’re such a rad part of arcade history below.
Tune in to our Twitch.tv channel at 3pm PST TODAY and let’s dust our worries with some free PS3/PS Vita game code giveaways. UPDATE: YouTube archive added for your viewing pleasure!
Don’t know what Dustforce is? It’s high time you learned, m’lad!
The reviews are pouring in for Strider, which is out today for Playstation 3 and Playstation 4, tomorrow for Xbox 360, Xbox One, and PC. I’m thrilled to say that the critical reception so far has been astoudingly positive! Hit the jump for a round-up, plus launch trailer and screens!
Destructoid – 9.5/10 “Double Helix has really come into its own.”
Polygon – 8.5/10 “Strider begins with considerably more player agency and ability than other exploration-based games, and the speed and finesse on display made it a joy to just … sort of … run around.”
GamesRadar – 4.5/5 “Strider makes itself known as the raddest game to come along in years.”
Game Informer – 8.75/10 ” Strider is a great reboot for old-school arcade junkies and at the same time a fresh action experience for newcomers to the franchise.”
GameSpot – 8/10 “From the moment you embark on your journey right up until the final deathblow, Strider is a blast to play.”
IGN – 7.5/10 “This reimagining of the original Strider establishes developer Double Helix’s firm grasp on the essence of the joy of movement that makes Strider Hiryu such a great character.” (*Note: Extra props to IGN for coining the phrase “murderous pinball.”)
Miss our exclusive Q&A session with the producers of Strider last evening? For SHAME. It was a great time, thanks in no small part to the excellent questions of those who did attend 😀
If you missed out, it’s still worth checking out the event thread and reviewing all the juicy tidbits, such as the PS4 version’s Remote Play compatibility, and why you simply must “cut down the tree in the cloud.”
As usual, he’s posted the folding pattern for these as well, and if you want to see more of his stuff, leave comments, “favorite” stuff, just drop by his DeviantArt gallery.
It took longer than expected, but we’ve finally chosen a winner for our Resident Evil 4 chainsaw contest ! The rules were to show off your RE collection, but with emphasis on Leon and the games he headlines. Composition of the photo was also considered.
Needless to say many of you have IMPRESSIVE hauls and all deserve the GameCube chainsaw controller, but we had to pick just one…
And the winner is Michael! Buy why you ask? Well first, he laid out three different presentations. One for RE2, one for RE4, one for RE6. Plenty of submissions had every game in the series and a noteworthy collection of movies, posters books and the like, but Michael’s focused on Leon and his three primary games. AND each game got its own photo spread. AND he had large enough pictures so I could make everything out.
So congrats!
But there were so many other amazing collections… including some that already featured a chainsaw controller!
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Leon
I really liked this one for its ammo boxes and Handcannon homage.
Julian
Folks around the office enjoyed this one for its combining of digital and physical assets
Adam
And then I liked this one for its clever use of the RE6 poster, omitting everything except Leon and R E S I D E N T E V I L. (also shout out to the Atari 2600!)
Again, check the original post for the full assortment of comments and pictures. Lots of great stuff in there. Thanks for the pics everyone!
So while Gregaman and I were gathering footage from just about every Strider game and in-gamer appearance for our amazing, colossal Strider retrospective , we began to notice a startling trend. Strider Hiryu, despite having been a famously lethal, acrobatic badass for over two decades, gets smack talked with astounding regularity. Even when he’s just scaled a massive satellite dish or finished slicing through a robot gorilla, there’s no shortage of naysayers waiting in the wings to call him foolish and weak. As a tribute to that disrespectful treatment and this ultra-mushy day of days, we fashioned several Valentine delights featuring classic Strider trash talk. XOXO
Have a look at some ultra-hygienic beauty and/or WIN the game for PS3 or Vita and an awesome Dustforce Mini-Vacuum
Dustforce just came out on PlayStation 3 and PS Vita (and coming soon to Xbox 360) but Dustforce fans have been living among us for far longer than that. Thanks to a groundswell of indie support and a vibrant PC community, and of course, those artistically inclined wunderkinds who have created the Dustforce fan art you’ll see below. Such as this one:
So not only are we showcasing our DeviantArt favorites, we want to spur on some new artistic creations from you guys. WHO WANTS ONE OF THESE?!?!
How do you win the Dustforce Mini-Vac and a copy of the game on either PS Vita or PS3? Simply sign in to your Unity account and PM me a link. You can upload it here on Unity or elsewhere. The important rules are that you be over 13, a North American resident, and the contest ends Friday, February 21st. (More legal mumbo jumbo here .) Let the inspiration below was over you!
DUSTFORCE PS3/VITA GAME AND MINI-VAC CONTEST TO WIN: -Create your original piece of Dustforce fan art. Anything goes! -Upload to your Capcom Unity profile or elsewhere -Send me a link
Winners will be decided by a panel of judges based on effort, creativity, quality, lulz, and possibly other unforeseen criteria that makes our heart sing. Contest ends Friday February 21st, entrants must have you art submitted by 12pm PST Feb. 21st via Private Message. You must be over 13 years of age and a North American resident (otherwise the game code won’t work and we cant ship you the mini-vac.) Find even more legal rules here .
Dustgirl recreated in Terraria by 
