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.”
Less than a week until Strider’s release!
Did you like last weeks’ Monster Hunter Origami/Papercraft ? Well, one of my dreams is coming true, as Cahoonas has been making even more! Here’s a lovely Nargacuga and a fierce Tigrex !
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!
BiohazardOtaku
ItchyTasty
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!
And uh, don’t forget to check out RE4 PC, coming February 28 ! 😛
This Valentines Day… say it with Strider
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:
Dustgirl recreated in Terraria by insanehuman19
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!
Nurturing a partner JoeXseries
Dustman by IStabHotLava
8-bit Dustman by ragesolopaver
Dust Boy by scrumpychumpy
Dustforce sculptures by wonder246
Burly Dustgirl by thistledownhair
Dustforce Lumia by MalXII
Let’s Mop by BICKpen
“Let’s Dust” by dynamo5
Dustforce Papercraft by MrQqn
“Dusty Night” by dannyhuynh99
Dustman slide by Zifnab-Illus
“Dustforce Red” by Variable-Edge
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 .
Log into RE.net / Resident Evil Revelations from now until Feb 28 for five free Raid Mode items – three rare weapons and two rare parts!
From the RE.net team:
It’s that special time of year again when we cherish those closest to us, and at Resident Evil.Net we’d like to thank each and every one of you for your support. Since chocolate won’t get you very far in Resident Evil Revelations, we hope you enjoy blazing your way through Raid mode with the following Valentine’s gifts instead:
Prowler (Lv46 Slot 3)
Pull off headshots more consistently with this top-of-the-line rifle. Present Code : valentine
Lindwurm (Lv31 Slot 5)
It might slow you down a little, not that anything will be able to get close enough… Present Code : chocolate
Lead Storm (Lv10 Slot 5)
A Raid mode staple providing excellent cover. Present Code : bitter
Damage VI
Because who doesn’t like more firepower? Present Code : sweet
Bottomless Pouch I
A grenade a day keeps the enemy away. Present Code : cocoa
More RE4 PC streaming! Today I’ll tackle Del Lago and continue to show off the game’s silky smooth 60fps. Hop over to our Twitch channel at 3pm Pacific – we’ll stream for an hour!
You can pre-purchase it now on Steam , GameFly or GameStop Impulse (with more to come) and in doing so will get the digital soundtrack AND 80+ page digital archives! Game’s out on February 27!
Stream over! Archived vid below
Remember! Our exclusive forum Live View Q&A session with Strider producers Andrew Szymanski and James Vance is this evening at 6-7pm PT (note: the session may start a few minutes late but will proceed for an hour).
See the event thread for details on how to participate! The thread will be opened for posting once the event begins.
See you there!
As you know, Strider is due out next week on five platforms (2/18 – PS3, PS4 | 2/19 – Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC). Take the time now to see what this game is all about with the following special, behind-the-scenes featurette! The video brings us insight from the developers over at Double Helix, as well as some of the returning veteran Strider staffers from Capcom Japan. Hit the jump to watch!
The patches that our SF3:3s and MVC:O fans have been waiting for is finally live. The PSN patch is currently live, with the XboxLive version coming soon. Keep on reading for an in depth breakdown as to what these patches contain.
These fixes aren’t online specific, but these are on the list because they were either relatively easy to implement or things we deemed “must fixes” (like the super art meter length).
The MVC:O patch brings forth better matchmaking (similar to that of DSR) as well quite a few miscellaneous fixes.
