Deadly Premonition director SWERY is interested in making episodic games, wants more Japanese open world games

Deadly Premonition director SWERY is interested in making episodic games, wants more Japanese open world games

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Gaming News On: 28 Jan

I had the pleasure of briefly chatting with Mr. Hidetaka Suehiro, better known as SWERY, as he promoted the upcoming release of Deadly Premonition: Director’s Cut for PS3 last week, and he gave me some nice hints about the projects that he wants to tackle next, as well as where he thinks the Japanese game [...]

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Neo Geo X not discontinued, more game cards in the works

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Gaming News On: 26 Jan

Hardcore retro gamers everywhere entered a collective panic earlier this week when rumors started circulating that the Neo Geo X had been discontinued. Fans of the retro handheld/console can rest easy today though, because it appears that those rumors were only partially accurate.

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King of Fighters XIII joins PS Plus’s “Instant Game Collection,” DLC discounted tomorrow

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Playstation 3 On: 08 Oct

SNK’s brawling masterpiece The King of Fighters XIII joins Playstation Plus’s selection of “free” games tomorrow, and they’re discounting all of the game’s DLC to celebrate.

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Portable Neo Geo X will also be $130 by itself

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Gaming News, Handheld On: 13 Sep

Nintendo may be grabbing all the headlines today, but there’s another system by a beloved Japanese developer coming out soon: SNK is still planning to release the Neo Geo X, a new handheld version of their classic arcade system, in a few months. Gamers previously balked at the $200 price tag for the original Neo [...]

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New handheld plays Neo Geo games, has a Neo Geo price

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Handheld On: 13 Aug

Long before Sony made the mistake of trying to sell a system at $599, SNK created the 24-bit Neo Geo AES home console and tried to sell it for $650. Keep in mind that was back in the early 90′s, so if you adjust for inflation the system would actually cost you the equivalent of [...]

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10 Dreamcast Games That Deserve HD Ports

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Blog On: 27 Feb

Sega recently announced a new HD port of cult classic Jet Set Radio, and while the first wave of Dreamcast HD ports was severely underwhelming, it’s hard not to get excited at the thought of being able to replay some of gaming history’s best and most beloved titles in HD. Sure, there’s a good (probable [...]

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The Neo Geo is Back! (Sort Of.)

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Gaming News, Handheld On: 25 Jan

You guys remember the Neo Geo Pocket? It was a short-lived competitor to the Game Boy Color that was home to some of the best (and sadly, most overlooked) handheld games of all time, such as Cardfighters Clash and some surprisingly faithful ports of SNK fighting franchises like The King of Fighters and Last Blade. [...]

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Atlus announces KoF XIII Patch, discounted DLC

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Gaming News On: 19 Dec

Today Atlus, the US distributor of King of Fighters XIII, announced that developer SNK is putting the finishing touches a new patch that will hopefully alleviate the lag issues that have troubled the otherwise flawless game since its release (see my review for more details regarding the game’s current state). No release date was given [...]

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Atlus aware that KoFXIII online play is lame

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Gaming News On: 05 Dec

I recently reviewed The King of Fighters XIII, and I liked it. In fact, I liked it a lot; with it’s blend of amazing 2D animation and old-school, hardcore fighting mechanics, I felt that it was one of the best fighting games of this generation. Unfortunately, the netcode behind the game’s online play is so [...]

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The King of Fighters XIII Review

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Playstation 3, Reviews, Xbox 360 On: 26 Nov

The King of Fighters XIII is a game that successfully blends new school aesthetics and style with old school skill-based gameplay. KoF has got the depth and balance to be ranked in with genre classics like Third Strike or Garou: Mark of the Wolves, and its more than pretty enough to compete with Capcom’s latest, [...]

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