The dark one George Lucas has officially announced his retirement from ruining our childhood in film. We take a look back at his career and the future of his popular franchises. Then in our main topic we ask are video games the new TV? With video game consoles turning into all in one entertainment devices, will it dethrone TV or merge into one ball-o-media goodness? All this and more in Issue #27 of Boomzies!
One of my favorite arcade racers of all time is coming to the Xbox LIVE arcade. Well that is if you believe the Australian Classification Database rating system. No specific date or system has been slated for the release, but we’ve got a hunch it will be coming to Xbox LIVE arcade. Especially in light of all the games Sega has put out on XBLA these past few months. Can you say 8 player online multiplayer? Yes please!
Tell us what Sega games you would like to see come out for digital download.
When I ask people what games they are hyped for this year, I hear a lot of the usual suspects. There’s Gears of War 3, Elder Scrolls Skyrim, Batman Arkham City, Uncharted 3, and Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword just to name a few. While I’m pumped and primed for a few games on this list, none of them can hold a candle to the atomic bomb of gaming goodness that is Radiant Silvergun. Radiant what you say? Well let me explain…
As many of you might know, a few weeks ago I became the proud new papa of a Neo Geo 6-slot MVS cab. And let me tell I am a happy man. Well at least I thought I was.
But down in my core, I was still empty. I knew what this feeling was. The need for a dedicated Sunset Riders arcade cab. I previously owned a Sunset Riders cab but it was originally a dedicated “King of Rings” converted to play Sunset Riders, so weaksauce.
I sold that cab in hopes of one day finding my dream dedicated machine. Well that day finally came. While lurking on Craigslist I saw a guy selling off a bunch of machines. I skimmed over the listing and the words “SUNSET RIDERS” popped off the screen. I looked at the pictures and saw it was indeed a dedicated machine! Oh happy day I thought. I hesitently sent an e-mail equiring how much he wanted. He shot back an e-mail and said he’d take $150. I squeeled like a wee school girl.
Konami has finally set a release date and pricing for the classic arcade beat ‘em up X-Men. The game is slated to come out for both the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 this month. Playstation 3 owners will have a slight head start with the game coming out December 14th, while 360 owners will get it one day later on December 15th.
Even better, Konami has kept the price at a reasonable $10 (800 space bucks for 360). I can’t wait to get some 6 player online co-op going. I call dibs on Wolverine!
P.S. WINDEGO!
Do I really need to tell you how much I love Cave? No, not an underground hollow with access from the ground surface or from the sea, often found in limestone areas and on rocky coastlines. I’m speaking of the marvelous game developer.
If you weren’t convinced to import the region free versions of either Mushihimesama Futari ver. 1.5 or ESPGaluda II, I can understand. They were a bit pricey. If you weren’t convinced to buy the American release of Deathsmiles, I can almost understand. Even though it was on store shelves, $50 was still a hard pill to swallow for some. If you’re not convinced to buy the upcoming Gwuange, you plain suck. It’s coming stateside as DLC for only $10!
Gwuange is a vertically scrolling shump developed by Cave set during the Muromachi period of Japan. It’s certainly got an old oriental feel to it. Best yet, it’s a crazy fun game. Just look for yourself.
This marks the first time Guwange has been playable on a home console (I don’t think MAME technically counts). I was a little worried this wouldn’t be getting a U.S. release, but Cave is smarter then I gave them credit for.
Look out for it November 10th for just 800 MS point ($10). That ten bucks not only gets you the standard arcade mode, but also two new modes: An Xbox 360 mode for the shmup handicapped with autofire, and the “Blue Mode”, a super OMG pull your eyebrows out mode.
So summed up, $10 on the 10th of November in the year ‘10 for a perfect 10 of a game.
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