Lee Meyer

News Best Buy R.O.B. Saga Reaches a Happy Ending

S.A.V.E.D.

Best Buy has decided not to destroy the R.O.B. unit that nearly cost an employee his job. The robot, which an employee unsuccessfully attempted to take home instead of being recycled as part of Best Buy's Renew Blue program, will instead be sent to the company's corporate headquarters to be put on display. Best Buy had some enthusiastic...

• Thu 28th Mar 2013
• Retro
• WTF
• R.O.B.

News Print Your Own Goldeneye Remote Mine

Golden gun not included

Anyone who played Goldeneye 007 back on the N64 will no doubt remember the countless weapons and traps included in its multiplayer mode. ComradeQuiche of Thingiverse has combined his fond memories and technical know-how to create a replica of the remote mine using a 3D printer and has posted the model for all to use. The...

• Wed 27th Mar 2013
• Retro
• Awesome
• Art

News Citizens of Earth Prepares to Invade Wii U eShop

Likened to Earthbound and Little King's Story

Indie developer Eden Industries has announced that its upcoming RPG, Citizens of Earth, will be hitting the Wii U eShop in 2014. The game tasks the player — as Vice President of the World — with rallying the citizens of a small rural town to battle wacky enemies and complete tasks for money and...

• Wed 27th Mar 2013
• Upcoming Releases
• Wii U eShop
• RPG

News Nnooo Announces escapeVektor Sale

Escape for 50% less

Nnooo has announced that its 3DS eShop game, escapeVektor, will be sold at a 50% discount over the next three weeks. The critically acclaimed game's soundtrack will also be on sale. From the press release: "You can now grab the full game and original soundtrack for less than the normal price of the game," said Thomson. "Head...

• Wed 27th Mar 2013
• 3DS eShop
• Sale

News ZombiU Developers Talk Permadeath And Protagonists

Giving new meaning to "silent protagonist"

At this year's GDC, Ubisoft Montpellier gave a post-mortem discussion on their Wii U launch title, ZombiU, discussing the genesis of the game and the unique approach they took to involving the player in the story. First shown at E3 2011 as the darkly comical Killer Freaks From Outer Space, story design...

• Tue 26th Mar 2013
• Wii U
• GDC
• Ubisoft

News Young Justice: Legacy Coming To Wii U And 3DS Despite Show Axe

The legacy lives on

Little Orbit has announced that Young Justice: Legacy — based on the recently cancelled Young Justice animated series — will be released this September for the all major platforms, including 3DS and Wii U. The game was previously announced for release this Spring on the Wii, but those plans have apparently been scrapped...

• Mon 25th Mar 2013
• Wii U
• Upcoming Releases
• 3DS

News Platinum's Kamiya: "No Other Way" That Bayonetta 2 Could Be Made Without Nintendo

It's exclusive for a reason

Platinum Games’ Hideki Kamiya has reminded his Twitter followers that without Nintendo, the highly anticipated Bayonetta 2 wouldn’t be in development. Kamiya, who directed the original Bayonetta for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360, is supervising development of the Wii U exclusive and directing a new IP, The Wonderful 101,...

• Mon 25th Mar 2013
• Wii U
• Sega

News Renegade Kid Open To Idea Of Moon Sequel

IP rights present an issue, however

Renegade Kid recently announced its new FPS, Cult County, which is to be released on the 3DS eShop episodically later this year and into next year. Speaking to Nintendo Force magazine about the horror-themed shooter, co-founder Jools Watsham made reference to his studio's DS horror series Dementium and the...

• Mon 25th Mar 2013
• DS
• Interviews