Category Archives: Platformer

A re-imagining of the classic platformer with a dual-world mechanic, Giana Sisters: Twisted Dream will release on the PlayStation Network sometime in June.

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505 Games has announced its product lineup for E3 next week, which will consist of PayDay 2, Brothers – A Tale of Two Sons, Takedown: Red Sabre, How to Survive, and more. Hit up the break for the entire list of games and the descriptions.

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Square Enix has announced it will be announcing next-gen, current gen, PC and mobile title at E3 next week.

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Capcom has confirmed its E3 line-up and has released many a screenshots for the games it is bringing to the event.

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Check yourself for memory loss with new Ducktales Remastered footage, showing off Capcom’s remake contrasted with the 1989 NES original.

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SEGA will release Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episodes 1 and 2 and Sonic CD on Ouya. According to GI International, all three will run you $6.99 to purchase, which is a bit higher than Sonic 4 on Google Play for $3.99 and $1.99 on the App Store, and Sonic CD costing $2.99 on both. Ouya launches June 25.

Puppeteer’s final two powers have been revealed: the Hook Power of the Moon Pirate and the Brute Power of the Moon Wrestler. Plus, Sony has announced a Theatrical Pack which nets you goodies when you pre-order.

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Capcom has announced DuckTales: Remastered will be released on PC through Steam, Origin, Impulse, GamersGate, Green Man Gaming and “numerous other places” in the digital PC space. It will run you $14.99 and will launch “within or around same window” as the PS3, Wii U and Xbox 360 versions.

Guacamelee! costume DLC shots are below. The packs come with three new costumes for Juan and Tostada, and six new trophies for $1.99. It will arrive on PSN later today through the usual PS Store update, and tomorrow in Europe.

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Sonic: Lost World is coming to Nintendo 3DS and Wii U as part of a three-game deal between Sega and the platform holder, but a fresh report suggests that a the third game will not launch until 2014.

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Designer Chris Seavor and programmers Shawn Pile and Chris Marlow have produced a six-part commentary series discussing Rare’s much-loved and final N64 release, Conker’s Bad Fur Day.

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Nintendo World Report has released a Super Luigi U video, which was shown during this week’s Nintendo Direct out of Japan. If you understand Japanese, great. If not, you still get an idea of what to expect when the game releases later this month on the eShop. New Super Luigi U as DLC will release in the US and UK on June 20 and lands at retail in the US on August 25 and in the UK on July 26.

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505 Games has announced Terraria will be heading to mobile platforms. Already available on PC, XBLA, PSN, and coming this summer to Vita, the controls have been completely redesigned for touch screens and will support leader boards, achievements and Facebook integration. In development by Codeglue, Terraria for phones and tablets will be available starting this summer.

PopCap has released two shots of some sort of cross-over project for Plants vs. Zombies. Both shots were posted on Facebook: “Grass Effect” and “Dead Face”, teasing Mass Effect and Dead Space, respectively. The developer states to expect to hear more on this in June during E3. EA’s press event is on June 10 so we’re likely find out more then. Shots are below.

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Toki Tori 2 is already out on Wii U, but developer Two Tribes is bringing an enhanced edition of the charming platformer to Steam on July 2.

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El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron director Takeyasu Sawaki has successfully acquired the IP rights to the brand from former holder Ignition Entertainment.

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According to the Japanese version of MiiVerse, as noted by NeoGAF, New Super Mario Bros U will be updated when the New Super Luigi U DLC releases. The update will enable Pro Controller support and also allow you to pick up the new content directly from the game’s menus rather than having to exit out to the eShop. There’s no word on whether the patch is headed west yet.

Thanks, Joystiq.

Getting pretty excited for the long-awaited Rayman Legends? But who could blame you. Here’s a couple of minutes footage showing off both a boss fight and multiplayer level The Deadly Lights.

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Marvelous has launched an Android and iOS title based on popular TV show Ninja Warrior.

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Renegade Kid’s Mutant Mudds Deluxe arrives on the North American 3DS eShop next month.

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