PlayStation
- Daney and I quite like The Last Guardian. You can watch me play through the first half hour if you want. Now, the property is will be on a new medium. Part art book, part walkthrough, part development chronicle, The Last Guardian: An Extraordinary Story is scheduled to be released Feb. 28, 2017 for $39.99.
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Xbox
- Those who preordered the digital version of Halo Wars 2 Ultimate Edition can now play Halo Wars: Definitive Edition.
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Nintendo
- Pokémon GO for Apple Watch has shipped—but you can’t catch Pokémon with it….
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As of this past week, 3DS has now outsold PS2 in Japan.
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Super Mario Run was downloaded over 40 million times in the first four days and holds the record as the fastest selling game in the app store.
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Nintendo has sent out surveys to randomized My Nintendo members who linked their ID’s to the game asking what they would pay for the game and if they’d play a sequel.
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Industry News
- Famed JRPG studio Atlus opened a new development arm called Studio Zero to work on a new IP. Persona 5 director Katsura Hashino will be heading up the project
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Indie juggernaut Crytek is closing down five of it’s studios, but will remain operational with the remaining two.
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Final Fantasy XV has received a weighty 3.2 GB update on PS4 and includes bug fixes as well as New Game Plus mode. It does not offer enhancements for 4K or 60fps for 1080p owners.
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Minecraft has launched on tvOS (Apple TV) for $19.99 and includes seven pieces of DLC as well as the Enders Update.
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Roller Coaster Tycoon is now available on iOS and Android. It’s a new game inspired from RCT and RCT 2 and apparently isn’t littered with microtransactions. Will is super excited.
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The first six games are coming to iOS and Android in January. No word on pricing or a definite date. I can’t imagine they’d play well on a touch screen and recommend anything with physical buttons.
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Rumors
- In addition to releasing Pokémon GO on Apple Watch, people familiar with the situation claim Niantic is working on a wearable of their own that will tie into the company’s games.
Roller coaster tycoon classic is absolutely worth the 6$. No micro transactions, no ads (not even ads for the expansions available!). Just a good port of a great game. It’s rct 1+ expansions + rct 2 bundled as one game. The game runs smoothly, feels natural. It’s better somewhat on iPad, just for screen real-estate with menus, but there’s nothing wrong with the iPhone/android versions.
Solid pick. Good port. Happy nostalgia!