Ikaruga creator's 3DS shooter Kokuga translated to English and rated in Germany

Hiroshi Iuchi, the creator of the bullet-hell classic Ikaruga, surprised many fans when he announced his latest game Kokuga for the 3DS.We were pretty excited about the card-based shooter when it was released in Japan back in September, but our excitement cooled when there was no news of a planned western release.This may change soon, however, as Siliconera reports that a recent listing by Germany's USK board...

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Review: Witch & Hero for 3DS

There's a lot of retro revival going on lately. Be it through high-definition remakes, long-deserved sequels, or even just aesthetics that hark back to a time when things were blockier: that 8-bit look is the new black.So, it didn't surprise me one bit when I came to review Witch & Hero to discover an 8-bit game built upon the principles of retro-based fun.What I wasn't expecting, however, was something quite so quirky underneath...

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Silver Award-winning Shin Megami Tensei - Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers is heading to 3DS in Europe this autumn

Good news, Japanese RPG lovers: NIS America has announced that it has partnered with developer Atlus to release Shin Megami Tensei - Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers in Europe later this year.Shin Megami Tensei - Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers was released in Japan on the Sega Saturn back in 1997 and subsequently ported to Sony's PSone a couple of years later.It will be released in Europe this autumn for the very first time, complete...

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Downloadable Content - Fire Emblem: Awakening

Updated on April 25th, at 18:00: Our first update features our hands-on impressions with Harvest Scramble and The Golden Gaffe (Fire Emblem's first pieces of paid DLC). Fire Emblem: Awakening is the first entry in the venerable tactical RPG franchise to serve up paid downloadable content. Once you finish chapter four, you'll be able to gain access to the Outrealm Gate, and buy additional maps. Here, you'll face new enemies...

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This week on the 3DS eShop: Lego City Undercover, BIT.TRIP SAGA, and Mega Man 4

Bad news, American 3DS fans. The eShop shelves are practically bare this week.But it's good news for European gamers: we've got more digital content than our pals across the Atlantic this week.Now, there's nothing particularly interesting on either online store this week.But you never know: maybe you'll find something that suits you. Something that suits you a lot.*Spoiler alert: You probably won't.*European eShop releasesLet's begin with Lego...

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What's heading to 3DS? Hands-on with Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, and more

Nintendo might have shared some fairly gloomy financial news with the rest of the world yesterday - with both the 3DS and Wii U missing their sales targets - but the outlook for the future couldn't be much more positive for the Japanese giant.Off the back of yet another engaging Nintendo Direct broadcast, Nintendo went that extra mile last week to put its new software into the hands of the press and to help generate some excitement...

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Buyers' Guide: How to get the cheapest Nintendo 3DS XL in the UK

There has never been a better time to be a 3DS owner.Not only is there now an enormous selection of games to play, but there are also many more on their way. Oh, and there's a fantastic promotion on at the moment where you can get a free game to download.With all that in mind, we thought we'd help out those sorry 3DS-less gamers out there by scouring the internet for the cheapest unit (or bundle) online.We've gone for the 3DS...

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Nintendo releasing Pink 3DS XL in the UK on May 31st

Do you really, really want a Nintendo 3DS XL? Are you really, really put off by the range of colours in which you can currently purchase Ninty's handheld?We have some good news for the three of you who answered 'yes' to both of the above questions.From May 31st, you'll be able to walk into your local UK-based game store and walk back out cradling your very own Pink Nintendo 3DS XL.Over the moon? We bet you are.Over the past few months, Nintendo...

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Review: Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins for 3DS

Whenever a big Lego game is released on consoles, you'll often find that a smaller and less feature-filled version will hit the handheld consoles at around the same time.But Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins bucks that trend, and brings a good portion of the Wii U game's massive open world over to the Nintendo 3DS.There are a number of caveats to this, mind you. But, overall, this is an impressive release that you'll...

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Get a free 3DS game for registering your purchases with Nintendo's 'So Many Games!' Promotion

Nintendo is offering 3DS owners who register their games the chance to get a free copy of, among other titles,Luigi's Mansion 2: Dark Moon, the PG Platinum Award winning Fire Emblem: Awakening, or Animal Crossing: New Leaf.Going under the banner of the 'So Many Games! Promotion', the offer requires participants to register any three of the eight selected 3DS games (see below).Provided you've linked your Club Nintendo account to the...

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Review: Alien Chaos 3D for 3DS

Unless you've played Mama & Son: Clean House - the game that precededAlien Chaos 3D - you've probably never experienced a game that involved both shooting aliens and cleaning up your mess afterwards.In Alien Chaos 3D, you're not just cleaning for the sake of it, though: you'll need to wash the walls and sweep the floors in order to survive.No, really.This silly quirk really gives Reef Entertainment's game an edge. Throw...

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Stealth Bastard will sneak onto PSN this summer as Stealth Inc. - A Clone in the Dark

Earlier this month, Curve Studios announced that - to avoid falling foul of Sony - it would need to change the name of sneaky platformer Stealth Bastard before it's released on PSNsometime this summer.Instead of coming up with a new title for the game itself, though, the studio decided to ask its fans to come up with a name."It brings me great pleasure to announce that the renaming competition for Stealth Bastard, our wonderfully...

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Confirmed Sasquatch sighting on Vita in Jacob Jones and the Bigfoot Mystery

Vita owners will soon be able to encounter Bigfoot on a small screen in Lucid's upcoming puzzle-adventureJacob Jones and the Bigfoot Mystery.In this game, you get to sport the badge-emblazoned sash of Jacob, a young boy scout who has just arrived at Camp Eagle.Instead of spending his time playing with his fellow campmates, though, Jacob seeks solitude in the wilderness. It is there he stumbles upon old Sasquatch himself, the legendary man-beast...

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Soul Sacrifice sequel for the PS Vita not as far-fetched as you'd think

Have you been enjoying your time with the generous demo for the upcoming Soul Sacrifice?If so, we have some potentially good news to report - Soul Sacrifice creator Keiji Inafune is thinking that he'd like to do a sequel for the Vita.Speaking to IGN, Inafune stated that he's approaching Sony with talks of the potential project.While there was no formal announcement made, Inafune concluded his remarks by stating...

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Award-winning indie adventure Machinarium coming to European and Australian PS Vitas next week

March was a mixed sort of month for PS Vita owners eager to play the Pocket Gamer Silver Award-winning adventure title Machinarium.It was a great month if you lived in North America, when the indie adventure title made its way to the PSN on March 26, but it was a bit of a downer if you lived in Europe, Australia, or New Zealand - as it failed to materialize on those PlayStation Networks.That's about to change. Thanks to Sony,...

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This week on the PS Vita Store: Thomas Was Alone, Draw Slasher, and tons of PlayStation Mobile games

There aren't a huge number of new downloadable releases for PS Vita this week, although there's still one or two you should take a look at.And if you're a PlayStation Plus subscriber, there's something nice, indie, and free to grab this week. Free stuff is always good, right?Those who like to check out PlayStation Mobile every now and again will be in for a shock, by the way, for there are eight - yes, eight! - new PSM games this week.Let's...

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Upcoming D&D brawler Dragon's Crown receives firm US release date, won't support PS3 / Vita multiplayer

This is going to be one of those "good news / bad news" sort of updates.When we last brought you news on the upcoming PS Vita beat 'em upDragon's Crown, we promised to check back in when we had a firm release date for the US.We have that now, August 6, but we also have a dash of bad news.Siliconera reports that while Dragon's Crown will support cross saves between the PS Vita and PS3, it won't support cross-platform...

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New gorgeous Metroidvania game A.N.N.E. will head to Ouya and Vita if its Kickstarter is a hit

Montreal-based indie developer Gamesbymo will release its pixelated Metroidvania adventure A.N.N.E. on Ouya and Vita if a newly launched Kickstarter campaign for the gamereaches the studio's stretch goals.The game is described as "Metroidvania meets Gradius" because you can explore the planet Gomi on foot or hop into your Great Whale spaceship to gun down enemies and lift heavy objects.It stars a worker bot - called...

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Japanese horror franchise Corpse Party comes to the PS Vita in Japan with Blood Drive

Few games have the ability to unsettle, unnerve, and unman players quite like Team GrisGris' Corpse Partytitles do.With its roots stretching back to a 1996 a doujin RPG, the Corpse Partysurvival horror franchise only recently came to the west on the PSP withCorpse Party and the Silver Award-winning Corpse Party: Book of Shadows.Now, with the recently announced Corpse Party: Blood Drive, the gory franchise is slated...

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Review: Thomas Was Alone for PS Vita

*Spoiler alert: The name of this game doesn't really make much sense.*That's because for about 99 percent of the game, Thomas is most definitely NOT alone.Unfortunately, this nomenclature 'oversight' isn't the only one on the part of this game's developer.Despite Thomas Was Alone's inherent loveliness, you see, the simplistic nature of its puzzles can't be ignored. And won't be.Alone, until you pay it backYou control a rectangle on a quest...

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