Earlier this year, on June 23, Sonic turned 20 years old. As a celebration of his legacy, Sega is releasing Sonic Generations today on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC, with the 3DS version to follow later this month. The game celebrates the history of the franchise by joining old and new into one singular game that promises to mesh and meld all of what makes Sonic great. PixlBit's staff, growing up during the era of the blue blur, have fond memories of Sonic and his games and have come together to share their memories of the mascot.
Ready for some Super Mario World, played on Halloween night? Ghosts, haunted houses, costume changes... Click the link above to see why it's so scary! Partway through, Joaquim called in to join in on the fun. Enjoy the show!
Dungeon Defenders is really a simple, enjoyable game. It's tower defense. Enemies spawn at a few points, walk a set path, and attack a crystal at the end of the path. The heroes in the game summon towers and fight back the orcs, goblins, and trolls, defending the crystals from destruction. It's a standard idea with up to four simultaneous players all working together to defend the crystals from all attacks.
Oh, and there's also some Dungeon Defenders talk inside as well.
The Kirby's Return to Dream Land PlayBit is now over! In part one, join Jason as he plays as Bandanna Dee and Yellow Kirby to help Chris, the staff member controlling Kirby complete the first two worlds of Kirby's Return to Dream Land. But wait, there's more!
Why is this week's Monday Night PlayBit delayed? Because the game to be featured in the PlayBit is nowhere to be found! After a pretty complete search of area stores, Kirby's Return to Dreamland isn't in any of them. It seems despite the October 24th release date, the game will not be in stores until tomorrow. Given this, expect there to be a "PlayBit Tonight" on Wednesday, beginning at 7:30 PM instead. I hope to see you then!
It's a beautiful thing when review copies arrive early. Unfortunately, for Disney Universe we are embargoed from releasing our review any earlier than its release day, Tuesday, October 25. However, I can talk a little bit about the game in the meantime.
So maybe I mislead people the other day, saying I'd play this game at 8:30. That's still going to happen, it's just going to happen sooner. What is Dungeon Defenders? It's an Action RPG Tower Defense Hybrid game receiving high scores from various outlets. Here at PixlBit, we finally got our review code, so I'll be taking the game online for some live-streaming action before my review. Come and check it out! If you're good, I'll even let you skype in to commentate. Add PixlSkype to your Skype friends to do so!
It's been a long nine days since we started running our Ratchet & Clank recap feature, but it has served as a great refresher on all of the games in the series. Having played them all individually over a number of years, it was easy to miss many of the trends the series has exhibited over time. For one, roughly half of the games in the series are actually side quests that only exhibit some of the traits of the core titles. Two, Insomniac is and has always been willing to utilize the series as a testing ground for all sorts of different ideas. All 4 One, being a co-operative four player title, is their latest test. The title sacrifices much of what makes the core series great in an effort to appeal to those looking for a co-op experience with friends. Like Ratchet: Deadlocked (Insomniac's other testing ground), All 4 One both succeeds and fails in different ways, but doesn't even begin to approach the bar set by A Crack in Time.
Instead, a new PlayBit is scheduled to occur on Saturday Night! Live! Be here at 8:30 PM EDT on Saturday Night to catch some of Trendy Entertainment's new game, the long-awaited Dungeon Defenders. See? I wouldn't just cancel one PlayBit on you all without rescheduling something (hopefully) better. After that comes another PlayBit, back on the regular schedule, Monday night! What game will be played then? Why, Kirby's Return to Dreamland! Tune in for these PlayBits, I hope to see you there!
...When will this guy get some editorial ideas, anyway?
Want to see the newest Ratchet & Clank title? Tune in tonight to catch Jason and Chris playing through a portion of it. It's their first Ratchet & Clank title, so things might start slow. Just don't be surprised when they get the hang of things and Chris tries to murder Jason dozens and dozens of time, in the event that's possible. Click through for a replay of the first part!
What's in PB & Jason today? New Wii models, of course! Alongside those comes a preview of what to expect in upcoming PlayBits (*HINT* Ratchet & Clank All4One and Kirby's Return to Dreamland on next Tuesday and the following Monday, respectively). Afterward, the expect to hear Jason elaborate on all the details of the recent Playstation Network and Sony Online Entertainment hackings. Click through to see the rest and to listen to the podcast!
You think you've seen Super Mario 64 before, but have you seen Jason play Super Mario 64? No? Good. Because that's what will be played tonight, for this week's Monday Night PlayBit. Expect an two and a half hours of Super Mario 64, for some classic 3D platformer fun. Please note that it is unlikely Mario will ever attain 100 coins in a stage in this MNP, so a lot of the boring parts won't occur. Hooray! Click through for the replay! Also note next week, there will not be a Monday Night PlayBit. Sorry for the inconvenience. To make up for it, there will be a Tuesday Night PlayBit, which will occur on Tuesday night, believe it or not, and will feature Jason and Chris (and maybe Bradley) playing through a portion of Ratchet & Clank: All4One to kick off the busy holiday game season.
At the time of this post, Metroid: Other M is the leading candidate for this week's Monday Night PlayBit. However, there are several other options. A Boy and His Blob, WarioLand: Shake It!, and Xenoblade Chronicles number among them. Shadow Complex is another possibility on a different console, as is Mega Man X 2. One thing is certain: This week's PlayBit will begin at 8 PM EDT and end at 9 PM EDT. It's another "short" PlayBit, so join us for an hour-long glimpse at one of these games... Better yet, let me know which one you'd like to see me play! Edit: A surprise, last-minute vote chose a different game. Guess which one?! Starting very soon!