More than Mighty No. 9 did Inti Creates did what Comcept couldn’t withMighty No. 9— give us another qualityMega Mangame from a studio not named Capcom. Yes Inti Creates did help work onMighty, but given that they’ve been churning out hit after hit on their own and Comcept’s recent history has been dicey, it’s hard to put the burden on the former. Mighty Gunvolt Burstwas another bonafide hit, as it felt like a natural evolution of the 8-bitMega Manformula with a little modern spice to it, by way of mechanics like “create your own buster shot” and miniature RPG elements picked fromMega ManlikeV‘s or7‘s collectibles....

On Android and iOS Mobius Final Fantasymight have launched in Japan in June of 2015, but it’s out right now in the west on Android and iOS. It’s free to download, but requires server access to play (!), and features microtransactions. For the most part the game has been successful in Japan, and is most notable for its high production values, which are on par with a console RPG. I’d love to give you some impressions, but the servers are still being switched on at the time of this writing, and thus, I can’t play....

Let’s do it Level-5 revealedMegaton Musashiseveral years ago, and it just kind of sat since. The publisher is busy putting out games every few months, sure, but it would be nice to know what happened to this promising new franchise. As it turns out, we’re getting more info on December 21-22 at Jump Festa 20 in Tokyo. I’ll just say what everyone is thinking. OriginallyMegaton Musashiwas supposed to be a 3DS game that kicked off one of Level-5’s famous “cross-media” projects, but with the 3DS on the way out and practically no new games in development for it, the probably pulled the old Switcheroo....

Going back to when MTV actually meant something So I guess thatAeon Fluxrebootwas a harbinger of things to come! MTV just announced the creation of MTV Studios, a new production company under the MTV banner. During that announcement, they decided to unveil that they were working on a reboot ofThe Real World,Aeon Flux, and a sequel toDariacalledDaria & Jody. There were also a couple of reality TV shows that were announced, butDariais back!...

Due out in fiscal 2014. Too soon? During Ubisoft’s earnings call today, CEO Yves Guillemot spoke of the latestAssassin’s Creedgame, which will be releasing in fiscal year 2014, according toPolygon; in other words, June 08, 2025 at the earliest. The company “will introduce an all-newAssassin’s Creedhero, within an all new team and time period, and we expect it to be another major leap forward for the franchise,” said Guillemot. You know, a breather would have been nice afterAssassin’s Creed III, but who am I to judge?...

‘Movies with balls’ Redbox is launching a PS3 app. It’s called Redbox Instant by Verizon, which I don’t really want to call it. $8 a month gives you access to Redbox’s streaming selection and “four DVD rental nights at the Redbox kiosk, every month.” You can also purchase or rent new digital releases without a subscription, which is likely the only thing I would ever consider using this for. Exclusive to the PS3 app is “The Playlist,” a curated set of movies “built specifically with the PlayStation gamer in mind....

The gift that kept giving When thelastDLCforSD Gundam G Generation Cross Raysreleased, that seemed like the end of the line. There was nothing else announced at the time, leading many, including this writer, to believe the team had moved on. During a livestream this morning, among other news, Bandai Namco proved otherwise, announcing a new wave of free and paid DLC for the game. You can watch the announcement and some early footage at the 1-hour-and-28-minute mark....

Free updates starting in May Rare has begun detailing its post-release support forSea of Thieves. First up is a content update called The Hungering Deep, which adds “a new AI threat” for crews to “discover and defeat as part of a unique event.” That’ll arrive in May, followed by weekly events with “new ways to play.” “In the summer months, we’ll debut two more content updates with Cursed Sails, which will include a new ship type, and Forsaken Shores, which will introduce players to a perilous new part of the world to explore....

The gorilla fate is yearning! IloveSkullgirls. It’s probably the most fun I’ve had with a fighting game sinceSoul Calibur 2, and I fuckin’ love fighting games. NowLab Zero and Autumn Games have announced some pretty major updatesto the game and boy am I excited. DubbedSkullgirls 2ndEncore, the game will be released on PlayStation 4 and PS Vita in the summer. Some of the major updates include a story mode featuring full voice acting, a challenge mode, a trials mode to learn more combos, and a survival mode....

We met with the Wikipad folks during GDC last week to get our hands and eyes on the newly shrunken Wikipad, coming down from theoriginal 10-inch sizeto a more manageable (and more affordable) 7-inch version. At 10-inches, this dedicated gaming tablet was attractive, but its price ($499) and size made it less of a real portable gaming device and more of an in-home gaming luxury. you’re able to ask Sweet Brown what I think about that....

Frictional compares the two In June, I told myself tostay awayfrom watching and subsequently covering any more trailers forSOMA. That was going well — until today. Curiosity got the better of me, but at least this “Environments” trailer is abstract enough to not feel spoilery. Won’t be much longer now until the September 22 release for PC and PlayStation 4. Will I crack again? While we’re on the subject, Frictional Games has anew blog post updescribing howSOMAcompares and contrasts with its prior game,Amnesia: The Dark Descent, in terms of scares, puzzles, and storytelling....

It’s usually Microsoft that casts the first stone when it comes to industry trash talk, but Sony isn’t short of a few inflammatory comments either. SCEA marketing boss John Koller hascome out of the woodworkto say that Microsoft “writes checks” to win exclusive games out of a sense of insecurity with its first party line-up. “Microsoft has had a much more lenient policy to writing checks than we do,” states Koller....

The official JapaneseStreet Fighter IVbloghas revealed that they will be making a statement about a potential newStreet Fightergame. The announcement, by way of Natsuki Shiozawa and Yoshinori Ono, promises that something will be said. Granted, they might just end up saying that a sequel won’t be happening at all, but it’s weird that they would hype up an announcement about no announcement. AsAndriasang points out, Tokyo Game Show is next week and we may hear something about whatever this is about then....