Articles by Joe Fourhman
Twin sisters Mio Amakura and Mayu Amakura are visiting a childhood play spot when Mayu, who walks with a perpetual limp after a childhood accident, follows a mysterious crimson butterfly deep into the woods. Mio, concerned for her twin, follows Mayu, and the two girls are led to a lost village. While curiously empty, the village appears to have been cursed by some past event. The curse appears to be related to a failed ritual of human sacrifice involving twins, where one twin sacrifices another. This ritual was supposed to keep the Hell Gate beneath the village closed. After one of the twins designated for the sacrifice flees the village, the remaining monks attempt to complete the ritual by hanging Yae's sister, but this instead opens the Hell Gate and releases the evil spirits held inside, who flood the village and kill everyone present.
Original GameCube-era Animal Crossing website still exists, still shows off Punch-Out
If you want to take a trip back in time to 2002, follow Tom Nook over to the original Animal Crossing website! It’s still there.
Although the main animal-crossing.com URL directs you to Wii’s City Folk …
First Thirty: L.A. Noire (PS3)
Good, but weird.
The first half hour of L.A. Noire sets up a game that I think is likely to be very good, but very weird. It’s good because it looks great, channeling post-war America through …
North America, here’s what you’re getting out of Sony’s PSN outage
Perhaps the biggest benefit to Sony’s three week PSN downtime is that we all have now heard of – and can correctly pronounce – Qriocity. It’s like “curiosity.” Cool!
But maybe you think you deserve some …
Nintendo partners with Best Buy for additional WiFi hotspots
Nintendo must be terribly worried that folks do not have access to WiFi. Back in ’05, Nintendo worked with McDonald’s to set up DS hotspots, and part of this year’s 3DS launch included a partnership …
Nintendo Download – Chrono Trigger hits the VC
One of the most-revered RPGs for the Super Nintendo makes a long-awaited Virtual Console bow today. Chrono Trigger is now available for 800 points. Then there’s the monster-based dancing game from Natsume, Gabrielle’s Ghostly Groove: …
PSN’s back!
Hey there, US and EU: PSN is coming back online!
The rollout is staggered and the features might be arriving piecemeal, but Sony’s latest multi-day silence has ended with the announcement of them flipping the switch …
Weekend AeroProTip: The Legend of Zelda
GAME> The Legend of Zelda (1986)
SYSTEM> NES
SOURCE> Nintendo Power #266, April 2011
Miyamoto’s famous story behind the original design of Legend of Zelda is that, as a boy, he often paid old women to find his …
Sony MMOs: Here are your make-goods
Last night, Sony Online Entertainment further outlined the Welcome Back incentives for MMO players, revealing the rewards and prizes that will rain from the sky once Sony comes back online. Here’s the menu:
DC Universe™ Online: …
The Name of the Game; or, Why do they name game consoles like that?
Among the many rumors about Nintendo’s new console is the theoretical name: the Nintendo Feel. Stacked on top of even more rumors about controllers with built-in touchscreens and haptic technology, the “Feel” could be Nintendo’s …
Nintendo Download – You might remember MDK
You’ve probably forgotten all about MDK, until I mention it was the game with the guy in the massive pointy helmet and gimp suit. Also the six-legged dog. MDK2 came out in 2000 for Dreamcast …
Weekend AeroProTip: Kinectimals
GAME> Kinectimals (2010)
SYSTEM> Xbox 360
SOURCE> Toys R Us Gamer Guide, Spring 2011
Holy jesus, a saber-toothed tiger? I take it all back; Kinect is truly for the hardcore.
Nintendogs+cats now featuring Presidential guest star
Quick, turn on your nintendogs+cats, you’ve got an important visitor!
Tonight, Nintendo revealed via Twitter some incoming SpotPass content for the 3DS nintendogs sequel. Nintendo has broken the internet and figured out how to turn animal-loving …
DCUO extending playtime, offering Batman’s head
With SOE knocked out of commission, not even PC gamers can get into DC Universe Online at the moment. The official Facebook page for DCUO has been keeping fans abreast of the situation – even …
Ones to Watch: Nintendo releases for May 2011
Clearly not a lot of meat this month as we ride into the wilds of E3 ’11. Movie tie-ins, more of the 3DS pile-on, and a couple TV shows taking on Nintendo greats.
May 3
Thor: God …
Nintendo Download – Now 90-ball bingo, there’s your real hardcore bingo action
When you want bingo, you don’t want to stop at merely 75 balls. You want the full cosmic 90 ball experience, and Bingo Party Deluxe (500 points, WiiWare) aims to deliver. The rest of this …
Weekend AeroProTip: Twisted Metal: Black
GAME> Twisted Metal: Black (2001)
SYSTEM> PS2
SOURCE> OPM #59, August 2002
And if you want to see your car pitch fits on a weblog and swear a lot, hit pause and enter code J-A-F-F-E. If you do …
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