Darksiders II for the Wii U: Shut Up and Take My Money

Darksiders II has been confirmed to be in development for a couple of months now. This week, we learned some new details in the most unlikely of places. You would think that Vigil Games would have been given their new Darksiders title some space at the THQ’s booth on the E3 show floor. But no, the biggest announcement was made right before my eyes at the Nintendo press conference.  Darksiders II is on it’s way to the Wii U!

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E3 2011 – Forza Motorsport 4

There were only 2 games at E3 this year that I played on 2 different days. The first was at the Nintendo booth to see if they cleaned up The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword from last year. The second was at the Microsoft booth for Forza Motorsports 4 and I am really glad that I came back to check this game out a second time. Continuing our month of E3 coverage, let’s take a look inside.

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Nintendo Fans Unite for Operation Rainfall

As Golgotron’s undisputed number one Nintendo fanboy, it is my duty to get as many eyes as possible on this story. A group of Wii owners (upset at the lack of quality games for the Wii as it dies a slow, painful death) have taken to the internets and the IGN message boards in hopes of gaining the attention of one Reggie Fils-Aime.

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E3 2011 – X-Men Destiny

Have you ever wanted to play an X-Men game where you don’t get to play as any of your favorite characters? Would you also like to be teased by having the original X-Men that you cannot play as, appear though out the game only to advance the story? If you answered yes to both of these questions then Silicon Knights (of “Too Human” infamy) has the game for you this fall with X-Men Destiny.

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E3 2011 – Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

I got my hands on Skyward Sword this year at E3 2011, but before I get into my thoughts on the demo, let’s start at the beginning.

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Review – Okamiden

Meanwhile back at Golgotron headquarters…while the rest of the Golgotron crew was busy playing Pokemon White and Black, I snuck away to play a different type of game. I picked Capcom‘s adventure game Okamiden for the Nintendo DS. Okamiden is a true sequel to Okami from the Sony Playstation 2 and Nintendo Wii. The story picks up nine months after the end of Okami and takes place in the same environment. The original heroes Amaterasu and Susano have moved on and their roles in this adventure have been replaced by their sons Chibiturasu and Kuni. The similarities are many but is Okamiden different enough from the original to warrant a purchase?

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From the Desk of Aaron: Dear Capcom

Dear Capcom,

The reason for this letter is to tell you how much I hearts you. We have spent so many hours together and I wanted to take some time to look back on the fond memories that we have shared together. I can still remember when we first met. The year was 1989 and I had just opened up my Nintendo Entertainment System. Super Mario Bros was getting kind of old so I went down to the local video store and rented Mega Man. It was love at first sight. Even though you made Mega Man nearly impossible to complete (and I still haven’t to this day), I loved the challenge and variety of levels that you gave to me. Of course soon after you gave me the first Mega Man game, I discovered that you had actually already released Mega Man II and a third installment was on the way. I remember talking with my friends about how if we had Mega Man I, II, and III here, you must have just launched Mega Man XIII in Japan. Oh, those were the days…

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