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Karateka came out today on Xbox 360
The re-make of Jordan Mechner's classic martial arts game, Karateka, is now available for purchase on Xbox Live Arcade and will be arriving later in the month on PS3. A launch trailer was released but this is the much funnier, director's cut of that video, which has made me giggle no less than half a dozen times. I'm down with the visual look of Kareteka, the music and the idea of expanding it out to three playable characters. And, having just given the demo a run through, it seems to be faithful to the original, although I don't remember the controls being this responsive on the Apple II release. I think this might have turned out alright. Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
8:30 AM on 05.21.2013 Don't panic! Resident Evil Revelations has weeks of DLCI know you're all worried to the point of a nervous breakdown over whether or not the recently released console version of Resident Evil Revelations will have lots of downloadable content. You may now put your terrors to bed,...
6:00 AM on 05.21.2013 BioShock Infinite's alternate ending is less depressingAre we past the point where I can stop warning people about spoilers? Well just in case, don't watch this if you haven't beaten BioShock Infinite yet. Actually, this won't even make sense until you have gotten all the way th...
3:00 AM on 05.21.2013 Amazon and GameStop offering Watch Dogs pre-order bonusesWatch Dogs is a pretty cool game, and if you think you're going to be picking this one up then you may want to take advantage of these pre-order bonuses. GameStop will give you the Palace Pack, which includes an investigation...
2:00 AM on 05.21.2013 Steam deals: Five Unreal games for just $10Steam's week long deals sees five Unreal games packed into one sweet package. For $10.00 you'll get Unreal 2: The Awakening, Unreal Gold, Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition, Unreal Tournament 3 Black, and Unreal ...
8:00 PM on 05.20.2013 Hardware: Shipbreakers' BaserunnerWe're slowly learning more about the enigmatic Hardware: Shipbreakers, the sci-fi RTS from the makers of Homeworld. Blackbird Interactive has just released a new trailer showcasing the "Baserunner," the versatile, custo...
7:30 PM on 05.20.2013 Penny Arcade's Rain-Slick 3 is free on Steam todayThe final installment of Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness quadrilogy is set to release on June 9. To celebrate the completion of the series that seemed doomed when Hothead dropped it in 2008 af...
5:00 PM on 05.20.2013 Review: ReusThe prosperous settlement of Castletown had everything its residents could possibly desire. Lumbering giants had turned a once barren wasteland into a fertile coastal forest, and like titanic servants they had places mines, p...
3:15 PM on 05.20.2013 MOBA Dawngate looks mostly familiar in first footageWe recently got a glimpse of Electronic Arts and Waystone Games' multiplayer online battle arena game Dawngate from its official site, but here's the ensuing "first look" video. While it isn't all developers talking about th...
3:00 PM on 05.20.2013 Jimquisition: Guns BlazingDark Souls 2 is all about going in, guns blazing, and hoping to God it works. Oh dear. Namco Bandai's PR chief recently shone a spectacular light on the broken mentality of "AAA" publishers, describing the promotion of ...
2:45 PM on 05.20.2013 New releases: Monkey around in Donkey Kong 3DFor the love of god, somebody get me a 3DS. I made the unfortunate mistake of backing the wrong Nintendo console, grabbing a Wii U late last year, when I should have put my eggs in the portable basket. Now I'm not able to pl...
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| 9:30 PM on 12.03.2012 Karateka remake arrives on Steam |

Arriving just a few weeks after its debut on Xbox Live Arcade, Karateka is now available for PC via Steam. This is the remake of Jordan Mechner's first ever game, a classic title for the home computers in the mid-80s. This S...more
| 8:00 PM on 02.15.2012 Jordan Mechner is remaking Karateka for XBLA and PSN |

One of the most startling games of the 80's was Karateka, a martial arts action title by Jordan Mechner. At the time of its release, the fluid animations and dramatic elements were a huge leap from where most videogames ...more
| 3:30 PM on 05.17.2013 Friday Night Fights: Maysturbation |
Welcome to another edition of Dtoid's Friday Night Fights! May is a notoriously slow month for videogame releases, which means it's the perfect month to dig out and dust off that old multiplayer game you haven't played in mon...more
| 4:00 PM on 05.15.2013 Humongo Skullgirls patch finally hits the Xbox 360 |
Yesterday, the Skullgirls Facebook page announced that the "Slightly Different Edition" patch was finally available on the Xbox 360 version of the game. The PlayStation 3 version was patched in November of last year...more
| 9:00 PM on 05.14.2013 Dubstep comes to Sound Shapes |
As Queasy Games' musical platformer Sound Shapes continues to grow, it was only a matter of time before dubstep found its way in. The wubs are coming by way of a $0.99 Sound Pack that's out right now as DLC. Get out of that ...more


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