Who knew back in 1978 that the sci-fi TV series will be turned into a role-playing game book almost twenty years later? Taking into consideration the big number of Battlestar Galactica fans, this seems like a normal shift in direction, given the fact that every major TV and film franchise nowadays is being turned into a game.

Reuters report that this RPG will
be called Battlestar Galactica Role Playing Game (how original) and will be set in space just like the show. The game book will be a full-color hardcover with still images from the show and some original artwork. It will provide you with rules of play, character creation and useful information about the ship and the Galactica crew. A Qucikstart Guide will be released in early 2007, but the core product will hit stores in spring.
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Battlestar Galactica Turns RPG

An Xbox 360 game sells tons in Japan.

We said it sold 70k units. We were wrong, the actual Media Create figures for Blue Dragon showed that the game sold 80k units in its first week in Japan. Like the headline says, it obliterated Zelda — which finished 17th for the week, but guess what? Zelda came out the week before and the Wii is impossible to find across the sea — Nintendo and Zelda are just fine. Seventeen of the top 30 games in Japan are Nintendo published titles, none of the games in the top 30 were PS3 or PSP titles.

For some perspective on the Japanese market, guess what last week’s number one selling game was? A Gundam game. ‘Nuff said.
Source: gametab.com

Portrait of Ruin is a great game not because of what it does differently, but because it stays true to the familiar Castlevania design and delivers a fun, lengthy adventure.
The Good: Team mechanic puts a new twist on the familiar Castlevania formula; tons of weapons, items, and secrets to find; a handful of fantastic boss battles; excellent music; great-looking environments, character designs, and animations.
The Bad: Level design is slightly dull compared to previous Castlevania games; there are only three short levels available for co-op play.
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Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin

Space Western brought to you by James Cameron’s ‘Multiverse.’

Those of us who like the “You got your Sci-Fi in my Western! / You got your Western in my Sci-Fi!” flavor of Joss Whedon’s Firefly like it a lot. It’s time for dancin’ then, to hear that the franchise is soon to be given new life as a Massively Multiplayer Online Game, courtesy of MMO Creators Multiverse and Fox.

The world of Firefly — like many classic Western heroes — burned too brightly and died too young. After only 11 episodes and one movie, the series fell on hard times, and out of production — though not for lack of fan support. Continue Reading »
Firefly Universe Goes MMO