Castlevania Developers Learned From Their Mistakes, Next Game Will Be Better
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow was great. MercurySteam want the next one to be even better.
The best games you’ve never played – Kid Dracula
We take a look at great, but obscure games you've probably not gotten the opportunity to play. This week : Akumajou Special: Boku Dorakyura Kun
Castlevania DLC Delayed – Konami Apologise
Konami have announced, as well as apologised for the delay of Reverie the first of the two planned DLC packs for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow.
Kojima Productions Currently Hiring for “Next Gen Metal Gear Solidâ€
Though I’m a huge fan of, and have spent countless hours playing with my own solid snake, I’ve never really taken to the Metal Gear Solid series. I’ve found them generally absurd, and unnecessarily convoluted. I am, however, a fan of Kojima’s other work – Games like Zone of the Enders, Boktai, Lunar kights and the more recent CastleVania Lords …
Zero Punctuation: Castlevania
I have to admit I am pretty ecstatic that today is Friday as I have had more than enough of this week and am looking forward to playing Halo Reach all weekend while sitting on my floor since I just sold my lounge suite. In other unrelated news here is the latest Zero Punctuation where Yahtzee takes his perpetual bad …
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Review
Castlevania is one of those franchises that have always just been there, and inspired many other titles over the years as well. In true Castlevania style, we follow the story of one of those dashing Belmont fellas. Bubba, Bertha and Billy-Bob Belmont weren’t available for this new Castlevania, so they sent Gabriel instead. Even better, he brought a whole third …
TGS 2010 : CastleVania Lords of Shadow Trailer
Castlevania games (particularly Symphony of the Night) hold a special place in my heart, barring the godawful 3D abominations that were Castlevania and Legacy of Darkness on N64. Thankfully, Kojima Production and MercurySteam’s Lords of Shadow looks like it’s making up for the 3D sins of previous games. The reboot puts you in the shoes of Gabriel Belmont, the whip-toting, …
Gamescom 2010: Castlevania: Lords of Shadows Trailer
Another trailer coming out of Gamescom 2010 and this time it’s the cinematic trailer for Castlevania: Lords of Shadows, slated for an October release to the PS3 and Xbox360. The game is being developed by MercurySteam and Kojima Productions. Looks pretty sweet, some outlandish character design. Hit the jump to check it out. Last Updated: August 20, 2010
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