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No zombies, Slenderman, or iPhone support Acid Wizard Studio’s top-down survival horror gameDarkwoodcaught my eye recently with someearly gameplay footage. The developers were up front about the possibility of a crowdfunding campaign, and that time has come. It’s a good thing, too — I’ve been playingDon’t Starvelately and I’m in the mood for this type of experience. Though I highly recommend watching the pitch video, the gist of the situation is that Acid Wizard would like to stop doing contract work so it can finish upDarkwood....

If you say 4K or 1080p, I’ll cut you Just three more days (for me, I don’t know about you weirdos outside of California) and 2015 is over. Any New Year’s Resolutions you have that are related to gaming? I personally want to start playingRocksmithat least 2-3 days a week for one hour a day. I used to love playing guitar but hit a plateau. I’m hoping this’ll rekindle that sweet, six-stringed magic....

The Diffusion Group, a research and development firm, has predicted that around 190 million households will have an Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, or a Wii by 2012. Also, 2012 is the same year humans will enjoy the flying car, automatic toaster (with bread grabber), andThe Beatleson iTunes. The Diffusion Group didn’t predict any of the former things, but my ESP is actually working today. In addition to a massive amount of homes having consoles, they are also predicting that 80 percent of them will have the Internet....

It’s staggered In the wake ofDisney ceasing video game development, it’s winding down existing services. The biggest of those isDisney Infinitysupport. Come March of next year, Disney will have completely washed its hands ofInfinity. In an email toInfinityplayers (and as seen onNeoGAF), Disney outlined the multi-step process to eventually shutting down the game’s servers. Across four future dates, Disney’s makingInfinityless and less functional until all online features are gone. In the case of the mobile, Apple TV, and Windows 8 and 10 PC versions, the game will no longer be playable at all....

If Samit’s recentHD Akumaspotting wasn’t enough to convince you, this scan from the latest issue of Famitsu (spotted onmichiyoyoshiku‘s C-blog) will officially confirm that the rumors are true — 2D fighting games are back from the dead. Capcom may have lost the license to make games featuring Marvel characters, but that hasn’t stopped them from finally moving forward with their “VS” series, though their new crossover partners may not be anyone you’ve ever heard of....

Like this stuff below! E3 10 Originals:HAWP: Far Cry 2 is here, watch itEpisode 10 of Bit Transmission recording this weekendE3 10 : Destructoid and Gaijin: Hardcore talk after darkSundays with Sagat: Redefining ‘Hardcore vs. Casual’E3 10: Holmes vs. Bionic Commando RearmedE3 10: Holmes and Contra vs. Hard Corps UprisingE3 10: Husky and Holmes on Tron: Evolution (PS3/360)E3 10: Gaijin on E3, Bit.Trip 5, and Empire Strikes BackGames of the week for E3 2010: Everyone’s tired editionE3 10 Previews:E3 10: Hands-on with Man vs....

Poor Seth Killian, In this week’sBit Transmission podcast(to be posted tomorrow), I mercilessly pummeled the guy withMarvel Vs Capcom 3questions. I wanted to knoweverythingabout the game; how the game would play, how many characters would be in the final roster, how long the game’s been in the works, and most importantly, when wouldIbe playing it. Seth did his best to answer my questions, and in doing so, he let me know that “there’s a chance that the game will playable at E3....

I want to be excited for MercurySteam and Kojima Production’sCastlevania: Lord of Shadows, I really do. Thisimage of one of the game’s vampires, despite his lack of clothing and bathing habits, is helping things a bit. David Cox, a producer at Konami, does point out that it’s onlyavampire. No, Count Dracula hasn’t gotten a disgusting making. I certainly expect him to be a bit more dignified. I’ll admit thatLord of Shadowskeeps falling off my radar, because when you use the words “3D” and “Castlevania” in the same sentence I black ou–adljk;....

Square Enix has a 3DS exclusive game coming out next year. It’s an action-adventure RPG that’s playable for up to four players cooperatively, online or over WiFi, with seamless drop-in/drop-out support. Tim Schwalk, producer at developer n-Space, told me that they’ve been waiting for Nintendo to want to support full online connectivity, and that now they’re wanting to take full advantage of that. What they’ve done is create a fully online cooperative action console-ish game withHeroes of Ruin....

But you should try some of them anyway You rememberSuperhot, don’t you? It’s a first-person shooter in which time progresses at a normal speed only when you move. Or how aboutReceiver? It had somewhat realistic gun handling that made for a rewarding experience. Both originate from the annual 7DFPS game jam. This year’s seven-day design challenge ended on Saturday and brought in 145 entries, which you may play for freeover here....

Hey,speaking of shmups, it seems as thoughRadirgy— a beautifully cel-shaded shmup and one of the last Dreamcast games ever released — is set to hit the US GameCube asRadio Allergyin February, courtesy ofO~3 Entertainment. The official site says “February”,Wal-Mart saysFebruary 15 for $19.99, and GameStop doesn’t list it at all. No listing on the ESRB website, either. Let’s just hope they keep on track. This period is always weird, isn’t it?...