February 2013 Archives - Gamesta - Video Game News and Reviews

February, 2013

By Daav Valentaten On 27 Feb, 2013 At 12:15 PM | Categorized As Games, News, Wii | With 0 Comments
Wii Mini

Nintendo announced that it will release the Wii Mini in Europe on March 22, 2013. This stripped red and black edition of the console was previously only available in select regions. The differently designed apparatus will focus mostly on games for a lower price, as it takes away internet connectivity. A pack comes equipped with [...]


By Daav Valentaten On 26 Feb, 2013 At 12:00 PM | Categorized As 3DS, DS, Games, News, Retro City Rampage, Wii | With 0 Comments
Retro City Rampage

There are no Wii U releases in this week’s Nintendo eShop downloads for Europe. Instead, some platforms will revisit a lost era with some new and not-so-new games. Most prominently, the Wii will finally receive Retro City Rampage for 1000 Wii points. This pop culture reference riot game takes the concept of Grand Theft Auto, [...]


By Daav Valentaten On 25 Feb, 2013 At 09:48 PM | Categorized As 3DS, Games, Hot News, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, News, Videos, Wii U Videos, Wii-U | With 0 Comments
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate

When it comes to system sellers, Capcom can pride themselves on having one of the biggest ones with the Monster Hunter series. The overall success of the PSP can be largely accredited to these titles alone. Still, it takes a special type of person to involve themselves in these games and with Monster Hunter 3 [...]


By Daav Valentaten On 23 Feb, 2013 At 01:35 PM | Categorized As 3DS, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate, Games, Hot News, News | With 2 Comments
Castlevania Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate Preview

Holding on to a legacy of over two decades is a tricky situation that befalls multiple Nintendo classics. Games such as the Mario series are constantly pulled between an attempt to innovate their product and staying true to what made them so popular in the first place. No matter what the decision, these titles come [...]


By Daav Valentaten On 22 Feb, 2013 At 05:52 PM | Categorized As Demo, Games, Indie, News, PC, Sword of the Stars: The Pit | With 0 Comments
Sword of the Stars: The Pit

Independent developer Kerberos Productions released their dungeon crawler PC game called Sword of the Stars: The Pit. As the name suggests, this title is tied in to the Sword of the Stars lore, though this iteration is self-published, which means Kerberos has the rights to its IP. That’s a rare occurrence in business models these [...]


By Daav Valentaten On 22 Feb, 2013 At 02:21 PM | Categorized As News, PC, PS3, Tomb Raider, Xbox 360 | With 0 Comments
Lara Croft

Square Enix announced specs for the PC version of Tomb Raider. The Lara Croft reboot will be produced for computers in association with the Dutch studio Nixxes. This partnership between them and main developer Crystal Dynamics is over a decade in the making. We’ll list the specs below: Minimum system requirements Windows XP Service Pack [...]


By Daav Valentaten On 22 Feb, 2013 At 08:37 AM | Categorized As Games, News, Rainbow Moon, Rainbow Skies, Screenshots | With 0 Comments
Rainbow Skies

Asian publisher eastasiasoft has announced an addition to the Rainbow Moon family called Rainbow Skies, once again under development at SideQuest Studios. Quite like the Final Fantasy series, this game will tie-in with name and theme alone, as the company promises a “completely new” game. This turn-based strategy RPG with a classic look and feel [...]


Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate

Capcom released a demo for Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate on the Nintendo eShop today. This offer spans both the Wii U version as the one for the 3DS. There will be 2 quests available, one for beginners and a more advanced adventure. These will go through frozen tundra to fight Lagombi and by land and [...]


By Daav Valentaten On 21 Feb, 2013 At 07:27 PM | Categorized As Demo, Games, March of the Eagles, News, Paradox Interactive, PC | With 0 Comments
March of Eagles

Paradox Interactive has released a rather generous demo for their recent release of March of the Eagles. This PC strategy game was launched just a few days ago, but gamers will be able to access a lot of its features for free and buy it if they desire more varied content. Much like its other [...]


By Daav Valentaten On 21 Feb, 2013 At 07:53 PM | Categorized As Game Deals, Games, Indie, Indie Royale, News, PC, Steam | With 1 Comment
Indie Royale

A new Indie Royale promotion is already up. Just a week after their Valentine special, these good people have thrown The Chosen Bundle our way. It consists of community votes and what great choices you’ve all made. We’ll list the games below: Hard Reset: Extended Edition Jolly Rover Vertex Dispenser DLC Quest Lair of the [...]