Make Sure You Check Out: Retro City Rampage!

For those of you who haven't heard of the upcoming game Retro City Rampage, here's a quick synapses:

THE PLAYER is out for a friendly frolic of CRIME CAPERS when suddenly ambushed by EVIL GOOD GUYS. They will stop at nothing to end his RAMPAGE OF DOOM threatening the citizens of Theftropolis City. Are YOUbad enough to defeat the EVIL GOOD GUYS?

RETRO CITY RAMPAGE lets you play as THE PLAYER. Take the wheel with five-finger discounts on over 30 vehicles and wield over 20 weapons that will make you say "WHOA"! Run down innocent pedestrians to hear the magnificent monophonic modulated sounds. Order a pint of "SOUR MILK" from the barkeep to make yourself sick and avoid taking responsibility for your actions. At some point, defeat the EVIL GOOD GUYS then relax and go do it, when you want an ICED TEA.

Or to put bluntly, it's an awesome 8-bit parody game with tons of violence, car jacking, and maybe a bit of time travel!  More specifically, the game features:

* Over 50 Story Missions
        - Driving, Shooting, Stealth, Platforming, Swimming, Rhythm, and much more
    * Over 30 Arcade Challenges
        - Instant Action!
        - Record and share replays
    * Over 25 Weapons & Power-Ups
        - From Lightguns to Bionic Arms, Rockets, Guitars and "Grogotovs"
    * Over 40 Vehicles to Steal
        - Cars, Trucks, Bikes, Vans, Skateboards and Tanks
        - Equip Guns, Rockets, Flames & Nitro!
    * Over 100 Character Customizations
        - Hair Styles, Tattoos, Glasses, Even Plastic Surgery!
    * Huge Open-World to Explore
        - Buildings, shops and activities (including over 80 interiors)
        - Bonus Arcade and Casino games
    * Free-Roaming Mode
        - With 6 Playable Characters
    * Featuring Special Guest Stars
        - Each includes their own bonus subgame
    * Supports Anaglyphic 3D Glasses
        - Select Missions Playable in 3D!
    * Playable in 5 Languages
        - English, Francais, Italiano, Deutsch, Espanol
    
    * Steam Leaderboards & Achievements

This game is looking to be very awesome, and has the "Gamerzitch, Seal of Approval".  It will be coming out in May to PlayStation 3, PS Vita, PC/Steam, WiiWare and XBLA for the low price, of $15.  You can pre-order the game for PC today over on the Retro City Rampage Website, which gives you access to not only the Steam version, but a DRM-Free version as well, you also get access to multiple pre-order bonuses, including a 20% off coupon, a mini-soundtrack, and a digital cover/cartridge label.

Eternal Darkness 2 Being Made By Retro?

It appears that an interesting rumor is floating around in the ether. Retro Studios, the company behind the Metroid Prime trilogy and most recently Donkey Kong Country Returns, will be developing the sequel to one of the scariest games of all time: Eternal Darkness.

Last year when Nintendo renewed the Eternal Darkness trademark it became pretty clear that a new one would be out but there's one problem, who's working on it? After Silicon Knights burned the bridge with Nintendo to go work on Too Human the trademark was retained by the big N.

Retro being named as the developer just adds more to the psychological thriller. But if DKCR shows one thing, it's that Retro can step up.