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Ever since Remember Me was announced, I was intrigued. Both by the Neo-Paris 2084 futuristic setting and by its strong, female lead (who actually wears functional clothes that cover her realistically-proportioned body!). But it wasn’t until now that I was able to get my hands on a controller and actually play through some of the game. It was such a lengthy demo that I stopped after a while because I felt like I had been hogging the game for too long, and also because I’d reached a cinematic and I didn’t want to spoil the story. Read on for my impressions…

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I thought Resident Evil Revelations was a great title for the Nintendo 3DS, bringing the series back to its roots and focusing more on being scary than over-the-top combat. Unfortunately, when the game came out, not that many people had 3DSes, so they missed out on what I consider the best Resident Evil title in the past few years. But now that’s all changed, with the game getting an HD makeover and being ported to all the current consoles!

I got my hands on the Xbox 360 version at a Capcom press event in New York City, and can happily report that it has made the transition quite well. The graphics have received a serious upgrade, and the characters and environments look fantastic. Also, the controls are smooth like buttah. I appreciated the old-school RE controls on the 3DS, but putting in that second analog stick… oh, it’s wonderful. The actual game and storyline remain the same, although they have added Infernal Mode which is a punishing difficulty level with more enemies that are seriously harder to kill. So you know, if you’re a glutton for punishment…

Resident Evil Revelations is headed for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC and Wii U (the Wii U version features off-TV play where you can just play directly on the GamePad!) on May 21, so look for it very soon. Don’t miss out on it this time! (Also, if you really need some more incentive, there’s a hot sailor costume to unlock for Chris in the game!)

If you’re not familiar with The Hawkeye Initiative, it was created in December of 2012 to use the Marvel Comics super hero Hawkeye to illustrate how ridiculously hyper-sexualized female comics characters are by placing Clint Barton in the same exaggerated contortions. It’s quite hilarious as well as eye-opening. And gaming is another medium with overly-sexualized female characters as well all know, and while the men may be overly-muscular, they’re certainly not sexualized in the same way.

But one anonymous female member in the gaming industry played a Hawkeye Initiative-themed prank on her boss, and it’s pretty awesome. As part of the company who produce Hawken, an online mech game, she admits that the company treats its substantial female staff very well. Especially compared with the gaming industry in general. But there was a particular poster that their CEO just loved that was rankling her. It’s of a female welder who clearly has no sense of personal safety, as she’s brandishing a torch while wearing skimpy cut-off shorts and what looks to be a tank top that doesn’t even come to the bottom of her ample busom.

So this enterprising employee took it upon herself to enlist a co-worker who is a talented artist, and he came up with the male equivalent, who they named Bro-sie The Riveter. They framed it and replaced the original print with theirs and waited to see how their boss reacted. You really should click this link to read her entire story start to finish for the full effect (and to see the full artwork!), but spoiler alert — it ends awesomely.

Baby steps, people. Baby steps.

The Eurovision Song Contest is in full effect, so this SingStore Update features another bunch of this year’s entries as well as a few randoms. Here’s what you’ll be able to add to your SingStar DLC library this week:

“Believe In Me” by Bonnie Tyler *
“Call My Name” by Cheryl Cole
“Champion” by Chipmunk feat. Chris Brown
“What If” by Dina Garipova *
“Only Teardrops” by Emmelie de Forest *
“Marry Me” by Krista Siegfrids *
“You” by Robin Stjernberg *
“Oops Upside Your Head” by The Gap Band
“River Deep, Mountain High” by The Supremes and The Four Tops

The Eurovision entries (those marked above with asterisks) are a hard sell. They’re so new that I don’t know them well enough to want to buy them or be able to sing them particularly well. To be fair, Finland’s entry, “Marry Me” is kind of fun, and I love that Bonnie Tyler resurfaced to represent the UK. (And her song is amazing. Cheesy and awful yet totally catchy.) And I appreciate once again throwing in some old R&B, but I wish they’d have thrown in Nicola Roberts instead of Cheryl Cole if they were going to offer up a solo Girls Aloud member! (Her album is fantastic!)

All rise! Capcom announced today that Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies will be available as a digital download on the Nintendo 3DS across Europe and North America this fall! I’ve got details,and a gallery of character art and screenshots after the jump!
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GamerPrint has always done some beautiful work, creating gamer-inspired designs for prints, posters, shirts and hoodies. They apparently reached out to their Facebook and Twitter followers to see what game they most wanted a design for, and apparently Shadow of the Colossus was the clear winner. How they’ve never done a Shadow of the Colossus design before now is beyond me, but what they’ve come up with is right up there with some of their best.

You can get it on a T-shirt, hoodie or iPhone case by clicking here to buy (and peruse their other designs). They might seem a little pricey, but this is a UK-based company, so you’re paying import prices in the US. Still, their designs are great, so when they’ve got one for one of your favorite games (like perhaps Shadow of the Colossus), it’s worth it!

So many people are using Kickstarter nowadays that it can be easy to get lost in the shuffle. But gaymer Ricardo Valenzuela is part of the international team from Still Alive Studios working on a game called Son Of Nor that is only a third of the way to its goal with a couple of weeks to go.

Son Of Nor is a third-person action/adventure game set on a desert world where humans are being driven to extinction by a reptilian race called the Sarahul. The unique aspect of this title is the usage of powers that include telekinesis, magic spells and terraforming in both combat and puzzle-solving. You can rip chunks of rock out of canyon walls to throw at enemies or use as platforms to traverse gaps, or use terraforming to create dunes that hide you from enemies or allow you to reach previously-unaccessible levels, or just create a giant pit that swallows your enemies whole. It allows you to mix and match your powers to play the game in a way that suits your style, from stealthy to action-oriented.

There is also a co-op multiplayer mode where up to four players can join forces, and that mode will include many different puzzles and situations that will require more than one person to complete.

Son Of Nor is being developed for PC, Mac and Linux, and a pledge of $20 or more will get you a digital copy of the game. Higher pledges naturally include more swag, like a collector’s edition, your name on the Wall of Heroes in a city in the game, or the ability to design and name one of the NPCs in the game or even become a playable character yourself! For full details including extensive video diaries, you can visit their Kickstarter page here. And donate, if you’d like to support a fellow gaymer’s project!