May 28: wallet threat level Goth pale

Posted by on May 28, 2012 in Games

You know that annoying thing your buddy does when he pulls up in his car to pick you up? As you reach for the door, he lurches the car forward so you have to run and catch up. Then he does it again. And again. And it’s not funny, but what are you going to do, stand there until he backs up? That’s the situation with Dirt Showdown, which was supposed to be out this week and has instead lurched forward to June 12. Actually, it’s already out on the PC, but who plays a game like Dirt Showdown on a PC?

Maybe Dirt Showdown didn’t want to compete with this week’s Mad Riders, an ATV racing game from Techland that has a totally different name than the last ATV racing game from Techland. The one they released last year was called Nail’d. This one is called Mad Riders. See? Mad Riders is available for download for the PS3 and 360.

Also out this week is the Harley Quinn DLC for Arkham City, which is more than just a new skin to use in the combat challenges. The press release promises “more than two hours” of gameplay as you alternate between Batman and Robin, which should delight Robin fans, assuming there is any such thing.

  • Barac Wiley

    Who wouldn’t play a game like Dirt Showdown on PC? Sure, you probably want to do it with a controller, but that’s not a problem. And, especially at this point in the console life cycle, it probably looks a lot better on PC. And multiplayer? Free.

    That said, it’s a racing game. The closest I’ve ever gotten to enjoying that genre is Burnout.

  • SymbolicFrank

    Of course you stand there until he backs up. Or go do something else :)

  • http://rudolphthesnowdeer.myopenid.com/ Rudolf

    “but who plays a game like Dirt Showdown on a PC?”

    I do. The idea that some games are better suited to consoles than PCs is rubbish. Everything fits on the PC, that’s the best thing about the platform. It doesn’t always fit with people’s perception of what a PC game is, but that doesn’t matter one bit.

  • Barac Wiley

    I really think that the split for a lot of people is “does this game work better on a mouse and keyboard, or with a controller?” and the thing is, on PC you don’t have to choose.

  • Anon

    Expansion for The Binding of Isaac today, Ys Origin on thursday. I really hope Ys does well and they continue to release Falcom’s backlog. Maybe it could even get Falcom back to PC development eventually, given how poorly the vita is doing.

  • Isaac1960

    I was a massive fan of Black Rock’s Pure (and Split Second) and I need my arcade racing fix so Mad Riders looks interesting. You should review it Tom!