Awesomenauts descends on PSN May 1, XBLA May 2







Awesomenauts will be hitting PSN and XBLA in only one month. Ronimo has announced a May 1 release date for PSN in North America, with the worldwide PSN and XBLA releases to follow on May 2. Awesomenauts takes the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) genre -- think DOTA, League of Legends, Monday Night Combat -- and infuses it with 2D gameplay and nostalgic, 80s cartoon goodness.

The game will be playable at PAX East next week at booth 754. Be aware that you might have to knock a few Joystiq staffers out of the way if you want to play. Check out a new trailer above and keep an eye out for an Awesomnauts preview later... (Continue Reading...)

Rio tie-in game out tomorrow, sans Angry Birds

THQ announced a Rio movie tie-in game today, and it'll be available ... tomorrow. The minigame collection "inspired" by the upcoming animated movie will be available for all current home consoles and DS. The title will be budget-priced at $29.99 on all platforms.

The console versions support up to four players who can compete in over 40 minigames, with "three additional exclusive" games in the Xbox version. The DS version is a rhythm game with 20 levels featuring Latin and hip-hop beats, and also includes four non-rhythm minigames.

For a minigame Rio experience that'll cost a lot less, the Angry Birds phenomenon has made a Rio version available on the Mac and iOS App Stores for $5 and $1, respectively, as well as on the Amazon Appstore for... (Continue Reading...)


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