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WGA Game Writer Nominees

Mike Fahey — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:30:11 MST

The Writer's Guild of America have announced the nominees for its first ever video game writing awards, and for the most part their choices don't completely suck. As a matter of fact, two of my favorite games of last year are up for the award - The PC action RPG The Witcher and alternative timeline action RTS World in Conflict. The complete list:

- Crash of the Titans," written by Christopher Mitchell for Sierra Entertainment
- "Dead Head Fred," written by Dave Ellis and Adam Cogan for D3 Publisher
- "The Simpsons Game," with lead writer Matt Selman, written by Tim Long and Matt Warburton, dialogue by Jeff Poliquin for Electronic Arts
- "The Witcher," with lead story designer Artur Ganszyniec, dialogue by Sebastian Stepien, additional dialogue by Marcin Blacha and writers Sande Chen and Anne Toole for Atari
- "World in Conflict," story design by Christofer Emgard, story consultant Larry Bond and script consultant Ed Zuckerman for Sierra Entertainment.

Crash of the Titans? Really? I suppose that just goes to show that your game can have a great story and still be overwhelmingly mediocre.

WGA announces videogame nominees [Variety]

Week in Games: Beautiful Katamari Edition

fdemarco — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 18:00:00 MDT

My game purchases this week will be woefully small as not only am I staying with a friend in NYC who is a non-gamer and therefore has no consoles, but I am leaving on Wed. for LA to go to E for All. But one thing I will definitely be picking up is Beautiful Katamari just so I can hold it in my hand and wish I could play it. What's on your must have purchase list this week?

Beautiful Katamari (X360)
The Prince and The King are back for more Katamari rolling goodness.

Heroes of Might and Magic V: Tribes of the East (PC)
Now with more Orcs.

Fury (PC)
PvP to your heart's content.

Crash of the Titans (PSP)
Crash is back and making waves on the PSP.

Tony Hawk's Proving Ground (X360, PS2, WII, PS3, DS)
My kid can ollie over your honor roll student.

Spider-Man 3 (PSP)
Trapped in the web of love.

Victorious Boxers: Revolution (WII)
Beat the crap out of people while simultaneously wearing your arms out.

SWAT: Target Liberty (PSP)
Take out terrorists threatening NYC.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Game of the Year Edition (PS3)
Together again for the first time... on the PS3

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core (WII)
All hail Bridget.

Week in Games: Phantom Hourglass Edition

fdemarco — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 17:00:00 MDT

I'm so behind on games right now after Tokyo that I really shouldn't be buying anything new, but I fear that the siren call of Phantom Hourglass will be too strong to resist. What's on your game purchasing horizon this week?

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS)
Control Link with your stylus as he sets sail for a new adventure in this follow up to Wind Waker.

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (PC)
Take out the Strogg online.

NBA Live 08 (X360, PS3, PS2, WII, PSP)
The latest NBA game from EA.

NBA 2K8 (X360, PS3, PS2)
Ever notice these things always come in pairs?

Project Gotham Racing 4 (X360)
PGR returns for a fourth round of racing action.

RACE 07 - The WTCC Game (PC)
A racing game for the PC. See, I told you they come in pairs.

MLB Power Pros (WII, PS2)
Little big headed people playing baseball imported from Japan.

Spider-Man: Friend or Foe (X360, PC, PS2, WII, PSP, DS)
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Crash of the Titans (X360, PS2, WII, DS)
Crash Bandicoot spins his way on to the 360 and a possible new career.

Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow (PSP)
Gabe Logan comes out the other side of a Dark Mirror and finds his own Shadow.

Hour of Victory (PC)
World War II gets another workout in this FPS.

FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage (X360)
We like the cars, the cars that go boom.

The Chosen - Well of Souls (PC)
Defeat the evil wizard and his hordes of monsters. The classics never die.

Crash of the Titans: The Hummer

fdemarco — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 17:00:00 MDT

Kotakuite Simon sent in this photo of this Crash Bandicoot themed Hummer he spied at the Annual Balloon Fiesta in Bristol, U.K. I could try to write something clever about it but it wouldn't come close to Simon's descriptions of the actual event so I'll let him do the talking on this one.

Has spinners, the works. All with a Wii on the inside that people can play. Opposite side of picture, staff weren't too keen of me getting a snap. Some man from Kodak stood there playing with it for about an hour so no children could have a go. Sadly as with most things Crash these days it didn't bring much attention to the franchise. To sum it up from the words of a trusty Nachos eating festival goer "So which of you lucky men gets to drive this bad boy?" And cue countless parents trying to introduce their kids to the wonderful world of spinners.

You know, I have always thought of the British as a classy people, but it's good to know that they enjoy nachos, Hummers and spinners just as much as us classless Americans.

Sierra Causes Crash of the Titans

Mike Fahey — Fri, 18 May 2007 10:20:13 MDT

You gotta hand it to Crash Bandicoot. No matter how many lackluster titles he appears in, he keeps coming back for more, ages after his star has faded. Revealed in a Spanish magazine last month, Crash of the Titans is now officially heading our way later this year to everything but the PS3, including mobile phones and the GBA.

This latest attempt at revitalizing the franchise sees Crash hijacking giant mutant abominations created by Neo and Nina Cortex in order to stop their nefarious plan to nefariously do some nefarious stuff. It's all very nefarious. It'll feature co-op action, an acrobatic fighting system, and a host of other features detailed in the press release following the jump, plus graphics that look very much like those in the gallery below. Michael Fahey

Crash Bandicoot To return This Fall In Sierra Entertainment's Crash Of The Titans

Crash's Latest Adventure Features Titanic Enemies, Acrobatic Combat and More Signature Bandicoot Humor

READING, ENGLAND (18, May 2007) - Sierra Entertainment, a division of Vivendi Games, today announced the upcoming return of everyone's favorite iconoclastic videogame hero, Crash Bandicoot, in Crash of the Titans - the latest installment of the best-selling Crash Bandicoot videogame franchise. Crash of the Titans is scheduled for release this autumn on the Wii Console, Xbox 360 videogame and entertainment system, PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, the Nintendo DS system, the PSP (PlayStation Portable) system, Game Boy Advance and on mobile phones.

In Crash of the Titans, players will fight a nefarious plot hatched by Crash's arch nemeses Neo and Nina Cortex to mutate the local creatures into titanic abominations. Using Crash's legendary mix of outrageous antics and daredevil bravado, players will 'hijack' enemies in order to take control of their actions and use their fearsome powers against all manner of enemies.

"Crash Bandicoot - one of the most popular videogame characters of all time - is back and his all-new adventure brings with it more irreverent humor, family-friendly action, a wild cast of characters and amazing new titanic enemies to discover," said Cindy Cook, chief marketing and strategy officer for Vivendi Games. "Featuring advanced acrobatic combat and incredible co-op multiplayer, Crash of the Titans will be a fun and adventurous title for gamers of all ages."

Key Features in Crash of the Titans include:

* 'Jack to Attack!' - Control, play and battle as 15 outrageous, original enemies, including titanic creatures such as Scorporilla, Ratcicle, Magamadon and Shellephant. While in control of a monster in 'jacked' mode, players can throw toxic stink bombs, call lightning down from the sky, fire laser beams from their eyes or even impale enemies with a massive scorpion tail. It's up to you to use all of the creatures' special abilities to defeat Neo and Nina Cortex.
* Hyper-Dynamic Combat - For the first time ever, Crash now has a powerful acrobatic fighting system that includes punches and flying kicks, multiple attacks and special counter moves. Players can power-up skills to unlock new attacks and blazing combos.
* Exploration and Adventure - With an amazingly expanded move set, Crash can now interact with his world in totally new ways. Players will be able to wall-run, swing from ropes and flip off springboards - Crash can even toss Aku Aku on the ground to surf, skate, grind and shred.
* Wacky Co-Op Action - At any point in the game, a second player can join in the fun and play as Carbon-Crash to help unleash total chaos! In a totally innovative twist to co-op action gaming, Crash can even jack Carbon-Crash (or vice versa) for some hysterical Crash 'jacked' mayhem.

Crash of the Titans is expected to be available this Autumn at retail stores worldwide on the Wii , Xbox 360 , PlayStation 2 system, Nintendo DS , PSP system, and Game Boy Advance. Vivendi Games Mobile is also making Crash of the Titans available for mobile phones throughout Europe and North America. For more information, please visit www.crashbandicoot.com.

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New Crash Bandicoot Hitting DS, Wii, GBA

Brian Crecente — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:00:36 MDT

Go Nintendo got their hands on this scan from an unnamed gaming magazine written in Spanish. It shows what appears to be a new Crash Bandicoot, perhaps Crash of the Titans, which will be heading to the Wii, DS and GBA this October. GBA? I thought that was dead. Brian Crecente

Crash of the Titans IS a new Crash Bandicoot game! [Go Nintendo]