The Marvel Ultimate Alliance re-release was bad, but Marvel Games creative director Bill Rosemann says it’s getting better, with PC fixes and the downloadable content not included at launch on the way (Hope not included.)
The Marvel Ultimate Alliance PC Ports Are A Disaster
The re-release of Marvel Ultimate Alliance and PC debut of its sequel should be a happy occasion, but wonky controller mapping, horrible sound issues and other problems have folks calling it the worst PC port of the year.
Japanese Manga Stirs Up Fukushima Nuclear Controversy
A famous Japanese food manga takes on the "truth about Fukushima."
Okay Yeah, Final Fantasy XIV's Relaunch Is A Disaster [Update]
From an unfinished mess that no one wanted to play to a highly-polished gem that nobody can access in just under three years. Way to relaunch, Square Enix. Update: Added information on this week's coming server expansion and free game time credit.
Not a Fun Message to See in a SimCity Game
All of the apprehension fans of the series have exhibited over the prospect of a SimCity game requiring an internet connection to play, justified in a single message in the top-left corner of my screen.
SimCity Launch Plagued by Locked Games, Download Issues and Server Queues
This morning at 12:01 AM Eastern time, my copy of the SimCity digital deluxe version unlocked in EA's Origin service. For the next 20 minutes I experienced download failures, until finally the game began to come down the pipes. While it updated I napped, and when I woke at 3:30 AM the game was ready to play.…
A Colleague Shares the Trauma of the Southern Tornadoes
Tiffany Nevin, news editor at GamingAngels.com (we've featured her work before) lives in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Her neighborhood and much of the rest of the American southeast has been mauled by tornadoes, claiming the lives of more than 200 people. Yesterday, another tornado ripped through her neighborhood. She shot…
Japan Disaster Coverage Invaded By Rampaging Pokémon
With the recent release of Pokémon Black and White, those mischievous pocket monsters are popping up all over the place, including some places they probably shouldn't, like all over British free daily newspaper Metro's coverage of the disaster in Japan.
Kinect-Rigged Robot Could Help With Future Quake Recovery
An earthquake fixed attention and sympathy this week on New Zealand, where more than 100 died and more than 200 still are missing. Authorities probing the rubble surrounding Christchurch find some buildings too unsafe to enter. A Kinect-enabled robot, developed by British researchers, could help in such situations.
How to Survive Disaster: Day of Crisis
By shaking, pretty much. Siliconera took a look at the videos up on Disaster: Day of Crisis' Japanese web site and put together an analysis of how to survive a 24-hour span that competes with anything on Jack Bauer's calendar for "what next?"-style mayhem. Shaking helps you move wrecked cars, run from danger, or put…
Disaster Strikes Disaster: Day of Crisis
Quickjump reports that, according to a Nintendo news release, Disaster: Day of Crisis, being developed by Monolith Soft for the Wii won't make its July 2008 release date in Japan and has been delayed indefinitely.
