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All Points Bulletin… For an Hour of Your Time
What do you want to know about Crackdown developer Realtime Worlds’ new online cops and crooks game APB? Ask the game’s lead designer, now, live! In addition to fielding your calls about all things E3—PlayStation Move, Nintendo 3DS, Kinect for Xbox 360—we’ll be chatting with APB: All Points Bulletin lead EJ Moreland about the team’s…
By Brian Crecente Published June 23, 2010 -
E3’s Most Amazing T-Shirt
This little gem was being handed out to a very select crowd of people at the Capcom booth. The shirt, designed and printed by Mike McWhertor’s Meat Bun, was being passed out to promote Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 and sports a Secret Wars motif. So amazing.
By Brian Crecente Published June 23, 2010 -
Metroid: Other M Is Exactly What I Was Waiting For
Metroid: Other M is a fascinating game, one that manages to feel both like a solid retro remake and an innovative new take on a beloved series at the same time. This almost schizophrenic game design was, I believe, very deliberate, the product of having Nintendo’s Yoshio Sakamoto and Ninja Gaiden creators Team Ninja work…
By Brian Crecente Published June 23, 2010 -
Harmonix’ Dance Central Could Come to PS3, But Not Wii
One of the of the most important games of E3, Dance Central, may not be an Xbox 360 exclusive. I ran into some of the Harmonix folks last week during a rooftop party for Kinect in downtown Los Angeles and among the group was studio co-founder Alex Rigopulos. As you can imagine, Rigopulos is a…
By Brian Crecente Published June 23, 2010 -
Your Mails May Be Published Unless You Tell Us They Are Off the Record
Something important to keep in mind when you write to us: Unless you say it is off the record, we reserve the right to publish the email. If it’s a tip, however, we’ll keep your personal information completely confidential.
By Brian Crecente Published June 22, 2010 -
Kicked Out Again
To: Luke From: Crecente Re: Tomorrow, Mini-Bash Is Seven. Seven! As I’ve mentioned before, our house is currently on the market here in Colorado. Apparently, it’s a very popular home. Every time someone wants to come look at it, Trish runs around re-cleaning the house, I try to wrap up whatever I’m working on and…
By Brian Crecente Published June 22, 2010 -
Like Fancy Dress Parties and Candy? Modern Warfare Devs are Hiring!
Infinity Ward, the studio behind Modern Warfare and Modern Warfare 2, may have lost founders Jason West and Vince Zampella. Nearly 30 employees may have left in a mass exodus. Parent company Activision may be entangled in lawsuits, but that won’t keep the studio down. Infinity Ward is hiring in a big way, buying banner…
By Brian Crecente Published June 22, 2010 -
XCOM By Any Other Name Could Be Great
The reason I love XCOM so much, why I’m so worried about its future has likely more to do with a stolen car and an obscene amount of hoagie sandwiches than it does the Sci-Fi strategy game. You see, in the summer of 1994 I was between jobs. Having been fired from the arcade I…
By Brian Crecente Published June 22, 2010 -
Suicide Bombers and Razor Wire Make Gears of War 3 a Real Beast
Tucked away in the dimly lit back room of a defunct subterranean power plant in downtown Los Angeles, music pulsing, crowds surging, I concentrate on the task at hand: Blowing myself up, taking as many people with me as I can. Scurrying along the dusty ground, skirting low walls and coils of razor wire, I…
By Brian Crecente Published June 22, 2010 -
Microsoft Explains Why Kinect Doesn’t Do Gears of War 3, Halo: Reach
When Kinect was unveiled as Project Natal during last year’s E3 and Tokyo Game Show it looked like the sort of controller that would be used for a wider variety of games. Up on stage, Microsoft showed off not only a bunch of casual games for the motion-controller, but also innovative titles like Milo, which…
By Brian Crecente Published June 22, 2010 -
Microsoft Gets A Bit Too Personal
As seen on reader Lockhart’s mirror, but not mine, nor on Ash’s
By Brian Crecente Published June 21, 2010 -
Checking Out The Xbox 360’s Take on Wii Bowling
Kinect Sports comes packed with more than half-a-dozen ways to play, but my limited time with the game only gave me a chance to check out one of them: Bowling. Nintendo’s Wii Sports proved just how popular bowling can be on a video game console. It may not be the sexiest game, but it was…
By Brian Crecente Published June 21, 2010 -
Up Close and Personal With The Most Important People in Gaming
Starting this month we’ll be running a series of profiles on some of the most important people in gaming. The semi-regular series kicked off the day before E3 officially started, last Monday, with our profile of Activision CEO, and all around hated-man, Bobby Kotick. You should check it out. Later today you’ll be reading our…
By Brian Crecente Published June 21, 2010 -
No Controller? No Glasses? No Problem
The big news popping out of this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo was more about what was missing than what was there. Microsoft’s motion-controlling Kinect add-on for the Xbox 360 turns your body into the controller for video games, making you the puppet master of your own virtual avatar in a slew of video game experiences.…
By Brian Crecente Published June 21, 2010 -
Dead Nation Will Pack Record Numbers of Zombies on Screen
Dead Nation producer Damion Pinnock has thrown down the gauntlet. He says that the upcoming zombie game, from the creators of Super Stardust HD, will have the most zombies on screen at the same time ever seen in a game. Did you hear that Dead Rising 2? The most! Click to view
By Brian Crecente Published June 18, 2010 -
Back!
To: Ash From: Crecente I wish we could all work together in the same room more often. You guys are such an inspiration. It’s amazing to see how many stories you are able to write, how many sharp interviews you do, how many games you play and analyze in such a short period of time.…
By Brian Crecente Published June 18, 2010 -
Amazing Violinist Plays His Way Through Music and Effects of Mario
Playing the soundtrack of Super Maro Bros. of any number? Old hat. But throwing in all of the sound effects, and doing it on a violin, that’s something special. Thanks Sjoerd! (via LaughingSquid)
By Brian Crecente Published June 18, 2010
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