With the Playstation 3 Slim starting to show up at Best Buys around the country, the national retailer has kicked off a plan to try and cut down on the number of people returning a recent PS3 for the newer PS3 Slim, sources tell Kotaku. An internal memo, verified independently by a number of employees…
We’ve been getting a lot of snapshots of Xbox 360 price drop ads lately, and of course there’s also the truism that all Microsoft rumors are real. But I guess it helps to add Best Buy to Wal-Mart and Meijer‘s upcoming ads showing a price drop for the Xbox 360 Elite and Pro. According to…
Part-transforming marble, part Pokemon card game, Bakugan has taken the world’s children by storm over the past year. But how can you turn something so reliant on transforming toys into a successful video game? Developer NOW Production’s answer is to carefully capture the look and action of marble play, and spring-loaded toys in the game…
R.U.S.E., Ubisoft’s upcoming real-time strategy title, is a satisfying combination of trickery and tactics, though it may feel a bit light for hardcore fans of the genre. Ubisoft had their tactical title set up in a backroom of Cologne’s Gamescom last week, giving press a chance to go hands on with the title. I played…
Uncharted’s Nathan Drake never really struck me as the type to sneak around when he’s got a gun handy, but his personal style of stealth in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is a surprisingly good fit. Gamescom had Naughty Dog’s upcoming shooter available for play on the show floor, given gamers a first taste of what…
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Has Anyone Seen Inglourious Basterds or District 9? I’m safely ensconced back in Denver. I flew back Sunday from Cologne after spending a week with McWhertor hustling to cover the surprisingly fun Gamescom. I managed to nearly miss all of my connections, but still get on board the train and…
Resident Evil 4 may have come out more than four years ago, but all it takes is a new platform to make the game feel fresh. The third-person survival horror game from Capcom hit the iPhone earlier this year as Resident Evil 4 Mobile Edition, promising to deliver key moments of the original game in…
I am a Fieldrunners devotee on the iPhone, getting sucked into the tower defense game way more than I like to admit. I was excited to hear that the title was going to make its way to the PSPgo as part of the Minis program for the portable announced at Gamescom last week. Sony didn’t…
New Modern Warfares aren’t just coming to the consoles this fall, the DS will also be getting a brand new first-person shooter from Activision. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Mobilized will include a new story line with unique missions spread out over 16 levels with players taking on the roles of both U.S. Marines and…
Singularity was inspired by the childhood memories of Raven Software co-founders Brian and Steve Raffel. Not the protagonists ability to age people until they turn to dust or revert them into pre-human creatures, but the idea of exploration. “This game comes from the life experiences of the Raffel brothers,” said Brian Pass, senior producer at…
Cologne, Germany – There were plenty of reason to go to Cologne’s convention center last week: Jet pack flights, beach volleyball, ATV races, motorcycle stunts, performances by skateboarder Tony Hawk and German band Die Toten Hosen. But what really brought in the crowds were the video games. Nearly a quarter of a million people, almost…
Sony’s interest in augmented reality gaming shows no signs of fading. The console company has already brought a number of titles to their console that blend video game graphics with real images streamed from a camera to your television. And the publisher has high hopes for games that will put an interactive, 3D digital pet…
There’s something very unique about Gamescom among all of the video game trade shows around the world. It has a lot more heart, a lot more audience participation than anything I’ve ever seen before. I shot this video to show what I mean. In it I walked from the very back of Hall 9, the…
Gamescom is mostly video game show but there’s also that amazing outside venue packed with motorcycle trick riders, ATVs and sand volleyball courts. Inside the show has a pretty surprising number of cars, trucks, motorcycles and even farm equipment on display… to promote video games of course.
Turns out that a demo of damage-modeling Gran Turismo 5 was indeed playable on the Gamescom show floor this week. And in the middle of all of those demo stations was this midnight black Audi TT hooked up to a Playstation 3, hydraulics and smoke machines. People stood in line to sit inside the real…
Gamescom has a lot going for it but, with a few admirable exceptions, cosplay and booth babes shouldn’t be included in that list. The modeling was light and the cosplay often stuck somewhere between frightening and confusing. Here, you be the judge.
E3 may be the first big show of the year and Tokyo Game Show may have the attraction of Japan and Otaku, but Germany is the only wacky video game show on the planet. Want proof? Press play and enjoy a little Just Dance gameplay footage.
It’s not really Sony’s hall, it just feels that way. If you want to check out all of the things that Sony has set up at their mammoth Gamescom booth here in Cologne, hit up this gallery. Otherwise check-out everything else stuffed into the hall, from Ubisoft and Nerf to Def Jam Rapstar.
The almost pit-like Rally Point map of Halo 3: ODST‘s firefight mode fills the smallish level with a never-ending stream of enemies and at least one Wraith tank. The level had its first outing at Cologne’s Gamescom this week, drawing crowds to Microsoft’s booth to spend ten minutes each with the game in a four-person…
This week’s Gamescom is still going strong in Cologne, Germany with the massive Kolnmesse opening its doors to shoulder-to-shoulder crowds Saturday morning. The show is actually spread out over four massive public halls, each packed with booths from a number of game developers. Here’s a look at Hall 6, home of Blizzard, Activision, Electronic Arts,…
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