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Stationary Arcades May Be Dead, But What About One On Wheels?
With video arcades on the wane, a Florida couple are trying a different approach to public gaming: Packing an arcade’s worth of games into a van that can be rented out for parties. Games2U vehicles have flat screen TVs installed both inside and outside the vehicle, allowing up to 20 people to game at a…
By Brian Crecente Published June 30, 2009 -
Crazy Eyes Chun-Li Invades Shadaloo Lounge Party
Did any of you make it out to Capcom’s Chun-Li wake last week in Chinatown? If you didn’t, you missed dipping into Capcom’s endless bar and hanging with a Kikoken of Chun-Li, including that one right there in the center. The one who’s eyes say “I really am Chun-Li and I’ll kick you in the…
By Brian Crecente Published June 30, 2009 -
A Glimpse At the Now Dead Aliens RPG
Last week Obsidian Entertainment confirmed what we’ve known for months: The Aliens RPG is officially dead. This morning pics from the now defunct game have surfaced. The images, especially the one of a hulking Alien, sorta make me glad the project isn’t moving forward. RPG Codex Forums [Via Polygamia]
By Brian Crecente Published June 30, 2009 -
Texas to Texas
To: Bash From: Crecente Re: Let’s Try Shiso Pepsi! This morning we left El Paso, after spending the weekend with my mom and step-dad there, and Trish drove us across a chunk of the state to Fort Worth, Texas. We’re going to be spending a day in the city looking around before heading out for…
By Brian Crecente Published June 29, 2009 -
Reviews
The Conduit Review: A Bland, But Enjoyable Shooter
In Sega’s The Conduit, you play as a pawn in a vast conspiracy involving aliens, shadowy government agencies, and the president of the United States. But the Wii-exclusive first-person shooter hopes to win gamers over not with its plot and known voice talent, but its nuanced controls and solid multiplayer gaming. With the ability to…
By Brian Crecente Published June 29, 2009 -
Monkey Island’s Ron Gilbert to Keynote PAX
Maniac Mansion and Monkey Island creator Ron Gilbert plans to keynote the sixth annual Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle in September, the organizers said today. “This is an unbelievable moment for us,” Penny Arcade’s Robert Khoo said. “I wasted an entire family vacation one year trying to figure out how to win that stupid spitting…
By Brian Crecente Published June 29, 2009 -
THQ: Who Needs a Diverse Portfolio
Last week THQ announced that they were dividing up the company into three divisions, core, online, kids and famiily and casual games. The decision seems to put an end to what some viewed as THQ’s attempt at breaking into the mega-publishing business with the like of EA, Activision and Ubisoft. Games Industry talked to THQ’s…
By Brian Crecente Published June 29, 2009 -
Halo ODST Features An Open World, “Reach” Could Use Natal Tech
Upcoming Bungie shooter Halo ODST won’t be a straight-forward linear shooter, rather blending elements of traditional shooters with the open world exploration of Grand Theft Auto, Bungie told he Seattle Times in a recent interview. “We’re doing a lot of pretty neat things in terms of mixing it up, introducing some non-linearity, some free exploration,”…
By Brian Crecente Published June 29, 2009 -
MTV Lands Former THQ Veep
Scott Guthrie, former executive vice president of publishing THQ, was named MTV Games new executive vice president and general manager today. MTV Games also named former Sony Computer Entertainment America sales and merch director David Cox as their senior vice president of sales. “With our acquisition of Harmonix to our relationship with Jerry Bruckheimer Games,…
By Brian Crecente Published June 29, 2009 -
K6
TABLE OF CONTENTS July 2009 Here’s a Story: The Great Chain Interview The Great Chain Interview, Part 1: Miyamoto Questions Metroid Director The Great Chain Interview, Part 2: Metroid Guy To Xbox Guy To PS3 Guy The Great Chain Interview, Part 3: Sony Questions Sony, Who Questions Shane Kim The Great Chain Interview, Part 4:…
By Brian Crecente Published June 28, 2009 -
The Man
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Now This Is Service Today the family and I headed to Carlsbad, New Mexico to check out their spectacular caverns. As usual, I wrote while Trish drove. About half way there we came across a border patrol check point station. When we stopped to talk to the INS agents we…
By Brian Crecente Published June 26, 2009 -
Bethesda’s Big Move
When Oblivion and Doom meet, the Fallout is bound to yield surprises; and perhaps offer some insight into the future of the video game industry. Earlier this week the company behind post-apocalyptic video game hit Fallout 3 bought the developers of famed shooter Doom putting two of the most respected talent pools in the industry,…
By Brian Crecente Published June 26, 2009 -
3G Versus 3GS Game Comparison: Slooooooow Load Times
Here’s a quick look at the load times of the iPhone 3G versus the iPhone 3GS. While the 3GS’ loadtimes are substantially faster, that alone doesn’t really warrant the upgrade, I think. Only time will tell if newer games, developed to take advantage of the new hardware and software upgrades, will make the purchase or…
By Brian Crecente Published June 26, 2009 -
Batman: Arkham Asylum Preview: A Thinker’s Brawling Game
In the world of Gotham and The Joker, Batman’s greatest strength isn’t his fists, wealth or technology, it’s his brain. Despite his moniker as the World’s Greatest Detective, the Dark Knight’s video game appearances rarely tap into his vast skills as a sleuth. While Batman: Arkham Asylum is certainly no comic book CSI, and who…
By Brian Crecente Published June 26, 2009 -
1 vs 100 Opens Its Doors To All Xbox Live This Weekend
The 1 vs 100 video game show on Xbox Live typically reserved for Gold members will be free for everyone on Xbox 360 live this weekend. From today through Sunday, June 28, Silver Xbox Live members get access to the trivia game which pits Xbox members against one another in a game-show like setting. The…
By Brian Crecente Published June 26, 2009 -
What MotionPlus Adds to Tiger Woods Golf
I spent some time late last week messing around with Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 on the Wii to see what MotionPlus brings to the experience. Quite a lot, it turns out. As you can see in this video, the biggest addition to the game is the ability for it to detect your wrists position…
By Brian Crecente Published June 26, 2009 -
King of Pop Has Passed
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Hey Hasbro, Why Are New Transformer Toys So Damn Hard? I don’t know about you, but the news of Michael Jackson’s death has brought about quite a lot of discussion in our house. Did you feel sorry for him or not? Were his contributions to music outweighed by his bizarre…
By Brian Crecente Published June 25, 2009 -
Drown Your Chun-Li Movie Sorrows at Street Fighter Party Tonight
Capcom is throwing a little party tonight to… celebrate?… the arrival of Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li on DVD and Blu-Ray. Besides the bizarre reason behind the party, it sounds like a good time. The folks will be setting up for some street fighter play, give-aways and “plenty of booze to dull the…
By Brian Crecente Published June 25, 2009 -
Tiger Loses… Again
As seen on Jimmy Fallon’s victory post.
By Brian Crecente Published June 25, 2009
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