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Amazon Unveils $199 Kindle Fire Tablet
Amazon today unveiled an Android-powered Kindle tablet aimed at taking on Apple’s iPad, Bloomberg reports. The Kindle Fire will have a 7-inch display and sell for $199. Since it will run on Android, it will presumably be able to play movies, music, games as well as let people read books. Make sure to follow Gizmodo’s…
By Brian Crecente Published September 28, 2011 -
Batman: Arkham City Xbox 360 Bundle Shows Up on German Amazon [Update]
A listing for Batman Arkham City Xbox 360 Bundle popped up on Amazon’s German site over night. The bundle seems to include a copy of the game, a single controller, a headset and a black 250GB Xbox 360. The 360 doesn’t appear to have any sort of branding, which is a bummer. I was hoping…
By Brian Crecente Published September 28, 2011 -
Ace Combat: Remote Assault
Assault Horizon –Namco Bandai sent us this remote control helicopter to help prepare us for the coming of Ace Combat: Assault Horizon. Felicia Day Steals The Show in Dragon Age II‘s Mark Of The Assassin Let’s start with my love of the Dragon Age universe, as well as Dragon Age: Origins. Man, I loved that…
By Brian Crecente Published September 27, 2011 -
Homeland Security Detains Pro-Gaming Caster, Seizes Hardware
Homeland Security officers detailed pro-gaming web broadcaster Victor “Spooky” Fontanez and seized his equipment Monday as he reentered the country following a fighting game championship in Toronto, Canada. Team Sp00ky’s laptop, cell phone and two camcorders were seized, according to the Detention Notice and Custody Receipt for Detained Property issued by the Department of Homeland…
By Brian Crecente Published September 27, 2011 -
JESUS APPEARS ON MIRACLE NINTENDO, SAYS MARYLAND WOMAN
A Maryland woman said she was surprised to find what appears to be an image of Jesus Christ on the top of a used Nintendo Entertainment System she purchased on eBay for $31 this week. Brittany Wampler, 24, tells Kotaku she noticed the image shortly after unpacking two NES consoles, she purchased from an eBay…
By Brian Crecente Published September 27, 2011 -
Now Explore the Massive Ocean World of Aquaria On the iPad
It’s always wonderful to see a worthy indie game slowly bud and blossom over time. In this case we’re talking about the underwater fantasy world of Aquaria which is, after winning awards at the Indie Game Festival and hitting Steam, now making a debut on the iPad this fall. The iPad version of the game…
By Brian Crecente Published September 27, 2011 -
Idiot Documentarians Reveal “Secret IRA Terrorism Footage”. It’s a Video Game from 2009.[Update 2]
A UK documentary examining possible connections between Muammar Gaddafi and the IRA apparently confused video game play for actual IRA footage of a helicopter being shot down. In the documentary Exposure – Gaddafi and the IRA, aired Monday night in the U.K., a voice can be heard saying, “With Gaddafi’s heavy machine guns it was…
By Brian Crecente Published September 27, 2011 -
They Made Flickr. He Made Katamari Damacy. Together, They’re Launching Glitch
The colorful, imaginative online game from the team behind Flickr and the man behind Katamari Damacy goes live today at 1 p.m. eastern. In Glitch, players ramble through the collective imagination of 11 god-like giants. The free-to-play world exists on a persistent, ever-evolving playground that is shaped not just by the game’s developers, but by…
By Brian Crecente Published September 27, 2011 -
(Teeny Tiny) War!
Warhammer –This weekend marked my return to table top miniature gaming. I starting to dig into Flames of War, but I suspect a return to Warhammer is inevitable. Taking the Taboo Out of Mature Gaming It’s like clockwork; Moments after popping open any game that has a mature rating, my 10-year-old son seems to appear…
By Brian Crecente Published September 26, 2011 -
The First 50 Pages of the Second Elder Scrolls Novel
I’ve got a copy of The Lord of the Souls, the second Elder Scrolls novel, sitting on my night stand. It’s buried under a few other books I’ve got to read first. I’m hoping to eventually write something about what I thought of the book. But if you’d rather not wait and want to see…
By Brian Crecente Published September 26, 2011 -
Idyllic Greek Island Protests Inclusion in Violent Video Game
The Greek Island of Limnos, home to Hephaestus’ forge and some spectacular beaches, is protesting their inclusion in upcoming shooter Arma 3. The local government says that their island is a “place of peace and creation” and that they don’t want it turned into a “scene for violence and battle.” Some of the footage in…
By Brian Crecente Published September 26, 2011 -
Can You Guess Which Game Remake This Back Story is For?
Wait! Stop. Don’t watch the video yet. First read the included bit of fiction sent along with the trailer. Can you guess which retro game remake this is for? 12 years after a nuclear war has wiped most of humanity off the map, the only survivors are radiation enlarged insects, with humans surviving by sealing…
By Brian Crecente Published September 26, 2011 -
Angry Birds Creators Become Their Own Angry Birds To Talk Up Google Chrome
This Google Chrome ad has been out for about a week, but I didn’t catch it until last night. In the ad, Peter Vesterbacka (CMO of Rovio), Jaakko lisalo (Senior Game Designer of Angry Birds) and Serdar Soganci (Web Games Manager) talk about the wonders of Google Chrome and the popularity of their game. You…
By Brian Crecente Published September 26, 2011 -
I’m Impressed By How Much This Tabletop Game Looks Like Video Game War
I haven’t played a tabletop game since my near-obsession with Warhammer back in my college days. But this weekend I decided to take the plunge again, this time with my 10-year-old son. We settled on World War II-era Flames of War While doing some research on the game I came across quite a few images…
By Brian Crecente Published September 26, 2011 -
Taking the Taboo Out of Mature Gaming
It’s like clockwork; Moments after popping open any game that has a mature rating, my 10-year-old son seems to appear at my elbow to ask if he can play it with me. It’s a mix of things that draws Tristan to these games that he knows I don’t let him play. I suspect the fact…
By Brian Crecente Published September 26, 2011 -
Star Wars: The Old Republic Ships on Dec. 20, Subscriptions Detailed
Star Wars: The Old Republic launches on Dec. 20 in North America and Dec. 22 in European territories, Bioware and LucasArts said this morning. “This is an incredible moment for everyone at BioWare and our partners at LucasArts who have dedicated their lives to build this extraordinary game.,” Ray Muzyka said during the 2011 Eurogamer…
By Brian Crecente Published September 24, 2011 -
Furious Fish Beats Angry Bird
Fish of Fury –This gutted bird and a postcard of a furious fish showed up on my doorstep today. Blizzard: Diablo III Hits Early 2012 Looks like we’re going to have to make do with a beta for longer than some of us had hoped, Blizzard this morning said that Diablo III won’t be hitting…
By Brian Crecente Published September 23, 2011 -
This Might Be The Closest We’re Getting to a Video Game Version of Heat
Payday: The Heist is a first-person cooperative heist game inspired by some of the best in crime cinema. Here’s a look at a run, or attempted run, through Heat Street, the game’s caper loosely inspired by the movie Heat. Sorry, no Pacino or De Niro here, but plenty of gunplay. The game hits the Playstation…
By Brian Crecente Published September 23, 2011 -
Exploring the Tiny Differences Between the Original and Final PS Vita
The Tokyo Game Show didn’t just give us a chance to check out nearly three dozen games, it also gave us our first look at what Sony says is the final design for their PS Vita The changes between those first images released of the Vita and these final ones are pretty subtle, but if…
By Brian Crecente Published September 23, 2011 -
Here’s Your Full First Season of Retro Game Master, Why Not Have a Viewing Party?
Last week we wrapped up our first experimental season of Retro Game Master Sure this is the Internet, but we thought it would be fun to run a full season of the first official U.S. airing of the popular Japanese television program, known as Game Center CX in Japan, as if it were airing on…
By Brian Crecente Published September 23, 2011
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