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This Thursday Retro Game Master Takes on Bonanza Brothers
This week on Retro Game Master The Kacho takes on Sega Mega Drive shooting platformer Bonanza Brothers as they loot banks, mansions and casinos. Released in Japan in 1990 as an arcade game, Bonanza Brothers was later ported to a number of systems including the Sega Mega Drive. In the game, players take on the…
By Brian Crecente Published July 5, 2011 -
A Closer Look at Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed and Might & Magic Figures
Ubisoft’s “limited-edition premium” UbiCollectibles are still only available to European customers, but that doesn’t mean the rest of us can’t have a close look at the Ezio and Michael figurines. Only 2,000 Ezio’s Fury figurines were produced and only 500 figurines of Might & Magic Heroes VI‘s Michael were made. We’re told that both are…
By Brian Crecente Published July 5, 2011 -
Is Valve Bringing DOTA 2 to Gamescom?
Gamescom, the biggest video game party in the world, strikes next month but it’s not too soon to start digging in to what we might be seeing at the biggest blending of beer, sausage and video games in the world. Over on Gamescom’s official site they’ve got a list up of who’s going and what…
By Brian Crecente Published July 5, 2011 -
Kinect Tech Inspires Glasses That Could Help “the Blind See”
A clinical neurologist at the University of Oxford is working on a pair of glasses that is meant to help the near blind better see shapes and people. The glasses could be ready as early as 2014. Dr. Stephen Hicks and a group of researchers say they were inspired by the technology in Xbox 360…
By Brian Crecente Published July 5, 2011 -
Angry Birds, Happy Physicists
Galileo discovered the language of nature. Einstein questioned the color of rainbows. Today’s physicists ponder the vertical acceleration and horizontal velocity of an angry bird in flight. Cell phone owners from all walks of life have flocked to popular, affordable mobile game Angry Birds for its bite-sized entertainment, quirky humor and cheerful art style. Physicists,…
By Brian Crecente Published July 4, 2011 -
Seven Lessons Activision and EA could Learn From Zynga
Zynga’s massive billion dollar public offering came packed with plenty of insight into the company behind FarmVille and Mafia Wars. There’s even a few lessons that Activision and Electronic Arts could stand to learn… or relearn. According to Zynga founder Mark Pincus, the company’s success is built on encouraging “entrepreneurship and intelligent risk taking to…
By Brian Crecente Published July 4, 2011 -
Civ World Wants You… But Not Just Yet
Happy Fourth Soon | Sid Meier as Uncle Sam. (Image from Firaxis Games) Zynga Files $1 Billion IPO Fueled By Virtual Farms, Mob Wars and Cityscapes The game makers behind mega Facebook games Farmville, CityVille and Mafia Wars today filed papers with the Securities and Exchange Commission to take Zynga public in hopes of raising…
By Brian Crecente Published July 1, 2011 -
How To Kill the Company Behind FarmVille
Hate Farmville, CityVille and all of its billions of pestering, needy fans? There’s a simple way to get rid of the company that makes those games: Kill Facebook. Buried in Zynga’s mammoth digital registration filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which could lead to injecting a billion, perhaps billions, in cash into the company,…
By Brian Crecente Published July 1, 2011 -
The Daily Show Attacks Video Games In Light of Supreme Court Decision
Jon Stewart fumbles the ball on his take down of the Supreme Court’s decision to rule that video games are protected speech this week, forgetting that he’s living in the same glass house. Ironically, Stewart uses the very graphic video game images he thinks should be criminalized, on a television show that is itself protected…
By Brian Crecente Published July 1, 2011 -
Zynga Files $1 Billion IPO Fueled By Virtual Farms, Mob Wars and Cityscapes
The game makers behind mega Facebook games Farmville, CityVille and Mafia Wars today filed papers with the Securities and Exchange Commission to take Zynga public in hopes of raising $1 billion. The billion dollar price tag, though, could change once bankers determine the true value of shares and how many can be sold. In an…
By Brian Crecente Published July 1, 2011 -
Are Drones So Easy to Fly That Even a Journalist Can Do It?
There’s been much talk lately about the Predator Drone and how using it to take out enemies from a distance is like playing a video game. This sudden increase in Drone buzz may have something to do with the Paris Air show where a number of UAV are on display by a bunch of different…
By Brian Crecente Published July 1, 2011 -
China’s Glorious Mission in Action Shows How the PLA Will Train Its Army With Games
Development of the People’s Liberation Army video game, soon to be used to train China’s armed forces, seems to be coming along nicely since last we heard about it In this video we get a look at how the first-person shooter will work, and how it was developed. Sifting through comments on the official website…
By Brian Crecente Published July 1, 2011 -
Retro Game Master Episode 2: Super Fantasy Zone
In this second episode of Retro Game Master, our hero, Shinya Arino, faces off against Sega Mega Drive classic Super Fantasy Zone Released in Japan in 1992 on the Sega Mega Drive and Europe a year later, Super Fantasy Zone didn’t make it to the U.S. officially until it hit the Wii’s Virtual Console in…
By Brian Crecente Published June 30, 2011 -
Bust a Skull
CANDY BRAAAAAINS: | Zombie Pinata pinata filled with… goodies? (Photo by Brian Crecente) Hex-Based Hand Holding Happiness is Key in iPhone Puzzler Joining Hands A different brand of hex-based strategic gameplay, the slick and charming puzzler Joining Hands, is now available for your iPhone or iPad. It’s a game about holding hands, a game about…
By Brian Crecente Published June 30, 2011 -
Children Not Allowed at Call of Duty Fest
For those of you considering attendance at this fall’s 12-acre, $150-a-pop Call of Duty festival, but worried about an abundance of under-aged gamers spewing their obnoxious, curse-laden diatribes at you in person, don’t be. You have to be 18 or older to attend. Of course, that doesn’t stop obnoxious adults from showing up.
By Brian Crecente Published June 30, 2011 -
Disney Universe Costumes
By Brian Crecente Published June 30, 2011 -
Big-Headed Disney Costumes Bring Fun, Mayhem to the Multiverse
There’s something inexcusably adorable about taking a virtual child, stuffing them into a big-headed, full-body Disney costume and then tossing them off a cliff. But I just can’t help myself. It’s maybe after the fourth of fifth time of doing this to the nice Disney PR lady’s character in Disney Universe that I realize that…
By Brian Crecente Published June 30, 2011 -
Real World Modern Warfare 2 Maps Highlight of Call of Duty Convention
This fall Call of Duty fans will be able to shoot up their friends in real-world, life-sized replicas of two of the game’s maps, grab a bite to eat at the game’s fictional burger joint and get their hands on Modern Warfare 3 months before its release as part of a video game convention designed…
By Brian Crecente Published June 30, 2011
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