Getting a brand new computer gaming rig soon? Mike Capps, president of Epic Games, says you should let it rest up for the release of Bulletstorm next week. I asked Capps, as he strolled down the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences red carpet last week, how he’d break in a new gaming computer. “Right…
The Da Vinci Disappearance brings eight new single-player missions, two new mulitplayer modes and plenty more to Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood when the add-on pack hits the PS3 and Xbox 360 next month. After the fall of the Borgias in Rome, Leonardo Da Vinci is kidnapped by the Hermeticists, an underground cult dedicated to transforming mankind.…
There was a time when Brian Reynolds was best known for his work on epic computer strategy games like Civilization II, Rise of Nations and Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri. But nowadays he’s the poster child for the casualfication of gaming. It was Reynolds and his work on FrontierVille that proved to a lot of people,…
I spent about three hours out of the house today as the future owners of chateau Crecente had the place inspected. Weird feeling, makes me a little melancholy. But New York should be exciting. Call of Duty Creators Say Your Bugs Were “Edge Cases” I have very publicly championed Call of Duty: Black Ops. I…
The future of gaming isn’t about a proliferation of platforms, it’s about an abundance of stories and making something that transcends those platforms to become a pastime. Speaking to a gathering of game developer luminaries last week at the DICE Summit, Jade Raymond explained her philosophy on making not just a game, but a franchise.…
Finally PC gamers will be able to check out what Xbox 360 gamers have had for more than a month: The Crysis 2 demo. Starting March 1, computer gamers will be able to check out how the game plays on their rigs by downloading it here
I have very publicly championed Call of Duty: Black Ops. I found the single player provoking, the multiplayer addictive. But was picky about which version of the game I like. That’s because my choice for Game of the Year seemed packed with bugs when I played it on the computer and Playstation 3. But why?…
So I got more candy yesterday after I shot the first batch. Crazy! I Know!! Get Ready To Play Dress-Up With Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Now that Marvel Vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds is on store shelves, Capcom can start doling out the downloadable costume packs. Check out upcoming costume changes for Captain…
They’ve made games featuring heavy metal funny man Jack Black and talking Russian stacking dolls, so what’s next? The monsters of Sesame Street of course. With the help of Xbox 360’s Kinect, Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster lets gamers join Cookie Monster, Elmo and other Sesame Street characters as they explore a “living storybook”…
Two seconds after filming this I thought: Hmm, I wonder if I can eat this box. And then I did. It was delicious. The PlayStation Network Prepares For A Little Hot Girl-On-Girl Fighting Action Twenty-three fatal and furious female fighters battle for the fate of Japan in Arcana Heart 3. The all-girl fighting franchise returns…
What games did some of the thinkers and titans of the game industry play in 2010? That’s the question that the New York Times’ Seth Schiesel used to break the ice on his opening panel for this year’s DICE summit last week. The answers may surprise you. Mike Morhaime, president and CEO of Blizzard Entertainment…
Fans of genre-defining real-time strategy game Age of Empires likely won’t be surprised to learn that the father of the series wasn’t a big fan of third game. “With Age of Empires 3 we tried all of these new ideas,” said Bruce Shelley, founder of Age of Empires creators Ensemble Studios. “I think it was…
The makers of mega hits World of Warcraft and StarCraft II don’t seem to have many missteps, but they have had some tough decisions to make over the years. Despite their tremendous successes with World of Warcraft, Blizzard still has to pick and choose what to try and make and what to kill, said Blizzard…
Something spectacular, something amazing almost came from the house that built Mass Effect, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Jade Empire. And it involved old black and white kung fu movies. Speaking on the opening panel for the Design Innovate Create Entertainment summit in Las Vegas last week, BioWare co-founder Dr. Greg Zeschuk…
Congratulations! You survived last week. You are all now level 2. Use your experience points wisely and talk about it here. Thanks to ShinLord for today’s image. Submit your images to #TAYpics We could use some new images, aspiring TAY artists. Work off the base image, the wave, which you can find in a nice…
Due out this March, the Defiant Map pack for Halo: Reach will include three new maps and 150 more Gamerscore points for $10. The three maps, all produces of 343 Studios, not Bungie, include one for Firefight and two for competitive play. Here’s the break down. Condemned: Condemned takes place aboard Orbital Station Gamma, a…
You’ve read the news and seen the videos, now it’s time to dive deep into all of the specs for the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, like that it can game for 5 1/2 hours on a single charge and its resolution. The device will come in black or white, and work on a surprisingly large…
The Xperia Play, confirmed today by Sony Ericcson, finally gets some videos that show us what gameplay will look and feel like on the Playstation Phone. Also, they won’t give you nightmares… so that’s a plus. Xperia Play gaming Xperia Play gaming 2 Aaron Duke, product manager for Xperia Play, explains the new device. Jonas…
After much rumors and one very disturbing commercial, Sony Ericsson today confirmed that the Playstation Phone, which is officially called the Xperia Play, will hit this March on the Verizon Network with 50 games, a 5.0 megapixel camera and a 4-inch multi-touch display. “This Spring, expect to see a lot of people with their heads…
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