To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Is US$23 A Lot For A Pumpkin? I spent a big chunk of today playing light games on the Playstation Move. Kinda fun, but also kinda not as reactive as I had hoped they would be. Here’s what you missed: MicroBots Is Like Space Invaders Inside Your Guts Here’s How…
Here’s a fun one day contest: Tomorrow we will be selecting ten random winners to receive a neat Fable III t-shirt and a copy of the book Fable: The Balverine Order. The LevelUpWear-designed shirt will be a randomly selected Fable III design, size medium. The book comes with a special code to unlock an exclusive…
Last week we kicked off a contest to give away a copy of the DJ Hero 2 Party Pack to four people when the game hits later this month? Here are your winners. Congratulations go out to: Phil Hinojosa Bob Conlon Abbey D Rory Lu Bu’ Anthony The DJ Hero 2 Party Bundle includes a…
Chillingo needs to spend all of the hard earned cash they’re raking in from Cut the Rope and Angry Birds to help figure out how to combine the two. Stat! Here’s the full list of games for both platforms: iPhone Position Title Price Weeks Last Week 1 Cut the Rope (Chillingo) $0.99 2 1 2…
Advertising for two new products. That’s right, the company behind Windows, Office, Xbox Live, the Xbox 360 and a myriad of nearly successful consumer electronics is planning to spend an estimated $900 million to market the Xbox 360’s Kinect and Windows Phone 7, according to two recent reports. This morning The New York Post reported…
Get over here, I want to give you a quick primer on Mortal Kombat’s spear-tossing Scorpion. In this video we get a look at the ninja assassin and learn a bit about the beginnings of his rivalry with Sub Zero. Mortal Kombat hits the PS3 and Xbox 360 next year.
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This morning Microsoft unveiled the 17 games that will be part of the Xbox 360’s motion-sensing Kinect “launch portfolio” next month. The titles include an eclectic mix of Wii-like casual games, big titles with a Kinect controller option and a couple of big titles created for the motion controller from the ground up. Of course…
To: Owen From: Crecente It’s Friday. So great. Tomorrow we’re taking Tristan and a friend of his (a girl) to Six Flags. I’ve already promised I won’t embarrass him. I do not know if I will be able to keep said promise. But I will try. What you missed: Making the Armor and Enemies for…
Ever want to play games on a gold and diamond iPhone 4? This two-of-a-kind iPhone 4 features a handmade rose gold bezel with 53 flawless diamonds that total more than 100 carats. The home button has been replaced with a single cut 7.4 karat pink diamond and surrounded with platinum. You also get a replacement…
Game Dev Story is a fantastically addictive game from Japanese developer Kairopark that you has run your own mini Activision, Electronic Arts, Ubisoft. The game drops you into a start-up studio that you get to name and has you make the calls on what to develop, who to hire, what to research, what to ship,…
It’s October and that means it’s time to wander through corn mazes, carve up pumpkins, decorate your house and watch scary movies. And Sony has your back on that last one, if you have a Playstation 3. Starting this weekend the Playstation Network will let you stream a free scary movie every Saturday night in…
How would like your own copy of the DJ Hero 2 Party Pack when the game hits later this month? We’re giving away four copies of the big bundle on the site this week. The DJ Hero 2 Party Bundle includes a copy of the game, two turntables and a microphone. If you’re one of…
Deliver Hope, the live action commercial for Halo: Reach, was the highlight for the Bungie shooter’s marketing, giving us a short glimpse of what all of that upcoming gameplay might look like in real life. This 4-minute making of video shot on the set in Prague documents the making of television commercial Spartans and how…
Here’s another look at Platinum Games’ upcoming mech-suit shooter Vanquish. Vanquish looks a little bit Gears of War, a little bit P.N.03 which could be either fantastic or horrible. The game hits the PS3 and Xbox 360 on Oct. 19 in North America, Oct. 21 in Japan and Oct. 22 in Europe, so at least…
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: In Japan, Being Different Is Hard Tristn is entering the likes-to-be-scared phase of adolescent Halloween celebrating. I’ve actually never left this phase. Halloween is one of my favorite holidays of the year. It’s great. This year he wanted to dress up as Michael Myers, never mind that he’s never seen…
Disney’s upcoming action role-playing game Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned has been canned and that the studio behind the game are laying folks off today, Disney confirmed to Kotaku today. “Disney Interactive Studios confirms the cancellation of the Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned video game which was scheduled to…
Here’s a look at two of the mechanized suits found in upcoming horror shooter F.E.A.R. 3. The Enhanced Power Armor (EPA) and Power Armor (PA) are equipped with weapons like the “Trident” chain gun, shoulder mounted ballistic missile launchers and “Heavy Bore” auto-cannons. Despite being a perfect October release, thematically speaking, F.E.A.R. 3 isn’t due…
Xbox 360 space marine shooter Halo: Reach gets its first map pack on Nov. 30, according to Microsoft. The Noble Map Pack will include three new maps and new Achievements worth an extra 250 Gamescore points. It will cost 800 Microsoft Points, or about $10. Here’s a run down from Microsoft of the three maps,…
Starting next week PS3 owners will be the first Netflix customer to be able to stream their movies with 5.1-channel surround sound. The improved audio will come via the use of Dolby Digital Plus, according to Netflix which plans to add more device support over time. “Netflix is committed to delivering an unparalleled experience to…
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