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The Death of Peace Walker and The Fall of Gaming
Mike Fahey, Michael McWhertor, in the same podcast! That’s crazy!! But it’s true. And we’ll be taking your calls and discussing the fall of gaming. What are you hopes? What do you want to play? What do you still need to play? Why did it take me so friggin long to finally beat Metal Gear…
By Brian Crecente Published September 8, 2010 -
Explore a Hardware Store, Play Dead Rising 2 This Friday
Do you live in Los Angeles and have an interest in slaying zombies? Then you’re in luck! This Friday Capcom is taking over Greene’s Hardware in Los Angeles to celebrate the upcoming launch of their zombie-killing game Dead Rising 2. The event will include food, contests, giveaways and a chance to check out the latest…
By Brian Crecente Published September 8, 2010 -
Diving In To Rock Band 3’s Keyboard Play
In this video Rock Band 3 senior designer Sylvain Dubrofsky walks us through just how the keyboard play is going to work in Harmonix upcoming rhythm game. The game always shows ten keys worth of music. That range stays the same on the keyboard in easy and medium, but begins to shift around in hard…
By Brian Crecente Published September 8, 2010 -
Playstation Name Checked in Presidential Childhood Obesity Graphic
The winner of best overall infographic for First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! campaign includes the release and successes of the Playstation in its timeline charting the growth of childhood obesity. Found among the eleven significant dates are the 1995 release of the Playstation in the U.S. and the 2005 milestone when the console reached…
By Brian Crecente Published September 8, 2010 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Hey, maybe it’s the sun doing all of that real time damaging? Thanks to reader Dedwan Innuendo for today’s damage-inducing take on Rubens. Submit your own shop at #TAYpics and maybe we’ll feature your effort in a future installment.
By Brian Crecente Published September 8, 2010 -
Halo: Reach Deliver Hope The Extended Cut
Late last month we got our first look at the Halo: Reach Deliver Hope live action flick, packed with a minute or so of explosions and flying Spartans. Today we get a look at the extended mix. In this new cut of the Deliver Hope video we get two-and-a-half minutes of future warfare, but still…
By Brian Crecente Published September 8, 2010 -
The Quiet Between the Storms
To: Ash From: Crecente On Sunday Totilo returned from Penny Arcade Expo, having covered the hell out of the show, with a week’s worth of stories to still post. Thursday McWhertor leaves for next week’s Tokyo Game Show in preparation for what is shaping up to be one of the better TGS showings in years.…
By Brian Crecente Published September 7, 2010 -
This Kirby Look-Alike Doesn’t Suck
I noted earlier this week that iPhone game Hoggy was free on iTunes. But why should you care, even if it is still free? Check out this video to see why I spent a chunk of my weekend playing around with the vaguely familiar pink blob.
By Brian Crecente Published September 7, 2010 -
iTunes Chart Toppers: Spidey Takes To The Charts
Spider-Man may be cool, but he’s no angry birds. Here’s the full list of games for both platforms: iPhone Position Title Price Weeks Last Week 1 Angry Birds (Clickgamer.com) $0.99 18 1 2 Spider-Man: total Mayhem(Gameloft) $6.99 1 — 3 Words with Friends (Newtoy) $2.99 1 — 4 Monopoly (EA) $2.99 1 — 5 Pac-Man…
By Brian Crecente Published September 7, 2010 -
Cyberwarfare, North Korea, Rupert Murdoch and… The Big Lebowski?
Say it ain’t so! The Dude, Jeff Bridges’ pot-head bowling anti-hero of film The Big Lebowski, has managed to get himself tied up with Kim Jong Il’s North Korean regime. According to a Bloomberg article, programmers from North Korea’s General Federal of Science and Technology developed mobile phone games Big Lebowski Bowling and Men in…
By Brian Crecente Published September 7, 2010 -
The Fall of Gaming
No, don’t worry, video games aren’t going anywhere. But the seasons are, they’re changing. And now as we approach fall, a historically game-rich part of the year, let’s talk about what you have to look forward to and what you regret. But not yet. Don’t… You… Dare! Instead hold onto all of your wonderful anecdotes,…
By Brian Crecente Published September 7, 2010 -
Vanquish Wants Your Unconditional Surrender
Platinum Games’ third-person shooter isn’t just about missile-launching robots in space, there’s also a plot that involves a bad guy with a vaguely Russian accent and requests for unconditional surrender. See! Proof!!!
By Brian Crecente Published September 7, 2010 -
The Lonely Pinball Repairman
You think it’s hard being the only company around that still makes pinball machines? What about the people left who still repairs them? The Wall Street Journal has an interesting write up about Mike Hooker, by day a locomotive repairman, but in his time off a pinball fixer who makes house calls. Pinball machines, once…
By Brian Crecente Published September 7, 2010 -
Tron: Evolution Gameplay
We’ve talked before about Tron: Evolution’s wonky nature, but judge for yourself, here’s a look at the game in action. This video shows off the free running, combat and a bit of light cycle action. If you were at PAX this weekend you also had a chance to play the game. What did you think?
By Brian Crecente Published September 7, 2010 -
DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue Trailer
What’s all this about powerful, mythic thongs created by a master craftsman? It’s the introductory story for DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue of course. In this video we learn about the six noble thongs and how they corrupted those who wore them.
By Brian Crecente Published September 7, 2010 -
Finding Solace in Virtual War
Can virtual combat be entertainment for the soldiers who engage in the real thing on a daily basis? The commanding general in charge of the Army & Air Force Exchange Service, the department store and mall found on every U.S. army and air force base in the world, doesn’t think so, at least not if…
By Brian Crecente Published September 6, 2010
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