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Dance Central 3 Designer: Kinect Developers Need to Do Better Than “Oh, It Works”
Last week, I talked to the people who make the best Kinect games. The topic of discussion? One of the worst Kinect games I chatted with Dance Central 3 project lead Matt Boch what he thought about the state of Kinect game development, starting off with the mind-numbingly wretched Steel Battalion. Back when Capcom’s bungle…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 23, 2012 -
Angry Birds Space’s Curiosity-Themed Update Pig-Jacks the Mars Rover
NASA is sending animals into space again. Well, the pigs and birds of Rovio’s mobile hit aren’t actually real. But they’ve become officially sanctioned astronauts anyway. The latest update to Angry Birds Space features a suite of levels set on Mars where the warring species take turns sitting on top of the $2.5 billion space…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 23, 2012 -
A New World Record In Donkey Kong: 1,127,700 Points!
1,127,700 had replaced 1,110,100 as Donkey Kong champion Hank Chien’s newest high score, adding more proof to the idea that the dude simply can’t be stopped. This is, what, the third or fourth time that Chien has beaten his own high score to stay the King of Kong, right? Isn’t this guy a plastic surgeon?…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 23, 2012 -
You Won’t Be Able to Stop Playing This Borderlands 2 De-Make
Gearbox wants you to believe that they’ve dusted off an apocryphal pre-cursor to their hit sci-fi first-person shooter series. Okay, guys. Sure thing. Nevertheless, The Border Lands is terrific fun, letting you play pixellated versions of Borderlands 2‘s four main characters across multiple stages. The retro-styled browser game harbors the same “ooh, new gun!” addictiveness…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 23, 2012 -
Watch This Artist Draw the Insides of a Portal 2 Turret
Anyone who’s played a Portal game knows that Aperture Science’s charmingly neurotic turrets are full of bullets. And CEO Cave Johnson showed off their design in this teaser video last year But artist Andrew Gabbott has gone above and beyond in his turret love, rendering by hand an incredibly detailed breakaway view of the Portal…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 22, 2012 -
Get Your First Look at Peter Molyneux’s Next Crazy Experiment Right Here
Game development’s most seductive over-promiser doesn’t work at Microsoft anymore. He’s doing his own thing, starting up a company called 22 Cans and promising a life-altering experience in his next game Curiosity. The world at large hasn’t really seen a look at the game. Until now. Molyneux showed a live demo of Curiosity at the…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 22, 2012 -
This Video Shows Why the Studio That Made Wipeout Was So Awesome
Between todays’s news that the Sony Liverpool studio—originally known as Psygnosis—is closing and yesterday’s reports of Nintendo Power shutting down, this feels like The Week Video Game Nostalgia Died. But let the incredible promotion video—courtesy of Boing Boing—above remind you of how creatively forward-looking and dominant Psygnosis was in its heyday. You can smirk at…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 22, 2012 -
Nintendo Confirms the End of the Nintendo Power Era
Yesterday, news broke suddenly that Nintendo Power—one of the oldest game magazines around—would be shutting down. Today, Nintendo confirms that the Future-published magazine is ending this year. Here’s their official statement: Nintendo can confirm that Future US will end the production of Nintendo Power magazine with the last issue slated for December 2012. For Nintendo…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 22, 2012 -
Ubisoft Says 93-95% of Their PC Games Get Stolen by Pirates
Few video game companies’ PC release practices are as reviled as Ubisoft’s. From titles that require always-on internet connections to security-compromising DRM, attempts by the Assassin’s Creed publisher to stop people from illegally obtaining or running their games on PC have met with strong criticism. Their responses haven’t always helped However, Ubi CEO Yves Guillemot…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 22, 2012 -
What Went Wrong With OnLive?
I remember the first time I saw OnLive demoed for me. Three years ago, I was ushered into a conference room on Manhattan’s Midtown East neighborhood and saw Crysis running of the cloud gaming service’s network. It looked impressive, sure, but there could have been all sorts of tomfoolery going on to make the streaming…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 21, 2012 -
Marvel Needs to Get Around to Fixing My Favorite Superhero
The Black Panther is my favorite superhero. So, it really sucks that I hate almost everything about him right now. It’s not just that the Black Panther is a favorite of mine. He’s also one of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby’s best creations, first showing up in a run that’s considered one of the best…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 21, 2012 -
Report: Nintendo Power Shutting Down
Ars Technica has an article up saying that the long-running Nintendo Power magazine is ceasing publication. Multiple sources at Nintendo Power publisher Future have told Kotaku that Nintendo Power is ending and that the broad factual strokes of the Ars Technica report ring true with what’s been circulating within the company. Nintendo Power was one…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 21, 2012 -
Dance Central 3’s Weaponized Dance Moves Make You Shake Your Ass for Justice
You know that feeling when you finally get your hands on the BFG 9000 in Doom or the gravity gun in Half-Life 2? It’s a sensation that you’re about to become nigh-omnipotent, able to blast enemies out of existence withlittle effort. It gives you goosebumps. Harmonix wants you to feel that way about the Macarena…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 21, 2012 -
Here’s The Exclusive First Look at The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia in Glorious English
People really want the Hyrule Historia. They want it more than light bondage sexual hijinks. It’s true. Take a look at Amazon for proof. Pre-orders for Nintendo’s officially sanctioned Legend of Zelda encyclopedia on the book-selling mega-site have dislodged the dirty sexytimes publishing phenomenon 50 Shades of Grey from the #1 best-seller spot. And the…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 20, 2012 -
I’m Liking Tekken Tag Tournament 2‘s Old-Favorite Feel and Neat New Tricks
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 feels a bit like a best-of album. Almost everything likeable about Namco’s fighting game franchise is on prominent display in the sequel. Dancing pandas, overdone intra-family fisticuffs and deep, varied movesets all unfold beautifully animated backdrops. There’s a huge cast of playable characters, too—with cult favorites returning and new warriors debuting…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 20, 2012 -
OnLive Is Still Called OnLive, Says Nothing Is Changing
Ever since Friday—when reports started surfacing that cloud gaming pioneer OnLive was shutting down and ceasing to exist—speculation has mounted over who, if anyone, had purchased the remains of the company. But OnLive—which isn’t changing its name—has just issued a statement announcing its new status and that offers details on the business dealings of the…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 19, 2012
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