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Ads in New Lego Toy Sets Confirm Superman and Wonder Woman in Lego Batman 2
Rumors have been swirling about an expanded superhero cast in the follow-up to 2008’s Lego Batman, with the Amazing Amazon and the Man of Steel reportedly joining the toy-riffic version of the Dark Knight. Ads inside of new Lego toys appear to confirm that, according to MCVUK. Lego’s launching a new Super Heroes line with…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 13, 2011 -
Use the PlayStation Vita Version of Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 to Play on Your PS3
A while back at the Tokyo Games Show 2011, Capcom and Sony announced that a portable version of Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 would be debuting for the PlayStation Vita. Since then, we suspected that there’d be some interoperability between the handheld and home consoles. Last week, Capcom’s Seth Killian could only coyly tease such…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 13, 2011 -
Samsung Flies a Nomadic Namibian to Korean Video Games Olympics in Exploitative Stunt
Cwi Nqani’s brush with video game greatness could’ve been mapped on the plot points of The Air Up There, Cool Runnings or The Gods Must Be Crazy or really any shallow movie where people from different cultures collide in an explosion of hilarity. As reported by CNN, the 32-year-old was selling his rural ethnic group’s…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 13, 2011 -
Pikachu and More Pokémon Take You on a Tour of PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond
You’ve got to save missing Pokémon in the upcoming Wii title. Those Pokémon, they always need some kind of saving or training or both. Here’s a teaser filled with pocket monster cuteness to get you ready for the sequel to Poképark: Pikachu’s Adventure. The game’s out next February.
By Evan Narcisse Published December 13, 2011 -
Blow Stuff Up on the Sharqi Peninsula in Battlefield 3’s Back to Karkand DLC
After debuting first on the PlayStation 3 last week, the re-mastered Battlefield 2 maps of Back to Karkand hit the Xbox 360 and PC today. The video above gives a tour of the Sharqi Peninsula locale, with tons of on-foot and vehicular mayhem to be had. Owners of the Battlefield 3: Limited Edition get Back…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 13, 2011 -
Dark Pit Gets Teased in Nearly Two Minutes of Kid Icarus: Uprising Footage
Now that you know when you’ll be able to get the upcoming Kid Icarus game, you might want to re-acquaint yourself with how Pit’s latest adventure is going to look. This new trailer shows off aerial and ground combat, a few new weapons and a boss battle or two. And what certainly looks like the…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 13, 2011 -
Nintendo Reveals Dates for Kid Icarus: Uprising, Mario Party 9 and More in Early 2012
It finally seems like the 3DS has gotten its legs underneath it, even as the Wii’s glory days fade further into the rear view. But there’s an unspecified while yet until the Wii U hits retail shelves and Nintendo’s still got a bunch of software coming on the home console and handheld fronts. The company’s…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 13, 2011 -
We’re Pretty Sure Deadmau5 Actually Got a Shigeru Miyamoto Tattoo
While it looks like Deadmau5 may have trolled everyone waiting for a PlayStation Vita with his whole lost-not-lost prank concerning Sony’s upcoming handheld, we think we can believe him that he’s gotten a hell of a new gaming tattoo. (There are videos.) Over the weekend, he appears to have cajoled newly-minted VGA hall-of-famer Shigeru Miyamoto…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 12, 2011 -
Epic Games Reveals Cartoony New IP Fortnite
They teased it earlier this week and tonight on the VGAs, the makers of Gears of War 3 revealed their newest game. Called Fortnite, it appears to expand on the fortification/tower defense mechanics introduced in Gears of War 3 with an all-new art style that leaves the gritty, steroidal look of previous Epic games behind.…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 10, 2011 -
Here’s Why You Need to Stop Dismissing OnLive’s Tablet Gaming
For much of the past week, I’ve been test driving OnLive’s new app and controller pairing. The tech on display impressed me with the response time and the simple fact that, all of a sudden, the gaming options on an iPad are approaching parity with what you can get on a PC. Let’s get one…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 9, 2011 -
Figuring Out Rainbows Could Lead to Prettier Video Game Graphics
Better visuals in the coming generation of games may come courtesy of Mother Nature. Computer graphics researchers at the University of California San Diego were looking for way to create better animation and their work took them into the colorfully iconic rainy-day phenomenon. The results reveal exactly how rainbows manifest and includes new findings on…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 9, 2011 -
The Stranger’s Dream $1 DLC for Bastion Sheds Light on the Narrator’s Past, Makes Things Easier or Harder
It’s been a day of surprises for fans of Bastion. First, they announce that you can play the gravel-voiced adventure in the Chrome browser. And now comes word that they’ll be releasing DLC for the game next week. (This comes after saying that they’d never make any.) The Stranger’s Dream add-on hits on 12/14 for…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 9, 2011 -
The King of Chinatown Documentary Focuses on Competitive Gaming at New York’s Shuttered Arcade Mecca
For years, fighting game fans in the New York City area gathered at Chinatown Fair, to hone their skills at the location’s stand-up machines. That all ended earlier this year to the dismay of many. Chinatown Fair’s legacy lives on across the river in Brooklyn’s Next Level but you can relive the glory of days…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 9, 2011 -
Miyamoto’s Cell Phone Might Look Like This
Time was, there was a rumor that Shigeru Miyamoto didn’t even own a cell phone. That may’ve been true once but the creator of Mario does carry one now. Based on the description in the Wall Street Journal article mentioned earlier today, it could look very much like the one pictured above. Miyamoto talked about…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 9, 2011 -
I’ve Played Bastion in Google’s Chrome Web Browser and It’s Amazing
First, Supergiant Games’ acclaimed action RPG came out for the Xbox 360 as one of the games in Microsoft’s annual Summer of Arcade promotion. Then, shortly after that, the narrator-centric release landed on Steam, which let PC owners tour the game’s shattered world of Caelondia. Now the hit indie’s been made to play in Google’s…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 9, 2011 -
Pixar Teams Up With Microsoft For Kinect Rush
The Xbox 360’s already seen the Mickey Mouse side of the Disney/Pixar character catalog in the recently released Kinect Disneyland Adventures. Now, their corporate cousins from Pixar’s movies will be getting their own shot at motion-sensing hijinx. Microsoft’s just divulged the existence of Kinect Rush: A Disney Pixar Adventure, an all-ages game that’ll feature personas…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 8, 2011 -
Assassin’s Creed‘s Ezio Wields Many Weapons In Soul Calibur V
The most surprising thing about Ezio Auditore in Soul Calibur V happens when you pull off his unblockable move. I won’t spoil it for you but, if you watch this video I shot of a Namco Bandai rep controlling the Assassin’s Creed character, you’ll see what Ezio’s weapons and tactics look like. The Ezio in…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 8, 2011 -
Meet The Other Games That OnLive’s Making Playable With Their New Tablet App
My preview yesterday about OnLive’s new tablet app focused on the controller, because it’s the crucial piece for playing a certain kind of game. But the cloud gaming company’s making a slew of titles playable by touch input as well. There will be three kinds of input that OnLive will be implementing on tablets: native…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 8, 2011 -
Wave Hello: Microsoft’s Requiring Kinect Functionality for All Future Apps Built for Xbox 360
So, the future of the Xbox 360 is upon us. It’ll have lots of TV and video content. It’ll have UFC on-demand and FiOS set-top box functionality. (It won’t have Party Mode for video viewing, though.) In short, Microsoft’s looking to turn their dedicated game machine into yet another app repository. With a worldwide install…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 8, 2011
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