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There Might Just Be More Battlefield: Bad Company on the Way
Those guys at DICE, man, they are busy. They’ve got betas to test and bugs to squash as Battlefield 3—undoubtedly one of the biggest games of the year—gears up for release. That’s a lot of work. So, could they possibly be thinking about the story-driven Bad Company branch of their FPS franchise? Turns out the…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 7, 2011 -
Sony Takes Uncharted 3 Contest Winners to Jordan in Search of Treasure
Nathan Drake lives a pretty sweet existence when you think about it. Glamorous globe-trotting. Incredible agility. Living off of, ahem, borrowed treasure. Guilt-free mass murder. Who doesn’t want to be that guy? Sony’s European PlayStation division let a few lucky contest winners step into the Uncharted hero’s boots with a trip that took them to…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 7, 2011 -
The Sensational Character Find of 2011: Nightwing in Arkham City
Dick Grayson fans, it’s looking like your prayers will be answered. According to sister site Kotaku Australia (via ArkhamCity.co.uk), some of the trophies for the Bat-sequel point to the fact that the man who was once the Boy Wonder will be a playable character in the game. Like the current version of Robin who’s also…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 7, 2011 -
Fez, Johann Sebastian Joust Grab Awards at IndieCade 2011
Every year, at about this time, the indie-est of game gatherings takes over sunny Culver City, California. Independent game developers gather in the southern California burg to talk design, process and inspiration, while showing off their latest wares. As is the custom, awards get handed out at this kind of thing, too, and Joystiq’s got…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 7, 2011 -
UFC Pay-Per-View Launching on Xbox Live in December
If you like watching people faces get smashed in but don’t want all the sweaty effort of pushing buttons, then your prayers have been answered. After announcing it back at E3, Microsoft’s finally set a date for when you’ll be able to watch UFC via Xbox Live. UFC on Xbox Live launches on Dec. 1.…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 7, 2011 -
Apple + Aperture Science = GLaDOSiri, a Mash-Up Triumph
Once Apple introduced the Siri AI personal assistant, it was only a matter of time until someone mashed up the introductory video so that it was GLaDOS living inside of Cupertino’s new smartphone. That someone is YouTuber bamfer23, a.ka. filmmaker Jeff Heimbuch, and he achieves a high level of hilarity by having GLaDOS be the…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 7, 2011 -
Gear of War 3 Easter Egg Reveals Marcus Fenix’s Favorite Arcade Game, Sawed-Off Chicken.
Things are grim on Sera in Gears of War 3. People—important ones, even—are dying. The Lambent seem to be ready to overrun the entire planet. The whole game’s one big emo-pocalypse. Good thing, Epic laid a bunch of Easter eggs through the best-selling shooter. So far we’ve seen the Cluckshot, Cole Train on a playground…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 6, 2011 -
Touch of Doom: Tablets Mean Trouble for Consoles and Gaming Portables
With new handheld devices from Sony and Nintendo either out or on the horizon, it’s understandable (if a little puzzling) that execs from both companies insist that tablets won’t affect the prospects of the Nintendo 3DS or PlayStation Vita. People still want gadgets that are primarily about games, the suits say. Buttons matter! But new…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 6, 2011 -
Hideo Kojima Talks About How LEGO Helped Make Metal Gear Solid, Shows Off New “Fox” Engine
If you follow Hideo Kojima on Twitter, then you know that Solid Snake’s daddy was talking at the University of Southern California last night. But he didn’t tweet about what he talked about. Joystiq’s Mike Schramm was in attendance and has a write-up with stories that confirms that Kojima’s always been as quirky and driven…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 6, 2011 -
Mini Motor Racing Bringing Cloud Saves to iDevices
Another racing game, another iOS feature implementation. This time, it’s Mini Motor Racing, the upcoming Micro Machines-meets-motocross title from Binary Mill, that’s going to go live with the iCloud feature rolling out for the bleeding edge of Apple’s portables. (You might remember Binary Mill as the devs who teamed up with Penny Arcade for the…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 6, 2011 -
They Want to Make Sequels a Thing of the Past
Imagine the lovechild that would emerge from the coupling of, say, Epic’s Gears of War and Zynga’s Adventure World. You’d get all the gritty action and polished mechanics of a AAA game buoyed by a constant stream of updates and content. Daddy’s eyes and mommy’s brains, so to speak. And sequels? With a back-end where…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 6, 2011 -
This Super Mario Side Table Makes Your Home a Mushroom Kingdom Castle
Video game décor, ’tis a tricky thing, it is. On one hand, who wouldn’t want Mega Man wall hangings and Pac-Man poufs in their room of living? On the other, you still want people to believe that you’ve got taste. Something about this Super Mario side table just works. I think it’s how the cut-out…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 5, 2011 -
Minefold Offers Hosted Minecraft Servers for You and Your Friends
You love your Minecraft, but hate random strangers. Enter Minefold, a hosting service that carves out space for only you and your buddies to romp through Mojang’s super-successful open world game. The two-man Australian company says it’ll give players infinite worlds, too, so that you can create to your hearts’ content. Minefold’s currenty in beta…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 5, 2011 -
Interactive Trailer Lets You (Almost) Play Orcs Must Die
Y’know, for a medium where interactivity is king, 99.9% of game trailers get it wrong, by simply not offering anything to do. Sure, all the chanting, shiny CG and ominious voiceover is okay for setting mood but that stuff tells you nothing about the actual play experience of a game. Robot Entertainment’s new teaser for…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 5, 2011 -
Man Convicted in 2004 Xbox Murders Wants New Trial
One of the more gruesome collisions of crime and video games happened on August 6, 2004, when four men broke into a home in Deltona, Florida and bludgeoned six people inside to death. The men reportedly went on their rampage, in part, to recover an Xbox that they claimed were taken from them after they…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 5, 2011 -
Real Racing 2 HD Adds Wireless Splitscreen Multiplayer for iPhone 4S and iPad 2
So, maybe you’re a bit disappointed by not getting a shiny new iPhone design revealed during Apple’s announcement yesterday. You’re not alone. But the real exciting stuff was all the news about iOS 5, what with the Siri personal assistant and full video mirroring through Apple TV. Developer Firemint’s going to use the latter feature…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 5, 2011 -
The Best PlayStation 3 Ad We’ve Ever Seen Will Give You Chills
When Sony announced their “Long Live Play” campaign a few weeks back, the entire interwebs lit up with buzz as to what it would herald. A PlayStation Home re-launch? New on Vita? Now, weeks of speculation have come to this, the “Michael” advert: a parade of first-class characters from the best games available on the…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 5, 2011 -
How to Speak Dragon: Here are Your Skyrim Achievements
We already know that the next Elder Scrolls game’s going to suck up a bunch of your time. Days, weeks, maybe even months, depending on how you play. But how much is it going to spit out in sweet, sweet Achievements? For the answer, the officially unofficial Bethesda blog links to Xbox 360 Achievements, where…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 5, 2011 -
Double Fine Delivers Custom Pick-Me-Up Card to Gamer with Rare Brain Disease
Psychonauts, arguably Double Fine Studios’s best and most well-known game, is all about memories and how they shape our lives. The PS2-era game impacted Chris Machado so much that he wrote into the dev collective founded by Tim Schafer, which led to a visit to their San Francisco offices. Years passed and Machado was diagnosed…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 4, 2011 -
Activision Teams Up with IndieCade for Next Indie Dev Contest
Even before their merger with Blizzard, Activision had nudged EA out as the industry’s top earner a few years back. Now that they’re bonded with the makers of World or Warcraft, there’s no denying that Activision’s currently holds the 800-lb-gorilla spot in the video game jungle. But, just like monkeys and gorillas share bananas (they…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 4, 2011
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