-
A Link For All Seasons
The Design Inspiration has a collection of Legend of Zelda artwork up in the style of their amazing Super Mario Bros. artwork we some some time ago. Sadly, I don’t see any Links that could pass for Daniel Day-Lewis — but there’s one that kind of looks like Jeff Bridges before he went to seed.…
By AJ Glasser -
Cyberpunk and video games
Chances are you’ve heard me mention cyberpunk before, maybe as a tangent to a rant about steampunk — but this article over on GamesRadar explores the concept way better. Joe McNeilly’s “Neuromancer: 25 Years Later” looks at the connection between cyberpunk granddaddy William Gibson‘s work and the video game scene today. It’s a lengthy read…
By AJ Glasser -
A Blog For The Ladies… Who Date Gamers
A former co-worker of mine started a blog for girlfriends of gamers. I’m hoping she’ll expand the scope — but for now, I get to be both her target audience and her audience’s target. The Gamer’s Girl is supposed to be a place for girlfriends of gamers to commiserate about their gamer-dating-related woes and advice.…
By AJ Glasser -
Eternal Sonata Manga Looks… Different
I just now got around to reading the manga adaptation of Trusty Bell: Chopin no Yume (a.k.a. Eternal Sonata) by Kuroi Mimei and I’ve got to say — I’m a little weirded out. For one thing, a huge chunk of the cast is missing from the 10-chapter story — including my favorite unbalanced character, Viola.…
By AJ Glasser -
Journalists In Video Games — An Anniversary Celebration
One year ago today I started officially blogging for Kotaku. What better way to celebrate this anniversary than by ticking off a list of journalists that appear in video games? I got going on this idea because my first night on the job for Kotaku — covering a Godfather II event — I sliced my…
By AJ Glasser -
Brütal Legend Multiplayer Preview: Mazel Tov, It’s An RTS
The last thing I expected from a Brütal Legend multiplayer mode was a real time strategy game. The first thing I expected was a battle of the bands. Lucky me, I get both. According to mastermind Tim Schafer, Brütal Legend actually began as a multiplayer game in his mind’s eye where metal bands would battle…
By AJ Glasser -
Reviews
TMNT: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled Micro Review: “We’re Really Hip”
People say you can’t put a price on nostalgia, but that’s exactly what Ubisoft seems to be doing with its remake of Super Nintendo/Arcade classic, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time. The year was 1991 and the second Ninja Turtles movie was already out of theaters and still a ways away from a VHS…
By AJ Glasser -
Pieces of You: Rebuilding Myself On Consoles
It’s been three months since the breakup and I still can’t delete my ex’s Mii. I still have Achievements and Trophies to win back and a stack of used games to re-beat. This is what a console identity crisis looks like. It’s not the same as having to return a sweater or divide up a…
By AJ Glasser -
Stride Gum Is Out To Save An Arcade (Or Two)
Stride Gum, makers of those commercials that seem to follow me everywhere, is offering $25,000 to an arcade on the verge of closing after already shelling out $10,000 to save the Philadelphia-based Challenge Arcade last week. The company has selected four independent arcades eligible for the prize money and left the result up to a…
By AJ Glasser -
Guitar Hero 5 Music Studio Impressions: Jamming With Bach and Rimsky-Korsakov
Of all the differences between Guitar Hero 5 and its predecessor, World Tour, the changes to Music Studio seem to be the most dramatic. Before, the music-making mode was limited in what it could do, what kind of music it could produce and the interface was less than intuitive. Now, the UI has been overhauled…
By AJ Glasser -
Guitar Hero Devs Interested in Natal, MotionPlus
Neversoft’s Brian Bright announced at a Guitar Hero 5 event that the game is franchise compatible, confirming speculation that Activision’s plan for world domination continues unhindered by lawsuit settlements. Franchise compatible means no new band sets to replace your old ones and you can keep the music you’ve downloaded for World Tour as well. But…
By AJ Glasser -
Guitar Hero 5 Trailer Gives My Parents Four Good Reasons To Play
If Bob Dylan’s All Along The Watchtower, The Rolling Stone’s Sympathy for the Devil, Santana’s No One to Depend On and Johnny Cash’s Ring of Fire can’t convince my hippie parents to play Guitar Hero 5, nothing will. This trailer also shows off Face to Face’s Disconnect, but I’m pretty sure my parents won’t care…
By AJ Glasser -
Guitar Hero 5 Wii’s Roadie Battle Preview: Bring On the DS
The last time I previewed a Guitar Hero game, I was drawn to the Wii version because it attracted a less-competitive crowd of music fan. Now I’m drawn to it to kick some ass. I’ve heard people criticize Guitar Hero games in the past for being too much of a video game and not enough…
By AJ Glasser -
And Now For A John Hughes Tribute
Filmmaker John Hughes passed away yesterday and sadly there wasn’t much of a way to acknowledge it with video games. Until today, that is. We found two Hughes-worthy shout outs to the man and his legacy, which we’ll share with you here as a way to bid goodbye to the director who had an incredible…
By AJ Glasser -
Wii MotionPlus Is Wall Street Journal Approved
You know you’ve got it made when even the Wall Street Journal wants a piece of your sweet, sweet motion controlled action. In both written and video form, Wall Street Journal technology reporter Katie Boehret tackles Wii MotionPlus, Project Natal and something called Canesta, which works kind of like the Clap-on for your TV and…
By AJ Glasser -
Gorgeous Wedding Gowns In (Or Inspired By) Video Games
Weddings are a summer thing. June brides find happiness, there’s good weather for an outdoor wedding and the most popular month in America to get hitched is August, according to some sources. So what better way to celebrate the season of weddings than with a quick look at some of the best wedding dresses shown…
By AJ Glasser -
Fat Princess Strategies — Almost Good Enough To Eat
While we’re waiting on a patch to fix some of the known issues with Fat Princess, the developer is placating us with cake strategies for success. Most of the “strategies” might seem simplistic and better suited to newcomers. But there’s some good-to-know stuff here, like this tidbit about the mini-map revealing alternate routes around choke…
By AJ Glasser -
Five Pairs Of Gamer Shoes I Want To Buy
I’m obsessed with shoes that have anything to do with video games. Luckily, people on the Internet are too, so it’s not hard to find a fabulous pair with a quick Google search and a sharp eye for detail. There’s a lot to choose from when it comes to gamer-created gamer apparel, of course. Also…
By AJ Glasser -
Machinima Picks Up Where Six Days in Fallujah Left Off
Two machinima artists who met at Stanford University’s Play Machinima Law conference a few months ago have tackled what Six Days in Fallujah was/is trying to address with a Call of Duty 4-created “documentary.” The movie, 6 Days in Call of Duty 4, was created by machinima artists J. Joshua Diltz and Joseph Delappe using…
By AJ Glasser -
Puzzle Bobble iPhone Screens Pop Up
Taito’s teasing Puzzle Bobble (aka Bust-A-Move) for iPhone on its Facebook page, fresh off Space Invaders Infinity Gene‘s critical success. Looks like they’re also teasing other Taito classics yet to come for the iPhone, judging from the collage image (shown here). Based on the other two teaser images, though, we can probably expect Bub and…
By AJ Glasser
AJ Glasser
AJ Glasser's posts