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Did These Horrible Deeds Clinch EA’s Spot as America’s Worst Company?
Game publisher Electronic Arts took home the grand prize in The Consumerist’s Worst Company in America contest, and they don’t seem pleased about it But do they deserve the gold star? How do they stack up next to the other finalists? Let’s go through the four companies that made it to the Final Four and…
By Jason Schreier Published April 4, 2012 -
Nobody Knows How Powerful The Wii U Actually Is
Gamers and game developers have spent much of the past year arguing and speculating over Nintendo’s upcoming Wii U console. Will it be more powerful than other gaming devices? Less powerful? Just as powerful? Will it have HD graphics? Online connectivity? Arms? Will it do your taxes? The truth is that nobody seems to know…
By Jason Schreier Published April 4, 2012 -
‘Worst Company in America’ EA Says Big Tobacco Must Be Relieved It Wasn’t Nominated
Game publisher Electronic Arts, which won The Consumerist’s reader-voted ‘Worst Company in America’ contest today, did not take its victory sitting down. In a statement to Kotaku, EA Senior Director of Corporate Communications John Reseburg said: We’re sure that British Petroleum, AIG, Philip Morris, and Halliburton are all relieved they weren’t nominated this year. We’re…
By Jason Schreier Published April 4, 2012 -
Game of Thrones Made Out of Minecraft Is A Jaw-Dropping Thing
You’ve already seen pictures of the tremendous Minecraft take on the world of Game of Thrones. Now there’s full-on video coverage. Project lead Jacob Granberry sent over this new flythrough of the project, which is truly stunning both in scope and beauty. I kind of want to live there. Game of Thrones in Minecraft (Tour…
By Jason Schreier Published April 4, 2012 -
Epic Mickey On 3DS Looks Straight Outta 1992
This is Disney Epic Mickey: The Power of Illusion. It’s an upcoming game for the Nintendo 3DS. That’s Nintendo 3DS. Not Super Nintendo. Or Nintendo Entertainment System. Though I can see how you might be confused. Here’s how Disney describes the game: In “Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion,” Reality is What You Paint of…
By Jason Schreier Published April 4, 2012 -
Let’s Stop Pretending iPad Gaming Isn’t For Gamers
It’s impossible to read a Kotaku comment thread about iPhone or iPad games without wading through a bevy of grumpy dissenters—disgruntled gamers who say things like “iPad games aren’t real games!” and “lol iPhone.” This isn’t exactly surprising. A few weeks ago, I wrote an op-ed about how Apple’s ubiquitous devices won’t win over the…
By Jason Schreier Published April 4, 2012 -
Notch’s New Space Game Has A Really Weird Title
The name of Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson’s next game will be 0x10c, he said today on his Twitter account. No, it’s not Mars Effect, as he had claimed on April Fools Day. The team is going with 0x10c, a name as bizarre as it is unpronounceable. It’s also an error code. “What happens if…
By Jason Schreier Published April 3, 2012 -
British Teachers Blame Video Games For Rise in ‘Hitting, Hurting and Thumping’
This week’s dose of anti-video game vitriol comes straight outta Great Britain, where a group called the Association of Teachers and Lecturers says electronic entertainment is making kids violent. As Telegraph reports: Alison Sherratt, former president of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, says growing access to “horrific” games is responsible for an increase in…
By Jason Schreier Published April 3, 2012 -
There’s No Wedding Proposal Like a Final Fantasy Wedding Proposal
When Seth Hay arrived at the “Distant Worlds: Music From Final Fantasy” concert last weekend in Toronto, he was met with a lovely surprise. His girlfriend, Cheryl Murray, had bought him tickets to a meet-and-greet with legendary Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu and conductor Arnie Roth. After the show, they would get to hang out…
By Jason Schreier Published April 3, 2012 -
When Coldplay Meets Minecraft
Weird Al’s got nothing on this Minecraft-themed parody of Coldplay’s “Viva la Vida.” Actually, singer TryHardNinja sounds a little bit like he’s channeling Mr. Yankovic. Either way, this is pretty cool. Dunno which is most impressive—the song, the video, or the Minecraft map created for the occasion. “Fallen Kingdom” – A Minecraft Parody of Coldplay’s…
By Jason Schreier Published April 3, 2012 -
Saturday Morning RPG Is Chock Full Of Cartoon Goodness And 80s References
Saturday Morning RPG starts off with a reference to the 1989 Fred Savage film The Wizard. That’s pretty much all you need to know about this upcoming iOS game—from Care Bears to Transformers, it’s a non-stop barrage of warm nostalgia. It’s also a role-playing game filled with areas to explore, sidequests to crunch, and enemies…
By Jason Schreier Published April 3, 2012 -
EA Makes The Final Round of ‘Worst Company in America’ Contest
March Madness has reached its finale, and so has The Consumerist’s tournament to determine the worst company in America Game publisher Electronic Arts has officially made it to the Finals, where it will face off against Bank of America in a reader vote to determine which company is the worst forever and ever. The winner…
By Jason Schreier Published April 2, 2012 -
This Game Offers Discounts to Men Who Play As Men
The Nival-helmed strategy game Prime World will encourage you to stick with your own gender by giving discounts to men who buy male characters and women who buy female characters. “Basically we have discounts for some of starter characters depending on gender of a player,” Nival president Sergey Orlovskiy said in an e-mail to Kotaku.…
By Jason Schreier Published April 2, 2012 -
We’re Not Buying New Fast-Spreading Wii U Launch Date Rumor [UPDATE]
You might have read rumors swirling around the Internet today that suggest the Wii U will be out on November 18. Multiple gaming websites, such as GameSpot and Eurogamer, have reported on the rumor, which originated at the website Wii U Daily. Wii U Daily says it obtained an e-mail from a Japanese retailer that…
By Jason Schreier Published April 2, 2012 -
Fake Gamers of the Week: That Can’t Be A Comfortable Way To Play
To see these two boys playing video games is to see true brotherly love, the kind of unparalleled passion that can only be found in suburban living rooms, resting on postmodern sofa cushions with spotless decorum. Witness their smiles, eternally frozen in toothy bliss. See their eyes, focused on the television with laserlike dedication. Watch…
By Jason Schreier Published April 2, 2012 -
New Penny Arcade Game Looks a Lot Like Old Final Fantasy
No, the third Penny Arcade game will not be released on Super Nintendo. Despite its resemblance to 16-bit games of the early 90s, Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode 3 is coming to PC, Mac, Xbox Live, iOS, and Android. Not SNES. The upcoming role-playing game will be playable at PAX…
By Jason Schreier Published April 2, 2012 -
Leisure Suit Larry Creator Wants Half a Million Bucks to Bring It Back
Al Lowe, creator of the lecherous adventure game series, has started a Kickstarter to develop a “Reloaded” edition of the original Leisure Suit Larry. They hope to raise $500,000 and release the game for PC, consoles and mobile. [Kickstarter]
By Jason Schreier Published April 2, 2012 -
Mass Effect Ruins Marriages
Witness what happens when a happy couple is exposed to dangerous doses of Mass Effect. It’s not pretty. USC film student Andrew Allen, who blogs over at Padinga.com, put together this fun video to demonstrate the serious consequences of Mass Effect addiction. And it doesn’t even talk about the ending! Mass Effect 3 Versus Marriage…
By Jason Schreier Published April 2, 2012
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