Blizzard’s “n00bz Marines”, collectible figures that were once only available to attendees of Blizzcon events, are now available for everybody to purchase via the company’s online store. Taking the standard form of a Starcraft Marine and adopting the disproportionate simplicity of vinyl figures like Munnys, there are four available: three based on World of Warcraft…
Here you go, your first look at EA Sport’s latest footballing juggernaut, Madden 11. It is, we are being told, simpler, quicker and deeper. Whether this is a triumph in sports gaming remains to be seen. It’s certainly a triumph in bullet point marketing, though. Has EA’s ad team been playing a little too much…
This is neither an episode of Astro Boy, nor is it a sequel to Robot Jox; instead, it is a real event, where the world’s fastest robot went up against a Nintendo Wii Remote. The Quattro, a sorting arm developed by Adept, was recently crowned “World’s Fastest Robot”. It’s used to, well, sort things. And…
Earlier today, Microsoft released its latest set of financial earnings, and amidst the boring stuff was a sales figure you might be interested in: the Xbox 360 has now sold over 40 million units. Launching in late 2005, that has the Xbox 360 selling at just under 10 million consoles a year. Good news for…
It was only a matter of time. Having recently established a new studio to get away from former bosses Activision, Modern Warfare creators Vince Zampella and Jason West have wasted no time recruiting seven of their former Infinity Ward colleagues. Those seven are: – Todd Alderman, lead designer on Modern Warfare 2 – Mackey McCandlish,…
While Traveller’s Tales’ LEGO games have already visited the DC comics universe, courtesy of the LEGO Batman game, did you know we almost got a LEGO game based on Marvel’s characters as well? Writing on his Twitter account – which seems to exist purely to field questions from developers for LEGO game ideas – TT’s…
John Hillcoat, director of The Road – and more importantly The Proposition – has helped developers Rockstar put together a 30-minute animated film machinima based on Western adventure Red Dead Redemption, which will air next month. Aside from the fact it will run on Fox on Saturday, May 15, we know little else of the…
Activision community man (and former games writer) Dan Amrich has taken to Facebook to chat with people about his employer’s recent public relations issues. I don’t think he’s helping things. Attempting to shed light on the legal mess surrounding the fate of bonus payments due to Infinity Ward staffers – especially deposed bosses Vince Zampella…
There’s a “prime time” for TV, and it’s after dinner. There’s a “prime time” for radio, and it’s when people are driving to or from work. But what about gaming? Yes, gaming has a prime time as well, according to research done by Nielsen, which indicates that the peak time for playing video games is,…
Continuing a partnership begun with the game’s prologue, Gran Turismo 5 is once again teaming up with British TV series Top Gear, with the inclusion of the show’s famous test track in Sony’s PS3 racer. Die-hard fans of the game (or show) may remember a fleeting promise of this all the way back in 2007,…
Yes, dapper. He’s like a cross between the Duke of Wellington and Admiral Piett. For more of our Fable III coverage, click here Fable III, the third game in Lionhead’s role-playing series, will be out for the Xbox 360 later this year.
Left 4 Dead 2’s “The Passing” will bring together the survivors from Left 4 Dead 1 with the survivors of the second game. Just because they’re all surviving, though, doesn’t mean they’re going to get along. The Passing will be out later today on both Xbox 360 and PC. It’ll be 560MSP on Microsoft’s console,…
According to the New York Times, Sony will tomorrow spill the beans on a deal that will see Major League Baseball games streamed live to PlayStation 3 consoles. Yes, by the end of the week Americans will be able to turn on their PS3, sign up to the league’s MLB.TV service, and watch “out of…
Valve’s PC gaming platform and online store, Steam, is coming to Apple’s Mac. And while it’s not yet available to Joe Everyman, some people are already messing around with it, giving us our first look at it in action. And, surprise! It looks just like it does on PC. Only, it’s running on a Mac…
At first glance, the PlayStation 3’s latest firmware update – which brings the system to v3.30 – seems inconsequential. Some trophy reshuffling. But it’s the behind-the-scenes stuff that’s more interesting, as it readies the console for 3D gaming. Yes, while most of the release accompanying the update bangs on about how it will “make it…
Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption sells itself as a Western. But did you know it’s not really a Western at all? Yes, I know, the trailers have featured cowboys. Wrangling. Gunfights. Dirty Mexicans. Even old coots. All of them trademark images of the wild, wild west. But the game is actually set in the year 1908.…
Kids love Star Wars. Kids love Pokémon. Shall we throw them together and see what happens? Yes, let’s. tranive has done just that, taking ten famous Pokémon and combining them with ten famous Star Wars characters to create the crossover nobody ever asked for, but now it’s come into this world, we surely cannot be…
According to sources speaking with Bloomberg, Microsoft is in talks with former News Corp. President Peter Chernin (who’s currently got a gig at Fox) over bringing a TV channel to its Xbox 360 console. Beginning earlier this month, the discussions revolve around bringing a full channel of programming to the 360, which would include both…
That’s it. Pack up the fine china, stock up on tinned soup and start digging a bunker, because this great dance we call humanity is done for. First they play Tetris, then they play Madden, then we all die in a nuclear fire This Tetris-playing robot consists of a camera and a three-fingered robotic hand.…
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