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So, What’s The Biggest Problem With Modern Games?
2K’s Grace answers MTV’s question with surprising candour. [image]
By Luke Plunkett Published September 20, 2010 -
Report: Nintendo Threatens Pokémon Website For Showing Pictures Of Pokémon [UPDATE]
Nintendo, never afraid to go after the little guy, has sent a letter over the weekend to a Pokémon fan site, threatening them over their posting of pictures from the upcoming Pokémon Black & White. Fan site PokéBeach, which obtained some copies of the game on September 17, was sent a letter on September 18…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 20, 2010 -
Japanese Developers Making “Awful Games”
So says Capcom’s Keiji Inafune, hanging not only his countrymen but his own company out to dry. “I look around Tokyo Games Show, and everyone’s making awful games; Japan is at least five years behind,” the Mega Man and Dead Rising creator told the New York Times. “Capcom is barely keeping up. I want to…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 20, 2010 -
Please, God, Let Somebody Make A Half-Life 2 Movie Like This
This animated Half-Life 2 clip isn’t your average piece of amateur machinima. It’s a cinematic trailer put together by Marco Spitoni, who works at WETA, the guys behind the special effects for Lord of the Rings and District 9. And doesn’t it show. If someone was ever to make a full animated movie in this…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 18, 2010 -
Child Of Eden’s TGS Footage Gets The Party Started
The more we see of Tetsuya Mizuguchi’s new game, the more the similarities to his previous masterpiece Rez become apparent, but that’s OK. Rez with better graphics and lots of rhythmic arm waving will be lots of people’s cups of tea. It’s interesting that, while the game is coming to the 360 and PS3, it’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 18, 2010 -
Yup, Project Dark Is Basically Demon’s Souls 2
One of the most frustrating parts of this year’s Tokyo Game Show is that very little has been revealed about Project Dark, a game that many hoped would be a spiritual successor to 2009 cult hit Demon’s Souls. One look at this trailer and you’ll see that it’s indeed wearing Demon’s Souls on its sleeves.…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 18, 2010 -
Gears Of War Studio To Buy Failed MMO?
MMO title All Points Bulletin failed, and took its developer with it. So why on Earth would a company as successful as Epic Games be interested in buying the rights to the game? A report on the BBC says that, according to a “source close to the development team”, a few companies are showing interest…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 17, 2010 -
Obama Wants Kids To Make Video Games
US President Barack Obama has given his blessing to a challenge – open to both children and professional developers – aimed at getting kids designing educational video games. The National STEM (science, technology, engineering & math) Video Game Challenge is hoping to get American kids more interested in learning about those fields, and thinks that…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 17, 2010 -
The Final Fantasy Trailers You Weren’t Supposed To See
Here are clips for Final Fantasy Versus XIII and Final Fantasy Agito XIII, straight from Square Enix’s supposedly “closed” theatre at the Tokyo Game Show. Many Bothans died to bring you these trailers. Square Enix has a notorious reputation for showing trailers at the Tokyo Game Show that can not, under any circumstances, be filmed.…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 17, 2010 -
BioShock Infinite’s Xenophobia Illustrated
Like BioShock’s Rapture, BioShock Infinite’s Columbia has some “different” ideology propping up its fancy tech, which is celebrated in these propaganda posters. While some are fairly innocent, others are quite politically charged, harking back to the dark days of not just Nazi Germany, but America’s own history. You can see the whole set over on…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 17, 2010 -
Gran Turismo 5 Brings The Great Outdoors Inside
Gran Turismo 5’s weather system looks…rainy in screenshots. Screenshots don’t do it justice. It’s really rainy. Let’s hope they put as much work into the fun parts of the game as they have this incidental stuff, because…this looks like it took a lot of work.
By Luke Plunkett Published September 17, 2010 -
What Does Devil May Cry’s Creator Think Of The Series’ New Look?
Hideki Kamiya created Devil May Cry. So what does he have to say about Ninja Theory’s new, controversial take on the game’s protagonist Dante? Let’s just say, going by these Twitter response to fans since DmC’s unveiling, he’s not a fan. Not a hater, just…not a fan. And why would he be? Despite being long…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 17, 2010 -
Deus Ex Learns Japanese, Gets Trigger-Happy
Deus Ex: Human Revolution is on show at TGS, with this flashy new trailer, now with added angry Japanese voices. You’ve seen much of the footage before, but some is new, and the Japanese voice-over will be new to most as well. I like it! Somehow gives the whole thing a Ghost in the Shell…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 17, 2010 -
Ni No Kuni Looks Just As Good On DS
It would be silly to spend all our time showing off the PS3 version of Ni No Kuni, when the game will also be turning up on DS. It may lack the raw sex appeal of the HD home console version, but the DS game should retain a charm all of its own, especially since…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 17, 2010 -
Gran Turismo 5 Screenshot Overkill
It’s taken six years for us to get Gran Turismo 5. It may take you that long to get through all these screenshots. And before you ask, no. It’s not a joke. That combi van will be drivable. Weird decision including the Kubelwagen, too, since it’s basically a Nazi jeep. The other screens show off…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 17, 2010 -
Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow Has A Super Long Trailer
The latest Castlevania game, Lords of Shadow, wasn’t originally intended to be a Castlevania game. And this trailer shows it. Were it not for the cross at the start you’d be hard pressed seeing how this relates to Konami’s treasured series. Which is probbly the point! As someone who never got into Castlevania growing up…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 17, 2010 -
Take A Tour Of Microsoft’s Tokyo Game Show Booth
Microsoft’s TGS booth is looking a little brighter this year, a little airier. Want to see what’s being shown off on their particular slice of the Makuhari Messe’s showroom floor? There’s prominence given to Kinect, of course, but also on display is the new 250GB S model of the Xbox 360, plenty of new games…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2010
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