Michael McWhertor

Metroid: Other M Creators Offer Rare Look At The Guts Of A Nintendo Game

The people behind Wii title Metroid: Other M provide an in-depth, behind the scenes look at the forthcoming adventures of Samus Aran in this 17-minute-long video that offers a rare glimpse into the inner workings of a Nintendo game. Series director Yoshio Sakamoto and Team Ninja’s Yosuke Hayashi explain just about everything a Metroid fan…

See What It’s Like To Shank A Friend

Shoot, slice and strangle ’em up Shank is coming to the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade this August, a gory stabfest that you can share with a buddy, as seen in this co-op video preview of the game. Shank is just one of the many downloadable games that will make this summer perhaps the…

First Look At Darkspore, EA’s New Sci-fi, Spore-based RPG

The creators of Spore are going to the dark side with an all-new “fast-paced and intense” sci-fi action-role-playing game known as Darkspore, coming to the Mac and PC next year. In Darkspore, players must recruit creatures from across the galaxy to build an army of beasts, each with unique abilities “to wield as your living…

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Fight Night Champion Will KO Xbox 360, PS3 Next Year

EA Sports is giving its boxing sim series Fight Night one more round in the ring, officially naming Fight Night Champion for release on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in 2011. What’s new? “Full Spectrum Punch Control” for one. That all-new control scheme for EA’s fighter will, according to the publisher, “deliver the most…

Valve’s New Shooter, Alien Swarm, Now Available (For Free)

As promised, Valve has released top-down co-op shooter Alien Swarm on Steam, free of charge. Have fun!

Countdown To Comic-Con

At some point in the next 48 hours, the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con will kick off. Will you be there? Let’s talk about our nerd convention plans for this week, among other sundry topics. For the Comic-Con vets and the San Diego natives in the crowd, would you kindly recommend your favorite watering holes, most…

Ghost Recon Predator Is Coming To PSP

Ubisoft will bring Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Predator to the PSP, says the ESRB, which appears to be the portable complement to 2011’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

DC Universe Online Opens Its Beta Door, Gets Limited Edition

Sony Online Entertainment’s next massively multiplayer online game, the superhero-stuffed DC Universe Online, will now take your application to join its massively multiplayer online beta, well in advance of its November launch on the PC and PlayStation 3. To sign up, head over to the official DC Universe Online site and hope for the best.…

Limbo Review: Death Foreshadowed

A boy wakes up in a forest. He is nothing but a silhouette and a pair of brightly glowing eyes. To the right is death, despair and, perhaps, a way out. So he goes there. This is Limbo. Playdead’s Xbox Live Arcade game, a nightmarish, inventive, puzzle-solving platforming adventure, is presented without plot or pretense.…

How To Survive The Sun, Sand & Slump Of Your Gaming Summer

Summer is tough on the person who loves playing video games. How can one survive gaming’s hottest, sweatiest and slowest season, whether hitting the beach with a Nintendo DS and PSP, or staying home and out of the sun? If you’re going on an extended road trip or vacationing to destinations far from home and…

Call of Duty’s Pay To Play Rumors Squashed By Treyarch, Infinity Ward

The publisher of Call of Duty may want to explore “new digital business models” for its bestselling military shooter—perhaps as an MMO—but rumors of Modern Warfare 2 going pay-to-play appear to be premature. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare developer Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling took to his massively followed Twitter account today, dispelling rumors that the…

The Best Terminator Game May Be Fan Made

We can’t say with total certainty whether FPS Terminator, a fan-made mod built on the Unreal Engine, will be the best, but it’s safe to assume that it’s better than the most recent entry, Terminator Salvation. Sorry, GRIN! In self-proclaimed alpha state, FPS Terminator’s creator nails the most important aspects of Terminator killing. Namely, the…

Is It Hyrulean Fashion Week In New York?

Boomerangs, the androgynous adventurer’s must-have accessory this season, as we’ve learned from this Legend of Zelda-themed display at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology, captured by The SinfulKnight.

Plants Vs. Zombies Shambles To Xbox 360 This Fall

If Plants Vs. Zombies has Xbox Live Achievements, surely there must be a video game to go along with it, right? Yes, of course. PopCap’s gardening of the dead smash hit will become an Xbox Live Arcade game in September. The maker of Peggle and Bejeweled made it official today, revealing an XBLA version of…

My Summer Vacation To The EVO Fighting Championships

Last weekend, I joined a group of more than 5,000, many who had traveled hundreds or thousands of miles to compete against and witness the best fighting game players in the world at the annual EVO championship. Temperatures in Las Vegas in mid-July were well over 100 degrees Farenheit. The rooms of Caesars Palace, including…

A Guide To Building The ‘Perfect Arcade’ From Scratch

Don’t feel like dropping a few thousand on luxury arcade cabinets? Build your own! Gamespy’s thoroughly detailed look at building a custom arcade cabinet from the ground up might be a good way to spend your next fifty weekends. [Gamespy]

Operation: Mind Crime

If you wouldn’t mind handing me that fork, I’d like to stick it in this week. We’ll celebrate the weekend with a little off-topic conversation in this nightly post where anything goes. Guys, I’m outta here. Gonna go see Inception. Who’s with me? If you’re not with me, don’t be against me, just tell me…

Atari Reviving Centipede, Star Raiders Too?

Earlier this week, Atari revealed an unexpected retro-revival, a new game based on the original Haunted House for the Atari 2600. Atari’s plans for breathing new life into old brands may not stop there. Siliconera spotted two more Atari throwbacks, Centipede and Star Raiders, at online rental outlet Gamefly, listed as future releases on the…

Nintendo DS Steals XL Sized Piece Of Japan’s Pie

The XL sized Nintendo DSi LL continues its streak as the bestselling piece of hardware in Japan this week, helping to give Nintendo more than half the pie. But the super-sized Nintendo DS’s lead is starting to wane. Fortunately for Nintendo, its nearest competitor is itself. The Wii is the country’s second bestseller, according to…