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Watch The Creators of Doom, Prince of Persia, Pac-Man And Pitfall! Wax Nostalgic
Not only can you now relive this year’s Game Developers Conference keynote from Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, who spoke about the creation of Kirby and the devaluation of games in “Video Games Turn 25: A Historical Perspective and Vision for the Future,” you can experience the best part of GDC 2011: the classic game post…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 23, 2011 -
Mario Meets World, Beautifully
Mario seems like such a small piece to the Mushroom Kingdom puzzle in this gorgeous fan art illustration by Alexey Mikhaylov Mario World by Alexey Mikhaylov / Arpeich Via: pacalin Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged Reality and get your fix. Republished with permission. Mario…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 23, 2011 -
Hyper Violent School Shooter Mod Yanked From Mod Hosting Site
The intentionally, unabashedly offensive School Shooter: North American Tour 2012, designed to be “the most realistic student slaughtering modification ever made,” has lost support from its former host. ModDB, original host of the Half-Life 2 mod—and hundreds of other mods—has pulled School Shooter from its site. ModDB founder Scott “INtense!” Reismanis says site administrators yanked…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 23, 2011 -
Liberty City’s Most Dangerous Police Chases Make For Awesome GTA IV Cinema
Can you handle more than thirteen crazy minutes of Grand Theft Auto IV police chases, with Niko Bellic and his cousin Roman fleeing from cop cars, armored vehicles and police helicopters? Test your machinimatic endurance skills with “Hard Charger: Wide Open.” Written and directed by L.J. Carantan, “Hard Charger” is stuffed with thrills, spills, jumps,…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 23, 2011 -
Delayed Games In Japan Give Dynasty Warriors, Dissidia Duodecim More Time To Shine
It was a week light in new video game releases in Japan. Sega’s gangsters meet zombies game, Yakuza Of The End, was supposed to have been released this past week, but was delayed after Japan’s natural disasters. That gives not-so-fresh games more opportunity to sell overseas. Last week’s bestseller, Dynasty Warriors 6 (DW7 in North…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 23, 2011 -
What Are You Reading?
Yes, that’s a copy of Bust-A-Move Universe, a Nintendo 3DS game that I’ll be able to talk about later this week. But that’s not important right now, nor is the Bub coin bank sitting on top of that box. What is important is that we engage in some civil, enlightening off-topic conversation right now. Since…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 22, 2011 -
Steam To Get Video Recorder, Possible iPhone & Android ‘Expansions,’ Says Report
Valve’s Steam platform will get the option to record video of gameplay “very soon,” according to a report from a recent visit to the developer, which cites studio founder Gabe Newell as the source of that information. The Half-Life, Team Fortress and Portal developer just recently added universal screen shot support in Steam, letting users…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 22, 2011 -
Angry Birds Rio Hatches New, Improved & Pig-Friendlier
Rio, the computer animated avian comedy, is certainly a good enough excuse for more Angry Birds. To wit, Angry Birds publisher Rovio has released Angry Birds Rio for iPhone, iPad and Android, a game that’s a surprisingly capable improvement on the original. For those who may have resisted the urge to drop 99 cents on…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 22, 2011 -
Rumor: Resident Evil 4, Code Veronica Revived For Xbox 360 & PS3
Early reports from the latest issue of Japan’s Famitsu magazine point to a new Resident Evil title for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, Resident Evil Revival Selection. Unconfirmed details indicate the release is comprised of previous entries Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil: Code Veronica. Resident Evil 4 was originally released as a GameCube…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 22, 2011 -
This Is The New, Censored Version Of Schoolgirl Shoot ’em Up Gal Gun
Japanese Xbox 360 game Gal Gun is less of a schoolgirl ogle-fest than before, thanks to a new update—dubbed the *ahem* “Protect Panties Patch“—that puts new limits on just how lecherous the game and its players can be. As previously noted, publisher Alchemist recently patched Gal Gun to limit just how low the game’s prying…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 22, 2011 -
Super Stardust HD Won’t Stop, Adds Impact Mode In Spring
The great PlayStation Network shooter Super Stardust HD may be approaching its fourth birthday in June, but developer Housemarque isn’t finished with the twin-stick addiction just yet. It’s bringing something new to the shooter this spring with “Impact.” Impact mode, according to Sony Computer Entertainment America, “twists the game rules” by outfitting your space ship…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 22, 2011 -
PlayStation Store Update: Swarm, Slime & Mana
Big things are happening on the North American PlayStation Store this week with the downloadable release of DC Universe Online and Dissidia Duodecim Final Fantasy, new PSN games Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime and Swarm, and another PlayStation classic, Legend of Mana. Whew! But wait… there’s more! Later this week, PlayStation Move Heroes will hit the…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 22, 2011 -
Mega Man X, Exploded
Mega Man X snaps out of his thick rocky shell to expose his inner workings thanks to Jeffrey Cruz‘s killer illustration. He is all that is robot! Related Rampages: It’s time to Rock, man | 80’s Worlds Collide (More) – X – by Jeffrey Cruz / lastscionz (deviantART) Need your daily fill of geek eye…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 22, 2011 -
Angry Birds Set Free Today On Amazon’s New Android Appstore
Amazon.com’s newly launched Appstore for Android is kicking things off with a free download of Angry Birds Rio. Amazon’s competitor to Google’s Android Marketplace will be giving away premium apps for free every day, so it may be worth investigating as an alternative. More details at Gizmodo
By Michael McWhertor Published March 22, 2011 -
A New, Improved Look At X-Men Destiny And Its Teenage Mutant Ninja Girl
The last time we got a look at X-Men Destiny, the merry mutant adventure from the House of Ideas and Silicon Knights, we cooled to its look and feel. But our latest peek at the game and new X-character Aimi Yoshida has us warming up to Activision’s latest. Yoshida, pitched as a minute 15-year-old Japanese…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 22, 2011 -
Beefier, Crunchier, More Insane
Ladies and gentlemen, please take a moment in your reading of video game news to talk amongst yourselves in tonight’s open thread, where you can discuss anything that comes to mind. But please do not be upset about your Taco Bell order. It’s been a long, long time since I’ve eaten at Taco Bell. What’s…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 21, 2011 -
Duke Nukem Forever‘s “Capture The Babe” Mode Has A Spank Button
Duke Nukem Forever wants to push your buttons. Take the game’s “Capture the Babe” multiplayer mode, which ditches the traditional flag as object of desire for a woman, one who will “sometimes freak out” and need a gentle “reassuring slap.” That’s according to the latest issue of OXM, which describes Duke Nukem Forever’s four multiplayer…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 21, 2011 -
Peptone, The Game That’s Controlled By Shouting
Those years of shouting into your headset during online multiplayer games may pay off if you want to win at Peptone, a multiplayer “participative mobile phone game” that requires screaming into one’s cell phone to survive. Peptone was recently on display in Montreal, where an estimated 900 phone calls from 400 unique players—it supports up…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 21, 2011 -
Dead Island‘s Logo Too Grisly For America’s Ratings Board
Much hyped zombie game Dead Island has gotten the attention of the ESRB for its logo of all things. Hanging zombies are a no-no, it seems, as the game’s logo has been “censored” to remove that dangling corpse. That change affects the game’s box art in North America only, reports IGN
By Michael McWhertor Published March 21, 2011
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