It seems we here in the U.S. are sliding down the slippery slope toward the kind of infatuation with virtual and stuffed girlfriends that are so popular in Japan. That’s right, if you’re the kind of lonely guy (or gal for that matter) who finds dating real women a bit too taxing, there’s an app…
Nintendo has already laid out its plans for the Nintendo 3DS launch window games for North America—all 23 of them—but if you’re hoping for two of its bigger games to break into that window, don’t hope too hard. Perhaps two of the best reasons for purchasing a Nintendo 3DS, a new Kid Icarus and one…
LittleBigPlanet 2 for the PlayStation 3 is a fantastic little toolbox, capable of creating video games of all shapes, sizes and genres. We’ve seen plenty of game recreations in LittleBigPlanet, but this Legend of Zelda aims for strict accuracy. For more evidence of LittleBigPlanet 2’s ability to do great impersonations of other games, see its…
Oliver Sparkes brings the worlds of Zelda and Adventure Time together in a mathematical way! Zelda Time by Oliver Sparkes / OlinMercury (deviantART) Via: gamefreaksnz | EPICponyz 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.
The makers of Max Anarchy, who also made Bayonetta, Madworld and Vanquish, believe they have an all-new genre on their hands—or at least a creative new combination of two old ones—with the massively multiplayer online fighter. Platinum Games producer Atsushi Inaba has offered new details on the fifth game from the development studio, Max Anarchy,…
That Kingdom Hearts is once again the bestselling video game in Japan is a testament to the PSP’s power overseas. This is, after all, a game that has already been released in the country. Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep Final Mix for the PlayStation Portable managed to give the PSP the top spot once again…
Even in light of the toll Dead Space 2 has taken on my circulatory system, I’m going back into it. If you’re not a fan of the deep space terror of that game, join us for some off-topic conversation instead. Tonight’s open thread is extra geeky, so feel free to nerd out in the comments…
We’re not sure why toy maker Kotobukiya is releasing a figure based on Phantasy Star Online now, but we’re not complaining. Who doesn’t love PSO and would want a little robot maiden to remember all the good times? Whatever the reason, Kotobukiya is releasing a very reasonable model based on RAcaseal Eleanor from Phantasy Star…
Dead Space 2 now has me thinking video games may not be a healthy pursuit after all. Despite playing through the original Dead Space twice, my heart was not as well-conditioned to its horrors as I originally thought. Visceral Games’ newest sci-fi fright-fest piles on the spooks and scares just as well as its predecessor,…
…Max Anarchy, a new online multiplayer game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, a title revealed in the latest issue of Japan’s Famitsu magazine. It features the return of at least one original Platinum Games character. Screens from this week’s leaked issue of Famitsu show Madworld‘s Jack Cayman, the man with the chainsaw, as…
The ups and downs of Halo: Reach multiplayer… how do they affect the human heart? One player decided to monitor his heartbeat during a six minute game session to track the effects of Xbox Live on the old ticker. Reddit user gortag—who says he’s studying for his PhD, even if this project appears to be…
Illustrator Jamie Sneddon and photographer Kevin Rozario-Johnson teamed up to create real life / video game crossover designs. Check out the entire collection or request to buy prints at 8-bitscapes.com Pac Manhattan by 8-bitscapes (Facebook) (Twitter) Via: laughingsquid Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged Reality…
Shoot, this is some week on the North American PlayStation Store. While the list of games and demos may be short, they’re games of quality, games with big, stompin’ boots. Dead Space Extraction, the port of the Wii game of the same name, is now available for digital download on the PlayStation 3, as is…
The next Silent Hill won’t feature the musical stylings of series mainstay Akira Yamaoka. Dexter composer Daniel Licht is filling the void in Silent Hill: Downpour… and doing a pretty good job of delivering the same musical vibe. Konami has released a sample of Licht’s contribution to Silent Hill: Downpour, about 90 seconds of moodiness,…
We’re just a month away from Killzone 3, the next big thing for the PlayStation 3, potentially the system’s next great multiplayer hit. For those who care not for grand spectacle and story, here’s some online multiplayer carnage. Killzone 3’s open “beta”—a limited time multiplayer demo, really—will hit North America early next month. Who’s up…
Tonight’s open thread, where anything and everything is fair game for discussion, is ready for your comments after a weekend break. Won’t you come into this thread, my amazing friends, and chat about cookie dough and the Fantastic Four? I’ve got some Dead Space 2 to beat, particularly a very challenging flood of necromorphs, so…
Chase’s dad is working out. Part of his workout regimen involves getting the hell down with some Britney Spears jams in Just Dance 2. We are the ones who benefit from Chase’s sneaky video of dad getting loose to “Toxic.” I’m not sure how Chase’s dad feels about this video hitting the internet, but it’s…
Monday Night Combat is now available on Steam. To ensure that you buy the damn thing, Valve and Uber Entertainment are injecting Monday Night Combat with Team Fortress 2 stuff and Team Fortress 2 with Monday Night Combat stuff. Here’s the deal. If you buy a Monday Night Combat on Steam before 10 a.m. PST,…
Who were the best dressed, the most memorable and the most visually striking video game characters of 2010? I’ve made my picks for the best video game costume and character design from the past year, let’s see if you agree. Just like our picks from 2009, which included Bayonetta, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and Muramasa:…
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