Michael McWhertor

Video Of What Steven Spielberg’s Failed ‘LMNO’ Could Have Been

Click to viewThis is the game that Steven Spielberg and Electronic Arts wanted to make, but couldn’t. The project known as LMNO will never be, but this “visual target” of the game that hoped to make us cry shows it could have been beautiful. 1UP, following up on its behind the scenes look at the…

Kobe, Kimmel Are Killing It In Call of Duty: Black Ops Ad

Call of Duty isn’t only enjoyed by businesswomen, construction workers, line cooks and hotel concierges—professional basketball players and late night talk show hosts love it too! Or so says the first, explosive Call of Duty: Black Ops ad. Activision and Treyarch tap the star power of Kobe “Mamba” Bryant and Jimmy “Proud n00b” Kimmel to…

See God of War’s Atlantis Left On The Cutting Room Floor

Players of God of War: Ghost of Sparta for the PSP may have already visited the water world of Atlantis, but Sony Santa Monica reveals that undersea environment was originally planned for God of War II. Sony Santa Monica level designer Johnathan Hawkins shows off the Atlantis that didn’t make the cut in the PlayStation…

God Eater Bursts Mario’s Chances At A Sales Chart Combo

Two games, one for the PSP, one for the PlayStation 3, helped kick Mario’s latest game from its perch at the top of Japan’s bestselling games chart. Who’s responsible for Super Mario Collection for the Wii settling for third? Namco’s God Eater Burst, follow up to the Monster Hunter like action adventure released earlier this…

Best Buy Drops PSPgo Price This Weekend Only

If the current price of the PSPgo is still too rich for your blood—even after its latest price drop—but you want one of Sony’s download-only PlayStation Portables anyway, get thee to a Best Buy this weekend. The big box retailer is selling the PSPgo for a paltry $149 USD, kicking off holiday shopping season super…

The Cursed Crusade Screen Shots & Artwork

A Visual Guide To Kinect For Xbox 360

“You are the controller,” Microsoft says in its Kinect ads. Kinect’s coming out party at E3 2009. Some of these experiences wound up in Kinect Adventures, some may never be released at all. Microsoft’s original vision for Kinect, when it was still known as “Project Natal.” Kinect delivered on some of these promises, but we’re…

Sucker Punched Again!

I don’t know why I’m bothering to even write this off-topic open thread. You guys and gals are probably waiting in line to buy your Kinects or naming your pet tiger cub Skittles by now. Right? If you’re not out there buying into the latest motion control scheme, please, join us for some lovely conversation…

Did The House of Fallout Just Buy *Another* Studio?

Bethesda (and parent company ZeniMax) has gone on a major shopping spree over the past few years, expanding far beyond Oblivion and Fallout, swallowing up the creators of Doom and Resident Evil. And it doesn’t look like they’re stopping there. ZeniMax Media, the people who already own Bethesda Software, id Software, Arkane Studios and, most…

Poker Night TF2 Items

How Valve Will Bribe Team Fortress 2 Players Into Playing Poker [Update]

Later this month, Telltale Games—makers of Sam & Max and Penny Arcade video games—will release a new poker title featuring, among others, Team Fortress 2‘s Heavy. That’s not the only incentive luring TF2 fans to do some gambling. To help promote Telltale’s Poker Night at the Inventory, Valve is adding a few more items to…

Sackboys Love A Parade

LittleBigPlanet Sackboys (and Sackgirl!) still in the making await their eventual appearance in Toronto’s 2010 Santa Claus parade. Sony’s a sponsor, so expect LittleBigPlanet 2 promotion in this year’s festivities. Seen at Torontoist, thanks to Zack.

EA Boss Perfectly Happy If His ‘Pretty Good’ Games Sell Too

John Riccitiello, the man at the top of publisher EA, has long stressed that “quality” is paramount under his reign at the company. But the CEO who normally loves to promote high Metacritic scores is also fine with “pretty good.” Asked yesterday about the review scores of the recently launched Medal of Honor—which is enjoying…

This Man Would Prefer It If You’d Stop Hating On Pokemon

If you’re currently hating on Pokemon Black and White, this man would ask you to reconsider your position. Not only is the newest entry off the goddamn chain, he argues, but Pokemon is straight up “gangsta.” In this fiery, extremely NSFW video (via Reddit), “Black man loves Pokemon,” its creator believes Pokemon’s gangsta qualities are…

Silent Hill 3 Coming To Movie Theaters In 3D

Konami’s grisly horror game franchise, Silent Hill, is coming back to movie theaters, this time with a story based on one of its best entries, Silent Hill 3. Like any movie worth watching, it will be filmed in stereoscopic 3D. Fangoria reports that the next Silent Hill flick, Silent Hill Revelation, will tell the tale…

You Got A Little Minecraft In My Super Meat Boy

Super Meat Boy makers Team Meat reveal Mr. Minecraft, the latest indie game star to make a guest appearance in the hard-as-nails platformer. The Minecraft-inspired cameo is exclusive to the PC version, says Team Meat, coming later this month.

Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood Has A Killer Cameo

The guild of Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood has expanded with a surprising new member, one that you might not want spoiled before the game arrives later this month. Ah, who are we kidding? You’re going to want to know this. Actually, wait. If you don’t want to know about Ubisoft’s latest cross-game cameo, you’d better back…

The Man Who Made Resident Evil Is Making His Last Game

The director of great video games old (Resident Evil) and new (Vanquish) is going to get out of the business of directing games after his next unannounced title. Instead, famed creator Shinji Mikami will be focusing on things more… presidential. Mikami tells Japanese game mag Famitsu in a new interview translated by 1UP that after…

A Visual Guide To Kinectimals

A gameplay preview of Kinectimals from Xbox. Expect your kid to demand that you buy him or her a copy of Kinectimals this holiday, based on these official ads for the Kinect game. This is how a young girl plays Kinectimals. Cutely. This is how a much older man plays Kinectimals. Creepily? Lions, tigers, cheetahs…

PlayStation Store Update: Just In The Nick Of Time

Well, well, well. Nice of you to show up, North American PlayStation Store update! And thanks for bringing all that God of War with you. While this week’s content update for the PlayStation Network is running a little late, it brought plenty with it. The God of War Collection is now downloadable (a la carte…