Crackdown 2 was a video game that pretty much came and went in mid-Summer. It was okay, but no Game of the Year contender, nothing to rave about. What a difference a Bob Dylan remix makes. This is the game’s official remix of Dylan’s “Masters of War” made by musician Scientific American. It’s featured in…
I’ve played Bejeweled. You’ve probably played Bejewled. The guy next to you on the bus or the lady and your mom and your neighbor have probably played Bejeweled. Everyone’s been satisfied. But everyone should know: Bejeweled 3 is better. Bejeweled 3 is the unexpected fifth game in the Bejeweled series (lest we forget Bejeweled Twist…
Bejeweled 3 trailer. For comparison: Bejeweled 2 For comparison: Bejeweled Blitz For comparison: Bejeweled Twist
Throughout the year we (I) have have been telling you about Frobot, a downloadable game for the Wii that mixes a little Robotron with a lot of nostalgia for brain-vexing Zelda dungeons. The game finally has a release date. Frobot will be out on December 20 for download to the Wii on the WiiWare service…
Somehow the theme song for 2005’s Civilization IV is being nominated for a 2011 Grammy. The makers of the game have said that Christopher Tin’s Baba Yetu would become the first gaming song to win one. But it’s got competition. There are four other songs in the Grammys’ Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s), one of…
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For some video gamers, December 7, 2010 is the world-stopping release day for the next World of Warcraft. There’s another mammoth computer game coming out that day, a sequel you may not have thought you needed: Bejeweled 3. They’re really making a new Bejeweled? Yes, PopCap Games, which put out the first Bejeweled in 2000…
This is Warsoup. Do I need to tell you anything more? It’s a game called Warsoup! Oh, and it is a combination of real-time-strategy and first-person shooter. Development studio Moon Games suggests this could be StarCraft crossed with Halo. The game appears to be coming out on the Xbox 360, PS3, PC and Mac and…
Pity those of us who missed some of the great-looking limited edition video game t-shirts that TeeFury.com has been selling. At least we can admire their art. This is Koopa The Hutt by artist glenoneill. This Mega Man one called Bonus Stage was by artist jublin. Sonic gets cash for gold in torakamikaze’s 16 Bit…
Mickey Mouse is no Super Mario. He’s the star of a more unusual kind of game on the Nintendo Wii, a game that starts poorly but finishes as one of the best hero stories of the year. Mickey’s newest starring opportunity is Disney Epic Mickey. It is a Wii exclusive that sends Mickey into a…
Your reviewer shows off Epic Mickey’s great Mickey Mouse character model An Epic Mickey Trailer For comparison: Super Mario Sunshine For comparison: The game for which Epic Mickey creative director Warren Spector is most famous, Deus Ex
The Spike Video Game Awards have Neil Patrick Harris hosting and some 13 world premieres? Big deal. German broadcast 3Sat just showed a new game for the long-dead (guess not!) Sega Dreamcast. The game is called Sturmwind. It’s a an arcade shoot-em-up, a genre that people keep stubbornly supporting for the Dreamcast, even though Sega…
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The World of Warcraft Cataclysm collector’s edition made it to the roof of our New York offices today, as part of our series of rooftop unboxings. Is the $80 special Cataclysm worth it? Take a look. Bizarre twist ending included. Fans of rooftop unboxing can relive the thrills of our previous episodes here, here and…
We reviewed six games this past week, mixing positive language with, well, some harsh words. Read our reviews of the week, linked here. Review: Gran Turismo 5 Is Premium Class The Bottom Line: For the past five years, Polyphony Digital strove to create the perfect racing sim. It’s that, to quote a car ad, relentless…
The soundtrack for the original Donkey Kong Country is so enchanting that the president of Nintendo listens to it in his iPod. How did it get so good? Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed his love for the music from the 1994 Donkey Kong Country in a recently-published online conversation between himself and the leaders of…
The PSP2, a device Sony won’t talk about, is coming and it’s powerful — potentially as powerful as a high-end console, we’ve reported. That gives it a chance against the iPhone, 3DS and more, EA’s boss tells Kotaku. At the conclusion of a wide–ranging interview with Kotaku this week, EA chief CEO John Riccitiello agreed…
One year ago this week, the head of Electronic Arts told me he had Call of Duty in his sights. Call of Duty was the king of first-person shooters. He wanted that spot. Today, he is convinced CoD is beatable. This is the way to do it: “Make a better game,” EA CEO John Riccitiello…
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To: Ashcraft From: Totilo Re: Eat If You’ve Got ‘Em I am not Crecente, sorry. He’s been out and about today. So I’m writing this here Day Note. I mean, I was just interviewing the writer of Assassin’s Creed (who said some interesting things I’ll have to share at some point). But now I’m writing…
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