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Nintendo Boss Might Be A Bigger Gamer Than You
Many people love Nintendo DS role-playing game Dragon Quest IX, but Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime is, well, obsessed? This is his DS, which he showed me today. I snapped two pics. Click the images to enlarge them. I told him he probably passed this DS around and had other people beef up his…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 12, 2010 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
For today’s edition of Talk Amongst Yourselves, how about everyone comments about video games? Thanks to reader pinpoint45 for today’s image. Submit your own to #TAYpics and it could be featured in a future installment of this forum post thing we’ve got here.
By Stephen Totilo Published November 12, 2010 -
The Assassin’s Creed Comic Has Got Me Wondering…
Maybe the assassins are the bad guys? I’ve played the Assassin’s Creed games as thoroughly as I scrape the bottom of a bowl of vanilla pudding. I’m up on the lore, I’ve unlocked hidden movies and I’m waiting for more information about how Marco Polo was involved in the generations-spanning conflict between the brotherhood of…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 11, 2010 -
Instant Action Is No More, Ceasing Their Dream Of In-Browser High-End Gaming [UPDATE]
The company that let us play The Secret of Monkey Island in our browser and just started letting people play a sort of Guitar Hero on Facebook is shutting down. The company also owns the Torque engine which is used in many independent web and disc-based games. The engine is now up for sale. Word…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 11, 2010 -
The To-Do List For The Goliath Of Video Games
You’re a giant video game company. You’ve released StarCraft II this year, and Call of Duty: Black Ops is selling ridiculous amounts. Your first name’s Activision, last name’s Blizzard. You have a plan for the future and, today, you shared. What we’ve got here is the text from a slide shown today by Thomas Tippl,…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 11, 2010 -
Odds Of A Shameless BioShock Or GTA MMO Appear To Be Low
The chairman of the company that puts out everything from Civilization to BioShock to Grand Theft Auto explains why he’s never rushed to try to turn his top series into the next World of Warcraft. For that, we are thankful. This was the beginning of Take Two chief Strauss Zelnick’s response to a question at…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 11, 2010 -
Black Ops Opening Day Crushes Avatar, Halo And Everything Else
About 5.6 million people bought copies of Call of Duty: Black Ops in North America and the United Kingdom on Tuesday, when the game went on sale. That makes it the largest entertainment launch in history. And Black Ops is not just a popular game. It’s a very popular game. More popular than Modern Warfare…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 11, 2010 -
New Dick Cheney Video Game Is Weirder Than Expected
George W. Bush has a new book out. Dick Cheney has a new video game. But the latter is not an official product and does the strangest things with its source material. The Cheney game is called CheneyStar. It is sold for download for a dollar on the Xbox 360, in the Indie Games Channel,…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 10, 2010 -
Why Mario Became The Star
The creator of Mario and Donkey Kong explains why the plumber was better-suited to star in so many games than the ape. A win for the little guys out there. Donkey Kong Jr. was created to solve this problem, Miyamoto tells Time’s Techland. Smaller heroes were better-suited to the 8-bit era of the Nintendo Entertainment…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 10, 2010 -
ReviewsReview: Fighters Uncaged And The Problem With Punching Air
In the classic boxing movie Rocky II, Rocky Balboa learned to beat better fighters by chasing a chicken. As an instrument for simulating face-pummeling and rib-cracking, Fighters Uncaged — the first Kinect fighting game! — is only slightly less ridiculous. Fighters Uncaged is a fighting game played in the spacious part of your living room,…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 10, 2010 -
What If Every Cool Video Game Character Was In Mega Man?
When Chris Bringhurst is bored at his job at a call center in Utah, he dreams of what video game characters would look like if they were in a Mega Man game. Simpler, blockier, and often cooler. He sketched 100 of them earlier this fall and just revealed a grander 200-character collection to website PikiGeek.…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 10, 2010 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
This is the first-ever direct sequel to a previous installment of Talk Amongst Yourselves — to yesterday’s of course. Admire the seamless continuity, then please talk here about video games. Reader KindaGamey is responsible for today’s image. You can be responsible for tomorrow’s. Just submit one to #TAYpics, following the rules listed at the top…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 10, 2010 -
The Best Wu-Tang Clan Song Is Coming To Def Jam Rapstar
C.R.E.A.M. is not the best Wu-Tang Clan song. Can we agree on this? The best is Protect Ya Neck, which is part of a Wu-Tang Clan downloadable song pack some of you can rap to today. Protect Ya Neck is one of four songs from members of the famous East Coast hip-hop crew being added…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 9, 2010 -
South Korea Gets The Next Ghosts ‘N Goblins
This is Ghosts ‘N Goblins online, by Korean developer Seed 9. It’s coming to South Korea in 2011. Yay for South Korea, but what about the rest of the world? We’ve contacted publisher Capcom to find out if this game has any chance of being released outside of South Korea and will let you know…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 9, 2010 -
Why You Still Can’t Tell Your Xbox To Shut Down
The future that we see in science fiction promises that we will soon be able to trash our Clappers and start activating our favorite household electronics with our voice. But there are limits today. Blame Earth. Microsoft’s new Kinect audio and visual sensor, when plugged into an Xbox — which is plugged into your TV…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 9, 2010 -
New Member Of Kong Family Will Help Donkey Kong And Struggling Wii Gamers
First there was Donkey Kong, but then there was Diddy Kong, Cranky Kong, Lanky Kong, Dixie Kong. It continues. This month, we get Super Kong. He’s like Donkey Kong but with silver fur and a blue tie. He’s here to help. This month’s Wii game Donkey Kong Country Returns, which lets players control Donkey and…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 9, 2010 -
The History Of Super Mario In Staircase Form
The staircase at the Nintendo World Store tells the history of Super Mario. Well, make that the selective history. This staircase, cool as it is, could use some Super Mario World 2. Also, if Super Mario Galaxy 2 is on the top step, no more Mario games ever, right? Bummer. I shot this video during…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 9, 2010 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Study today’s Talk Amongst Yourselves image. Learn from it. And then talk here about video games. Thanks to reader p4w4rr10r for today’s image. If you can make your own, submit it to #TAYpics and it just might show up in a future installment.
By Stephen Totilo Published November 9, 2010
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