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Eurogamer Expo Begins Booth Babe Ban Next Fall
The use of paid models to advertise inside of conventions—better known as hiring booth babes—has been contentious for many years. E3 is chock full of hired promotional models; PAX (and PAX East) ban the practice The Eurogamer Expo, which takes place in London every autumn and attracts roughly 50,000 visitors, is now following PAX’s lead.…
By Kate Cox Published October 3, 2012 -
UncategorizedJumping the Snark with NBA 2K13‘s Dunk Contest Commentary
Appreciating the commentary in NBA 2K13‘s All-Star Weekend Slam Dunk Contest, a first for the franchise, requires a little breaking of the fourth wall. Play-by-play man Kevin Harlan and analysts Clark Kellogg and Steve Kerr—Steve Kerr? Commenting on dunks? Really?—had to sit in a recording booth and imagine all kinds of bombastic dunks, and humiliating…
By Owen Good Published October 3, 2012 -
UncategorizedHey, It’s That New New Super Mario Bros. 2 DLC
Straight out of Japan, via German gaming site NTower TV, it’s a playthrough of the new downloadable content for New Super Mario Bros. 2. The new levels will be released on the 3DS’ American eShop on Thursday, for $2.50 per level pack. Let’s Play New Super Mario Bros. 2 – DLC-Special – Geld, Ruhm, Frust…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 3, 2012 -
UncategorizedThis is the Last Presidential Election Gimmick Mobile Game I Will Write About Unless One Kills a Guy
It seems lately that not a day goes by without another mobile game with ties to the upcoming presidential election arrives in my inbox. They paste the Republican and Democratic candidates into trite video game situations, offer to donate a portion of sales to the appropriate campaign fund. They call them exciting and action-packed. I’m…
By Mike Fahey Published October 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
Cliff Bleszinski Leaves Epic Games
The creator of Gears of War has left his position at development studio Epic Games. Epic announced the news in a blog post today, saying that designer Cliff Bleszinski has left to “chart the next stage of his career.” Bleszinski, who worked at Epic for 20 years, was often the face of the company and…
By Jason Schreier Published October 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Most Terrifying Thing about Telltale’s Walking Dead Series? Not Being Able to Control the Camera How You Want
Lots of people have been lavishing love onto Telltale Games’ adaptation of the Walking Dead. The terror of the zombie apocalypse—first imagined in Robert Kirkman’s comics work—comes across as deeply personal in the episodic video game series. People have cried playing these games. But another, angrier emotional response has been bubbling up, too, generated not…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 3, 2012 -
Uncategorized4 Minutes of Resident Evil 6‘s Most Ridiculous Moments
We reviewed Resident Evil 6. We showed you what we think is the coolest mode in the game. We compared its use of an in-game playground to Gears of War 3‘s. We showed you how to microwave a monster’s hand. We offered some actually useful tips We’re just about done with our launch day (+1)…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
Mordin and Tali Look Perfect in Dragon Age as Long as You Don’t Think About It Too Much
We recently shared fan artist Andrew Ryan’s lovely Dragon Age/Mass Effect crossover art, starring our 22nd century sci-fi heroes in the roles and costumes of Thedas’s fantasy realm. That post featured a work in progress; Ryan has been adding detail and characters ever since. Today’s additions are dynamic duo Mordin and Tali. The fantasy world…
By Kate Cox Published October 3, 2012 -
UncategorizedFantasy Conflict is Like Modern Conflict, Only Not as Modern
Gaijin Entertainment’s real-time strategy series Modern Conflict has garnered a fair amount of praise in iOS gaming circles, but many have criticized the series for a distinct lack of castles and dwarves. And so here we are. Where are we? Why the faraway kingdom of Baldoria, where greedy dwarves have swiped the crystals that control…
By Mike Fahey Published October 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
Bethesda Snags The Former Executive Producer of Star Wars: The Old Republic
Rich Vogel, a longtime game designer who most recently served as executive producer on BioWare’s online RPG The Old Republic, is joining Bethesda, the publisher behind games like Skyrim and the upcoming Dishonored Bethesda’s press release says Vogel and his new team will be working on “an unannounced project,” but Bethesda is also currently working…
By Jason Schreier Published October 3, 2012 -
UncategorizedRapper Gets Kicked Out of Microsoft Store Mid-Performance After Smashing The Computers [Update]
There are many things in the world that go together beautifully. Chocolate and mint, for example. Or coffee and anything. Then there are some things that are much more questionable. Like, say, The Microsoft Store and live performances. Especially live rap performances on the shelves where the expensive computers sit. Cleveland-based recording artist Machine Gun…
By Kate Cox Published October 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Log Supplemental: Level 85 and Holding
While Kate is working the latest World of Warcraft expansion pack from the bottom up, I am tasked with taking my level 85 character to level 90, exploring what’s new for the high level crowd. It’s not going well so far. Pandaria is gorgeous, filled with sweeping vistas and landmarks that make me eager to…
By Mike Fahey Published October 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Log One: Yep, I Sure Am A Panda-Person
[The Mists of Pandaria expansion to World of Warcraft introduces new content in the starter levels as well as in the late game. This is a look at how new, low-level content appears to a new player. We’ll also be posting a look at Pandaria‘s new level 85-90 zones, and the veteran perspective, from a…
By Kate Cox Published October 3, 2012 -
UncategorizedLady Takes Sand And Mists of Pandaria And Makes Something Beautiful
Wow. I live in New York, so I’ve seen my fair share of talented sand artists, but I’ve never seen someone pinch and play with sand the way Silvia Emme does in the video above. The end result is impressive and quite pretty. “World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria” – Sand Animation by SILVIA EMME…
By Tina Amini Published October 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Latest Sign that League of Legends Has Made It: Miss October Loves It
Here’s an e-mail I received yesterday from a PR person yesterday: Hi Stephen- Below please find information on Playboy’s Miss October, Pamela Horton. The Playmate of the Month graces this issue’s cover as well as the centerfold, and is an avid gamer and gym rat. She says: “I’m obsessed with MMOs! I love being known…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 3, 2012 -
UncategorizedHere’s PlayStation Mobile Running on an Xperia Phone
Available today on the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation certified mobile devices, PlayStation Mobile brings a selection of fine indie games to a whole new platform. On the Vita it’s just a tab in the PlayStation Store. On the Xperia Ion it looks something like this. The nice Xperia people lent me an Ion for a…
By Mike Fahey Published October 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
$30 Assassin’s Creed III Season Pass Will Add Evil George Washington Alternate-History Campaign
In a twist from previous Assassin’s Creed post-release plans, the creators of Assassin’s Creed III are going to let players download what seems like a massive alternate-history expansion to the game’s campaign. A $30 “season pass”, announced today, will get you a large single-player add-on called The Tyranny of King George. It will be delivered…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 3, 2012
