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The Old Republic‘s First Major Update Adds New Bosses and a Raid
If you rolled a character on Star Wars: The Old Republic‘s public test server, go check out the game under its first major patch. BioWare pushed it out today, and it includes new bosses and mini-raid. “Kaon Under Siege” a level 50 flashpoint—a smaller raid limited to a group of four—has been added to the…
By Owen Good Published January 7, 2012 - Uncategorized
Price of PSN Game Is Put Up to a Poll, but There’s a Catch
The creepy survival-horror game Amy, about a psychic girl caught up in a zombie-like pandemic, is due for release on Wednesday on Xbox Live, where it will cost 800 Microsoft Points. Alright. It’s due out on Tuesday on PlayStation Network, for a price of $12.99. That means the game is effectively $3 more on the…
By Owen Good Published January 7, 2012 - Uncategorized
Call of Duty Dominates Xbox Live’s Top 10 Most Played in 2011
The three most recent editions of Call of Duty went one-two-three in the top 20 of Xbox Live’s most-played titles, as measured by unique users connected to the service, reports Major Nelson. The only thing in the top 10 that wasn’t a shooter or sports title was Skyrim, at No. 6. Black Ops was No.…
By Owen Good Published January 7, 2012 -
UncategorizedWhat the Hell is Sonic Doing in a Car Insurance Ad?
This is appropriate. Every time I’m out speeding around and run into something, I feel like I’ve lost all my rings, too. Apparently Progressive Insurance is starting an ad campaign featuring Sega’s mascot getting a scolding from Flo (cosplayed at DragonCon 2010.) Why exactly, who can tell. If they actually took a look at Sonic’s…
By Owen Good Published January 7, 2012 - Uncategorized
Analysis Alleges Microsoft Gimped Third-Party Video in the New Xbox Dashboard
Shortly after the new “Metro” dashboard for the Xbox 360 was released to the public, Eurogamer’s Digital Foundry noticed that in-dash video was of a poorer quality than the same video played elsewhere. Investigating further—as Microsoft remained totally silent on the matter—it’s discovered why: They say the software development kit given to third parties is…
By Owen Good Published January 7, 2012 -
UncategorizedWatch a WWE Legend Burn Down a Village in Skyrim
I believe the famous professional wrestler, given name Randall Mario Poffo, once said “The same fire the dragon breathes, he shall burn by.” True words, brother. But we’re going to see a lot of the former, not so much the latter, in this video of the opening sequence in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, where…
By Owen Good Published January 7, 2012 - Uncategorized
Sick, and Twisted
New year, new games. Our forward-looking Moneysaver finds pre-order values on 2012’s first hot releases, including SSX and Twisted Metal. And a new year also means price drops on last year’s hits. More than 50 deals in software, hardware and digital distribution are inside! Software • Feb. 14 release Twisted Metal (PS3) is $47.99, free…
By Owen Good Published January 7, 2012 - Uncategorized
These Greek Mythology Flash Games Are Eternal Torture
Pippin Barr is back at it again. The video game researcher and artist has built a series of flash games based on the eternal, ironic punishments meted out in Greek mythology, so you can know the agony of Tantalus, Prometheus and others. Illustrated in super-retro Atari 2600 style, the games involve rapidly pressing two keys…
By Owen Good Published January 6, 2012 - Uncategorized
Capcom Says It Never Said It Supported SOPA, Won’t Say It Doesn’t Support SOPA, Either
Earlier this week, according to Digital Trends, a Capcom spokesperson was asked for the company’s position on the Stop Online Piracy Act. “The ESA represents us on these matters,” was the reply. The ESA supports SOPA. Applying the transitive property, that means Capcom supports SOPA. Not so, says Christian Svensson, who blamed “bad journalism” for…
By Owen Good Published January 6, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Week in Unbelievably Gorgeous Screenshots
Since running a big, enjoyable feature on Duncan Harris, the “video game photographer” behind the website DeadEndThrills. Harris takes some of the most evocative, compelling video game screenshots I’ve ever seen, and so I thought it would be fun to share some of his work each week here. Awesomely, he has also released a new…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 6, 2012 -
UncategorizedHold on to Your Butts, Samuel L. Jackson Now Plays Modern Warfare 3
Eight months after confusing teammates and adversaries in Black Ops, the guy running a Samuel L. Jackson soundboard took Jules Winnfield/Mace Windu/Eddie Murphy’s uncle into some Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer, with much better dialogue selections and more hilarious, and oblivious, reactions. I realize voice communication over Xbox Live is not always crystal clear, but you’ve…
By Owen Good Published January 6, 2012 - Uncategorized
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
I have always said you don’t need family for the holidays, you need family for after the holidays. This weekend kicks off the long slog to March, or April if you’re really in a bad climate. For those who aren’t hanging around their family, it’s a good time to sink into a game and punch…
By Owen Good Published January 6, 2012 - Uncategorized
Nerds and Male Privilege Part 2: Deconstructing the Arguments
A few months ago, I wrote an article on nerds and male privilege. Maybe you read it. Believe me, nobody was more surprised than me when it proceeded to go viral and start rocketing around the Internet. It garnered a lot of attention and a metric ton of mixed reactions, some good, some bad, some…
Harris O'Malley Published January 6, 2012 - Uncategorized
Not Shigeru Miyamoto’s Tumblr
If Miyamoto Retired… And Had a Blog | “Hello My Name is Shigeru Miyamoto’s broken English is questionable, but the imaginary blog of a despairing/relieved creator of Super Mario deserves a look and a laugh. Microsoft Refunds Money Lost in Xbox Live Phishing Scam, Promises Better Customer Service Microsoft said it has intervened to restore…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 6, 2012 - Uncategorized
Portal 2 Beats Out a Lot of Other Games for Kill Screen‘s Game of the Year
Over at Kill Screen, they’ve done their yearly “High Scores” poll in which each of their contributors send in a ballot of games, assigning points to any game from 2011. The results of the vote are in, and Portal 2 is the clear winner. Bastion, Dark Souls, El Shaddai, The Binding of Isaac, and Jetpack…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 6, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Entire Year in Gaming Apps, Technically
Here it is, our massive guide to every mobile game featured in our daily Gaming App of the Day segment during the year 2012. Are you ready for a veritable flood of (three) games? Thrill to the awesome Pitfall-esque running adventures of Temple Run! Defend your bedroom from the forces of not particularly good using…
By Mike Fahey Published January 6, 2012 - Uncategorized
Microsoft Refunds Money Lost in Xbox Live Phishing Scam, Promises Better Customer Service
Microsoft said it has intervened to restore the Xbox Live account of a customer hit by an overseas phishing scam, and refunded all unauthorized charges the scammers were able to make as her complaint got lost in customer support and was never properly locked down. Further, a Microsoft spokesman tells Kotaku that the company is…
By Owen Good Published January 6, 2012 - Uncategorized
PushMo Invaded By Evil Robot Masters
Nintendo puzzle platformer PushMo is the hottest game to hit the 3DS eStore. Twitter user CushionLotion makes it even better with a set of custom levels crafted to resemble the evil robot masters and lead character of Capcom’s classic Mega Man 2 Seriously, PushMo is the best money I’ve spent in the 3DS eShop thus…
By Mike Fahey Published January 6, 2012 - Uncategorized
Q.U.B.E. Delivers the Good Kind of Blocking on Steam Today
At first blush, the environs and first-person perspective of puzzle platformer Q.U.B.E. might look familiar. The game tasks you with manipulating a series of colored three-dimensional cubes that have various effects on the environment. It looks to me like living inside a Rubik’s Cube and Stephen Totilo liked it when he laid eyes on it…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 6, 2012