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UncategorizedWe Like What We See in Clay Jam, a Claymation Game that Will Fit in Your Pocket
Clay Jam is an iOS and Androud game being launched by the people at Fat Pebble, in early 2012. It looks like a mix of Katamari Damacy and Gumby, which is fine by me.
By Chris Carolan Published December 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Video Games Could Kill The TV Star
As game consoles become more like cable television boxes, maybe it’s time for video games to start becoming more like cable television shows. Earlier this year, major cable providers Comcast and Verizon both announced that they’d start delivering some of their programming directly through the Xbox 360, forgoing the need for a cable box for…
By Brian Crecente Published December 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Say Hello to Your Dust 514 Wardrobe
Dust 514‘s the latest video game in a long line to try to re-envision armed conflict in a sci-fi future. So far, the developers at CCP have given us peeks at the game’s vehicles and their maybe-too-powerful-to-even-shoot weapons. Today brings a look at the dropsuit armor that warriors in the online shooter will be sporting.…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Now That It’s Out in Japan, How Do You Feel About the PlayStation Vita?
With our Japanese correspondent Brian Ashcraft waist-deep in the Japanese Vita launch, commenter Mykalt45 wonders if you folks think it’s a worthy purchase, or purely in “3DS territory”. So, I haven’t kept up with the Vita launch, so I am curious to know what the consensus is so far. Are we looking at a pretty…
By Mike Fahey Published December 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedOne, Two Alan Wake’s American Nightmare Is Coming For You
Next year, Mr. Scratch is coming for you. Fueled by a mélange of urban legend horror, Twilight Zone story and Quentin Tarantino pacing, in some ways Alan Wake’s American Nightmare is everything that 2010’s Alan Wake wasn’t. I sat down with developers from Remedy last week to talk about the upcoming download-only title and what…
By Brian Crecente Published December 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Get Jetpack Joyride For Free Today
The studio that made mobile smash Fruit Ninja‘s letting you have their latest blockbuster title for free today. Halfbrick’s slashed the price of Jetpack Joyride from 0.99 to 0.00 today on Apple’s App Store. The freewheeling sidescroller’s also added new unlockable items with its 1.2.5 update, including a Deck The Halls Jetpack shaped like a…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Well, it’s the Monday leading up to the holidays, and I hope everybody is prepared for the onslaught of Christmas music and annoying commercials to come. No Hess, I do not want your totally awesome truck, that I asked for every Christmas and never got! … Talk Amongst Yourselves. Many thanks to kaploy9 for today’s…
By Chris Carolan Published December 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Is Rubber Ducky the One in iBath?
There’s this famous PlayStation tech with a rubber duck and a submarine. Everybody always forgets the submarine, but remembers the duck. The PS3 had a duck tech demo, which didn’t just have one duck. It had a bunch. Oh, and pirate ships. If you are familiar with these tech demos, they’re going to be the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedFela Kuti Gave Us the Best Song about Zombies Ever
A few years back, a musical about a pot-smoking, rabble-rousing Nigerian political activist somehow became one of the most unexpected successes that the Broadway musical scene’s ever witnessed. But, when you listen to music of the late Fela Kuti, that success seems a lot less unlikely. Almost always referred to by his first name only,…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe PS Vita’s Interface Is Simple, Elegant
One of the things that is impressing me most about the PS Vita isn’t just the hardware. It’s the software that powers the machine. It’s just as beautiful as the OLED screen on which it’s displayed. The PS Vita went on sale this past weekend in Japan. Check out Kotaku‘s coverage
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Merry…Um…Yeah
Those Eyes | TOKYO, JAPAN: Idol group AKB48 appeared on a Japanese music program for a holiday special. (Photo: FUJI TV) Video Game Almost Predicted Kim Jong-Il’s Death Kim Jong-il, who has ruled the Communist state of North Korea since 1994, has passed away. Which means 2011 shooter Homefront was only two weeks off making…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedAngry Birds Christmas Lights Insanity That You Can Play
Thought the Angry Birds playground equipment was nutty? It is. The Angry Birds Christmas lights are bonkers, too. This set-up was made with over 20,000 lights, with audio broadcast via 99.1FM and a controller that has a cord long enough so you can play these lights while standing in the street. Now that’s nuts. This…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedTime To Tour the PS Vita Store!
Got fifteen minutes? Because that’s how long YouTube user dodgykebaab spends going through the PlayStation Network’s PS Vita Store. It’s viewable on the PS3, if you have a Japanese PSN account. PS Vita Store items via PS3 [YouTube]
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
How Does the PS Vita’s Screen Stack Up to the PSP’s?
For those wondering just how pretty the PS Vita’s OLED screen is (it’s really pretty!), check out how it compares with the PSP Slim’s screen, which is no slouch itself. Check out Kotaku‘s great PS Vita size comparison if you missed that. 2ちゃんえる [2ch]
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedBattlefield 3 Movie More Useful as Battlefield 4 Teaser
This fan-made Battlefield 3 movie is impressive in that they’ve got some realistic-looking gear and capture the little nuances of the game perfectly. As a movie, though, it’s a little boring. Nevermind! Because it’s so intent on mimicking the nature of the game, it plays out like, well, you’re playing the game, HUD prompts and…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedSambomaster: Sono Nukumori ni You ga Aru
Guess what, reader people! It’s that time again. Time to ditch the controllers for tunes. Time for Soundtrack As columnist Tim Rogers likes to point out, Sambomaster are Japanese rock’n’roll gods. They might not look it—they don’t—but damn, they can rock. This track originally appeared on the group’s debut album Atarashiki Nihongo Rock no Michi…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Unscrupulous Gamers Exploit PS Vita for Sexy Time
When I first looked at the PS Vita’s graphical user interface, I thought, wow, this is elegant. I was impressed with how simple and intuitive it is. But when some unscrupulous gamers looked at it, they thought something else entirely. They thought, wouldn’t this be a wonderful way to tear underpants off manga girls. These…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
See What Games Minecraft’s Creator (and Others!) Could Make In 48 Hours
After 48 hours of super-rushed game development, Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson has released a new game. It’s called Minicraft Taking some cues from Minecraft (“I call it Minicraft, since it’s obviously going to get compared to Minecraft”, he says), but more from the original Legend of Zelda, you control a little guy who has…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
This Cosplay Features Awesome Dudes Alongside Awesome Ladies
Got a great Fancy Pants for you this week. Great because it’s got a lot of guys in it, which is always refreshing. Great because there are some under-represented characters and games being cosplayed as. And great because we’ve got someone cosplaying as Link who isn’t the standard white female. We’ve got League of Legends,…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 19, 2011