Charles Martinet has done a great job voicing Mario over the years. But part of that great job is that his lines are usually short. Mario is too busy jumping to launch into lengthy monologues. So Nintendo’s decision to have Martinet do Mario for over five minutes in this commercial is a strange one. I…
Apparently, Brian Crecente is. I haven’t used Elite yet. I know it has friends lists, a feed, and notifications. Does it have a #corrections tag? This is why it’s in beat, folks—beta, I meant beta. Elite Beta [Official Site] You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find…
For all the awesome art found in video game production—so awesome we run this regular feature on it—not too many publishers go to the trouble of releasing big, fancy coffee table books showing said art off. Which is a shame! So it’s nice seeing Disney do just that with the better-late-than-never release of The Art…
So far only revealed for the European market, this black with gold trimmings 3DS handheld is being released by Nintendo to commemorate the franchise’s 25th anniversary. It’ll be out in Europe on November 25, and includes a copy of Ocarina of Time 3D You can contact Luke Plunkett, the author of this post, at [email protected].…
No, it will be decided by…look, just watch this until around 1:10, OK? This is an actual commercial for Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, due out in 2012 on, well, pretty much everything. In case you can’t tell by the tone, or beneath the helmets, or by the 1:10 mark, it’s been put together by the…
Honestly, I’m not quite sure if this is the first g-string in the series or not. Final Fantasy XII‘s Fran gets dangerously close, but that’s ultimately outerwear. This, unfortunately, is underwear. Other than it being fan service, I’ve never quite understood why upskirts are added—heck, even Nintendo does this kind of thing. I’ve always thought…
According to the game’s official Twitter, “We’re having ELITE reg/login issues. Teams are working to increase capacity. Thanks for your patience.” More info at the game’s official Twitter and help at customer support
Did you build model planes as a kid? I did. F-14s, F-4s, F-18s, even the odd Mig-29. For a kid I like to think I did OK, gluing wings together and painting garish camo patterns on everything, but after seeing these models I feel despondent Polish modeller Andrzej Ziober is a master. A planesmith. And…
The good news is I get to use this picture. The bad news, pasted from the press release, is as follows: In a historic deal, SEE Games, an entertainment company publishing digital and online games tied to major licensed Hollywood franchises, and ZQGame, a leading publicly-traded Chinese online gaming company, today announced an innovative strategic…
Spotted by game localizer and author Matt Alt, this Namco ad from the mid-1980s originally ran in a toy industry trade publication. In it, an android looks up a woman’s skirt. At that time, Namco’s slogan was “We Create ‘Play'”, and the text at the bottom reads, “Professor! The beauty of your legs exceeds my…
There are a lot of big, big games out (or coming out) about now. Which is great if you’re loaded with cash. But sucks if you’re broke. Never mind! Not all good games have to be paid for. Take Stealth Bastard for example, a free PC game that’s about light, dark, stealth and blood. Taking…
Capcom’s had so-so luck with movies. That is, depending on your opinion of the Street Fighter movie, the Chun-Li picture, and the Resident Evil flicks. With the upcoming Phoenix Wright, n&eatcute;e Gyakuten Saiban, motion picture, that luck might be changing. The movie’s most recent trailers look fantastic. Maybe, I’m the eternal optimist, but I feel…
Uncharted stars John Nathan Drake, a descendent of famed explorer Sir Francis Drake. In the first game, Drake searches for Sir Francis Drake’s remains and the lost city of El Dorado. Sir Francis Drake once again plays a key role in the latest Uncharted game, Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception. The games, like many good yarns,…
MMO specialist website Massively claims that, according to a “tipster”, Blizzard’s John Staats has been laid off. Who is John Staats? Only the senior level designer of the company’s next big MMO, the successor to World of Warcraft Staats (pictured), who has worked for Blizzard for a decade, been described as a “hero of the…
“Guile’s Theme” isn’t the only thing that makes life better. So does the Super Mario Bros. theme, as evident by this video. In it, a moped rider takes tumble in, I believe, Guizhuzi, Taiwan and, well, just watch. Glitches in Real Life [Daily Picks and Flicks] You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this…
The accidental release of a beta for Mass Effect 3 over the weekend is the least of BioWare’s problems at the moment. More worrying is the fact the game’s story has leaked online. We’re not talking a few clips or scraps of info. We’re talking big chunks of the game’s plot, packed to the rafters…
Insider blog MS nerd, which has been right on a few things coming out of Microsoft HQ from time to time, reckons it has some info on the next Xbox console. Currently codenamed “Loop”, the site says the console will have a single main processor that’s joined by “assistive cores” for “graphics, AI, physics, sound,…
Activision’s Call of Duty franchise occupies a fascinating place in the gaming landscape. It is the world’s biggest-selling annual series, yet each year offers only incremental improvements. It is beloved by millions, yet derided by many as well. Its production values bring out the best in video games, while its online multiplayer community often brings…
As we gear up to dive into Modern Warfare 3 (Top question: will you be more of a Jonah Hill or a Sam Worthington?), it’s fun to pause for a minute and take a look back. Artist Sam Gilbey sent in this illustration that Activision commissioned him to do promoting Call of Duty Elite, the…
A couple of weeks ago at IndieCade, Naughty Dog’s Richard Lemarchand, lead designer on the Uncharted series, gave the keynote address. That may seem like an odd fit for an “IndieCade” keynote—after all, video games don’t get more “Big Budget” than Uncharted But Lemarchand is a longtime supporter of indie games and indie developers, and…
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