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BioWare Responds to Mass Effect Beta’s Leak on Xbox Live
An egg-faced BioWare scrambled this morning to contain any damage done by last night’s leak of the Mass Effect 3 closed beta to some subscribers on Xbox Live. The developer chalked it up to “human error” and ask that everyone please, please remember this is all unfinished stuff. The beta was made available by mistake…
By Owen Good Published November 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Sports Video Games of the Year
Rarely considered for overall video-game-of-the-year honors, the uncommon diversity of sports video games support a class of awards unique to the genre. These are Kotaku’s Stick Jockey Sports Video Games of the Year. This year we’ll recognize achievements in seven categories. Some categories from last year were not awarded this year, for lack of distinguishable…
By Owen Good Published November 5, 2011 -
UncategorizedSee the Grand Theft Auto V Trailer, Set in the Original San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was my favorite of the series, by far, and that’s no slight to Vice City, which I treasure. Still, there was something about C.J.’s adventures that made me feel like I’d lived the greatest summer ever. So it is with a lot of personal affection for the game that I…
By Owen Good Published November 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
Welcome Back to Earth, Mars500; Guitar Hero Died While You Were (Not) Gone
The six brave non-adventurers of the Mars500 project yesterday emerged from their capsule for the first time in 18 months, finding they had returned to a dystopic Earth where their Guitar Hero skills were utterly useless. Either that, or they are as utterly sick of the game as we are, after spending a 520 days…
By Owen Good Published November 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
Frozen Synapse is Headed to the iPad
The award-winning turn-based tactical game Frozen Synapse is being ported over to the iPad, the developer Mode 7 said yesterday, expecting the game will hit the iTunes App Store in 2012. Mode 7’s Paul Taylor said the studio also is “looking at better ways of updating and supporting the game on its current platforms,” and…
By Owen Good Published November 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
Nathan Drake’s Notebook is for Sale on eBay
A timely auction taking place now on eBay has a hand-made replica of Nathan Drake’s notebook from Uncharted 2 on sale for £100. A U.K. art student recreated it, page-for-page, from the virtual one players may peruse in the game. The notebook features 55 pages of hand-drawn pictures, and was completed over the course of…
By Owen Good Published November 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
Sixty Get the Axe at Warner Bros.’ Lord of the Rings Operation [Corrected]
Following big releases, staff usually gets axed. That appears to be the case in the laying off of about 60 from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The publisher confirmed pink slips were given, but not the number. The layoffs hit WBIE’s Seattle operations, comprising the Snowblind, Monolith and Surreal studios. Snowblind developed The Lord of the…
By Owen Good Published November 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Price of Warfare
Values on Tuesday’s big release, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 lead today’s roundup in The Moneysaver. Credits and bonuses can also be found for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, out Nov. 11, and on Xbox Live renewal subscriptions. Software • Tuesday, Nov. 8 release Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS3, 360, PC) has…
By Owen Good Published November 5, 2011 -
UncategorizedJonah Hill, Sam Worthington Star in This Live Action Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Ad
The official live-action trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 isn’t supposed to hit until Sunday. But it’s started popping up on website ads late Friday night so we grabbed a copy. In it we see Jonah Hill of Superbad fame and is that Sam Worthington of Avatar fame kicking ass as video game…
By Brian Crecente Published November 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
There’s a Free Prototype 2 Minigame on iTunes Right Now
Activision commissioned TwitchGames, makers of Slice HD, to create a Prototype 2-themed minigame available now for iOS devices on the iTunes App Store. It’s a big free ad for the upcoming game, but it’s also a small free game that utilizes the multitouch interface in a challenging way. Like Slice HD, your job is to…
By Owen Good Published November 4, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Motor City’s Blowtorch is a No-Brainer for MLB 2K12‘s Front
Justin Verlander, the Detroit Tigers flamethrower who spun a no-hitter in a season evocative of hall-of-fame names like Koufax, Gibson and Carlton, will grace the packshot of Major League Baseball 2K12, 2K Sports said. Verlander is the third pitcher in the past four years (with Roy Halladay and Tim Lincecum) to hold down MLB 2K‘s…
By Owen Good Published November 4, 2011 -
UncategorizedMass Effect 3 Beta Leaks On Xbox Live
Earlier today, a private, closed beta for Mass Effect 3 accidentally turned up on Xbox Live. The 1.8GB download gave users access to singleplayer and multiplayer sections of the game well ahead of the beta’s 2012 public release It seems to have been taken down by now, but while it was up lucky users were…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 4, 2011 -
UncategorizedSometimes Downloadable Content isn’t Just in the Game, it is the Game
Lots of games have downloadable content. In fact, DLC is becoming something of a point of contention between players and publishers. Indie game developer Ben Kane (who despite his moniker is not actually a comic book supervillain) has launched a game that doesn’t just celebrate DLC, it bases its entire design around it. Called DLC…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 4, 2011 - Reviews
Clean, Convenient Refreshment for Your PS3 Controller
Because of the USB port on the PS3 controller, I always considered the DualShock charging stations I saw at Best Buy to be like bottled water. Why pay for something that’s already provided for free, right? Just plug the damn thing in when it runs low on juice. Thing is, I like it when my…
By Owen Good Published November 4, 2011 -
UncategorizedMichael Bay’s New Trailer for Need for Speed: The Run is… Awesome, Actually
This new trailer for Need for Speed: The Run was directed by none other than Mr. Bad Boys himself, Michael Bay. It’s got cars, and racing, and quickquickquick cuts! It does not, unfortunately, do that thing where a guy stands there while the camera spins around him. What the fuck, Bay? EA paid you a…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Activision Cools Fears of Pre-Release Modern Warfare 3 Bannings
A foreboding, backchannel warning from Xbox Live’s top cop seemed to suggest that those who legitimately bought Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 from a retailer, before its official street date on Tuesday, could face sanctions if they played it online. Activision has sought to calm those concerns, although still, it kinda sorta would like…
By Owen Good Published November 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Having supplied my gut reaction to Sonic Generations on Tuesday, I’m still plowing through the game, on course for a review next week. So there’ll be a large portion of that on my weekend menu, alongside BurgerTime World Tour, aka the game that HezaChan’s boyfriend made. BurgerTime is a lot of fun, but a little…
By Owen Good Published November 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Man, Uncharted 3 Can Be a Real Dick Sometimes
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception has grace and class, wit and good humor, and a generally jovial demeanor. It’s a fun game, too. But underneath its movie star good-looks and affable personality, this game has teeth Most of the lengthy single-player campaign is a well-paced, breezy adventure full of snappy writing and lovely visuals. But occasionally,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 4, 2011 - Culture
The Week in the Business: ‘GTA V to Steal Everyone’s Attention in Front of E3′
What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “GTA V to steal everyone’s attention in front of E3.” – Analysts explain how GTA V, in typical Rockstar fashion, is going to take the industry by storm next year, possibly by grabbing the limelight during E3. QUOTE | “PS3 has…
James Brightman Published November 4, 2011
