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UncategorizedHere’s How Game Soundtracks Got Recorded Back in the Day
Old-school heads out there may remember Iron Helix, a sci-fi CD-ROM game that did survival horror in the FMV format that was all the rage then. If you played it, you’ll remember how the music tweaked your nerves with a tense layering of synthesizer chords. Well, composer Peter Stone’s uploaded a video that details just…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
This Is a Nintendo Sign Photo. Taken Today.
任天堂 | KYOTO, JAPAN: A Nintendo (任天堂) sign spotted today while driving through Kyoto, near Nintendo’s headquarters. (Photo: Mrs. Bashcraft) For Some Game Saves, the Vita Needs Help Help comes in the shape of a memory card. According to sister site Kotaku Japan, a handful of PlayStation Vita games can save onto the game cards…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
This Persona Figure Has a Crazy Crotch
It’s not everyday that you see a Persona 4 figure on Kotaku. It’s also not everyday that you see a Persona 4 figure with a crazy crotch. This is Izanagi. If you’ve played the Persona games, you probably know Izanagi and his metal crotch. If you haven’t, go ahead and read this The Izanagi Persona…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Which Looks Better: Gran Turismo 5 or Forza 4?
Forza Motorsport 4 was released this month. It’s a great game—a great-looking game, too. Gran Turismo 5, released last year, is also a great-looking game. But which one looks better? These kinds of questions ultimately end up being subjective. It’s a bit like asking, who is a better painter Camille Pissarro or Paul Gauguin? Your…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy Versus XIII Dude, You’ve Changed
Back in 2009, Square Enix showed a Final Fantasy Versus XIII trailer. In it, FF Versus XIII hero Noctis Lucis Caelum sported a silly name and some magnificent hair. His name is still silly and his hair is still amazing, but dude’s changed. Over the weekend, screens from Final Fantasy Versus XIII appeared on Japanese…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
EA Gives Hope to Original Syndicate Fans
The Syndicate of 1993 was a strange beast, part strategy, part action. The Syndicate of 2012 is all action, leaving those who preferred the strategy of the original wanting. And yet there is hope, no matter how small, in the following comments from EA’s Jeff Gamon, who told Eurogamer, “The original was such a classic.…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
This Week’s Cosplay is Out of This World (and Galaxy, and Universe…)
As usual, there was a lot of great cosplay on show around the world last week, but I’d like to specifically point out the Samara (Mass Effect) in the image above. Yes, that’s cosplay. Not a screenshot. The reason it looks so close to the “real” thing (and why this is so awesome) is that…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedTV’s The Office is Engaging In a Little StarCraft Dress-Ups
This Thursday night, what looks like an entire night’s programming on NBC is going to involve TV show characters dressing up for Halloween. And StarCraft is getting some love. Towards the end of the above clip you’ll see The Office’s Dwight Schrute wearing, of all things, a Sarah Kerrigan outfit (the star-turned-villain-turned-spoiler of the StarCraft…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedIsn’t It Too Early for a Battlefield 4 Trailer?
Not if you are Freddie Wong, it ain’t. The Internet nerd hero is back with another video. This time, it’s Battlefield 4. Due out in 2017. Or not. The trailer, which of course isn’t the actual BF4 trailer, was shot on the set of reality series The Controller. You can watch that, here. If you…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
These Aren’t Video Game Screenshots, They’re Postcards
Iain Andrews’ site Steam Postcards has long been my wallpaper supplier of choice. Why? Because he plays games and takes screenshots that aren’t the kind of thing you’d find in a magazine or popular internet video game website. He instead takes, well, postcards. Scenic shots of the background, or the walls, or the sky, or…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
How the Vita Might Bite You in the Ass
When Sony revealed the PS Vita’s pricing earlier this year, the WiFi only model was announced for US$249.99 and the 3G/WiFi model was announced at $299.99. That’s true. That’s how much the hardware costs. But if you want to play some great games, then ready your wallet and pony up cash. As previously posted, some…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Three More Screenshots of the new Shadowrun Game
Shadowrun Online, the upcoming browser-based interpretation of the classic role-playing game, launched with a single, rather nondescript screenshot. So here’s three more to pad things out. OK, so one of them is an art shot of a shotgun, but the other two are most helpful, showing things like corpses, combat and the briefest hint of…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedFrom Computer Games to No Bras
Everybody’s got to start somewhere. Sayaka Nagashima started promoting Korean computer games. Now, she’s telling jokes and not wearing a bra. Progress? In the world of Japanese entertainment, yes, I guess. Along with Shihono Itoh, Nagashima is one part of comedy idol group Majokko. Before she started telling jokes, she hawked games. Back in 2006,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedI am Enjoying a World War II Game Again
It’s been a while since World War II games were much good. Been a long time since they were “the thing”. In recent years only series like Il-2, Red Orchestra and Men at War have been keeping the Nazi-killing dream alive. Yet it was with a little excitement I sat down with Unity of Command,…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
For Some Game Saves, the Vita Needs Help
Help comes in the shape of a memory card. According to sister site Kotaku Japan, a handful of PlayStation Vita games can save onto the game cards directly. Some games will need a memory card for game saves, meaning that so will you. Kotaku Japan received the following information from Sony Computer Entertainment. To data,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedComparing Battlefield 3 On 360 With HD Textures and Without
To recap, Battlefield 3 on Xbox 360 and PS3 has an optional HD texture install. The game’s developers DICE have said that without this, the game looks “standard def”. But why take their word for it when you can see the difference yourself? The video above compares the game running first with the pack installed…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedKinect’s 3D Ball Game is Like Something From the Future
Now, granted, this gimmick doesn’t just use Kinect. It uses a fancy clear display and Kinect to achieve the effect. But what an effect it is. This clip from Microsoft’s research wing shows a user gently fondling and cupping some balls in a 3D space. Even though he’s looking through a 2D screen and his…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
I Just Bought a New PC for Battlefield 3. What About You?
Some people think this year’s big PC releases, particularly the “next gen” Battlefield 3, will spur around $1 billion in sales of PC hardware. Having just spent $1300 on PC hardware, I can see why. The last all-new PC I bought was in April 2008. There wasn’t a big game on the horizon then or…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
A Night at the Symphony
A Night at the Symphony | A 70-piece symphony and choir perform selections from The Legend of Zelda’s 25 year history at The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony Concert in Los Angeles on Oct. 21, 2011. (Photo by Nintendo of America) A Guide to Batman’s Arkham City Wardrobe By our count, there are 14…
By Owen Good Published October 23, 2011