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UncategorizedForget Unreal: I’m All About Twisted Pixel’s “Beard” Engine
Like many folks, I’ve got a complicated relationship with pre-game splash screens. On the one hand, I like that series of middleware introductions, publisher logos, and various other graphical preamble that flash across my screen, largely because of how I savor them the first time I’m playing a game that I’m excited about. I watch…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Assassin’s Creed Revelations‘s PS3 Bonus Is Assassin’s Creed
See how far the Assassin’s Creed series has come with your “day one” copy of Assassin’s Creed Revelations for the PlayStation 3 will have a nice little bonus in the form of Assassin’s Creed—the 2007 original—free of charge, Ubisoft announced today. Ubisoft says of the “special partnership with Sony Computer Entertainment” that “gamers will be…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedThose Horribad Deus Ex: Human Revolution Boss Battles Were Outsourced
A month after release, popular opinion holds firm that Deus Ex: Human Revolution was a well-made game. And yet one niggling flaw stands out, an issue that has been highlighted in countless blog posts, tweets, and video game forums. Those accursed boss battles. They were, in a word, bad. As I played the game for…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
An Augmented Reality Japanese Pop Star of Your Very Own, Courtesy of Toyota
Japan’s beloved virtual pop goddess Hatsune Miku, star of her own video game series and hundreds of thousands of user-create YouTube videos, is now the voice of the 2011 Toyota Corolla, and you can hold her in the palm of your hand. Created by Crypton Future Media, Inc., Hatsune Miku is one of the world’s…
By Mike Fahey Published September 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Unreal Dev Kit Adds Mac Support… So How About Some More Mac Games, Developers?
Epic Games’ Unreal Development Kit, the developer side of the engine that powers Gears of War, Mass Effect, Mortal Kombat, and dozens of other titles, has a new beta release. Within is support for UDK games on Mac OS X, meaning, hopefully, more native games on Apple-made computers. Epic’s Unreal dev tools already supports Apple’s…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Contents of Resident Evil‘s 15th Anniversary Deluxe, Japan-Only Box Set Exposed
Japanese Resident Evil fans received a very posh box set for the PlayStation 3 earlier this month, stuffing 15 years’ worth of zombie horror history—across five core Resident Evil games—in very slick packaging. See its horrors unboxed in the video above, for getting your hands on it might be a challenge. The Biohazard 15th Anniversary…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Mommy Dearest
Pregnancy: The Game – 1UP’s Matt Leone got pregnant for Tokyo Game Show. Talk about commitment. The 2011 Guide to Fall Video Games Traditionally one of the busiest times of the year for major game releases, this fall game makers seem to be focusing on an increasingly loud mantra: More » Radballs Is, Like, A Totally…
By Brian Crecente Published September 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Trailer Got No Game
Direct from this weekend’s Tokyo Game Show, the bullet-time heavy, completely gameplay-free trailer for Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Why no gameplay? Well hell, you’ve already seen what Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 looked and played like, and you’ve seen videos of the new combatants in action. Let Capcom’s random CG department have some fun for…
By Mike Fahey Published September 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Blip Japan Artist Profile: M7Kenji
Are you guys excited about the Blip Festival Tokyo? For those of you who are, we’ve got an interview with one of the artists who will be playing during the shows dates of October 22-23rd, 2011. His name is Kenji, or better known as “M7Kenji.” A mobile app designer, M7Kenji has played in two Blip…
By Nick Partyka Published September 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
RPGs, ‘REmakes’ and Resistance 3 Are So Hot in Japan Right Now
One PlayStation 3 title just did some serious business in Japan. Tales of Xillia, the latest in Namco’s long-running Tales of series, has already moved a half-million overseas. That’s a pretty damn good start for a PS3 game. The release of Tales of Xillia did Sony a few favors on the hardware side in Japan…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedDecisions, Design, and J.C. Denton: The Deus Ex Letters Conclude
Our retrospective letter series concludes with part four. An index of all letters can be found here — From: Kirk Hamilton To: Leigh Alexander Subject: Augmented Reality Leigh, Hello! After a couple weeks’ delay, I’m finally back to write the fourth and final letter in this series. Sorry for the setback—we’ve both been caught up…
Kirk Hamilton & Leigh Alexander Published September 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedThese Are the Gears of War 3 Bonuses You Have to Pay For
Gears of War 3 has day-one downloadable content. It won’t make you better at the game, but it’ll make your guns in multiplayer better-looking. Would you spend $3 or $4 to paint your Lancer, shotgun and the rest of your arsenal with flowers? You can. Yeah, these kinds of silly additions would have been free…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedFIFA 12 Has the Best Bugs
FIFA 12 won’t be out until later this month. Perhaps that will be enough time for EA to fix these wonderfully hilarious bugs. The FIFA 12 demo was released on Xbox Live and for PC on Sept. 13, and it was released on the PSN on Sept. 14. The game goes on sale Sept. 27…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Rumor: Xbox as Comcast, Verizon Cable Box Imminent
Microsoft has been saying for months, for years, that they’re in talks with folks at cable companies about using the Xbox 360 as a cable box, but Digiday reports today that the company is close to signing deals with Comcast and Verizon. Citing multiple sources, digital media site Digiday reports that Microsoft is exploring a…
By Brian Crecente Published September 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedDriver San Francisco is the Best Game No One is Talking About
I should have been playing more Gears of War 3 Friday night. I had an early copy. But I tried Driver: San Francisco I should have been playing Gears of War 3 most of Saturday afternoon, but I felt the irrepressible urge to do something else: play more Driver: San Francisco I got some Gears…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedHere’s a Guy Playing Wii on an Android Tablet with an Xbox 360 Controller
YouTube user obiwan222222, the king of making Wii games run on other devices, shows us how to play Super Mario Galaxy 2 on the Android-powered Asus Transformer tablet using a bit of software trickery and a wireless Xbox 360 controller. What he’s basically doing here is using a Dolphin emulator on his PC to run…
By Mike Fahey Published September 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Call of Duty Elite Beta is Go on PlayStation 3
Activision is rolling out the beta version of the Call of Duty Elite service on the PlayStation 3, allowing selected Black Ops players try out video sharing, stat tracking, custom groups, and competitive events. Sign up now!
By Mike Fahey Published September 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedThis is a Gun for the Xbox Kinect
You don’t need controllers to use Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect. That’s the point of the thing. You don’t need a controller. You certainly don’t need an inflatable boat. But to play this winter’s Cabela’s Big Game Hunter: Hunting Party, you’re going to need a special Kinect gun. It comes bundled with the game. How does…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
World of Warcraft 4.3: Dragon Soul Ushers in a New Age of Casual Raiding
The culmination of the Cataclysm saga, World of Warcraft‘s epic patch 4.3, now subtitled Dragon Soul, brings about an end to the tyranny of Deathwing, but more importantly an end of casual players not being able to experience raid content. I recently spoke to World of Warcraft lead producer J. Allen Brack, who walked me…
By Mike Fahey Published September 19, 2011