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This Metal Gear Lady Drinks too Much Coke
In May 2008, Hideo Kojima held a press conference for Metal Gear Solid 4 that was noteworthy for three things: The first MGS4 gameplay was shown, Hideo Kojima arrived with a silly haircut, and young model Akina Minami graced the stage. Besides the stealth and the guns, a Metal Gear mainstay is the pretty ladies.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
Poster Says Battlefield 3’s Xbox 360 Version Comes On Two Discs
A Japanese promotional poster for the upcoming Battlefield 3 contains a few extra details we weren’t aware of before. Like, say, the fact the Xbox 360 version of the game will ship on two discs. That’s all the info that can be gleaned from the pic, so there’s no idea just what content is spread…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 5, 2011 -
UncategorizedSome Hate It, Some Love It. Here’s a Look at Dragon Quest X.
Years in development, and here it finally is, Dragon Quest X. It’s an online game. It’s for the Wii and Wii U. This is what it looks like. Dragon Quest VIII was dazzling. For 2004 and 2005, it was truly a beautiful game. DQVIII was a leap forward, it was a fresh take on an…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
Dragon Quest X Has a Subscription Fee?
Dragon Quest X is an online role-playing game. Know what online role-playing games have? Subscription fees, and DQX appears to be no different. On the game’s official site, it lists standard info like platform, release date, and price. Here’s a look: Platform: Wii/Wii U Release Date: (Wii) Planned for 2012/(Wii U) TBA MSRP・User Fee: (Wii/Wii…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
Dragon Quest X Reborn as an Online Role-Playing Game for Wii and Wii U
After being MIA for years, Dragon Quest X has resurfaced as an online RPG—for the Wii and the Wii U. The game is now officially titled Dragon Quest X: The Wake of the Five Tribes: Online. It’s Dragon Quest, but the key here is that it’s online. And it’s got five tribes! The battle sequences…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
The PS3 Pad That Copies the 360’s Controller
While there have been adapters allowing you to use 360 pads on a PS3 for a while now (and vice versa), it’s not often you see a controller released that promises to literally copy one platform’s pad and replicate it on another. That’s exactly what Speedlink’s new PS3 controller promises to do, though, taking the…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 5, 2011 -
UncategorizedLeaked Diablo III Footage & Screens Show, Wait For It, Menus!
Over the weekend, website Force Strategy Gaming threw up some supposedly leaked screenshots and, more importantly, footage from the upcoming Diablo III beta. The gameplaywon’t have much of interest unless you’re a die-hard Diablo fan. Of more general interest – or maybe, as a menu fetishist, this is just me – is the game’s front…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 5, 2011 -
CultureTotal RecallSnatcher, Hideo Kojima’s Adventure Masterpiece
Most people know, and love, Japanese developer Hideo Kojima for the Metal Gear series, a franchise he created all the way back in 1987. For me, though, that’s a convoluted mess of a property that’s become more unwieldy and pointlessly self-referential with each passing entry. If you feel the same and would like to see…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
Captured Tiger
Captured Tiger | His season ended when he missed the cut at the PGA Championship three weeks ago, so Tiger Woods is on the virtual links instead, doing motion-capture work for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 (Photo by brerwolfe/Flickr) How You’ll ‘Connect’ to Others in Call of Duty Elite Activision’s social network and stat-tracking service…
By Owen Good Published September 4, 2011 -
UncategorizedFreddie Wong is Officially The Man Now
We would never call master filmmaker Freddie Wong a sell-out. But, the use of the SharpShooter and the Resistance 3 setting (with animations by Insomniac Games), right as both are part of a big ad campaign, does make it seem this was, well, commissioned. If so, who cares; Freddie Wong has absolutely earned it. And…
By Owen Good Published September 4, 2011 - Culture
Disgaea 4 and Some Other Games
I’ve been hearing it for a month about Disgaea 4 not being included in the Coming Soon for Sept. 6 alongside other games such as Resistance 3, Driver: San Francisco, Dead Island and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine. So here you go: Disgaea 4, here on the front page, big as Christmas, is coming out this…
By Owen Good Published September 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
League of Legends Shutting Down Mac Support
After about a year of beta testing, Riot Games is canceling Mac OS support for League of Legends at midnight on Tuesday. In a statement, Riot said it made the decision because “our current approach regarding the Mac platform won’t guarantee the quality and frequent updates we deliver today on the PC.” While this is…
By Owen Good Published September 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Love Train
Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. •Ten Greatest Train Levels [Megabits of Gaming] It’s more than just a staple of westerns (though I was disappointed not to see Red Dead Revolver…
By Owen Good Published September 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Peter Moore: EA Sports’ NBA Game “Will Take a Few Years” Before It Competes with NBA 2K
Though recently promoted to Electronic Arts’ chief operating officer, EA Sports’ old boss, Peter Moore, still is involved with products coming out of that division. And in an interview with IndustryGamers, he said he doesn’t expect their next NBA simulation, due in 2012 after a two-year hiatus, to compete with NBA 2K right out of…
By Owen Good Published September 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Bastion‘s Creator Says There’ll Be No DLC for the Game
The widely acclaimed action RPG Bastion will not be getting any DLC—at least DLC that extends the story—the game’s developer said in an interview. “We have no plans to extend the game in that way,” Greg Kasavin, the game’s writer and creative director, told The Morton Report. “As I was saying before, we held nothing…
By Owen Good Published September 4, 2011 - CultureShop Contest
Smash Mountain
No-brainers make for the best ‘Shop Contest ideas and this one was a lead-pipe lock as soon as it was spotted on Tuesday. This log flume full of Smash Bros aficionados takes the gold for best roller-coaster reaction shot of all time, but we’re going to make it better. The exploitable potential of this really…
By Owen Good Published September 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves: The Memdependabor Day Eve Edition
This year we had all three barbecue holidays in the U.S. fall on a Monday. Guess who’s already off on Mondays?! That would be me. Alas. But it is Sunday morning, which means to thine own selves, be talking. Big thanks to Brian H. May for his Fanboy Wars TAYpic submission. Want to be featured…
By Owen Good Published September 4, 2011 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Don’t Look a Yoshi in the Mouth
Welcome to your Sunday read of the week’s best in web comics. Make sure to click on the expand button in the bottom right to enlarge each comic. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich published Aug. 29. – Read more of Awkward Zombie Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira published Aug. 31. – Read more of Nerf…
By Owen Good Published September 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Exhaustion Breeds Quality in the Dragon Con Day Two Cosplay Gallery
After three hours of baby-interrupted sleep, I trudged across town to Dragon Con 2011 again today, where I occupied a great many benches and attempted to stay awake. I was mostly successful. Being dead tired has its benefits, however. Were I full of energy, I would have run about the convention madly, taking shots of…
By Mike Fahey Published September 3, 2011 - Uncategorized
Up on the Roof Winners
Last week, Stephen Totilo took you up on top of Nintendo of America’s roof to reveal quite the unusual growing operation there. We asked you to plant a couple acres of more funny on it. We’ve got the 20 best ‘Shop Contest submissions, plus winner Duck45, inside! You’ll have to forgive me, I may not…
By Owen Good Published September 3, 2011