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A Guide to the Likely Hits and Probable Stinkers of DC Comics’ 52 New Super-Hero Comics
DC Comics, the outfit that puts out Superman, Batman and so many other super-hero comics is re-starting its line today. They’re not exactly calling it a re-boot, but when you cancel almost all of your super-hero comics and start rolling out 52 new series over the course of a month, you might as well call…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 31, 2011 - Uncategorized
Madden NFL 12 Covers Game Reviewers’ Spread
If the assembled video game reviewers were a lazier bunch, they’d simply release a short blurb with each new Madden game calling it the best official NFL console game of the year. Luckily for fans of the Frankenreview, those game reviewers are made of sterner, more critical stuff. Instead of noting that Madden NFL 12…
By Mike Fahey Published August 31, 2011 - Uncategorized
More Obscure Japanese Games Come to Steam
Complementing the work of indie localisers Carpe Fulgur, who have brought some random Japanese games to Steam, developers Rockin’ Android will now be doing likewise with the Gundemonium series of shooters. Already available on the PSN, the Gundemonium games are indie shoot-em-ups from Japan that are so sweet your teeth will hurt. Provided you can…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 31, 2011 -
UncategorizedI Found a Video Game that Combines Sonic with Super Mario Galaxy (with Guns)
Armillo was one of the games I stopped to see at the Penny Arcade Expo just to be polite. I’d never heard of the studio behind the game, Fuzzy Wuzzy Games. I wasn’t in the mood for a cute, colorful platformer. But…they roped me in. The guy handing out promo postcards for the game did…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 31, 2011 - Uncategorized
A Biofeedback-Driven Video Game to Battle Anxiety and Stress
While gamers have been using video games to combat stress and anxiety for decades, mental health professionals are only just beginning to see the benefits (and potential drawbacks) of interactive entertainment on our physiological well-being. The world is getting more and more stressful every day, especially for the college student. With the rising cost of…
By Mike Fahey Published August 31, 2011 -
UncategorizedHow Silicon Knights Guided X-Men’s Destiny
In this behind the scenes video for X-Men Destiny, Denis Dyack and the team at Silicon Knights explain how they went about crafting a new chapter in the tale of Marvel’s mighty mutants. There’s a trick to crafting a tale of super-powered comic book characters. On the one hand, you have to capture the breathtaking…
By Mike Fahey Published August 31, 2011 - Uncategorized
A Bone-Chilling Run Through The Deadliest Road in Colorado
Despite living in Colorado for ten years I never drove through Independence Pass. Not in bad weather. Certainly not with snow on the mountain pass. Climbing to 12,095 feet as it winds its way through the Rocky Mountains from the town of Granite to Glenwood Springs, passing right through the heart of Aspen, state highway…
By Brian Crecente Published August 31, 2011 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy Versus XIII Versus Not at TGS
In early August, I asked where the hell Final Fantasy Versus XIII was. This could change, but it’s apparently not at this year’s Tokyo Game Show! Final Fantasy XIII-2, among other FF games, will be there too. [TGS2011]
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 31, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Pizza of Fortune Will Be the Key to Burnout Crash‘s Success
When I first saw the top-down arcade game Criterion Games is trying to pass off as a Burnout title, like many fans I was somewhat upset, but how can I stay angry at a game that features the Pizza of Fortune? Between some promising previews and these latest screens, I think I’m finally ready to…
By Mike Fahey Published August 31, 2011 - Uncategorized
“Fired for Planking” Is More Complicated Than You Think
About a month ago, we got an email from our reader John Mazzocchi who found himself recently unemployed. He had apparently been fired for planking while on the job at the Gamestop where he had worked for almost four years. Mazzocchi posted two pictures of himself planking inside what looks like an otherwise empty Gamestop…
By Jen Schiller Published August 31, 2011 - Uncategorized
Have You Considered a Career In Morally Questionable Pharmaceuticals?
Looking for a new line of work? Do you know anything about the potential harmful effects of shady experimental drugs and mad scientist-level bioengineering? No? Then you sound perfect for the Umbrella Corporation. That’s right, the fictional pharmaceutical giant and antagonist of many a Resident Evil game is kicking off a big recruitment drive today,…
By Mike Fahey Published August 31, 2011 - Uncategorized
A PC Gamer Dragged Kicking and Screaming Into the Digital Age
In today’s digital-only edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter TaylorEatWorld tries to find a physical copy of a hit PC game, not knowing what a monumental challenge that is these days. I’m an absolutely furious gamer right now. Not only that, I’m of a dying breed of PC gamer.. one who likes physical copies…
By Mike Fahey Published August 31, 2011 -
UncategorizedAn Exclusive Tour of Valve Software, the Place Where Portal, Half-Life, and Team Fortress Come to Life
Valve Software’s Chet Faliszek recently gave me a tour of his company’s Belleveue headquarters, a final act of kindness during a visit in which Chet also let me play Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and eat catered tacos. We went for a playfully confrontational mood for our tour, as we passed by hallway displays for Portal 2,…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 31, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Last Dead Island Trailer Before Everyone Dies
With a musical cue taken from the heartbreaking trailer that started all of this Dead Island excitement in the first place, here’s the final trailer for Techland’s tropical zombie apocalypse, hitting stores next week. You can contact Michael Fahey, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and…
By Mike Fahey Published August 31, 2011 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Believe it or not, August is over. For a lot of you, that means school starts again. Good thing TAY is here to satisfy your video game needs. Thanks to Brian H. May for the last Jester-themed TAY. September begins tomorrow, and we’ll need a new image. Don’t forget to choose a painting in the…
By Jen Schiller Published August 31, 2011 - Uncategorized
An Open Letter to Team Pottermore
After almost fifteen years of waiting, I finally got my Hogwarts letter. At least, that’s what early registration to Pottermore, the new online extension of the Harry Potter world, should feel like, shouldn’t it? When Pottermore opened for early registration three weeks ago, I “tracked down the magical quill”. I validated my account. I registered…
By Jen Schiller Published August 31, 2011 - Uncategorized
Winning Eleven Online Is Made for Korea
For Kicks | SEOUL, KOREA – Konami and South Korea’s NHN Corp. are co-developing an online version of the popular soccer series. (Photo: Game Impress Watch) Meet the Craziest Sony Product of 2011 It’s the early 1990s all over again! Sony revealed today that it is launching a new head-mounted display, able to screen both…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 31, 2011 - Uncategorized
The First Look at the Call of Duty Convention
It’s not a good look. But it is a look. From Sept. 2 to Sept. 3, one of the world’s most famous games, Call of Duty, is holding its own convention, Call of Duty XP In the photos, there are Xbox 360 consoles and monitors. And there are large displays and lights. Tickets are $150…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 31, 2011