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UncategorizedAirMech Looks Amazing, Like the Sequel to Proto-RTS Masterpiece Herzog Zwei We’ve Always Wanted
Tucked away at this weekend’s Penny Arcade Expo was indie game AirMech, a real-time strategy title that looks a hell of a lot like a spiritual sequel to Herzog Zwei. Don’t know it? It’s not only of the earliest real-time strategy games, it’s one of the best multiplayer experiences on the Sega Genesis. So, yeah,…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 30, 2011 - Uncategorized
Now That’s How You Make a Game of Super Smash Bros. Melee Interesting
What may be the greatest variation on the log flume photo gag—you know, the one in which log riders are engaged in the most casual or precise of activities, like playing Jenga or Monopoly during an intense drop—manages to work in a Smash Bros. reference. Log fluming while playing a one-on-one game of Super Smash…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 30, 2011 - Uncategorized
EA Finds It ‘Hard to Conceive What You Would Do On a PlayStation 4’
Electronic Arts, like Sony and Microsoft, seem perfectly content to ride out the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 for as long as possible, downplaying the need for a next generation of consoles any time soon. “Why would you even need one?,” wonders EA’s Frank Gibeau. Gibeau tells CVG that “It’s hard for me to conceive…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 30, 2011 - Uncategorized
There’s A Persona 4 for PlayStation Vita… and a Persona Fighting Game Too?!
Atlus is giving future PlayStation Vita owners something to get excited about: a portable port of the PlayStation 2 game Persona 4, reportedly due for release in Japan in 2012 and packing lots of enhancements. Japanese retailer blog Sinobi reports that Persona 4: The Golden, as it’s supposedly called, adds new animation, at least one…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 30, 2011 - Uncategorized
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BRUSSELS – This larger-than-life panel from a TinTin comic adorns the main train station in Brussels. Almost made the layover there worth it. Almost. Deus Ex: Human Revolution Is This Generation’s Crysis For those unfamiliar with the Deus Ex franchise, it goes back to the year 2000 when highly hyped developer Ion Storm went on…
By Brian Crecente Published August 30, 2011 - Uncategorized
Here’s How You Nintendo 3DS Ambassadors Can Download Your Free NES Games [Update]
This week, starting September 1, early Nintendo 3DS adopters will be to download classic NES games like Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda for free—as long as they hopped on the Nintendo eShop in time and achieved “Nintendo 3DS Ambassador” status. Turns out, downloading those games might be just a little bit… tricky.…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 30, 2011 - Uncategorized
This Is the Mantra of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
While its big, burly characters make it look like it wants to be Gears of War, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine‘s core tenant is distinctly un-Gears-like: Cover is for the weak. This image arrived at my home in poster form late last week, following my gameplay impressions of the recently released demo for Relic Entertainment’s Warhammer…
By Mike Fahey Published August 30, 2011 -
UncategorizedPrize Winning ‘Something Unreal’ Mod The Haunted Snapped Up By THQ
Grisly Unreal mod The Haunted, winner of the 2010 “Make Something Unreal” contest, has been snapped up by THQ and will be released as an honest-to-goodness commercial game featuring gore-splattering hellspawn later this year. Meet The Haunted: Hells Reach The “third-person survival horror shooter” hits the PC in October, with releases for the PlayStation Network…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 30, 2011 -
UncategorizedLadies and Gentlemen, the Mortal Kombat Ninja Dancers
Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Smoke, and Reptile were made for loving you, baby, and you were made for loving them. The PAX ninja quartet takes their friendship to the next logical level: a steaming hot Just Dance 3 demo. They win, fatality. You can contact Michael Fahey, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also…
By Mike Fahey Published August 30, 2011 - Uncategorized
Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection and The Baconing Are New on PSN
It’s a big week for the North American PlayStation Store, with an impressive collection of new downloadable games for PlayStation 3 and PSP owners. Not only is Deathspank sequel The Baconing here, so is a three-way Mortal Kombat combo. Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection already has my money, but you may be more interested in downloading…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 30, 2011 -
UncategorizedTrying to Hit the Cowboys’ Jumbo Jumbotron with a Punt in Madden NFL 12
This has been an obsession of mine ever since Cowboys Stadium appeared in Madden NFL 10—hit the Jerrytron, the arena’s massive scoreboard, with a punt. Tennessee’s A.J. Trapasso did in a pre-season game in 2009, causing a brief foofaraw over its size and how low it was hanging over the field. Madden NFL 12 has…
By Owen Good Published August 30, 2011 - Uncategorized
They’ve Taken Twister and Made It Not Twister
Yesterday when I posted the news that Majesco was bringing the classic full-body board game Twister to the Xbox 360 Kinect, I figured it would at least maintain some resemblance of the original product. Then came the first screens for Twister Mania Featuring three game modes with over 16 variations and more than 1800 shapes,…
By Mike Fahey Published August 30, 2011 -
UncategorizedGrab Life By The Boulders in Zynga’s New Adventure World
Just when you thought Zynga was out of ideas, it appears they’re… not. Adventure World, the newest addition to the Zynga family, seems to be channeling Indiana Jones, complete with threatening snakes. The trailer ends with a call to “play today”, but the game won’t launch for another couple of weeks. From the trailer, it…
By Jen Schiller Published August 30, 2011 -
UncategorizedNew Trials Game Seems Like Standard Trials, Until the UFO Part
The sequel to the popular Xbox Live Arcade game Trials HD isn’t just about controlling motorbikes through difficult, side-scrolling stunt courses. That was the last game (and the one before that). The new one, I found out, as I was wrapping up my time at the Penny Arcade Expo, lets you control a flying saucer.…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 30, 2011 - Uncategorized
Gabe Newell Wants to Call ‘MOBA’ Game Genre ‘ARTS’
Valve’s Gabe Newell on the genre of DOTA 2. The Valve Way: Gabe Newell And Erik Johnson Speak [Gamasutra] You can contact Jen Schiller, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find her on Twitter, and lurking around our #tips page.
By Jen Schiller Published August 30, 2011 - Uncategorized
Child of Eden Sweetens the Kinect Sensor Bundle
In case you were still on the fence about dropping $150 on Microsoft’s magical camera stick, the company today announced that the bundle is getting updated to include a download code for a free copy of sensual shooter Child of Eden Not that Kinect Adventures wasn’t enough of a hardware mover, but one can only…
By Mike Fahey Published August 30, 2011 -
UncategorizedClosure is a Light and Darkness Game for PlayStation 3 Owners to Brag About
Over the last couple of years, the indie game Closure has generated some buzz for its simple, smart design. This is a game about light and darkness. In the game’s black and white world, what is illuminated has substance, what is in darkness is intangible. You can move the source of light, carrying it away…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 30, 2011 -
UncategorizedFunny, I Don’t Remember “Sassy Gay” Being a Dragon Age II Character Creation Option
PAX Prime was a great place to catch some cosplay, and if you looked closely enough, find some sassy new friends to help keep you from blowing up the entire convention center in a fit of anger. The Sassy Gay Hawke from Dragon Age II seems to be inspired by this comic at DeviantArt (which…
By Mike Fahey Published August 30, 2011 - Uncategorized
It’s Video Game Competition, Not Violence, That Sparks Aggression
Do violent video games cause aggressive behavior? According to a recent report published in the journal Psychology of Violence, the competitive aspect of gaming is more likely to generate aggro than mere violence. All this from a bunch of university students, some video games, and some hot sauce. Science is an amazing thing. In the…
By Mike Fahey Published August 30, 2011