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Who Needs Tekken? Capcom Announces Street Fighter VS. Hello Kitty
We thought we had seen the ultimate street brawling crossover when Street Fighter X Tekken hit the scene. We were wrong. In fall 2012, Street Fighter and Hello Kitty will finally be one, at least from a merchandising perspective. Hello Kitty parent company Sanrio and Capcom are teaming up to mash-up Street Fighter and Japan’s…
By Mike Fahey Published July 22, 2011 -
UncategorizedRustlers, Blood Feuds, and a Combat Drop All Part of Starhawk‘s Opening Cinematic
The sequel to the Playstation 3 third-person shooter Warhawk looks quite nifty, even provoking our own Brian Crecente to use the word “awesomer”. And now we can all watch the game’s stylish opening cinematic, and imagine what it would be like to play the game. Which, since the game has only been announced for a…
By Joshua Rivera Published July 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Wesley Snipes’ iPhone Game Getting Released Much Earlier Than Wesley Snipes
Veteran action hero Wesley Snipes isn’t getting out of prison until July 2013. I guess he’s just not as slick as his alter-ego, economic hitman Julius Styles, who’s getting released into the custody of the iTunes App Store next month. While Wesley’s been serving his three-year prison sentence for tax evasion, Finnish game developer Lapland…
By Mike Fahey Published July 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Dust Off Those Rock Band Instruments for a Five-Pack of Yes
I’ve not been giving much consideration to Rock Band’s new music releases, what with the franchise skipping a year and interest in the rhythm genre waning in general. It turns out all Harmonix had to do to get my attention was say Yes. Yes as in the British progressive rock group, not the affirmative response.…
By Mike Fahey Published July 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Poor Americans are Gamers, Too
In case you didn’t know, there are poor gamers. Conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation has published a report on what it means to be poor in America today. According to the report, households living in poverty have many modern amenities including air conditioning, cable TV and video game consoles. The report is meant to…
By Sam Winstrom Published July 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Why Root for the Chimera in Resistance 3?
In today’s Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Armstrongjx4 expresses his desire to see humanity fall to the Chimera in Resistance 3. Why? Because we expect to win. Am I the only one who wants the humans to…you know, lose the war in Resistance 3? I blame Killzone for this. Killzone has been a backwards game…
By Mike Fahey Published July 22, 2011 -
UncategorizedKinect Makes This Music Video Sing
There are no post-production effects added to this video, everything, happening on singer Olga Bell’s face is happening in real-time, we’re told. How did they do it? (And not blind Bell’s singer in the process?) With a Kinect hack of course. Zach Liberman writes on the Vimeo landing page for this video that they used…
By Brian Crecente Published July 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Google Says Game “Stream” Coming to Google+
We’ve heard rumblings that some form of, perhaps social, gaming was coming to Google+ but it hasn’t really been verified officially until today. Found today under a description of the service’s streams is this nugget: “If you’re looking for updates shared from games, check out your Games stream.” The link for Games Stream send browsers…
By Brian Crecente Published July 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Maybe Socrates is in San Diego. If you’re there too… bring us home some swag like a good friend, will ya? The rest of us will keep our spirits up by swapping video game stories. Thanks very much to Brian H. May for what has clearly become his hobby while on tour. To get your…
By Jen Schiller Published July 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Two More Shots of Modern Warfare 3 Emerge
It looks like, if Google Translate can be believed, that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 got a recent outing in Munich, giving press there a chance to go hands on with the game, and releasing two new screenshots from the game. The presentation involved checking out the game presented on a 65-inch television in…
By Brian Crecente Published July 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Creativity and Community Drive Dream Track Nation Towards Greatness
A charming little stunt racing game with a slick cartoon style, Dream Track Nation‘s track creation and sharing community is where Chillingo’s latest laps the competition. The play, create, share concept Sony established for community-powered games like LittleBigPlanet and ModNation Racers is alive and well on iOS. Developer PowPow has infused Dream Track Nation with…
By Mike Fahey Published July 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Mr. Dragon Quest with Mr. Metal Gear Solid
Con | TOKYO, JAPAN: Yuji Horii and Hideo Kojima at this year’s Comic-Con (Photo: @Kojima_Hideo | Twitpic) Segata Sanshiro, the Greatest Video Game Ad Man Of Them All Sony’s fictional executive Kevin Butler has won himself a legion of fans. Which is great! Kevin Butler, though, ain’t got shit on Segata Sanshiro. Batman, Master Chief,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Good, the Bad, and Ugly of Working Xbox Tech Support
Website Idle Hands has a lengthy series of pieces up of what it’s like to work tech support for Xbox. There are insights on customers, policies, and refund info. Read part 1, 2, and 3. [Idle Hands]
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
One of Capcom’s Biggest Games Gets…Glasses
Japan loves glasses. Japan also loves Sengoku Basara. Enter officially licensed Sengoku Basara prescription specs. Glasses retailer Zoff launched Sanada Yukimura and Date Masamune limited edition Sengoku Basara specs for ¥3,150 each (US$40). The actual heroes of Sengoku Basara might have been stylish for samurai, but they sure weren’t sexy. If only they had these…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Dead Rising Creator’s Newest Game Is…
Well, it’s a social game. But that’s not unexpected—Keiji Inafune already said he was working on a social game. The game is called The Island of Dr. Momo. The game follows Dr. Momo, lover of cute things, on a quest to collect cute animals to make the cutest thing on Earth. Sounds cute. Don’t expect…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Use Words as Punches With Word Fighter
Street Fighter is a game for fast-paced twitch junkies. You’ve got to be quick to get your shots in. Word Fighter, on the other hand, is a little more pedestrian. Think of it as Jane Austen meets M. Bison. Word Fighter is an iOS and Android game by Feel Every Yummy, where you take control…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Star Wars: The Old Republic Won’t Launch In Asia, Australasia
As though we were still living in the 1990’s, it’s come to light that when upcoming MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic is released, it’ll only be released (at first) in North America and Europe. If you live in Australia, and expected to be playing when those in the US, Canada or Europe were playing,…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2011