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Capcom Denies Used Game Sales Had Anything to Do With “Forever Saves”
The inability to start fresh on a copy of The Mercenaries 3D after someone has played it was a design decision that had nothing to do with second-hand game sales, Capcom tells Kotaku Saved data on copies of Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D is permanent. Since Nintendo 3DS games are saved directly onto the card,…
By Brian Crecente Published June 28, 2011 -
UncategorizedIt Takes 10 Minutes to Explain Ace Combat: Assault Horizon
Namco has released a 10-minute tutorial video for their upcoming Ace Combat: Assault Horizon game. The video gives an in-depth look at what to expect from the Close-Range Assault Mode in this fall’s air-combat game. You’re soaring high above a war-torn Miami skyline. You dive right into the city, among skyscrapers and past suburban neighborhoods,…
By Jen Schiller Published June 28, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Best Kinect Game You Never Heard Of (and Maybe the Best of them All)
I heard great things about Mother Nature last week at the Games For Change conference in New York City. I heard one of the conference’s experts suggest that it might be the best Kinect game he’s ever played. If you know what Kinect is, then you may know that there aren’t many (any?) great games…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 28, 2011 -
UncategorizedAliens, Arcades, Pulsing Apples: These Are Call of Duty‘s Latest Multiplayer Maps
The Annihilation map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops just hit the Xbox 360 bringing with it four new multiplayer maps and another zombie-killing cooperative adventure. Here’s a quick look at the multiplayer maps Drive-in, Hanger 18, Hazard and Silo. There’s some interesting little things in each of the maps. Hanger 18 seems to…
By Brian Crecente Published June 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
Playstation Vita Beats Out Wii U in Game Critics’ Best of E3 Awards
Sony’s new handheld, the Playstation Vita, stole the show this year at E3 according to the Game Critics Awards. Even though it was formally announced in January, the handheld still out shined Nintendo’s new home console and current portable in the annual awards. The only way it could be more well received would be if…
By Sam Winstrom Published June 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
A $90 Gears of War Make-Over For Your Xbox 360
Is your Xbox 360 white? Black? Green? Does it have a “bleed-out” finish? Will it be able to light up when (if?) you’re Gears of War 3? Your Xbox 360 probably doesn’t have an “infected omen” on its side that lights up in four different ways. All that could change if you give case-making company…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
Singapore School Girls Make The Right Choice About Meth
Is someone in your family acting strange? Did they leave a note laying around about buying a lot of ice? Maybe they’re planning a surprise party! Or maybe they’re on drugs. Luckily, The Right Choice was made to help you get to the bottom of such mysteries. The Right Choice is a visual-novel style roleplaying…
By Sam Winstrom Published June 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
Gamers, Let’s Stop Hating Each Other
The video game world is constantly growing, and so is the video game audience. More and more games are being developed for the casual gaming audience, and while some people think this is a good thing, some people don’t. Commenter GunFlame: used Steal *nothing to Steal* 🙁 is sending out a call for unity, reminding…
By Jen Schiller Published June 28, 2011 -
UncategorizedCheck Out this $950 Version of Pong
iTari looks to turn the iPad into a full blown television console for a mere $950. That’s the cost of an iPad, two iPhones and the cables needed to hook the iPad into the television. Steep cost of entry aside there’s also the whole lack of support issue with only Pong running on the iTari…
By Brian Crecente Published June 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
Pac-Man Creator Wants Games That Last
Over thirty years ago, Toru Iwatani (not pictured) created Pac-Man. Decades later, it’s a game people still remember and still play. That, Iwatani said, is what game designers must do today. They must create games that stand the test of time. “When you look at games coming out today, it’s doubtful that any of us…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 28, 2011 -
UncategorizedBritain’s Hairiest Game Developer Returns to the iPhone
Jeff Minter, he of Mutant Camels and Space Giraffe fame, is back with another iPhone title. This one’s called Deflex, and it’s a remake of sorts of Superdeflex, which Minter made in 1982. [Touch Arcade]
By Luke Plunkett Published June 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
Better Farming and Villages Coming to Minecraft
Minecraft creator Notch says his game’s undated Adventure update will add “complex terrain features, at least one new mob, … new combat mechanics, a new lighting engine… experimental new gameplay… more interesting farming, bigger incentives to explore, and npc villages.”
By Stephen Totilo Published June 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Tuesday? More like snoozday am I right? It’s a great day to sit back, take a break and talk about video games. The Supreme Court sided with the video game industry yesterday showing that even gamers have First Amendment rights! So use them right here and speak your minds. Assuming you’ve got video games on…
By Sam Winstrom Published June 28, 2011 -
UncategorizedThis Thursday Retro Game Master Takes on Super Fantasy Zone
This week on Retro Game Master The Kacho takes on Sega Mega Drive classic Super Fantasy Zone in an epic struggle to avenge the death of Opa-Opa’s father. Released in Japan in 1992 on the Sega Mega Drive and Europe a year later, Super Fantasy Zone didn’t make it to the U.S. officially until it…
By Brian Crecente Published June 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
When Turtles Fly
There are countless mobile games that has players try to jump or fly as high as they can. Turtle Fly does that, but there’s a twist. A really interesting one. When I first started up Turtle Fly, I almost immediately turned it off, put the game down, and walked. The story, if you can call…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
This Game Is Probably Older Than These Girls
Puyo! | TOKYO, JAPAN: Japanese idol group Idoling! celebrates the DS release of Puyo Puyo. It’s the game’s 20th anniversary. (Photo: Game Watch Impress) The inFamous Video Game Art of Wesley Burt Wesley Burt is a professional concept artist who works for Massive Black, one of the world’s biggest and most successful concept art studios.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
Suspected LulzSec Hacker Out on Bail
Ryan Cleary, 19, was arrested early last week in connection with a string of attacks on websites around the world. He was recently released on bail. According to Reuters, Cleary is under a curfew between 9am and 7pm. Cleary’s been electronically tagged. If he wants to leave his house, Cleary must be accompanied by one…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 28, 2011 -
UncategorizedGirl After Girl Throwing Themselves at You
Wonder what the new AKB48 game will be like? From the looks of it, it’ll be idols saying they like you, and then getting pissed when you turn down their advances. AKB48 is the most popular idol group in Japan at the moment. As previously posted, the sequel will feature the AKB girls in bikinis,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 28, 2011
