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L.A. Noire Headed to the Computer
Rockstar’s interactive detective story L.A. Noire is coming to the PC this fall, the publishers said this morning. “L.A. Noire is a new type of game that makes players see through a detective’s eyes in 1940s Los Angeles,” said Sam Houser, founder of Rockstar Games. “Its unique blend of story, action and crime solving will…
By Brian Crecente Published June 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Happy Thursday! You should celebrate by talking about video games. Because Thursday is the best day to talk about games (it does end in “day”, after all). And Talk Amongst Yourselves is the best place to talk about games. Just in case you needed a reason. Special thanks goes out to ak-blanc-peace! for today’s image!…
By Joshua Rivera Published June 23, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe First Sublime Seven Minutes of Shadows of the Damned
Shadows of the Damned is a visually rich, quirky, imaginative game about a guy and his demon out to avenge the death of his sweetheart. It’s also about 10 hours of not-even-slightly subtle dick jokes. You probably think I’m exaggerating. I bet even if I told you that Garcia Hotspur’s pet demon is called Johnson…
By Brian Crecente Published June 23, 2011 -
UncategorizedHard Lines, A Very Solid Snake for Your iPhone
Would you pay for a new version of the classic Snake for your iPhone? What if this version, Hard Lines, was one of the best variations on Snake ever, full of gameplay modes, pretty visuals and, believe it or not, humor? Spilt Milk Studios’ Hard Lines may not re-invent Snake, a game freely available on…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
Wuthering Heights, Other Classics Eyed for Video Game Adaptation
Dickens, Bronte, Orwell, Stevenson; they’re all rolling over in their graves right now. UK transmedia production company Tern Digital is in the process of turning classic John Buchan spy novel The Thirty Nine Steps into a video game with an eye toward converting other classics into games as well. The Thirty Nine Steps, a 1915…
By Brian Crecente Published June 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
Suspected Lulz Hacker Told Mom He Was Gaming, Not Hacking
The teen linked by international law enforcement to anarchist hacking group LulzSec told family he was spending his days and nights locked in his room gaming, not hacking, the Mirror reports. Ryan Cleary, 19, was arrested earlier this week in connection with a string of attacks on websites around the world. The arrest was the…
By Brian Crecente Published June 23, 2011 -
UncategorizedHarry Potter Author Building Interactive Website…Game…Thing With Sony
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has inked a deal with Sony to create Pottermore, a strange hybrid between a website, a game, an online store and an encyclopaedia (Potterpedia?). While there’s been recent speculation that the partnership between the two would result in an MMO, that’s clearly not the case, Pottermore instead serving as a…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
They Don’t Make Games Like This Any More
They Don’t Make Games Like This Any More, But They Really Should | This is a pixel art concept called Iso action rpg mock up. (Image by wuhu) The End of the World Never Looked (Or Sounded) So Beautiful In the opening moments of 1999’s Homeworld, you get to see the end of the world.…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2011 -
UncategorizedWatch Bowser and Sheik Kick a Man’s Ass (For Real)
The recent Anime North convention in Toronto, Canada, had its fair share of cosplayers. Nothing new there. So Yung Lee decided to go along, take his camera, and let people kick his ass. In character. While some of the characters on show here are obviously from anime, there are enough game cameos – like Zelda’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
Space Invaders Merch Sure Has Gotten Fancy
Fancy Swiss watchmaker Romain Jerome has teamed up with Taito to create these Space Invaders watches that go a little above and beyond your average video game merchandising deal. Only 156 are going to be made, with two versions available of 78 watches each, one in black & white, the other in colour. You probably…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
How Heroes of Newerth Suffered a “Catastrophic Hardware Failure”
PC game Heroes of Newerth has suffered a “a catastrophic hardware failure”, perhaps the worst we’ve ever seen for an online title, resulting in the game being completely unplayable. Here’s how it happened. Developers S2 Games have posted a full report on the circumstances leading up to the failure, and it sounds like everything that…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2011 - Culture
The Towering, Mechanical Art of Killzone 3
The Killzone series may be mired in darkness and a convoluted storyline, but one thing that always keeps me coming back to the games is their industrial design. It has such amazing weapons, vehicles and technology. They look like they’re from the future, sure, but they also look like they work, get dirty and break…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2011 -
UncategorizedRunning With Rifles is Cannon Fodder for the 21st Century
Few games before, or since, have been able to capture the simple, hectic majesty of arcade combat than 1993 classic Cannon Fodder. While that series languishes in (relative) obscurity, however, a new indie game is keeping its spirits alive. And then some. Running with Rifles is an upcoming game where you control a single soldier,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2011 -
UncategorizedDuke Nukem Forever Seems More Fun With a Friend
I played Duke Nukem Forever by myself. Couldn’t stand it. Maybe I should have had some beers and played it with a friend instead. Seems like a lot more fun! For reference, this is from Machinama’s Two Best Friends Play series. Also for reference, this is NSFW [via Gabdar]
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Damn Dirty Apes Have Learned How to Play Video Games
This cute little clip for the upcoming Planet of the Apes reboot shows a chimp kicking ass and taking names at what looks like Far Cry 2 At least, it’s cute until he breaks out, kills all those people then knocks the Statue of Liberty over. Then he can go to hell.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
Crysis 2 is About to Look a Whole Lot Better
If you can handle it, that is. When first released earlier this year, Crysis 2 disappointed many hardcore PC gamers, who had hoped the game would, like the first Crysis, be something that could really make an expensive rig sing Instead, it shipped so pared back there were Xbox 360 and PS3 versions, and the…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
Eyes Deep In Rage‘s Lackluster Premiere Comic
I was a big fan of the opening Deus Ex comic that hit stands in February. Not so of the Rage comic that arrived today in retail stores. Where Deus Ex was smart, violent and edgy, Rage seems just violent.. and really there’s not that much of that in this first 22-page issue. The comic…
By Brian Crecente Published June 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
They Won’t Burn Your House Down, but These Portal 2 Lemons are the Bomb
With Portal 2‘s arrival, lemons replaced cake as the game’s edible meme. (If you don’t know what I’m talking about, read up here) So before this one is totally played out, let’s acknowledge one of its more creative applications: these prop lemon hand grenades, by flickr user ammnra. A creator of Portal-themed props, ammnra saw…
By Owen Good Published June 22, 2011
