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Deus Ex, Gears of War, Sonic The Hedgehog Have One Thing in Common Today: New Comics
New comics arrive in comics shops every Wednesday. New and old ones hit online comics apps on Wednesdays, too. After a week’s break from E3, I’m back to recommend a few, though, I’m sorry to say that this week is light on promising new books. Here are my recommendations as well as the normal run-down…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Presents Retro Game Master, Japan’s Cult Hit Video Game Show, Airing Exclusively Right Here
Starting next week, Kotaku will begin streaming new episodes of Retro Game Master, the Japanese TV series that forces comedian Shinya Arino to play Japan’s most popular video games, largely from the 8-bit and 16-bit era, in marathon gaming sessions. Kotaku’s parent company, Gawker Media, has licensed the series, originally known as Game Center CX,…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
No Harm, No Foul in PSN Outage, Says EA Sports
EA Sports president Peter Moore brushed off the suggestion that the PlayStation Network outage did particular damage to his label, which has in the past two years seen significant revenue growth through its downloadable content, especially in its popular Ultimate Team offerings. “It was unfortunate but … I think it’s just delayed purchases,” Moore told…
By Owen Good Published June 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
What your favorite Alien movie says about you
With Ridley Scott’s suspected Alien prequel, Prometheus, in production, it’s time to look back and ask: What does your favorite Alien movie say about you? The answers may surprise you! Alien If the you’re a fan of the first Alien, you respond to the cold, dark world of the unknown. It drives you like the…
By Meredith Woerner Published June 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Key
There Is No Key | Nintendo says the virtual key to a new world of downloadable content is in my hands. (Photo: Crecente) Negative Duke Reviews Could Lead to PR Shitlist [Update] A third-party public relations firm tweeted last night that they would be “reviewing who gets games next time and who doesn’t” based on…
By Brian Crecente Published June 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
This is Why Mario’s Tanooki Suit Used to Fly, and Why it Doesn’t Anymore
As many of you know, the upcoming Super Mario game for the 3DS will be bringing back Mario’s iconic Tanooki suit, the raccoon-like outfit that allowed Mario fly in Super Mario Bros. 3. Though the suit has returned, its functions have changed. As it turns out, Mario will not be able to fly this time…
By Mike Epstein Published June 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
A Loose End Begins the Next Jurassic Park Video Game
With the license to make a Jurassic Park game in hand, Telltale Games had to find the perfect starting point for a story that would fit into the film’s canon without upsetting or reimagining the events of the first film. They found it in a can of shaving cream, lost for nearly 20 years. The…
By Owen Good Published June 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Wii U’s Online Strategy is a Rorschach Blot
The WIi U will have better, more impressive online functionality than any Nintendo console before it, we learned last week at E3. What does that mean? Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo of America, told us: “We’ve spent a lot of time talking to a variety of publishers about what they want in an online environment.…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
There Were Two Things I Liked About Binary Domain, the Robot Shooter From the Yakuza Guys
Of the many, many violent shooters on hand at E3 2011, one of the few I chose to play was Sega’s Binary Domain. It is not as awe-inspiring as BioShock Infinite or Battlefield 3, but it did at least two things that made it memorable. If Binary Domain is not on your radar, that’s perfectly…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations is a Grand Adventure That Won’t Pull a Lost (They Promise!)
“If you’re a fan of Lost, Assassin’s Creed Revelations level design director, Falko Poiker, told me last week, “then you know that it really sucks to be left with questions.” After three Assassin’s Creed games that have piled on questions…. about the Assassins, about the Templars, about the possible end of the world in 2012,…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Original Xbox Controller is Coming Back in an Extremely Limited Way, Only for ‘Halo Fest’
Halo studio 343 Industries is offering only the most authentic of Halo: Combat Evolved experiences at this year’s Halo Fest, letting players go hands on with the Anniversary remake of the Xbox original with its original controller, the beastly gamepad nicknamed the “Duke.” 343 Industries’ Frank O’Connor let slip on the NeoGAF forum that the…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
EA Says It Was Valve Who ‘Expelled’ Crysis 2 from Steam
EA and Crytek’s Crysis 2 was available on Valve’s Steam service until this week. Now it’s available “only on Origin,” Electronic Arts’ new digital store (and a few others, actually). Despite the change and conjecture about the motivations behind it, EA says it was not behind the decision to pull Crysis 2 from Steam. Instead,…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
Nintendo’s Favorite and Least Favorite Screenshots
Nintendo has a habit of being especially uptight about the press’ use of imagery from E3. Nintendo sent a message along with the screenshots they distributed at the show, stating that the enclosed images were “prioritized”, and that magazines and blogs like ourselves should try to use the higher rated images if you had to…
By Mike Epstein Published June 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
Flash Game Contest Favors Message over Violence
A recent video game contest asks the question “can you design a game about Teen Dating Violence without using violence itself?” The worldwide answer was a resounding ‘Yes.’ Jennifer Ann’s Group, a non-profit organization aimed at preventing Teen Dating Violence, announced the winners of their Life.Love. Game Design Contest this morning. All of the games…
By Jen Schiller Published June 15, 2011 -
UncategorizedGo Biking With Rockstar Games
The 38th annual Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic kicks off on Father’s Day at Marcy Garvey Park. The annual event, presented by Rockstar Games, is the place to be if you’re in the New York area and are into that sort of thing. Take pics if you go!
By Brian Crecente Published June 15, 2011 -
UncategorizedLibya Is Quickly Becoming a Level from Twisted Metal
Just this morning we showed you a chopper-rocket-packing truck of the Libyan rebel army. Looks like it wasn’t the only one they’ve got: we found another hybrid missile pod pounder, firing away across flaming war wreckage. The scene is apocalyptically-surreal. DefenseTech speculates the salvaged rocket pod atop this car (in a single model, as opposed…
By Sam Biddle Published June 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
Uncharted 3‘s Creators Plan To Fix The Right Things
A couple of years ago, in the summer before the release of the second Assassin’s Creed I found myself discussing the many things that were wrong about the flawed first game in the series. Once in August and then again in September, senior people on Assassin’s Creed II walked me through some of the many…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 15, 2011 -
UncategorizedStar Rider Races Into My Fantasies
Check out this psychedelic trip of a game, courtesy the bygone days of laserdisc. In the laserdisc/CG arcade game Star Rider, racers are superimposed over a futuristic dreamscape, enabling the background to display much more advanced graphics than were typical at the time. The video only features the CG background, but with a techno soundtrack…
By Max Abrams Published June 15, 2011 -
UncategorizedRobin Williams Named His Daughter After Princess Zelda
It takes a triforce of courage to name your daughter after a video game character, but Robin Williams pulled it off. Watch Williams co-star with his daughter Zelda Williams in this ad for the upcoming Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D for the 3DS.
By Sam Winstrom Published June 15, 2011
