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Wow, Somebody Built (Another) Real Portal 2 Robot
Atlas, one of Portal 2’s co-operative testing robots, is making the jump from the monitor screen to the real world, courtesy of some amazing work at Technically Magic. The guys at TM, specialists in props and costumes for ads and music videos and the like, built the little guy from scratch for a GameStop competition.…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2011 - Uncategorized
PSN to be “Fully Restored” by the End of the Day
Sony just sent out a quick update letting customers know that “all PlayStation Network services” should be back up and running by the end of today, June 2. That’s for everywhere except Japan, Hong Kong and Korea, that is. [Sony]
By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2011 -
CultureTotal RecallWarhammer Games Have Rarely Been Darker, or Better, Than This
The Warhammer 40K universe has been a happy hunting ground for game developers over the years, with over a dozen games having been released based on the storied sci-fi franchise. For all their technical and story-telling advances, though, one remains as many people’s favourite 40K game of all. And it was also one of the…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2011 - Uncategorized
Those Who Preordered Duke Nukem Forever Get First Dibs on DLC
The “First Access Club,” i.e. those who preordered the game from 2K and Gearbox (or bough the Borderlands GOTY edition) will get “the very first Duke Nukem Forever multiplayer downloadable add-on for free!” So, the lack of specifics means maybe it isn’t a map, but probably a skin or a weapon of some kind. Duke…
By Owen Good Published June 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
Coming In Hot
Folks, we’re already at the hump of this week, so let’s get tonight’s show on the road. This is an open thread, where you can discuss matters video game related or not. For example, would anyone care to offer an informed opinion about what these thousand of teeny tiny insects that seem to have taken…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
These are the Big Sports Games of E3 2011, We Think
Because of the assurance—death, taxes and Madden—that they come out every year, sports video games aren’t typically the biggest newsmakers at E3. For diehard fans, however, it is often the first time their favorite series gets a gameplay demonstration. We’ll be there to see all of these, the biggest sports games of E3 2011. This…
By Owen Good Published June 1, 2011 -
UncategorizedWhat has Two Thumbs and an Ocarina? This Guy
The plastic ocarina that Nintendo’s sending around with The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D is quite the coveted piece of swag. Until we got ours, only French journalists and Australian customers were on the chosen list of recipients. Does the thing actually work? Joel Johnson put it to the test. You may not…
By Owen Good Published June 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
When Online Gaming Goes Wrong, You Don’t Need to Get SWAT Involved
A disagreement over an Xbox Live Indie game has resulted in what may be the ultimate grief, with one gamer sending a SWAT team to another gamer’s home after phoning in a bogus murder-suicide 911 call. It all happened over a game of FortressCraft, the Minecraft-“inspired” world-building game for the Xbox Live Indies channel, according…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
Who are all these weird new mutants in X-Men: First Class?
The first X-Men films introduced us to marquee mutants like Wolverine and Storm. For the 1960s prequel X-Men: First Class, Kick-Ass director Matthew Vaughn has dug deep into X-Men lore and plucked out some of the comic’s most obscure mutants. You may be familiar with the returning characters (Magneto, Professor X, Mystique, and Beast), but…
By Annalee Newitz Published June 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
Will Mass Effect 3 Really Be ‘Better With Kinect’?
Looks like Commander Shepard may be taking Microsoft’s motion controller into battle in Mass Effect 3. How do we know? Because the box art for the Xbox 360 version of the game claims this Mass Effect will be “better” with Kinect. That heretofore unseen artwork was uploaded to EA’s online store earlier today, then swapped…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
Dr. Strange Underwater, Dave McKean’s Return, Sonic‘s Road to ‘Genesis’ and Other Welcome Surprises
New comics show up in comics stores (and on many of your favorite portable devices) every Wednesday. But which ones are worth buying? As always, I have some suggestions. Comics You Should Consider Buying (from comics shops) Celluloid I wish I could tell you if this $35 book was good. I don’t know, because I…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
OK, We Get It
Aliens Vs. Nerf Guns | A Colonial Marines gun shipped to our offices today. (Photo by Crecente. The Modern Warfare 3 Files: Team Perks, No Nukes, New Killstreaks It’s a fair guess that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will follow in the footsteps of last year’s Call of Duty: Black Ops, shattering sales records…
By Brian Crecente Published June 1, 2011 -
UncategorizedGet A Taste of Saints Row: The Third‘s Power With Its First CG Trailer
Volition’s sometimes beautiful, but thoroughly twisted purple fantasy Saints Row: The Third is coming to the PlayStation 3, PC and Xbox 360 later this year. We’ll have gameplay impressions soon. But for now, all we have is a trailer. This is purely a vibe-setting look at Saints Row: The Third, devoid of giant purple dong…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
Link Vs. Ganon, An Old-School Fight Reimagined to Frightening Scale
Link faces the original Legend of Zelda boss Ganon and gets an upgraded style while doing so by Eric Proctor. The Final Boss by Eric Proctor / TsaoShin (deviantART) (Twitter) Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged Reality and get your fix. Republished with permission. The…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 1, 2011 -
UncategorizedHow a Hockey Journeyman Became One of Video Games’ Early Superstars
Bo Jackson. Jeremy Roenick. Even casual players know what those two mean to games like Tecmo Bowl and NHL ’94. But Cliff Ronning? Old-school sports game cognoscenti remember he was NHL 93‘s fastest player, with an overall rating well north of what you’d expect for a 25-goal scorer. Ronning finally revealed why today on a…
By Owen Good Published June 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Very Special Otomedius Excellent Brings Sexy Pillowcases to American Shores
Konami combines Gradius-style, side-scrolling shoot ’em up gameplay with anime fetishes in Otomedius Excellent, coming to the Xbox 360 in North America on July 19. Not content to simply release a video game, Konami will also release a pillowcase The special edition version of Otomedius Excellent comes with the standard goodies—an exclusive art book and…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
Transformers: Dark of the Moon is More Than Meets the iPad
Activision may be handling the official movie tie-in games for Transformers: Dark of the Moon as far as consoles and handhelds are concerned, but the iPhone, iPad, and Java/BREW version is all EA Mobile. In the mobile version of Transformers: Dark of the Moon, players step into the giant metal feet of Optimus Prime or…
By Mike Fahey Published June 1, 2011 -
UncategorizedThings You Must Know About the New Red Faction (That They Didn’t Tell You)
I finished Red Faction Armageddon on Monday. I finished it in a better mood than I was in when I started it a few days earlier. This is a game that gets much better as it goes along. More importantly, it’s a game that defied my expectations. Hell, it defied what I could have sworn…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
Who’s Calling the NGP ‘Vita’ Now? Sony!
Strong evidence that Sony’s Next Generation Portable would actually be called PS Vita emerged earlier this week. That’s still unconfirmed, but Vita is now looking more likely, thanks to a new source: Sony itself. After Sony launched an E3 2011 teaser page, nosy NeoGAF user gofreak dug through the source code of that page, seeing…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 1, 2011