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Another Hint That Portal 2 May Be Releasing Early
The Valve-owned domain aperturescience.com tossed up a countdown whose timer expires at noon EDT/9 a.m. PDT tomorrow. Rumors, abetted by Easter eggs, have hinted that the game is arriving a week ahead of its announced April 19 date. Hey, it’s either that or Half Life 2: Episode 3.
By Owen Good Published April 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
One Man’s Vacation to New Vegas
Given “a few days in the Mojave,” one fan of Fallout: New Vegas decided to construct his visit around the game, searching out real-world locations that inspired the in-game scenery. The lone wanderer, one Chris Worth of the United Kingdom, even constructed a Pip-Boy (with admittedly ‘shopped map screen) and Power Fist. Designers from Obsidian,…
By Owen Good Published April 14, 2011 -
UncategorizedA Compendium of Freaked-Out Reactions to Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Ordinarily, you toss a video like this on YouTube, and every comment shouts it down as fake. But anyone who’s played indie horror hit Amnesia: The Dark Descent knows this guy’s skin-crawling, pupil-dilating, sphincter-clenching, headphone-grabbing reactions are on the level.
By Owen Good Published April 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
Done Yours Yet?
Done Yours Yet? | If not, you still have the weekend. A quirk in the calendar, involving a District of Columbia holiday, gives Americans until April 18 to postmark their income tax returns. (Photo: Justin Sullivan, Getty Images) New Nintendo Console Debuting At E3 This June, Launching In 2012, More Powerful Than Xbox 360 and…
By Owen Good Published April 14, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Perfect Nintendo 3DS Experience… A Street Pass Bonanza With A Cameo Appearance By A Real Shark
What happens when a bunch of game journalists and game developers from Capcom converge in Miami for a multi-day showcase of Capcom games? A lot of 3DS Street Passing. This is how Nintendo’s unusual approach to social networking is supposed to work. (Note: The image you see above before starting the video features the Mii…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Blindingly Obvious Improvements We Want in Wii 2
A thinning Wii release list, a rumored impending price drop, and reports that Nintendo is about to reveal its next console all seemingly point to one thing: Nintendo is about to reveal its next console Game Informer says the successor to the Wii—Wii 2, Nintendo HD, Super Wii, GameCube 3, whatever you want to call…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
Cheerleaders Return to Madden
EA Sports sent out a few photos over Twitter earlier today – two for Madden, one for NCAA Football. Kick meters, which have changed almost annually the past few years, look like they’ll revert to what we saw from Madden earlier last decade. NCAA Football showed Ralphie the Buffalo, indicating that mascot pre-game entries will…
By Owen Good Published April 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
This is the World’s Biggest Pac-Man Game
Here’s what you’re going to do when your bored at work for the next few months: The World’s Biggest Pac-Man is a brower-based version of the classic blown up to epic proportions. The game connects thousands of user-created levels like tiles to create a single immense map. Designed by web design firm Soap Creative using…
By Mike Epstein Published April 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
Resident Evil Mercenaries VS. Brings The Fight To The iPhone
Capcom releases its first online iPhone game in Resident Evil Mercenaries VS., in which players battle zombies and human opponents as Jill Valentine, Chris Redfield, or Albert Wesker. It’s on sale now in the iTunes App Store for $2.99.
By Mike Fahey Published April 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
Pikachu Just Felt Like Destroying Something Beautiful
Kevin Bolk pulled out all of the stops when creating this “Poke-Fight Club” illustration. Meowth is collecting all of those pika-punches! Related Rampages: Wrath of Conan | Weegie Doctor (More) Poke-Fight Club by Kevin Bolk (deviantART) (Twitter) Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged Reality and…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
One Illuminating Hour Playing Street Fighter X Tekken
I recently had an opportunity to play Street Fighter X Tekken, the next big fighting game from Capcom. There was one problem with this opportunity: I stink at fighting games. The game was running on eight TVs and consoles in a hotel in Miami, the centerpiece of a Capcom showcase for the company’s upcoming games.…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
New Nintendo Console Debuting At E3 This June, Launching In 2012, More Powerful Than Xbox 360 and PS3
Nintendo’s next console will debut at E3 in June, moving the maker of Mario and Zelda into the HD era. The news, first reported by Game Informer who cited anonymous sources in their report today, confirms rumors that have been swirling for months in the wake of slowing game releases from Nintendo. Furthermore, we’ve heard…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 14, 2011 -
UncategorizedWitness The CCP Chessboxing Match Of The Century
Last month in Reykjavik, Iceland, two employees of EVE Online developer CCP seat each other mentally and physically in front of a crowd of bloodthirsty spectators. This is Chessboxing, and half of it is exciting to watch. Two 3D artists, Björn “Left Rook” Jónsson, CCP’s resident chess expert, and Daniel “Pretty Boy” Þórarinsson, Iceland’s 2009…
By Mike Fahey Published April 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
World of Goo Is Just One Dollar for iPhone Today
If you’ve missed World of Goo in one of its many iterations over the years, there’s another chance to play the superb physics puzzler. It’s now available on your iPhone or iPod Touch—the iPad version has gone Universal. It’s all of $.99 in the iTunes App Store, which when coupled with the ratings in the…
By Joel Johnson Published April 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
Full Battlefield 3 Trailer Being Held Hostage On Facebook
Want to get an early look at the full trailer for Battlefield 3, complete with producer commentary? Then you and several hundred thousand friends need to like the Battlefield Facebook page. At least they aren’t threatening to shoot puppies.
By Mike Fahey Published April 14, 2011 -
UncategorizedRed Johnson’s Chronicles Makes A Compelling Case For PlayStation Network Adventure
Combining a sleek and sexy graphical style, puzzle solving, investigation, and quick fire action scenes, PlayStation Network adventure game Red Johnson’s Chronicles is a game that deserves more attention then it’s gotten so far. I’ve seen the name many times, but until I saw this trailer for the game, due out shortly on the PlayStation…
By Mike Fahey Published April 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
Twisted Metal Hands-on, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love ‘Nuke’ Mode
David Jaffe, co-creator of the 16-year-old Twisted Metal series, has an entertaining way of describing the things about his new game, a new Twisted Metal for the PlayStation 3. One was his description of the game’s new Juggernaut vehicle, a semi-truck that can load teammates into its armored bed “Spy Hunter or Knight Rider style.”…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 14, 2011 -
UncategorizedA Longer Look At The New, More Twisted Twisted Metal
You may have already seen some of this footage of the new Twisted Metal for PlayStation 3, a trailer that highlights the live action cinematics, the vehicles, the violence and the warring factions in Eat Sleep Play’s new vehicular combat game. But you might not have seen it… this long There are a few key…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 14, 2011 -
UncategorizedHunting The Wild Leon In Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
Meet the Umbrella Security Squad’s Delta Squad. They’ll be in charge of hunting down Leon S. Kennedy and putting him down like a dog in Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City. As Stephen mentioned in his impressions piece yesterday, one of the tasks given the U.S.S. Delta Squad in Operation Raccoon City involves hunting down Raccoon…
By Mike Fahey Published April 14, 2011
