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Get Down With The Sound Of The New Mortal Kombat Album
This month’s Mortal Kombat reboot will be accompanied by an all-new collection of electronic music inspired by the bloody, fatality-filled fighting game. You can listen to it right now, if you’re looking for some new MK-inspired jams from the likes of MSTRKRFT, Skrillex and Congorock. AOL Music is streaming the dozen tracks from Mortal Kombat:…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Empire State
The Front Door | My new home, sweet home in the great state of New York. (Photo by Me) Bedtime Stories This Robot Dog’s Ugly is Only Skin Deep It looks more organic than robotic. The four legs march under the barrel chest of the robot, snapping up two at a time in perfect precision.…
By Brian Crecente Published April 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Mecha Bison Is A Dictator In Disguise
Make way for a mechanized version of the Street Fighter named M. Bison thanks to Kode Logic & Reza ilyasa. Also, check out Kode’s “Lights Out” variation. Mecha Bison Reveal by Kode Logic & Reza ilyasa Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged Reality and get…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Japan’s Earthquake Could Cause Delays For Sony’s NGP
The launch of Sony’s next PlayStation Portable, currently codenamed NGP, may not be a global affair this year, in part due to the massive Tōhoku earthquake and deadly tsunami that slammed Japan last month. Sony Computer Entertainment America president Jack Tretton tells Bloomberg that the natural disasters may force Sony to launch the Next Generation…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 4, 2011 -
CultureIs This The Greatest Super Mario Bros. Playthrough Ever?
It may not be the speediest of speed runs. It may not dazzle with its exploitation of glitches. But this Super Mario Bros. speed run is notable because the player is also simultaneously beating Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario Bros. The Lost Levels. This is the work of Japanese…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
The $50,000 National STEM Video Game Challenge Winner Will Make You Sick
Last year U.S. President Barack Obama challenged video game developers young and old to develop a game that encouraged the learning of science, technology, engineering, and math. The winners of the STEM Video Game Challenge have been announced, and the grand prize winner is a game that teaches children how to spread disease. Filament Games’…
By Mike Fahey Published April 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Spiral Knights Now Stranding Everyone On A Mysterious Planet
Spiral Knights, the free-to-play Zelda-esque MMO from Puzzle Pirates creator Three Rings has gone live. Hit up the game’s official website to begin exploring its strange alien planet’s clockwork innards.
By Mike Fahey Published April 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
World of Goo For iPhone Out ‘Soonish’ And Cheap
2D Boy’s more portable version of WiiWare and PC great World of Goo is due for the iPhone “soonish,” according to its developers. The better news is that it will launch at 99 cents and will be free for those who already own the iPad version. More at 2D Boy
By Michael McWhertor Published April 4, 2011 -
UncategorizedEight Years Later, The Obsessive Streets of Rage Remake Is Finally Finished
After more than eight years in development, the most complete, perhaps the most obsessive game in Sega’s Streets of Rage series has been released in its final form. The fan-made Streets of Rage Remake is finally finished and—best of all—free to download. Streets of Rage Remake is an homage to the 16-bit beat ’em ups…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 4, 2011 -
UncategorizedPlayStation Network Down For ‘Maintenance,’ Websites Crawling On Day Of Promised Cyber-Attack
Just hours after the hacker collective Anonymous threatened to take down the PlayStation Network and major Sony websites, the PSN — the service that allows PS3 gamers to compete online and download games — has been going on and offline. The official PlayStation blog and Sony’s U.S. PlayStation site are also loading slowly, if at…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 4, 2011 -
UncategorizedThis Is What CCP Does With All Of That EVE Online Cash
The dynamic duo of Sveinn Jóhannesson Kjarval and Hinrik Haraldsson return with “Keep Clickin”, the follow-up to CCP Games in-house band’s 2009 hit “Harden the Fuck Up.” If only EVE Online were this exciting! This is one of those moments when I’m extremely glad I get to type and don’t have to actually pronounce any…
By Mike Fahey Published April 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Onion Connects Excessive Madden Play To Brain Damage
Examining MRIs and PET scans of Madden football veterans, scientists discovered severely damaged neural pathways in parts of the brain associated with motivation and attention, malformations that might explain the common inability among players to perform such basic tasks as maintaining hygiene and preparing meals for themselves. — so reports joke news outlet The Onion,…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Future of Gaming at 35,000 Feet
The future of airborne gaming may include a full-sized monitor, surround sound and plenty of legroom, if you’ve got the cash to drop on a plush, “Not For Wimps” airline seat. The seat, designed by Contour Aerospace and Factorydesign, is among the future design concepts being shown off at the Aircraft Interiors Expo at the…
By Brian Crecente Published April 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy V Coming To The PlayStation Network
Square Enix announced today that Final Fantasy V, the Super Famicom game that didn’t make it to the states until 1999’s Final Fantasy Anthology for the PlayStation, is in development for the PlayStation Network, enhanced by exclusive CGI cut scenes.
By Mike Fahey Published April 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
How the Playstation Helped Shape the Most Interesting iPad Game of the Year
It all started with a song, an instrumental created with a Playstation by Canadian musician Jim Guthrie, it seems. Speaking to NOW Magazine, Guthrie explains how he went from days creating music for Three Gut Records to working with a team of five on what would become iPad gaming darling Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery –…
By Brian Crecente Published April 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
If You’re Scared Of Spiders, Bees, And Ticks Do Not Play This Game
Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon is a simple shooter that raises one of life’s great questions: Which is worse, giant-sized bugs or normal-sized bugs? Spiders terrify me. When I think of evil, they’re the first thing that comes to mind. I’ve been told all my life how they help regulate the insect population and are…
By Mike Fahey Published April 4, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Fighter Rolls 20s In Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale
Watch the Fighter class hack and slash his way through the forces of evil in the latest trailer for Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale, bringing the pen-and-paper role-playing module model to Xbox Live, the PlayStation Network, and PC later this year.
By Mike Fahey Published April 4, 2011 -
UncategorizedCrysis 2‘s Manhattan Vs. Real Life Manhattan
When a great-looking video game imitates a real life place, how close do the two get? Compare the downtown Manhattan of Crysis 2 to the real thing and you’ll see what happens when just one real intersection, where State St. meets Bridge St. down in the financial district, becomes a video game battlefield. The real…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 4, 2011 -
UncategorizedSee The First Spectacular Trailer And Amazing Screens For Spider-Man: Edge Of Time
In order to help the Amazing Spider-Man save the future, Spider-Man 2099 has to save the past. That’s the kind of convoluted story you get when you start messing with temporal physics, but who cares when it looks this good? Activision and developer Beenox of Shattered Dimensions fame showed off Spidey’s latest time-twisted adventure this…
By Mike Fahey Published April 4, 2011
