The Uncanny X-Men At The Mercy Of One Of Games Journalism’s Greats

Kieron Gillen was one of the most profound and prolific video game journalists working in the industry. Some would even say he invented games journalism. Now the future of Marvel’s Uncanny X-men is in his hands. Kieron Gillen has worked with just about everyone in the video game business. He’s written for PC Gamer UK,…

Kinect Hacked To Perform Surgery

We’ve seen the Xbox 360 Kinect control robots before, but never robots with tasks this important. A group of graduate engineering students at the University of Washington are using Microsoft’s device to guide the actions of surgical robots. Scientists and engineers have been working for years to integrate gaming technology into the human-controlled robots that…

Learn the Secrets of Nintendo’s 3DS From the Man Behind Mario Kart and Nintendogs

With the annual Game Developers Conference set to kick off next month, we’re starting to learn much more about the talks, including one that promises to walk us through the creation of the Nintendo 3DS. Hideki Konno plans to lecture about the development process of the Nintendo 3DS, a perfect fit for a show that…

40 Ways Dante Can Thrash Spider-Man In Marvel Vs. Capcom 3

Devil May Cry hero Dante has many, many moves in next month’s Marvel vs. Capcom 3. You can see a whole lot of them in this new clip. Some of us will be playing MvC3 using the game’s simple controls, which reduces the number of button presses and the number of moves Dante and other…

Talk Amongst Yourselves

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Gears of War Triple Pack Is Old Gears For A New Price

For those needing a Gears of War fix or a whole lot of old Gears on one new disc, the Gears of War: Triple Pack, combining Gears of War, Gears of War 2 and the sequel’s previously-released map and campaign expansion, the All Fronts Collection, will be out Feb 15 for $30. Xbox 360 only,…

Who Knew Dead Zombie Hookers Were So Fun?

What better way to kick off a Tuesday then a little dead zombie hooker action? Right? OK, maybe not for everyone, but you still should probably watch this for a morning grin. Just make sure you’re wearing headphones. Stay around after the credits for a pro tip on which babies are OK to kill.

A Visual Guide To New Square Enix Trailers

These Characters Are Cute And Creepy

Man, Crecente, GET A NEW PIECE OF PAPER! (More info about the characters in my Night Note here.) What you missed last night The Trailer Final Fantasy’s Creators Don’t Want You To See World Of Starcraft Isn’t Quite What You Thought It Would Be The Game That Exists In Trailers Only Final Fantasy XIII Gets…

The Trailers Final Fantasy’s Creators Don’t Want You To See

Well, not yet at least. Screened today in Tokyo, the trailers popped up online and are making the rounds via Japanese gaming sites. Watch them, right now. The event in Tokyo was invite only and attended by the press as well as fans. Square Enix is apparently releasing trailers it showed online in HD later…

Nintendo Bringing 3D Bikinis To The Masses

The Nintendo 3DS is poised to take glasses-free 3D to the great unwashed. That’s not all, it seems. As detailed last fall, the 3DS will stream programming from Japanese TV network Nippon Television on a daily basis. Initially, it was revealed that the programs will be gourmet and travel shows. A report today is more…

World Of Starcraft Isn’t Quite What You Thought It Would Be

Your eyes do not deceive you. Long assumed to be the natural successor to World of Warcraft, this is an MMO built around the Starcraft universe. Only…it’s been made by some fans, and it’s been made using Starcraft II. It appears that Starcraft II’s mod tools, which are powerful enough to allow users to turn…

Kingdom Hearts 3D Dreams Up New Title

The upcoming Kingdom Hearts game for the Nintendo 3DS is now officially called Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance. GEDDIT?

Graffiti Brings Sega’s Fallen Hero Back To Life

Console artist Ozcan — whose work we’ve featured before — certainly knows the way to pull at a Sega fan’s heartstrings with this glorious custom Dreamcast Apparently a woman bought the console second-hand at a market, and seeing as the machine was in such a poor state felt like it needed — no, deserved —…

Nintendo Dragging Its Feet On 3DS Region-Free Issue

A Nintendo rep says , “There is the possibility that Nintendo 3DS software sold in one region will not function properly when running on Nintendo 3DS hardware sold in another”. Possibility? Properly? This isn’t Middle Earth, quit talking in riddles!

The Game That Exists In Trailers Only

For a video game to truly exist, it needs players. Otherwise, it simply stands still. Role-playing game Final Fantasy Versus XIII doesn’t have players, it has viewers. Of course, people at game studio Square Enix might be playing Final Fantasy Versus XIII. Those people are probably making the game! The vast majority of the gaming…

I Don’t Think We’re Quite Ready To Smell Our Video Games, Thanks

There have been crude attempts at this before, but this device — from, of all people, Scent Sciences — reckons it really can have you smelling napalm in the morning (provided the game you’re playing has napalm and mornings). The ScentScape is a small device that uses “hardware, software & algorithms and chemistry” to mix…

Is Microsoft Pissing Off Japanese Game Makers?

In the West, Microsoft is king. Well, queen. In Japan, it’s not — not by a country mile. The software giant needs every ally it can find. But even its most ardent supporters seem restless. Tokyo-based arcade developer Cave brought a handful of its shoot’em up games to the Xbox 360 instead of the PS3,…

Final Fantasy PSP Game Gets A Name Change

Upcoming PSP game Final Fantasy Agito XIII has a new name (Final Fantasy Type-0), a release timeframe (Summer 2011 in Japan) and will come on two UMDs. Two! Madness.

This Diablo Monk Lights Up The Internet

Diablo III isn’t even out yet, but already we have a chance to check out the game’s Female Monk in action, courtesy of these amazing cosplay shots from model Christina. Also known as ZerinaX, Christina is a giant in the world of cosplay, having taken out the top prize at last year’s Blizzcon convention, an…