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Just One ‘Amore’ Katamari Damacy For The Pile?
Namco Bandai, the people who brought you Katamari Damacy, We ♥ Katamari, Me & My Katamari, Beautiful Katamari and Katamari Forever, may be hard at work on another entry in the thing-rolling genre. Siliconera spied new trademarks for “Katamari amore” and “Katamari amore Rolling Whopper,” potentially a new… 3DS game? NGP game? Or just an…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
Only Magicka Could Support Official Bathrobes
When you’re done bathing in the blood of your enemies in Arrowhead Game Studios’ PC RPG Magicka, towel off and slip on one of these lovely official bathrobes, now available for preorder at $85 a pop, as seen on GameGavel
By Mike Fahey Published March 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
3DS’s Friend List Messaging Is the Worst of Facebook, Twitter
Gamers may be a bit confused about how exactly owners of Nintendo’s 3DS portable are supposed to communicate with one another on the system. After spending the weekend trying to figure it out on my own, I finally bugged Nintendo directly about it. Turns out that, according to the company, the little status message that…
By Brian Crecente Published March 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
Assassin’s Creed Fans, What Happened Here?
Near the conclusion of the new Da Vinci Disappearance missions available for Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, a character discovers what seem like map coordinates. Where do they point? Google maps has the spoiler. The coordinates are 43 39 19 N, 75 27 42 W, which, according to Google Maps, points to a small bit of land…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
See Owen in a Virtual Rematch of the 2005 Masters Playoff
Get a sneak preview of Augusta National’s first nine in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters as I, playing as Chris DiMarco, take on EA Sports’ Justin Patel, playing as Tiger Woods. It’s a recreation of the playoff of the 2005 Masters! Except for the fact we’ll still play the other eight holes if…
By Owen Good Published March 28, 2011 -
UncategorizedA More Personal Look At The Killzone Conflict
The escalating conflict between the ISA and the Helghast plays out on a much smaller scale in Killzone Universe, a live-action short that shows a friendship torn apart by impending war. For those unfamiliar with the back story of the Killzone series, the Helghast were once part of the Helghan Corporation, a commercial outfit that…
By Mike Fahey Published March 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
Felicia Day Among Time’s Must-Follow Twitterati
What do Neil Gaiman, Lady Gaga, Xeni Jardin and Felicia Day have in common? They all made Time’s list for best Twitter feeds. With 1.8 million followers and quite a few geek and gamer-friendly television shows under her belt, Day is currently at the 20 spot on the list. Day has appeared (or will soon)…
By Brian Crecente Published March 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
Celebrate Retro Gaming Art, Music, And Culture At Blip Festival NYC 2011
The fifth annual Blip Festival hits New York City’s Eyebeam Art + Technology center May 19-21, featuring the best in pixel art and performances by chiptune greats including Anamanaguchi, Bit Shifter, and Nullsleep. It should not be missed.
By Mike Fahey Published March 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
Taking Turns With The PSP Beats Attacking Your Twin Brother With A Chair Leg
A 13-year-old boy in Solon, Ohio, took a trip to juvie hall earlier this month after reportedly assaulting his twin brother with a broken chair leg because he wouldn’t give him a turn at the PSP. Where’s the brotherly love? I guess it’s a state over in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In Ohio the…
By Mike Fahey Published March 28, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Mathematics Of Seduction And Other Devious Solutions To A Spy Party‘s Problems
Chris Hecker, who strikes me as not the kind of man who enjoys going to parties, spends a lot of time thinking about parties and the tricky things spies might do at them. He does this for a video game he is creating. He ponders the number of inconvenient sips it takes to chug a…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 28, 2011 -
UncategorizedWhy Does Portal 2‘s Co-Op Use Robots? Because Robots Can Be Trusted
Valve, in partnership with Aperture Science, present the second video in the “investment opportunity” series, explaining why robots like P-body and Atlas are six seconds better than humans when it comes to cooperative multiplayer. Take it from Aperture Science CEO Cave Johnson. Humans cannot be trusted. How many times have you found yourself dead in…
By Mike Fahey Published March 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
You’ll Probably Never Play This Unauthorized Arcade Version Of Plants Vs. Zombies
What kind of relationship does Shunxiang Technology have with Planets Vs. Zombies developer PopCap Games? None whatsoever, but that isn’t stopping the former from releasing an arcade version of the latter’s popular tower defense game in China. Hearkening back to the early days of civilization, when man saw something he wanted and simply took it,…
By Mike Fahey Published March 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
Netflix Preps to Add 700 Miramax Movies to Streaming Service
The Wall Street Journals is reporting that Miramax and Netflix are nearing a five-year deal to add 700 films to the movie-rental company’s streaming service. That means more movies to watch on your laptop, console, phone, pad and soon, your 3DS. Netflix, Miramax Near Streaming Deal [WSJ]
By Brian Crecente Published March 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
From The Maker Of QWOP, GIRP Will Take You Higher
First Ben Foddy brought us QWOP, the ridiculously difficult running simulation game. Now he returns with GIRP, a rock climbing game that’s a real workout on your fingers, sure to lower productivity the higher you get. Go play it now
By Mike Fahey Published March 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Great Nintendo 3DS Friend Code Exchange
In today’s 3D edition of the Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter JoetheArachnid figures we need a post where new 3DS owners can exchange their friend codes. What a lovely idea. Let’s run with it. So I’m guessing that by this point quite a lot of people have 3DSes but don’t have [m]any friends with 3DSes. Ergo,…
By Mike Fahey Published March 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
All’s Quiet In This Week’s Nintendo Download
The Nintendo 3DS launched yesterday, which means everyone at Nintendo was too busy playing with it to release more than a couple of WiiWare demos and a pair of DSiWare games in this week’s Nintendo Download. It’s been a while since I’ve seen a Nintendo download so barren. Demos of Dark Rage and the second…
By Mike Fahey Published March 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
AMD Calls Out NVIDIA on “Fastest Graphics Card” Claim
AMD says they want NVIDIA to put their money where their mouth is and prove that the NVIDIA GTX 590 really is the world’s fastest graphics card. Of course AMD believes their recently released Radeon HD 6990 is the world’s fastest graphics card. I hope this throw down involves sharks or something else bitey. [AMD…
By Brian Crecente Published March 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Pros and Cons of Early 3DS Ownership
Being a fan of technology and gee-whiz gadgets can take its toll on your bank account and your faith in innovation at times. Often the hype preceding the latest bit of new technical wizardry doesn’t live up to the gadget itself, or early adopters of new technology find themselves the owners of obsolescence, failures or…
By Brian Crecente Published March 28, 2011
