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UncategorizedOrder & Chaos Online Is Gameloft’s Answer To World Of Warcraft
Known for its shameless copies of popular games, Gameloft takes copycat gaming to a whole new level with Order & Chaos Online, a massively-multiplayer World of Warcraft clone for iOS. Gameloft has managed to pull off quality copies of everything from Halo to StarCraft on the iPhone and iPad, so it was really only a…
By Mike Fahey Published March 18, 2011 -
UncategorizedPilotwings Resort Is More Than A Simple Nintendo Sequel
Pilotwings Resort is the first Pilotwings game in 15 years, but I was worried that the Nintendo flight sim and 3DS launch game would be the simplest one in the series. It appears to only offer three ways to fly: by plane, jetpack or hang-glider. In the video here you can watch the basics… but…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
Motorstorm Apocalypse Delayed In North America
After being delayed everywhere else, can’t say we didn’t see this one coming. PlayStation 3 disaster racer Motorstorm Apocalypse‘s post-quake release has been officially delayed in the U.S. No ETA yet, but it definitely won’t make its originally planned April 12 release.
By Michael McWhertor Published March 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
Mercury Didn’t Have A Satellite, So We Gave It One
The planet closest to the sun better be on its best behavior, because we’re watching it. As of last night NASA’s Messenger probe is the first man-made satellite ever to orbit the planet Mercury. What do we hope to find? After a journey of nearly seven years, 96 million miles, and two fly-bys, NASA’s Mercury…
By Mike Fahey Published March 18, 2011 -
UncategorizedHow Bad is the Nintendo 3DS “Depth Zone”? Let Us Show You.
Nintendo’s 3DS, their new handheld console, can show images with depth—it’s real 3D. But because you don’t have to wear glasses to play, you have to hold the 3DS somewhat precisely. But how precisely? Turns out the distance you hold the 3DS from your eyes matters very little. On a table? At arm’s length? Nearly…
By Joel Johnson Published March 18, 2011 -
UncategorizedKartRider Rush Is a Fun, Free Mario Kart for your iPhone
KartRider is a web-game phenomenon, played by more than 200 million players, including a third of South Korea. So how is it on the iPhone? Pretty great. KartRider Rush, like the web-version of the game, is a free-to-play kart racer that features cartoonish graphics, fun maps and a collection of items you can use to…
By Brian Crecente Published March 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
College Is Not A Hotbed Of Lesbian Experimentation
The stereotype of the LUG (lesbian until graduation) takes a big hit this week, with news that women without high school diplomas are actually more likely to have had a same-sex experience than college-educated women. [Jezebel]
Anna North Published March 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
Turbo Grannies Proves The Swedish Have Iffy Taste In Mobile Games
I’ll admit, the biggest hook Turbo Grannies had for me was when their PR guy mentioned that it was about to beat Angry Birds in the Swedish iTunes App Store. I wasn’t exactly champing at the bit to play another Excitebite clone. It’s basically an Excitebike clone, complete with the Newtonian-incomplete ability to rock back…
By Joel Johnson Published March 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
Get A Taste Of The High Life In L.A. Noire
L.A. Noire’s 1947 Los Angeles setting isn’t all about dead bodies in dirty back alleys. Above that seedy underbelly is the seedy upperbelly, where the idle class while away the days in high-end mansions and exclusive restaurants. Money is power, and with great power comes great responsibility. Those that can’t handle the power and prestige…
By Mike Fahey Published March 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
There’s A River City Ransom Sequel In The Works
The boys are back in town in River City Ransom 2, the official sequel to the classic beat-em up, coming to home consoles this summer and PC next year from Japanese developer Miracle Kidz. Read more at Adriasang
By Mike Fahey Published March 18, 2011 -
UncategorizedThey’ve Hidden A Free Role-Playing Game In Every Nintendo 3DS
Among the many surprises pre-loaded into the 3DS, Nintendo’s next big handheld device, the biggest is that the thing is packed with a hidden role-playing game. It’s no Final Fantasy or Dragon Age. It’s something simpler and, arguably, more important. It appears to be a gateway game, something that might transform a Brain Age gamer…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
Melbourne Gunman Felt Like A Computer Game Hero During Two-Day Crime Spree
Last June 19-year-old David Rowntree grabbed a sawed-off shotgun and went on a two-day criminal rampage, stealing two cars and committing multiple burglaries. Now Rowntree tells a Melbourne, Australia, court that he felt like a computer game hero. Rowntree’s 2010 rampage was impressive, to say the least. The young man forced a lockdown around the…
By Mike Fahey Published March 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
What Classic Gaming Achievements Have You Unlocked?
Today in a very special episode of Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenterQuiddity looks back on the achievements he would have unlocked had their been achievements when Chrono Trigger, Donkey Kong Country 3, and Final Fantasy VII came out. Do you ever wish achievements were implemented in the earlier generations? To have all the accomplishments of your…
By Mike Fahey Published March 18, 2011 -
UncategorizedBastard Pigs, Angry Birds Take Over, Destroy Texas Building
Almost lost amidst the insanity of a weekend packed with both Penny Arcade Expo East and South by Southwest was this amazing Angry Birds 3D spectacular. Nokia teams up with Rovio to create a massive 3D projection on a 150-foot tall Austin building during their opening party. Sure, it turned out to be an ad…
By Brian Crecente Published March 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Final Mass Effect 2 Mission Arrives On March 29
Commander Shepard travels to the edge of the galaxy to rescue an undercover operative that could have evidence about an impending Reaper invasion in Mass Effect 2’s Arrival downloadable content, coming March 29 to the PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. This final batch of downloadable content for Mass Effect will set the stage for…
By Mike Fahey Published March 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
We’re a day late in commemorating St. Patrick’s Day here, but don’t you be a day late in talking about video games. Do it right here, right now. O’kay? Thanks to ak-blank peace for today’s image. Submit your image to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a TAYpic.)
By Stephen Totilo Published March 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
PopCap Discounts All iOS Games, Donates Sales to Japan Earthquake Relief
Games like Bejeweled, Bookworm, Chuzzle, Peggle and Plants vs. Zombies are getting a price drop for 48 hours to raise funds for earthquake-stricken Japan. Partnering with the Red Cross, PopCap will donate all of its revenues from the sale, which begins Saturday March 19 at 12:01 a.m. PDT and ends midnight PDT on Sunday March…
By Brian Crecente Published March 18, 2011
