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Hands-on With The New Deus Ex And The Next Stage In Human Revolution
When we last left Adam Jensen, the star of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, during our earlier preview of Eidos Montreal’s game, he was beaten, bloody and on the verge of no longer being just a human. That’s how the first 30 minutes of Deus Ex: Human Revolution wraps up, with a gorgeously animated opening credits…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
She Played Online Games With The Nervous, Horny Guys At GameCrush
We’ve written about GameCrush, the online gaming site that lets people pay to play simple video games with some stranger they might fancy. But we felt neither bold nor beautiful enough to be that attractive stranger. GamingAngels’ Tiffany Nevin did. She decided to become a “PlayDate,” a person who makes 36 cents an hour a…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Rift Might Not Be Ready For Rift
Due to overwhelming response, hundreds of hopeful players of Trion Worlds’ Rift have just had their afternoon totally screwed. Trion is opening new servers on the fly, so if yours is full, try another! This message brought to you by the guy waiting three hours to play.
By Mike Fahey Published February 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedCreate Your Own Online Co-Op Campaign In SOCOM 4
SOCOM is a series that’s all about cooperation, and in SOCOM 4 Zipper Interactive hands control of cooperative online multiplayer missions to the players, giving them free reign to create custom co-op campaigns. SOCOM 4 players will be able to choose from a selection of missions designed specifically for online co-op, tweaking enemy density and…
By Mike Fahey Published February 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Are You Ready For Rift?
The head start program for Trion Worlds’ fantasy MMO Rifts launches today, and with more than one million registered accounts to date, things are bound to get a little crowded. As of this writing there’s only a half-hour before the land of Telara is officially opened up to early start customers, with countless players staring…
By Mike Fahey Published February 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedFrom 2nd U.S. President To Major Video Game Villain, An American Journey
I wasn’t sure I heard David Pellas correctly. We were standing in a noisy room. He was playing a video game called The Conduit 2 that he helped make. He was fulfilling my request by showing me what he considered to be one of the most impressive things in the game. And he said: “I…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedAge Of Empires Creators Declare Orcs Must Die
What can a lone War-Mage do against a never-ending horde of orcs hell-bent on invading his castle? Quite a lot, actually. We’ll find out for ourselves later this year, when Robot Entertainment releases its new action-strategy game, Orcs Must Die! Robot Entertainment, founded in 2009 by former members of Age of Empires and Halo Wars…
By Mike Fahey Published February 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Some Game Characters Need To Keep Their Big Mouths Shut
In today’s silent-but-deadly episode of Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Inspector-Jones quietly sings the praises of video game characters that have nothing to say. Today I was arguing in defense of Valve keeping Chell silent in Portal 2. A few commenters remarked how they want Chell to speak, or commented on how Valve was lazy for…
By Mike Fahey Published February 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Boisterous Shapeshifters Of Guild Wars 2
What’s eight feet tall, transforms into a wolf, bear, snow leopard, or raven, is unafraid of anything, and can drink you under even the shortest of tables? Meet the Norn, the biggest, baddest, and loudest race in Guild Wars 2. The shamanic barbarians of the North, the Norn are the most outgoing player character race…
By Mike Fahey Published February 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
This is the place for you to talk about games and for me to admire one wonderful new reader-submitted image each day. Great image, GeshGav! Readers, submit your image to #TAYpics. You only have a couple of days left before we switch to new March art. (Read this thread for directions on how to do…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe First, Spectacular Gameplay Trailer For The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
In December we found out that there would be a new Elder Scrolls in 2011, a sequel to the massive 2006 role-playing game Oblivion. Today, we’ve got our first look at the game in action. They said it would have a new engine. They promised it would look better than the last one. They told…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedHunting On A Sunny Day, Portal 2’s New Look And Crazy Potato Chips
Moca coco or anchovy? Hrmmmmmm……….. All I Want From Skyrim Is To Go Hunting On A Sunny Day Many people’s favourite experiences with the last Elder Scrolls game — Oblivion — probably revolve around dungeons, magic, horse-riding and Sean Bean. Mine are a little more sedate. Turning A Dead Xbox Into A PS3 Controller Aussie…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Voice Of Dead Space 2 Wants To Go Hollywood
Gunner Wright voices engineer-turned-hero Isaac Clarke in Dead Space 2. And he’s more than ready to tackle any foreseeable film role. “I feel like we already shot a film, one that you can play,” Wright tells horror site Hell Descent. “As for DS2 live action, I already have the plasma cutter so lets roll camera…give…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedDoes This Documentary Define A Street Fighter Champion?
This spring, the story of pro gamer Mike Ross is getting the feature-length documentary treatment. The film is a portrait of how Ross spent 2010, traveling around the country and competing in Street Fighter. Focus is the documentary debut of filmmaker Steve Hwang and gets its premiere screen this Saturday at the Art Center College…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Turn Your Nintendo DSi Into An Old School Computer
Back in the day, computer programmers used BASIC. Some still do! But for those who missed the BASIC years or for those who’d like to revisit them, there’s this. Petit Computer is a DSiWare title that is, ahem, basically a BASIC interpreter for the Nintendo DSi. The touch screen becomes a virtual keyboard, while the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 24, 2011 -
CultureTotal RecallAll I Want From Skyrim Is To Go Hunting On A Sunny Day
Many people’s favourite experiences with the last Elder Scrolls game — Oblivion — probably revolve around dungeons, magic, horse-riding and Sean Bean. Mine are a little more sedate. You see, while I appreciated the effort that went into crafting all those “unique” dungeons and the citizen’s clockwork routines, I also quickly saw through the “cracks”…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedA Man In A Dress Fights A Woman In A Dress
When Yuichiro “Jienotsu” Nagashima isn’t dressing up as girls from bullet hell shooters, he’s kicking people’s ass. He’s a professional K-1 kick boxer. But is he any good at fighting games? To find out, he’s playing female idol Rose Gardenfairy. Something tells me that that isn’t her real name. As they fire up “Phantom Breaker”…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Turning A Dead Xbox Into A PS3 Controller
Aussie game nut Morris has taken a dead Xbox 360 and made something genuinely useful out of it: an arcade stick. For the PlayStation 3. It’s not a simple job, as you can see by the number of tools and pieces of electronic kit required, but it’s an awesome job. It’s the second such mod…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2011