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Post-Apocalyptic Pac-Man On The Run
Mitch Loidolt‘s rad Pac-Man inspired design is up for vote at Threadless! “A survivor in a post-apocalyptic world evades deadly phantoms at every turn. Living off of canned fruit, his only glimmer of hope is a fabled power source that will vanquish the undead and restore hope to humanity.” Vapor Chase by Mitch Loidolt (Blog)…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
A Real-Time Strategy Game Of Thrones
The bloody conflict in the Kingdom of Westeros comes to life in the first screens of A Game of Thrones: Genesis, the real-time strategy game based on acclaimed fantasy author George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire saga. French developer Cyanide Studio revealed its plan to develop games based on Martin’s beloved works…
By Mike Fahey Published February 16, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Wonderfully Depressing PixelJunk Video Game Commercial
You might describe the downloadable PlayStation 3 games in the PixelJunk series as “artsy,” “old-school” or even “very good.” They’re like 21st century Atari games. But would you expect a commercial for the next one, PixelJunk Shooter 2, to feature a man drinking his sorrows away? Until they get to the eggplant part, this spot…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
Tales of the World, Tales of Zombie Cowboys Take Japan By Storm
Japan continues to show a lot of love for the PlayStation Portable, with Namco’s role-playing game Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 securing the top spot on the country’s bestsellers list. That’s followed closely by more Japanese centric fare, Sengoku Musou 3 Z for the PlayStation 3. Along with Monster Hunter Portable 3rd in…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 16, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Most Heartbreaking Zombie Video Game Trailer You’ll Ever See
It’s been more than three years since we last heard any news on Techland’s zombie survival horror game Dead Island. Now it’s back, with a trailer demonstrating that not even children are safe from the undead hordes. When last we saw Dead Island it was heading for a 2008 release on the Xbox 360 and…
By Mike Fahey Published February 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
First Details On Sony’s Weird PlayStation Tablet
Sony has another PlayStation-powered product coming in the form of an unusual Android-based tablet device, reportedly dubbed the “S1.” Like the recently (and finally) confirmed Xperia Play phone from Sony Ericsson, the rumored gaming tablet will also play PSone games. Engadget reports first details on Sony’s foray into gaming tablets will be powered by its…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
How Humanity Can Beat That Jeopardy Super-Computer (Maybe)
The IBM super-computer Watson that obliterated its human competition on the trivia show Jeopardy last night has one more chance to humiliate the species tonight. Game designer Frank Lantz, however, believes we can strike back at Jeopardy-winning machines. “It’s all about the buzzer,” Lantz wrote on Twitter. “Watson has some kind of built in buzz…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Secret to Making Amazing Franchises? Fans
The future of gaming isn’t about a proliferation of platforms, it’s about an abundance of stories and making something that transcends those platforms to become a pastime. Speaking to a gathering of game developer luminaries last week at the DICE Summit, Jade Raymond explained her philosophy on making not just a game, but a franchise.…
By Brian Crecente Published February 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
Bejeweled Proposed As A Clinical Treatment For Depression And Anxiety
While more mainstream video games are under fire for causing depression, a new study at East Carolina University finds that playing casual puzzle games is an effective way to combat clinical depression and anxiety. Guess who underwrote the study? East Carolina University’s Psychophysiology Lab and Biofeedback Clinic have spent the past year putting 60 test…
By Mike Fahey Published February 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
Are These The Top 50 Video Game Characters Of All Time?
Guinness asked gamers to vote for the top 50 video game characters of all time, so if your favorite character is not represented in this list you probably should have voted harder. More than 13,000 gamers cast their vote at the Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition website in order to create this list, and it…
By Mike Fahey Published February 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
Sony Lays Down The Law On PlayStation 3 Hacking
With the PlayStation 3 cracked wide open and alleged console hackers being taken to court, Sony Computer Entertainment America issues a statement today warning users that the use of “unauthorized circumvention devices” will be met with swift, meaningless justice. As the private cryptography key that allows hackers to run unauthorized and pirated software on the…
By Mike Fahey Published February 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
Mass Effect, Deadpool, Gears of War And More Comics Than Ever Before
My weekly round-up of comics returns. Today’s installment features more comics than ever, including one starring Silver The Hedgehog. Perfect! Comics You Should Consider Buying Deadpool Max #5: Because Kyle Baker draws some of the most energetic comics out there and David Lapham writes some of the most cleverly inappropriate ones. Doom Patrol #19: Doom…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
Chris Evans Lends His Voice To Captain America: Super Soldier
No matter how good or bad Sega’s movie tie-in for Marvel’s Captain America movie ends up being, at least we won’t have to deal with a crappy Chris Evans sound-alike. Captain America: Super Soldier is Next Level Games and Sega’s attempt at making up for three (potentially four, with Thor on the way) consecutive poor-to-middling’…
By Mike Fahey Published February 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
Dreaming Of A Console That Plays Every Game
In today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter EcksJay22 envisions a console that will run any game he purchases, sold by merit of hardware features rather than exclusive game content. As far as I know, video-game consoles are the only product of their kind that lack any type of software intercompatibility. This, in my opinion, sucks. I…
By Mike Fahey Published February 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
Become A Millionaire With Facebook Monopoly
The offline social game you play with your friends becomes the online social game you play with your friends with Monopoly Millionaires, the Facebook game where everybody gets their own Monopoly board. Hasbro and EA have scattered Monopoly to the four corners of the gaming world, from the Xbox 360 to the Nintendo DS to…
By Mike Fahey Published February 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
Crysis Demo 2 Finally Comes to PC
Finally PC gamers will be able to check out what Xbox 360 gamers have had for more than a month: The Crysis 2 demo. Starting March 1, computer gamers will be able to check out how the game plays on their rigs by downloading it here
By Brian Crecente Published February 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
Call of Duty Creators Say Your Bugs Were “Edge Cases”
I have very publicly championed Call of Duty: Black Ops. I found the single player provoking, the multiplayer addictive. But was picky about which version of the game I like. That’s because my choice for Game of the Year seemed packed with bugs when I played it on the computer and Playstation 3. But why?…
By Brian Crecente Published February 16, 2011 -
UncategorizedNo Bear Rice Face For You!
Apologies if you get a bendy neck from the funny camera angle. Food always tastes better when it’s made in the face of a cute bear. Always. I Just Used A $400 Joystick For the price of a PlayStation 3, Saitek’s new X-65F Flight Control System for the PC had damn well better be the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 16, 2011