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UncategorizedThe Incredible, Edible Mortal Kombat Box
Two seconds after filming this I thought: Hmm, I wonder if I can eat this box. And then I did. It was delicious. The PlayStation Network Prepares For A Little Hot Girl-On-Girl Fighting Action Twenty-three fatal and furious female fighters battle for the fate of Japan in Arcana Heart 3. The all-girl fighting franchise returns…
By Brian Crecente Published February 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
The New Great Gatsby Video Game Does Not Disappoint
Last year, we shared in the disappointment that a video game based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby turned out to be not so great. This year, we’re enjoying a new, 8-bit take on one of the greatest novels of the 20th century. According to the site hosting The Great Gatsby, an NES-like side-scrolling…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 14, 2011 -
UncategorizedFinally, We Can Play The Legend of Zelda On An Oscilloscope
You finally have a purpose for all those oscilloscopes that have surely piled up in your basement, now that one man has hacked together a way to play your original Game Boy games using its monochromatic powers of display. Craig of Flashing LEDs has a very in-depth and technical walkthrough of the NintendOscope—including his source…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 14, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe PlayStation Network Prepares For A Little Hot Girl-On-Girl Fighting Action
Twenty-three fatal and furious female fighters battle for the fate of Japan in Arcana Heart 3. The all-girl fighting franchise returns to North America this spring on the PlayStation Network, complete with full-featured online multiplayer. North America hasn’t seen hide nor hair of the Arcana Heart series since Atlus released the PlayStation 2 version of…
By Mike Fahey Published February 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
Rest In Peace, Bizarre Creations
On Friday, February 18, the studio behind video game greats like Project Gotham Racing and Geometry Wars will close its doors forever. The Activision-owned studio has no buyer and its most recent game, James Bond 007: Blood Stone, will be its last. As already announced by Activision, Bizarre Creations will end its 15-year-long life as…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
A New Assassin’s Creed Will Be Revealed In May
During Ubisoft’s third quarter financial results investor phone call today, company president Yves Guillemot confirmed that there would be a new packaged Assassin’s Creed game coming this year, with more details coming in May.
By Mike Fahey Published February 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Favorite Games of Five Luminaries
What games did some of the thinkers and titans of the game industry play in 2010? That’s the question that the New York Times’ Seth Schiesel used to break the ice on his opening panel for this year’s DICE summit last week. The answers may surprise you. Mike Morhaime, president and CEO of Blizzard Entertainment…
By Brian Crecente Published February 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
Fall In Love With Shadows of the Damned All Over Again
It’s Valentine’s Day, so, naturally, the creators of Shadows of the Damned have spread the love with a fresh look at their latest creation. Is there anything more romantic than horned demons and big bad guys dripping with bloody, melting flesh? While you’re all swooning over the latest work from Grasshopper Manufacture, make a date…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 14, 2011 -
UncategorizedMovie Green Lantern Looks Slightly Less Ridiculous In Video Game Form
] While real-life Ryan Reynolds looks a tad bit goofy when donning his computer-generated Green Lantern super suit, the video game version of Reynolds might just be able to pull it off. While I’m still holding out hope that the live-action Green Lantern movie will be a runaway hit, every time I see Ryan Reynolds…
By Mike Fahey Published February 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
Developer: Age of Empires 3 Was a “Huge Mistake”
Fans of genre-defining real-time strategy game Age of Empires likely won’t be surprised to learn that the father of the series wasn’t a big fan of third game. “With Age of Empires 3 we tried all of these new ideas,” said Bruce Shelley, founder of Age of Empires creators Ensemble Studios. “I think it was…
By Brian Crecente Published February 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Head of Blizzard Explains the Death of StarCraft Ghost
The makers of mega hits World of Warcraft and StarCraft II don’t seem to have many missteps, but they have had some tough decisions to make over the years. Despite their tremendous successes with World of Warcraft, Blizzard still has to pick and choose what to try and make and what to kill, said Blizzard…
By Brian Crecente Published February 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
A Tower Defense Game With A Climate Change Twist
By the time it really hits you that flash-based tower defense game Rizk is actually teaching you about climate change, you might be enjoying yourself too much to care. On the outside, Rizk is a strikingly stark and stylishly simple example of tower defense. You begin each level with a plant, tasked to ensure that…
By Mike Fahey Published February 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
BioWare’s Five Fingers of Death
Something spectacular, something amazing almost came from the house that built Mass Effect, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Jade Empire. And it involved old black and white kung fu movies. Speaking on the opening panel for the Design Innovate Create Entertainment summit in Las Vegas last week, BioWare co-founder Dr. Greg Zeschuk…
By Brian Crecente Published February 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
You Decide Which Video Games Are Displayed At The Smithsonian
Which video games deserve to be honored for their art? Heavy Rain or Final Fantasy? Grim Fandango or Fallout? In the Smithsonian’s upcoming “The Art of Video Games” exhibition, gamers decide which titles make the cut. “The Art of Video Games” is an ambitious exhibition launching at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C.…
By Mike Fahey Published February 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Nintendo Download Spreads The Love With Ninja Kisses
It’s Valentine’s Day, and you know what that means: It’s time to kiss your favorite ninja. And should your favorite silent killer prove too elusive, Nintendo has you covered with a WiiWare ninja kisser. They’re so thoughtful! Or maybe they were just grasping for straws, trying to find anything remotely Valentine’s Day related to release.…
By Mike Fahey Published February 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
Happy Valentine’s Day, Everyone!
Artwork by Brandon Reese
By Luke Plunkett Published February 14, 2011 -
UncategorizedCome Take A Ride In Our Jelly Love Machine
The third installment of everyone’s favorite squishy physics simulation is here! Jelly Car 3 delivers new levels, enhanced car customization, ghost racing, and replay saving, but do these added features make up for the ones taken away? Jelly Car 3 is the third entry in a series of soft world physics puzzle games. The first…
By Mike Fahey Published February 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
Can Multi-Platform Games Share A Single Box?
Commenter Samakar wonders if it wouldn’t be easier to package multi-platform games in a single box for a little extra, rather than release multiple packages in today’s episode of Speak-Up on Kotaku. So, I’ve been in a quandary lately, mostly because of the way things have been going money wise with gaming and revisiting some…
By Mike Fahey Published February 14, 2011 -
UncategorizedThis Is Why You Should Sign-Up For The Darkspore Beta
In case our hands-on with Darkspore’s action-packed single-player and competitive multiplayer battles weren’t enough to whet your appetite for the game, perhaps the full beta trailer will do the trick. Watching this trailer for Darkspore’s beta test makes me wish I had more time last week to delve into the customization facet of the game.…
By Mike Fahey Published February 14, 2011
