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The Secret to Long-Distance Friendships Could be Online Gaming
Tag in the front yard, football in a field, hide-and-go seek in the neighborhood and, yes, sometimes video games online. Children today have more ways then ever to bond and play with friends, and while outdoor real world play is essential, don’t knock the benefits of supervised gaming online either. While we keep a watchful…
By Brian Crecente Published February 7, 2011 -
UncategorizedLearn The Scientific Method, Feed Aliens Hamburgers
Last year U.S. President Barack Obama challenged America’s youth and game developers to create games that teach the fundamentals of science, technology, engineering & math. Today we have a game in which aliens teach the scientific method while hunting hamburgers. Technically your grandfather is the alien that travelled to Earth in search of hamburgers and…
By Mike Fahey Published February 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Amazing Fire Of Uncharted 3
How good is the fire of Uncharted 3? We were already impressed, but here’s a fine explanation of the late 2011 game’s procedural flames from Arne Meyer, a member of the development team at Naughty Dog. The comment is in reference to the burning chateau level that keeps getting shown for this PlayStation 3 game.…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Next Call Of Juarez Brings Cowboys To Modern Day L.A.
Trading the open plains for the sprawling streets of Los Angeles, Call of Juarez: The Cartel presents a modern day twist to Ubisoft’s western first-person shooter series. Call of Juarez: The Cartel is the third game in Ubisoft’s cowboy adventure series, far removed from the 2007 original and 2009’s Bound in Blood. The game will…
By Mike Fahey Published February 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
There’s Something Different About This Nintendo Download
Can you spot the differences in this week’s Nintendo Download? There could be a little S.C.A.T. in it for you, if you know what I mean. And even if you don’t know what I mean, there’s still a heaping helping of Natsume’s S.C.A.T. – Special Cybernetic Attack Team – on the Virtual Console this week.…
By Mike Fahey Published February 7, 2011 -
UncategorizedYou Are All Liars
Some time last year, I landed in Los Angeles. I was catching a connecting flight, the bane of the expedient traveler. But I was unusually happy for the brief stop. I’d been changed by something in my phone. I had only an hour or so to spend in the Los Angeles airport, as I awaited…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
Battle Capcom’s Best And Darkest In Marvel Vs. Capcom 3’s Shadow Mode
If you find yourself lacking quality opponents when Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 comes out next week, a new challenge is just around the corner in the form of downloadbale Shadow Mode battles. Marvel Vs. Capcom 3’s Shadow Mode will allow players to download special AI opponents modeled after the fighting behavior of Capcom staff, as…
By Mike Fahey Published February 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
Sonic Might Have A Little Gambling Problem
After struggling for years to overcome his ring addiction, Sonic the Hedgehog finally loses it deep within the Casino Night Zone. Luckily he’s got his best friend to back him up, sort of. Click to view If you’re going to attempt an intervention for your video game partner, make sure it isn’t in a place…
By Mike Fahey Published February 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
Fanboy Or Gaming Hardware Loyalist?
In the first post-everything-changes edition of Speak-Up on Kotaku, GiantBoyDetective wonders who else sticks with one hardware maker for their video game platform needs. Anyone else only buy one brand of gaming system? I’ve only ever bought Nintendo consoles. The 3DS is next! I can imagine some people out there grew up on strictly PlayStation…
By Mike Fahey Published February 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
Mark Your Calendars For BlizzCon 2011
Blizzard’s keeping its annual fan gathering in the fall this year, announcing BlizzCon 2011 will be held in Anaheim, California, on Friday, October 21 and Saturday, October 22. Look for tickets to sell out within minutes later this year.
By Mike Fahey Published February 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Days Of Wine And Video Games
I remember the first time the idea of making a gaming themed wine label came into my head. I was sitting in a wheat truck with 10,000 lbs of Hard Red Winter in the bed. My wife and I had just moved to Walla Walla, Washington after we got married earlier in the year. It…
Mike James Published February 7, 2011 -
UncategorizedSitting In My Car, Waiting To Burn Rubber
Or drive very slowly to my kid’s cram school to pick up his homework. Many kids go to cram schools so that they can cram things into their brains. Mini-Bash says he likes it, because he gets to stuff math more. He likes math. I hated it. How Mortal Kombat’s Director Went From Dancing Shoes…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
Don’t Hold Your Breath For A Nintendo Vs. Capcom Fighting Game, You’ll Pass Out
Capcom vs. Marvel. Capcom vs. SNK (pictured). Capcom vs. Namco. Know who’s missing? Nintendo. And that might not change. At last year’s Gamecom gaming convention, Street Fighter producer and all-around wacky guy Yoshinori Ono was asked about the idea of a Capcom vs. Nintendo game. “I mentioned it was an interesting idea,” Ono said recently.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
This Bayonetta Figure Pistol Kicks Out A Whopping Price Tag
Putting models together and painting them are not easy. Finishing them and making them look great takes skill. And skill is expensive. At this weekend’s Wonder Festival, a collectible figurine showcase, in Chiba, Japan, Kyoto’s “Mr. Big” offered completed garage kits of Bayonetta from the self-title action game Bayonetta and Ayane from the fight games…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
Why Conan O’Brien Isn’t Hosting An Xbox Live Show
Talk show Conan 0’Brien landed at cable network TBS after a brouhaha broke out on the Tonight Show. As previously posted, O’Brien could’ve inked a deal for Xbox Live, but didn’t. His producer now finally explains why. “The Xbox thing — a lot of the conversations were ‘well, it’s a show, but it’s not a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Dark, Lonely Art Of Dead Space 2
Since there aren’t many (living) people around in Dead Space 2, you’re left with more time than usual to admire the architecture of Titan Station. And what better way to admire it further than with this concept art. It’s the work of Joseph Cross, who as well as doing art for this game has also…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
Doctor Worries That 3DS Will Turn Children Cross-Eyed
To achieve the effect of 3D, the Nintendo 3DS fools the brain into combining two images into a single one, thereby creating the appearance of 3D. One Japanese eye doctor is worried about this. Granted, other eye doctors previously stated that 3D is safe — some even said it was “beneficial” for children. However, Nintendo…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 7, 2011 -
UncategorizedHow Mortal Kombat’s Director Went From Dancing Shoes To Severed Heads
Before the dog days of summer set in, a clip leaked online for a take on the Mortal Kombat movie nobody had ever seen. Gritty, violent and brutal, it was a far cry from the 1990s Hollywood flick. The 1995 film roared into movie theaters, and while it didn’t win over many critics, fans appreciated…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
LEGO Uncharted, LEGO Call Of Duty, LEGO Halo…
We will never see official LEGO versions of Resident Evil, Modern Warfare, Max Payne, Gears of War, Final Fantasy or Killzone. That being the case, we’ll have to make do with Andy Pescovitz’s customised renditions instead. Pescovitz has amassed an impressive collection of figures that he’s both painted and in many cases scultped to look…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 7, 2011