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Single Green Koopa, Loves Long Drives On The Beach
King Koopa is either way ahead or dead last in this awesome Mario Kart piece brought to life by Aled Lewis. “The world through the eyes of a gamer.” Koopa Beach by Aled Lewis / fatheed (Flickr) (Behance) (Twitter) Via: gamefreaksnz Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 14, 2011 -
UncategorizedMinecraft’s New Musical “Note Blocks” Are Already A Triumph
Note blocks, which play a tone in one of two octaves, were added to Minecraft with the PC hit’s update yesterday. Already someone’s figured out how to make them play the introduction to the Portal theme “Still Alive.” YouTube poster Tritex989 made the music machine, which plays automatically thanks to redstone powering each note block.…
By Owen Good Published January 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
Employee, Soldier, or Hostage?
THQ executive Danny Bilson’s tweet on Tuesday about a visit to the developer of Homefront, crunching to deliver the game by its March 8 release. Seen via Develop, where a robust debate about the comment’s appropriateness is in the comments.
By Owen Good Published January 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
Rock Band Network Has Its Plug Pulled On Wii
Wii owners, there will be no more Rock Band Network songs for you after January 18. Rock Band developer Harmonix said today that it will no longer be supporting Nintendo’s console with new releases. Harmonix’s Rock Band Network allowed bands to author their own tracks for use in Rock Band games, without the need to…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
Read The Arizona Shooter Suspect’s Online Ramblings
The man charged with killing six people and wounding 14 others in Tucson, Arizona last week once socialized online with a close-knit group of gamers, fans of online strategy game Earth Empires. His online interaction with that group has just been published in full. Jared Lee Loughner allegedly used the handle “Dare” when posting on…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 14, 2011 -
UncategorizedIn Letters From The Front, The Solemn Words Of Angry Birds
“I’m having trouble making sense of all this,” writes Red, from the War of Porcine Passive Aggression. “They tell me I can come home after we get three stars on 3-18.” Yeah, well, it ain’t gonna get no better on 3-19, corporal, I can assure you of that. Chris Riebschlager, a Kansas City web developer,…
By Owen Good Published January 14, 2011 -
UncategorizedGetting A Casual Flick From Your Phone
FlickBuddies has a cheeky name that resembles another word if you glance at it quickly. The game does provide good, clean fun, though it still is a casual encounter. Two people can play this 99-cent iPhone game (even four on some of its 12 boards) but for large groups the iPad version (which costs a…
By Owen Good Published January 14, 2011 -
UncategorizedEdgar Allan Poe Is Not Impressed
Burgers! Japan has some great burgers. They also have some truly goofy ones, like that one. What the hell’s going on with that chili on its own bun. CRAZY. But not as crazy as my dogs. What you missed Somber Sasquatches, Awful Nudity And Other Great Video Game Moments of 2010 The Secret, Terrifying Lives…
By Brian Crecente Published January 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
First Look At A Jurassic Park Game That Looks Pretty Good
Welcome… to Jurassic Park’s best bet for a quality video game. Its developer has promised “the ultimate cinematic adventure,” and judging by first shots of the new video game, it will be the prettiest Jurassic Park adventure yet. Game Informer has a first look at Telltale Games’ Jurassic Park, which is not just “another dinosaur…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
PS3 Hack Dispenses Trophies Galore
Hackers have figured out how to bestow themselves trophies in some PlayStation 3 games, revealing another threat posed by the PS3 root key crack unleashed earlier this month. CVG reported that hackers in some forums claimed to have given themselves trophies, though it was not clear if they were able to sync their altered trophy…
By Owen Good Published January 14, 2011 -
UncategorizedWould You Play Kinect Games In The Arcade?
The Game Gate VU is an arcade cabinet that houses an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 – a coin-op kiosk, more or less, with some other features. It’s now been outfitted for Kinect. Anybody seen one of these yet? BMI Gaming, a heavyweight distributor of arcade machines, lists the unit for $4,875 – with a…
By Owen Good Published January 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Xbox 360 Is Scarce Right Now, Due To ‘Viral’ Kinect Effect
Microsoft warned this week that getting your hands on a new Xbox 360 right now may be more difficult than normal. You can blame Kinect‘s eight million sales for part of that, says Microsoft. This is essentially Microsoft saying “Bad news, guys: we had a totally awesome Christmas. Sorry!” The Xbox maker boasted at CES…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 14, 2011 -
UncategorizedWatch Me Unbox Batman And The Game He Comes With
After four days of impassable, ice-covered roads the mail finally made it through, and the Batman statue Sony Online Entertainment sent has arrived. Can you believe it came with DC Universe Online packed inside? At least it arrived before the weekend, right? I was certain the roads around my neighborhood wouldn’t be clear until Monday…
By Mike Fahey Published January 14, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Terrorist Zombie Is Not The Ultimate Enemy Of Our Times
Who do we the people of the 21st century fear? In real life, it’s the terrorists. In movies and TV, it’s zombies. The combination of the two should be the perfect bad guy of our modern era. It’s not. The iPad/iPhone game Terrorist Zombies has a catchy title and a promising concept, but this is…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 14, 2011 -
UncategorizedDid You Know There Was Crazy Duck Racing In Shenmue II?
Why did Sega’s beloved and ambitious Shenmue series fail to progress beyond its second game? Because Sega never really promoted one of Shenmue II’s most spectacular features: underground duck racing. From the man who brought you video game racing classics like Out Run and Super Hang-On comes Shenmue II’s duck racing mini-game, a component of…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
Lovers’ Quarrel Ends With A Face Full Of Wii
An Oregon couple discovered an unexpected benefit of being a Wii gamer earlier this week: When your drunken girlfriend hurls the console in your face, it does less damage than an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3. According to her boyfriend, 31-year-old Rebecca Varina Sloskowski was intoxicated on the evening of January 10, so he left…
By Mike Fahey Published January 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
Play Gran Turismo® 5 Online for the Chance to Become a Pro Racecar Driver
Thousands will enter, but only one will live the dream. Register for GT Academy to compete in a series of Gran Turismo® 5 online time trials for a chance to become a real professional racecar driver. After you register, race one of the pre-selected Nissan vehicles on Gran Turismo 5 tracks. This is where it…
By Gawkercreative Published January 14, 2011