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A New And Maybe Better Way To Stop People From Being Jerks Online
The people running the video game League of Legends knew they had a problem. They had the same problem that makes much of the Internet unpleasant. Too many people were being jerks online. They’re hatching a novel solution: citizen justice. Starting some time in the next few months, the creators of League of Legends, a…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
Motorstorm’s Boxopalypse, Now
The box art for MotorStorm: Apocalypse, which got its release date earlier today. U.S. is on the left, Europe’s on the right. Once again, the Old World got the winner; apparently dune buggies move product in North America. [via Playstation.Blog]
By Owen Good Published January 13, 2011 -
UncategorizedA Demo Of Rock Band 3’s Guitar Adapter & A Mad Catz Apology
The hardware that can turn real instruments, from guitars to drums to keyboards, into Rock Band 3 controllers arrived a little later than some rhythm game fans were hoping for. And Mad Catz is sorry about that. The Wii and PlayStation 3 versions of the Rock Band 3 MIDI Pro Adapter are now available for…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
Pac-Man Finally Getting His Own ‘Reality’ Series
Because you demanded it, Namco is finally bringing the 1980 arcade sensation Pac-Man to unscripted television. Think Wipeout (the pratfall-soaked game show) or the Amazing Race, not so much Jersey Shore, for Pac-Man’s “reality” TV outing. According to a report from Deadline, the Pac-Man television pitch will be a “big, crazy Wipeout-type event with a…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 13, 2011 -
UncategorizedBiotechnology Games Let You Play With Living Creatures
Video game developers constantly strive to create the most lifelike games imaginable. Stanford physicist Ingmar Riedel-Kruse took a shortcut, and simply put living creatures in his games. Gaming meets biotechnology in biotic games. Simple single-celled organisms – paramecium, in this case – wiggle their cilium about a small fluid chamber. A camera transmits images from…
By Mike Fahey Published January 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
Capcom ‘Saddened’ By Plagiarism Allegations
Capcom has responded to allegations its mobile game, MaXplosion, is a naked ripoff of the downloadable hit ‘Splosion Man, developed after the original game’s creator approached Capcom’s console division about publishing it. Capcom says it is “saddened” by the situation. Earlier this week, Twisted Pixel, the studio that made ‘Splosion Man in 2009, accused Capcom…
By Owen Good Published January 13, 2011 -
UncategorizedDead Space Salvage
Imagine an 11-year-old picking up a copy of the Savage Sword of Conan, packed with illustrations of topless or nearly topless women, and buying it no fuss at a store? Never gonna happen. But in the 80s… I’m not much of a saver Ash, but Tristan is. He saved up his money and bought a…
By Brian Crecente Published January 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Darths Take On The Chiefs Tonight In St. Louis
Without the use of the force, this hockey battle between Darth Vader and Master Chief could be pretty epic. Another creative piece by Tyler Edlin! Related Rampage: Chewbacca | Zelda | Commando Polar Bear Darth Vader & Master Chief Playing Hockey by Tyler Edlin (deviantART) Via: ianbrooks Need your daily fill of geek eye candy?…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
Who’s Claiming They Have The ‘Avatar’ Of 3D Video Games?
Crysis 2 makers Crytek are, saying that they’ve created “a benchmark 3D implementation” with their upcoming sci-fi shooter, one they’re likening to James Cameron’s billion dollar blockbuster Avatar. But what does James Cameron think? According to an interview with Crytek’s Cevat Yerli in the Edge magazine, Cameron loves him some Crysis 2, having gotten a…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 13, 2011 -
UncategorizedThis Is What A Battle Between 1,000 Orcs Looks Like In World of Warcraft
When a thousand freshly made Orcs—all on an even Level 1 playing field—get together for a scuffle in World of Warcraft it looks something like this, like well organized chaos. This (forgive me) epic battle at the Gurubashi Arena in Stranglethorn Vale is thankfully sped up to the point where the Orc swarm looks not…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
Pikachu Burlesque Gallery
By Mike Fahey Published January 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
A Video Game Needing A Voice Unlike Any Other
As the voice of The Masters, one figures Jim Nantz had tremendous leverage negotiating his appearance in the first video game featuring the tournament. Nantz paused considering that, reluctant to speak for an institution he treasures, one that prizes discretion. “A lot of that came from Augusta National, I believe,” Nantz told Kotaku on Thursday,…
By Owen Good Published January 13, 2011 -
UncategorizedFace Real, Historic American Segregation, Recreated In A Virtual World
We’ve seen the Burning Man Festival, the World Trade Center, and a lot of weird sex stuff recreated in the virtual world Second Life. A recreation of the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott? That’s new. Students at Indiana University have turned part of the Second Life world into a bunch of staged re-creations of the civil…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
Your First Look Of The New Spider-Man Of 2012
The spectacular Spider-Man is swinging back to movie theaters in 2012, this time with actor Andrew Garfield donning the spider-suit and (500) Days of Summer director Mark Webb in the director’s chair. When Activision gets around to the video game adaptation of the Spider-Man reboot, Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions developer Beenox may be handling development duties.…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
Who’s That Pokémon, And Why Is She Taking Off Her Clothes?
From the burlesque troop that brought us Metroid’s Samus Aran stripped down to her skivvies comes the Anime Babes show, in which Pikachu jumps on stage and ruins childhood memories forever. Much NSFW-ness ensues. The Devil’s Playground burlesque troop continues to delight, astound, and disturb geeks everywhere with their ongoing to tribute to everything we…
By Mike Fahey Published January 13, 2011 -
UncategorizedWatch The History Of Gaming Pass Before Your Eyes
What’s striking about this quick visual chronicle of the history of video games isn’t just how games have become more advanced but how much better our TVs have become. It’s also striking that the personal computer wasn’t part of the history of gaming, as recreated by the Munich-based quartet of game design students responsible for…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
Who Can Slay Monster Hunter In Japan? Right Now, No One
The Monster Hunter dynasty continues its proud rein in Japan this week with the latest entry in Capcom’s beast slaying sensation managing to win over more PSP fans to its brand of hack and slash action. It may have had something to do with the fact that only one key release managed to sell well…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
Making Bomb-Filled Video Game Maps Of Your School Is A Bad Idea
Just because video games give you the tools to recreate your school as a battlefield doesn’t mean you should use them. This morning five Louisville, Kentucky, middle school students learned this lesson the hard way. The five Stuart Middle School students will be disciplined and could face felony charges after a teacher discovered a map…
By Mike Fahey Published January 13, 2011 -
UncategorizedA Vivid Look At The Streets of Baghdad
One of YouTube’s most popular gamers, Wings of Redemption, interrupts his flow of clips about Modern Warfare, Medal of Honor and other war games to share a video from his brother, an American soldier in Iraq. The scene is unusual. This is not the Iraq we see in video games, one made drab and full…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 13, 2011