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The Plan To Dethrone Call Of Duty
One year ago this week, the head of Electronic Arts told me he had Call of Duty in his sights. Call of Duty was the king of first-person shooters. He wanted that spot. Today, he is convinced CoD is beatable. This is the way to do it: “Make a better game,” EA CEO John Riccitiello…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Monty Python Appoints The Ministry of Silly Games
Terry Gillaim and Terry Jones were on hand at the Tower Bridge in London yesterday to introduce the world to the first new Monty Python game in 13 years: The Ministry of Silly Games. Created by UK social gaming company Zattikka with the cooperation of the Monty Python team, The Ministry of Silly Games (a…
By Mike Fahey Published December 3, 2010 -
UncategorizedThe Greatest World Of Warcraft Music Video Ever Made
This is what happens when a 25-man Alliance raiding party sacks their own capital city – with rock. They may not have started the fire, but they have created one of the most beautiful videos I’ve ever seen. The Dark Endeavor guild on the Durotan World of Warcraft server has me seriously considering handing Blizzard…
By Mike Fahey Published December 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Everquest 2 May Be Getting Its Own Cataclysm Soon
Next week’s world-changing expansion for World of Warcraft may not be the only cataclysm to hit a major massively multiplayer online game soon. John Smedley, president of Sony Online Entertainment, tells Kotaku that the publisher has been considering a similar game-wide reset for EverQuest II. “We are looking at it closely, we have been for…
By Brian Crecente Published December 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Catherine’s Sexy Box Art Is Not For The Sheepish
Atlus is making its adult role-playing game Catherine as suggestive as possible. What does a tiny man with ram horns stuck in a woman’s cleavage suggest to you? Catherine is an adult Persona spin-off that deals with sex, dreams, and murder, so I suppose this Japanese box art conveys those themes in some fashion. The…
By Mike Fahey Published December 3, 2010 -
UncategorizedThe New Mortal Kombat Makes A TV Show Cameo
Not only did viewers of last night’s episode of Nikita get to see Maggie Q in a bathing suit, they also got a glimpse at the new Mortal Kombat and a tiny nod to another beloved fighting game classic. I’ve been watching too much television lately as it is, so I’ve not managed to add…
By Mike Fahey Published December 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
I Like Games Too Much To Finish Them
It’s happened again: I spent 100 hours on Dragon Quest IX and I’m running out of things to do before I can just go beat the game. Funny thing is, I probably never will. I have a problem finishing games, and I’m not alone. It doesn’t make a lot of sense. I’ve poured tons…
Leigh Alexander Published December 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy XIII Is Epic Enough For Sony’s Platinum Prize
Tokyo-based Sony Computer Entertainment held its annual PlayStation Awards in which the company gives, wait for it, awards to, you guessed it, PlayStation games. The awards are given based on how titles released in Japan on PlayStation consoles did domestically. Final Fantasy XIII took the Platinum Prize for shipping between 1 and 2 million copies.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 3, 2010 -
UncategorizedThe Gingerbread House That Nintendo Built
OK, they didn’t really build it. But Nintendo did send along the supplies, complete with Nintendo-themed candies. Trish, Tristan and I built the Gingerbread house, complete with a trapped Mario, waiting for his princess to save him. Rudolph by J.E.L.L.i.
By Brian Crecente Published December 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Visual Guide To Rage HD
Players must compete in MutantBash TV. These are the mutants. You don’t bash them. You shoot them. Lots of them. Players must grab ammo as they move through the stage. The environments are well detailed and well designed. Is this really an iPhone game? Yes.
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Farm Fruits And Veggies Are Different From Supermarket Ones
To: Crecente From: Bash RE: What I’m Doing Right Now I usually buy fruits and vegetables at the supermarket, but since I live in somewhat of a rural place, we occasionally get produce from the farms of friends. Like this! I don’t know if it’s the fact that the food didn’t come wrapped in plastic…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 3, 2010 -
UncategorizedBattlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam Getting Bonus Map ‘Operation Hastings’
Classic Battlefield: Vietnam map Operation Hastings is coming to Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam, but only after a little online teamwork. Starting Dec. 21 Electronic Arts will start tracking how many times players resupply, revive, heal, spot and repair for one another, once 69 million of these team actions have been amassed the nap map…
By Brian Crecente Published December 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Disgraced By A Sex Scandal, Now Endorsing A Game Convention
If you type “Edison Chen” into Google Image search, you’ll probably see him singing, dancing and screwing. Lots of screwing. The Canadian-born Chen debuted in the Japanese gangster film Dead or Alive 2: Birds, directed by Takashi Miike. Besides appearances in Infernal Affairs (remade as The Departed) and the big screen version of Initial D,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sorry Tron, The Game Has Changed
By Virtual Shackles, via Gizmodo
By Luke Plunkett Published December 3, 2010 -
UncategorizedLet’s Infiltrate Xbox Headquarters
Microsoft’s internal news crew Channel 9 recently paid Xbox HQ a visit, bringing a camera along for the ride. If you’ve ever wanted to see what the place that runs the Xbox looks like, well, you are about to. While there’s nothing particularly scandalous, nor revelatory about the footage, it’s still nice seeing this kind…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 3, 2010 -
UncategorizedPredator Camo Comes To Kinect
You know in Predator how the creature is able to cloak itself in the surroundings and appear almost invisible? Well, someone figured out how to do that on Kinect. Japanese modder Takayuki Fukatsu used Openframeworks and Kinect to create this Predator-style (Metal Gear Solid IV OctoCamo-style?) mod and prove beyond a doubt that not only…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 3, 2010 -
UncategorizedThis Is The Worst Michael Jackson Video Game Ever
Some publishers of Nintendo DS games like to install their own anti-piracy measures, which while being unable to prevent pirates from physically copying a game, can prevent people from enjoying those pirated copies. It appears as though the DS version of Michael Jackson: The Experience DS is one of those games. Users who grabbed the…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Japan Gets Tough On Warning Screens
On January 1 of this year, Japanese copyright law changed. If you’ve seen this warning screen and you’re downloading DS games from the internet, you might end up on the wrong side of Johnny Law. In The Land of the Rising Sun, uploading files like video games is illegal, but Japanese gamers who download these…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
The PS2 Isn’t Gone, It’s In This TV
The PlayStation 2 isn’t dead. It’s just sleeping. Sleeping in the belly of this Sony Bravia LCD television set, with which it’s become a co-habitant in a bargain-priced entertainment solution. This is the KDL-22PX300, a TV that’s recently been released in Europe. Up top is a compact 22″ LCD screen, capable of a maximum resolution…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 3, 2010