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UncategorizedMeet the iPhone’s Answer to Gran Turismo 5
With all of the much-deserved hoopla surrounding the release of Gran Turismo 5 for the Playstation 3, Firemint thought today might be a good day to show off Real Racing 2. The follow-up to their iPhone racing game includes licensed cars, a minimap and a heads up display that can be switched off. This video…
By Brian Crecente Published November 24, 2010 - Uncategorized
Mark Wahlberg Will Be Nathan Drake, DeNiro Could Be Drake’s Dad
“Hopefully we’ll be making that movie this summer,” actor Mark Wahlberg tells MTV, talking about the Uncharted movie he’s planning with writer/director David O. Russell. Wahlberg would be Uncharted hero Nathan Drake. “DeNiro would be my father.” Wahlberg told MTV News’ Josh Horowitz that Russell’s script, as rumored, is being written with roles for the…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 24, 2010 - Uncategorized
Next January, Play The Nintendo 3DS For Free!
To stir up interest in its upcoming 3DS, Nintendo is holding “Nintendo World 2011” at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. Admission is totally free. The event is open to the public and will run from January 8 to January 10, 10:00am to 5:00pm. Nintendo hasn’t not yet revealed what titles will be on display.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 24, 2010 - Uncategorized
Maybe The Cutest Coke Bottle I’ve Ever Seen
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Got Wood? Found this in the fridge, and I’m not sure how it got here. But it’s Coca-cola’s holiday bottle, and it’s pretty darn adorable… What you missed last night Kinect Is Wasted On Video Games This Gran Turismo 5 Dog Finishes In Last Place Now This Is How You…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 24, 2010 - Uncategorized
First Gran Turismo Was 15 Years In The Making
When game designer Kazunori Yamauchi was a 15-year-old, he came up with an idea for a game he’d love to make: a racing game with with real cars and real physics. In 1997, he finally released that game, Gran Turismo, on the PlayStation. “I’ve always liked racing games,” Yamauchi tells Top Gear. “When I was…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 24, 2010 -
UncategorizedThe PS3 Game You Can Play On Your Computer Browser
Imageepoch, the Japanese role-playing game developer known for the Arc Rise Fantasia series and the salacious Criminal Girls, is working on its first PS3 game. But, it’s not only a PS3 game. Dubbed Chevalier Saga Tactics, the game is also headed to smartphones and PCs (as a browser game). The title was unveiled today in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 24, 2010 -
UncategorizedBuy Your Own Portal Gun
If you ever looked at 2009’s incredible replica Portal gun and thought “ooh, I’d like that”, now’s your chance to put your money where your mouth is. Custom replica specialists Volpin Props, whose amazing work we’ve featured before, are putting one of these babies up for auction as part of this year’s Child’s Play charity…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2010 - Uncategorized
These Screens Will Send You Back To The Future
Back to the Future will take players back to Hill Valley with Marty McFly and Doc Brown. It’s hard to know if the game will get up to 88 miles per hour, but these latest batch of screenshots look promising, future boy. In Back to the Future: The Game, players will solve puzzles, collect items…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 24, 2010 - Uncategorized
All Your Video Games Are Belong To Us
At first glance, this may look like just a simple play on a tired old gaming meme. But we’re not in the business of single glances. Look closer This A1-sized poster is made up of 2,050 layers of text, each bearing the name of a video game, game company, character or platform. To get an…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sony Isn’t Stopping At 3D Televisions
Sony doesn’t have employees in its R&D division. It has wizards. And those wizards are working on all kinds of 3D tech. Such as? In an interview with Develop, Sony’s Mick Hocking runs through what Sony is working on beyond 3D on televisions. Sure, many companies are working on 3D for portable devices, Hocking concedes,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 24, 2010 - Uncategorized
Enslaved Action Figures Look As Dirty As The Apocalypse
Ninja Theory’s Enslaved may not have been one of 2010’s more memorable games, but these custom action figures built in its honour are some of 2010’s more memorable pieces of fan art. Designed and built by Hugo, they take a number of different comic book pieces, a lot of custom sculpting work by the artist…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2010 -
UncategorizedWhat Bayonetta Used To Look Like
Not just the character per se, but the game itself! Platinum Games, the developer behind the pistol-heeled action game has released early development footage. How has the game changed? No, how have her outfits? Originally, the game had slow down effects, which were later removed. Also, “Witch Time” is triggered by landing certain combos. Even…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 24, 2010 - Uncategorized
Turning A Studio Into A Zombie Safehouse
Either bored or flushed with cash (or both!), the gang at web comedy site Rooster Teeth decided to do a little office remodelling. Turn their office door into a safehouse from zombie shooter Left 4 Dead. It’s the kind of thing that could easily be half-assed, and thus easily look dreadful, but these guys went…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2010 - Uncategorized
This Thanksgiving Day, Pikachu Won’t Be Alone
Thanksgiving means family. But for Pikachu, it means being dragged through Manhattan as an inflatable balloon. And this year he’ll be accompanied by some Pocket Monster cohorts. According to MSNBC, Pikachu will be joined in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade by Reshiram and Zekrom from the Pokeémon Black and White. The balloons will be 14 feet…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 24, 2010 -
UncategorizedKinect Is Wasted On Video Games
We’ve seen some truly astounding things being done with Microsoft’s Kinect motion-control camera in the month since its release. It’s a shame, then, that none of them have had anything to do with video games. From 3D-mapping to robot programming to manboobs to advanced user interfaces, Kinect has shown it has the potential to revolutionise…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2010 - Uncategorized
This Gran Turismo 5 Dog Finishes In Last Place
There’s no denying that the cars in Gran Turismo 5 look fantastic. The game’s developers are pushing the realistic racing sim closer and closer to photo-realism. The game’s dogs, however, need some work. When GT5 designer Kazunori Yamauchi said that Gran Turismo 5 might have “too much” detail, he wasn’t talking about man’s best friend.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 24, 2010 -
UncategorizedNow This Is How You Do Physics, Video Games
There have been plenty of games that feature both playground physics and destructible environments. The awful Fracture and the lovely LittleBigPlanet come to mind. Tiny & Big, though, is taking both features to a whole new level. An episodic game for the PC, the first instalment is called Grandpa’s Leftovers. The game is a platformer…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2010 - Uncategorized
This Game Loved Another Game Too Damn Much
Without a doubt, Love Plus is more than a love sim. It’s captured the imagination of Japanese players, spawning erotic game and porno parodies and now what some are calling a straight-up rip-off. Japanese network game site Gree is launching a new schoolgirl sim called Hime Koi (above). These types of games are a dime-a-dozen…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 24, 2010