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UncategorizedIs Technology Ready For Japan’s Holographic World Cup?
Tomorrow is the day Japan finds out if its promise of a fully holographic worldwide broadcast earns them the bid for the FIFA 2022 World Cup. Can the country possibly deliver? Tomorrow is the day the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) reveals which country will be hosting the 2022 World Cup. Australia, Qatar, South…
By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2010 -
ReviewsReview: Fable III Understone Quest Is No Mystery
You’ve staged a revolution, you’ve saved the day. Now journey below Fable III‘s Bowerstone to discover the source of an enigmatic voice. Shame there isn’t much to solve, other than why this Fable add-on is so half-baked. Fable III is an action role-playing game in which players must not only gather forces to come to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 1, 2010 -
UncategorizedU.S.A. Leads Lucky Part Of The World In Slaying Zombies
The PlayStation 3 video game Dead Nation was created in Finland but nevertheless shows that the United States is the world’s top country in destroying the undead. The game’s global rankings also inadvertently show the worldwide divide between those of us privilieged to live in countries where PlayStation 3s are officially sold and those where…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
30 Days, 25 Robots, 24 Mustaches, And One Sex Change
Last month 25 employees at Age of Empire developer Robot Entertainment stopped shaving in honor of the annual Movember men’s health awareness event. Aside from one transforming into a woman, it seems to have gone pretty well Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.
By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Skateboarding ‘Has Run Its Course’ As A Top Video Game Format
The heyday of skateboarding games is past, the head of EA, the company that makes Tony Hawk rival franchise Skate, told Kotaku in an interview this week. EA chief John Riccitiello, whose company’s Skate series has been regarded as the better skateboarding video game series in the last few years, sees skateboarding as part of…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Check Out The Top 100 Indie Games Of 2010
Interested in playing more games from independent developers but unsure where to start? Indie DB’s list of the top 100 indie games of 2010 as voted by players is an excellent place to start. The top 100 list at Indie DB comes as a result of their quest to find the top 10 indie games…
By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
PETA Roasts Super Meat Boy With Tofu
After using its game parodying powers to transform Super Mario Bros. and Cooking Mama into vegetarian-friendly fare, PETA sets its eyes on the indie scene with Super Tofu Boy. Is he really better in bed than Super Meat Boy? Back in the day recording artists were sure they had made it big when Weird Al…
By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Allure Of Plush Tech
When I was a kid the future looked like this. Modern. Sleek. Cool. Technology, we dreamed, would deliver us a touchscreen-controlled, voice-activated world in which humans harness technology, build a peaceful world, and look fabulous doing it. In my own lifetime, this streamlined aesthetic extends from the Starship Enterprise to the iPad, and it’s only…
Michael Abbott, BrainyGamer.com Published December 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Minis, I Can No Longer Ignore You
PlayStation Minis are little iPhone games, except no one talks about them (and they’re playable on a PlayStation Portable, not an iPhone). Sorry, but I’ve got to change that. According to the official PlayStation blog (in Europe, sigh), Pac-Man Championship Edition — possibly the best Pac-Man game ever made — and Mobigame’s Edge — a…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Hugo-Nominated Sci-Fi Author Writes The Book On Crysis 2
Del Rey brings the story of Crysis 2 to book stores everywhere in March with Crysis: Legion, the official game novelization by Peter Watts, the Canadian science fiction author once famously involved in a scuffle with the U.S. Border Patrol Crysis: Legion tells the story of Crytek’s upcoming shooter. New York has been invaded by…
By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Resident Evil 5 May Have Exposed Child To Real Evil
A father in the Canadian province of British Columbia contacted the police on Monday after receiving sexually explicit messages from a man his 12-year-old daughter had met playing while Resident Evil 5. The father, a resident of Nanaimo, British Columbia, told authorities that the message exchange began on Monday when his daughter was engaged in…
By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Xbox Live Rewards For U.S. And U.K. Only
The new Xbox Live Rewards program, which doles out Microsoft Points (money!) in exchange for doing stuff on Xbox Live is “currently” for the U.S. and U.K. only, according to Xbox ambassador Major Nelson
By Stephen Totilo Published December 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
This is the December image for Talk Amongst Yourselves. Let it inspire you as you discuss video games in the comments below. The 17th century painting is by David Teniers The Younger. It’s called the Temptation of St. Anthony, and comes recommended by reader Hisilarn. You all know what to do, right? Throughout the month,…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Child Seems Tired
To: Totilo From: Bashcraft RE: Drinking Game Spotted at lunch at my dinner table. Micro-Bash is all tuckered out! While eating, the child feel asleep. He was put to bed right after this pic. Kids can really fall asleep in the most amazing places… What you missed last night New Sega Shooter Is Already Out…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 1, 2010 -
UncategorizedDeck The Halls With Battlefield Heroes
It’s December! And the holiday season is kicking into high gear, and Battlefield Heroes is getting all festive. New items are offered every day right up to Christmas with a percentage of sales going to the Child’s Play charity. So get in the spirit of giving. Headshots, that is.
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Dodgy Game Attracts Girls With Dodgy Mustaches
Hunter Blade might draw a little too heavily from Monster Hunter, but that’s not stopping the game from gathering a following in China. Or stopping it from an international release, even. What’s intellectual property? This game might be fun! The game’s developer is pushing for Hunter Blade to launch in Southeast Asia. Apparently, there are…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
There Will Be Another Game About Making Video Games
Game Dev Story is a neat little iPhone game that’s about running a studio that makes video games. It went down well with people. So well, in fact, that its developers will be releasing a sequel. Well, by “release”, we mean “port”, as Game Dev Story is actually a Japanese PC game from the 1990s,…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 1, 2010 -
UncategorizedTurning A Nintendo Console Into A Skate Park
Settle in for nearly five minutes of some guy using an old Famicom (Japan’s take on the NES) and its game cartridges as a skate park for his fingerboard antics. It’s great stuff. If you like skateboarding (or miniature representations of it!), you’ll love it. And if not? Well, hopefully you’ll just enjoy looking at…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 1, 2010
