Is This Kinect Ad More To Your Liking?

This video just popped up on YouTube, purporting to be the debut advertisement for Kinect once its television marketing campaign begins. Ads that leaked out before this one were “unfinished.” It’s certainly professionally edited, and contains some footage we haven’t seen in the previous three rough cuts. It still keeps the visual focus on the…

Game Dev Puts Game Dev Story Into Perspective

Adrian Chmielarz, creative director at Bulletstorm and Painkiller developer People Can Fly, weighs in on iPhone mini-sensation Game Dev Story, later explaining it “might actually be tons of fun for people who are not in game dev, but for us… I mean, what developer’s first hire is a secretary?”

Awesome NES Coffee Table Up For Sale on eBay

Matt, the guy who built the stunning, giant-size Nintendo Entertainment System coffee table we showed you about a month ago, just listed his masterpiece on eBay. Bids open at $400. Besides one hell of a conversation starter, the coffee table includes some pretty smooth functionality, such as power outlets where the controller ports would be,…

Review: Time Crisis: Razing Storm

Time Crisis: Razing Storm isn’t just a chance to play a fantastic light gun game on your PS3; it’s a chance to play three of them—and, if you want, you can even use the PlayStation Move controller to do so. This compilation includes the destructible environments of Time Crisis: Razing Storm, a re-release of Time…

Billy Joel Coming To Rock Band 3, Thanks To ‘The Office’

The Piano Man is bringing some of his biggest hits to MTV Games and Harmonix’s Rock Band, arguably the best reason to pick up a copy of Rock Band 3‘s new keyboard controller. Ten tracks from Billy Joel will be coming to Rock Band 3 starting in December, including “Big Shot,” “Captain Jack,” “It’s Still…

NBA Live 10 Roster Update Available Now

With NBA Elite 11 indefinitely postponed, EA Sports promised to continue supporting NBA Live 10 with a fully updated roster for the 2010-2011 NBA season. All the league’s players are included, but there are some features the update won’t have. Most importantly, while this year’s rookies will be included they won’t have “cyber face” support,…

I’m Here

To: Ash From: Crecente Uneventful flight into San Francisco today. I’ll be up late tonight and then flying out tomorrow afternoon to home, hearth and wonderful family. I was chatting with Trish on the phone waiting for boarding to end and as I said goodbye I told her, as I always do, that I love…

Xbox Live Ditches ‘Silver’ Class For ‘Free’

Say goodbye to Xbox Live “Silver,” as Microsoft appears to be dropping the name of that tier of its Live service in favor of something less confusing. “Free” is the new “Silver.” It’s little more than a name change for the free entry level version of the Xbox’s online service, but the scrubbing of Silver…

A New Kind Of Busch Beer

Alcohol references of any type usually mean an ESRB rating stricter than E. This isn’t new to NASCAR games. But it’s amusing to see Kurt Busch, driver of the Miller Lite No. 2. get his own brand of beer. Eight new screenshots for NASCAR The Game 2011, due next year from Eutechnyx, show us some…

NASCAR The Game 2011 Screens

NBA Jam On 360/PS3 Listed For $49.99

GameStop today listed the Xbox 360 and PS3 version of NBA Jam for $49.99 with a street date of Nov. 16. The game will feature all of the content available in the just-released Wii version, plus online multiplayer. NBA Jam on the Xbox 360 and PS3 was originally to have been a free downloadable game…

Join the Psycho Circus, Luchador?

Killer Clown, Zombie Clown and the equally-insane Psycho Clown are waiting to put the gory smackdown on whomever dares to challenge them in the ring. Strap on your most hideous mask and get into the ring—Lucha Libre: Héroes del Ring is out today. Play in English o en Español! Lucha Libre: Héroes del Ring delivers…

The Bargain Bin: Domino Rally

What kind of game can you buy with $7.50 at your local Target? This kind of game. Let’s take a look at UFO Interactive’s Domino Rally. I can’t resist a bargain, especially one sporting cover art as attractive as Domino Rally. Just look at it: It screams “You’ve got absolutely no self-control and I’m under…

Make a Meat Boy From Paper

Super Meat Boy and Dr. Fetus papercraft by the folks at Cubeecraft.com. Click to enlarge, print, cut, fold. It’s easier than playing Super Meat Boy, which is one tough newly-released Xbox Live Arcade game.

Lara Croft & The Guardian Of Light Finally Gets Online Co-op

The newest Tomb Raider game will get a major feature update next week, when developer Crystal Dynamics adds online multiplayer support for Lara Croft And The Guardian Of Light. There’s just one little catch. The online co-op patch for Lara’s downloadable game is only coming to the Xbox 360 version next week, on October 27.…

The Sexiest Fallout: New Vegas Collector’s Edition Unboxing You’ll See Today

You’ve seen the Fallout: New Vegas Collector’s Edition. You’ve seen its contents. But you’ve never seen it unboxed quite like this. This potentially NSFW video may change the way you open boxes forever. My fiancée has already told me that this is the wardrobe I’ll be wearing for the next unboxing video she helps me…

The Best Racing Game Apps

When people argue that smartphones are on the level with Playstation or DS portable as gaming platforms, they’ll usually whip out a racing game. With good reason! iOS and Android’s racing games are actually some of their best, period. iOS GOLD MEDAL: Real Racing The best all-rounder in the App Store today, with great graphics,…

God of War Collection Has Its Revenge On PSN Next Month

If you wanted to own the God of War Collection for the PlayStation 3, but couldn’t in good conscience bring that box art into your home, Sony has good news. That pair of PlayStation 2 ports is going digital. The God of War Collection sheds its Blu-ray coil for a PlayStation Store release in North…

The (Porn) Stars Come Out For Just Dance 2’s Debut

Award-winning American pornographic actress Sasha Grey arrives at last night’s Hollywood launch party for Ubisoft’s Just Dance 2. Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.

Breaking the Fourth Wall: Clever Gimmick or Slap in the Face?

My love for slapstick comedy was evident at a very young age. Just ask my mom who used to film me ranting about airline food and had to clean up the aftermath of my Chevy Chase pratfalls. This is why I wanted to write a fangirl love letter to Twisted Pixel after recently playing Comic…