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ReviewsReview: Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes Of Light
Four unassuming adventurers set forth on a journey to save a magical kingdom in Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light for the Nintendo DS. Now where have I heard this story before? Take four unseasoned heroes and toss them into a world-spanning adventure filled with mythical creatures, powerful magic, and twisting dungeons with turn-based…
By Mike Fahey Published October 14, 2010 -
UncategorizedSomeone’s Not Having Fun Here
Playing FIFA 11 in a pool in a stretch Hummer driving through LA? Hell of a home-console advantage for the Phoenix Suns’ Steve Nash, sure. But is that really cause for Landon Donovan to call him a bleeping bleep? This is part two of a series being produced and directed by Nash and Ezra Holland,…
By Owen Good Published October 14, 2010 -
UncategorizedA Little Bit Gears of War, A Little Bit P.N.03
Here’s another look at Platinum Games’ upcoming mech-suit shooter Vanquish. Vanquish looks a little bit Gears of War, a little bit P.N.03 which could be either fantastic or horrible. The game hits the PS3 and Xbox 360 on Oct. 19 in North America, Oct. 21 in Japan and Oct. 22 in Europe, so at least…
By Brian Crecente Published October 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Mafia Wars Offers President Obama Masks In Time For Halloween
Fresh off cameos in NBA Jam and NBA 2K11, President Obama and his two predecessors are appearing in Mafia Wars. As novelty masks, anyway. A bank heist weekend offers the chance to get them, and a badass machine gun. If you play the game, you know how this Zynga stuff runs – bug everyone in…
By Owen Good Published October 14, 2010 -
UncategorizedFF4HoL
The Hat System Combat This guy is a real game-saver. The concept art looks nearly as beautiful in-game. Guest characters join your party from time to time, like Torte, the pink mouse. Combat, which you watch after pressing buttons. Here’s the character status page! It’s a light-hearted romp. Mini-games like this shopping challenge can earn…
By Mike Fahey Published October 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Halloween
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: In Japan, Being Different Is Hard Tristn is entering the likes-to-be-scared phase of adolescent Halloween celebrating. I’ve actually never left this phase. Halloween is one of my favorite holidays of the year. It’s great. This year he wanted to dress up as Michael Myers, never mind that he’s never seen…
By Brian Crecente Published October 14, 2010 -
UncategorizedGraphics Transform 600-Year-Old Clock Tower Into A Virtual Masterpiece
Using a technique called video mapping, the Macula project takes the 600-year-old Astronomical Clock on Old Town Square in Prague and transforms it into one of the most impressive things we’ve ever seen. See for yourself. The 600 Years from the macula on Vimeo We stumbled across this video earlier today and each one of…
By Mike Fahey Published October 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Dragon Age II Preorders Score A Free Signature Edition Upgrade
BioWare is upgrading copies of Dragon Age II preordered before January 11 to the Signature Edition, packed with $20 worth of downloadable content, a soundtrack, and an in-game armory. It’s like a preorder bonus, only…okay, it’s a preorder bonus. BioWare is calling it a free upgrade to a collector’s edition, but let’s call a spade…
By Mike Fahey Published October 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Official Bulletstorm Breast Size Debate
The main female character in macho first-person shooter Bulletstorm will have somewhat realistic proportions, thanks to the game’s producer. Techland’s Evan Narcisse got to the topic of debate during a recent interview with Tanya Jessen, the Epic Games producer for next year’s Bulletstorm. She describes a conversation she had with the game’s creative director, Adrian…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 14, 2010 -
UncategorizedMeet the SixString, the First and Only Wireless Controller That’s Also a Real Electric Guitar
There is a land where heroic and villainous rock stars battle for supremacy. No, it’s not some lame reality show called America’s Got Rock-it’s a new game called Power Gig: Rise of the SixString. And the controller is a real guitar. In Power Gig, you become a rocker on a mission: To a) Rock! b)…
By Gawkercreative Published October 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
One Of These Splatterhouse Screens Is Actually Quite Pleasant
Splatterhouse protagonist Rick doesn’t spend all his time tearing terrible monstrosities limb-from-limb, bathing in their blood as horrific gaping wounds appear on his body. Just most of the time. I’m incredibly fond of the first screenshot in this gallery. Every time new Splatterhouse assets drop, I prepare myself for the inevitable gore fest Namco Bandai…
By Mike Fahey Published October 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
The 3rd Birthday Brings Back One Of My Favorite Gameplay Mechanics
Forgive me for having played Battlefield 2: Modern Combat and not Parasite Eve. I cannot detail to you how the upcoming PSP game The 3rd Birthday builds upon the latter. But I can say how wonderfully it echoes the former. The 3rd Birthday is a PSP adaptation of a Square Enix game originally released for…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Not Even Gaming Mice Can Escape World Of Warcraft’s Cataclysm
The Cataclysm set to change the face of Azeroth this December is also changing the SteelSeries World of Warcraft MMO Gaming Mouse, and the differences go way beyond the cosmetic. In 2008 SteelSeries introduced the original World of Warcraft MMO Gaming Mouse, and it was an excellent piece of technology, if a bit uncomfortable and…
By Mike Fahey Published October 14, 2010 -
UncategorizedMedal Of Honor Vs. Call Of Duty, In Times Square
We showed you the ad for Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops that’s plastered just north of Manhattan’s Times Square. Let’s balance that with a look at the rival Medal of Honor ad that almost has it in its sights. UPDATE: Since that CoD ad is so tiny in the video, just look below to…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Pirates of the Caribbean Game Canned as Layoffs Hit Propaganda CONFIRMED
Disney’s upcoming action role-playing game Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned has been canned and that the studio behind the game are laying folks off today, Disney confirmed to Kotaku today. “Disney Interactive Studios confirms the cancellation of the Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned video game which was scheduled to…
By Brian Crecente Published October 14, 2010 -
ReviewsReview: Comic Jumper
Comic Jumper is what happens when a developer sets out to make a funny game, then forgets all about the game part. A side-scrolling shooter in the vein of classic titles like Gunstar Heroes, Comic Jumper is a video game parody of comic books, as you journey through the pages of 70’s fantasy, the Silver…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 14, 2010 -
UncategorizedCaptain America’s Next Game Borrows From Arkham Asylum, Punch-Out
My starting point for thinking about a Captain America video game was a bad one: That guy’s pretty boring, right? He’s a strong man who punches, kicks and uses a shield. How do you make a special game from that? After seeing the game’s screenshots and trailer, I watched its lead designer play through a…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 14, 2010 -
UncategorizedSEGA Channels Conduit 2 Into February
High Voltage Software and Sega jumped Wii first-person shooter Conduit 2 out of the way of GoldenEye: 007 last month. Now the game has landed firmly in February of 2011. Will the new trailer entice players to pick it up? Getting out of the way of GoldenEye: 007 was a wise move on Sega’s part,…
By Mike Fahey Published October 14, 2010 -
UncategorizedMechanized Combat in F.E.A.R. 3
Here’s a look at two of the mechanized suits found in upcoming horror shooter F.E.A.R. 3. The Enhanced Power Armor (EPA) and Power Armor (PA) are equipped with weapons like the “Trident” chain gun, shoulder mounted ballistic missile launchers and “Heavy Bore” auto-cannons. Despite being a perfect October release, thematically speaking, F.E.A.R. 3 isn’t due…
By Brian Crecente Published October 14, 2010