A Visual Guide To Sonic 4: Episode I

This screenshot from website Electricpig shows how a boss battle from the first Sonic game was updated for Sonic 4. The targeting system allows players to “lock on” to targets when they jump. It is particularly useful for attacking enemies. In the Casino Street Zone, Sonic can ride a deck of cards, which is one…

Talk Amongst Yourselves

Another Talk Amongst Yourselves, another image from MrMrScott. Admire it and then talk here about video games. Submit your images to #TAYpics. Don’t let MrMrScott hog the glory!

When “Alfa” Means “Car” And “Peach” Means “Baseball”

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: San Fran! Micro-Bash, who turns two years old next month, is really starting to talk. A lot. Some of the words he uses are typical Japanese baby-kid talk. Like “pon pon” for stomach, etc. Some of his other vocabulary is a bit more interesting. Much of what he says is…

Mirror’s Edge And Battlefield In My Medal Of Honor

EA’s Medal of Honor touted itself as a realistic look at modern warfare. Military experts and soldiers consulted on the game to ensure its accuracy. Those in-game ads, though? EA consulted with itself. In the game, there are tattered fliers for Mirror’s Edge and Battlefield: Bad Company. Both titles, of course, are EA games. The…

Fallout: New Vegas Has Bug Issues [UPDATE]

Early reports say Fallout: New Vegas needs a good delousing, because the game seems to be buggy — and buggy from the game’s start. Update: Bethesda responds. Apparently, the above bug appeared at the game’s intro for YouTube user Shodan10. “FIRST THING THAT HAPPENS IS BROKEN,” Shodan10 writes. When meeting Dr. Mitchell, his head…started… …spinning…

Final Fantasy XIV Guide

It all starts with character creation. Basic combat in action. Gathering takes more than simply clicking on rocks. Surveying the scenery. One of the game’s levequests in action. This is the primary method for leveling up your combat professions. The crafting process takes time.

If Only There Was A Mass Effect 2 Movie…

…this would surely be the poster. By Nick Miles, via HeroChan

Space Channel Sequel, Bass Fishing Return From The Dead

Sega re-releasing old Dreamcast classics like Sonic Adventure and Crazy Taxi is all well and good, but Space Channel 5 Part 2? Now we’re talking. The rhythm action game made somewhat famous for Michael Jackson’s voice work contribution will be released on Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network in early 2011, according to a…

The 3rd Birthday Celebrates New Clothes

Aya Brea, the heroine of PSP title The 3rd Birthday, doesn’t have much of a wardrobe. Those ratty jeans? She can do better. In the latest issue of Japanese game mag Famitsu, Aya is shown wearing a business suit. Previously, the character was shown in blue jeans. Like with Aya’s denim, damage is reflected in…

Here Are Your Call Of Duty: Black Ops Specs!

The next Call of Duty game, Black Ops, promises to be a lot more PC-friendly than the last Call of Duty game, Modern Warfare 2. So let’s see if your PC can run it! The system specs for the title are out, and read as follows: Call of Duty®: Black Ops Download Minimum System Requirements…

Time Travelers Trailer Ticks Off The Minutes

At yesterday’s Level-5 event, a new trailer for story heavy Time Travelers was shown. It’s got suspense, a schoolgirl and some sort of monster dude. Oh, and digital numbers! The game is headed for the Nintendo 3DS and is being helmed by Jiro Ishii. He’s made a name for himself in Japan with 438, a…

So How’s Medal Of Honor Sold?

So Medal of Honor wasn’t as great as some, myself included, were expecting. Pity. Critical apathy doesn’t always translate into poor sales, though, so let’s look at how the game’s done at retail thus far. According to publisher Electronic Arts, the game has sold 1.5 million copies across the US, Europe and Asia since its…

This Shmup Is $88? Really?

Next week, Japanese game developer MileStone’s shoot’em up Radirgy: Noir hits the Xbox 360. The game is not cheap. The cell-shaded shooter debuted in arcades back in 2008. It’s prequel, Radilgy, got an arcade and multiplatform release back in 2005, but the Western release was canned. That was 2005! And in 2010, releasing Radiry: Noir…

Hail To The King Of DS Box Art

This is one of the biggest – and most beautiful – boxes for a Nintendo DS game you will ever see. It’s for Ni No Kuni, the upcoming role-playing game collaboration between developers Level 5 and animation powerhouse Studio Ghibli. And if you’re wondering why it looks more like a DVD case than the traditionally…

Review: Vanquish

It’s hard to know whether the makers of Vanquish take their game, a brash, testosterone-gushing space fight against hundreds of mindless Russian robots, seriously. Straight-faced or not, Platinum Games’ Vanquish is seriously entertaining. Players step into the jet-powered Augmented Reaction Suit worn by chain-smoking hero Sam Gideon to take down a Russian terrorist group. The…

The Last Story’s New Trailer

This is the latest trailer for The Last Story, an upcoming role-playing game for the Wii from the creator of the Final Fantasy series. I watch this trailer, and I think…the Wii could really have done with this in, say, 2007 or 2008. Something with polish, in a genre that hasn’t been that well-represented on…

Is This The Sauciest Nintendo 3DS Game?

Next February, Nintendo is releasing its forthcoming handheld, the Nintendo 3DS. New titles are being revealed for the system, but they’re typical fare: Fighting games, puzzle games, action games, etc. However, one in particular isn’t. While Tecmo Koei readies a Samurai Warriors game and Capcom works on a Street Fighter game, Level-5 is bringing its…

Vegas Screens

The Man Who Hunts For Call Of Duty Stories

It may have become increasingly ridiculous since it left World War Two behind, but the Call of Duty series still consults with veterans when putting a game together. Ever wonder why those veterans decide to spill the beans? Hank Keirsey, a retired lieutenant colonel and military historian, has worked on all six Call of Duty…

The Tester 2 Trailer Has Added McWhertor

Earlier this year, Senior Editor Michael McWhertor took a couple days off to appear as an unpaid Tester panelist and have Adrianne Curry touch his shoulder. The latest trailer for The Tester Season 2 gives a taste of what is in store for the reality show contestants: gaming, crying and screaming. Haven’t seen it yet…