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Celebrate Halloween With Free Midnight Movie Rentals on Your PS3
It’s October and that means it’s time to wander through corn mazes, carve up pumpkins, decorate your house and watch scary movies. And Sony has your back on that last one, if you have a Playstation 3. Starting this weekend the Playstation Network will let you stream a free scary movie every Saturday night in…
By Brian Crecente Published October 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Atari Confirms The Return Of Star Raiders
In 1979 Atari introduced the joys of first-person space combat with Star Raiders. Next year Star Raiders returns, bringing team-based multiplayer space combat to the PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. First released for the Atari 8-bit series of computers in 1979, Star Raiders was one of the first first-person perspective space combat games, and…
By Mike Fahey Published October 15, 2010 -
UncategorizedWatch StarCraft II Being Controlled By An iPhone
In August we told you about an app that would let StarCraft II players control the game using their iPhone or iPad. Now we’re showing it to you. Dan Hellerman’s RTS Gameboard for StarCraft II was supposed to see release last month, but missed the mark due to some play testing and optimization. Now it’s…
By Mike Fahey Published October 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
We’re Giving Away Four Dj Hero 2 Party Bundles
How would like your own copy of the DJ Hero 2 Party Pack when the game hits later this month? We’re giving away four copies of the big bundle on the site this week. The DJ Hero 2 Party Bundle includes a copy of the game, two turntables and a microphone. If you’re one of…
By Brian Crecente Published October 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sony Launches Digital Strategy Guides For Gamers
The research and development wizards at Sony have developed some impressive image processing tech called “PlayView”. And now it could help you become a better gamer. PlayView is high-speed image-scaling technology. Sony Computer Entertainment began development on PlayView with the goal of viewing images that are over a billion pixels with no delay. This allows…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves 4
Today’s least subtle Talk Amongst Yourselves image comes from reader Mazarin, who does not seem to be happy right now. Are you happy? Talk here about games, happily, will ya? Submit your best images for this forum to #TAYpics
By Stephen Totilo Published October 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
I Have An iPhone 4 Now
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Halloween It took several weeks and a bunch of time this morning, but I finally got an iPhone 4. Kinda sad to replace my old phone — it has been blessed by a Shinto priest! But happy to have an iPhone 4. Think it’ll be very useful for work. I…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 15, 2010 -
UncategorizedMaking the Armor and Enemies for a Live Action Halo Commercial
Deliver Hope, the live action commercial for Halo: Reach, was the highlight for the Bungie shooter’s marketing, giving us a short glimpse of what all of that upcoming gameplay might look like in real life. This 4-minute making of video shot on the set in Prague documents the making of television commercial Spartans and how…
By Brian Crecente Published October 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Namco Bandai Pulls Mr. Driller Chilean Miner Image, Apologizes
To mark the release of the 33 Chilean miners, Namco Bandai created the above image, which features the character Mr. Driller. Today, the company has removed the image and apologized. Regarding the image, Namco Bandai tweeted earlier today that the image lacked consideration. Because of this, the company has taken it down. “We would like…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Full Angry Birds Game Now Available on Android for Free
It’s been a thorn in any Android user’s side, but finally the full Angry Birds game is now available on Android phones…only, not in the Android Market. Instead, Rovio chose to release it, for free, on the GetJar store. Rovio said that it was an “obvious choice” of GetJar over Android’s Market, thanks to the…
By Kat Hannaford Published October 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
The King Of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match Out Next Month
The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match is finally getting a Western release. The game is hitting Xbox Live Arcade this fall. But when? The game will be released on November 3rd and priced at 800 Microsoft Points. It’s a hi-def port of the arcade game and features new characters, updated stages, new moves and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Xbox 360 Game Room Developers To Close
Krome Studios, the Australian developer behind Ty the Tasmanian Tiger and more recently the Xbox 360’s Game Room, has shut down, online reports are suggesting. If true, it’s not entirely unexpected, with the developer shedding staff from its Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne studios earlier in the year It now appears the remaining staff at Krome’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
You Cannot Make Foreign Friends With Monster Hunter Frontier
Monster Hunter Frontier, Capcom’s massively multiplayer online role-playing game, is currently only available in Asia on the Xbox 360 and the PC. But Japanese people cannot play with people in other countries. Here’s why. “We intentionally made ‘MHF’ only available to people in Japan,” says Yoshinori Ono, Capcom’s online gaming manager. “While it may seem…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Giant Robots! Male Cheerleaders!
Asian American pop culture mag Giant Robot has been in a bit of financial trouble lately, so its asked some friends to help out. And who has answered the call? Some male cheerleaders, that’s who. Meat Bun’s newest shirt, Osu! Giant Robot, channels the spirit of 2005’s amazing Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan, a DS game where…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Would Your iPhone Like Some Dead Space 2?
Or how about some Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit? EA has revealed a bunch of new games for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad at a recent event in Tokyo, Japan. Dead Space 2 for iOS isn’t based on the forthcoming console sequel, but will serve as a bridge between the first and second consoles…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Could YOU Rescue 33 Miners Trapped Underground?
The rescue of 33 Chilean miners trapped underground for weeks has made for great TV, but how does it shape up as a video game? Not so great. Chilean design firm Root33 came up with this flash game recreating the rescue, and what it lacks in production values and raw thrills, it makes up for…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
These Tron Heels Are Perfect For Stripping
Exotic dancers and folks who like to dress as exotic dancers, listen up! Has Disney got a pair of shoes for you. The house that Mickey Mouse built is rolling out some pricey Tron-related consumer products that include hats, jackets and jewelry. Titter on over to Flynn’s Arcade in these 5-inch platform Tron heels that…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
250GB Xbox Includes Forza, Alan Wake
A new Xbox 360 means new Xbox 360 bundles for the holiday season, and one of the first cabs off that yuletide rank for 2010 seems to be this Canadian offer, including two full games with a 250GB console. Those two games, both Microsoft exclusives, are a boxed copy of Forza 3 and a download…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Nintendo, Sony, I Feel Your Pain
It may not seem like it, but Nintendo, Sony, and I have something in common: we’re all getting screwed by money. The U.S. dollar has hit record lows, sliding below 81 yen. That means for every dollar earned, Nintendo, Sony and I only get 81 Japanese yen. Money evaporates during the currency exchange! Poof! It’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 15, 2010