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The Newest Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Characters Are…
Capcom has confirmed two more contestants doing battle in Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds, Sir Arthur from the Ghosts ‘n’ Goblins series and Nathan “Rad” Spencer from Bionic Commando. The pair was revealed today at New York Comic Con. [Update: Along with two more?] Arthur, seen above in nothing but his famous…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 8, 2010 -
UncategorizedVideo Tour Of The Newest StarCraft II, World of Warcraft Statues
Add StarCraft II’s Kerrigan and World of Warcraft’s Moonkin to the assembly of statues based on Blizzard’s big games, coming from DC Comics. At New York Comic-Con, I shot video of those debuting statues and the rest of the line. The StarCraft figures — Zeratul, Raynor, Tychus and Kerrigan — are scheduled for a “mid-2011”…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
NBA 2K11 Records A Dominating Performance — On Twitter
Few video games reach trending topic status on Twitter. It’s the sort of thing normally accorded to disasters, celebrities, and global news. NBA 2K11 has been a trending topic every day since Monday, for 57 hours straight at one point. For those who argue this year’s game has become a phenomenon, the Twitter numbers would…
By Owen Good Published October 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Review Review
To: Luke From: Crecente It’s Friday and I managed to just squeeze in that promised write up about our new review system. I spent today writing, eating cheese burgers and playing Medal of Honor. It was a good day. Oh, don’t forget, Totilo is at New York Comic-Con as we speak. He’s also stopping by…
By Brian Crecente Published October 8, 2010 -
UncategorizedTwo Chewbaccas Dancing To Michael Jackson’s Smooth Criminal [UPDATE]
Video games have now given the society at least two things: 1) children with better hand-eye coordination and 2) the opportunity for people dressed as Chewbacca to dance to Michael Jackson. Updated with superior video. The latter was made possible by Ubisoft’s Michael Jackson The Experience video game. The November Wii, DS and PSP release…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 8, 2010 -
UncategorizedKevin Butler Puts Puppies, Kitties On Notice
Kevin Butler, Sony’s fake vice president of animal control, doesn’t drop the snark even if cute widdle pwane-fwying pets are the subject. And hey, dude’s got a point about chewed furniture and piddle stains.
By Owen Good Published October 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Backbreaker Studio Now Working On “Icebreaker”
NaturalMotion Games, the developer of the football cult fave Backbreaker, is now working on an ice hockey game apparently titled “Icebreaker,” according to a video profile by the BBC. In the video, you can see the U.K. studio’s animation team at an ice rink in Leeds, doing motion capture of hockey players. In the office,…
By Owen Good Published October 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Nintendo DS Still Feeling That Pokemon Bump In Japan
Nintendo wins the biggest slice of the pie in this week’s hardware battle in Japan, thanks to still strong sales of Pokemon Black and White. But the PSP wasn’t too far behind, thanks to K-On! Actually, it wasn’t just Sega’s new anime-based music game that helped the PSP move another 37,000 units to Japanese gamers.…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Steampunk Boba Fett Is Also Attending New York Comic-Con
Kotaku is at New York Comic-Con where there are some video things here: games, statues, cosplayers. More of all that forthcoming, but let’s start with two photos of Steampunk Boba Fett, designed by Penny Dreadful Productions. (Click these images to see much larger versions.)
By Stephen Totilo Published October 8, 2010 -
UncategorizedThis Is How You Play The New Ape Escape
The video game series that made PlayStation thumbsticks mandatory is now one of the first Sony franchises moving to PlayStation 3’s motion controller. We wrote about Ape Escape for Move in Tokyo. In New York yesterday, we shot video. Sony revealed the new Ape Escape at Tokyo Game Show last month. I didn’t know Ape…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 8, 2010 -
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8 Features From The Xbox 360 Fall Update You May Not Know About
Microsoft will be releasing a new update to the Xbox 360 soon, adding support for Kinect, ESPN and introducing a revamped dashboard. But there are also a few “under the hood” features Microsoft will be including in that update. While we’ve discussed the Xbox Live Fall 2010 update‘s most visible new features at length, there’s…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
This Is Where Lightsaber Crystals Come From
The next planet to be revealed for BioWare’s Knights of the Old Republic is Ilum, the hotly-contested home of the crystals that give lightsabers their pretty colors. The caverns of Ilum are home to crystals of wondrous power. Specifically the power to make your lightsaber purple. For ages young Jedi would make pilgrimages to the…
By Mike Fahey Published October 8, 2010 -
UncategorizedChu Chu Rocket Will Make It Harder To Knock iPad Gaming
The iPad is not a Dreamcast, but it plays Chu Chu Rocket. It runs an upcoming port of the classic well, Sega proved when they brought it to New York this week. Chu Chu Rocket is one of those classics I never played. A favorite of fans of Sega’s final gaming console, the Dreamcast, it…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
I’ll be wading whip deep in Castlevania: Lords of Shadow all weekend, making my way through the game that looks great in stills, but is so far a mixture of interesting mechanics and good, but not great, gameplay. But stick with Lords of Shadow I shall. There hasn’t been a Castlevania game released on a…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
The United States Army Is Testing Fallout PIPBoys
You can call the devices the U.S. Army is testing out at Fort Dix in New Jersey wrist mounted phosphorescent OLED Displays is you want. We’re calling them PIPBoys. What the gentleman in the photo here is looking at is one of eight wrist mounted phosphorescent OLED Displays delivered to the U.S. Army for testing…
By Mike Fahey Published October 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
On Reviews
Game reviews are a contentious thing. At their best they inform the reader, raise issues about a game, dig out deeper meaning in interactive entertainment. At their worst they serve as a platform for delivering free games to the undeserving, help market something not worth buying, act as a sounding board for future design choices…
By Brian Crecente Published October 8, 2010 -
UncategorizedDeath Is Near In Mega Man Universe, Even On Easy
Because it is a Mega Man game, the upcoming Mega Man Universe will be tough. In New York, yesterday, a Capcom employee was willing to try only an “easy” level for our camera. His fear of failure is understandable. The video shows a playthrough of one of three Mega Man Universe levels that had been…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 8, 2010 -
UncategorizedThis Just Cause 2 Stunt Was Worth $10,000
All Daniel Steinberg of Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, had to do to win $10,000 from Square Enix was fly a jet plane through a casino. Steinberg is the winner of the Square Enix Just Cause 2 Stunt Challenge, beating out several solid competitors with his precision flying. It’s not the most impressive Just Cause 2…
By Mike Fahey Published October 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
To-Do In New York City: Babycastles Art Arcade Opening
Los Angeles people get Indiecade this weekend. New Yorkers get Babycastles, the upstart art arcade group that kicks off its biggest event tonight. Today’s opening launches Babycastles Arcade @ The Showpaper 42nd Street Gallery (east of Third Avenue). The exhibition is a confluence of games you can play, art and music, with a rotation of…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Broken PlayStation 3 Makes For One Angry Sackboy
Graphic designer Levi Buzolic’s PlayStation 3 is broken, and this is how that makes him feel. Found on Levi’s Flickr stream Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.
By Mike Fahey Published October 8, 2010