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Xbox 360 Fall Preview Goes Live For ‘Tens Of Thousands’ Of Users
Microsoft’s update to the Xbox 360’s dashboard has gone live for select users who signed up to preview the latest changes to the console’s interface. So, don’t be alarmed if you’re prompted to update your Xbox 360 tonight. This early look at the Xbox 360’s latest revision will include changes coming to Netflix, Avatars, and…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
You’re Effing Downloaded: The Kenny Powers App
Kenny Powers, the washed-up lout protagonist of the sports comedy Eastbound & Down on HBO, has his own 16-bit inspired home-run derby game, free on the iPhone. You can use a donkey to distract him into throwing a meatball pitch. This game also is desirable because it is not for those under 17, which means…
By Owen Good Published September 29, 2010 -
ReviewsPlayed: Borderlands Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution
Battle your way through a rise of the robots in Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution, the latest (and last) expansion to 2009’s surprise hit Borderlands. Can the promise of an expanded Pandora bring you back for more sci-fi tinged treasure hunting fun? Style: The fourth downloadable add-on for the shoot ‘n’ loot action game pits players…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
Def Jam Rapstar’s Complete Track List Revealed
Our best hope for a good rap game, Konami and 4mm Games’ Def Jam Rapstar, finally has a complete track list. Not only will we sip on “Gin and Juice” and “Brass Monkey,” but we’ll score some Rob Base. The creators of Def Jam Rapstar officially announced a handful of new tracks for the PlayStation…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Dead Are Rising Too
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Have You Read Any Nintendo Posts Recently? I’m about a quarter, maybe a third through Dead Rising 2. It certainly has it’s moments. The developers put a lot of thought into how to make use of just about anything you can imagine. Including mustard! What you missed: 3DS Gets Price,…
By Brian Crecente Published September 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
Penny Arcade Gives Us Rob Liefeld Flashbacks With Comic Jumper Custom Cover
‘Splosion Man developer Twisted Pixel’s new Xbox Live Arcade game, Comic Jumper, is given extreme Rob Liefeld-inspired anatomical liberties for use on a custom Xbox 360, courtesy of Penny Arcade‘s Mike Krahulik. Needs more pouches!!
By Michael McWhertor Published September 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
New NASCAR Game Confirmed [Update]
As was rumored last week, Activision will publish a NASCAR-licensed game and racing-focused studio Eutechnyx will be building it, according to an official site launched today with a countdown clock that hits zero in five days. EA Sports had published NASCAR games from 1996 to 2009, ending with NASCAR Kart Racing on the Wii, the…
By Owen Good Published September 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
Force Feedback Helps Doctors Poke Patients With Robots
A popular method of adding more immersion to video games could make a life or death difference to doctors using robotic proxies to perform delicate surgery. See that dangerous-looking machine in the picture up top? That’s Sofie the surgical robot, and one day her pointy bits might be fishing about your insides, trying to repair…
By Mike Fahey Published September 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
We’ll Play Duke Nukem Forever Before This Duke 3D Remake Is Done
The return of Duke Nukem Forever has inspired a flash of Duke Nukem fever in at least one enterprising game maker, who is planning on recreating 1996’s Duke Nukem 3D in the Unreal Engine. Gearbox forumgoer “fresch” has begun drumming up enthusiasm for his homebrewed remake of 3D Realms’ first-person shooter, showing in-progress builds of…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 29, 2010 -
UncategorizedLegless Marathon’s Underground Final Fantasy XIV Adventure
During the Final Fantasy XIV beta stress test, a tiny Lalafell named Legless Marathon fell through the world. It was the beginning of a grand adventure. Normally falling through the world would be a bad thing, but little Legless here has a grand old time. He does battle with vicious creatures that can’t technically touch…
By Mike Fahey Published September 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
Rock Band 3 ‘Pro’ Mode Songs Will Cost You Another Buck
Rock Band 3 makes playing guitar almost like the real thing, thanks to the game’s “Pro Mode” option, which tracks each strum note for note. Going Pro in Harmonix’s next big music game will cost players a premium. MTV Games’ Paul DeGooyer tells IGN that, while the “typical stand-alone song” that players can download and…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 29, 2010 -
UncategorizedXbox 360 Transformed Into A Stereo, Via Zune
Xbox Live Gold members have been able to use Last.fm to turn their game console into a stereo. Come November, those with a Zune pass can also do the Xbox stereo thing through the Zune library. The video you see above is a sneak listen to the improved Zune music integration coming in the November…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
Scenes From An Undead Nightmare
At first I was scared that Rockstar adding zombies to Red Dead Redemption would come off as silly. After seeing the first four screens for the Undead Nightmare downloadable content, I’m just scared. It’s one thing to be surrounded by zombies in a modern setting, where weapons are readily available and even the most ordinary…
By Mike Fahey Published September 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
Hellboy Director Guillermo del Toro Making ‘Lovecraftian’ Horror Game With THQ
The director of Hellboy and the Oscar-winning Pan’s Labyrinth, Guillermo del Toro, has confirmed reports that he is working with publisher THQ on a series of video games, including one horror game that diverges from the standard video game stuff. Del Toro tells MTV Multiplayer that, yes, he is working with the publisher of Red…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
Of Course There’s Going To Be A 3DS Super Monkey Ball
Toshihiro Nagoshi, creator and developer of the Super Monkey Ball franchise, started envisioning how his game would work on the Nintendo 3DS from the moment he saw the handheld’s features. Super Monkey Ball was there for the launch of the Wii. There was a version for the Wii balance board. It was there when the…
By Mike Fahey Published September 29, 2010 -
UncategorizedThe Next Way To Play Pac-Man Is Without Touching Anything
Remember Pac-Man? Remember the recent popularity of Nintendo DS game Brain Age that supposedly made you smarter. Combine the two. Put them on an Xbox 360 next spring, and make it run on Kinect — no controller required. You’re looking at a video I shot last night of a Namco representative using Body and Brain…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 29, 2010 -
UncategorizedLaw And Order Handles Video Game Fueled Child Neglect Badly
In last week’s ripped from the headlines episode of Law and Order: SVU, a couple gets so wrapped up in a ridiculously fake video game that they forget who their daughter is. “This is the kingdom of Galagar!” Parents neglecting their children because of video games is a serious subject, but I can’t help but…
By Mike Fahey Published September 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
Various Japanese People Posing With The Nintendo 3DS
These are paid models. They’re not real people. Well, they’re real, but they’re just not real. Anyway! Enjoy some Nintendo 3DS lifestyle shots and try to image yourself with the 3DS and not these paid professionals. Nintendo Conference 2010 [Nintendo]
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
Panic!
Wow, today has been a crazy day for gamers. It kicked off in the whee hours of the morning with an absurd amount of 3DS news coming out of Japan from Nintendo. Then we had confirmation of zombies, yes zombies, in Black Ops. And finally we had an embargo lift on the Xbox 360’s new…
By Brian Crecente Published September 29, 2010