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UncategorizedTokyo Jungle Hands-On: Every Pomeranian For Himself
In a world… where humanity has been eradicated… one Pomeranian… wearing a pretty cute little sweater… will do anything to survive… the Tokyo Jungle. That’s basically the set up for the Tokyo Game Show 2010 demo version of Tokyo Jungle, the new post-apocalyptic wildlife survival game for the PlayStation 3. The goal? Hunt to stay…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 17, 2010 -
UncategorizedA 3D Twist On 2D Street Fighters
Armed with screenshots of Street Fighter 3 and Alpha, an iPad, and a copy of his HoloToy app, Kode80 created something wonderful. While I own a copy of Kode80’s HoloToy app for the iPad, I’ve never been quite sure what to do with it. Leave it to the creator of the application to show us…
By Mike Fahey Published September 17, 2010 - Uncategorized
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
If things go according to plan this weekend, I’ll be playing a little bit of everything—Tokyo Jungle, Sonic Colors, Bangai-O HD. Well, everything that I’m somewhat interested in playing at this weekend’s Tokyo Game Show. See, when you’re faced with the flood of TGS’s public days, you have to plan smart. You can’t plan to…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 17, 2010 -
UncategorizedTrash Talk Backed With Slick Moves Of NBA 2K11
Hoops is the smack-talkingest of major team sports, so it follows that the marketing of its video games would also involve some good-natured lip. But also pay attention to the new post animations 2K Sports has added into NBA 2K11. Better yet, just run go get the demo and see for yourself. It went up…
By Owen Good Published September 17, 2010 - Uncategorized
Motion Gaming Gains Momentum
What do baby pacifiers, an expert martial artist, and an industrial robot all have in common? Sony’s motion-detecting PS3 add-on, the Playstation Move. The Playstation Move hit North America this month, bringing motion games to Playstation 3’s legions of fans. The add-on uses a camera and cylindrical controller to track motion for gaming. The add-ons…
By Brian Crecente Published September 17, 2010 - Uncategorized
Cute Monster Hunter Beaten By Manga Action On Japan’s Charts
The battle for hearts and minds and portable gameplay time in Japan has been won by One Piece. The latest manga-based spin-off has kicked MonHun Nikki, the cuter version of Monster Hunter, from its top spot overseas. It was a slow week in terms of exciting Japanese sales developments. Wii Party made its way closer…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 17, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Sports Of Kings With Liars And Cheats
Multiplayer horse racing is one of the new modes of play in Red Dead Redemption’s Liars and Cheats downloadable content extension, due next week. Four screens give us some clues as to what it’s all about. Hint: It’s got guns. The mode supports up to eight players, competing in cup-style tournaments of between 3 and…
By Owen Good Published September 17, 2010 - Uncategorized
Fry Day
To: Ash From: Crecente Friday! I know you guys have the weekend to work still, sorry about that. But at least it’s in Japan looking at games and not, I don’t know, gutting pigs or writing press releases. I’m KIDDDDDDDING!!! Speaking of kidding, Stonecipher just sent me this. HI-LARIOUS!!! What you missed: This R2D2 Now…
By Brian Crecente Published September 17, 2010 -
ReviewsR.U.S.E. Review: An Interesting Take on Strategy
Strategy games remain one of the last vestiges of computer gaming superiority. As close as some console games have gotten to cracking the code to deliver the sort of real-time strategy fun that gamers expect from these sorts of games, no one has quite nailed it. The latest attempt comes from Eugen Systems and Ubisoft,…
By Brian Crecente Published September 17, 2010 -
UncategorizedGet Acquainted With NBA Elite’s Feature-Packed Demo
This video offers quite the list of details for the NBA Elite 11 demo – except a release date. But when it does arrive, it’ll offer plenty to play around with in advance of the full game’s Oct. 5 drop. From the narration and other details, we see that you’ll be playing “the full fourth…
By Owen Good Published September 17, 2010 - Uncategorized
Capcom Brings Marvel VS. Capcom 3 And Special Swag To Chicago Next Week
Capcom is rolling into Chicago on September 22 to let fans play the Tokyo Game Show build of Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and potentially score “something very special.” Want to know where it’s at? Capcom dropped us a line today to reveal the location of next week’s Fight Club, going on from 8PM to 11PM…
By Mike Fahey Published September 17, 2010 -
UncategorizedMicrosoft’s TGS Booth Also Home To Random Dance Parties
Sometimes, Tokyo Game Show booth companions need to cut loose. Perhaps to a little computerized J-pop and when instructed to by management. This is the kind of thing that happens at TGS. And despite the cutaway to the massive LCD screen promoting Gears of War 3, this little dance number is not a celebration of…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 17, 2010 - Uncategorized
Tokyo Game Show Screens Shed Light On Lord Of Shadows
To go along with the seven and a half minute long trailer, Konami also sends us ten new screens for Castlevania: Lord of Shadows, the most un-Castlevania Castlevania we’ve ever seen. Not looking like Castlevania is probably a good thing. Attempts made to capture the look of the classic 2D series in three dimensions have…
By Mike Fahey Published September 17, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kratos: God of Move
Just in time for the official U.S. launch of the Playstation Move, and to adorn your PS3 dash, is this wonderful bit of original art whipped up in three hours by house artist Sam Spratt. You might remember him from his amazing Halo: Reach wallpaper. You can check that out here and our take on…
By Brian Crecente Published September 17, 2010 - Uncategorized
First Reviews Hit K-Mart Shelves, Policy Tweaked
Kmart’s new review policy, which places customer game reviews on their store shelves, recently went live with some important tweaks. The store chain says that they want to pick reviews that are “honest, constructive and well-written — regardless of perspective.” So far there are four reviews up on store shelves nationwide. The games reviewed are…
By Brian Crecente Published September 17, 2010 - Uncategorized
Zombie Cow Won’t Gets Its Privates On Xbox Live
The final verdict is in, and Xbox Live has said no to Zombie Cow Studios’ Privates, the “educational” shooter set partly inside a woman’s vagina. No hard feelings. Featuring miniature marines with condoms on their heads destroying sexually transmitted diseases in gigantic reproductions of human reproductive organs, the chances of Zombie Cow’s shooter making it…
By Mike Fahey Published September 17, 2010 - Uncategorized
Colorado Board Of Education Supports The California Game Law
As the entertainment industry rallies against the controversial California video game law, the Colorado State Board of Education issues a call for the state to support the law, calling violent video games a potentially harmful activity like gambling. A document submitted by the Colorado State Board of Education urges the state of Colorado to lend…
By Mike Fahey Published September 17, 2010 - Uncategorized
You’ve Got Colonel Sanders In My Phantasy Star Portable
Sega’s Phantasy Star Portable series is now finger-lickin’ good. Today at the Tokyo Game Show, Sega revealed that the Col. will be a recruitable character for upcoming title Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity. You can go on missions with Colonel Sanders! The Colonel will even have his own attacks. Pictured is his in-game render. This…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2010 - Uncategorized
Fire Pro Wrestling Is All Avatars, No Beefy Men
Fire Pro Wrestling is returning, but this time it’s coming to Xbox Live Arcade and it’s way cuter. But does that mean the buff Fire Pro-Wrestling of days gone by have been passed over in favor of Xbox 360 Avatars? “Our plan is that it is just Avatars,” Microsoft Game Studios Vice President Phil Spencer…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2010 - Uncategorized
China’s Ebox Console Hits Next Year with 30 Packed in Games
Lenovo this week kicked off a second round of fundraising as it gears up work on a new game console it hopes to launch in China early next year, according to Reuters. The Ebox will come with 30 games built in and a set-top camera that can detect a player’s movements, according to the article.…
By Brian Crecente Published September 17, 2010