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Building Robots And Stages In Mega Man Universe
It’s a little less Dr. Light and a little more Dr. Frankenstein in Mega Man Universe, where you’ll choose from a wide variety of pre-made parts to create your own personal Something-Man. Players will build their own robots using a selection of colorful parts that look like they’ve been salvaged from the remains of dead…
By Mike Fahey Published September 10, 2010 -
UncategorizedDonkey Kong Country Returns Wants To Make a Monkey Out of You
Donkey Kong Country Returns isn’t just shaping up to be a great single player game, it looks like it could be one of the better two-player cooperative games to hit the Wii this year. Yes, that means that making your way through Retro Studios’ Donkey and Diddy Kong game with a friend seems to be…
By Brian Crecente Published September 10, 2010 -
UncategorizedWhat Makes Rift Different From The Other MMOs
Blur your eyes as you look at a new fantasy massively multiplayer game, and you won’t know whether you’re looking at World of Warcraft or not. But there are differences. There always are. Take Rift Planes of Telara, for example. The people at Trion Worlds were showing their MMO, Rift, at Penny Arcade Expo last…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 10, 2010 -
UncategorizedThe Leather Couches, Surround Sound and Big Screens of Nintendo’s Airstream
It’s hard to miss, but just because you recognize the colorful mascots decorating this slick custom Airstream doesn’t mean that you can actually go inside. Just ask the guardians of the silver trailer. They don’t even let kids in this thing. No, press only and you, via this video. Why don’t they sleep in it?…
By Brian Crecente Published September 10, 2010 - Uncategorized
All Systems Gooooooooooo
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Busy Little Bee Had some loose ends to tie-up here today, looking forward to a weekend with the family and then off to Tokyo for TGS. It seems to be shaping up to be a good show — honestly, better than I thought it would be. So, that’s good! The…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 10, 2010 -
UncategorizedGreat At Gaming, Bad At Driving
Justin Wong is a world class fighting game player. The guy will kick your ass. He is also a world class terrible driver. Don’t believe me? Here is a clip from reality program WCG Ultimate Gamer in which Wong makes a mess of a race track. He says he doesn’t have real life driving experience…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 10, 2010 - Uncategorized
Here Are Some Dead Or Alive Nintendo 3DS Screens
Tecmo Koei is bringing its Dead or Alive fighting series to the Nintendo 3DS. Hello, three dimensional jiggly fighting! The game, which has been known only as “Dead or Alive 3D” until now, will be called “Dead or Alive Dimensions”. This is the first fighting game entry in the Dead or Alive series since Dead…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 10, 2010 -
UncategorizedIt’s Called “Samurai Dead Rising”
And it’s like zombie horror game Dead Rising, but with a samurai. Samurai Dead Rising is an online anime collaboration between Capcom and famed Japanese illustrator and character designer Norio Shioyama to promote Dead Rising 2. Shioyama did the drawings and animation himself (you know, instead of having his assistant do it!). This is the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 10, 2010 -
UncategorizedReal F1 Vs. Video Game F1
On the left, there is footage of on-board camera footage of the Korean Grand Prix. On the right? That is in-game footage of F1 from Codemasters. It looks better than the real deal. Even though the Korean GP track is still in its finishing stages, Codemasters has created something that looks better than any on-board…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 10, 2010 - Uncategorized
How Did Metroid’s Samus Aran Become A Female Character?
Samus Aran is one of gaming’s iconic female characters. She wasn’t always a female, though. Metroid co-creator Yoshio Sakamoto explains: When we were almost done with the development of Metroid, one of our staffers casually suggested, ‘Why don’t we make Samus Aran a female character to surprise the player?’ Back then I thought it was…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 10, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kill Bill Actress In New Yakuza Game
Chiaki Kuriyama, best known in the West for her role as Gogo Yubari, is joining the cast of the next Yakuza game, Yakuza: To The End. Kuriyama will be playing the role of Misuzu Asagi. “Because I’ve long loved Yakuza,” the actress said, “I was really happy when I got the part.” She says that…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 10, 2010 - Uncategorized
Let Milla Jovovich Explain The Resident Evil Film Franchise’s Popularity
Love them or hate them, the Resident Evil films make money. The series has taken in over US$378 million worldwide. There must be a reason for this. According to actress Milla Jovovich, there is. “Resident Evil has always been an independent movie, which I think is very special about it. It’s not a studio concoction,”…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 10, 2010 - Uncategorized
Is Child of Eden A Downloadable Game? Well, No.
There has been confusion about how multi-platform motion title Child of Eden is going to be released. The game’s developer has cleared up that confusion. “One point: Child of Eden is not a downloadable XBLA/PSN title, in case you were wondering,” the game’s developmer tweeted. Child of Eden is being published by Ubisoft and developed…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 10, 2010 -
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Happy Birthday, Dreamcast, We’ll Never Forget You
How fitting that even on its birthday, nine years after its demise, the Sega Dreamcast is still being overshadowed by Sony’s PlayStation 2 It’s the PlayStation 2, courtesy of both its actual sales and the perception that many people held off on buying Sega’s new console in 1999 in lieu of a PS2 in 2000,…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 10, 2010 - Reviews
Mirror’s Edge iPhone Review: Free As A Bird
Mirror’s Edge on iPhone may be a completely different game to its console and PC sibling, but it still shares all of its joys (and all of its flaws). Already out on iPad, Mirror’s Edge has recently been released on the iPhone, specifically to take advantage of the increased resolution of Apple’s new iPhone 4.…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 10, 2010 -
UncategorizedMarvel vs Capcom 3 Welcomes A New Challenger
This lovely new cinematic trailer for Marvel vs Capcom 3 has Captain America, Chun-Li, Viewtiful Joe, Amaterasu, Iron Man, Felicia and….oh, hello, someone new. Don’t want to watch the vid to find out who it is? Scroll down… … … …yes, that’s Tron Bonne, Capcom’s cutest ever robot driver, Mega Man character and star of…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 10, 2010 - Uncategorized
Imagine This Game With Bullets, Because It Is Better With Bullets
One of the minor mysteries of the 2010 video game year is why Ubisoft showed the world screenshots of the newly-revealed Outland last week, but didn’t show the game’s bullets. It’s a bullet-hell platformer. It looks better with bullets. The whole selling point, at least to people who know their video games, is that Outland,…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 9, 2010