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The Quiet Between the Storms
To: Ash From: Crecente On Sunday Totilo returned from Penny Arcade Expo, having covered the hell out of the show, with a week’s worth of stories to still post. Thursday McWhertor leaves for next week’s Tokyo Game Show in preparation for what is shaping up to be one of the better TGS showings in years.…
By Brian Crecente Published September 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
World’s Greatest Samus Cosplayer Goes For Zero
Last year, top tier Samus Aran cosplayer Thaís Jussim promised to strip down from Metroid’s famous Varia Suit to the infamous Zero Suit introduced in Metroid: Zero Mission. Looks like the Brazilian Metroid fan’s made good on that cosplay promise. Jussim, responsible for the most faithful, most technically impressive Metroid cosplay we’ve seen to date,…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
Update Delivers Old Madden Commands, New NFL Moments
The old pre-snap commands are back in Madden NFL 11, one highlight in a whale of an update that also adds replays of key moments from the upcoming NFL season, and even a “Breast Cancer Awareness” presentation mode. Madden NFL 11’s implementation of the “Strategy Pad” provoked howls of protest from the series’ hardcore fans,…
By Owen Good Published September 7, 2010 -
UncategorizedThe Minds And Guns Behind Brink
The latest developer diary for Splash Damage’s Brink gives us a peek into the minds behind the game, and what happens when those minds get their hands on high-powered sniper rifles. One of the main downsides to working in video game journalism is the absence of good excuses to fly out to Nevada and fire…
By Mike Fahey Published September 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
Rare Comes Clean On Shocking ‘Kameo Is A Fairy’ Allegations
Kameo, the tribal tattooed star of Xbox 360 launch title Kameo: Elements of Power, is a fairy, developer Rare says in a new interview with Edge magazine, a cover up designed to appeal to the Xbox’s violence-loving fan base. So says Rare creative director George Andreas to Edge, via CVG, admitting that the Kameo we…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
Dragon Age II’s Hero Cleans Up, Becomes Female Real Nice
Hawke might be strong enough as a man, but he makes one damn fine woman. Bioware reveals the more feminine side to Dragon Age II’s main character. In order to tell a more compelling story, Dragon Age II features a main character much like Mass Effect’s Commander Shepard. Players can choose between male and female…
By Mike Fahey Published September 7, 2010 -
UncategorizedYou Can’t Possibly Read His Poker Face
Kinect might not be able to read a Big Daddy’s Poker Face, but it doesn’t seem to have any trouble reading the rest of him as he tries out Dance Central at last weekend’s PAX 2010. Years from now we’ll look back and realize the best thing to come from Microsoft Kinect was countless videos…
By Mike Fahey Published September 7, 2010 -
ReviewsBatman: The Brave And The Bold Review: Bat-Mite Makes Right
The Dark Knight returns to a more campy and colorful time in Batman: The Brave and the Bold for the Nintendo Wii, and he’s brought friends. Batman: The Brave and the Bold is the video game adaptation of the latest Batman animated series. In the cartoon, Batman teams up every week with a different DC…
By Mike Fahey Published September 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
iPhone’s New Game Center Might Not Work On Your Phone
Apple’s Game Center app, the social gaming software that adds friends lists, matchmaking, and unified multiplayer gaming, arrives this week with the release of iOS 4.1. Now the bad news: not every iPhone and iPod touch will support it. Apple notes, on its newly launched Game Center page, that owners of the original iPhone, iPod…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 7, 2010 -
UncategorizedThis Kirby Look-Alike Doesn’t Suck
I noted earlier this week that iPhone game Hoggy was free on iTunes. But why should you care, even if it is still free? Check out this video to see why I spent a chunk of my weekend playing around with the vaguely familiar pink blob.
By Brian Crecente Published September 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
BioWare Drops Mind-blowing Mass Effect 2 Player Stats
Developer BioWare has revealed some fascinating statistics mined from players of Mass Effect 2. Unsurprising may be the fact that 80% of players chose a male Commander Shepard for their avatar. Perhaps unbelievable is how long some played the thing. According to a report from IGN citing data from BioWare, some Mass Effect 2 players…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
iTunes Chart Toppers: Spidey Takes To The Charts
Spider-Man may be cool, but he’s no angry birds. Here’s the full list of games for both platforms: iPhone Position Title Price Weeks Last Week 1 Angry Birds (Clickgamer.com) $0.99 18 1 2 Spider-Man: total Mayhem(Gameloft) $6.99 1 — 3 Words with Friends (Newtoy) $2.99 1 — 4 Monopoly (EA) $2.99 1 — 5 Pac-Man…
By Brian Crecente Published September 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
Cyberwarfare, North Korea, Rupert Murdoch and… The Big Lebowski?
Say it ain’t so! The Dude, Jeff Bridges’ pot-head bowling anti-hero of film The Big Lebowski, has managed to get himself tied up with Kim Jong Il’s North Korean regime. According to a Bloomberg article, programmers from North Korea’s General Federal of Science and Technology developed mobile phone games Big Lebowski Bowling and Men in…
By Brian Crecente Published September 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
Microsoft’s Games Platform Strategy Man Moves To Amazon
A potential gaming push by Amazon.com gets a big boost, as Microsoft’s director of game platform strategy Andre Vrignaud takes on a new role with the online retailer, and he’s “very intrigued about what Amazon is looking to do.” Vrignaud revealed his change of occupation in an entry on his personal blog on Friday, hinting…
By Mike Fahey Published September 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
Company Of Heroes Dev Gave His Life To Save His Family
Further information regarding the tragic death of Relic Entertainment’s Brian R. Wood in an automobile accident Friday night reveals that the developer’s final act saved the life of his wife and their unborn child. As we reported yesterday, the lead designer on Company of Heroes Online was driving his Subaru Outback with his wife Erin…
By Mike Fahey Published September 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Fall of Gaming
No, don’t worry, video games aren’t going anywhere. But the seasons are, they’re changing. And now as we approach fall, a historically game-rich part of the year, let’s talk about what you have to look forward to and what you regret. But not yet. Don’t… You… Dare! Instead hold onto all of your wonderful anecdotes,…
By Brian Crecente Published September 7, 2010 -
UncategorizedVanquish Wants Your Unconditional Surrender
Platinum Games’ third-person shooter isn’t just about missile-launching robots in space, there’s also a plot that involves a bad guy with a vaguely Russian accent and requests for unconditional surrender. See! Proof!!!
By Brian Crecente Published September 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
Quantum Chess Changes The State Of The Game
Top players have spent lifetimes mastering the subtle nuances of chess, but when a quantum physics twist is added to the age-old classic, it’s anybody’s games. A quantum object can exist in more than one state. When you attempt to interact with it, the wave function collapses and the object settles into a single state.…
By Mike Fahey Published September 7, 2010