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Everything You’ll Want to Know About the Playstation Move
Should you buy the Playstation Move? What’s the best motion game on the Playstation 3? What’s the worst? What do you look like playing? Do dogs or cats cause interference? How do I set it up? How much does getting hit with a Move controller hurt? We’ve spent an obscene amount of time with the…
By Brian Crecente Published August 31, 2010 - Uncategorized
Seriously? That Sounds Like the Least Fun Thing Ever
You could just get yourself some insurance and, like a good neighbor, State Farm will take care of it for you. How about this instead? Would you rather: 1. Take your car for a nice Sunday drive? Or 2. Spend your Sunday trying to buy a new ride because your old car got trampled by…
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UncategorizedPinball FX 2 Is Xbox Live’s Pinball Platform
The video game pinball wizards at Zen Studios are bringing Pinball FX 2 to the Xbox Live Arcade, with free graphical updates and new achievements to every Pinball FX table released so far. Pinball FX 2 sounds like more of a dashboard update to the first game than a full-blown sequel. Perhaps that’s why Zen…
By Mike Fahey Published August 31, 2010 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy XIV Beta Is No Go
Who’s ready to get the Final Fantasy XIV open beta party started? Not Square Enix. The open beta for Final Fantasy XIV, due to kick off today at 7PM Pacific, has been postponed indefinitely while Square Enix iron out some critical bugs that cropped up at the last minute. FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test,…
By Mike Fahey Published August 31, 2010 - Uncategorized
“That’s Not The Way You Play the Game”
Long before there were video games about people shooting one another in war, there were wars with people shooting one another. The reality of those wars, the constant fear of death and gruesome nature of battling for your life still had its own unspoken rules. And as in video games, it seems that those who…
By Brian Crecente Published August 31, 2010 - Uncategorized
Irony Of The Future
Veteran game designer Dave Perry predicts a flaw in the possible plans for PlayStation 4, Wii 2 and Xbox Whatever, not that the backer of streaming gaming service Gaikai doesn’t have a vested interest in disc-free gaming. (Via Dperry Twitter)
By Stephen Totilo Published August 31, 2010 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
On the final day of August we have this final riff on the month’s Norman Rockwell painting. Yes, even TAY is adding zombies. Care to talk about video games here? Thanks to reader KindaGamey for today’s image. We need a new source painting for September. Submit your nominations, including the name of the work and…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 31, 2010 -
UncategorizedA Fistful of Zombies: Gunplay in Dead Rising 2: Case 0
A lot of people loved killing zombies in the original Dead Rising. But almost just as many hated using guns to do so. Why? The controls. That was one of the big things that Canadian developers Blue Castle worked on with Capcom while developing Dead Rising 2: Creating solid shooter controls for the sequel. How…
By Brian Crecente Published August 31, 2010 - Uncategorized
What Guns Have You Fired?
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Happy Gun Week Let’s see… A Glock, an Uzi, a .22, and some sort of peashooter rifle. Not really “into” guns or anything. My excuse is that I grew up in Texas. :/ And Happy Gun Week to you! What you missed last night What Do Game Developers Know About…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 31, 2010 - Uncategorized
What Do Game Developers Know About Real Guns?
In game after game, there they are: guns. Weapons are a common trope. They are a catalyst for action and an instrument for destruction. In-game guns and, well, guns are different. What do game developers know about the real deal? Not every game developer who makes games with firearms has handled an actual weapon, just…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 31, 2010 - Uncategorized
SNK Shooter And Character In “Revealing Outfit” Coming To North America
SNK, the Osaka-based game developer best known for its fighting games, has made a shooting game that features its fighting game characters. Dubbed KOF: Sky Stage, the vertical shmup has characters like curvy ninja Mai Shiranui fly over freeways and shoot enemies — or in Mai’s case, throw fans at them. The game has been…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 31, 2010 - Uncategorized
Mafia II Upcoming DLC Packs A Vendetta
Crime game Mafia II is getting its second downloadable add-on called Jimmy’s Vendetta. The DLC follows Jimmy, who is described as “the guy the other guys call when they need to finish the job”. Jimmy cleans up the messes made in Empire Bay, and the game features 30 new quests that run the gamut of…
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UncategorizedGrand Theft Auto IV Looks Great As A First-Person Shooter
Here’s what Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV would have looked like were it a first-person shooter, and not a third-person…whatever you like to call these games. Before you say it, I agree, it’s not entirely practical for the purposes of playing the game. Combat, always the trickiest part of a GTA game, is made even…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 31, 2010 - Uncategorized
Blizzard Hiring, Strongmen Needed
Interested in a job with Starcraft and Warcraft developers Blizzard? You’re going to need to put on a gun show. Reader Chris pointed us toward this advertisement for a Junior Linux Administrator, and among the expected criteria like a driver’s license, knowledge of Linux and a bachelor’s degree is this: Ability (and willingness) to lift…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 31, 2010 - Uncategorized
This Monster Hunter Spin-Off Looks Popular
PSP title MonHun Nikki: Poka Poka Ailu Mura, the spin-off game feature the Monster Hunter cats, went on sale on August 26. It looks like it is really popular. Japanese websites have been collecting photos that show that the game is sold out at a variety of retailers (Sofmap, Bic Camera, Yodabashi Camera). These kinds…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 31, 2010