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Monday Night Combat Review: The Happy Warriors
Turrets. I can’t stop building and upgrading them in Monday Night Combat. Oh, they do a great job mowing down bots and other players. But it’s really because I’m a Southern boy and a born sucker for Pitgirl’s saucy accent. Monday Night Combat, the class-based shooter from Uber Entertainment and the latest “Summer of Arcade”…
By Owen Good Published August 13, 2010 -
UncategorizedA Life In 8-Bit
A man is born, lives, loves, loses, dies, and restarts in Consoul, an 8-bit movie by Lasse Gjertsen. Consoul looks at the very different paths a person’s life can take, using a retro 2D side-scroller game as a backdrop. As the main character ages his heart meter fills. Working adds to his money score, while…
By Mike Fahey Published August 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Geist Developer n-Space Cuts Back
n-Space, the video game studio responsible for creating some of the smaller versions of the industry’s biggest games, confirmed to Kotaku that it had laid off 25% of its approximately 100 employees, citing a “momentary reduced demand.” The Orlando-based n-Space is probably best known for creating the Nintendo DS versions of games like Call of…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
This weekend has just been Shanghaied with a little Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days. I’ll spend much of my Saturday (and none of my Sunday) enjoying the numerous seedy underbellies of IO Interactive’s new game. Me, Kane and Lynch are up against the clock, as I’ve gotta finish up Dog Days before leaving for…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 13, 2010 -
UncategorizedAre You As Bad As Kane & Lynch?
We’ve all betrayed a friend. And if yours is the most brutal tale, you could win a copy of Kane & Lynch 2. Email your story to [email protected] with “Kane & Lynch 2 Contest” as the subject line by noon EST on Monday, August 16, and your story could go up for a reader vote.…
By Gawkercreative Published August 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
The S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Saga Continues In 2012
After fooling around with a prequel and a lesser sequel, Ukrainian developer GSC Game World gets down to brass tacks with a true sequel to popular first=person shooter S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, due out in 2012. 2007’s S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl received a prequel in 2008, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky. This year’s S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat…
By Mike Fahey Published August 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Rage Finally Has A Date
id Software’s next big shooter, Rage, built on its next big engine, id Tech 5, now has a ship date. Get ready to wait a little longer for Rage, for it won’t be out until September 2011. The PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game will ship in North America on September 13, 2011. Europe…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Live With Rage at QuakeCon
Stephen Totilo is live at Quakecon sitting in as three developers walk the audience through the latest on id Software’s upcoming shooter, driver, role-playing game Rage. Check out his live coverage below. Click to viewRage Liveblog
By Brian Crecente Published August 13, 2010 -
UncategorizedBuild Your Empire In DJ Hero 2
Freestyle Games creative director Jamie Jackson walks us through DJ Hero 2’s Empire Mode, the replacement for the original game’s underwhelming career mode. In the original DJ Hero, you unlocked new venues as you progressed through the game, which was pretty damn boring. Empire Mode in DJ Hero 2 looks to make up for it,…
By Mike Fahey Published August 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Limited Edition Fable III Controller Fit For A King
If you’re planning to rule over Albion as king or queen in Fable III comes in, you’re going to need a controller befitting your lofty station. The official Fable III Limited Edition Wireless Controller should do the trick. It may look a bit gaudy, but such are the trappings of royalty. Artists from Fable III…
By Mike Fahey Published August 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Castle Crashers Crashing PAX With A Special Surprise
The Behemoth may be busy pushing Castle Crashers through Sony’s approval process and working on BattleBlock Theater, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have time to work on a very special Castle Crashers treat for fans attending PAX this year. I feel a bit sorry for PlayStation 3 owners eagerly awaiting their chance to purchase…
By Mike Fahey Published August 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
It’s Tropico 4 Time Already?
Fresh from the success of last year’s Tropico 3, Kalypso Media and developer Haemimont Games bring El Presidente into the 21st century, adding in Facebook and Twitter functionality into next year’s Tropico 4. With six years between Tropico 2: Pirate Cove and last year’s Tropico 3, you can forgive me for being surprised by the…
By Mike Fahey Published August 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Adama Goes Digital In Battlestar Galactica Online
Can the world have too much virtual Edward James Olmos? Bigpoint shows off slightly-creepy character models for the browser-based online game of SyFy hit Battlestar Galactica. You didn’t think they’d make a Battlestar Galactica game without the stars, did you? Bigpoint today reveals that several popular members of the BSG cast have provided their likenesses…
By Mike Fahey Published August 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Are You Sure You Don’t Want to Jailbreak Your iPhone?
Reader Paul Brown sent along images of a new iMario theme he created for the iPhone 4. The catch? You’ll need to jailbreak your phone to install it. Makes me wish I had an iPhone 4… a jailbroken iPhone 4. iMario [Mac Themes]
By Brian Crecente Published August 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
APB Developer Realtime Worlds Hit With Major Layoffs
The studio behind ambitious cops and crooks online game APB and the original Crackdown may be on the verge of closure, according to sources claiming to have knowledge of the situation. But developer Realtime Worlds says it’s “fully committed” to the massively-multiplayer game. Realtime Worlds confirmed “expected redundancies” across multiple department at the studios today,…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
DanceDanceRevolution PS3 Will Move You
Dance Central for Kinect might be getting all the attention, but Konami’s DanceDanceRevolution for the PlayStation 3 has a few tricks up its sleeve that could bring the original dance game back into the spotlight, starting with PlayStation Move support. While Dance Central utilizes the strengths of Kinect, DanceDanceRevolution for the PlayStation 3 uses the…
By Mike Fahey Published August 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Is This Where Missile Command Goes To Die?
There is nothing more tragic in the world of arcades than a disused classic cabinet sitting in some forgotten place as a glorified table. While prowling the back roads and country towns of New York state earlier this week I discovered a hidden treasure in a home built along the Mahopac lake in the 40s.…
By Brian Crecente Published August 13, 2010 -
UncategorizedThe Lord Of The Rings: War In The North Travels To Germany
The GamesCom trailer for Warner Bros.’ The Lord of the Rings: War in the North fulfills the unwritten rule that every Lord of the Rings video game trailer end with a troll busting through a door. While many Lord of the Rings games have featured completely troll-less trailers, it isn’t a true Rings game until…
By Mike Fahey Published August 13, 2010