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Space Invaders Make For A Cute, Uncomfortable Seating Option
Designer and motorcycle enthusiast Igor Chak‘s Space Invaders couch concept, which exists in the virtual world until Taito sees fit to start releasing designer furniture. More renders at Chak’s personal site
By Michael McWhertor Published July 29, 2010 -
UncategorizedFrom Novato, California … at Soundtrack … 27 Songs … NBA 2K11!
Press play on this video and read that headline in the voice of former Chicago Bulls public address Ray Clay, because the game’s soundtrack includes “Sirius” by the Alan Parsons Project, the team’s intro song during the Michael Jordan era. Jordan, of course, is on the cover of the game and appears on the rosters…
By Owen Good Published July 29, 2010 -
UncategorizedObama And The Billboard
To: Ashcraft From: Stephen Re: Heading Back To Red Dead I just finished Red Dead yesterday. You’re in for a treat. Remember that billboard I showed you yesterday? No changes to it. But, last night, people lined up on Houston Street to watch Barack Obama and his motorcade drive by. I stumbled into the crowd…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Force Unleashed II’s Top Man Just Left The Building
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed executive producer Haden Blackman was at Comic-Con last weekend to show off the sequel to that game. Today, the 13 year LucasArts vet resigned, three months before The Force Unleashed II is due to ship. IGN received a statement from Blackman, who confirmed his exit from LucasArts by saying that…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 29, 2010 -
UncategorizedWhy Madden’s ‘Strategy Pad’ Doesn’t Feel Right To Some
It’s easy to make fun of an ergonomic assessment of Madden NFL 11’s new “strategy pad” control, but this video from GoMadden does present a reasonable accounting of why there are many hardcore fans who dislike the design change. To recap, pre-snap adjustments, both offense and defense, will be made differently this year. In the…
By Owen Good Published July 29, 2010 -
UncategorizedNew Space Marine Unit Found In StarCraft II
Kotakuite Harejordna was exploring the Zero Hour level in StarCraft II when he stumbled across a decidedly different sort of Space Marine. Find out how to spot this elusive creature before his portable toilet blasts off. Spoilers ahead! If you’d rather find all of StarCraft II’s easter eggs on your own, now would be a…
By Mike Fahey Published July 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
U.S. Dragon Quest IX Events Let You Play Tag With A Friend
Is your Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies experience a little lonely? Mine was. For those in the United States who are looking for an adventurous friend (and a few exclusive downloadable treasure maps), Nintendo brings good news. DQIX players can get their “Tag Mode” on and partake in the downloading of new…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 29, 2010 - Reviews
Hydro Thunder Hurricane Review: I’m On A Boat & It’s Going Fast
It’s a summer ritual: Insert coin, stomp on the accelerator and hold on for dear life. A reboot of the much loved arcade original and Dreamcast speedboat racer, Hydro Thunder Hurricane brings that template to Xbox Live’s Summer of Arcade. Given the depth of full-title racers on the current console generation, a downloadable game isn’t…
By Owen Good Published July 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Sneak Peek At Kane & Lynch In Comic Book Form
With interior art by Chris Mitten, covers by Ben Templesmith, and a story Ian Edginton, Wildstorm’s Kane & Lynch comic book series could do a better job at capturing the duo’s manic action than the video games do. One look at those lovely Templesmith covers for issues one and three tells me that Wildstorm might…
By Mike Fahey Published July 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
Can You Guess The Game Based On Its Dramatically Different Box Art?
What game is this? It’s a shooter. It’s a Wii game. It’s a sequel. And the previous game’s box art doesn’t look anything like this. It’s not Vanquish. Remember, this is a Wii game. And it’s not a Halo game, despite the heavily armored super soldiers featured so prominently on the cover. It supports Wii…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 29, 2010 -
UncategorizedAll You Need To Know About Warriors Of Rock’s Quest Mode
Technically all you need to know about the Quest Mode in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock is that Gene Simmons from Kiss is in it, but some additional information on the Warriors and their powers doesn’t hurt. I’m getting a little tired of music games at this point, but if I had to choose between…
By Mike Fahey Published July 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
As A Gamer, This Is What I Most Fear
I play a lot of video games. But someday, will I be just like Andrew Leonard, a man whose life no longer has room for the leading medium of 30-hour masterpieces? That is what I fear. House writes on Salon that he hasn’t played games in three years but is tempted to indulge in StarCraft…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Wii Party Party Won’t Stop For Japan
After taking a breather from dominating Japan’s sales charts, Nintendo’s Wii Party continues to party hard at the top of the list. Wii Party could be a great game, so why shouldn’t it sell really well? Well, it didn’t have much strong competition this week, with PSP role-playing game Fate/Extra coming closest to threatening Wii…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
Wii Is Now a Registered Trademark
Attention trademark buffs! “Wii” is now a registered trademark. Nintendo filed the trademark in 2006 but only got it registered by the U.S. Government on Tuesday. So now if you infringe, they can go after you with even more weight.
By Stephen Totilo Published July 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
Imagine What The People Next To You On The Bus Will Think
The latest clip of the PSP’s God of War Ghost of Sparta shows protagonist Kratos at his meanest. It reminds me that playing a portable God of War in public leaves you open to some weird looks from people nearby. God of War: Ghost of Sparta Comic-Con Panel, New “Midas” Video [PlayStation blog]
By Stephen Totilo Published July 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
EVE Solicits Player Support, Players Solicit Lag Fix
When EVE Online developer CCP games asked players to cast a vote for the game in the European Games Award, the response was overwhelming: fix the game first. It was a simple enough request. Yesterday on the official EVE forums, CCP dev Zymurgist posted the following: The European Games Award is the first award exclusively…
By Mike Fahey Published July 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
Everything We Know About The Next StarCraft Game
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty may have just come out but it’s never too soon to think about what’s next. There isn’t a lot of information on StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, but we do know some things. First of all, what is the next StarCraft II game? The middle chapter of the StarCraft…
By Amber Nichols Published July 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
Can Gameplay Be Funny?
We’ve chortled at many video game’s one-liners and sight gags. But did you ever press a button and laugh? Writer Michael Abbott poses a quandary: How do you make gameplay funny? Abbott brings this up in a smart essay about the comedy in DeathSpank (a game I liked a lot): Game designers who want to…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 29, 2010 -
UncategorizedLost In Shadow Continues To Astound And Delight
Take a new look at the shadow-bending gameplay that took home our Best Gameplay Mechanic E3 award this year in this new video for Hudson’s Lost in Shadow. Every time I see video of this game in action, I kick myself for not getting the chance to play it at E3 this year. Then I…
By Mike Fahey Published July 29, 2010