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UncategorizedLet’s Watch Some Guy Play Final Fantasy XIV
Final Fantasy XIV is now in beta, so people in the real world are playing it. And what do people in the real world do when playing video games? Yeah, they film it and upload it to YouTube. Here’s the game’s character creation suite, followed by a lengthy section that divides its time between cinematic…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 20, 2010 -
UncategorizedGantz, The Movie, The Trailer
Japanese manga Gantz is being made into a movie. Here is the trailer. You can watch it! The original manga debuted in 2000 and follows a pair of high school students, a mysterious black sphere and bionic body suits. Gantz was spun off into a successful anime series and into a 2005 third-person shooter video…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 20, 2010 -
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The Games Of Summer: Wind Waker
I don’t know about you, but for me, being Australian, summer means only one thing: the beach. Golden sands, clear blue skies, a blinding sun. And no game captures the essence of this better than the Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker. The black sheep of the console Zelda family, and also my favourite video game…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Oh Mother, This Looks Hot
It’s July. July in Japan means one thing: unbearable heat. It’s not exactly the weather for your typical full body costume. Then again, role-playing title EarthBound isn’t your typical game. At the Club Sega arcade in Akihabara, a staffer donned a “Mr. Saturn” costume and waddled out onto the street and out into the heat.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Capcom Does Not Learn, Promises More Street Fighter Movies
The first Street Fighter movie was so bad it was kind of good. The second? Plain old bad. That’s not dissuading Capcom, however, who say that further live-action Street Fighter projects are currently in the pipeline. “I think you’ll see some clever live-action stuff that will excite our fans at some point in the future,…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Week In Comments
Kotaku’s Top Five List of Top 10 Lists Comment by: Walking Eye!:The Business-Casual Ga Nominated by: Mike8813 Number 6: Calling yourself a “hardcore” gamer Call yourself something better. A wine aficionado understands the complexities of wine and has witty repartee at wine tastings. A hardcore wine drinker drinks Mad Dog and yells at parking signs…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
When Did Peter Molyneux Jump The Shark?
You could point to any number of occasions in which Peter Molyneux, the man behind classics like Populous and Fable, jumped the proverbial shark. But when does Peter Molyneux think Peter Molyneux jumped the shark? “I’ve got a Fonz ‘shark moment’ – you know, where he’s jumped over a shark on his motorbike… and after…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Rumor: Namco vs Capcom, Capcom vs Namco In Development
Those aren’t two interpretations of the same piece of news; if Game Informer are to be believed, then two fighting games are currently in development, both pitting the stars of Namco against the stars of Capcom. Note these are fighting games, not a continuation of the old Namco x Cappcom RPG title that appeared on…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Countdown To Comic-Con
At some point in the next 48 hours, the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con will kick off. Will you be there? Let’s talk about our nerd convention plans for this week, among other sundry topics. For the Comic-Con vets and the San Diego natives in the crowd, would you kindly recommend your favorite watering holes, most…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
Scandal May Have ‘Permanently Damaged’ Tiger Woods PGA Tour
Electronic Arts was one of the few major brands not to run from Tiger Woods during the golfer’s embarrassingly public sex scandal this winter, but that loyalty hasn’t paid off, frets one analyst. “We are concerned that Woods’ scandal woes may have permanently damaged the sales potential of what we believe to be EA’s third…
By Owen Good Published July 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
DC Universe Online Opens Its Beta Door, Gets Limited Edition
Sony Online Entertainment’s next massively multiplayer online game, the superhero-stuffed DC Universe Online, will now take your application to join its massively multiplayer online beta, well in advance of its November launch on the PC and PlayStation 3. To sign up, head over to the official DC Universe Online site and hope for the best.…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 19, 2010 -
UncategorizedMonday Night Combat‘s Sniper is More of a Team Player
If by team player, you mean giving orders in jargon no one understands or follows. Not a loner by any stretch, Monday Night Combat‘s sniper class has a bag full of goodies making him indispensable to the action. You get freeze traps, a “flak” skill and an SMG (which, apparently, you may throw at your…
By Owen Good Published July 19, 2010 -
ReviewsLimbo Review: Death Foreshadowed
A boy wakes up in a forest. He is nothing but a silhouette and a pair of brightly glowing eyes. To the right is death, despair and, perhaps, a way out. So he goes there. This is Limbo. Playdead’s Xbox Live Arcade game, a nightmarish, inventive, puzzle-solving platforming adventure, is presented without plot or pretense.…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
NHL 11 Soundtrack Is Full of Hockey Hair Hits
EA Sports promised a list of “classic arena anthems” for its NHL offerings and one in particular makes it mission freaking accomplished on that score: The Final Countdown, by Europe, part of both NHL 11 and NHL Slapshot‘s soundtracks. Pantera and Megadeth also give the game an arena-rock edge, appearing by request of their fans.…
By Owen Good Published July 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
How To Survive The Sun, Sand & Slump Of Your Gaming Summer
Summer is tough on the person who loves playing video games. How can one survive gaming’s hottest, sweatiest and slowest season, whether hitting the beach with a Nintendo DS and PSP, or staying home and out of the sun? If you’re going on an extended road trip or vacationing to destinations far from home and…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 19, 2010 -
UncategorizedMeet Totec, Lara Croft’s 2,000-Year-Old Rifleman
The Mayans were fierce warriors, so … why not hand one an assault rifle? Or flamethrower? Or rocket launcher? Sounds like a good policy to me, and Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light demonstrates it effectively in this trailer.
By Owen Good Published July 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
Call of Duty’s Pay To Play Rumors Squashed By Treyarch, Infinity Ward
The publisher of Call of Duty may want to explore “new digital business models” for its bestselling military shooter—perhaps as an MMO—but rumors of Modern Warfare 2 going pay-to-play appear to be premature. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare developer Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling took to his massively followed Twitter account today, dispelling rumors that the…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 19, 2010