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UncategorizedThese Are The People Who Fight (And Like To Watch)
EVO 2010, the biggest event on the fighting game calendar, isn’t all about testosterone and victory. For most, it’s just about kicking back and enjoying watching the thing they love most. Richard Li, a contestant at the event (and also a video producer at 1UP), filmed these gorgeous shots of the crowd while he was…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
Does Final Fantasy Need A Reboot?
Final Fantasy XIII was released last year, and Final Fantasy Versus XIII is forthcoming. Now might be as good a time as any to clean the slate and start over. Final Fantasy XIII was hardly a failure, selling a whopping 5 million copies plus. “But when it comes to the customers’ reaction to the quality…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
So, Where’s This New Mad Max Game?
Over two years ago, it was revealed that director George Miller would be making a new Mad Max movie, and that God of War 2 director Cory Barlog would be making the accompanying game. And we’ve heard almost nothing since! There may be a very good reason for this. See, the film and the game…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
Did You Think Fable II Had A Bunch Of Bugs?
Then you have no idea how many didn’t make it into finished product. According to Fable II designer Peter Molyneux, there were 67,000 bugs in Fable II that the development team needed to squash. That’s…a lot. “At one point we had 67,000 bugs,” he said, “and when the Xbox test team tested the game they…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
Amazon As Market Research (For The Lonely Gamer)
The fleshlight is, to put it bluntly, a device for assisting in the act of male masturbation. It’s also, shockingly, quite the hit with lonely video gamers. At least, it is according to this Amazon page. And since Amazon’s “customers who bought” pages are generated mechanically, there’s no room for prejudice, comedy or torment. Just…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 16, 2010 -
ReviewsDeathSmiles Review: Shmup Complex
Little girls. In frilly dresses. Shooting things. Yep, you’re about to read a DeathSmiles review. The game’s developer Cave is no stranger to shooters, specifically of the manic side-scrolling type. Cave is to shooters what Square Enix is to role-playing games — an icon of the industry. The rigor, dedication and love puts in its…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2010 -
UncategorizedGod Of War Movie Trailer Is…Unexpectedly Brilliant
The actual God of War movie will in all likelihood feature loads of darkness, blood, man nipples and scowling. This trailer for a fake movie has none of those, and is all the better for it. It’s the trailer for the God of War movie…if the God of War movie was an indie flick. And…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
Come Get Your Final Starcraft II System Specs
Starcraft II is less than two weeks away, but many of you are still sweating on the game’s final, official system requirements (for both PC and Mac) to see if you can play it or not. Well, here they are. Things don’t look too steep from where I’m standing. My PC sits around the “recommended…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
Metal Gear’s Hideo Kojima Will Judge Your Cosplay At Comic-Con
The man responsible for inflicting Metal Gear and Metal Gear Solid on the world is going to the San Diego Comic-Con next week. Better still he’ll be judging your attempts at cosplay during the event. Hideo Kojima will be heading to San Diego, California next week, signing whatever you put in front of him and…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
In Brightest Day, In Blackest Night
So, what do you think of Ryan Reynolds as your Green Lantern, fancy computer generated super suit and all? This is the place to discuss it, gang, a post that’s not just about video games. EW has the first pics of DC’s big screen adaptation and, hoo boy, it really makes me appreciate the way…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kinect Pricing Reveal is Imminent, According to Trendy Social Media Channels
Instead of just coughing up an MSRP for Kinect, Microsoft’s doing the announcement-of-an-announcement thing. But you can join up a Facebook page or text an SMS code to make sure you get immediate notification the sucker’s $149. Or whatever. Microsoft’s threatening to reveal the price of the new utility soon, but of course wants people…
By Owen Good Published July 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
To Make More Oddworld, Just Add Water
Remember that loose talk of a new Oddworld game in development? It was true. Only things have changed and now there are multiple Oddworld projects hitting multiple platforms, courtesy of developer Just Add Water. The developer of PlayStation Network and PSP game Gravity Crash is working with Oddworld Inhabitants and the brain of Lorne Lanning…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
When All Else Fails, Try Selling Your NES for $35,000
Several months back, a rare NES game sold for more than $40,000. It’s not one of the 42 games offered along with an NES in this eBay lot but you know what is? The eternal thanks of the seller. Calling it the “Best Original NES Bundle Package on eBay,” seller ronald3868 says it’s going for…
By Owen Good Published July 15, 2010 -
UncategorizedSwords & Soldiers Takes Invasion From WiiWare To PlayStation Network
WiiWare strategy game Swords & Soldiers is getting an HD facelift, making its way to the PlayStation Network “soon.” It has Aztecs, Vikings, ninja and monkeys—MONKEYS—battling it out for 2D dominance. Monkeys, people. Sony Online Entertainment and Ronimo have given the WiiWare version a spit polish—meaning they’ve redone the RTS game’s artwork, resulting in a…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
NCAA 11 Picks Alabama Ohio State for the National Title
We know there’s a certain level of stagecraft and gimmickry to these sports video games picking winners. That said, EA Sports has correctly predicted the Super Bowl, Stanley Cup, and World Cup champion this year. Now, by virtue of NCAA Football 11, it says Alabama will defeat Ohio State nope, it actually says Ohio State…
By Owen Good Published July 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kinect Is Going On A Road Trip
Microsoft is taking its Kinect controller for the Xbox 360 on a summer vacation, hitting up dozens of locations in the United States and offering the public a chance to play with the device before it launches this November. The “Kinect Experience Mobile Demo Tour” will give curious Xbox 360 owners a chance to play…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Making Of Bulletstorm’s Gory Piles of Meat
Just before this year’s E3, the people who make Bulletstorm—EA, Epic Games and People Can Fly—sent us a big wad of meat. In was inedible, thanks to the shell casings, teeth and fingers inside. It was gross. The awful secret of that mystery meat? It was Spam. Well compensated advertising professionals at Wieden + Kennedy…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Madden 11 Demo Hits July 27
The Madden NFL 11 demo will release July 27, and in addition to five minute quarters, it will feature adjustable AI sliders, unlockables, and an early redeemable achievement. Create and save a game plan – the new prioritization engine that brings up plays in the streamlined GameFlow mode – and when you pop in the…
By Owen Good Published July 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Germany, Booked!
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: I Have Two Weeks Of Dinner! Sure, Comic Con hasn’t even started yet in San Diego. I haven’t even BEGUN to vacation for a week. But it’s already time to start dealing with the approaching Gamecom blow-out in Germany in August. Today, I nailed down the rest of the flights…
By Brian Crecente Published July 15, 2010