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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 - Uncategorized
Summertime
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: That’s It, I’m Done, I’m Never Buying A High-End Mac Again Welcome to the summer of gaming Ash. We kicked off our theme week this morning and so far it’s chugging along nicely. We’ve also got a steady stream of StarCraft II stories in bound and San Diego Comic-Con, which…
By Brian Crecente Published July 19, 2010 - CultureSplitscreen
Sony Explores Alternative to Split-Screen Multiplayer
A couple of patent applications published recently show that Sony’s looking at stereoscopic video for more than just 3D gaming; it could take the place of split-screen local multiplayer. Broke My Controller noticed the applications, filed a year ago and published on Thursday, that show a method for rendering separate images on the same screen,…
By Owen Good Published July 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
It’s A Blue Monday For GameStop Rock Band 3 Preorders
Harmonix and MTV Games have revealed retailer-specific preorder bonuses for Rock Band 3, with GameStop customers scoring three free tunes when the game launches October 26, including New Order’s techno anthem “Blue Monday.” It’s no “True Faith,” but it’ll do. With the addition of keyboards, Rock Band 3 opens players up to a whole new…
By Mike Fahey Published July 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Best Terminator Game May Be Fan Made
We can’t say with total certainty whether FPS Terminator, a fan-made mod built on the Unreal Engine, will be the best, but it’s safe to assume that it’s better than the most recent entry, Terminator Salvation. Sorry, GRIN! In self-proclaimed alpha state, FPS Terminator’s creator nails the most important aspects of Terminator killing. Namely, the…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
The U.S. Needs More Cyberwarriors
In this digital age, when the country’s most delicate information and processes are housed on vast computer networks, who do we turn to for defense against attacks by cyber-terrorists and 4chan? Now more than ever, the nation needs cyberwarriors. But the cyberwarriors aren’t heeding the call to battle. According to a report on NPR, America…
By Mike Fahey Published July 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
Zone Of Enders Fans Have Crashing Power
Kojima Productions’ chief podcaster reveals how many fans responded to a 2009 inquiry about whether fans want the development studio to make a new Zone of Enders game. Effort on the sequel has been backburnered. [Kojima Productions podcast, iTunes.]
By Stephen Totilo Published July 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
Is It Hyrulean Fashion Week In New York?
Boomerangs, the androgynous adventurer’s must-have accessory this season, as we’ve learned from this Legend of Zelda-themed display at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology, captured by The SinfulKnight.
By Michael McWhertor Published July 19, 2010 -
UncategorizedMusic Can Change The World Of Power Gig
Did you know upcoming rhythm game Power Gig is set in a fantasy world of Ohm, where rockers can affect the world through their music, using their powers to fight against the oppressive Headliner? I had no clue. I guess I as blinded by Power Gig’s use of a real six string guitar instead of…
By Mike Fahey Published July 19, 2010 -
UncategorizedSummer Video Game Movie, Super Mario Sunshine
As we get in a summer gaming mood here, let’s spend part of the week watching clips of the most summer-styled games. We start with sun-splashed Super Mario Sunshine. Who knows when it occurred, but it feels like summer.
By Stephen Totilo Published July 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
Plants Vs. Zombies Shambles To Xbox 360 This Fall
If Plants Vs. Zombies has Xbox Live Achievements, surely there must be a video game to go along with it, right? Yes, of course. PopCap’s gardening of the dead smash hit will become an Xbox Live Arcade game in September. The maker of Peggle and Bejeweled made it official today, revealing an XBLA version of…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
Tron For iPhone: Glorious Multiplayer Light Tanks, With More To Come
The official Tron app just hit the App Store, and it is stunning. The free app currently offers a (very good) tanks game, just with Tron-style weapons and laser-light levels, but even more premium games are on their way. Disney will be updating the app continuously until the movie’s release this December, adding more games…
By Kyle VanHemert Published July 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
30 Things We Will Know About Video Games In 30 Years
How can I know what video games will be like in the year 2040? How can I do anything but speculate? Preparing for a futurist panel tonight, I’ve determined 30 things we will know about about video games by 2040. I don’t know if anyone will have played a video game on the moon by…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 19, 2010