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EA To Bring Us More NERF Than We can Shake a Foam Sword At
EA will be shipping a NERF bundle pack this October. The NERF N-Strike Double Blast Bundle package will include two old Wii games NERF N-Strike, and sequel NERF N-Strike Elite. Also included is a custom Switch Shot EX-3 NERF gun with attachable red reveal decoder lens. The Switch shot allows players to insert a Wii…
By Aulistar Mark Published July 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
Stare Down Red Dead Redemption’s Legends And Killers
Rockstar has released four screens of next month’s Legends and Killers downloadable content for Red Dead Redemption. Are you man enough to look Mr. Kelly in the eye? Mr. Kelly from Red Dead Revolver is just one of the new playable characters coming in next month’s new downloadable content, along with nine new multiplayer locations…
By Mike Fahey Published July 16, 2010 -
UncategorizedGoldenEye N64 To Wii Comparison, Dam Vs. Dam
This fall’s GoldenEye game on the Wii isn’t a shot-for-shot remake of the Nintendo 64 James Bond original. It doesn’t even use the same maps. But let’s compare overlapping locations. This is the Facility level in the N64 game. So is this. This is the Facility of the new game from a new screenshot released…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
Is Apple’s Solution Better Than These Other Hardware Fixes?
Free cases for all iPhone 4 users! How does Apple’s fix compare to some of gaming’s more recent hardware problem solutions? Let’s take a look. Wii Remote Straps The Problem: The flimsy Wii remote straps that shipped with early versions of Nintendo’s console weren’t quite up to the task of securing the controllers to the…
By Mike Fahey Published July 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
Mega Man Gets Multiple New Looks, Including Some Familiar Faces
Click to viewMega Man Universe will bring an artful new look and homages to other Capcom classics when it hits the Playstation store and Xbox Live. “We are thrilled to finally be able to announce Mega Man Universe,” said Kenji Inafune, Head of Research and Development Management for Capcom Entertainment. “This game will break the…
By Brian Crecente Published July 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
Breach’s Delay To 2011 Makes Things Difficult For Players
While Atomic Games has missed the chance to get “Destruction 3.0” shooter Breach onto Xbox Live this summer, the new January 2011 release window gives the developer time to blur the line between military simulation and video game even further. Breach was so impressive at PAX East in March that one gamer tried to steal…
By Mike Fahey Published July 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
Aion Goes 2.0 In September
The Elysea and Asmodae take the battle to the Balaur this September, when Ncsoft releases the first major free expansion for the massively-multiplayer online role-playing game Aion, Assault on Balaurea. Assault on Balaurea is the full name of Aion’s 2.0 update, which we’ve discussed previously at length. The expansion pack sized update gives the player…
By Mike Fahey Published July 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Peek At Your Fallout: New Vegas Graphic Novel
The graphic novel prequel to upcoming Fallout: New Vegas will feature cover art by the artist behind Hard Boiled and the look of the Matrix movies. Geof Darrow’s cover, a bit of which is seen above, is a good example of the attention-to-detail art that helped Darrow make his name. The All Roads graphic novel…
By Brian Crecente Published July 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
From The Top Of The Ladder, Painfully
WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw 2011 will add a new move-set, Kotaku learned yesterday. Finishers from the top of the ladder, 10-15 of them. Publisher THQ was keeping a lot of details about the fall wrestling game quiet, holding off on big announcements until next month’s Summerslam WWE pay-per-view and surrounding hype event. We can tell…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
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By Stephen Totilo Published July 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
Space Invaders Hits the iPad With a Bar-Top Twist And Secrets
Taito just released a hot little Space Invaders game for the iPad. Sure, Space Invaders HD is nothing new, there’s no new modes or re-imaginings of how to play the game, instead it’s a faithful adaptation of the original title, down to the little 3D joystick you use to play. But, this isn’t just an…
By Brian Crecente Published July 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
I Did Not Burn Down The House Today
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Germany, Booked! Phew! Mrs. Bashcraft and Mini-Bash boarded a plane for Texas today, leaving me and Micro together. This morning was spent outside, playing baseball and walking to the drugstore. We then went to a playground. The idea is to go outside in the morning and exercise so the kid…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
Cave Reveals New Shooter, Invites You To Test It
Arcade shmup developer Cave is making a new…arcade shmup. The new game is called “Akai Katana”. “Akai” means “red”, and “katana” means, well, “katana”. Set around 1950, the game is a retro military-style scrolling shooter with each ship having unique bullet patterns. The game will be tested later this month at Tokyo arcade Akihabara Hey.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2010 -
UncategorizedEVO Fighting Tournament Makes The Evening News In Taiwan
Justin Wong, the famed Street Fighter player, lost at this year’s EVO 2010 fighting tournament. The guy who beat him is now a hero in his native Taiwan. Taiwanese player GamerBee was one of two players from Taiwan. Using character Adon, GamerBee defeated favorite Wong, knocking him out of the semi-finals. While GamerBee ended up…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
How To Make A 3D Paper-Clone of Yourself for Under $40
There are situations in life that call for a clone. But unless you’re a mad scientist with a secret lab in your basement, a 3D paper-clone like this is the closest you’ll ever get to pulling off that insurance scam. The whole project requires about $40 in supplies. You’ll basically gather up all the materials,…
By Rosa Golijan Published July 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
New James Bond Game Is Like A New James Bond Movie
Confirming literally years of rumours, Activision today unveiled James Bond: Blood Stone, a new Bond game that comes with not just driving sequences, but some celebrity pedigree, too. For one, it’s featuring the vocal talents of Daniel Craig and Dame Judi Dench, reprising their roles from the last two Bond movies. The game’s story has…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
Indie Dev Says Epic Can “F**k Off”
If the Develop Conference in Britain earlier this week was good for one thing, it was a healthy dose of games industry shit-talking. Like this rant from Positech’s Cliff Harris, in which he says “Mark Rein is a jerk”. Positech is the team behind Gratuitous Space Battles, and yesterday Harris gave a talk at the…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
Team Fortress 2’s Next Update Is Fan-Made
Polycount’s Team Fortress 2 competition is over, the winners, announced. What does this mean for you, the average Team Fortress 2 player? It means that a whole bunch of new stuff is about to appear in-game, and free of charge. Crafted by members of Polycount’s community – a refuge for video game artists – these…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sengoku Basara, The Licensed Theme Park Attraction
Capcom’s Sengoku Basara is popular in Japan. So popular that it has its own theme park attraction at the base of Mount Fuji. How many games can say that? Spawning a series of successful sequels, a stage play and an anime, Sengoku Basara has captured the imagination of many young female gamers. To mark the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2010