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New Take on Driver Pushed Back to 2011
Driver San Francisco, the body-hopping reboot of Ubisoft’s popular driving action series, won’t be hitting stores and your consoles this year after all. A short note from Ubisoft points out that the game, previously scheduled for a release in 2010, won’t be hitting until their fourth quarter, which runs January to March 2011. The publisher…
By Brian Crecente Published July 12, 2010 -
UncategorizedNine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
You’re a college student who finds himself trapped on a sinking ferry with eight other passengers, forced to play a twisted game where losing means a watery grave. This is Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors for the Nintendo DS. Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors is an adventure game for the Nintendo DS, though…
By Mike Fahey Published July 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Nintendo Download: Are You A Lover Or A Fighter?
Will you use the customizable fighting moves of Toribash to become the ultimate fighter on your Wii, or will you use 4 Travellers – Play French to become the ultimate lover with your DSi? It’s all about passion. This week’s Nintendo Download is heavy on the puzzles and popping, with Balloon Pop Festival for WiiWare…
By Mike Fahey Published July 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
If A Slime Met A Chocobo
What would happen if Dragon Quest’s most famous slime encountered Final Fantasy’s most famous bird? Yuji Horii, father of Dragon Quest, must know the answer. “Maybe Slime hops onto Chocobo,” Horii told Kotaku last week through a translator during an interview tied into the U.S. launch of Dragon Quest IX on the Nintendo DS. “Would…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Secret Lives of Gamers Should Stay Secret
Everyone is entitled to a secret identity, it seems. That’s the lesson that Blizzard learned last week when they unveiled a new set of rules that would have stripped anonymity away from those posting comments in the forums for the developer’s popular games like World of Warcraft and the upcoming StarCraft II. Blizzard’s Real ID…
By Brian Crecente Published July 12, 2010 -
UncategorizedMonday, Monday
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft I dunno about you, but I always feel so refreshed on Monday. Ready to hit the ground running! WATCH OUT!! (Yeah, I know this song is about crying on Monday and all that jazz — still a good tune!) What you missed last night We Have A Winner Nvidia Launches New…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
More Super Robot Wars Anime? That Seems Possible
Fullmetal Alchemist animator Satoshi Kubo has publicly stated on Japanese social networking site Mixi that he refused to work on a Super Robot Wars project. He cited the involvement of a certain staffer for the reason why. A Super Robot Wars project? Does that mean a new one? As website Anime News Network points out,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Hayao Miyazaki Compares iPad Use To Masturbation
Hayao Miyazaki is the greatest animator alive. And he does not like the iPad. Noted for Studio Ghibli classics like My Neighbor Totoro, Miyazaki has stated that he rarely watches TV, does not own a computer or a fax and doesn’t even own a DVD player. Instead of e-mail, he writes letters. He also makes…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Report: 12% Of British People Can’t See 3D Properly
Oh dear. This whole “3D” thing could have a little more trouble getting off the ground if research by Britain’s Eyecare Trust is on the money. “3-D technology relies on our eyes’ ability to work together as a co-ordinated team to achieve an accurate perception of depth,” the report says. “However, more than one in…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Believes The 3DS Can Stop Piracy
Earlier models of the Nintendo DS are awash in a sea of pirated games. The upcoming 3DS? It might be a tougher nut to crack. That’s according to THQ, anyways, whose executive VP of global publishing Ian Curran told CVG, “What excites me even more [than 3DS games] is that there’s technology built in that…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
This Coma Game Is Way Better Than It Sounds
Coma is a flash game by Thomas Brush, in which you…well, just wander around a world exploring and helping people out. It’s beautiful. It looks beautiful. It sounds beautiful. And while it’s of course limited by the fact it’s a flash game with barely any controls, it stretches this about as far those limitations allow.…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Nintendo 3DS Is A Tricky Sell
The Wii was an easy sell. Nintendo showed the Wii Remote and that players could swing it around. Simple! Ditto for the Nintendo DS. It has a touch screen, and there is a stylus. Clear as day. The Nintendo 3DS is another ball game altogether, because it isn’t something that you can show directly on…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Splinter Cell Action Figure Sneaking Onto Shelves
“BUY ACTION FIGURE” may not have been written across the side of a building during the latest Splinter Cell game, but for die-hard fans it should have been, given the impending release of a new, plastic tribute to Sam Fisher. Based on his likeness in Splinter Cell: Conviction, this figure by NECA isn’t quite ready…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
What Is Missing From This God Eater Cosplay?
God Eater, Namco Bandai’s Monster Hunter clone, is popular in Japan. So popular that it recently had its own festival in Akihabara, complete with some cosplayer lady. Something is missing… Oh, right. A LARGE SWORD. So there you go! Monster Hunter also has had its own festival in the past. So a God Eater festival…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Mortal Kombat Game That Never Was
There are a lot of Mortal Kombat games that should never have been made. This one at least had the foresight to be cancelled before it saw the light of day. It was called Mortal Kombat: Fire & Ice (sadly, not pictured above), and was a co-operative game starring Scorpion and Sub-Zero, similar to 2005’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Samus Will Get You Interested in Wonder Festival
This summer, like the summer before it and the summer before it, will see Wonder Festival. What’s the big deal about Wonder Festival? Well, do you see this figure of Samus from Metroid? Do you like it? Wonder Festival, AKA Wonfes, is figurine event. Some of the figurines will be like this Samus one. Some…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 12, 2010