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Video games are too big, and too hard. Even for those of us that will argue against this notion until we’re blue in the face, there is an increasing amount of data that proves it. Here’s what seems to be going on in game development right now to address it. Since we rebooted GamePro at…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Today… My Son is a Gamer So great, so, so, so, so great. I’m not watching it right now — right now, I’m working. I’m listening to it. So, so great. What you missed last night Don’t Hate Crysis 2 Because It’s Beautiful Modern Warfare 2’s Next DLC Brings More…
Super Mario Galaxy 2 is coming to the Nintendo Wii. Soon, even. Here are a bunch of ads. Better yet, a compendium That’s Kazunari Ninomiya and Masaki Aiba playing through the game. Aiba is a popstar and actor — ditto for Ninomiya; however, he’s known to Western audiences for his role in Letters from Iwo…
While some adult game developers would be content with virtual skirt lifting, Teatime is not just some game developer. As noted previously, Teatime has brought face tracking “T-Cam” tech to its games, allowing players to look at in-game heroines from various angles, including up their skirts. The developer’s latest game has virtual skirt lifting. Upcoming…
Prince of Persia. Prince of Persia has a new game coming out. New movie, too. It’s set in Persia, Persia has sand. All of which explains this giant Prince of Persia sand castle! It’s been built in London, and while it’s a shameless marketing ploy engineered in order to gain column space on video game…
What is this, 1876? Who still writes letters? Not me, though that won’t stop me looking fondly at these Dragon Age letter openers, which fittingly are tiny replicas of Dragon Age swords. Distributed by Sideshow, there are two available, the Grey Warden’s “Render” and the Darkspawn’s “Greatersword”. While small – both are only 7″ tall…
It may be early, but it’s still Friday. And Friday’s Friday. Know what that means? It’s time for Tell Us Dammit. So tell, us. Dammit! Here’s how it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn’t some marketing survey or whatever. It’s an emotional investment in you. Yes,…
The controls? Too complex. As seen on Toby Toons
Fighting game Street Fighter II is iconic. The opening theme for anime Doraemon is iconic as well. Will they mix? Someone on the Japanese internet decided to see if that was possible but attempting to use sound effects from Street Fighter II to reproduced the Doraemon opening theme, Doraemon no Uta (Doraemon’s Song). Doraemon is…
Master Chief is a big man, but he wasn’t always big. He was once a boy, called John! And when John was a boy – no, a baby – then maybe these Halo helmets would have fit him. Special effects house WETA, who at one stage were signed up to do the Peter Jackson Halo…
Well, according to Gears of War designer Cliff Bleszinski, it is… Sci-fi role-playing franchise Mass Effect. Here’s the quote — from an interview with website Gamasutra: The thing that was cool was that Mass Effect is kind of an RPG for me, with the cover-based shooting. I think there’s a reason why it’s been successful.…
Readers of PC Gamer, one of the last bastions of the specialist press for the platform, have been voting on what they think are the best 100 PC games of all time. And the results are in! The results of course skew towards more contemporary titles, and as such serve more as an illustration of…
Take one World of Warcraft account. One changed password. And a very, very angry fat man. Hijinks ensue. There are bad words as well as a slur, spilling out of the pie hole of this angry fat man. You have been warned. Of course, this might be fake, staged or both. It’s not nearly as…
I may be slightly biased in saying this, as I have British family, but games – or, at least fantasy games – always sound more professional to me when they hire a good, English cast to handle the voice work. Case in point: this is John Cleese, of Monty Python and Fawlty Towers fame, recording…
Japanese game maker Sega, perhaps best known for Sonic the Hedgehog and Virtua Fighter, just launched a countdown teaser site for a new game. Possibly, a new Xbox 360 game. The text on the countdown site itself is thin on details; however, the site’s URL (next-360action.sega.jp) has some wondering if SEGA is going to reveal…
You are looking at a one-off 1/1 scale recreation of schoolgirl Manaka Takane from Nintendo DS dating sim Love Plus. Impressive, amazing and, yes, creepy. This was spotted at the recent Treasure Festa in Japan at the Link Factory booth. Link Factory is a Japanese prop and special effect house, so these guys are pros.…
Repeating a pattern set by the game’s first batch of downloadable content, Modern Warfare 2’s “Resurgence” pack will contain a mix of maps, some new, some not so new. This, of course, was the focal point of many consumer’s anger over the first pack, being that they were spending $15 for something that only contained…
The PlayStation 2 deservedly holds the record as the top-selling video game console of all time. It won’t, however, hold the record for much longer. Because the Nintendo DS is nipping at its heels, and despite having released five years after the PS2, will – barring an unforseen disaster – overtake Sony’s console towards the…
This is from 2006. Eons ago. Just look at that outfit! Shorts, a tutu and make-up from 1985? I…don’t geddit. It’s now 2010, and we are living in the future. Technology is more advanced. Plastic mechas have improved. Posing, too. Priced at ¥350,000 (US$3,700), this 35 kilogram, 1.5 meter high “Hyper Hyrbid” HY2M RX-78-2 Gundam…
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