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Steel Diver Is Nintendo’s Secret Recommendation
I threw a verbal elbow at some Nintendo people this past E3 and asked them to tell me which game I needed to play among the ones I might have easily missed. Two of them said right away: Steel Diver. The submarine game on the 3DS? The one I messed with for 10 seconds before…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
New World Of Warcraft Patch Enables Cross-Game Chat
Blizzard’s 3.3.5 patch for World of Warcraft went live yesterday, enabling the new Battle.net Real ID feature, allowing for cross-faction, cross-server, and when StarCraft II comes out, cross-game chat. Real ID is a layer of friends list on top of the one World of Warcraft players are used to. Instead of tagging another character name…
By Mike Fahey Published June 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Beware The Commenter Foreign Legion
Are you up on your commenting etiquette? I sure hope you are, because we just brought in an army of ban hammers. While I can’t guarantee all of them are wearing leather aprons, white gloves and sport waist-long beards, I can guarantee that they’re all a bunch of no-nonsense comment moderators, men and women just…
By Brian Crecente Published June 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Science Finds Courage In The Human Brain
General George Patton said that “Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.” Now scientists may have found a way to stimulate courage, pinpointing the portion of the brain that helps humans conquer their fears. Snakes – why is it always snakes? A team of researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel,…
By Mike Fahey Published June 23, 2010 -
UncategorizedEpic Mickey Is, In Theory, The Game of the Year
Warren Spector, who knows more about Mickey Mouse’s ears and video game creation than I do, thinks Epic Mickey has a shot. “My goal is always to make the best game ever made,” he told me last week in Los Angeles. He was sitting backstage at Disney’s massive E3 booth, proud of the Mickey Mouse…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 23, 2010 -
UncategorizedEl Shaddai’s Lucifel Is Headed For A Fall
The second part of Ignition’s epic trailer for El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron gets up close and personal with Lucifel, a suave archangel destined to become the foremost fallen. Oh, and porklings. Lucifel is of course Lucifer, God’s favorite angel who eventually falls from grace and becomes the ruler of hell. The eternal damnation…
By Mike Fahey Published June 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
White iPhones Are a Hassle to Make
“White models of Apple’s new iPhone 4 have proven more challenging to manufacture than expected, and as a result they will not be available until the second half of July. The availability of the more popular iPhone 4 black models is not affected.” —- Apple
By Brian Crecente Published June 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Survive Earthquakes, Floods, And Tornadoes With Disaster Hero
Adventure game company Legacy Interactive and the American College Of Emergency Physicians have teamed up to create Disaster Hero, a web-based game aimed at helping people keep it together while the world is falling apart. When the forces of nature turn against us it seems like there’s nothing we can do to prevent them, but…
By Mike Fahey Published June 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
All Points Bulletin… For an Hour of Your Time
What do you want to know about Crackdown developer Realtime Worlds’ new online cops and crooks game APB? Ask the game’s lead designer, now, live! In addition to fielding your calls about all things E3—PlayStation Move, Nintendo 3DS, Kinect for Xbox 360—we’ll be chatting with APB: All Points Bulletin lead EJ Moreland about the team’s…
By Brian Crecente Published June 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Missed Connections: Rock Of Ages
Between the trailer, these screenshots, and the advertisements on every E3 badge holder, I’m terribly sorry I missed our E3 2010 appointment with Atlus and didn’t see Rock of Ages, but I had to fly home. There was cake waiting. Rock of Ages is a new downloadable game from ACE Team of Zeno Clash fame.…
By Mike Fahey Published June 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Living The High Life In Test Drive Unlimited 2
A glamorous, raven-haired beauty clad in a slinky dress wanders through a showcase of the world’s most expensive vehicles, her high heels clicking on the tile floor. I’m that raven-haired beauty, and one of these cars will soon be mine. The game is Test Drive Unlimited 2, Eden Games and Atari’s second trip into the…
By Mike Fahey Published June 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
E3’s Most Amazing T-Shirt
This little gem was being handed out to a very select crowd of people at the Capcom booth. The shirt, designed and printed by Mike McWhertor’s Meat Bun, was being passed out to promote Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 and sports a Secret Wars motif. So amazing.
By Brian Crecente Published June 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
DC Comics Finally Goes Digital
The electronic comic book movement gains momentum today, as Batman and Superman publisher DC Comics finally goers digital, offering downloadable comics for the iPad, iPhone, and Sony PSP. Marvel does it. Image does it. Even Dark Horse has electronic versions of many of their comic books available for purchase online. The one, major holdout has…
By Mike Fahey Published June 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Jimmy Fallon Jacks The Hind In Call Of Duty: Black Ops
Jimmy Fallon played Call of Duty: Black Ops on Late Night last night, proving once again that video games are much more enjoyable in front of a live studio audience. Who needs 3D when you can have an entire television studio full of fans cheering you on? Fallon is joined by Treyarch’s Mark Lamia and…
By Mike Fahey Published June 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Metroid: Other M Is Exactly What I Was Waiting For
Metroid: Other M is a fascinating game, one that manages to feel both like a solid retro remake and an innovative new take on a beloved series at the same time. This almost schizophrenic game design was, I believe, very deliberate, the product of having Nintendo’s Yoshio Sakamoto and Ninja Gaiden creators Team Ninja work…
By Brian Crecente Published June 23, 2010 -
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New Zelda Continues Disturbing Right-Handed Brainwashing
The hero of the Legend of Zelda is left handed, just like Nintendo’s top-designer Shigeru Miyamoto and me, right? Not in the new Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. In theory, Link has been turned right-handed because he is being controlled with the Wii Remote, a device many gamers hold in their right hand. Even I…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 23, 2010