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Blood Of The Cybermen Looks Terribly Chilly
The second free downloadable Doctor Who Adventure Game will be Blood of the Cybermen, which takes place in an abandoned Arctic research station. That certainly explains the mini-skirt. After the first episode in the series, City of the Daleks, garnered more than half a million download requests in the first 12 days of release, the…
By Mike Fahey Published June 22, 2010 - Uncategorized
Microsoft Explains Why Kinect Doesn’t Do Gears of War 3, Halo: Reach
When Kinect was unveiled as Project Natal during last year’s E3 and Tokyo Game Show it looked like the sort of controller that would be used for a wider variety of games. Up on stage, Microsoft showed off not only a bunch of casual games for the motion-controller, but also innovative titles like Milo, which…
By Brian Crecente Published June 22, 2010 - Uncategorized
There Is No Ugly Part Of This Wii Game
Kirby’s Epic Yarn is my pick for Best-Looking Game of E3. My pick for Best Game That Looks Like It Was Made Out Of Yarn. My pick for Best Game That Had A Kirby Mech That I Missed. Kirby’s Epic Yarn is one of two side-scrollers coming from Nintendo this fall, part of the gaming…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 22, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sony: Almost All Sony Developers Looking Into 3D
Sony is making a big push for 3D with 3D televisions and a 3D ready game console. But Sony isn’t alone, the company says. According to Sony Worldwide Studios honcho Shuhei Yoshida, “Almost all WWS developers are researching how they can incorporate stereoscopic 3D technology into their games.” “Almost all WWS developers are researching how…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 22, 2010 - Uncategorized
Tomorrow, Mini-Bash Is Seven. Seven!
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Real-Life Pilotwings My eldest son, Mini-Bash, turns seven tomorrow. Incredible. I remember when he was born. I don’t remember when I was born, but I remember when I was seven. We’ve well entered the realm of crystal clear memories. For his birthday, he wanted a storage case for his toy…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 22, 2010 - Uncategorized
Nintendo “Not Satisfied” With its Online Efforts
Super Mario Bros. Wii does not have online. There is one man who ultimately decided not to include the feature. That man is Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Mario. In a meeting with investors at E3 last week, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed that Miyamoto decided not to include online. “So I’d like to talk…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 22, 2010 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Network Gaming Gets Freemium Title
With free-to-play games like Farmville proving massive successes, it seemed like it would only be a matter of time before that model game to home game consoles. That time has come. Japanese game developer Acquire is releasing a quest-based PSP title called Bakumatsu Revolution. Hitting the PlayStation Network in Japan, the main game will be…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 22, 2010 - Uncategorized
Nintendo 3DS Might Be Used For Newspapers, Magazines Too
In an interview with Japanese business paper Nikkei, Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has said his company is looking at ways to automatically beam newspaper and magazine articles to a 3DS handheld. The 3DS can receive data while in sleep mode (powered on but the “clamshell” lid closed), and Iwata hopes that when a handheld comes…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2010 - Uncategorized
Civilization Addiction Is As Real As This Trailer Suggests
While the last Civilization V trailer got us hot and heavy with menu footage, this one hits a little closer to home, dealing with the trauma and tragedy of Civilization addiction. This clip marks the return of Civanon, 2K’s great promotional campaign for the series that were it any other publisher and any other series…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2010 - Uncategorized
Steampunk Halo
Master Chief…all Victorian like. Over the course of two months, artist Christophe worked on this steampunk version of the helmet worn by the Halo Spartan. After a series of misses, Christophe was able to use four layers of acrylic paint and PCV pipe to create the effect. Oh, forgot one last material used — the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 22, 2010 - Uncategorized
This Xbox 360 Looks Ready For The Battlefield
GAEMS, which stands for Gaming and Entertainment Mobile Systems, may have one of the stupidest company names in the business, but they also have one of the more original products with this Xbox 360 “suitcase”. It’s a portable Xbox 360, 15-inch LCD screen (running at 720p) and a multiple speaker setup, all bundled neatly inside…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2010 - Uncategorized
Yakuza 4 Will Feature Hostesses
When Sega released the localized version of crime game Yakuza 3, it took out the hostesses. Some people made a big stink. (I hate it when jerks do that!) And now, Sega is releasing Yakuza 4. The Western version will have hostesses. Sega confirmed this to website Siliconera. Other Yakuza 4 mini-games like mahjong and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 22, 2010 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Undoes Four Years Of Alienation In A Single Hour
Nintendo’s E3 was very strange. Watching the parade of titles on show for both new and existing hardware, you’d never have guessed this was the same company that for four years had almost undone twenty years of good work. I mean that in a very selfish way, of course. With unprecedented sales of both the…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2010 - Uncategorized
“Secret” Pac-Man Drawings
Toru Iwatani created Pac-Man. He still carries top secret documents with him to game conferences. No, really. Iwatani was a speaker at the recent Festival of Games. To the surprise of the conference’s host, Iwatani was carrying the original Pac-Man sketches with him. See that 秘？ It means these documents are secret — well, more…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 22, 2010 - Uncategorized
Disney, These Are Amazing Controllers
Custom, third-party controllers can often be a disaster of cheap plastic and tacky design, but these peripherals for upcoming Disney games, manufactured by Performance Designed Products, are an exception to that sorry rule. For Wii title Epic Mickey, this paintbrush and charging station are perfect for old-school Disney fans (if not discerning gamers), while for…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2010 - Uncategorized
Why Is Nintendo Doing 3D Now?
In 1995, Nintendo released the Virtual Boy, a 3D gaming peripheral that made people vomit. It was yanked from the market, and Time called it one of the worst inventions ever. Yet, Nintendo has returned again with 3D. Why? And why now? The Nintendo 3DS, however, isn’t the first time Nintendo has thought about giving…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 22, 2010 - Uncategorized
Zeno Clash Team’s Next Game Looks Interesting
This is Rock Of Ages, to be published by Atlus and developed by ACE Team. Those are the guys behind Zeno Clash. This looks just as kooky, but in a completely different way. Gone is the jarring look of their first-person brawler, and in its place is something that looks like Paper Mario took a…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2010
