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Meet Portal 2’s Wheatley, The Eye Who’s A Guy
Today Valve releases the first in a series of videos covering the E3 demo for Portal 2. In the first portion we meet Wheatley, the personality sphere that’s cuddlier than a companion cube, if that’s even possible. While Crecente briefly touched on Wheatley’s first appearance during his Portal 2 preview during E3, I had no…
By Mike Fahey Published June 28, 2010 -
UncategorizedHow I Didn’t Get Killed At E3
How did I get to E3? How did I get a VIP pass? I don’t even know. The idea was that I would walk up to E3 and, telling nobody anything, manage to just get in. That’s what happened. It worked out pretty well. I have business in the San Francisco Bay Area from late…
Tim Rogers Published June 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
Now You Can Snowboard And Look *Just* Like Tron!
Get ready to dress yourself in Tron inspired everything later this year, when Disney’s sci-fi video game update hits theaters, bringing with it a massive influx of licensed goods. Like Tron: Legacy snowboarding boots, for example! Disney is buddying up with Burton—the maker of those lovely looking boots—as well as Oakley, Adidas and Hurley for…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
Followars Makes Turn-Based Battles Out Of Twitter
Japanese Harvest Moon publishers Marvelous Entertainment has unleashed Followars onto the iPad, a two-player game that turns your Twitter followers into combatants in turn-based role-playing battles to the death. In Followars, now available for $2.99 in the iTunes App Store, two players face off in the iPad arena, using their Twitter followers as lackeys in…
By Mike Fahey Published June 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Lost Wheel Returns, In A New Video Game
People know I’m a fan of Lost, so they send me Lost sightings. Such as this Lost “donkey wheel” in new first-person shooter Singularity. From Raven Software, the people who put cake in a Wolverine game. Turn that island! Credit to RiotPelaaja of message board NeoGAF for spotting this. Singularity |OT| – Anyone? No? [NeoGAF]
By Stephen Totilo Published June 28, 2010 -
UncategorizedA Look At Silent Hill 8 On A Dark & Stormy Night
The psychological horror series Silent Hill appears to be on a return to its roots with the next entry, a dark, stormy and flashlight-lit scarefest that’s very different from the more cerebral and most recent entry, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories. The Silent Hill trademarks are intact in this E3 trailer, with a town that transforms…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Bosses Of Lost Planet 2 All At Once, All For You
Capcom is delivering more downloadable content to Lost Planet 2 next month, with a special Rush Arena mode featuring you and three friends against every boss in the game. It’s really only a small chunk of downloadable content, but the price seems right. Coming at the end of July and running $2.99 or 240 Microsoft…
By Mike Fahey Published June 28, 2010 - Reviews
Joule iPad Stand Review: At What Cost Stability?
In a world where iPads constantly topple over at the merest touch, ElementCASE releases a top-of-the-line solution that will have iPad owners standing at attention, but at what cost? Sure, the iPad is comfortable enough to sit in your hands for extended periods of time, but doesn’t it look lovely upright? And wouldn’t it be…
By Mike Fahey Published June 28, 2010 -
UncategorizedWatching Super Mario Gameplay as an Android Desktop
Is it just me or does the iPhone always seem to be one step behind Android phones these days? Just last week iPhone owners were given the ability to have wallpaper images. The Android has that plus the ability to create a “live” wallpaper, like this video playthrough of a Super Mario level. Android Super…
By Brian Crecente Published June 28, 2010 -
UncategorizedSomeone Talented Is Making Video Game’s Best Volcano
Eric Chahi likes lava. He likes talking about lava. He likes e-mailing a photo (above) of some lava that he photographed on Reunion Island. This man likes volcanoes more than you or I do. His zeal erupted in the past decade when, Chahi told me, “I discovered a passion for volcanoes.” Pause. “For active volcanoes.”…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
Six Flags Facebook Game Is Fun Until Someone Loses An Arm
With countless folk horror tales of theme park rides decapitating or removing the limbs of riders, you’d think Six Flags would have shied away from promoting over-the-top, blood-spurting violence in their new Facebook game, Six Flags Mascot Park. As you can see from the picture of my mascot Cowtaku above, this is not the case.…
By Mike Fahey Published June 28, 2010 -
UncategorizedOne Man Army Conquers The Pokémon Theme Song
Danny Fong applies his amazing vocal talents to the Pokémon television show theme song, performing not only all the voices, but vocalizing the music as well in a stunning display of a capella coordination and shirt variety. Single-person a capella songs are big on YouTube lately, and it’s easy to see why. The degree of…
By Mike Fahey Published June 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
Retail-Exclusive Enslaved Goodies Include Ninja Monkey And Sexy Robot
Ninja Monkey and Sexy Robot? Those two word combinations alone are enough to get many onboard for Namco Bandai’s Enslaved: Odyssey to the West when it ships this September, but which power-granting outfits you get depends on where you preorder. Not only are Enslaved’s three premium preorder costumes stunning to look at, they’ll also enhance…
By Mike Fahey Published June 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
iTunes Chart Topper: Scrabble vs. GT Racings Battle Blazes on
While micro-transaction games have dominated the bottom half of the iPad chart, Scrabble and GT Racing trade places for #1 Here’s the full list of games for both platforms: Which do you think should be the top game? Check out all of our iPhone game reviews iPhone Position Title Price Weeks Last Week 1 Angry…
By Aulistar Mark Published June 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Nintendo Download: Cream Of The Crap
Can the release of the Nintendo 64’s Mario Tennis on the Virtual Console save a Nintendo Download littered with beer pong and virtual dating titles? It might not all be crap this week, but there’s a strong crap aftertaste that lingers on anything posted around the same time as Pong Toss Pro – Frat Party…
By Mike Fahey Published June 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Fastest Switch To Free-To-Play In The History Of MMOs
Dungeons & Dragons Online did it. Lord of the Rings Online is doing it. More and more massively multiplayer online games are switching to a free-to-play model, but none quite as fast as Hi-Rez Studios’ online shooter Global Agenda. Launched in February of this year, Global Agenda was to have two different pricing tiers. Players…
By Mike Fahey Published June 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
Lara Croft Is Supposed To Screw You Over
You’re Lara Croft. I’m not. You have a grappling hook. I don’t. I’m some guy called Totec. I jump, needing you to catch me with the hook so I don’t fall to my death. You let me fall. Success! Daniel Neuburger, creative director of Crystal Dynamics, showed me the new Lara Croft (don’t call it…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 28, 2010