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Call Of Duty Undead Return In World At War: Zombies II
Imperial zombies return in Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies II for the iPhone, recreating its console cousins’ Shi No Numa (Zombie Swamp) map, with new characters, traps, the Wunderwaffe DG-2, and Hellhounds adding to the portable carnage. Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies II is an iPhone version of World at War’s…
By Mike Fahey Published June 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Goodbye, four day work week. It’s time to move on to greener weekend pastures, filled with non-obligation gaming, sleeping in and other delightful hobbyist pursuits. This weekend, I’ve got a build-up of things to play, including new iPhone game release Sigma, for some match three thrills, and Art Style: Light Trax, for conjuring fond memories…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
VI Fit Is Wii Sports For The Blind
Wii Sports can be a big factor in getting sedentary children moving, but what about blind children? A video game research project at the University of Nevada, Reno, is creating Wii Sports-based PC games that don’t require eyesight to play. The two games in the VI Fit line play much like their Wii Sports counterparts.…
By Mike Fahey Published June 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Team Fortress 2 Gets Real
If Valve was ever going to make a movie based on Team Fortress 2, we’d hope it was animated. If some studio executive insisted it be live action, however, we could tolerate it looking like this. Greg Peltz and Ryan Rasmussen may look like they’re late to the Team Fortress 2 cosplay party, which seemed…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2010 -
UncategorizedBring On The Monkey Mind-Powered Robots
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have trained monkeys to manipulate robotic appendages using the power of their minds, once again proving one solid scientific fact: monkeys kick ass. Just look at that monkey in the picture there. Is that not the coolest monkey ever? He’s manipulating a robotic arm with seven-degrees-of-freedom through two motor…
By Mike Fahey Published June 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Cole Sports A Sharp New Look In inFamous 2
Coming as a surprise to no one, Game Informer’s July issue confirms the sequel to Sucker Punch’s PlayStation 3 superhero hit inFamous, with a cover showing off a new look for series protagonist Cole MacGrath. inFamous 2 is no real surprise. Soy registered Infamous2TheGame.com back in April, and voice actors were talking about auditioning for…
By Mike Fahey Published June 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
It’s Like Galaga, But You’re The Aliens Up Top
Yes, the DS I am holding here is upside down. I have a good reason for that. I am playing a cutting-edge game. Have you ever seen a shoot-em-up that lets you controls the bad aliens at the top of the screen? Finally, I can rain destruction on a stupid upward-shooting space-ship. This is how…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II Still Loves Clones
Star Wars The Force Unleashed II’s official website is now live bringing with it this fancy new art. We also learn a bit more about the game. In the sequel to The Force Unleashed, due out Oct. 26, players once more take on the role of Darth Vader’s fugitive apprentice, StarKiller, six months after the…
By Brian Crecente Published June 4, 2010 - Reviews
Kometen Review: Languid Pools of Gravity
A comet has been born, please take good care of it. That’s the premise for this interesting, artistic iTunes game. You explore a universe of watercolor planets with a space-debris eating comet by swiping and dancing between pools of gravity. There’s no story, no levels. It’s pretty straightforward. It’s hardly a game. Is it worth…
By Brian Crecente Published June 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Olivia Munn’s Debut As The Daily Show’s Senior Asian Correspondent
Witness Olivia Munn’s debut on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, covering the plight of Gulf Coast Vietnamese fishermen as the program’s Senior Asian Correspondent. As reported earlier this morning, the co-host of Attack of the Show is taking a spin as a faux news reporter for Comedy Central’s hit show, and now we’ve got a…
By Mike Fahey Published June 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die
Coming this October from Universe Publishing, 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die sounds like the sort of book that could seriously chew up your free time from now until you die. Compiled by an international team of critics, 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die is a collection of chronologically-ordered…
By Mike Fahey Published June 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Deeper Look at Deus Ex: Human Revolution
The year is 2027, the game: Deus Ex: Human Revolution. This latest trailer for the upcoming game gives us a bit more insight into the story behind the title, but alas still no gameplay. It is a game about human augmentation, about the growing power of corporations and one man’s struggle to deal with his…
By Brian Crecente Published June 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Grading The E3 Video Game Promises, One Year Later
A year ago, three companies predicted, planned and promised to you, the gamer, many things about the future of the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS and PSP. Someone had to separate that hype of E3 2009 from the reality of the 12 months that followed. How about us? PS3 and PSP Coming in with…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Video Game Guide to Morals and Ethics
Life is full of moral decisions to make, every minute of every day we are faced with choices that can affect the rest of our day or indeed, the rest of our life. Turn your attention to movies and literature and you can also see the playing out of morally important decisions, should Neo have…
By Lauren Orsini Published June 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
What Will The Next iPhone Mean For Gamers?
It seems highly likely that Apple will be showing off yet another iPhone design come Monday at their annual Worldwide Developers Conference. We even know what the phone looks like. Gizmodo has a nice rundown of what they expect to be happening at the BIG show come Monday, and they tend to nail this sort…
By Brian Crecente Published June 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
BlackLight: Tango Down’s Technology Is Part Fact, Part Fiction
Summer shooter BlackLight: Tango Down features the Hyper Reality Visor – an advanced imaging system that uses augmented reality to deliver battlefield intelligence. Lead game designer Jared Gerritzen tells Kotaku about the real-life inspirations behind the game’s tech. BlackLight: Tango Down is more than a video game. Ignition Entertainment and developer Zombie Studios’ futuristic first-person…
By Mike Fahey Published June 4, 2010 -
UncategorizedThanks Japanese TV For Making Me Feel Old
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: PRe3 So, Japan got a new Prime Minister. Hope he lasts longer than the last couple we’ve had. 🙁 There was a music program on TV tonight. In one segment, they were showing kids who were born in 1995 or 1996 (I forget!) what the top ten songs were and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Curtain Rises On Guitar Hero: Warriors Of Rock
Activision reveals the next entry in the Guitar Hero franchise, Warriors of Rock, featuring more than 90 tracks, a Gene Simmons-powered quest mode, and new challenges for every track in the Guitar Hero catalog. Check out the first 35 tracks! The biggest change coming to the Guitar Hero franchise in Warriors of Rock is the…
By Mike Fahey Published June 4, 2010