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Lord of the Rings Online Goes Free
Starting this fall Turbine’s Lord of the Rings Online will be free to play. The game will make its money by selling thousands of “convenience” items as well as expansion packs, premium content, additional character slots, potions and character customization. Beta kicks off on June 16.
By Brian Crecente Published June 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy XI Accounts Compromised
May 31 seemed like just another Square Enix monthly update to its Final Fantasy XI online game registration server system. It wasn’t. As reader David recounts, the next three days Square Enix customer support was out of order due to technical issues. “At the following time,” the Final Fantasy XI website stated, “the SQUARE ENIX…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sexual Healing Is Coming to Video Games [Update]
That’s right, Marvin Gaye is getting a video game. Masaya Matsuura, designer of PaRappa the Rapper and former member of Japanese prog rock unit Psy-S, has revealed that he is making a game based on Marvin Gaye The game is titled War is Not the Answer and will be made for charity organization One Big…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
The First Video Game On The Cover Of Fangoria Magazine
Fangoria, the magazine that has been servicing horror fans the world over for over 30 years, has never had a video game on its cover. Until now. Yes, it’s hard to believe that for all the Resident Evils and Silent Hills and even Alone in the Darks of the world, no game has ever been…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2010 -
UncategorizedA First, Brief Look At Guitar Hero 6
Here, courtesy of music magazine Kerrang, is our first real look at footage from the upcoming Guitar Hero 6. Well, it’s your first look at some pre-rendered scenes showing the series’ trademark characters turning into monsters of rock. No real gameplay footage to be seen, but then, it’s Guitar Hero. You know what you’re getting…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Professor Layton Escaping To Global Publishing Freedom!
Game developer Level-5 has released a series of popular Professor Layton games through Nintendo onto the Nintendo DS. Level-5, however, is planning its worldwide escape. The Fukuoka-based company is looking to publish the Professor Layton titles itself, cutting Nintendo out of the lucrative international publishing deal. Level-5 publishes the games in Japan; however, Nintendo releases…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Video Game Alphabet
A is for Apple. B is for Bastard. C is for Carrot, and D is for…DualShock 2? It is in “consolefont”, an alphabet (well, a font to be precise) designed by Dutchman Varun Vachhar, a student at the Royal Academy of Arts. Squint and you’ll see that all 26 letters, 10 numbers and 3 symbols…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
An Elevator For Erotic Games
You might think you are looking at a regular elevator. Technically, you are. It’s the stickers, promoting a new adult video game, that give it pizzazz. Would you like to step inside? This elevator is located at the Gamers retail shop in Akihabara. The computer game, Kudo Wafter, is rated 18-and-up. This elevator, however, is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Street Fighters Find Facebook
It’s taken them long enough, but the World Warriors of Street Fighter II have finally found their way onto Facebook. And what are they doing? What everyone else does: flirt and play Farmville. Dorkly have put together this highlight reel, showing what would happen were the likes of Ryu, Ken and Balrog to actually take…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Why Is A Twilight Film Star In Tron: Legacy?
That isn’t a rhetorical question. Why? “I’m a fan first and foremost,” actor Michael Sheen told MTV. “That’s a big part of why I wanted to do it, because I was such a fan of the first film. I was like 11 when it came out and it just blew me away. I never thought…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Five Weeks In, Even Tetris Won’t Work
As seen on Penny Arcade
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
3D To Be Bigger Than Motion Controls, Apparently
I don’t think I remember the last time a “trend” in entertainment technology generated such widespread loathing as 3D has in the past six months. If you’re one of the haters, brace yourself, because it’s only going to get worse. Going by what a number of publishers have told trade site MCV, it seems 3D…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Olivia Munn Trying Out For The Daily Show
Attack of the Show host Olivia Munn, who recently played a reporter in Iron Man 2, is appearing as a correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart over the next couple of weeks. A Comedy Central spokesperson tells Reuters that Munn’s appearance is a “tryout”, something that is not unusual for the network. However,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2010 -
UncategorizedMario’s Great And Terrible Secret
This won’t be news to anyone that knows enough about Mario to win a pub trivia night on the flora or the Mushroom Kingdom, but still. The delivery of this secret is as great as the secret itself. Yes, the clouds in Mario are the same as the bushes, just in different colours. Shocking, but…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Trent Reznor Says He Doesn’t Have Time For Doom 4
Musician Trent Reznor has had a long relationship with game developer id. He scored Quake and did music for Doom 3 that did not make it into the game. No wonder there have been rumors about Reznor and Doom 4. When asked about that rumor, Reznor replied, “I haven’t been contacted by them and find…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2010 - Reviews
Blur Review: Rainbow Road Kill
Bizarre Creations combines the street racing thrills of its Project Gotham Racing series with the neon glow of its Geometry Wars games, throws in a little WipEout and Mario Kart and winds up with Blur. The realism of real world cars and tracks blends with the explosive audacity of Mario Kart-esque power upsā€”almost every power…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 4, 2010 -
UncategorizedRock Band Creators Working On A…Dancing Game?
Harmonix, the studio behind both the original Guitar Hero and Rock Band, could be working on something a little different at the moment: a dance game, built around Microsoft’s Project Natal. So says Game Informer, who report that a recent run of dance song licenses awarded to Harmonix only add further weight to the rumour.…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
FTC Proposes 5% Tax On “Consumer Electronics”
As part of a draft plan to “save journalism” (as in, “save newspapers”), the Federal Trade Commission is making a number of proposals to Washington. Among them is a 5% tax on consumer electronics. Hey, game consoles are consumer electronics! It’s already been dubbed the “iPad Tax” by some hipsters, but really, that’s a little…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2010
