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Yet Another Video Game About Chopin
First it was World War II, then zombies, and now 19th century Polish composer Frederic Chopin, with an upcoming rhythm game by Polish studio Bloober Team dedicated to the star of Namco Bandai’s Eternal Sonata. I suppose two video games based around your works doesn’t count as a video game explosion, but I’m still keeping…
By Mike Fahey Published April 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Is New York Overplayed?
Apparently a lot of you are sick of playing video games set in the city in which I live. Last week, from the comfort of my desk at the Gawker Media offices in New York City, I reported about an event I attended in the TriBeCa neighborhood of New York City about a new video…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Video Game To Keep Children From Being Savaged By Wild Dogs
University of Guelph professor Barbara Morrongiello doesn’t want your children to be eaten by dogs, so she’s created a video game that will teach kids how to avoid catastrophic canine confrontations. Dogs are man’s best friend, but they aren’t all that sure about children. I can relate. Children can be downright terrifying, and while our…
By Mike Fahey Published April 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Shocking Naughty Bear-Style Execution
After months of teaser trailers and bizarre dream sequences, we finally get a chance to see Naughty Bear practicing his murderous ways. It’s like Friday the 13th, only with teddy bears. I think it’s an apt description, judging by what little gameplay we get to see here. Artificial Mind and Movement has created an interactive…
By Mike Fahey Published April 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
It’s Like Gears of War, But With Angry Deer
Evey game has a Horde Mode these days. EVERY game. I mean, Bass Pro Shops: The Hunt has one, except it’s no standalone stand-off-against-ugly-Locust-soldiers mode. It’s a mode that is all about man against attacking forest animals. Bass Pro Shops: The Hunt includes a mode called Blindfire, which ditches the authentic, careful light-gun-style hunting and…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Why Did Apple Break a Broken System?
I remain a steadfast PC gamer, but the iPhone certainly won me over to the concept of mobile games that can be fun to play. I have, though, bemoaned the flood of titles that hit the iTunes store almost nightly, making it nearly impossible even for someone who is paid to track them to stay…
By Brian Crecente Published April 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Just Imagine This Image Is Moving!
To: Totilo From: Bashcraft RE: The First NSFW Video Day Note Nice vid. I hate being filmed. I’ve been interviewed on American television a few times and once on Japanese television. Very stressful! It turns me into a bundle of nerves. I’m actually really shy. 🙁 So no video night note from me. Terribly sorry!…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Lady Gaga Sporting Pokemon Tattoos? Um…
Popstar Lady Gaga arrived in Japan’s Narita Airport wearing an I-don’t-know-what and sporting Japanese scribbled on her arm. And while her music videos might have game references (here and here), her arm does not. Neither does that Hermes Birkin bag that has been defaced. (Named after popstar Jane Birkin, Birkin bags typically cost from $6,000…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 14, 2010 -
UncategorizedEven A Cat Can Play iPad Games
If anyone ever asks you whether or not iPad apps are difficult or not, show that human this clip. And do it, pronto. Feline friend “Iggy” checks out app Noby Noby Boy (the iPad version of the PS3 title) and then plays around with the Magic Piano app. His owner says that Iggy’s paws are…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 14, 2010 -
UncategorizedA Great Trailer For A Fake Game
This video, called Round 6, is for a video game that doesn’t exist. It’s simply a concept piece, done by an animation studio, with the aim of making “a high quality video game cinematic styled trailer”. The non-game is called Fragball, and as you can see, is a mix between extreme sports like Speedball and,…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Syndicate Remake Looking More And More Likely
A series of trademark filings, submitted in 2009, reveal that Electronic Arts and developer Starbreeze are (or at least were) working on a new Syndicate game. Syndicate, a real cult classic amongst PC gamers, was released in 1993 by Bullfrog, and tasked the player with control of a vicious futuristic company that uses cyborg soldiers…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Is Professor Layton Developer Working On A Nintendo 3DS Game?
Level-5, the Fukuoka-based developer behind the Professor Layton puzzle series, is working on a new game. A new game for hardware it hasn’t yet seen. Hrm. According to Level-5 honcho and Layton creator Akihiro Hino, the game seems poised to be on a “grand scale”. Moreover, he adds in a recent Famitsu interview, “We expect…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Why Do Gears Of Wars’ Women Have To Make Babies? Why Can’t They Fight?
Gears of War is a science fiction boys club. For boys who have no necks. So where, exactly, do women fit into all this? Why, they don’t. They’re all busy. Busy making babies. Giant, neckless babies. A great piece over at the Boston Phoenix, by Maddy Myers, points out the absurd gender inequality present in…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
If I Were A Pokemon Trainer…
Believe it or not, I am not a Pokémon trainer. But if I were, I’d look like this, apparently! This Pokémon Trainer Dress Up was created by hapuriainen.deviantart.com. It is delightful. What would you look like? Pokémon Trainer Dress Up [deviantArt via The BBPS]
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Grey Developers (Or, Where Did All The Young Ones Go?)
Seeing Gears of War designer Cliff Bleszinski on Jimmy Fallon the other night got me thinking, about two things. One, how great it was seeing a developer on international television. And two, how few other devs there are like him. I don’t mean in terms of his ability. I’m sure he’s worked hard on Gears,…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Place To Drink Coffee With Gundam
Starting on April 24, mecha franchise Gundam is getting an official cafe and bar in Tokyo’s Akihabara. Drink up! There are other “Gundam cafes” across Japan, and they typically feature bars decorated Gundam models or Gundam-themed drinks. This official sixty-seater Gundam cafe will even feature a Gundam coffee blend, among other tasty beverages. The Gundam…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Woman Falls Off Wii Fit, Becomes A “Sex Addict”
According to a suspiciously brief newswire report, 24 year-old Briton Amanda Flowers has become a “sex addict” after falling off her Wii Fit board. It seems that, courtesy of the fall, she’s developed a condition called persistent sexual arousal syndrome (which, we’ll have you know, is a real thing). Now any time Amanda is around…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Capcom Keeps Resident Evil Film Director In The Dark
Paul W.S. Anderson is responsible for bringing Resident Evil to the silver screen. He writes, produces and/or directs the films. You’d think someone like that would have the inside track on the games. Nope “Talking to Capcom, Capcom’s so funny,” the filmmaker tells website ShockTillYouDrop.com. “It’s like every time I go to Japan and meet…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 14, 2010