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UncategorizedDriving a Real World Car Like a Video Game Car
It’s awesome enough that Rooster Teeth would rig up a Ford with a third-person camera, to attempt to drive like one does in a video game. What really makes this video shine are the Yakuza extras karate-kicking the test subjects. This is an aspect of video games that was long overdue for the Mythbusters treatment,…
By Owen Good Published April 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
Shantae: Risky’s Revenge Clearly The Prettiest Thing To Hit DSiWare
Based on the first trailer for WayForward’s Shantae: Risky’s Revenge, there’s no doubt that the Nintendo DSi-bound sequel to the Game Boy Color original is the best looking thing to hit DSiWare. Sure, many of those clean and simple games from the ArtStyle line and from developer Q-Games are attractive, but rarely have we seen…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sega Gals Collection 3 A Disappointment To Girly Toy Collectors, Like Me
Speaking as an owner of the first series of Sega Gals capsule toys, toymaker Takara Tomy’s latest venture into taking well-known women from Sega’s long history of games and turning them into wee plastic figures is a bit disappointing. The Sega Gals Collection 3 features these lovely ladies from Sega games past and present: Fei…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Beatles: Rock Band Can Now Be Had For A Song
Patient fans of The Beatles, your wait and see approach to the originally high priced The Beatles: Rock Band has paid off. The MTV Games and Harmonix music game is now much more reasonably priced. You have two options today. You can choose to take advantage of Amazon.com’s “Deal of the Day,” which is blowing…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
Training
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Grade School Is So Long We’re having a dog trainer come to the house in a few minutes. She’s coming to teach Poe some manners. An ill mannered lapdog is one thing, but a 110 pounds, hippo-headed Great Dane that doesn’t know that he can’t sit on your lap or…
By Brian Crecente Published April 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
Mass Effect 2 DLC Now Live After Day-Long Delay
Kasumi’s Stolen Memory, the first DLC addition for Mass Effect 2, just reached Xbox Live Marketplace, after being delayed much of the day due to an unspecified issue with Microsoft according to BioWare. Earlier in the day a BioWare spokesperson acknowledged the delay to IGN and said the studio was working with Microsoft on a…
By Owen Good Published April 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
EA Sports Explains Why It Didn’t Leave Tiger as PGA Tour Online Launches
Tiger Woods begins his comeback at The Masters this week, and the browser-based game bearing his name transitioned from beta to full release today. EA Sports’ boss hit the television to talk about why EA never left the scandal-wracked golfer. “We are a very different company, in regards to our relationship with Tiger, than other…
By Owen Good Published April 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
How To Orient Yourself For Optimal iPad Gaming
The iPad might not be a revolutionary new way to play video games, but it’s definitely a new way, and that requires some adjustment. Let’s take a look at various ways you can position yourself for ideal iPad gaming. As I mentioned in my review, the iPad isn’t exactly ergonomic, as far as handheld gaming…
By Mike Fahey Published April 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
The God I’ve Been
In the beginning, I played video games. And, often, I played the role of God. Make that: slightly after the beginning. I was born in 1976, went to Catholic school and was an altar boy, had an Odyssey 2 in the early 80s and eventually a Super Nintendo plus a library of game cartridges that…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
Clash Of The Titans’ Perseus Does It As A Man
I’m going to try to get through this entire post regarding this gameplay trailer for the new Clash of the Titans video game without mentioning God of War once. Oh dammit. Instead of focusing on the similarities between Sony’s franchise and the Clash of the Titans franchise, the first film of which served as inspiration…
By Mike Fahey Published April 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
Scrabble Rules Change Permits Proper Nouns, Horrifies Purists [Update 3: Old Rules Preserved]
Word from the Scrabble makers at Mattel is that proper nouns will be fair game for Scrabble players as of this summer. [UPDATE: Not so fast concerning this “rule change.”] The BBC reported the change of rules for the 72-year-old game with the following explanation from a spokesperson for Scrabble co-rights-holder Mattel: A spokeswoman for…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 6, 2010 -
UncategorizedBest Just Cause 2 Gameplay Videos Showcase Sick In-Air Maneuvers
Your votes have been tallied, and the winner of the Just Cause 2 Stunt Contest has been crowned. Winning reader-submitted gameplay videos featuring that hot-dogger Rico after the jump. WINNER! Entry 5. Congratulations to Victor L., who made Rico grab onto a flying propane tank in mid-air after dropping from a helicopter in the top…
By Gawkercreative Published April 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
Xbox Live Gets Double Impact, Half Price Deals In April
Microsoft has laid out a good portion of the Xbox Live Marketplace release schedule for April, ensuring that no one will buy a copy of The Maw or Borderlands: The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned this week. That’s because both of those downloadable goodies will drop to half price later this month, priced at just…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
Do You Recognize This War For Cybertron Preorder Bonus?
Transformers: War for Cybertron is all about exploring the original Cybertronian Wars through the eyes of reimagined first generation Transformers. Then who the hell is this Amazon preorder-exclusive multiplayer character? As we’ve mentioned previously, Gamestop customers who preorder War for Cybertron will score a code to unlock cold, emotionless Shockwave for multiplayer play. Now Activision…
By Mike Fahey Published April 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Theory Is That Bad Games Don’t Sell Millions Any More
“I don’t think there’s any garbage that’s getting advertised on television that people are getting fooled into buying. ” – Me on GameTrailers.com’s Bonus Round, theorizing that millions of people don’t get snookered into buying bad games any more Jump to the fifth minute of the latest installment of GameTrailers.com’s Bonus Round for a discussion…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
World Of Warcraft Cataclysm Class Changes Are Coming
What comes with those extra experience levels in World of Warcraft’s Cataclysm expansion? Blizzard will be releasing info on new spells, new skills, and talent tree changes this week for all classes – except the Paladin, because Paladins suck. World of Warcraft players have been eagerly awaiting news of the new skills and spells they’ll…
By Mike Fahey Published April 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
Second Out of the E3 Press Conference Gate: Sony!
Last week Microsoft surprised many of us with news that one of their twin E3 press conferences would be on the Sunday before the half-week show. Today Sony tells us when they’ll be dropping their big news. Sony’s official Save the Date for their press conference tells us that they will be taking over the…
By Brian Crecente Published April 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
Crackdown 2 Preview: In The Name Of Fun, They’ve Risked Disappointment
My morning Crackdown 2 appointment started awkwardly last week. Double-booked. Game not running properly due to a technical mix-up. And then, those things rectified, I cheerfully mentioned one my favorite Crackdown features: Oh, the sequel’s creators said. We cut that. You may not agree that transforming cars were among the best elements of the 2007…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 6, 2010 -
UncategorizedDot-Mart Is A Secret To Everybody
It’s dangerous to go alone! Take this trailer for 3D Dot Game Heroes one-stop shop for every thing Link you need to rescue Zelda Dotnia! I’ve spent a little more time in Dotnia since I last posted something on Atlus’s 3D Dot Game Heroes for the PlayStation 3, and it’s still about as blatant a…
By Mike Fahey Published April 6, 2010