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Transformers: G1 Awakening Review: One Shall Stand
Take Advance Wars, replace tanks with Transformers, then release it on the iPhone. Sounds like a dream, but that’s exactly what Glu Mobile has done with Transformers: G1 Awakening. In what is actually an iPhone port of a mobile game from a year or two back, Awakening is a turn-based strategy game that puts you…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Metroid: Other M Might Have Been On-Rails, If Not For Team Ninja
Yoshio Sakamoto, the Metroid co-creator and WarioWare producer, says that his latest game, Metroid: Other M, was originally planned to be an on-rails adventure. If that sounds like Metroid sacrilege to you, thank co-developer Team Ninja for changing Sakamoto’s mind. Sakamoto said at his Game Developers Conference session “From Metroid to Tomodachi Collection to WarioWare:…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
June 8 To Be A Green Day In Rock Band History
The second artist-centric Rock Band title now has a release date, with 47 tracks worth of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool coming to the Wii, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 on June 8. Like The Beatles: Rock Band, Green Day: Rock Band doesn’t mess around with bands inspired by the California trio,…
By Mike Fahey Published March 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Motion Fighter: Putting Science Back Into the Sweet Science
Viewed in the hands of someone who helped make or market the game, the Playstation 3’s motion controlled Motion Fighter looks like the sort of thing everyone will want to play and watch be played. But once it was in my hands things changed, drastically. To play Motion Fighter you hold not one, but two…
By Brian Crecente Published March 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
It’s Always The Same Old Story For Video Game Villains
It doesn’t matter if you’re Bowser, Mother Brain, Dr. Eggman, Hitler, or Mike Tyson, the motivational speech is always the same, and it always gets you absolutely nowhere, as this CollegeHumor clip readily demonstrates. I think the main problem lies in the fact that it’s only one man, generally assaulting a fortress made to withstand…
By Mike Fahey Published March 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
John Cleese Voices Fable III’s Butler
Monty Python’s John Cleese will be your butler in the fall’s role-playing game Fable III. Perhaps you are wondering why you will have a butler. The top two men behind Fable III, Lionhead Studios’ Peter Molyneux and Josh Atkins, took turns this morning at Game Developers Conference describing new and changed mechanics for the series.…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Problem: Fable Gamers Didn’t Understand Half Of Fable’s Features
Slide from Game Developers Conference entitled “What if we move Fable toward an action adventure?” Presented by Fable III creative director Peter Molyneux. Note the fourth bullet point. As a result, Molyneux promises a clearer, more streamlined sequel.
By Stephen Totilo Published March 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Bad Company 2 Borrows Modern Warfare 2’s Marketing
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 joins Infinity Ward’s fight against “mapathy” on March 30, unlocking its second set of VIP maps on the same day that Modern Warfare 2’s first map pack drops – only Battlefield’s maps are free. That’s the point being driven home in a post on the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 website titled…
By Mike Fahey Published March 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
LIVE The Secret to Blizzard’s Success: The Making of Starcraft II
The Blizzard keynote at this year’s Game Developers Conference just kicked off. Dominic Filion, senior graphics engineer for Blizzard Entertainment, says they’ll be talking about the magic of hiding technology and focusing on fun when making games. Who knows, maybe we’ll learn a bit more about what’s next for the company too.
By Brian Crecente Published March 11, 2010 -
UncategorizedI’m Tryin To Tell You All, It’s Battlestar
I’ve always loved the video for Sabotage, by the Beastie Boys. I love it more, though, when its hokey 70’s cop show footage is replaced – scene for scene – with clips from Battlestar Galactica. I mean it. It’s scene for scene. Watch the Galactica clip, above, then compare it to the original, below (or,…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Comcast’s Internet Usage Meter Should Drive The OCD Insane
In August of 2008, cable internet provider Comcast imposed a 250GB limit on bandwidth, scaring many of their internet gaming customers. Now the company is rolling out an internet usage meter, so customers can obsessively track every single megabyte. Great! As a Comcast customer who regularly downloads four to five games off of Steam a…
By Mike Fahey Published March 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Splinter Cell: Conviction Preview: Either Sam Fisher Mellowed With Age Or I Have
My time with the latest preview build of Splinter Cell: Conviction transformed me from a stealth operations hater to a deadly master assassin, stalking dark corridors with deadly intent. Has the game changed, or have I? The preview build I played featured the first three levels of the game, which we’ve seen on multiple occasions,…
By Mike Fahey Published March 11, 2010 -
UncategorizedAre You Ready For Ketsui Bullet Hell?
Finally, finally. After a lengthy wait, arcade shooter Ketsui is getting ported to the Xbox 360. Originally released in arcades in 2003, the game has already been ported to the Nintendo DS and mobile phones. The Xbox 360 port is being done by 5pb., a Tokyo-based entertainment company that has released subpar Cave ports in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
My Biggest Catch at GDC
There have been an impressive slate of iPhone games on show here at GDC, but my favorite so far has surprised even me. Here are some hints: It didn’t involve guns, puzzles, punching, racing cars or jet fighters. So far that game that has me itching to play it more is about fishing. Gameloft’s Fishing…
By Brian Crecente Published March 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Must-Play Magic Of PlayStation Move Involves… A Foam Finger?
Don’t snicker at Move Party. It is the game most squarely targeted at families among the motion-sensitive games showcased today at Sony’s PlayStation Move event. It is the most magical game here. Move Party is an augmented-reality collection of mini-games. This is a game that snaps your photo using a PlayStation Eye, and then displays…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
My Wife And Japanese Schoolgirls
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft The question I’ve been getting recently a lot is: What does your wife thinking about you doing a book on Japanese schoolgirls? Well, I guess she’s okay with it, because she, you know, worked on it with me. The entire impetus of the book is to find out why schoolgirls are…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
First Look At PlayStation Move With Professional Models and Photoshop
Kotaku has already provided the first ever official, up-close look at the Sony’s PlayStation Move motion-controller. Now, it’s time to look at models pretending to play with it. Can’t wait! The Move will be released this Fall in three options: individually, bundled with a PlayStation Eye camera or bundled with the camera and a PlayStation…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Move: Everything You Need To Know
Yesterday, Sony took the wraps off the PlayStation Move, which some people will call Sony’s next big thing in video gaming, and others will call a shameless Wii Remote rip-off. Here’s everything you need to know about it. We’ll be updating this post constantly as we find out more about the Move. WHAT IS IT?…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
In Seven Days, Something Will Happen
Maybe you’ll eat a turkey sandwich. Perhaps, you’ll drink a glass of carrot juice. You may even read watch television. The future is endless. The reveal for this countdown teaser is not. Japanese game company CyberConnect2 is running a teasing that is teasing something in seven days. The site simply reads “7 days to go”.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 11, 2010