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By Michael McWhertor Published March 3, 2010 -
UncategorizedLEGO Star Wars: Force Unleashed
Sadly, this is not a real game. Lucasarts and Traveller’s Tales aren’t that out of ideas. What it is, however, is the most amazing stop-motion Lego lightsaber battle you’ve ever seen. If only the real game had moved this smoothly! User fancypants put the clip together for an animation challenge on Lego fan site brickmotion.…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
His Online Gaming Devil
At 12 years-old Motoki Nishimura became a gaming recluse. At 17, he became an author, writing a book about his experience. Earlier this year, Nishimura published My Online Gaming Devil, which details his descent into online gaming when his parents divorced. “I didn’t care what happened in real life,” he told The Mainichi Daily News.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Rumor: Controversial Iraq War Game “Finished”, Ready For Release
Six Days In Fallujah, a game based on the Iraq War that Konami thought was too “hot” to publish, has according to IGN been completed, and is ready to be released. “I can promise you that game is still coming out and it is finished”, a source told the video games website, reminding us all…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Infinity Ward Still “Central To Call Of Duty’s Future”
While something rotten has definitely gone down between publishers Activision and the bossmen of Call of Duty developers Infinity Ward, it seems the studio itself is still a key part of the franchise moving forward. An internal memo distributed to members of Infinity Ward earlier today says that while the “brains” of the operation, Vince…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
An Update On The Team Fortress 2 Engineer Update
Valve is currently “plugging away” at the ninth and final (maybe) class update for Team Fortress 2, giving every defensive player’s favorite class, the Engineer, a batch of unlockable weapons and buildings. How’s it goin’? Brandon Reinhart from Valve writes in great detail about one of the developer’s failures thus far, the now aborted Repair…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Off Topic: Taste The Happy
After a bummer of a day, maybe one not quite as roller coaster-y as yesterday, let’s all shed tears of joy with some off-topic laid back conversation. This weekend, I watched way too much Arrested Development on Hulu, a show that I’ve spent far too many hours of my life viewing again and again and…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 2, 2010 -
UncategorizedA Side-Scrolling Team Fortress 2? Why, Yes, Please.
The creator of this side-scrolling interpretation of Team Fortress 2 entered it in a map-modding contest last year and, for obvious reasons, won the sucker outright. [Correction] Dylan Loney entered this and won his modding contest. (Here’s another top-flight entry.) An earlier version of this story said his entry had missed the deadline. Steaky says…
By Owen Good Published March 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
Valve’s Portal Puzzle So Far: The Files Recovered From Aperture Science
Yesterday, Valve issued an update to its 2007 first-person puzzle game Portal, adding exactly one new Steam achievement and 26 audio transmissions that players could listen to via in-game radios. So started an impressive puzzle. Instead of listening to those transmissions in-game, members of various web forums, including the Steam, Facepunch and Something Awful forums—who…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
L.A. Noire‘s Lead Actor Says He Skips the Cutscenes
The voice actor for the lead character in L.A. Noire is “Mad Men’s” Aaron Staton, while Staton says he enjoys games, particularly Grand Theft Auto IV, he usually skips over the cutscenes. Staton, who portrays Ken Cosgrove on the AMC series, tells Game Informer in its latest edition that he’s played all of the Grand…
By Owen Good Published March 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
Majin & The Forsaken Kingdom Journeys West This Summer
Namco Bandai announced today that it will release Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom in North America this summer, allaying fears that you’d never see the game formerly known as Majin: The Fallen Realm on these shores. Whew! Announced last summer at Germany’s Gamescom expo, Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom puts players in the shoes of…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
Negotiations Underway to Inflict Space Invaders Movie on Us All
Did you ever play Space Invaders and, while you were dodging and firing and shooting, make up a story about who was in the tank and wish you could someday see them in a movie? Yeah, I didn’t either. Apparently someone at Warner Bros. has. The Los Angeles Times reports that the studio is negotiating…
By Owen Good Published March 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
Play A Facebook Game To Help The War Effort On Your Xbox 360, Or Vice Versa
You play a game on Facebook. I’ll play one on Xbox 360. Our winnings will contribute to the same side of a virtual reenactment of World War I. Behold, the first Facebook-360 gaming link, launching this week. More are coming. So far only about 11,000 people are in on what could be one of the…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
GameTrailers TV Teases “Surprise Sony Sequel” Reveal Thursday
Set your DVRs accordingly, kids, as GameTrailers TV promises a *sound of explosion* world exclusive premiere trailer for “a surprise Sony sequel” on Thursday’s episode, suggesting that this announcement of an announcement is PS3 related. What could it be? The voice of Geoff Keighley is light on details. We suppose some people could be surprised…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
Man Accused of Exporting PS2s to Fund Hezbollah
Federal authorities say a Florida man exported PS2s to a Paraguayan mall believed to be a front for the terrorist organization Hezbollah. He’s been indicted on 11 counts tied to the funding of terrorism. The suspect is Khaled Safadi of Doral, a Miami suburb. He’s a Paraguayan citizen with U.S. residency. The indictment alleges that…
By Owen Good Published March 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
MAN!
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: This Week Has Been Crazy, Huh? What is with this week? It’s been crazy! First the 24-hour Playstation outage and then this Call of Duty insanity! I know I shouldn’t be using exclamation points, but I think it’s stuck on! What you missed! Mile Marker 9: Joe Danger Scandal Hits…
By Brian Crecente Published March 2, 2010 -
UncategorizedNew Metroid: Other M Trailer Super Heavy On CG, Zero Gameplay
Nintendo’s “dramatic new direction” for the Metroid series comes courtesy of Ninja Gaiden developer Team Ninja, who show off their cinematic skills in this new Metroid: Other M trailer. Don’t be surprised if you don’t spot any gameplay in this new Metroid: Other M cinematic. It’s lacking in Power Suits, Zero Suits and just about…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
Deal Brings MLG Tournaments to EA Sports Titles in 2010
Tournaments sanctioned by Major League Gaming will be a multiplayer feature of certain upcoming EA Sports titles, under a deal announced today by the two parties that proposes to establish “the definitive ranking system for sports gamers in North America.” The pact deepens the ties between MLG and EA established last year with a live…
By Owen Good Published March 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
How To Upgrade Your Vehicle In Just Cause 2
Let’s take a look at the innovative new vehicle upgrade system Avalanche Studios developed for Just Cause 2. It’s simpler than you’d expect! As easy as they make it look, you probably don’t want to try this at home. Better an open stretch of highway.
By Mike Fahey Published March 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sony & Konami Both File “Arc” Trademarks, New Gradius Coming?
A new trademark from PlayStation 3 maker Sony lends more credibility to the rumor that its forthcoming motion controller—still officially the PlayStation Motion Controller—will be called Arc. Konami’s new Gradius Arc trademark, however, is something else. Or are they related? Siliconera just happened to dig up two recently filed Japanese trademarks, one for PlayStation Arc,…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 2, 2010