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OnLive Resurfaces: Crysis On An iPhone, Data Centers Located
There’s still no official release date yet, but this week at the DICE Summit, the head of the possible video game revolution On Live was offering more proof that his service is coming together. OnLive CEO Steve Perlman gave attendees at this gaming conference a look at the all-streaming gaming service in action, running multiple…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Latest Prince of Persia Plays With Solid Water and Flexible Time
Elemental powers, time manipulation and a story that fills in seven years of the Prince of Persia’s past are the hallmarks of the upcoming Prince of Persia game, The Forgotten Sands. “In this installment we are returning to the Sands of Time universe,” Michael McIntyre, the game’s level design director, told Kotaku during a meeting…
By Brian Crecente Published February 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
EA’s Five Tips For The Next Three Years, If You Want To Make Games And Money
Times are tough in gaming these days, for the people making what we play. That’s a common theme at the DICE Summit, as studio shutdowns and declining sales have darkened the mood here. But EA today offered some survival tips. Recognize the stakes, before you read on. The EA man talking this morning at DICE,…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
Dragon Age: Awakening’s Latest Character Revealed Shortly
The latest new party member revealed for the Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening expansion is Sigrun, a diminutive Dwarven warrior maiden with a gigantic chip on her shoulder. As a member of the Legion of the Dead, Sigrun has vowed to die in battle fighting the enemies of Orzammar as penance for…something I’m sure we’ll…
By Mike Fahey Published February 19, 2010 - Reviews
Aliens Vs. Predator Review: Too Human
Aliens vs. Predator tells the story of a colonial base on a distant planet that finds itself at the unfortunate epicenter of a showdown between a hive of Aliens and a hunting party of Predators. Playing through the first-person shooter as a marine, an Alien and a Predator, gamers will piece together the story of…
By Brian Crecente Published February 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
Jokes About Video Games, Not For The Kids
For the last few years, comedian Jay Mohr has hosted the Interactive Achievement Awards and kicked the show off with a not-for-kids, profane half hour of jokes about the year in gaming. Here are some of the cleaner ones. Note that one of Mohr’s favorite themes is the lack of diversity in the crowd of…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
Edy’s Detachment Challenges Valkyria Chronicles Next Week
Master six different classes in six new missions with The Challenges of the Edy Detachment, the fourth batch of downloadable content for Sega’s Valkyria Chronicles, coming to the PlayStation Network next week. When The Challenges of the Edy Detachment was announced back in September of last year, there was a little confusion over the release…
By Mike Fahey Published February 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Look at the iPhone’s Mecho Wars Sequel on the PSP
The team behind Advanced Wars-esque Mecho Wars on the iPhone is fast at work on a sequel, Mecho Tales. Developer Luc Bernard tells Kotaku that Mecho Tales is bound for a number of platforms and will feature a single player campaign and both local and online 4-player multiplayer. The gameplay, Bernard says, will be a…
By Brian Crecente Published February 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
Behind The Scenes With LEGO Harry Potter
How do you combine a magical, best-selling series of children’s novels with the magical, best-selling series of children’s imagination toys? I suppose game development magic would do the trick. I’ve read maybe two chapters of a Harry Potter book, and I’ve seen maybe two and a half of the movie adaptations. So no, I’m not…
By Mike Fahey Published February 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
Dungeon Bandits Sneaks Into Open Beta
Customize your character, form a team, and grab the dungeon’s treasure before your opponents in Dungeon Bandits, PlayEnvy’s upcoming tournament-style MMO, now entering open beta. Dungeon Bandits is a dungeon exploration game with a competitive angle. Players select one of seven customizable character classes, choose which skills they want to bring with them into a…
By Mike Fahey Published February 19, 2010 -
UncategorizedEA Sports Happy To See Tiger Woods Address the Public
Tiger Woods’ life changed forever Thanksgiving night. Today the pro-golfer and face of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11, due to hit all platforms in June, apologized to the world and “set the record straight” on what really happened that night and his past infidelities that came to light because of it. During the short, no-questions-asked…
By Brian Crecente Published February 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
Rock Band Next Week: HIM? Marilyn Manson? Call The Police!
Finnish rockers HIM make their Rock Band debut this week, Marilyn Manson hosts “The Dope Show”, KSM gets “Distracted”, One Night Only gets redundant, and The Police go “Walking on the Moon.” Next week’s major addition to the Rock Band music store is a three pack of music from Finnish band HIM, with “Wings of…
By Mike Fahey Published February 19, 2010 -
UncategorizedAll The Super Street Fighter IV Dudley, Makoto, And Ibuki You Can Stand
Now that Capcom has officially outed Makoto, Ibuki, and Dudley as new playable characters in Super Street Fighter IV, the flood of new screenshots, art, and versus videos can begin! Sagat versus Dudley! Ibuki versus Makoto! Ready, fight! These new screens, concept art, and videos should give Street Fighter fans something to do while we…
By Mike Fahey Published February 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
Next Assassin’s Creed Will Have Full Campaign, “Justified” Multiplayer
On the red carpet for the Interactive Achievement Awards here at the DICE convention yesterday, two of the top creators of the Assassin’s Creed series provided a little better sense of what the series’ surprise next installment will be like. Ubisoft creative director Patrice Desilets and series lead writer Corey May were both there to…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
Mile Marker 20: Closure
Tired of stodgy corporate games made by The Man and his minions? We’re playing the 31 best indie games for a change of pace —- and so we can judge them. Today, Closure! In A Sentence Sketch art and playful use of light and shadows combine to make an interesting looking and interesting playing platformer.…
By Brian Crecente Published February 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Dark Darkness of Alien Vs. Predator’s Perpetual Night
Aliens Vs. Predators is a dark game. I’m not just talking about the ability to rip off someone’s head, spine still attached. The game’s settings are all inside buildings with few lights, at night, in the jungle. So, you know, dark. That’s great for setting the mood, but not so great for seeing just what…
By Brian Crecente Published February 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
Why Is Time Moving So Quickly, Can You Make It Stop, Gee Thanks
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: One Headache Averted Is time going faster or is it just me? Seriously. I feel like weeks are now the equivalent of days when I was a kid. I don’t know if that’s depressing or scary. Maybe both! What you missed last night Rumor: Next Call Of Duty Is A…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
What’s The Father of the PlayStation Doing These Days?
After a rocky PlayStation 3 launch, the platform’s creator was replaced by exec Kaz Hirai as the head of Sony Computer Entertainment. A year later he retired. Besides keeping busy with his new start-up companies Cellius and Cyber Ai Entertainment, Kutaragi has also been giving lectures. And now? Now Kutaragi is joining popular online retailer…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
Bring Me The Head Of Boba Fett
I like my Star Wars. I’ve got a ton of Star Wars games, even some Star Wars toys lying around. But this? This goes a little beyond a “toy”. It’s a 1:1 bust of the galaxy’s favourite bounty hunter. That’s life-size. Which means this baby weighs in at 35lbs (15kg). Course, it also weighs in…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 19, 2010