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  A School Where Kids Are Taught Through Video Games

  Last September, the Quest to Learn school opened in New York. It’s aim? To educate kids almost entirely though the use of video games. There are 72 students at the school, which uses games, game design and game programming to teach children almost everything they’d traditionally have learnt from books. “Games are exceptionally good at…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 11, 2010
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  Shine A Light On This Alan Wake Gameplay Clip

  Finnish game developer Remedy Entertainment, best known for its Max Payne video games, has released a gameplay clip of its upcoming Xbox 360 exclusive, the thriller Alan Wake. The clip is short — a mere 33 seconds. However, the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it clip shows a little bit how the flashlight will be used in the game, the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 11, 2010
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  LEGO Universe Trailer Is All Good Bricks vs Bad Bricks

  Here’s a new trailer for Netdevil’s upcoming massively multiplayer online game, LEGO Universe. No gameplay to be seen, sadly, but damned if it’s not getting me excited regardless. Click to view

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 11, 2010
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  Report: “Large Scale RPG” Being Made For Microsoft

  While the Xbox 360 isn’t exactly setting Japanese retail on fire, Microsoft Game Studios has made a valiant effort to release Japanese-style role playing games like Blue Dragon. That doesn’t look to be stopping. In a classified listing on Japanese language job site DODA, Tokyo-based developer feelplus Inc., a subsidiary of AQ Interactive, announced that…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 11, 2010
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  Rumor: Retailers Say No, Thanks To Wii Mini Game Collections

  A Gamasutra article published late last week carries an interesting rumour; namely, that two of America’s biggest retailers have told publishers they won’t be stocking any more Wii mini game compilations. Gama’s Paul Hyman writes “Stores like Target and Best Buy have reportedly told game publishers not to even bother approaching them with collections of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 11, 2010
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  Kill Bill Actress Showing How PS3 Movie Rental Works

  Chiaki Kuriyama, best known for her role as Gogo Yubari in Kill Bill and Takako Chigusa in Battle Royale is appearing in ads for a disc-based download movie rental service for the PS3. This isn’t her first game-related ad. Back in early 2009, Kuriyama appeared in an Xbox 360 ad for Resident Evil. Click to…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 11, 2010
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  Metal Gear Movie Probably Not Happening

  What seemed like a match made in heaven, Hollywood and Metal Gear Solid, does not look like it was meant to be. The stealth series, created by game designer Hideo Kojima, was known for its stealth game play and movie style cinematics. Metal Gear Solid looked, if not played, like a motion picture. These cinematic…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 11, 2010
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  Xbox Live Officially Heading For Mobile Phones

  While the news has been coming for some time now, you always need to break out a confirmation to make everything official. And it’s now official: Xbox Live is on its way to mobile phones. The service will be known as “Xbox LIVE Games” (catchy!), and looks to be available only on phones operating a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 11, 2010
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  2009’s Most Popular Xbox Live Titles

  You’ve seen the most popular Xbox Live titles of 2009 in Japan. Now see the most popular Xbox Live titles worldwide. Major releases, Arcade titles, Indie games, the works. Microsoft’s Larry Hryb released this list late yesterday, showing the top 20 games overall (based on the number of unique users), the top-selling Indie titles, best-selling…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 11, 2010
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  “Yes, I Know About the Macbook Air”

  Macbook Air knowledge, a late Christmas party and British Merlin magic. These are just some of the topics gaming’s Twitterati touched on. Oh yes. Microsoft exec Aaron Greenberg needs a plumber. May we recommend Mario? The BBC series Merlin has caught the fancy of PixelJunk creator Dylan Cuthbert for some reason. DMZilla, Community Coordinatorat Xbox…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 11, 2010
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  Hands-On With Unreal Engine On The iPhone, Nvidia Tegra

  Epic Games VP Mark Rein brought with him the latest platforms on which the company’s Unreal Engine 3 officially runs, iPhone 3GS hardware and Nvidia’s Tegra 2 “system-on-a-chip” platform, giving us a chance to go hands-on with the tech demo. Our demo was the same shown back in December of last year, a small, tightly…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 10, 2010
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  Brian and Mike… in 3D!!! (Glasses)

  It’s official: 3D is coming and you just can’t stop it. And better still, the headache-producing technology is bringing with it an array of gaudy and ill-fitting glasses. We spent the show playing games, watching TV and even checking out porn in 3D so you didn’t have to and we can confirm that none of…

  By Brian Crecente Published January 10, 2010
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  Solid Steel, No Moving Parts, This Flight Stick Is A Pricey Wonder

  Made of solid steel, Saitek’s X65F Pro Flight stick doesn’t actually move when you use it to fly a plane, instead the shaft sensing the pressure you’re exerting on the stick and translates it into movement. I had a chance to play arund with the X65F Pro Flight System a bit earlier this week and…

  By Brian Crecente Published January 10, 2010
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  Hands-On With Street Fighter’s Juri Or: How I Stopped Playing Ken and Learned to Love Da Bomb

  I get a lot of grief whenever I join Capcom to play a little Street Fighter IV or Super Street Fighter IV. I play Ken.. sometimes Ryu, and Capcom’s Seth Killian and our own Mike McWhertor can’t help but mock me about it. But I’ve played other characters before. There was a time when I…

  By Brian Crecente Published January 10, 2010
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  Close Call

  To: Luke From: Owen Re: Bwah, Today is Friday? Friends invited me over for dinner, and I had two greasy, rare hamburgers, just the way I like them. Now what I failed to mention here is I rode my bicycle four miles to their house. Which means after this meal and another hour of hanging…

  By Owen Good Published January 10, 2010
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  Microsoft: Natal Focus On “New Original Games,” Not Motion Control For Existing Ones

  Microsoft says that it’s planning on bringing “entirely new original experiences to life” with the addition of Project Natal‘s controller free add-on later this year, not on reworking already existing games to make them Natal ready. When Microsoft first showed off the controller-free Project Natal tech at E3 2009, it did so with both new…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 10, 2010
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  Rebellion Confirms Aliens vs. Predator Demo

  Rebellion’s Alex Moore gave a quick-and-dirty “confirmed” for an Aliens vs. Predator demo, but no other details, in a lengthy interview with fan site AvPGalaxy. No timeframe was given, but one has to assume it’ll be pre-release. “There will be a demo, that’s all we can say,” Moore said. Another tasty tidbit, from Rebellion’s Martin…

  By Owen Good Published January 10, 2010
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  Sinbad, But No Seven Seas, Spotted At CES

  Overheard asking a Microsoft rep if they’d like his son to playtest games for them, Sinbad was seen wandering the Microsoft booth at CES this weekend. Other celebrities, B-list and below, who made appearances or were spotted perusing the gadget show included Stan Lee, Drew Carey, zombie Marilyn Monroe and Elivis and Pauley Perrette, NCIS’…

  By Brian Crecente Published January 10, 2010
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  If Football Awards Were Named for Tecmo Bowl Legends

  Maybe the NHL names every award for someone, but the NFL gives blandly titled honors. Pigskin Doctors concocted awards named for players from Tecmo Bowl and Tecmo Super Bowl, giving them to current players who most resemble their performances. No, Bo Jackson is not on this list. (Most are from TSB). But I love it…

  By Owen Good Published January 10, 2010
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  Uverse, Mediaroom On Xbox 360 Won’t Replace Your DVR

  After a three year long wait, the Xbox 360 will get IPTV service in the United States, thanks to Mediaroom and AT&T Uverse. While a nice addition to the Xbox 360’s list of services, it has its limitations. The Xbox 360 won’t necessarily replace your existing set-top box. Consider the console as another “node,” as…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 10, 2010