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League Of Legend’s Latest Champion Raised By Cougars
Meet the latest Champion to join the ranks of the League of Legends, Nidalee, a young girl raised in the Kumungu Jungle by older women seeking the company of younger men. Or cats. One of those. Nidalee the Beast Mistress found herself alone in the jungle as a young girl after her fortune-seeking parents died…
By Mike Fahey Published December 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Xbox Live’s Holiday Plans
Microsoft details the next few weeks’ worth of Xbox Live Arcade, Deals of the Week, Avatar items, and Games on Demand, with twelve days of special holiday deals kicking off on December 18th. Microsoft generally isn’t the habit of laying out several weeks worth of Xbox Live releases in one fell swoop, so we can…
By Mike Fahey Published December 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Introducing Army Of Two: The 40th Day
Check out the explosive intro movie for EA’s Army of Two: The 40th Day, riffing on movies like Cloverfield with its first-person handicam style. While the video doesn’t quite make me want to play the sequel to Army of Two, it kind of makes me want to watch someone else playing. I doubt that’s the…
By Mike Fahey Published December 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Kurulin Fusion Or A Ham Sandwich?
MTO USA‘s PSP puzzler Kurulin Fusion combines “futuristic graphics” with a musical score directed by Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu, and it’s available later today on the PlayStation Network. MTO USA’s marketing pitch? “Have fun. Don’t eat.” Being a big Nobuo Uematsu fan myself, MTO USA doesn’t really have to market a $4.99 downloadable PSP…
By Mike Fahey Published December 10, 2009 - Reviews
Call of Duty: World at War Zombies Review: Zombie Nazis!!!
Nacht Der Untoten was a surprisingly fun little addition added on to the end of the otherwise realistic and slightly unsettling Call of Duty: World At War. In the console version of the online mini-game you and up to three others fight off a never-ending horde of Nazis. When it came time to try and…
By Brian Crecente Published December 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Would You Play Video Games With President Obama?
If you could play a video game with any celebrity, who would it be? A recent survey conducted by Weekly Reader Research reveals that boys aged 8-17 want to get their game on with President Obama. Who did girls pick? President Barack Obama better start boning up on his Wii Bowling skills. The survey, commissioned…
By Mike Fahey Published December 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Mass Effect 2 Is Full Of Stars
BioWare has revealed the voice cast for Mass Effect 2, with a cast of new and returning voice actors that covers just about every corner of science fiction fandom. Of course the biggest addition to the Mass Effect 2, Martin Sheen as the Illusive Man, has already been outed, but he’s just the tip of…
By Mike Fahey Published December 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Your Guide To Nintendo’s Gameplay-Helping Super Guide
Did you know that playing through New Super Mario Bros. Wii without Super Guide help will net you a special reward? Or that the hand-holding play-throughs are the result of a team of gamers? I didn’t. That’s why after playing through the entire game, even before it came out, I decided to bug Nintendo with…
By Brian Crecente Published December 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
PS3 Scores Exclusive Dante’s Inferno Divine Edition
Early access to the demo was just the beginning, as Visceral Games announces the Dante’s Inferno Divine Edition, a PlayStation 3 exclusive version of the game packed with extra content at no additional cost. The Dante’s Inferno Divine Edition is the version all PlayStation 3 owners will be receiving once the game is released on…
By Mike Fahey Published December 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sony: “Gem” Was A Prototype Name For PS3 Motion Controller
Following up on reports that EA chief John Riccitiello let slip the name of Sony’s upcoming PlayStation 3 motion controller, a Sony spokesperson told Kotaku that “Gem” isn’t necessarily the device’s real name. The term “Gem” was “an early code name for the product,” according to Sony Computer Entertainment of America director of communications Patrick…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
In Flight Movies
To: Totilo From: Bashcraft RE: A Life Well Written Getting ready for the long flight to Texas. Since Mrs. Bashcraft doesn’t fly well (she gets motion sick), she’ll probably take motion sickness meds and conk out for the flight. Hopefully, Micro-Bash will sleep for *most* of the late night flight. Mini-Bash is now old enough…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Rumor: Big Layoffs At Aspyr
Aspyr, a publisher best known for porting games to the PC & Mac, is today instead best known for supposedly firing a whole bunch of employees. According to a report on Big Download, “over 50 percent” of Aspyr’s workforce have recently been shown the door, with those remaining left to shamble around the company’s now-spacious…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Pac-Man: Championship Edition Waka Wakas The iPhone
Pac-Man Championship Edition, the Xbox Live Arcade remake of Namco’s classic arcade title, was far better than anyone was expecting. On Xbox. How it fares now it’s heading for the iPhone is anyone’s guess. I’ve played the original Pac-Man on iPhone and didn’t really like it, for the same reason I don’t really like most…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Retail Shop Using FFXIII To Promote Big Screen TV Sales
The World Cup is here, buy a big screen TV. Want to watch the Olympics? You’re gonna need a larger television. That’s how retailers typically do the hard sell. One retailer in Japan is doing something different: Using Final Fantasy XIII to promote TVs. Sofmap, a Japanese retailer with stores in Tokyo and Osaka, has…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
And 2009’s Biggest iPhone Games Were…
With December 31 almost upon us, Google have released two lists, each showcasing the biggest iPhone games of 2009. The first has the ten top-selling games, and is dominated by established franchises and intellectual property. Indeed, only a single title – Firemint’s Flight Control – crashing the party. The other list highlights the ten games…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
This Is How Famitsu Interviews Booth Babes
Gung ho, indeed. As seen on Famitsu.com.
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dead Space 2: Multiplayer, Bigger World, Space-Floating
That Dead Space 2 issue of Game Informer has hit people’s mailboxes, and it’s full of proper details on the game. Like the fact Isaac will now speak. Let us all take a look, yes? First up, the game is set on a space station called “Sprawl”, built upon the husk of one of Saturn’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 10, 2009