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Ubisoft Plans 10 Games For Natal Next Year, 4-5 For PS3 Motion Controller
French publisher Ubisoft, no stranger to waggle, is getting behind Microsoft’s Project Natal in a major way, with “around 10 games” planned for the Xbox 360‘s hands-free motion controller. And it has similar designs on PlayStation 3 motion controller support. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said during a financial earnings calls earlier today that the publisher…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 30, 2009 - Reviews
Tony Hawk: Ride Review: Time To Bail
The latest edition of the venerable Tony Hawk skateboarding video game franchise slides across your carpet on a plastic skateboard in Tony Hawk: Ride. Losing ground to EA’s Skate franchise, Activision tapped developer Robomodo to help take the Tony Hawk franchise in a whole new direction, eschewing standard controllers for a new plastic skateboard peripheral,…
By Mike Fahey Published November 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
Call of Duty Classic Answered On XBLA This Week
Modern Warfare 2 players growing bored with today’s killing technology can get their bloodlust fix in the World War II fashion this week, as Call of Duty: Classic comes to Xbox Live Arcade this Wednesday. European Xbox Community Manager Graeme “AceyBongos” Boyd says that the remake of the original Call of Duty will set Xbox…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
Survey Points to Potential New Features in NCAA 11
An EA Sports survey asks respondents which feature, from a list of 13, would most likely drive their purchase of NCAA 11. Possibilities include an “athletics director” mode, and broadcast presentation similar to what was done in NCAA Basketball 10. Pasta Padre got his hands on a screenshot of the survey from a tipster, which…
By Owen Good Published November 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
Arcade Impressionism
Not to set the ghost of Claude Monet after me, but I’ve always thought of Impressionism painting as lazy. It’s like you want me to do all the work trying to figure out that this is Donkey Kong. But I have to admit that there’s a moment of “Ah-ha!” when you finally figure out an…
By AJ Glasser Published November 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
What Is This Second Mystery Spike VGA Teaser For?
Spike TV‘s annual Video Game Awards show promises a handful of brand new video game announcements, including (but not limited to) the previously teased Spec Ops revival and whatever this newly revealed title is. So, what is this deep cover detective game, apparently set in Hong Kong? Well, it could be the “action-based game set…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
Battle Orphan Diseases With Your Used Games
Why buy and sell your used games to the benefit of some retailer when you can donate and buy used games from DonateGames.Org, where all proceeds go towards helping children and their families fight rare and neglected disorders. Donate Games is a charity that works a bit differently than most. While other charities have had…
By Mike Fahey Published November 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
Bill Gates’ Future Of Computing Sounds Natal-y
One-time Gizmodo guest-blogger Bill Gates was on NBC’s Meet The Press on Sunday to discuss the good works of his and his wife’s foundation. His one comment about the future of computers sounded Natal-y. So after 20 or so minutes of very positive talk about the work of the Gates Foundation to cure disease and…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
Ubisoft’s Big Franchises Win, Wii Games Lose – Update
Reporting its full first-half 2009-10 financial results today, Ubisoft stresses its confidence in franchise titles like Assassin’s Creed II, while some of its Wii titles continue to under-perform. Much like the company’s sales results call earlier this month, today’s Ubisoft earnings call was all about the big-name franchises in the company’s lineup. Along with mentions…
By Mike Fahey Published November 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
Two Worlds Lets You “Play” An Advent Calendar For Prizes
Again, I have to use my Jewish status to explain why I have no idea what an advent calendar is. Sounds pretty silly, though — a calendar that only covers 80% of a single month out of the year? Meshugge! But I’m to understand you get things when you use an advent calendar. Little things…
By AJ Glasser Published November 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
Ubisoft Turns Back Time With Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
Ubisoft uses the Dagger of Time to roll back the Prince of Persia franchise with Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, a new game in the Sands of Time storyline to coincide with the release of Disney’s feature film. With the major motion picture purely focused on the Sands of Time storyline, Ubisoft puts it’s…
By Mike Fahey Published November 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
Games Even Babies Can Play
How young is too young to play internet computer games? If they can move their limbs, they can play with Kneebouncers. Kneebouncers is the brainchild of Jim Robinson, the father of three non-brain children who was frustrated that his slightly older children could play on the computer while his young daughter could not. His solution?…
By Mike Fahey Published November 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
Testing Out DSi XL’s “Multiplayer” Aspect
When the DSi LL launched, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata pointed out that the portable’s larger 4.2″ LCD screens meant that it was easier to watch others play. “Nintendo DSi XL realizes beautiful game screens even for those who look at them from an angle,” Iwata said earlier. “You do not have to peek closely into…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy XIII Gets Its Cid
Every Final Fantasy must have its Cid, and for Final Fantasy XIII it’s Cid Raines. While the above image was borrowed from the Final Fantasy Wiki, information about Cid Raines comes by way of a scan from a Final Fantasy XIII spread in Shonen Jump. According to Final Fantasy Union, this time around Cid is…
By Mike Fahey Published November 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Nintendo Download: Can’t Read My Foto Face
EA takes advantage of the DSi camera in Foto Face; Guybrush Threepwood continues his quest; and more Sudoku, all in this week’s expansive installment of the Nintendo Download. Despite adding a grand total of ten new titles across Nintendo’s three downloadable game platforms, this week’s update is relatively tame. The only real big-name title is…
By Mike Fahey Published November 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
iPhone Chart Toppers: All-In-1 List [CORRECTION]
It’s that time again. Time to look at the top grossing games on iTunes for the iPhone and iPod Touch. [NOTE: The post this morning pulled from the wrong list in iTunes. The correct top 10 is now included.] Why buy 15 games when you can one game that contains 15 games? That must be…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
A Little TNA On Your PSP
SouthPeak Interactive picked up the license for TNA Wrestling from the now defunct Midway, and now we get to see what they are doing with it with screens from TNA iMPACT!: Cross the Line. Cross the Line is coming out later this winter for the PSP and Nintendo DS, so the turnaround time on the…
By Mike Fahey Published November 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
Puzzle Quest 2 Charges Into Battle This Spring
In spring 2010, D3Publisher unleashes the only cure for Puzzle Quest addiction on the Xbox 360 and Nintendo DS – Puzzle Quest 2. I’ve played the original Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords on every possible platform, and even today it will keep me occupied for hours at a time. After the relatively disappointing Puzzle…
By Mike Fahey Published November 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
How Modern Can Zelda Get?
We’ve seen hints from Nintendo’s Zelda franchise producer, Eiji Aonumam that more flight may be in Link’s future. Last week, I asked him about things like cars and guns getting into a Zelda game. Consider that the earliest Zelda game was all caves and magic swords, with nothing more high-tech than a boomerang and a…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 30, 2009