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Holy Satire! Mass: We Pray Promises Church Gaming From Home
Supposedly Boston-based Prayer Works Interactive announced its Mass: We Pray church mini-game compilation today, a smart send-up of religious-themed gaming, complete with motion-sensing Cross Controller and wireless Kneeler accessory. I mean, this is a joke, right? Yes, it must be. Playing Sign of the Cross, Holy Water-sprinkling, Collection-taking and Holy Communion-offering mini-games may sound like…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Xbox Going Down
To: Luke From: Crecente My consoles are working overtime these days as I work to review games, play games for judging and sneak in a bit of relaxation gaming on the side. Today my Xbox 360 started to show signs of wear, locking up four times in about two hours. Three of those times was…
By Brian Crecente Published November 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
BioShock 2 Box Art Emerges From The Depths
2K Games’ Cult of Rapture has revealed what you’ll be faced with when picking up a hard copy of BioShock 2 next year, a Big Daddy giving a Little Sister a box art-worthy piggyback ride. A healthy dose of glowing eyes and a different Big Daddy suit will help differentiate the sequel to 2007’s BioShock,…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Reviewer: Opportunity To Review New Tony Hawk Early Limited To Three Hours On A Saturday
Game publishers are under no obligation to provide access to games early so that reviews can be online by launch. For big titles, usually they find a way. Sometimes, one reviewer found with the new Tony Hawk, it’s complicated. Here’s Giant Bomb‘s Jeff Gerstmann, one of the most respected and tenured reviewers in the gaming…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Valve Bumps Up Global Left 4 Dead 2 Dates, UK Infected By Friday
Due to “high demand,” Valve notes today on the official Left 4 Dead blog that it has moved forward street dates for its new zombie apocalypse survival sim, resulting in a “coordinated worldwide release.” Well, except for you, United Kingdom. But there’s some good news, UK gamers. And this is it. “The good news is…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nintendo May Have More Metroid Prime Primed For DS
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption may have wrapped up the GameCube-to-Wii trilogy, but fans of first-person adventuring in the suit of Samus Aran may be able to look forward to future Prime games. Nintendo’s Kensuke Tanabe, overseer of all things Metroid, tells the UK’s Official Nintendo Magazine that the company is “always planning to make new…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Mass Effect 2 Box Art Saga Continues
Well, it appears that the Mass Effect 2 box art that we foolishly assumed was limited to the game’s European release is coming stateside. The official Mass Effect web site has unveiled the game’s final box art. Finally. It appears that this largely reviled, totally not final version of Mass Effect 2’s cover was nothing…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 17, 2009 -
UncategorizedHow Space Combat Works In Star Trek Online
We’ve spent more than enough time telling you about how ship combat works in Star Trek Online – now it’s time to show you. We’ve been harping on the space combat in Star Trek Online for quite some time, and now Cryptic gives you a look at what we’re so excited about. It’s possibly the…
By Mike Fahey Published November 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Testing Ubisoft’s “Frequent Flyer” Rewards Program With Assassin’s Creed II
Over the weekend, a dead option offered through my PlayStation 3 copy of Assassin’s Creed II went live. “Uplay” now works, the latest attempt by a publisher to tie its games together. If nothing else, it improved my Assassin’s experience. Yves Guillemot, the head of the Ubisoft, described Uplay at an event in New York…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Enter to Win a Copy of Evangelion 1.01 You Are (Not) Alone
Evangelion 1.01 You Are (Not) Alone is the rebuild of the ground-breaking anime Neon Genesis Evangelion. Send us your real-life casting ideas for Shinji and Rei (Pitt/Jolie?) to [email protected] (subject: “Evangelion”) to enter. [Rules. Contest ends Friday, Nov. 20.] Imagine having Dr. Frankenstein as your father. Your classmate and fellow pilot is a partial clone…
By Chrissie Lamond Published November 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Activision Announces Sledgehammer Games, New Home To Ex-Dead Space Leads
Publisher Activision officially announced today the formation of Sledgehammer Games, the Foster City-based, Activision wholly-owned game development studio headed by ex-Visceral Games leaders Glen Schofield and Michael Condrey. Yes, the folks responsible for last year’s brilliant Dead Space. The ex-Visceral duo, who jumped ship from EA to Activision this summer, are reportedly working on an…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Be Social During The Free Xbox Live Weekend
Microsoft is inviting Xbox Live Silver members to try out the newly-launched Facebook, Twitter, and Last.FM for the Xbox 360 during the upcoming Free Xbox Live Weekend. Between the new social features, the upcoming season of 1 vs 100, and Halo Waypoint, there’s a lot happening on Xbox Live that you can’t participate in without…
By Mike Fahey Published November 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Dissatisfied With Sales Of Some Games, Dates Vitality Sensor Showcase
During my recent conversation with Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime, I asked for updates on Nintendo’s MotionPlus and Vitality Sensor technologies, but before that we wound up talking about a common Nintendo fan complaint. Fils-Aime and I had been discussing the shorter hype cycles Nintendo has been using for games such as The Legend…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Europe Product Manager Chimes In On PS3 Cross-Game Chat
PS3 firmware 3.10, announced last night by Sony, does not appear to bring oft-requested cross-game to the console that only does everything. But according to comments from the European version of the PlayStation.blog, it’s too early to give up hope. When asked about the feature, PlayStation Network product manager James Thorpe wrote “I wish I…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Frankenreview: Left 4 Dead 2
The only thing as relentless and uncompromising as a zombie horde is those tasked with reviewing said zombie horde. The undead cower in the face of the Left 4 Dead 2 Frankenreview. It’s a year after the release of Left 4 Dead, and the zombie invasion has made its way South, where a different breed…
By Mike Fahey Published November 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
EA Talks Command & Conquer’s “New Digital Model,” Medal of Honor “Re-invention”
In a memo to employees today, Nick Earl, EA Games Label senior VP, confirmed the closure of Pandemic Studios LA. He also touched on a new direction for two of its key franchises, Command & Conquer and Medal of Honor. Last week, we reported that the core Command & Conquer team would be let go…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Confirmed: EA Closes Pandemic Studios, Says Brand Will Live On
Early this morning we broke the news that Electronic Arts planned to close down Pandemic Studios, laying off 200. Now we have confirmation. An internal Electronic Arts memo confirms that Pandemic Studios was shut down today with a “core IP team” being moved to Electronic Arts’ Los Angeles office. Among those let go were the…
By Brian Crecente Published November 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Joe Madureira Talks Darksiders Development And Horse Hate
Comic book artist turned game developer Joe Madureira talks about the challenges of designing the characters and creatures of Darksiders, the influence of movies on the game, and how he really hates drawing horses. For a guy who hates drawing horses, he sure did a fine job with Ruin. Such a fine job that ruin…
By Mike Fahey Published November 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Sports Authority Gets Its Wii On
As we first reported earlier today, The Sports Authority is getting in the Wii-selling business in a big way. While the national sports retailer won’t be officially announcing the Wii push at their stores until Thursday, some of the chain’s locations started getting their Wii on last weekend. The Colorado store pictured here received their…
By Brian Crecente Published November 17, 2009