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Dante’s Inferno Heresy Level Looks Hot
The sixth circle of Dante Alighieri’s version of Hell, also the sixth level of EA’s Dante’s Inferno does not sound like a nice place. A bit balmy, what will all the hellfire and such. Of the levels we’ve seen thus far in Visceral Games‘ journey to hell, Heresy looks the most Hell-ish. Like, how I…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Modern Warfare 2 Launch Night, Do You Care?
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: So at midnight tomorrow morning Call of Duty: Warfare 2 officially goes on sale. I say officially, because it sounds like tens of thousands of people are got the game… but I wasn’t one of them. 🙁 It’s easy to get caught up in the excitement when you’re in the…
By Brian Crecente Published November 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Magic Planeswalkers Duels Spill Over To PC, PS3
Wizards of the Coast are bringing Xbox Live card-battler Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers to the PlayStation Network and PC, with two new Xbox 360 expansions in the works. Possibly the purest Magic: The Gathering experience ever to grace a game console, Wizards of the Coast is keen to bring Duels of…
By Mike Fahey Published November 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Where Tony Hawk Ride Controllers Come From
Skateboard controllers aren’t born of the brilliance of executives and market research firms. No, like the Tony Hawk Ride skateboard controller seen in the above video, they’re the product of inanimate objects having sex with each other. Or, so the above video, a Tony Hawk Ride “love story” would lead us to believe. Just a…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
EA Cuts Loose Bottom Third Of Its Game Lineup
During a conference call regarding the company’s 2nd quarter financial results, EA’s John Schappert revealed that more than a dozen unannounced EA titles had been cut from production as part of its cost reduction plan. Schappert called the move a “targeted cost reduction which will allow a greater investment in our hit titles and digital…
By Mike Fahey Published November 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Borderlands’ Undead DLC Coming Nov. 24
Gearbox Software’s Borderlands will expand its borders on November 24, with the release of The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned, the game’s previously announced downloadable expansion, the one that puts a little check mark in the now-obligatory “Has zombies.” box. The first in a series of downloadable content packs for the multi-platform game will arrive…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Wary, Publishers Respond To GameStop Breaking Modern Warfare 2 Street Date
A day after the United States’ biggest games-only retailer, GameStop started selling Modern Warfare 2 early, Activision has labeled the practice disappointing. Fellow publishers Sony and Capcom also weighed in. “Activision is disappointed to learn that some retail locations have released ahead of schedule,” a company spokesperson told Kotaku in a statement before reiterating comments…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 9, 2009 - Reviews
Modern Warfare 2 Throat Communicator Micro-Review: Comfy and Quiet
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 could be the largest video game launch in history and Activision isn’t the only company looking to turn a buck on the game. Mad Catz has rolled out an entire line of third-party peripherals, including PC keyboards and mice, controllers, headsets and, most intriguing of all, a nifty Xbox…
By Brian Crecente Published November 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
EA Cutting 1500 Jobs To Reduce Costs
Lending credence to the rumors of massive layoffs, EA details a “cost reduction plan” in its 2nd quarter financial results press release that will result in the termination of 1,500 employees. The “Cost Reduction Plan” detailed in the EA release involves the closure of several facilities and a huge reduction in workforce in order to…
By Mike Fahey Published November 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Surrender To Army Of Two: The 40th Day’s Co-Op Tactics
Mock surrender is just one of Army of Two: the 40th Day‘s list of cooperative multiplayer moves. We were going to show you a video filled with them, but we gave up. See what I did there? I learned a lesson from watching this video, and you could too. And a little something about friendship…
By Mike Fahey Published November 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
EA: Confusion About Mature Content In Games Starts With “Over-40 Crowd”
How old do you have to be to not get that games aren’t just for kids? 40, according to EA. Though not everyone over 40 is guilty of that. Sound right? In a story about the increased acceptance of sex and sexuality in video games, the Calgary Herald got EA spokesperson Colin MacRae to draw…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 9, 2009 - Reviews
Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 Review: You Only Sing When You’re Winning
In recent years, as EA Sports’ FIFA series has gone from strength to strength, the once-mighty Pro Evolution Soccer has slipped, unable to keep pace in the current generation. Is now the time for Konami to stage a comeback? I’m pleased to say that, for the first time since the PlayStation 2 era, significant changes…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
NBA Unrivaled Dunks On XBLA This Week
Looks like we spoke too soon. Right after we posted this week’s Xbox Live Arcade offering, Tecmo slips out a press release announcing a Wednesday release for arcade baller NBA Unrivaled. Announced back in June of this year, NBA Unrivaled is Tecmo’s entry into the basketball video game market since 1992’s Tecmo NBA Basketball, the…
By Mike Fahey Published November 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Head In The Clouds: Flying In Video Games
There’s something fantastical about flying in a video game. We can easily run, jump and swim in real life. Flight is more exotic. But we do fantasize about it. Where do you think the term “flights of fancy” comes from? Nowhere is the realization of flight grander or more satisfying than in video games. When…
By AJ Glasser Published November 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Rumor: EA Guts Workforce After Big Playfish Buyout
Electronic Arts has taken the ax to hundreds of employees at locations in Burnaby, Orlando and San Francisco today, according to chatter from former EA employees, issuing layoffs the same day it confirms a buyout of social gaming publisher Playfish. Said to be affected are EA’s Tiburon and Black Box studios, located in Orlando, Florida…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
This Week In XBLA: O-D Beat Drop
Puzzle and rhythm collide in O-D Beat Drop, the puzzle game that lets you use the beat of your own music to set the pace of the game. Developed by Cyclone Zero and published by Arc System Works, O-D Beat Drop is your standard block-dropping puzzle game with a rhythmic twist. Players drop their pieces…
By Mike Fahey Published November 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Dangerous Video Game You Weren’t Supposed To Play
Zach Gage says his riff on Space Invaders isn’t maliciously designed software made to destroy your computer files — though it might do that. It’s a more thoughtful project than that. Lose/Lose is about values and value. It’s about what happens if a “Game Over” screen destroys your copy of the game, as happens with…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Star Trek Online Sets Phasers On February Release
February is a month for love, and there is no greater love than a fan’s love of Star Trek, so it’s appropriate that Atari and Cryptic announce a February release date for Star Trek Online. Star Trek Online is a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game based in the near future, or at least the near…
By Mike Fahey Published November 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Kaiser Permanente Has Wii Sports On Its Mind
What better way for insurance company Kaiser Permanente to promote a healthy lifestyle than strapping television monitors playing Wii Sports to the heads of its marketing team? Members of the Kaiser Permanente “Pixmen” marketing team took to the halls of Honolulu’s Ala Moana Center mall yesterday to demonstrate how Wii Sports can help people stay…
By Mike Fahey Published November 9, 2009