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Christian Science Monitor Wrings Hands Over Modern Warfare 2’s D.C.
Over the weekend Infinity Ward unveiled a trailer for Modern Warfare 2 in the middle of the Steelers-Chargers football game. The two-minute ad gave a national audience a gander at a war-torn Washington, D.C. Too soon after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks? The Christian Science Monitor thinks so. Does the game go too far?…
By Brian Crecente Published October 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Typhoon Incoming!
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Scare Tactics Raining hard here, and I wonder if Mini-Bash will have school tomorrow… Is it me or is the number of typhoons increasing?! What you missed last night Details About Project Natal Pricing Emerge Tretton: What’s Good for Sony is What’s Good for Gaming Meet Your GTA IV: The…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Now U2 Wants To Be In A Video Game
With the music business falling apart, musicians are hoping to get their cut of the music game pie — even The Beatles have their own Rock Band title! Now, it looks like Irish rockers U2 want in, too. U2 hasn’t lent their likeness to games, and from what bassist Adam Clayton tells USA Today, it…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Curt Schilling’s Studio Making PS3 Game? [Update]
Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling and his Massachusetts-based game company 38 Studios have been working on a MMO code-named Copernicus. What platform will it be coming to? 38 Studios has put up job listings for a Senior PS3 Programmer and a Lead Art Director to work on a RPG for the PS3. The studio…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Valve Has Edited Version of Left 4 Dead 2 For Possible Release
Three weeks back, Valve’s Left 4 Dead 2 was refused classification by the Australian Classification Board. The reason? The game “contains violence that is high in impact and is therefore unsuitable for persons aged under 18 to play.” Valve’s Gabe Newell admitted he was “a little surprised” by the decision, and the company has appealed…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Atlus Looking For PS3/Xbox 360 Programmers
Atlus, the game developer of all things Atlus, hasn’t really make the jump into high definition game development. That may change. There have been rumors flying that Persona 5 is coming to the PS3. Atlus is searching for a programmer to work on a PS3/Xbox 360 game. According to a job listing, qualified applicants should…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Yay! A Witch’s Tale Just In Time For Halloween
I’ve been waiting for NIS America to release A Witch’s Tale for about two years. Now, as of October 6, I can finally own it and realize all my stylus spell casting ambitions. A Witch’s Tale is an action role-playing game where users play as a super-cute witch in a Halloween-themed world. Nearly all the…
By AJ Glasser Published October 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
How Different Dating Games Are In Different Cultures
That’s a dating sim from Thailand called Re Angel has recently gotten a Japanese release. Cross culture exchange! But how different are these types of games in different countries. Here is Japan. And South Korea. China, this is from China. Hello Hong Kong! …America. Yeah. タイのギャルゲーが日本語版になって登場 [痛いニュース(ﾉ∀`) via DannyChoo]
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nancy Drew Game Gets A “Twitter Soap Opera”
Oh, Nancy Drew. Can you forgive me for not playing your PC games after that Emma Roberts film? I promise to catch up on all your mystery, drama and evolving social attitudes on Twitter. Her Interactive, publisher of the PC games, is putting out a “Twitter soap opera” in conjunction with the upcoming Nancy Drew:…
By AJ Glasser Published October 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Prince of Persia Trademark Pops Up
On September 29, a trademark for “Prince of Persia The Forgotten Sands” was filed by Jordan Mechner. Who’s Jordan Mechner? He’s the creator of Prince of Persia, that’s who. We’re not sure if this latest trademark is a game or some sort of tie-in for the upcoming movie Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Global Conflicts: Child Soldiers Preview: Show Me, Don’t Tell Me
Serious Games Interactive’s newest 3D role-playing game touches on the tough topic of Child Soldiers in African countries. I could have used this edutainment game back in spring when I was working on my project for Human Rights Journalism class. I’d chosen the topic of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and their first case that’s…
By AJ Glasser Published October 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
NieR Developer Calls The Wii’s Graphics “Harsh”, Wants HD Wii
Taro Yoko from Tokyo-based developer Cavia is hard at work on upcoming Square Enix published title NieR Gestalt and NieR Replicant. While at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, Yoko blogs, he caught some of the trailers at the Square Enix booth, including Final Fantasy Crystal Bearers for the Wii. “Honestly,” he writes, “Crystal Bearer’s graphics…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Details About Project Natal Pricing Emerge
At an Microsoft event today in New York City, exec Robbie Bach talked about how the pricing for the upcoming motion controls Project Natal will work. According to Variety, Bach said that the pricing will start high and decrease over time. “Relative to Natal,” said Bach, “we’ll see how the pricing cost works out. But…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Other Large Gundams In Japan
The giant Gundam in Tokyo’s Odaiba might be long gone, but our memories of it live on and on. Know: It was by no means the first giant Gundam. There have been others, oh yes. In the gallery, there are several big mechas: the totally unofficial 1/3 scale “Zeta III” in Okayama prefecture, some short-term…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
NCAA 10 Hits the Road to the Final Four
Lots of games try to emulate what you see on the television, but NCAA Basketball 10 fully integrates CBS Sports’ Road to the Final Four – theme music, key graphics and, of course, Bill Raftery. Of course, in the real Final Four, you’re hearing Jim Nantz and Clark Kellogg. But Raftery and Gus Johnson supply…
By Owen Good Published October 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Do You Know Whose Birthday It Was Yesterday?
Manaka’s! The character from Konami’s virtual girlfriend simulator for the Nintendo DS, Love Plus. As we posted back in May, the first part of the game is standard fare: Players court three girls, trying to get them to fall in love. That’s where most dating sims end — Love Plus is just getting started. The…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
SNK Announces Metal Slug XX For PSP
SNK is bringing Metal Slug and its 2D graphics to the PSP this winter in Japan. The run-and-gun is a reworking of sorts of Nintendo DS game Metal Slug 7. While SNK is claiming that this is a brand new title, there does seem to be a series of kwinky-dinks regarding graphics and levels that…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tretton: What’s Good for Sony is What’s Good for Gaming
File this also under “What they say when we’re not listening.” Speaking to Forbes, the SCEA chief Jack Tretton answers a few softballs about the PS3 Slim, then says, “the environment where PlayStation wins is best for this industry.” To use a sports metaphor, we hear the same thing every time the Lakers, the Yankees,…
By Owen Good Published October 6, 2009