The Grinder: The Wii’s Left 4 Dead?

Long before Left 4 Dead, High Voltage did four-player survival horror with the Hunter: The Reckoning series, and now they’re doing it again with The Grinder. High Voltage Software’s art director Matt Corso introduced me to their new Wii title The Grinder today by asking me if I remembered Hunter: The Reckoning. I did. Corso…

Peter Molyneux Now Director of Microsoft European Studios

Peter Molyneux, the designer between the Fable franchise, has been given a promotion: Creative Director of European studios at Microsoft Games Studios. Previously, Molyneux founded Bullfrog Productions where he created “god games” like Populous. After leaving Bullfrog, Molyneux created Lionhead Studios, which has churned out titles like Black & White and The Movies. That studio…

The Clips Of E3: Day Two

Shigeru Miyamoto dominates day two of E3’s clips selection — appearing not once but twice to talk about the absence of Zelda from E3 and sort of talk about a new game mechanic. Other highlights include some hands-on with the PSP Go and the first real look at Final Fantasy XIV. Also, Mike McWhertor thinks…

Shigeru Miyamoto Checks Out The Competition (PSP Go)

Hey! Big time famous game designers don’t just come to E3 to promote their own titles, they also come to check out the competition. Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto of Nintendo is doing just that. With the DS and the Game Boy platform before that, Nintendo has traditionally dominated the portable game market, but recently the…

Red Hair, Short Shorts, Dead Eyes: E3 Booth Babes Return

After being banned from E3 two years ago, booth babes are back at E3.

Gravity Crash Preview: Retro Evolved

If any downloadable game deserves the subtitle Retro Evolved, it’s the PlayStation Network’s Gravity Crash from developer Just Add Water. What Is It?: While Geometry Wars might have gotten the pure twitch shooting down pat, Gravity Crash focuses on a much more finesse-based sort of shooter style. You pilot your spaceship around beautiful HD-vector graphic…

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Screenshots Will Whip You In Your Face

A new Castlevania game, some new screenshots. Such is the way of the world. OK, so the game’s not new, but the Castlevania bit is. And these screens are, too.

“Protesting” Mario

So, Mario and Luigi are Italian, but are they Italian stereotypes? Be warned, bad words and bad fake facial hair ahead! Thanks, B W!

No Online Play For New Super Mario Bros.

New Super Mario Bros. won’t feature online cooperative play, Shigeru Miyamoto told a room full of writers during his developer’s round table yesterday. New Super Mario Bros. allows up to four players to run through side-scrolling worlds reminiscent of the classic Super Mario Bros. games with up to four people. Players take on the role…

Batman Preview: Not A Bat-Toosie In Sight

I got a chance to finally get around the showroom floor and play some games today. Fortunately for me, the first one I got to play was Batman: Arkham Asylum. What Is It? It’s a Batman game that doesn’t suck. It’s a little bit Splinter Cell, it’s a little bit Batman punching men in the…

Whip It With This Castlevania: Lord of Shadow Trailer

.html Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima has taken the reins of the Castlevania series from fellow Konami designer Koji Igarashi for the series’ latest title Lords of Shadow. The game has been farmed out to Madrid-based developer Mercury Steam and brings together a star studded cast that features Patrick Stewart and Robert Carlyle. This is…

“I’m Sorry, Sirs, No Pass, No Entry”

The Old Republic Wordier Than Entire Run of The Sopranos

Still-in-development massively multiplayer online title Star Wars The Old Republic comes packed with voice acting, lots of voice acting. Just how much? Not even the BioWare team are sure. Every scene, every dialog tree, every branch of conversation is voice acted, and that’s a mammoth amount of work. Principal lead writer Daniel Erickson said that…

Booth Tour: Microsoft

Here’s a look at Microsoft’s booth at E3 2009.

Free Realms Still Growing Insanely Quickly

First they hit one million players within weeks of release. Then they hit 2 million a week and a half later. Where does the Free Realms population stand right now? I stopped by the Sony Online Entertainment booth (to see if I could get a little mining in) and talked to Senior Producer Andrew Sites…

No More Heroes’ Goichi Suda Has Plans For The Wii Vitality Sensor

You may not have been overly excited to see Nintendo unveil the Wii Vitality Sensor, a Wii Remote add-on that monitors one’s pulse and “the body’s inner world,” but it filled No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle director Goichi Suda with ideas. Sadly, those ideas don’t seem like they’ll make it into the follow up to…

Booth Tour: Ubisoft

Here’s a look at Ubisoft’s booth at E3 2009.

E3’s Lone Porn Star Is Eyeing a Wii

Plenty of video game developers have booth babes on hand at this year’s E3 to add a little sizzle to their games, but only Codemasters has an award-winning porn star in attendance. Bobbi Starr, named 2009’s “superslut” by the X-Rated Critics Organization, said she sort of just fell into the booth babe roll this week…

LEGO Rock Band Preview: Building Family Fun-Time

The problem with this game is all in the name. LEGO Rock Band makes you wonder “why LEGO?” Maybe “Rock Band: Play Rock Band With Your Kids” would have been better. Because if you don’t have kids, this game is largely pointless. It’s Rock Band, except with a more pedestrian songlist, and no real changes…

Booth Tour: Nintendo

Here’s a look at Nintendo’s booth at E3 2009.