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EyePet Vs. Milo: The Unlikely New Console Mascots
Here’s a YouTube comment on PlayStation 3 EyePet that caught my eye last week: “Both are useless this and milo both stupid.” Hints of a 21st century version of Sonic Vs. Mario, starring a Microsoft boy and a Sony pet? I was charmed by my brief interaction last week with Sony’s PS3 camera-enabled EyePet. The…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Braid Creator Names, Details Next Game ‘The Witness’
Independent developer Number None‘s follow up to Braid, the time-shifting puzzle adventure game, will be The Witness, an exploration-puzzle game on an uninhabited island. Hold onto that knowledge, for it will be a long wait before you get The Witness. The developer recently began hiring for The Witness, described in job listings as “philosophical and…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Fileplanet Has Your Huxley Beta Invite
Yes, Webzen’s massively mutliplayer online first-person shooter Huxley: The Dystopia is still a going concern, and all it takes is a Fileplanet login to get in on the closed beta action. It’s player versus player on a massive scale in Huxley, the game we first heard about ages ago when it was initially announced for…
By Mike Fahey Published August 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Call Of Duty: World At War Gets Its Own iPhone App
Thankfully, Call of Duty fans have been spared the shoehorning of the game’s experience into an iPhone game, but offered something potentially better in the Call Of Duty: World At War Companion, now available to players for free. The app, which can be downloaded from the iTunes App Store as of yesterday, offers Call Of…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
X-Wing Vs. Tie Fighter Making A Comeback?
With LucasArts in a re-releasing and re-making mood, with classic games on Steam and the Monkey Island remake on Xbox Live, is there anything happening with the classic X-Wing space combat series? Could be… G4’s Patrick Klepek inquired as to the future of the X-Wing, Tie Fighter, and X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter series during an…
By Mike Fahey Published August 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Left 4 Dead On A Crash Course To New DLC
Left 4 Dead 2 doesn’t mean the end of downloadable content for the original game, as Valve announces Crash Course, a new single-player, multiplayer, and versus mode campaign for the Xbox 360 and PC. Crash Course ties together the No Mercy and Death Toll campaigns from the original release, adding a little bit of continuity…
By Mike Fahey Published August 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
What Are Assassin’s Creed II’s Exclusive Maps For? [UPDATE]
Last week, Assassin’s Creed II executive producer described the November game to me as a “single-player” adventure. But the revelation of the contents in the game’s GameStop special edition suggests there’s something curious afoot. The newly announced Master Assassin’s $80 version of the otherwise-$60 game will be exclusive to GameStop and offer Xbox 360 and…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 4, 2009 - Reviews
Fat Princess Micro-Review: Let Them Eat Cake
Kidnap the princess. The sometimes fat, sometimes thin princess. Fat Princess is a new take on the multiplayer favorite, capture the flag. With cake. Developed by Titan Studios, the emphasis is team-based multiplayer — something that seems perfect fodder for a downloadable title like Fat Princess. There are five classes (mage, warrior, worker, archer and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
World Of Warcraft Patches To 3.2
Blizzard upgrades World of Warcraft to version 3.2 today, implementing the Crusaders’ Coliseum dungeons, PVP experience, level 20 mounts, Druid form changes, Rogue axe-wielding, and far fewer embarrassing raid looting situations. 3.2 is a huge patch, with changes to nearly every aspect of the game. Raiding guilds have several new places to play, while the…
By Mike Fahey Published August 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Turtles In Time Re-Shelled: Oh The Nostalgia
The launch trailer for the Xbox Live Arcade remake of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time is jam-packed with sigh-inducing nostalgia. I remember going on a family vacation to Kiawah Island, South Carolina when I was 18 years old. I had been sent out to a nearby shopping complex to pick up pizza and…
By Mike Fahey Published August 4, 2009 -
Uncategorized16 Attempts At Scribblenauts
I am in possession of an early build of DS game Scribblenauts and an imagination. I mixed the two yesterday morning to try to clear one of the game’s levels. It required multiple re-thinkings. To set this up you need to know that Scribblenauts is a Nintendo DS game developed by 5th Cell and published…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tokyo Drift Writer Signs On For Wheel Of Time Games
Hollywood screenwriter Chris Morgan has signed on with Red Eagle Games as the story director for games based on Robert Jordan‘s The Wheel of Time novel series. Having written The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Chris Morgan is no stranger to wheels, and as the screenplay writer for Wanted, he has a fair understanding…
By Mike Fahey Published August 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dress Your Avatar In Fable II
Ever wonder what an avatar placeholder wearing a Fable II t-shirt looked like? Well BAM, there it is. A post by Sam Van Tilburgh on the Fable II development blog this morning reveals that Fable II avatar clothes are coming soon to an Xbox 360 near you. A package of Fable II clothing will be…
By Mike Fahey Published August 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Gang-Tackling Moves the Line in Madden 10
This trailer shows off Pro-Tak, the new tackle physics engine for EA Sports Madden NFL 10. If you get stacked up at the goal line, don’t expect to ricochet your way to paydirt. Similarly, it doesn’t mean it’s all over for the runner. Rather than animate a three- or four-man rodeo as a Quicktime event…
By Owen Good Published August 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Exclusive Rides For Gran Turismo PSP Preorders
Preordering the long-awaited Gran Turismo for the PlayStation Portable scores you one of five rare rides, getting you ready to smoke your friends from the starting line. The five preorder vehicles might already be in the game, but preordering means that you don’t have to pay to unlock them, and you also score them in…
By Mike Fahey Published August 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Taylor Swift Shakes Her Polys In Band Hero
Activision’s pop-ridden Guitar Hero spin-off Band Hero scores Taylor Swift as a playable character, and while I might not know who she is, she sure looks fine in polygons. Swift is actually one of pop’s finest songwriters, if Wikipedia and the New York Times are to be believed, regularly topping the country charts with songs…
By Mike Fahey Published August 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Namco Eyes Tekken, Soulcalibur As It Expands iPhone Development
It’s a modern day gold rush and Namco’s not above admitting it, or trying to profit from it. Earlier this week the developer announced that they were opening up a new division dedicated solely to the creation of iPhone games. That means more Namco classics, new in-house titles and even third-party games for Apple’s inordinately…
By Brian Crecente Published August 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
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By Stephen Totilo Published August 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Don’t Let This Flower Die!
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Down and Out It’s summer vacation. Mini-Bash has been given homework: water this sunflower. So far, he seems to be remembering, and it hasn’t kicked the bucket just yet. Reminds me of that episode of Degrassi Junior High where the students had to carry an egg and pretend it was…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 4, 2009