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Today’s Team Fortress 2 Xbox 360 Update Is Not The One You’re Looking For
Owners of the Xbox 360 version of The Orange Box were greeted with an update today, one that adds something new to at least one of the included games, Team Fortress 2. Quickly temper your expectations. The update did not manage to stuff in a half-dozen class updates, new maps, and new gameplay modes that…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
August Xbox 360 Update Bears Good News About Save Files
It’s commonplace for game companies to make gamers’ saved-game files oddly incompatible with things they seemingly should be compatible with. So the news Microsoft had for Kotaku today about saved-game cross-compatibility is a progressive step. On August 11, gamers will be able to download full Xbox 360 games to their console using the new Xbox…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
Guitar Hero 5 Adds Song Specific Challenges For Longer Lasting Flavor
In addition to a crystal clear look at the virtual crotch of guitarist Carlos Santana, Activision and Neversoft’s Guitar Hero 5 will be adding an extra layer of replayability for the hardcore gamer with song specific Challenges. According to a report from Destructoid, Guitar Hero 5 players won’t be simply seeking five star-rated performances, but…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
Did A Video Game Guy Tick Off World’s 2nd Most Famous Athlete?
I don’t know David Martinous. And I’m not sure what a “video game technician is.” But the New York Times says that a man with that job was challenged to a fight by one of the planet’s top sporstmen. David Beckham, British soccer superstar and recent player for the the U.S.’ Major League Soccer has…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
Raiden IV Release Powers Up With Limited Edition
Raiden IV is coming to North American Xbox 360s, thanks to publisher UFO Interactive. The better news is that the top-down shooter won’t be unceremoniously released. It’s getting double the “limited edition” treatment. Of course, we’re not getting night vision goggles or a replica plasma beam upgrade in the box, but something a little more…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
Activision, Twistory Unravel Time With Singularity Graphic Novel
The Comic-Con comic book news explosion continues, as Activision and Twistory announce plans for a graphic novel based on the upcoming time-twisting shooter Singularity. The Singularity graphic novel will tell the story of the mysterious events off of the Russian Peninsula that resulted in the unraveling of time, which is the main focus of the…
By Mike Fahey Published July 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
No Snickering, Games Climax Too Late
Grumpy complaints about bad game endings are not news. But a podcast complaint that games don’t have what they called “falling action” and “denouements” in high school? That’s worth being grumpy about. A listener of the Listen Up podcast recently asked the show’s hosts to talk about the poor quality of game endings. The listener…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
EA, Dark Horse To Pleasantly Shock You With Mass Effect Comic Series
Add BioWare’s Mass Effect to the growing list of video games properties becoming comic book series. Electronic Arts and Dark Horse revealed Mass Effect: Redemption today, a series set before the events of Mass Effect 2. Mass Effect: Redemption will be written by BioWare’s own Mac Walters, responsible for the Mass Effect 2 script. Handling…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
Jumpgate Is Codemasters’ Biggest Beta Ever
With more than a quarter of a million beta sign ups in North America and Europe, Net Devil’s space combat MMO Jumpgate Evolution is the biggest beta campaign Apparently I am not the only one with a craving for action-packed, massively-multiplayer online space combat. According to Codemasters, more than 250,000 individuals have signed up for…
By Mike Fahey Published July 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey Preview: If You Think Planes Are Beautiful
Never mind, for a moment, how this game plays — though I will tell you. Check out how it looks. IL-2 Sturmovik, the 2001 PC original, was for the hardcore. Not the Mario-loving hardcore. Not the GTA-loving hardcore. Not the people who memorize JRPG scripts. No, the hardcore of World War II combat flight-sim lovers.…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
South Park XBLA Game Revealed – It’s Tower Defense!
Microsoft announced at E3 that a new South Park game would be coming to Xbox Live Arcade this year, but waited until today to offer actual details on South Park Let’s Go Tower Defense Play!. Yep, it’s tower defense. Microsoft’s Comic-Con presence will feature a playable South Park Let’s Go Tower Defense Play!, described as…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
Capcom Has Its Marvel VS Capcom 2 Mixtape Covered
Capcom shows off the cover to its Marvel VS Capcom 2 hip-hop mixtape today, with a limited-edition vinyl version of the soundtrack up for grabs at the San Diego Comic-Con this week. As we mentioned back in June, Capcom has teamed up with some of hip-hop’s greatest talents to produce a downloadable mixtape, replacing the…
By Mike Fahey Published July 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
Making Xbox Live Safe, While Keeping It Fun
Microsoft’s Stephen Toulouse may be known as the man with the Xbox Live banhammer, or the keeper of Live’s big book of naughty words, but there’s a lot more to what he does than that. The main thrust of Toulouse’s job is to make sure that Xbox Live is a safe place. That means he…
By Brian Crecente Published July 21, 2009 - Reviews
The Secret Of Monkey Island SE Micro-Review: Still Fights Like A Cow
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition is a tough one to review. It’s not really fair to review the game, is it? That’s not fair. The game’s 19 years old, and is one of the best ever made. So we won’t. Instead, we’ll review this as a port. Think of it as your memories…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
Chiptune’s Finest Celebrate Weezer
Online record label Pterodactyl Squad has released a free 8-bit Weezer tribute album, featuring some of the biggest names in chiptune paying homage to the band’s greatest works. I’ve been listening to this album all day now, and several of the tracks are really digging in, most notably Bit Shifter‘s “The World Has Turned and…
By Mike Fahey Published July 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
Microsoft Dates Next Xbox 360 Dashboard Update
Tucked into a Comic-Con announcement from Microsoft is news that the Xbox 360’s next Xbox Live update is coming in 21 days. The 360 dash will get an update on August 11. In it, Microsoft confirmed today, will be the launch of the new Xbox Live Games On Demand service, which will launch with more…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Ultimate Street Fighter Art Collection
From the biggest rivalries to the biggest…other rivalries, UDON leaves no facet of Street Fighter history untouched in SF20: The Art of Street Fighter, ” the most complete collection of Street Fighter artwork ever.” SF20 features more than 1,500 illustrations from the franchise’s 22-year history, from the original Street Fighter arcade game to Tatsunoko VS.…
By Mike Fahey Published July 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
Mechner Pens Prince Of Persia Prequel Graphic Novel
Series creator Jordan Mechner once again plumbs the depths of the Prince of Persia mythology, penning an anthology graphic novel to serve as a prequel to the upcoming feature film. The Prince of Persia graphic novel anthology, due out in April of next year, features six short stories authored by Mechner and serves as a…
By Mike Fahey Published July 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Earth Falls In September
The year 2156 arrives 147 years earlier than anticipated, as the post-apocalyptic massively-multiplayer online game Fallen Earth gears up for a September launch. Fallen Earth is a skill-based MMO that combines the experience gain and skill advancement of traditional online role-playing games with the accuracy and fast action of a first-person shooter. The game is…
By Mike Fahey Published July 21, 2009