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BioShock Meets Tabletop Gaming
Guy by the name of Robert Sakaluk has tried something a little new, taking some Warmachine miniatures and turning them into BioShock miniatures. There’s a Big Daddy, A Big Sister and a Little Sister, each of which would look equally as comfortable amidst the ruins of Rapture as they would consuming action points on a…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Steam Launches “Family” Section, Please Don’t Roll Your Eyes
Valve announced on Friday the launch of the “Family Gaming” genre on their online store Steam, an entire new wing of the digital shopfront dedicated solely to games your mum, dad or gran might enjoy. Which means, yes, there’s some horrible titles in there. But there are also many games that aren’t horrible. The opposite…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
These Screenshots Are Different, We Think
When Famitsu announced computer tactical role-playing-game Moe Moe Niji Taisen Deluxe, the Japanese game site showed a rather revealing screenshot of a female in a ripped outfit. The game’s developer, SystemSoft Alpha Corporation, has released official screenshots of the Xbox 360 version. There seems to be a big difference — maybe two! We wonder what…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Splinter Cell Mission Briefings, 8-Bit Style
One area in which the latest Splinter Cell game differs from previous outings is that mission briefings are being integrated into the game world itself. As in, “KILL SOME GUY” will be written on the side of an in-game building. It’s certainly a different take on a gaming staple, and makes a refreshing change from…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Hinting At Western Release of Tales of Vesperia PS3
Former Xbox 360 exclusive Tales of Vesperia is coming to the PS3 in Japan later this year. But it might be coming to the English speaking world, too. In the demo’s embedded code, English and Japanese descriptions of unused skills were found: Gun Support / ガンサポート - サブ組の際、戦闘フィールド外から、一定の確率で拳銃で攻撃する。 - An inactive ally will occasionally attack with gun…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Of Course WiiWare Sexy Poker Doesn’t Poke Nudity
WiiWare game Sexy Poker might be too sexy for Australia, but it’s not too sexy for the Entertainment Software Rating Board. According to the ESRB, the game is “M for Mature”. Here is the rating: SEXY POKER Platform: Wii Rating: M for Mature Content descriptors: Simulated Gambling, Suggestive Themes Rating Summary: This is a Strip…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Daigo Wins 2009 Evo Champs
And, we’re done! The dust has settled on the 2009 Evo (fighting game) Championships in Vegas, and a winner has emerged. That winner? None other than Street Fighting legend Daigo “The Beast” Umehara. A few readers were at the event, and pinged us to let us know that he defeated long-time adversary Justin Wong at…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Expecting 5 Million Copies of Dragon Quest IX Shipped
With 2.3 million copies sold in its first week, Dragon Quest IX is already a smash hit. Square Enix shipped 3 million copies at launch to ensure everyone who wanted the game could purchase it. But Square Enix isn’t stopping there. Square Enix president Yoichi Wada told the Japanese press, “We’re look at reaching over…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Comics Editor
To: Luke From: Owen Re: The Weekends are Made for Owen Today we put out our first installment of Sunday Comics, aggregating the best of gaming-themed comics from around the Web. This isn’t the first time I’ve put together a page of strips and panels. When I was 13, after much pestering, Dad made me…
By Owen Good Published July 19, 2009 -
UncategorizedCapcom Still Teasing Mega Man 9’s “Final Secret”
At Evo 2009, Capcom community-mans Seth Killian gets cornered about the final undiscovered secret in Mega Man 9 but vows it does indeed exist, and that it is still out there. “People have found a ton of amazing stuff in the game that I didn’t think would have been dug up for a long time,”…
By Owen Good Published July 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
You Really Should Get Over Gamer Girls
Despite women’s documented surge in gaming, “somehow, gamer girls retain their aura of mystery,” writes Dairuka Sutain. “Gamer girls are not special anymore. Take them off the pedestal.” Sutain believes two types of misogyny are at work in the Gamer Girl stereotype – the first is condescension, that if women aren’t less skilled at popular…
By Owen Good Published July 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
We Didn’t Have Achievements Back in the Day
But if we did, posits Gamespy’s Brian Altano – in this nostalgic and disarmingly sweet take on growing up with games – they might have looked a little like these. The part about bringing games to school is especially true. I think the only time I’ve ever read a game’s instruction manual was in study…
By Owen Good Published July 19, 2009 -
UncategorizedTen Years Ago: “Halo is the Name of This Game.”
In 1999, Bungie was probably the best-known studio developing specifically for Macintosh, having delivered titles like Marathon, Myth, and Pathways Into Darkness. At Macworld 1999, Steve Jobs introduced the studio’s next big Mac exclusive: Halo. Within a year, Bungie would be bought out by Microsoft and Halo would become a launch title that, more than…
By Owen Good Published July 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Week in Games: Trannnnnns-mute?
G-Force hits all platforms, but for those a certain age (mine), its the (sigh) movie tie-in, not the U.S. adaptation of good ol’ Science Ninja Team Gatchaman. For that you still need Tatsunoko vs. Capcom. Other interesting releases include Watchmen, which is complete on PS3 and episodes 1 & 2 only on Xbox 360 (a…
By Owen Good Published July 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Forty Years Later: Putting Video Games on the Moon
Tomorrow is the 40th anniversary of the date humans first landed on the Moon. Earth’s satellite has been a setting for games, or levels in them, going back to Lunar Lander in the 1970s. The Toronto Star waxes nostalgic about moon games in a writeup that spans some of the major games set on the…
By Owen Good Published July 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Today’s Punishment: The Warriors, Set to ‘Beat It’
You’ve all been very naughty readers, so the late Michael Jackson is here to spank you. Here’s a Gametrailers user’s video setting the 2005 Rockstar brawler to 1983’s rock homage to West Side Story. This went up early in the morning and then someone at GT promoted it to the front page. How much of…
By Owen Good Published July 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy IV Gets OverClocked
OverClocked Remix, the cooperative dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of video game music, has just released an arrangement of 46 tracks of the Final Fantasy IV musical score. OC ReMix bills the album as a tribute to Nobuo Uematsu, the eminent composer of all the Final Fantasy scores. The three-hour, three-disc project are arranged…
By Owen Good Published July 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Complete Set of Team Fortress 2 Achievement Icons
Would Team Fortress 2 icons add functionality to anything? No. Would a wallpaper of them be damned cool anyway? Yes. A user on the Steam forums has put them together for you to download. Qpingu of the TF2 community – “taking days of tedious work” – packed them up into a sheet you can download…
By Owen Good Published July 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Conan O’Brien Gets Topical with Video Game Sales, Bombs
Were it me, I might have made a crack about a pencil-cup peripheral. As it is, Wii isn’t the best motion control for job interviews. Natal would offer a more immersive groveling experience. Conan O’Brien Discusses Video Game sales, Offers up a Wii Joke [GoNintendo]
By Owen Good Published July 19, 2009