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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 - Uncategorized
Uncharted 2 Release Date, Box Art, Pre-order Goodies Revealed
Hang on, Nathan Drake! Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is almost here, with Sony confirming to us today that the Naughty Dog developed PlayStation 3 game will arrive in the U.S. on October 13th. Start planning your sick days/pre-orders accordingly. Sony also released Uncharted 2‘s final box art, reminding us of Mr. Drake’s expert ability to…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
Fallout 3 Mothership Zeta Screens Kill Aliens Dead
The hero from Vault 101 does battle high above the post-apocalyptic planet in this latest set of screenshots from Fallout 3’s Mothership Zeta downloadable content. I’ve got to hand it to Bethesda. These three screens are certainly unlike anything I ever expected to see in Fallout 3. That Oblivion engine sure is versatile, depicting the…
By Mike Fahey Published July 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
Oh Look, Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll
Well this one took us almost completely not by surprise! Sega’s countdown clock has ended, revealing a trailer for Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll for the Nintendo Wii. Sega didn’t exactly cover their tracks well, what with the trademark application and the words “Super Monkey Ball” listed in the code for the mysterious countdown…
By Mike Fahey Published July 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
Get Outside… and Enjoy Video Gaming?
We’ve spent this month talking about the confluence of summer and gaming, from summer blockbusters to beach arcades, summer reading to video-game-inspired outdoor play. Here’s a chance for you help build up our Summer of Gaming. What do you plan to do this summer that’s video game related? Will you be reading a bunch of…
By Brian Crecente Published July 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Saboteur Infiltrates December
Pandemic Studio’s espionage thriller The Saboteur has managed to make its way into EA’s 2009 holiday lineup, but only just barely. December is generally a bad month to release video games, but this year could be an exception. With a great many of the big titles we were expecting in the fall being pushed to…
By Mike Fahey Published July 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Beatles: Rock Band Track List Expands To 25
The list of officially confirmed songs for The Beatles: Rock band grows to twenty-five this morning, as today’s trailer reveals are joined by seven more tracks by way of official EA decree. It’s been a busy morning for The Beatles: Rock Band. First the trailer dropped, bringing with it eight new songs, from “Paperback Writer”…
By Mike Fahey Published July 21, 2009 -
UncategorizedLet’s All Watch The Final Of The Fighting Game Championships
Daigo “The Beast” Umehara took out Justin Wong at Street Fighter IV over the weekend, and in the process took out the Evo 2009 championships, the biggest fighting game tournament in the world. This is the final.
By Luke Plunkett Published July 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Twenty-four hours later, Talk Amongst Yourselves is back. And ready for your comments about video games. Please join the fray. (Following up some of the questions about the state of the new comments system from TAY yesterday: the option to have the site remember your preference for seeing all comments or just featured ones will…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
Hang On, There’s An Eclipse Coming?
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: A Taste of Game Development Well, in Asia, at least… And what’s this about not staring directly at the eclipse? Like, I need special goggles? Can I make them? Why can’t I look directly at an eclipse? What if I do that on accident? What you missed last night Left…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 21, 2009