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Namco Museum Essentials Brings Namco Bandai Home
Namco Museum Essentials is coming to the PlayStation Network net month, bringing with it an updated version of arcade classic shooter Xevious and a Namco Bandai space in PlayStation Home. Namco Museum Essentials is essentially what one would expect, repackaging Pac-Man, Galaga, Dig Dug, Dragon Spirit, and Xevious for download via the PlayStation Network. And…
By Mike Fahey Published June 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
It’s Too Early To Discuss Whether Xbox 360 Could Do OnLive
Remember the possible gaming revolution that will or could be OnLive? We recently connected some dots and asked Microsoft if they could be a part of it. We received an answer and a compliment. Despite what appears to be a converging of technological capabilities, Microsoft has told Kotaku that it’s too early to talk about…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Apple Now Rates iPhone and Touch Games
Apple’s firmware 3.0 update for the iPhone and Touch brought with it the ability view game ratings by age and restrict access to certain games on a device. The ability to download and purchase Apps from the App Store can now be limited by rating. The ratings are based on for what age the games…
By Brian Crecente Published June 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Wolfenstein Introduces The Invisi-Nazi Ninja
Behold the Veil Assassin, a Wolfenstein enemy that combines the agile movement and stealth of the ninja with the snazzy dress-sense of the video game Nazi. Every first-person shooter needs an enemy that can disappear and reappear at will, and the Assassin here fits the bill quite nicely. He has sort of a Karl Ruprecht…
By Mike Fahey Published June 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Xbox Live’s Return Brings Xbox Live Issues
Xbox Live has just successfully completed an entire day of downtime. Unfortunately, the current uptime isn’t quite as successful, with missing games, failing downloads, and unredeemable code issues abounding. Microsoft flipped Xbox Live’s on switch late last night, and while the snazzy new look of the Xbox.com website distracted many of us for a spell,…
By Mike Fahey Published June 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
iPhone Firmware 3.0 Is Alive
iPhone Firmware update 3.0 just went live on iTunes, bringing with it the ability to play online games through the iPhone and iPod Touch and purchase content in-game. Now seems like as good a time as any for us to ask you: Is Gameloft right, are the iPhone and iPod Touch gaming platforms? Are the…
By Brian Crecente Published June 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
BioShock and Oblivion Get Bundle
BioShock and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion are going on sale as a bundle for the PC and Xbox 360 beginning next month, Bethesda Softworks announced today. The BioShock and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Bundle will sell for $40 on the Xbox 360 and $30 for the PC. Combined, the two games earned more…
By Brian Crecente Published June 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Augmented Reality Game Fights Zombies With Skittles
The Georgia Tech Augmented Environments Lab has come up with a game that combines the joy of shooting zombies with the deliciousness of Skittles. The cleverly-titled ARhrrrr is a concept demonstration for an augmented reality mobile phone game that pits players armed with guns and Skittles bombs against an invading army of zombies, all superimposed…
By Mike Fahey Published June 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Sad Story Of Two Homeless Sims
Meet Alice and Kev, a father/daughter pair of homeless Sims, struggling to survive in a Sim city that wants nothing to do with them. Alice and Kev are the creation of UK game development student Robin Burkinshaw, who decided to see how the old poverty challenge idea from The Sims 2 played out in the…
By Mike Fahey Published June 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Scribblenauts: Game of the Millenium?
As seen on IGN.
By Brian Crecente Published June 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Pre-Order Aion, Score A Snappy Chapeau
NCsoft has dropped details on the North American pre-order program for Aion, and while the exclusive beta access and priority character privileges are nice, it’s all about the winged hats. The pre-order exclusive Black Cloud hat is the cherry on top of the pre-order goodness to be had by simply reserving your copy of NCsoft’s…
By Mike Fahey Published June 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Trouble In The Brutal Legend Cast?
Last night, Brutal Legend creator Tim Schafer hopped on a plane to fly across the sea, all to meet with “someone who’s threatening to cancel”. Who could it be? As you recall from earlier this week, Tim Curry has replaced Ronnie James Dio as Doviculus, the Brutal Legend’s main antagonist, but Tim Schafer assured Kotaku…
By Mike Fahey Published June 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Golden Tee at Sea: Watching the Game in Motion On the Ocean
Supercarrier USS John C Stennis is now home to one Golden Tee arcade machine. The folks at Incredible Technologies took a ride aboard the ship to capture the process of installing the system and what it means to those living aboard the floating city.
By Brian Crecente Published June 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Ex-Factor 5 Employees Cry Fraud
Former employees of the recently shuttered Factor 5 studio in California are taking the company to court, claiming that it fraudulently transferred assets, including source code for the next Rogue Squadron title. When Factor 5 filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on May 13th of this year, they had an estimated $50,000 to $100,000 in assets,…
By Mike Fahey Published June 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Champions Screens Save The Day
Just when the morning seemed destined to fall at the nefarious hands of evil, new Champions Online screenshots arrive to save the day, just in the nick of time! I still haven’t had a chance to try out the game, with my various beta applications falling on deaf eyes, which doesn’t even make any sense.…
By Mike Fahey Published June 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
What Does The Future Hold For Apple Gaming?
The latest firmware for the iPhone and iPod Touch and a new, more powerful iPhone both hit this week. Gameloft CEO Michel Guillemot says that the two are the most significant changes to hit the still emerging gaming platform to date, but points out that Apple still has a ways to go before working out…
By Brian Crecente Published June 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Wait, Turkey’s Not In Europe?!
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Mecho Wars Watching a Japanese quiz show tonight (Hexagon — a guilty, stupid pleasure) when the announcer corrected a contestant who said Turkey is an European country. The announcer said Turkey wasn’t. Hrm… What you missed last night Here’s Your Dragon Age: Origins PC Specs Meet Mr. Video Game Voiceover…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Former Crackdown Devs A Little Upset Over Current Crackdown 2 Devs
The original Crackdown was developed by Realtime Worlds. At the moment, they’re busy with APB, so another developer, Ruffian, will be working on the sequel. Does that surprise you? It surprises Realtime. CEO David Jones has told GI.biz that he’s both surprised and “miffed” at…something. The bottom line is that what we thought would happen…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 17, 2009