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LittleBigPlanet Goes Out Of This World
Just when I think I’ve seen all there is to see from LittleBigPlanet, something like this recreation of Eric Chahi’s classic platformer Out of this World. Originally released as Another World in Europe, 1991’s Out of this World was one of the most cinematic gaming experiences of its time. The game tells the story of…
By Mike Fahey Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Toy Story Mania! Preview: Attack of the Carnival Games
Toy Story Mania!, the 4D ride meets video game, opened last year in Disney parks in Florida and California becoming a park favorite. Earlier this week, a game based on the ride was announced. What Is It? A motion-controlled Wii title that features 30 mini-games, including some inspired from the ones found in the Disney…
By Brian Crecente Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Ubisoft Plans Star-Studded E3 Press Conference Extravaganza
Ubisoft has big plans for their E3 2009 press conference, with new game announcements, thrilling special guests, and plenty of game demos, all hosted by that Talk Soup guy. Ubisoft’s invitation-only presser at the Los Angeles Theatre kicks off at 5pm on Monday, June 1st. There the company will be detailing their 2009 holiday lineup,…
By Mike Fahey Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nintendo The Most Reputable Game Company Of Them All
Catering to a broader demographic pays off for Nintendo, ranked number six in the Reputation Institute’s 2009 list of the world’s most reputable companies. Where do Microsoft and Sony fall? The Reputation Institute releases an annual report which looks at how the public rates 1,000 companies in over 20 industry categories and more than 25…
By Mike Fahey Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Anyone Up For Some God Eating?
If you’ve ever said to yourself, “I’m so hungry I could eat a whole God”, then Namco Bandai‘s latest trademark filing is right up your alley. The trademark finders at Superannuation have uncovered a recently filed trademark application from Namco Bandai Games for a game called “God Eater“. The application was filed on May 5th,…
By Mike Fahey Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Split/Second Preview: Power Play
There have been plenty of racing games that pump up the action by arming cars, but Split/Second allows you to use an explosive environment to take out competitors and change the course. What Is It? Made by the team behind PURE, Split/Second hopes to deliver a racing game packed with Hollywood-sized special effects. In the…
By Brian Crecente Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Lost Planet 2 “Currently” Xbox 360, PC
To review: Capcom’s Keiji Inafune mentioned a new Lost Planet title. Capcom released a carefully worded Lost Planet 2 press release. LP2 producer Jun Takeuchi wouldn’t say the PS3 possibility was “zero”. Capcom has released its list of E3 titles, and the Lost Planet 2 listing reads: “Lost Planet 2 (currently 360, PC)” This isn’t…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Guitar Hero Van Halen Hits Later This Year
Guitar Hero Van Halen will hit stores in the second half of the year, Activision confirmed this week. The game will feature some of Van Halen’s greatest hits as well as music from Queen, Weezer, blink-182, The Offspring, Queens of the Stone Age and “many more.” Is Van Halen going to get the same sort…
By Brian Crecente Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
How Was That First Day Of School?
To: Mike(s) From: Bashcraft RE: Meme Created Today was Mini-Bash’s first day of school. Make that, his first day of school at his new school since we moved. He was in school for only four hours today, but during that time he make a new friend — a new girlfriend. Mini-Bash says he found a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Red Dead Redemption Trailer Now Available To Everyone
It’s May 7th, and Rockstar has graciously released the first trailer for Red Dead Redemption to everyone who didn’t already get it two days ago. IGN was allowed to post the Red Dead Redemption trailer a few days early, which is a common sort of occurance but still makes Rockstar’s releasing the trailer today a…
By Mike Fahey Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
G-Force in Threeeee Deeeeee
Yesterday Disney Interactive Studios revealed that their upcoming movie-game G-Force would have a 3D option for the 360 and PS3 version of the game. You can turn the mode on and off on the fly. I’m told that if you happen to have a pair of red and blue 3D glasses lying around the house…
By Brian Crecente Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Making Movie Games Is Hard, Yo
Movies have fairly firm release dates. Games, on the other hand, well… Making video games based on movies tied to Hollywood release dates isn’t exactly ideal then. UK-based developer Rebellion has worked on game versions of big time movies: Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem and Miami Vice: The Game. According to Rebellion’s founders, brothers Chris and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 7, 2009 -
UncategorizedASCII Fighter II Super Hyper Text-Based Championship Edition
Earlier this year, five students from the University of Central Florida had to design a networked, text-based multiplayer game for their programming class. This, amazingly, is what they came up with.
By Luke Plunkett Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
DJ Hero, Guitar Hero 5, Band Hero Hit This Fall
Sure we we’re pretty much positive that DJ Hero, Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero were coming, but now Activision has made it official, official, and they’re coming this fall. Activision says the games will “redefine the company’s popular music gaming platform” and “transform the way consumers enjoy and engage with music.” DJ Hero will…
By Brian Crecente Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
You Cannot Play The George W. Bush Famicom Game
Hipster retro shop Meteor is once again holding its “My Famicase” exhibit. Like last year, the show features Nintendo Famicom cartridges for games that never were created by artists and designers. This year, My Famicase Exhibition is 58 carts strong. Like a lot of art, some of the cartridges are social commentary, and some are…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
When Movie Posters Meet Video Games
Movie posters can be an art form. See anything ever done by Drew Struzan. But other times, they’re not, and all they’re doing is calling out for video game characters to make them better. Least, that’s what the folks at film mag Empire reckon, as they’ve got a long-running a contest to see how movie…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
DJ Hero Peripheral Revealed
A Twitter account by the name of djhero has tonight posted these renders, claiming they are the first shots of the upcoming game’s turntable controller. Now, they might be legitimate! The Twitter account is a few months old, and they look nice enough. Then again, there’s nothing else to confirm these are being the real…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Devil Kings Being Made Into, Yes, A Stage Play
Capcom must be onto something with these theatrical adaptations of their franchises, because fresh off the Ace Attorney show-and-dance routine comes news Devil Kings – or Sengoku Basara – is being adapted for the stage. Yes, Devil Kings fans, this is two stories in one night. Be still your beating hearts! The games, which are…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Three RPG Makers Make New PS3… RPG
Japanese game makers Idea Factory, Gust and Nippon Ichi Software have teamed up for a new PS3 role-playing-game called Trinity Universe. Trinity, geddit? The game is a 3D dungeon crawler RPG and features two plot lines: Goddess and Devil King. Gust worked on the scenario for Goddess, while Nippon Ichi did the Devil King scenario.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Maybe One Day Everyone’s Spore Creatures Will Look This Good
Maxis senior art director Ocean Quigley has shown us the future. A future where Spore creations are not bulbous, simple game characters, but realistic-looking creatures. Using Maxis’ “in-house exporter”, which is able to export all the “skinned, rigged meshes along with all of the textures (normal maps, specular, diffuse, gloss, etc)” of a Spore creature,…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 7, 2009