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EA Gets Involved in Ashton Kutcher/ CNN Twitter Race, Offers Huge Bounty
If Electronic Arts’ Twitter feed can be believed, the publisher has stepped into the Tweeter race between actor Ashton Kutcher and CNN to be the first user to reach a million followers. Earlier this week Kutcher challenged CNN to Twitter race in a video. If he wins, Kutcher promises to ding-dong ditch CNN founder Ted…
By Brian Crecente Published April 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Square Enix Braces For Vanguard Storm
A recent trademark filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office indicates that Square Enix is planning on releasing what appears to be a new title, one dubbed Vanguard Storm. Unfortunately, Square Enix’s protection of Vanguard Storm is extremely light on details. But the title could be related to the publisher’s rumored “yet-to-be-announced action game,”…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Darker Side Of Aion
The latest batch of Aion: The Tower of Eternity screenshots focus on some of the more twisted, darker places in NCsoft’s upcoming massively multiplayer role-playing game. It’s not all sunshine and rainbows in Aion, and this latest batch of teasing screenshots features some rather dismal-looking places and twisted creatures. Of course they still deliver more…
By Mike Fahey Published April 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
DSi Includes New Anti-Piracy Protection?
The DSi doesn’t just include some hardware upgrades and the ability to download games directly to the system, it might also include more robust anti-piracy software as well. Reports of some DS games, perhaps bootlegged copies of these games, not working on the DSi have started to show up in our mailbox and on several…
By Brian Crecente Published April 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Conduit Preview: Calling Do-Overs
Last night’s The Conduit multiplayer event was plagued by major server issues, leaving developer High Voltage Software no choice but to call do-overs. “We know it’s a letdown to you,” High Voltage Chief Creative Officer Eric Nofsinger told crestfallen journalists. “It’s definitely a letdown to us.” So, with little else to do with 10 completely…
By AJ Glasser Published April 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Bane Goes Wild In Arkham Asylum
Once again one of Batman’s most intelligent villains is reduced to a ravening juggernaut of destruction, as Bane makes a smashing appearance in Batman: Arkham Asylum. He looks good and all, but I’m a bit tired of video game developers and Joel Schumacher using Bane as a mindless powerhouse enemy. He is a powerful guy,…
By Mike Fahey Published April 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Groening’s Life in Hell Gets Video Game Trademark
Last week a trademark was filed for Simpson’s and Futurama creator Matt Groening‘s Life in Hell comic strip for, among other things, a potential video game. Life in Hell is a weekly comic strip by Groening created in 1977 and renamed Life in Swell in 2007. The strip stars anthropomorphic rabbit Binky and also includes…
By Brian Crecente Published April 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Tekken 6 Screens Full Of Fat, Flexibility
Your mid-month helping of new Tekken 6 screen shots are here, giving us a closer look at the pliable Zafina and the portly Bob, two new additions to the King of Iron Fist family. Both Zafina and Bob look like capable contenders, whether they’re backhanding Armor King or uppercutting boxing kangaroos, respectively. Speaking of Armor…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Frankenreview: The Godfather II
EA takes another stab, several gunshots, and possibly a severe clubbing at Francis Ford Coppola’s classic film trilogy, with The Godfather II. All of the hard work that the player did in The Godfather: The Game is undone in its sequel. The first game’s main character, Aldo Trapani, is dead, and players assume the role…
By Mike Fahey Published April 15, 2009 - Reviews
Company Of Heroes: Tales Of Valor Micro-Review: Unconditional Surrender
Relic are on a mission. A mission to shake up real-time strategy gaming by injecting a little character, a little intimacy to proceedings. So it was with Dawn of War II, and so it is here. But while Dawn of War II’s changes – namely dropping army sizes and increasing RPG elements – worked wonders…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Rock Band Unplugged Hands-On
Harmonix is letting you start a band and rock the world on the go with Rock Band Unplugged, the PlayStation Portable spin-off that builds on the developer’s rhythm game pedigree. We got a chance to go hands on with the PSP game at MTV’s offices in Santa Monica, hoping that our Rock Band and Amplitude…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Conduit Multiplayer In Action
The latest trailer for High Voltage Software’s Wii shooter The Conduit gives a glimpse at the game’s robust online multiplayer gameplay. Of course robust online multiplayer is all relative when we’re talking the Nintendo Wii, but High Voltage is packing as much as they possible can into The Conduit. The originally promised 16-players online had…
By Mike Fahey Published April 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Eat Cake For The Fat Princess Beta
Fat Princess developer Titan has developed a rather novel process for selecting 250 beta testers for the PlayStation Network exclusive title – let them eat cake. Titan is looking for 250 real beta testers for Fat Princess, meaning folks actually willing to provide them feedback on the title, and all you have to do to…
By Mike Fahey Published April 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Metal Gear Solid 2 Novel Due In November
The official novelization of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is due out in November, raising the question of how many different ways there are to say “hiding his crotch with his hands”. Perhaps author Raymond Benson will offer us some keen insight into Raiden’s mindset as he snuck naked through a heavily fortified…
By Mike Fahey Published April 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Double Feature
Activision’s double preview feature of X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen showcased two approaches to movie-game making that we ought to see more of. The first, used for Wolverine, is the “if you can’t beat ‘em, rip ‘em off” method of movie-game making. The second, seen in Transformers, is “if you need…
By AJ Glasser Published April 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Lineage II Scores A Whole New Continent
Lineage II is nearly five years old in North America, and NCsoft is celebrating with details on Gracia Final, the upcoming free expansion that adds a whole new continent with a lovely aerial view. Players take to the skies in the Gracia Final expansion for Lineage II, using the aerial transformation skills Aurabird Falcon, Aurabird…
By Mike Fahey Published April 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Virtual Reality: The Year Twenty-O-Nine In Video Game History
It is the year 2009. Killer robots rampage through the streets, aliens rain down destruction from the sky, and a two-millennium old prophecy which could determine the fate of the world is coming to fruition. The most unpopular President in America’s history has taken the White House, leading to heretofore unseen levels of civil unrest.…
By Mike Fahey Published April 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
SingStar Trophy Patch Tomorrow, Voice Control On The Way
SingStar fans will have even more reason to sing tomorrow, as SingStar patch 3.01 brings more than 30 trophies to Sony’s karaoke title, which they’ll soon be able to earn using only their voice. Tomorrow sees the release of the 3.01 patch for SingStar, an automatic free update to the title that adds PlayStation 3…
By Mike Fahey Published April 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Two Weeks Til Banjo-Tooie Live Arcade
Now that Microsoft’s Days of Arcade promotion is just about over, Rare can finally get around to releasing Banjo-Tooie on Xbox Live Arcade at the end of the month. The super-sized sequel to the original Banjo-Kazooie on the Nintendo 64 finally joins its predecessor on Xbox Live Arcade on April 29th, bringing with it a…
By Mike Fahey Published April 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Bionic Commando Demo Hits Xbox 360 Soon
A multiplayer demo for Bionic Commando hits Xbox Live later this month, Capcom announced today. No word on when or if a demo will be coming to the Playstation 3, but when we hear back from Capcom on the matter we’ll update the post. The 360 demo will feature Vertigo, one of the game’s 16…
By Brian Crecente Published April 15, 2009