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US Drug Czar Targets Gaming Skills In Anti-Pot Ads
The United States government is going after gamers in its latest “Above the Influence” anti-drug ads, warning potential pot smokers that their gaming skills may suffer if they choose to get high. The ads warn that “many of the skills required for winning a background, defeating an opponent, [and] beating games” can be hindered by…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sony Ponders Suing Over UK Early Death Ad
The UK’s Change4Life campaign, which links playing video games with obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer, could draw legal fire from Sony for using a PlayStation-like controller in their print ad. The magazine ad in question features a young boy obviously not enjoying himself while holding a dual analog wireless controller, similar to that used…
By Mike Fahey Published March 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
PC Game Featured in NY Contemporary Art Show
The New York Times has an interesting story up about the art of the computer generation. In it they talk about the opening, next month, of the New Museum of Contemporary Art and how one of the exhibits there will be Flywrench, a sort of puzzle game meets art creation by Mark Essen. The images…
By Brian Crecente Published March 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Edge Picks “The 100 Best Games To Play Today”
The latest issue of Edge—which happens to be the magazine’s 200th—not only features 200 different magazine covers, it lists “The 100 Best Games To Play Today,” compiling the best of what’s still extremely playable. This isn’t a “These Are The Best Games Of All-Time” list, nor a rattling off of the 100 most influential. It’s…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Warhammer Online Offers Prizes For Your Friends’ Lives
Warhammer Online is turning up the heat on their refer-a-friend program, offering free in game pets and items to players who pull their friends into the conflict. Warhammer has had a pretty standard refer-a-friend program up until now. Simply drag a pal into the game, and get 30 days free game time. Now they up…
By Mike Fahey Published March 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
id: No Rage In 2009, Come Back Next Year
id Software has a lot on its plate. The developer has its fingers in Wolfenstein, Quake Live, Doom 4 and Rage, maybe even some Wii development. So it’s no surprise that Rage won’t make 2009. Todd Hollenshead, the ponytailed co-owner and CEO of id Software, drove that point home in the most recent episode of…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Enter for your chance to win a signed copy of VALKYRIE PROFILE!
Square Enix was good enough to provide us with a signed prize package in honor of the newest installment of VALKYRIE PROFILE: Covenant of the Plume. Click through for your chance to win! A lucky first prize winner will receive a copy of the game signed by Square-Enix Chief Director Yoshinori Yamagishi, a poster signed…
By Chrissie Lamond Published March 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Art of War
War is a theme that has always been found in the video game medium; leaps in game presentation have typically corresponded to some kind of combat themed game. In the more than 15 years since the introduction of the first-person shooter genre, and nearly 10 since tactical shooters came on the scene, the progressive immersion…
By Owen Good Published March 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Starbreeze Talks The Evolution Of Dark Athena
The Chronicles of Riddick developer Starbreeze explains how they went from polishing an old title to creating an entirely new game in this first developer diary for Assault on Dark Athena. Swedish developer Starbreeze obviously loves the Riddick property, and not just because the first game, Escape from Butcher Bay, put them on the map.…
By Mike Fahey Published March 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Burn Zombie Burn! Ignites PSN This Month
The undead burst into flames this month, as Doublesix announces a March 26th release date for their PlayStation Network exclusive shooter, Burn Zombie Burn! Rack them up and knock them down. That’s the core strategy behind Burn Zombie Burn! – gather together as many zombies as possible, killing them en mass, amassing the highest score…
By Mike Fahey Published March 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Burnout Paradise Boost Specials Drop This Week
Burnout Paradise gets a boost this week with the release of the Boost Specials Collection, featuring two “ultra-performance boosting machines” to add to your collection. Two cars make up the Boost Specials Collection. The first, pictured here, is the Carson Extreme Hotrod, which Criterion calls the fastest car in Paradise City. It features a new…
By Mike Fahey Published March 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
A Closer Look At God of War III
In this pop-up video treatment of the God of War III trailer we get a few new tidbits of information. The trailer was shot in-engine and was edited down to be much less violent than the video game; expect spilled entrails in the game itself. We also learn that God of War III will be…
By Brian Crecente Published March 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Ninja Blade Doesn’t Skimp On The Blur
From Software has released a new batch of screenshots for Ninja Blade, demonstrating how blur effects can make getting punched by a guy in a business suit look exciting. That has got to be the strongest business man ever, punching that ninja so hard that his ninja powers are erupting from his stomach in a…
By Mike Fahey Published March 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
SouthPeak Joins The ESA
At a time when other companies are reconsidering their membership, fast-growing video game publisher SouthPeak Interactive becomes the first new member of the Entertainment Software Association for 2009. The ESA may have increased their fees to ridiculous levels over the past few years, but that hasn’t stopped SouthPeak Interactive from signing on with the industry…
By Mike Fahey Published March 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Killzone 2 Patched
Update 1.20 hit Killzone 2 over the weekend, bringing with it a bunch of stability fixes and some gameplay tweaks. Here’s the breakdown: * Stability issue regarding randomly named games has been resolved. * Stability issue where rapidly tapping (X) causes a crash on spawn-select has been resolved. * Stability issue regarding the Saboteur’s disguise…
By Brian Crecente Published March 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Live Arcade This Week: Peggle, The Maw, And Crystal Defenders
It’s a triple play this week on Xbox Live Arcade, the addictive gameplay of Peggle, the strategic defense of Crystal Defenders, and new downloadable content for Twisted Pixel’s The Maw. Peggle is the tremendously addictive ball-bouncing game for the PC, ported to Xbox Live Arcade with 55 levels, 75 challenges, and multiplayer support via Xbox…
By Mike Fahey Published March 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Resident Evil 5 – Chris Has Another Flashback
Resident Evil 5 has completely screwed up Chris Redfield for life, as the latest live-action viral proves there’s always something there to remind him. Capcom really should have invested a little money in securing the rights to Naked Eyes “There’s Always Something There To Remind Me” for their series of viral live-action videos for Resident…
By Mike Fahey Published March 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Capcom Announcing New Game At RE5 Launch Party
On Thursday the Resident Evil 5 development team will be gathering at the Union Square GameStop in San Francisco to celebrate the game’s release and make some new game announcements, Capcom says. Co-producers Takeuchi and Kawata will be on hand with the motion capture and voice actors who played Chris, Sheva and Josh in the…
By Brian Crecente Published March 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
It’s Tyson Vs. Ali On The Fight Night 4 Cover
The Mohammad Ali versus Mike Tyson battle ends in a draw, with both legendary fighters chosen as cover athletes for EA’s Fight Night Round 4. One floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee; the other bites your damned ear right off. Seems fans voting at AliorTyson.com couldn’t decide, so EA decided to use…
By Mike Fahey Published March 9, 2009