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Boisterous Gaming Session Leads to Police Brutality Complaints
A Colorado man filed complaints against three Aurora police officers alleging they beat him, leaving him bruised and with a sprained neck, after they responded to complaints about a particularly loud session of gaming. Sean Duffy says the officers grabbed him by the hair and bounced his head “like a basketball” against the apartment’s metal…
By Brian Crecente Published February 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Activision: No Plans To Drop Phelps, A-Rod From Guitar Hero Ads
Now that Alex Rodriguez has admitted to being a juicer and Michael Phelps has been caught sucking on a bong, will Activision yank its Guitar Hero World Tour ad spots featuring the two? Nope! According to the New York Daily News, Activision has no plans to stop running the ads amid controversy over two of…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Frankenreview: Flower
Following up on their success with the PlayStation Network favorite Flow, thatgamecompany returns to the PlayStation 3 with Flower, a game that attempts to capture the poetry of a flower petal riding the wind. Utilizing the PlayStation 3’s tilt-sensing Sixaxis controller, Flower casts you as a flower petal cast into the wind, traveling multi-colored, abstract…
By Mike Fahey Published February 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dream Arcades Offers Street Fighter IV Arcade Solution
Custom arcade game cabinet makers Dream Arcade present the ideal solution for those of you who’d rather shun your big-screen televisions for a more authentic arcade experience for Capcom’s upcoming Street Fighter IV. The Dreamcade Impact is Dream Arcade’s answer to Street Fighter purist’s prayers. It’s a special edition custom arcade cabinet specifically tailored for…
By Mike Fahey Published February 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
From Warcraft Obsession to Game Creation
What do you get when you take one of the world’s most popular player-made Warcraft III mods and break it out into its own game? League of Legends: Clash of Fates. League of Legends began life as Defense of the Ancients, a custom scenario for Blizzard’s real-time strategy game Warcraft III, which features teams of…
By Mike Fahey Published February 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Exciting Life Of A Henry Hatsworth Puzzle Block
The latest trailer for Electronic Arts’ Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure shows us that being a puzzle block is much more exciting that other puzzle games would have you believe. Henry Hatsworth, due out March 17th for the Nintendo DS, is an interesting combination of puzzle game and platform adventure, in which the titular…
By Mike Fahey Published February 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
More Layoffs Hit NCSoft
A shift to a more studio-centric approach in game development and support will impact 70 to 90 employees at NCsoft West, the game developer said today. In order to solidify and streamline company operations across all NCsoft West territories, we are implementing some structural changes this week which will impact 70 to 90 employees. We…
By Brian Crecente Published February 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Left 4 Dead Survival Pack Will Be Free
The recently unveiled Left 4 Dead Survival pack for the Xbox 360 and PC will be free, Valve announced today. The pack, due this spring, introduces a new multiplayer game mode entitled, Survival, plus two complete campaigns for Versus Mode (Death Toll, Dead Air). A Critic’s Choice Edition of the game will be heading to…
By Brian Crecente Published February 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Watchmen: The End Is Nigh Screens
The downloadable beat ’em up prequel to the upcoming Watchmen movie, known around these parts as Watchmen: The End Is Nigh, has been the subject of new hands-on previews. (Watch for ours later today.) In keeping with the preview tradition, Warner Bros. has released new screens of Watchmen: The End Is Nigh. While you pick…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Minesweeper Explodes Onto Xbox Live Arcade
The game rivaled only by Solitaire in terms of man-hours lost at workplaces around the world makes its way to the Xbox Live Arcade today, in the form of Minesweeper Flags. Minesweeper Flags joins 3 On 3 NHL Arcade on Xbox Live Arcade this week, offering up the the same mine-clearing goodness we’ve been enjoying…
By Mike Fahey Published February 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Blockbuster Adding Games To Total Access
Blockbuster Video’s rent-by-mail program Total Access is set to become even more total later this year, with the addition of video game rentals to its expansive lineup of rental titles. Blockbuster’s Total Access rental program might soon have a distinct advantage over rival rent-at-home company Netflix with the introduction of video game rentals to the…
By Mike Fahey Published February 11, 2009 -
UncategorizedIf Halo Played Like Final Fantasy, It Would Look Like This
Ever wonder what Halo would look like if it swapped out the fast-paced shooter thing for the turn-based JRPG thing? Me neither. Somebody did, though, otherwise we wouldn’t have this clip. At 5:05, it’s far too long, but you only need to watch the first 30-40 seconds to catch the gist of it.
By Luke Plunkett Published February 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Aliens Fight Predators Again In 2010
The two baddest aliens in the galaxy square off again next year, as Sega announces a new Aliens vs. Predator title, developed by the team behind the 1999 original. Forget the sadly under-developed film franchise – a video game is where the two legendary movie monsters first face-off, and a video game is where the…
By Mike Fahey Published February 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Genius Drops First Tracks For Scratch: The Ultimate DJ
Genius Products has finally gotten around to revealing some of the tracks for their upcoming rhythm title Scratch: The Ultimate DJ, with Beastie Boys, Kanye West, and The Black Eyed Peas making the cut. Announced back in October of last year, Scratch: The Ultimate DJ is a rhythm game like no other, despite looking like…
By Mike Fahey Published February 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Preorder Pokemon Platinum Get Free Toy
Starting this Sunday, people who reserve a copy of Pokemon Platinum Version will land a free Girantina Origin Forme figure. The game, due out March 22 for the DS, will introduce the new form of the Girantina Pokemon as well as a few new features and online options. “Pokémon fans know all about one-of-a-kind characters,…
By Brian Crecente Published February 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Empire Teams With Mensa For Real Brain Games
Dust off your thinking cap and prepare for some hyper-intelligent gaming, as Empire Interactive signs an exclusive game development deal with the world’s oldest high-IQ society, Mensa. Empire Interactive has signed a multi-year deal with the intelligence-fostering American Mensa organization to develop handheld, PC, and console titles based on the Mensa license. Judging by the…
By Mike Fahey Published February 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Giant Robots Help Kill Tabula Rasa
NCsoft’s doomed massively-multiplayer online science fiction game Tabula Rasa may only have weeks to live, but the developers are making those weeks count, with giant player-controlled mechs storming the title’s final moments. Role-playing pioneer Richard Garriott’s Tabula Rasa might be dead come February 28th, but the team behind the title continue to show their dedication…
By Mike Fahey Published February 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sigh
To: Crecente From: Luke Re: Doc So my copy of Killzone 2 turned up today. Exciting! Glad to be playing it, even gladder I’m not having to write about it. Anyway. Here’s what you missed last night: Team Fortress 2 Demake Gang Garrison 2 Goes 2.0 Home Wardrobe Expands To Include Ninja Cosplay Finally, Zelda…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Black Cats Set To Advertise F.E.A.R. 2
This Friday the thirteenth a kendle of black cats will descend on London to advertise F.E.A.R. 2… really. The trained black cats, commissioned by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, will be decked out in F.E.A.R. 2 cat clothing and walking around London to advertise the game. The catvertising campaign, sure to illicit at least one PETA…
By Brian Crecente Published February 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Godfather II Gets April Release
Godfather II, originally set to hit stores around the same time as Killzone 2, Halo Wars and Street Fighter IV, is now headed for stores on April 7 in North America and and April 10 in Europe. EA head-honcho John Riccitiello announced that the game was going to be delayed at the beginning of the…
By Brian Crecente Published February 11, 2009