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Activision Hastily Tosses Together Fun4All Wii Label
Activision UK has had a smashing idea, cobbling together a half-dozen Wii games that “the whole family can enjoy!” then slapping on the Fun4All label. Sound familiar? The North American Activision recently did the same. The UK’s Fun4All label is, for all intents and purposes, North America’s “Wee 1ST” label, a branding scheme that will…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Snoop Dogg Gets Variety Show, Coming to Rock Band
Grammy-Award nominated rapper and man-about-Hollywood Snoop Dogg just landed a new MTV-aired variety with benefits. The benefits? He’s also going to be releasing songs from his “impressive catalog of hits” on Rock Band. The TV show, called Dogg After Dark, will feature interviews, sketch-comedy and musical performances. It has been picked up for a seven…
By Brian Crecente Published February 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Four New Glimpses of Brutal Legend
Due out this fall on the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360, everything I’ve seen about Double Fine’s Brutal Legend just leaves me hankering for more. But I’m tightly gripping my pessimism until after I see some lengthy hands-on gameplay with the Jack Black vehicle.
By Brian Crecente Published February 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
90 Minutes With GTA: Chinatown Wars
After sitting down with the game for a few minutes early in the show, the folks at Rockstar Games gave me a more in-depth look of their upcoming massive title for the Nintendo DS. Original I only got a chance to spend about 10 minutes with this game on the Comic-Con floor, but that’s clearly…
By Jim Reilly Published February 10, 2009 - Reviews
Flower Micro-Review: All We Are Is Dust In The Wind
Flower is an odd proposition. Just like thatgamecompany’s last title, flOw, it’s not really a game. It’s a relaxant, suited more for a 3am slump on the couch than a 3-hour session after work. And like flOw, Flower is sure to again divide critics and gamers alike. While the basic structure of a game is…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
A Look At The Gaming Booths From Comic-Con
This year’s New York Comic-Con saw its biggest video game presence in the history of the show. It’s just too bad the actual booths themselves were pretty disappointing. My favorite pieces were the ice sculpture Slimer and the Ready 2 Rumble Revolution min-ring. Thank you, Atari, for spending some money on the show! The rest…
By Jim Reilly Published February 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Activision’s Green Screen A Hit At Comic-Con
Activision’s Comic-Con booth was not only filled with gaming goodness, but they also allowed fans a chance to be “in” two of their upcoming titles. Before being photographed you would select from five different backgrounds, four from Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, and one from X-Men Origins: Wolverine (pictured after the jump). After striking your pose,…
By Jim Reilly Published February 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack Hits March
Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 1 hits the PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 in March with four new maps, including one for the game’s cooperative Nazi Zombie mode. Nightlife is a multiplayer map in war-ravaged Berlin. Knee Deep will have you attacking fortified Japanese positions in a jungle setting. Station takes…
By Brian Crecente Published February 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Light Bikes is a Handful of Tron Fun
I downloaded Light Bikes to my iPhone last night, I was surprised to find how fun it was in short blasts. The 99 cent iGame has you maneuvering a light bike in a third-person perspective ala Tron against three computer-controlled light bikes. The graphics are fairly basic, but it works. You hold the iPhone sideways…
By Brian Crecente Published February 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Gaming Swag of NYCC
You can’t expect to go to any type of convention or event nowadays without returning with all kinds of free stuff. The New York Comic-Con wasn’t any different. While there wasn’t the amount of free gaming crap that you can find at, say, E3 or TGS, there was still plenty of stuff to fill your…
By Jim Reilly Published February 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
A Quick Look At Bomberman Ultra
Hudson brought a few games for fans to try out at Comic-Con. Of course, since one of them was a Bomberman Ultra, I had to get a couple games in. What Is it? It’s the same Bomberman Live game that was released for XBLA, but now for PSN and with all the extra download packs…
By Jim Reilly Published February 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Hideo Kojima to Keynote Game Developers Conference
Hideo Kojima, the man behind the Metal Gear series and director of Kojima Productions, will talk about creative game design challenges and the design philosophies behind the Metal Gear series at this year’s GDC. Solid Game Design: Making the Impossible Possible, will be Kojima’s first appearance at the Game Developers Conference. “The Game Developers Conference…
By Brian Crecente Published February 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Scholastic Called Out For Selling Games in Schools
I was surprised. late last year, when I discovered venerable publisher Scholastic selling video games during their annual book fair at my son’s elementary school. Apparently, I wasn’t the only one. The U.S. publisher of Harry Potter books is under attack by a children’s advocacy group for marketing toys, lip gloss and video games to…
By Brian Crecente Published February 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
A Quick Look At Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao
Namco Bandai made up for not bringing Splatterhouse to Comic-Con to demo for us by instead showing off this little title for XBLA and PSN. What Is it? That’s what I wanted to know, too. You play as Han Tao and you’re looking to reclaim you Star of Destiny. It’s a 2D brawler where main…
By Jim Reilly Published February 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Update: Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. Demo Hits Consoles This Week
A downloadable demo for Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. hits the Xbox 360 on Feb. 11, Ubisoft announced today. The demo will arrive on the PC and Playstation 3 on Feb. 26, in North America. The 360 version will hit at 2 a.m. Pacific time. For those living in Europe you can get the PS3 version of…
By Brian Crecente Published February 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
“I’ve Heard Warm Dr. Pepper With Lemon Helps”
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Dead Rising 2! No apologies, sadly. (T_T) Been having a nagging cough today, and this week. I don’t feel sick, but I just can’t shake it. I was moaning about this on my Twitter/Facebook feed, and I got lots of helpful advice from very nice people. Best/strangest from from internet…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Prey Is Coming To The iPhone
There are many games well-suited to Apple’s iPhone. SimCity, for one. Advance Wars, that would be another (HINT). But first-person shooters? Hrm. But hey, maybe Prey – of all games – can change that. Yes, Prey. You know. American Indians, spike machines, assholes on the wall, that Prey. Somehow, somebody, somewhere thought porting the game…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
BAFTA Games Awards Nominees Announced (It’s Mario Galaxy vs Grand Theft Auto IV)
Remember the 2008 BAFTA gaming awards? Liar. There weren’t any, because the organisers realised holding the awards in October – before many of the year’s biggest games are out – was silly. So they postponed them, with an eye towards holding the awards in early 2009. Now, it’s early 2009, and good to their word,…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 10, 2009