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Bethesda’s Next Project: An iPhone Game
At the New York Comic Con today, Bethesda Softworks executive producer Todd Howard, responsible for overseeing Fallout 3 and The Elder Scrolls series, said that one of his company’s next project is an iPhone game. Howard dropped the news of pursuing Apple’s portable platform during today’s “Vs. Mode Live” panel, in which he, BioShock lead…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Reportage
To: Bash From: Crecente Re: Good Night Baby Milk Barf And Snoring 5 Year-Old So today was slightly, just slightly more hectic than usual. Fahey was out on vacation. The New York Comic Con was busy churning out screens, videos, news and impressions. I had to finish playing around with, what turned out to be,…
By Brian Crecente Published February 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
God of War III Exposed In New Game Informer
Game Informer, uncontested print kings of the video game “exclusive,” score another reveal with the mag’s March issue. It promises a look at the next, next, next big PlayStation 3 sequel, God of War III. After Killzone 2 and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, one of the biggest announced games to hit the PS3 will be…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Rock Band Weekly Update: The Fratellis At It Again
Next week’s downloadable additions to Rock Band and Rock Band 2 come courtesy of Scottish rockers The Fratellis. The trio will be hitting us with a triple shot of tracks from their debut album. Three jams from The Fratellis’ Costello Rock will hit Xbox Live Marketplace on Tuesday, February 10th, the PlayStation Store on the…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Electronic Arts Won’t Run From Risk
Despite the cuts, despite the layoffs, despite the economic apocalypse, Electronic Arts will continue to take chances with its upcoming games. That was the message Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello delivered to the more than 9,000 employees earlier this week at the company’s annual town hall meeting. The company-wide meeting came just a day after…
By Brian Crecente Published February 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
DC Universe Online Screen Shot Crisis Averted
With the New York Comic Con in full swing, Sony Online Entertainment has taken the timely opportunity to dispatch new screens of DC Universe Online to Earth-Two. This is Earth-Two isn’t it? While I’ve never been able to get on board with this ridiculous Lex Luthor power suit look, DC Universe Online is no slouch…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Sims 3 Lets You Tap Into Your Inner Undead
Fire up the Ministry, because every day will be Halloween in The Sims 3. Electronic Arts and Maxis are reaching out to the “black ocean” market with new vampire looks for the upcoming life simulation. While it’s certainly bad news that The Sims 3 has officially been pushed back, the good news is that romantic…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. Trailers
With Ubisoft’s flight sim with an arcade-twist nearing release, the publisher is starting to roll out videos showing off a bit more of the game’s details. Like the experience system, seen in the vid above, and the cockpit view, seen below.
By Brian Crecente Published February 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Japan Starts Buying Hardware Again (Portable Hardware, That Is)
Japanese gamers started ramping up their hardware purchases this week, giving the Media Create hardware chart a little kick in the old pantsu after weeks of dreary post-holiday numbers. Who performed best? The Nintendo DSi, unsurprisingly, which sold a respectable 55,000 units. Not bad for little in the way of new releases on that platform.…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Chinese Democracy Coming To Rock Band This Spring
When Axl Rose makes a date, you can trust it. If the lead singer of Guns n’ Roses says you can expect the decade-in-the-making album Chinese Democracy for Rock Band in February, ready your pen. Wait, sorry. Get a pencil, because it looks like the previously rumored release of Chinese Democracy for Rock Band and…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
F.E.A.R. 2: Fear Alma Again
Some titles may be trying to rework how people are scared in a video game, others, others are just fine with the classic scares. Judging by this short look at F.E.A.R. 2, it looks like it’s more of the latter. Don’t forget, boys and girls, you need to be 18 or older to watch the…
By Brian Crecente Published February 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Warriors Come Out To Play On XBLA This Summer
Xbox Live Arcade will be turf for an upcoming retro gang war as The Warriors get a second video game beat ’em up, thanks to Paramount Digital Entertainment. MTV Multiplayer has first details on the upcoming four-player brawler, which looks to be in the vein of classic Capcom and Konami side-scrolling beat ’em ups like…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 6, 2009 -
UncategorizedCould This Be Dead Rising 2?
This just popped up all over the net. Our take? Too slick, too inside to not be a real, brief, tantalizing taste of Dead Rising 2. The setting, a zombie-filled casino, certainly jibes with info we heard last Summer about the Las Vegas setting of Dead Rising 2, rumored to be in development at The…
By Brian Crecente Published February 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Resident Evil 5 Preview: A Building Sense of Dread
It only took one and a half chapters of Resident Evil 5 to convince me that everything I thought about the game, everything I disliked was totally off base. What It Is Resident Evil 5 is, more than anything else, an evolution of a franchise once rooted in the survival horror genre. Spoken or not,…
By Brian Crecente Published February 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Halo Wars! Yes, after publicly proclaiming that I would play the Ensemble Studios developed strategy game at CES, I walked away from the Las Vegas Convention Center unsatisfied. Why? The lines were too long. Now that I’ve got a review copy of the Xbox 360 game, I’ll give it a spin in the comfort of…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Ten Minutes With Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Rockstar Games brought Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, the biggest littlest crime spree in the long running series to the New York Comic Con, giving the public a chance to play it weeks in advance. Once the doors open up to the fans, the Rockstar booth will surely be filled with people wanting to get…
By Jim Reilly Published February 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
People Try Harder When Gaming Against Humans
A recent study on brain patterns shows that people who think they are playing against real people try harder, then when they believe they are playing against computers. Granted the study used gambling games to monitor brain activity, but I think it could also offer some interesting insight into what motivates video gamers as well.…
By Brian Crecente Published February 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Ghostbusters: Don’t Look Directly Into the Trap
Atari hopped up from their New York Comic Con attendance, just dropped this fresh look at their upcoming Ghostbusters game. Ghostbusters : The Video Game will be hitting six platforms come June 16.
By Brian Crecente Published February 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Wii-Sporting, Foot-Pedaless Foot Pedal Hits The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe has a short but sweet piece in their paper today about the man behind the Nintendo Wii hack that turns a remote into a wireless foot pedal of sorts. Rob Morris’ Wii hack for his guitar gets quite a bit of play in Marros’ Boston band Vivian Darkbloom, the Globe reports. Morris…
By Brian Crecente Published February 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Battlefield 1943: Pacific Preview: A Much Needed Upgrade
I got early press access to the New York Comic Con to check out some games before lines start forming.First stop: The EA boot to get some time with Battlefield 1943: Pacific. What It Is Battlefield 1943: Pacific is a download only, multiplayer game for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC. The game, while…
By Jim Reilly Published February 6, 2009