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New York Comic Con Cosplay, Previews and Toys
Jim Reilly spent a good chunk of his weekend hanging out at the New York Comic Con so you didn’t have to. Here’s a run down of the posts filed so far from the event: Prototype Preview: Slick, But Not A Stand Out New Wolfenstein Features Otherworld X-Men Origins: Wolverine Preview: A Bloody Good Time…
By Brian Crecente Published February 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
F.E.A.R. 2 TV Ad Is Almariffic
Warner Bros. Interactive just dropped this new television advertisements for upcoming shooter F.E.A.R. 2 on us. Not as creepy as I think it should have been, but it still manages to work a couple of good startles in there.
By Brian Crecente Published February 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
LittleBigPlanet, Braid Lead Game Developers Choice Award Finalists
Organizers of the ninth annual Game Developers Choice Awards have announced this year’s finalists, with Media Molecule’s LittleBigPlanet leading the nominees with seven nominations, including Best Game Design and Game of the Year. Hot on the heels of the PlayStation 3 exclusive was Braid, which saw five GDCA nominations, including Best Debut and Innovation. Other…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Red Faction: Guerrilla Preview: Search And Destroy
There were a lot of games the New York Comic Con this year, but of the ones I saw none were more technically impressive than Red Faction: Guerrilla. What Is It? Red Faction: Guerrilla is the third game in the series from Volition. This is a somewhat substantial change to the series has the first…
By Jim Reilly Published February 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Namco Confirms Ditching Splatterhouse Developers
California-based developer Bottlerocket Entertainment is no longer working on Splatterhouse for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, Namco confirmed to Kotaku today. “We have decided to part ways with BottleRocket Entertainment but we are committed to bringing Splatterhouse to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 later this year,” a Namco spokesperson told Kotaku. “At this…
By Brian Crecente Published February 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Knocked Up: A Look At Pregnancy In Video Games
What’s the last time you got knocked up in-game? Was it The Sims 2? Fable II? Or all the way back in 1992 with Dragon Quest V, featuring the first known playable pregnancy? The choice to make pregnancy a part of gameplay adds a whole layer of moral issues to development, as well as some…
By AJ Glasser Published February 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Now Is Not The Time To Be Selling $1000 Halo Costumes
One vendor at the Comic-Con must have thought it was 2004 and not 2009. Seriously. $1000 for that hunk of crap? I saw plenty of homemade Master Chief costumes this weekend that looked just as good and at probably 1/10 of the cost. I just hope none of you actually bought one of these.
By Jim Reilly Published February 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Velvet Assassin Preview: Metal Gear Lite
Southpeak had their very own Violette Summer on hand to pose for pictures with fans. But, I was at their booth to check out their game, not the babe. What Is it? Velvet Assassin is a third-person heavily stealth focused PC and Xbox 360 game from Reply Studios. The story follows Violette Summer, a World…
By Jim Reilly Published February 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Indie Games Summit Includes Rants, iPhone HowTos and a Little Love
This year’s Independent Games Summit will include talks from the people behind World of Goo, Crayon Physics Deluxe, Audiosurf, Flower and EA’s Play label. To name just a few. The full list for the Game Developers Conference indie fest just hit the site. Here’s a run down of what looks like some of the more…
By Brian Crecente Published February 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Michael Buffer Gives A Wii To The Best “Rumbler”
Atari held tryouts at their Ready 2 Rumble Revolution booth to see who could pull off best “Let’s Get Ready To Rumble!” impression. What better judge to have than the man himself. Atari reps screened over 100 applicants and thankfully only picked the 10 best to go head-to-head in front of the crowd. As you…
By Jim Reilly Published February 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sonic And The Black Knight Preview: It’s Probably Not For You
Much to my surprise, shoved in between games like House of the Dead: Overkill, Mad World, and The Conduit, was another Sonic game. I decided to take a (very) quick look at it. What Is It Sonic and the Black Knight is a fast-action Wii game that mixes going really really fast with some action…
By Jim Reilly Published February 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Pokemon Boutique Invades Toys R Us
Pokemon, already a mainstay at Toys R Us nationwide, are getting dedicated areas inside the national toy story chain and the chain’s flagship Times Square store is getting a Pokemon boutique. The Toys R Us Times Square Pokemon boutique opens in April and will remain open until the end of the year. Other stores around…
By Brian Crecente Published February 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
This Blue Dragon ‘Shu’ Mascot Is Really Creepy
Konami was staging tournaments and demos for their Blue Dragon Role Playing Card Game at their booth. Stalking the aisles was this Shu mascot, which did nothing but startle everyone. I’m not sure what it is about “life-like” Anime mascots. Maybe it’s the blank stare or the irregular combination of human and cartoon anatomy, but…
By Jim Reilly Published February 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dead Rising 2: It’s Real And It’s Spectacular
We were pretty sure that Dead Rising 2 video was real on Friday, now we’re positive, with Capcom officially announcing the game coming to PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Capcom says that Dead Rising 2 will take the franchise to a “new level of zombie-killing fun with tens of thousands of zombies” and a…
By Brian Crecente Published February 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Weekly Wii Update – Mercs Get Lit
It’s Monday morning, and despite Fahey’s mini-cation from Kotaku Tower, the Nintendo Wii truck just dropped its weekly goods on our doorstep. I caught a glimpse of puzzles and Mercs before staggering up stairs. WiiWare title LIT, but Wayforward Technologies, offers a single-player horror puzzle game for 800 Wii Points. Dark creatures have taken over…
By Brian Crecente Published February 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Cosplay of NYCC (Part 1)
You knew it was coming! There was actually so much good (and bad) cosplay at the New York Comic-Con that it needed to be split into two parts. I have a few favorites. I like the Wreck-Gar mask for the fact that it’s Wreck-Gar. Probably one of the most unpopular Transformers ever. I also liked…
By Jim Reilly Published February 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Silicon Knights Hires Bean Counter as VP, Has Him Hand Out Swords
Too Human developer Silicon Knights hired Michael Mays, a “skilled financier” with nearly 20 years financial experience, as their new vice president. Mays will work closely with Denis Dyack to “to drive the company forward by fostering continual growth for Silicon Knights, as well as the games industry in Ontario and the Niagara Region. ”…
By Brian Crecente Published February 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
inFamous Preview: Ride The Lightning
The (very) long awaited game from Sucker Punch is nearly here. I recently checked out a newest build at a Sony preview event. What It Is Infamous is an open-world Playstation 3 game geared towards a more adult audience. The premise of the game focuses around the character, Cole McGrath, who is given eclectic super…
By Jim Reilly Published February 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Goodbye College Loan, I Hated You!
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Hooray for me. As of this month, my college loan is finally paid off. They really need to make college more reasonably — especially considering the number of people who do post-grad work. (“They” being “they.”) Can’t imagine what it would be like to pay four years of university plus grad…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 9, 2009