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Microsoft Finally Fixes NXE HDMI SNAFU
The Xbox 360‘s “New Xbox Experience” wasn’t filled with the joyful noise of Avatar belches for some owners of the console. Some found their HDMI-ready systems without sound, which Microsoft is now, finally, addressing. Following the NXE roll out in November 2008, a segment of the Xbox 360 population found their previously working audio cutting…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
We Don’t Kill Trees
To: Bash From: Crecente Re: “Now The Hell Will Start” We published K, our monthly features magazine, on Saturday. The reaction seemed to be mostly positive, though some people did seem a little confused about it. We’re never going to print or sell the thing, that would be crazy. First off it would cost too…
By Brian Crecente Published February 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Ludlum Rep Says Jason Bourne In The Hands Of “Grown Ups Now”
Seems Robert Ludlum’s estate was no fan of Vivendi’s The Bourne Conspiracy. Keith Boesky, who represents the interests of Robert Ludlum, says of the new deal with Electronic Arts, “We’re dealing with grown ups now.” Ludlum Entertainment and EA announced earlier today that they had signed a deal to develop games based on the late…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Chicago Comic Cons In 2010
Good news, Windy City nerds. You’re getting your own Comic Con! While it may not share the name of its New York Comic Con sibling, it will give conventioneering Chicagoans cosplay options in 2010. The Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo will hit McCormick Place’s Lakeside Center on April 16, 2010, a three-day geek-out that will…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Left 4 Dead Valentines May Induce Vomiting, Romance
Want to express your love eternal to the Left 4 Dead-loving dork or dorkess this Valentine’s Day? Say “I love you enough to print this out from the internet” with “special infected”-filled “Valventines.” Alexandria “Beavotron” Neonakis’ romantic contributions for this year bring out the romantic, fun-loving side of Left 4 Dead‘s survivors and its undead,…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Killzone 2 Impressions
Yes, impressions. Not the review. We decided to hold off on our formal review until we can play the Playstation 3 game online under more typical conditions. Instead I’ve written up some of my initial thoughts from playing through the entire single-player campaign on the average difficulty setting. It’s easy when playing a game in…
By Brian Crecente Published February 2, 2009 -
UncategorizedD-Pad Hero Brings Guitar Hero (Unofficially) To NES
Add another fan-made Guitar Hero-inspired creation to the pile! While the Commodore 64 version may have followed the path set by the Harmonix-developed music game more closely, D-Pad Hero drops guitar controllers altogether. D-Pad Hero, a retro “demake,” uses rather simple-looking pad controls — simply press a button and one of the directional pad’s axes…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 2, 2009 - Reviews
Puzzle Quest: The Battle Of Grulkar Micro-Review: A Piece Of The Puzzle
D3publisher takes the award-winning combination of roleplaying game and gem-based puzzler and brings it to the iPhone with Puzzle Quest: The Battle of Grulkar. Rather than release the entire game in one large chunk, D3 and TransGaming instead decided to split the original Puzzle Quest and its expansion, Bane of the Plague Lord, into three…
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Love Life Game Design Challenge Kicks Off
The second annual Life. Love Game Design Challenge went live today, the first day of National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week in the U.S. The object of the competition is for people to create a Flash game about teen dating violence prevention and to do so without violent content or a violent theme.…
By Brian Crecente Published February 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
This Week On Live Arcade: R-Type Dimensions
This Wednesday on Xbox Live Arcade, shoot-em up fans get a healthy dose of redone retro goodness with R-Type Dimensions, repackaging and repolishing the first two games in the R-Type series. R-Type and R-Type II return this Wednesday in R-Type Dimensions, which takes the classic gameplay of the original shooters and updates them with all…
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
iPhone Acconts for 14 Percent of All Mobile Game Downloads
iPhone appears to be one of the main drivers behind mobile gaming growth, according to the comScore report released on Friday. iPhone owners accounted for 14 percent of mobile game downloaders in November, with 32.4 percent of all iPhone users reporting they downloaded a game in the month, compared with a market average of 3.8…
By Brian Crecente Published February 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Become an artist and designer in the game industry
Our unique program is your first step toward becoming an artist and designer in the multi-billion-dollar game design industry. Details after the jump. You’ll learn how to design game play and background, create characters and their environments, and apply your knowledge of video and computer games to evaluate products. You will also learn to plan…
By Chrissie Lamond Published February 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Here’s What Snowboard Riot Looks Like
Here’s the launch trailer for Hudson’s Snowboard Riot, for those of you sitting there staring back and forth between your Wii Points card and your television, frozen with indecision. It might not be the highest quality snowboarding game out there, but then I’ve disliked most snowboard titles since the heyday of SSX. As far as…
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Della Rocca Steps Down As IGDA Director
The International Game Developers Association is officially searching for a new head honcho, as long-time executive director Jason Della Rocca steps down in order to pursue a new venture. Della Rocca has served the IGDA tirelessly since 2000, overseeing the group’s growth from a 500 member-strong group to a 15,000 member force to be reckoned…
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
SouthPeak’s NYCC Plans Include Real Velvet Assassin
The 2009 New York Comic Con is kicking off this weekend, and SouthPeak Games plans on making their presence felt, throwing everything from space bears to live-action velvety assassins at convention goers. SouthPeak is showing off a wide variety of titles at the NYCC this year, from the cute and cuddly Roogoo Twisted Towers! for…
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
The First Resident Evil 5 Review Is In
The U.S. Official PlayStation Magazine has finished putting Capcom’s latest survival horror romp through its paces, delivering their final verdict on the eagerly anticipated Resident Evil 5. So how did it fare? In a massive seven-page review, OPM sings the praises of the latest entry in the epic saga of Resident Evil, paying particularly close…
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Killzone 2 Demo On PSN This Week
PlayStation 3 owners will be getting a bit more time with Killzone 2 before release than originally anticipated, as Sony’s semi-official blog ThreeSpeech announces a demo for the eagerly anticipated game dropping this week. A demo for Killzone 2 will be hitting the PlayStation Network on Thursday, February 5th, several weeks ahead of the originally…
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
CellFactor: Now With More Post-Apocalyptic Snack Sausage Nipples
Immersion Games and Ubisoft have created a somewhat humorous machinima video with their upcoming downloadable first-person shooter CellFactor: Psychokinetic Wars, featuring references to Cobra Commander, Osama Bin Laden, and yes – snausage nipples. CellFactor: Psychokinetic Wars is a first-person shooter being released on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade early this year, which mixes…
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Fate Of Free Radical Has Been Decided
The final fate of Timesplitters developer Free Radical will be revealed this week, with a formal announcement from the company’s administrator ReSolve Partners to take place later this week. Free Radical went into administrator late last year, following several canceled projects and the dismal performance of their PlayStation 3 exclusive, Haze, earlier in 2008. After…
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Madden NFL 09’s Super Bowl Prediction Eerily Accurate
The dust has settled and the Pittsburgh Steelers again return to Pennsylvania with some lovely new Super Bowl rings on their fingers, as prophetically predicted by Madden NFL 09. A yearly tradition, EA has been using the Madden football franchise to predict the outcome of the Super Bowl since 2004, when it forecast the New…
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2009