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US Airways Hudson Crash Recreated In Flight Sim
Bad-ass US Airways pilot Chesley Sullenberger recently completed the first successful water landing of a commercial aircraft in 45 years, touching down on the Hudson River. Now, you can relive the magic, via flight sim. The BBC’s recent report on the amazing, everybody-unbelievably-survived landing recreated the ditching of the Airbus 320 with the help of…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Lights, Camera, Stoked Screens
This latest batch of screenshots from Destineer’s Stoked highlight what goes on behind the camera and in the editing booth once you’ve finished carving your name in the side of a mountain. The whole point of Stoked is to get yourself fame points in order to appear in snowboarding films and magazines, and these screenshots…
By Mike Fahey Published January 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Need for Speed Undercover Patch Coming Soon
Inside sources tell us that Black Box is nearing completion on a patch for Need For Speed Undercover, despite rumors that the franchise faces the chopping block. The patch, which we’re told will be finalized in a few weeks, will be coming to all three platforms and address gameplay and performance issues as well as…
By Brian Crecente Published January 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dragonball: The Movie: The Game: The Screen Shots
Dragonball’s anime to silver screen transition looks… rough. Not that the source material was that spectacular to begin with, but it’s sure to send fans into a frenzy. How bout the movie-based video game? The good news is that the PSP-bound video game based on Dragonball Evolution looks yards better than the game based on…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Mini Ninjas Make Happy Pandas
IO Interactive takes a step away from their popular Hitman franchise to introduce us to an all-new, all-tiny brand of hero, with the announcement of Mini Ninjas. Mini Ninjas tells the story of Hiro, a tiny little ninja killing machine on a quest to restore harmony to the world by battling the Evil Samurai Warlord…
By Mike Fahey Published January 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
13 Months Of Xbox Live For $30? Two, Please!
Time to load up on pre-paid Xbox Live Gold membership cards. Amazon’s giving you a chance to upgrade that Silver status for 13 months for just thirty bucks. That’s a considerable savings from the $49.99 USD asking price and works out to something like $2.30 a month. Not too shabby! Keep in mind this Xbox…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Marble Saga: Kororinpa Trailer Ups The Ant
Hudson rolls out a teaser trailer to the follow-up to Kororinpa: Marble Mania, Marble Saga: Kororinpa, which adds a story and balance board support to the marble madness of the original. Marble Saga: Kororinpa has the players helping Anthony the Ant as he rolls about in his ball on a journey to reach the Golden…
By Mike Fahey Published January 19, 2009 - Reviews
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest Review: Not So Much
When we first heard that Pandemic Studios was working on an action game based on The Lord of the Rings, we weren’t just excited, we were a bit giddy. The idea seemed like a good one: Give the people who made Star Wars: Battlefront the license to create a similar game using The Lord of…
By Brian Crecente Published January 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
How To Throw a Gamer Party
Believe it or not, you can play games with other people. Like people in the same room as you. All it takes to throw a party centered on the greatest thing in entertainment since Pictionary is a bit of effort and a little planning. Before The Party: Day Before – Pick out what games to…
By AJ Glasser Published January 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Try Puzzle Quest: Galactrix Online
Gamers eager for a taste of the gameplay in D3Publisher’s futuristic take on Puzzle Quest can now do so, with a flash demo that lets you play a round right in your web-browser. Much like they did with the original Puzzle Quest, D3Publisher has made a browser-based demo for the upcoming sequel to the fantasy…
By Mike Fahey Published January 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
GameTap Rolls Free Games Back Into The Vault
After a year spent rolling out premium games for non-playing customers to play for free, online gaming service GameTap has announced that they’re now beginning to roll them right back in. Come January 22nd, a large chunk of the free content on GameTap is being rolled back into the premium membership, which means that non-paying…
By Mike Fahey Published January 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
EVE Online Drops Classic Client Support, Welcomes Players To This Century
CCP has announced plans to phase out the current Classic Client for EVE Online in favor of a new system that could require users to upgrade for the first time in a decade. The dual-client nature of EVE Online in its current form allows players with more modern PC technology to enjoy spectacular graphics, while…
By Mike Fahey Published January 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
No One Died At The Halo 3 Wedding
The couple that met and fell in love playing Halo were wed over the weekend, with Master Chief himself declaring the happy newlyweds “Teammates for life.” Stephen Totilo of MTV Multiplayer was at Orlando’s Full Sail University on Saturday to attend the ceremony, which was held inside a recreation of the “Ivory Tower” map from…
By Mike Fahey Published January 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Scenes From The New York City F.E.A.R. Lab
So what exactly went on at the Armacham F.E.A.R. 2 lab in New York City this weekend? According to video shot by Kotaku, a whole lot of LARPing. Sure it isn’t live-action roleplaying in the traditional sense (if there even is one), but when you have folks dressing up pretending to represent the fictional company…
By Mike Fahey Published January 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
How To Make A Pixel Sonic Out of LEGO (And Bond With Your Kids)
LEGO and pixelated video game characters are as delicious a combination as chocolate and peanut butter. The non-Salmonella peanut butter that is. So when Tristan started asking me to help him build an original LEGO creation to mail in to the official LEGO Magazine, I jumped at the opportunity to suggest that maybe he create…
By Brian Crecente Published January 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Halo 3: ODST Music Debuts At Seattle VGL
Gamers attending the Video Games Live concert performance at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle on January 24th are in for a special treat, as music from Bungie’s upcoming Halo 3: ODST makes its debut. Halo composers Marty O’Donnel and Michael Salvatori will be joined by other members of the Bungie team to celebrate the world…
By Mike Fahey Published January 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Flower Blooms Official Release Date
Flower, the poetic new PlayStation Network titles from the creators of PSN favorite flOw has sprouted a release date, popping out of the ground in early February. President and co-founder of thatgamecompany Kellee Santiago announced a February 12th release date for the game that has managed to impress us on more than one occasion, and…
By Mike Fahey Published January 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Obama Family Brings Gaming One Generation Closer to the Presidency
President elect Barack Obama’s first day in office Tuesday will bring gamers one step closer to the White House. This Christmas Obama bought his family a Wii, something he plans to have set up in the family’s main TV room on the second floor of the White House. This morning I stumbled across an fictional…
By Brian Crecente Published January 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Weekly Wii Update: MUSHA And Friends
This week’s Nintendo Wii update brings with it a couple of WiiWare titles from Aksys and High Voltage Software, and MUSHA – one of the most expensive Genesis games you’re likely to find. We’ll do the Virtual Console this week first, as I am extremely excited to see MUSHA (800 points) showing up on the…
By Mike Fahey Published January 19, 2009