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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 - Uncategorized
SOE Collects PoxNora From Octopi, Opens Tucson Studio
Having had tremendous success with their online collectible card games, Sony Online Entertainment has caught collectible fever, snagging the ultra rare PoxNora collectible strategy game from developer Octopi. PoxNora is an online strategy game that combines the mechanics of turn-based strategy with aspect of a collectible card game. As of this past Friday, SOE now…
By Mike Fahey Published January 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Battlestations: Pacific Blows (Up) My Mind
I blow up a ship and I win, I blow up a ship and I lose. What the hell is going on here? Battlestations: Pacific is one of those games you need an instruction manual to operate. Those little plastic control cheat sheets for games journalists don’t cut it. Between controlling battleships and navigating a…
By AJ Glasser Published January 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Shinto Baby Blessing (Here Is Your Night Note)
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Went to a Shinto shrine to have Micro Bash blessing. The Shinto ceremony is called “omiyamairi.” The grandmother carries and then holds the baby during the ceremony while a priest prays for the baby’s health and happiness. Babies are usually blessed about a month after birth — we waited about two…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Wesley Snipes Wants To Visit Sony Wii Town
Wesley Snipes is at Sundance. Sounds surprisingly coherent, looks surprisingly law-abiding! Anyway, turns out he’s not there for the movies. He’s there for Wii Town. Where he can get a Sony Wii. And when he does get one? He can make a movie out of the whole experience. After all, like he says in the…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Don’t Buy a 360 Wi-Fi Adapter, Read This Instead
That “peddling add-ons” thing may work for most of your stuff, Microsoft, but when it comes to paying $90 for a wi-fi adapter, the argument gets a little shaky. The PS3 has built-in wi-fi. The Wii has it. The PSP has it. Heck, even the DS has it, making the prospect of spending $90 on…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
What Does Chun-Li Food Taste Like?
Sweet and salty mustard chicken stir-fry, apparently. She’s just one of the Street Fighter IV-themed Chinese entrees for characters like Sakura, Dhalsim, and Rufus. While the Sakura themed meal is sweet and salty chicken and potatoes, Dhalsim is all about the sweat-inducing spicy noodles. The Rufus meal is made from three types of meat (beef,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Bobby Kotick Hits The Cover Of Forbes, Does Not Worry
Activision boss Bobby “What, Me Worry?” Kotick is hot stuff right now, and in Bobby’s world, it doesn’t get much hotter than appearing on the cover of Forbes, wielding a plastic guitar like a battleaxe. Backing up that cover pic is, of course, a lengthy article on the man. Profiling the rise and rise of…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Why Nintendo Won’t Conquer Russia
Sure, Nintendo might be conquering Europe, but Russia is another beast altogether. Just ask Napoleon — or Hitler. Hey, just ask both! Inna Bukatina, head of international licensing and acquisition at Russian publisher GFI, believes that Nintendo won’t take over Russia like the rest of the globe. The reason? The Wii is only a game…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
You Wanted Resistance 2 Action Figures, You Got ‘Em
DC Direct know you, Resistance fans. They know you love Nathan Hale, know you love his alien foes, and know that you’re the type to probably spend money on plastic representations of the aforementioned. So they’re releasing a series of four figures, based on characters/designs from Resistance 2. Due in September, you’ll be able to…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
A List Of The Best Erotic Games Of 2008
There are many Best Of lists. Best RPG, best shooter, best whatever. This list is for players 18 years old and up. 2channelers have picked their favorite erotic games of last year. Here they are (with NSFW embedded links): 1. Sumaga by Nitro+ Released 26/09/2008 268 pts 2. The Devil on G-string by Akabeesoft2 Released…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 19, 2009