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So, How Does The Tony Hawk Controller Work?

You’ve heard the announcement, you’ve seen what the controller looks like, you’ve already formed half-informed opinions on the whole thing, but do you know just how the new Tony Hawk peripheral actually works? Josh Tsui, president of Robomodo (the developers behind the game), told Crecente in his latest “Well Played” column that “Playing on the…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 18, 2009

Guitar Hero 5 Brings New Look, New Features, And New Bands

Determined to deliver more than just another band game sequel, Neversoft gives Guitar Hero 5 a brand new look, innovative new features, and introduces more than 25 new artists to the rhythm game genre. More than 25 new artists means that we’ll find at least 26 songs we’ve never played before included on the disc…

By Mike Fahey Published May 18, 2009

Invasion of the Plastic Peripherals

The unbridled success of Guitar Hero, Rock Band and the Wii are spurring game developers to look at new ways to control games. This year developers unveiled games that have players using a faux turntable to pretend to be a DJ and another that has them ride a plastic skateboard in a new Tony Hawk…

By Brian Crecente Published May 18, 2009

United Front Games Partners With Activision for New Action Title

Vancouver-based game developer United Front Games has partnered with Activision on an action-based game set in Hong Kong, the developer announced this week. United Front Games was formed in 2007 by former employees of Electronic Arts, Radical Entertainment, Black Box Games, Rockstar, Action Pants, Propaganda Games and Next Level Games. “Over the past two decades…

By Brian Crecente Published May 16, 2009

New Tony Hawk Peripheral “Responds Like A Real Skateboard”

Whether you think the new Tony Hawk skateboard controller is a disaster-in-waiting or a stroke of mould-injected genius, you’ll want to know how it works. And Tony Hawk himself has offered some clues. “The board controller is a marvel of new technology”, he says in full-blown PR mode, before continuing. “[It] responds like a real…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2009

Guitar Hero 5: Four of Anything

Guitar Hero 5 will let up to four players rock out on the same instrument at the same time. That’s four guitarists or four microphones and yes, even four drummers. The game will also let you mix and match willy nilly what instruments you want to play as a group, so you can set up…

By Brian Crecente Published May 15, 2009

Fox And LaBeouf Return For Transformers Game Sequel

Activision has confirmed that the all-star cast of the original Transformers Movie game and Shia LaBeouf will be once again lending their voices to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. The cast from the original game makes the transition to the sequel intact, which means that the original voice of Megatron, Frank Welker, will again be…

By Mike Fahey Published May 15, 2009

New Tony Hawk Game Has A Freakin’ Skateboard Peripheral

As was rumoured, it’s been officially revealed that the next Tony Hawk game from Activision – called Tony Hawk: Ride – will be shipping with a giant, hulking skateboard peripheral. This is either the smartest, or stupidest, thing Activision have ever done. The announcement was made on the latest episode of GameTrailers TV. There’s a…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2009

Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen Bot Lineup Revealed

Find out what bots and cons you’ll be controlling in Activision’s video game adaptation of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. The battle lines have been drawn and sides have been chosen. Representing the Autobots in Revenge of the Fallen’s story mode will be Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Ironhide, Ratchet, and newcomer Breakaway. The Decepticon team has…

By Mike Fahey Published May 14, 2009

Activision Introduces Science Papa, No Relation

What company would have the gall to release a series of science experiment mini-games for the Nintendo DS and Wii and call it Science Papa? Oh yeah, that company. I’d use this space to explain that Science Papa casts the player in the role of newest member of Science Papa’s research team, aiming at becoming…

By Mike Fahey Published May 14, 2009

Tony Hawk iPhone Is (Sort Of) Real

That suspicious-looking video of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 on iPhone from the other day has been confirmed as being real. Sort of. In a roundabout way. Let me explain. The game is running on an iPhone. The developers, LTI Gray Matter, have confirmed this. And they should know, they made the thing. But the…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2009

LinkedIn Profile Refers To Call Of Duty 7

A surprise to absolutely no one, the LinkedIn profile for a senior animator at Treyarch lists Call of Duty 7 as currently in production. With Activision currently focusing on the next Call of Duty: Modern Warfare game from developer Infinity Ward, we aren’t expecting any sort of official announcement on the next Treyarch version of…

By Mike Fahey Published May 13, 2009

Tony Hawk Pro Skater Ports Skating To iPhone?

Activision’s Tony Hawk reboot may not be the only virtual skateboarding game that the publisher ships this year, as video of an iPhone port of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 has appeared on YouTube. The video, by way of Giant Bomb, looks convincing enough to be the real deal. It also looks rather capable at…

By Michael McWhertor Published May 12, 2009

Lisa Kudrow Might Be Better Than A Price Drop

We’ve got more evidence that non-gaming celebrities hawking games on TV is the future. We reported yesterday that gaming research analyst Jesse Divnich of the EEDAR group sees impressive results in Activision and Nintendo’s recent use of non-game celebrities to hype games. Celebrities and games. They’ve crossed paths plenty of times before, but we reached…

By Stephen Totilo Published May 12, 2009

Scratch DJ, Activision Set to Do Cash For Code Swap

Scratch DJ Games should be getting the source code for their upcoming DJ sim from 7 Studios tomorrow, but not until the publisher places a bond with the court, according to a 34-page court transcript. Last week a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ordered that 7 Studios needs to turnover the code for Scratch:…

By Brian Crecente Published May 12, 2009

New Game Informer Offers First Look At Modern Warfare 2

The newest issue of exclusive-hoarding magazine Game Informer has landed Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare 2 for its “world exclusive first look” at the upcoming shooter. Ten pages worth of coverage promises “to blow your mind.” Oh sure, technically we’ve already had a first look at the follow up to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare,…

By Michael McWhertor Published May 11, 2009

New Tony Hawk Game “With A Twist” Revealed This Week

The newest skateboarding game to bear the Tony Hawk name will be revealed to the public on GameTrailers TV this week. In Mr. Hawk’s own words, "It’s a whole new deal." After Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground proved to be a bit of a miss with critics, Activision and crew took a year off from the…

By Michael McWhertor Published May 11, 2009

Wolverine iPhone App Features Intriguing Innovation

While the free X-Men Origins: Wolverine Feral Senses application for the iPhone is little more than a marketing tool for the console game, its image recognition feature definitely has potential. The free application, now available via iTunes, has users unlock various bits of exclusive game content by using their iPhone camera to photograph icons that…

By Mike Fahey Published May 11, 2009

The Two-Faced Trailer For Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen

Activision delivers this reveal trailer for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, which is actually two, two, two trailers in one. Just like the last Transformers movie game, RotF allows players to experience the story from both the Autobot and Decepticon points of view. This means the developer can pack in as many giant, ugly Michael…

By Mike Fahey Published May 8, 2009

50 Cent’s New Game Selling 1/12th Of His First One

Better reviews don’t seem to be helping 50 Cent’s newest video game. Despite earning higher review scores than 2005’s 50 Cent Bulletproof, February’s Blood on the Sand has sold an estimated 56,000 copies in the U.S. between its February launch and early April. Its predecessor did far better. In its first two months of release…

By Stephen Totilo Published May 8, 2009