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BioShock Designer Picked “Zelda” Over Girlfriend
The original The Legend of Zelda made quite an impact on BioShock designer Ken Levine — so much so that it cost him his first serious girlfriend. Levine had just graduated from college and moved to San Francisco. The lady friend was a few years younger than him, and at the end of the summer,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 14, 2009 -
Miyamoto: New Zelda Won’t Be “Radically Different”
So Nintendo is making a new Zelda. Exciting! And with the new Wii MotionPlus, the possibilities are endless. Since the last console Zelda, Twilight Princess, was originally developed for the GameCube and ultimately released on the Wii. The upcoming Zelda would be developed for the console from the ground-up. Guess that means we’d be getting…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 2, 2009 -
The Clips Of E3: Day Two
Shigeru Miyamoto dominates day two of E3’s clips selection — appearing not once but twice to talk about the absence of Zelda from E3 and sort of talk about a new game mechanic. Other highlights include some hands-on with the PSP Go and the first real look at Final Fantasy XIV. Also, Mike McWhertor thinks…
By AJ Glasser Published June 4, 2009 -
Video Game Girls Go Burlesque, Strip Off Their Varia Suits
This weekend, burlesque troupe Devil’s Playground did its best video game cosplaying, then did what normally happens at such events: they got mostly naked. But the undressing was handled with respect for the games referenced. While the folks at Nintendo may not approve of Princess Peach, pictured, and Metroid‘s Samus Aran getting on-stage nude codes,…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 11, 2009 -
Edge Picks “The 100 Best Games To Play Today”
The latest issue of Edge—which happens to be the magazine’s 200th—not only features 200 different magazine covers, it lists “The 100 Best Games To Play Today,” compiling the best of what’s still extremely playable. This isn’t a “These Are The Best Games Of All-Time” list, nor a rattling off of the 100 most influential. It’s…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 9, 2009