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Nintendo Adding New Japanese Word To American Vocabulary: WaraWara
The welcome area that will appear whenever you start up Nintendo’s new Wii console, the Wii U, will be called the WaraWara Plaza. As our Osaka-based Brian Ashcraft points out: “Warawara” (わらわら) is Japanese for “bustling”. It’s a suitable description for the crowd of virtual friends and other gamers you’ll see when you turn the…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 7, 2012 -
Political Message Left In Curiosity Inexplicably Concerned For Obama’s Cat
As Curiosity settles into its second day out in the wide world, players worldwide keep tapping away at the massive cube inside. It’s not all rude words and penises, though of course there are plenty of both. As political fervor swept the US yesterday and last night, so too did politics seep into the cube.…
By Kate Cox Published November 7, 2012 -
FarmVille 2 Fall Harvest Crafting Recipes: Everything You Need to Know
If you’re willing to spend some Farm Bucks for limited edition trees in FarmVille 2, you can now craft three new recipes, two of which include premium ingredients found in the Fall Harvest theme. A single Crabapple or Sugar Maple Tree costs 12 Farm Bucks, but you also have a slight chance of earning these…
by Brandy Shaul | Games.com Published November 7, 2012 -
Best Buy’s Black Friday Deals Include A $200 250 GB Xbox 360 Bundle, Assassin’s Creed III for $35 and More.
That magical time of year is upon us, when prices for video game hardware and software get sliced down to can’t-say-no levels. Best Buy’s offerings have broken cover and include Ubisoft’s big new release, a shiny 3DS bundle with Super Mario 3D Land and a Vita+Black Ops: Declassified. There’s plenty to browse so head over…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 7, 2012 -
Now That Washington Has Legalized Pot, People Are Really Excited For PAX
Screw Obama: the most exciting news from last night is that marijuana is now legal in the states of Colorado and Washington. Of course, PAX Prime, annual gaming convention and mecca for nerds across the world, is also held in Washington. Don’t get too excited just yet: marijuana is still illegal on the federal level.…
By Jason Schreier Published November 7, 2012 -
This Week’s Android Charts: Victory for the Incumbents
Now that last week’s excitement has passed it’s back to business as usual from the weekly Android chart, with Minecraft re-elected into the top paid spot by a narrow margin. There are plenty of familiar faces showing up in this week’s Android charts, from Rovio’s stable of birds and pigs to your own family and…
By Mike Fahey Published November 7, 2012 -
You Can Celebrate Mass Effect’s Would-Be Holiday With a Look at the Upcoming Omega DLC
So, nobody’s getting the day off on N7 Day, the made-up celebration that EA’s cooked up for BioWare’s hit sci-fi saga. Still having to go to work today is a bummer, but there are Mass Effect goodies to be had. Aside from the community-based activities like sending pictures, downloading commemorative art and the like, multiplayer…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 7, 2012 -
I Don’t Want My OKCupid Dates To Know I Like Video Games
I probably can’t expect much from a person with a username including the words “Pussy” and “Monster” in it, but even so, a message that I got last month from an OKCupid user was worse than the usual fare. Difficulty in forming complete sentences with logical thoughts and proper grammar? Check. Random sex solicitation before…
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 7, 2012 -
Be The Assassin…of Your Bathroom
This is what it looks like when official game merchandise makes the long and arduous journey from cool gear to acceptable gear to terrible crap before breaking through to become something so ridiculous it’s a must-have. It’s an official Assassin’s Creed III bathrobe, complete with hood. For those times when your rubber duckie must be…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 7, 2012 -
Nintendo Created a Penis-Drawing Inferno
Nintendo’s new console, the Wii U, allows players to not only write messages, but also draw them. It’s surprising just how many different places players can draw pictures—whether that’s in the Miiverse or in games. If history is anything to go by, the Wii U is going to be a hotbed of dick-drawings. At one…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 7, 2012 -
Watch Assassin’s Creed III Confuse the Hell Out of a Cat
Assassin’s Creed III is a dazzling looking game. But it’s not only the game’s accurate recreations of Colonial America that impress, but also its realistic portrayal of dogs. Don’t believe me? Just ask this cat. Assassin’s Creed confuses cat [Silvy Alblas@YouTube]
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 7, 2012 -
Devil May Cry Over Your Wonderful Abs and Big Guns
The look of Devil May Cry is iconic. That probably explains why the latest game, DmC, with its new visual flair, is so divisive. Let’s put aside those squabbles momentarily. Let’s see how wonderful people bring Devil May Cry to life. Here are some—though, not all—of the best Dante-cosplay the internet has to offer, with…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 7, 2012 -
Wii U’s Video Chat Looks Like, Well, Video Chat
Tonight, Nintendo showed off how video chat works on the Wii U. The feature takes advantage of the GamePad’s camera, and, um, it seems to look pretty much like video chat. Though, it does have the added ability of letting you draw hearts on Reggie’s face. Nintendo Direct [任天堂]
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 7, 2012 -
How the Wii U Handles Comments
In Nintendo’s Miiverse, players can register new friends and follow them. (There is also a direct messaging function.) But since everyone is talking about video games in the Miiverse, you might accidentally read a spoiler. Good news: Spoilers can be hidden. The MiiVerse is designed to quickly hide common spoilers through an automatic setting. You…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 7, 2012 -
Important Details About the New Nintendo Network ID
One of the big changes for the Wii U is the Nintendo Network. Instead of Friend Codes, the Nintendo Network uses the Nintendo Network ID. But before you get started, users must create a User Account. For each Wii U console, it’s possible to create up to 12 User Accounts. Then, after that, you create…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 7, 2012 -
When You Turn On Your Wii U, You’ll See This: WaraWara Plaza
Previously, Nintendo showed what it called “Mii WaraWara”. It’s a redesigned Wii Plaza, with Miis clustered around games and leaving messages. Today, Nintendo announced that the final English name for this feature is WaraWara Plaza. “Warawara” (わらわら) is Japanese for “bustling”. In the WaraWara Plaza, you can see what other games people are playing—and talking…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 7, 2012 -
Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida won’t commit to a 2013 release for The Last Guardian. How about 2014? 2015? 2016?!
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 7, 2012 -
We Might be Looking at the Next Generation of…Indie RPGs
If you saw a screenshot of Sui Generis, you’d think, hey, look, it’s another Diablo clone. But take a look at it moving. Those physics! Developers Bare Mettle say the game is an “open world RPG for the PC”, featuring “Advanced AI and a hugely interactive game world” and “lifelike battles in which your wits…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 7, 2012 -
Kids Visit Gabe Newell For His Birthday, Give Him DLC as Present
It was Valve boss Gabe Newell’s birthday on November 3, and to mark the occasion, some kids from 4chan’s /v/ (the board’s video games group) went and paid him a visit in the flesh. In addition to giving him a giant card (which they do every year), and getting the chance to wish him a…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 7, 2012 -
One of The Great Artists of Our Time Now Has a Video Game
Roger Dean is one of the greatest pop artists of the 20th century, his work memorable amongst both music fans and gamers alike So it’s both weird and welcome that, this being 2012, we’ve finally got a game devoted entirely to his work, and not just using it for a cover, or logo, or arcade…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 7, 2012