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The Week in Evil DLC
Downloadable content. Everyone hates it—but everyone buys it. Yes, even you in the comments, smart guy. Here’s a look at the latest package of extensions and pre-order bonuses designed to crowbar the last dollar out of your wallet. Can you still respect yourself if you buy it? Far Cry 3 Pre-Order Bonus DLC Available: Sept.…
By Owen Good Published March 23, 2012 -
Hitler Recaps the Week in Video Gaming
Godwin’s Law states that “as an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1.” As basically all video game discussion takes place online, let’s just cut to the chase and give der fuehrer’s take on recent topics of interest to gamers. Alternate Hitler Reaction to Mass Effect 3’s…
By Owen Good Published March 23, 2012 -
Backhanded Box Quotes: ‘This is the Cars 2 of Team Ninja’
Welcome to “Backhanded Box Quotes,” a collection of super pissed-off user reviews from people just like you! Whoa, whoa, don’t take that personal. This week, Backhanded Box quotes encounters several conflicting opinions among our panel of critics. Some critics even disagree with themselves. Ninja Gaiden 3 Released: March 20 Critic: Nandusky (Metacritic). • “[I]s a…
By Owen Good Published March 23, 2012 -
Rumor: SOCOM Creators Being Shut Down by Sony
Zipper Interactive, a first-party Sony studio responsible for the creation of the SOCOM series and PS3 shooter MAG, is in the process of being shut down, according to Kotaku sources. Sony has repeatedly declined to comment on the matter to Kotaku this week, citing their policy not to discuss rumor or speculation. But we’ve heard…
Luke Plunkett & Stephen Totilo Published March 23, 2012 -
Dutch Gaming Website Thinks Prey 2 Was Cancelled
Publisher Bethesda may have axed the first-person shooter Prey 2, according to a report from Dutch gaming website PS Focus We can’t vouch for PS Focus’s veracity, but the rumor has bounced around Twitter and other gaming websites today. This afternoon, Game Informer editor Jim Reilly tweeted that Bethesda had offered no comment on the…
By Jason Schreier Published March 23, 2012 -
Holy Crap, Super Time Force Looks Cool
Super Time Force, the IGF XBLA-Prize-winning game from Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP creators Capybara Games, is looking danged cool. These new screenshots give a sense of the game’s crazy action on screen, done up in the a signature old-school-yet-lush visual style. It’s fun to look through each one and try to parse what’s actually…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 23, 2012 -
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Freakin’ nothin’ for me, it looks like. Tuesday, I got Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 for review and played it until 3 a.m. When I went to bed, there was no sign of the 7.5 inches of snow that Eugene, Ore. would receive. Heavy and wet, it was like dumping a sack of Redi-Crete on…
By Owen Good Published March 23, 2012 -
The Best Doom Painting Ever Is In John Romero’s House
This is a painting of Doom, one of the greatest games of all times. And surely this must be one of the coolest video game paintings of all time. It hangs in the home of Doom co-creator John Romero, who kindly took several high-res photos of the artwork for us and sent them along. Romero…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 23, 2012 -
EA Sports Opens a Bar in Vegas, Baby
No, it doesn’t have a sports book. But the EA Sports Bar at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas will feature Xbox 360s and PlayStation 3s, six high definition televisions, and an assortment of, duh, EA Sports titles for patrons to play. It’s another real world presence for the sports label, which last September opened a…
By Owen Good Published March 23, 2012 -
How Long Should a Game Hang In There Online Before It Taps Out?
EA Sports MMA was conceived as a two-year series, alternating publication years with its Fight Night cousin. No one thought it would be getting a sequel after its major license, Strikeforce, was acquired by the UFC. But pulling the plug on MMA‘s servers shows the first edition’s lifespan fell far short of EA Sports’ expectations.…
By Owen Good Published March 23, 2012 -
Kid Icarus Uprising‘s Awesome Menus Require 11 Minutes of Your Attention. Trust Me.
Kid Icarus: Uprising as a game? Very good. Kid Icarus: Uprising as a thing to put on a stand? Eh… Kid Icarus: Uprising as a game with amazing menus? Wonderful menus and silly menus and clever menus? Amazing. Enjoy the video.
By Stephen Totilo Published March 23, 2012 -
The Week in Angry Birds Space and Friends
It’s hard for any other gaming app to shine when Rovio releases the first true sequel to the physics game that’s captivated millions of fans across the globe. Good thing there’s five Gaming App of the Day slots every week. Now I’m not saying the makers of Star Warfare, MotoHeroz HD, Abduction! World Attack and…
By Mike Fahey Published March 23, 2012 -
“Player Encounters Hooker”: This Might Be the Most Epic Video Game Patent Application Ever
Patent applications let people dream big. Someone out there’s got a killer idea for the Litter Box of the Future or fart-proof underwear. There may be hundreds of hurdles to cross before any such thing gets made, but a patent lets them plant a flag in the land of unclaimed ideaspace. With video games, the…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 23, 2012 -
Ubisoft Hopes Value Can Make DRM “Go Away” In The Future
DRM protection in games is often controversial, but Ubisoft’s PC games have a record of shipping with restrictive, always-on activation that strikes a particular sore spot with gamers. In a recent interview with Eurogamer, Chris Early, VP of Digital Publishing at Ubisoft, acknowledged that including anti-piracy measures in games is a tricky balancing act that,…
By Kate Cox Published March 23, 2012 -
I’d Rather Play a Boring RPG
We play video games for a number of reasons. Sometimes we need to kill time on the subway. Sometimes we want to pretend to be other people. Sometimes we crave that emotional gratification that you can only find in interactive entertainment. And sometimes, we play video games to be bored. Strange notion, right? “Boring” is…
By Jason Schreier Published March 23, 2012 -
Draw Something Adds Hunger Games Words
The Hunger Games is out today, in more ways than just the film release and yesterday’s iOS game Entertainment site Mashable reports that the insanely popular pictionary game Draw Something received an update today with seven new words, all pertaining to The Hunger Games franchise. Mashable reports on what words you might see pop up…
By Tina Amini Published March 23, 2012 -
Tim Schafer Hilariously Demos A 3D Adventure Game That You’ll Never Get to Play
Tim Schafer’s the three-million-dollar man, thanks to a record-breaking Kickstarter his Double Fine development studio launched to fund a new adventure game. While work should be starting soon on that crowd-funded creation, the respected designer showed off a project that probably won’t ever happen at a lecture last night at New York University’s Game Center.…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 23, 2012 -
Survival Horror Just Isn’t Popular Enough in America, Says Resident Evil Producer
Anyone who follows video games knows that action games are big — very big. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 shattered sales records far and wide in its first 24 hours on store shelves and raked in a billion dollars in well under three weeks. The American video game market loves shooting things, and we…
By Kate Cox Published March 23, 2012 -
Child’s Play Doesn’t Appreciate Being Used to “Retake Mass Effect“
Citing a large number of refunded donations and confusion over the goal of the “Retake Mass Effect“ Child’s Play charity drive, Penny Arcade’s Jerry Holkins draws the line: “Child’s Play cannot be a tool to draw attention to a cause. Child’s Play must be the Cause.” While the fan-lead effort to show BioWare a more…
By Mike Fahey Published March 23, 2012
