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Turning Video Game Developers Into Electronic Music
Aussie sound man Mick Gordon was at last year’s Game Developers Conference with a microphone, where he grabbed everyone who walked past him and asked them to say something into the mic. Anything The result became not a documentary, not a commercial, but a…song. A damn impressive one.
By Luke Plunkett Published March 5, 2012 -
Darkstalkers Making a Comeback, Street Fighter Boss at the Wheel
According to a report on VentureBeat, Capcom is currently developing a new entry in the Darkstalkers series of fighting games. Apparently, it’s being produced by Street Fighter IV’s Yoshinori Ono. The report also claims the game entered full development late last year, and will run on a modified version of the Street Fighter x Tekken…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 5, 2012 -
Yeah, Looks Like EA is Making Army of Four
Late last year, we told you EA had begun work on a new Army of Two game, only this time it was called Army of Four. The name change was because it would support four-player co-op, and we also heard it would be running on DICE’s fancy new Frostbite 2.0 engine. Well, over the weekend,…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 4, 2012 -
Jet Set Radio HD’s First Trailer Destroys a Cartoon Tokyo
Since Sega officially announced its long-awaited Jet Set Radio re-release sans trailer, here’s your first look at the Dreamcast classic back in action. Good Lord. The colours. The graf. The music. It’s all flooding back. It’s like all the best parts of the year 2000 rose from the grave, not to feast on my flesh,…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 4, 2012 -
Fable: Heroes Turns the RPG Series Into a… Brawling Party Game?
Seemingly jumping the gun ahead of next week’s Game Developers Conference, a listing on Xbox.com has appeared for a game called Fable Heroes Here’s the product description: Fable Heroes is a fresh spin on the beloved Fable franchise in which up to 4 players play both cooperatively and competitively in this hack-and-slash adventure. Work together…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 4, 2012 -
A Delightful Baker’s Two Dozen
Can You Name All 26? | Here are 26 games represented in minimalist design, in alphabetical order. Can you identify all 26 right off the bat? (Video Games ABC, by YouTube’s thijlkema) Is This a Photo of Valve’s Rumored Console, Or At Least a Prototype? Less than 24 hours since the website The Verge reported…
By Owen Good Published March 4, 2012 -
Is This Valve’s Control Pad Design?
It’s beginning to seem entirely possible that PC gaming powerhouse Valve is working on its own “console” (or at least custom PC). Especially when you consider that it’s been working on control pad designs for nearly three years. A report published on The Verge last week mentioned not just the company’s machine but a patent…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 4, 2012 -
Signs Getting Stronger that SimCity 5 is Coming—in 2013
There are so many “leaked” trailers that have survived multiple days on YouTube, it’s hard to believe this isn’t deliberate. Whatever the case, this silent slideshow of SimCity 5 concept art is alleged to be source material for a GDC announcement, and the game will release in 2013. Earlier this week, seven images published in…
By Owen Good Published March 4, 2012 -
Here Is Modern Warfare 3‘s Definitive “Chuck Norris” Kill
When some terrorist asshole’s got everyone pinned down, there’s only one way to solve the problem—up close and personal. Put another way, you can’t kill Chuck Norris at close distance; close distance to Chuck Norris always kills you.
By Owen Good Published March 4, 2012 -
PlayStation Network is Down for Maintenance for the Next 14 Hours
Regularly scheduled maintenance on the PlayStation Network was postponed on Thursday and will begin right now. The service will be completely offline until about 5 a.m. EST. The maintenance extends to the PlayStation Blog itself, so if you’re looking for updates on the network and when it may return, follow the official PlayStation Twitter feed,…
By Owen Good Published March 4, 2012 -
Whatever a “Steam Box” Means to Video Games, Only Valve Knows for Sure
Steam Box. Gabecube. Steam Engine. And, of course, Orange Box. If Valve Corporation is planning to offer a so-called PC gaming “console,” the gaming community has already focus-grouped the brand names for it. “Companion Cube” would also seem to be perfect. Nothing is confirmed. Valve’s intentions in hardware are as opaque as its timetable for…
By Owen Good Published March 4, 2012 -
Kart-ography
Yes, I know we sort of addressed this topic three months ago (Road Reggie, winner Cygnus_Mal), but this ridiculous life-size Mario Kart kart, not to mention Mario tossing up the rokken devil horns, is just too exploitable to pass up this week. Not only do we have Nathaniel Stehley at the wheel of the Kart,…
By Owen Good Published March 4, 2012 -
Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
A trio of hunters makes for an appropriate scene set within Trine, by commenter Snufkin. Good morning and welcome to Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves. Feel free to discuss anything on the subject of video games in our comments below. If you’ve got a good idea and the skills, take a shot at whipping up a…
By Owen Good Published March 4, 2012 -
Is This a Photo of Valve’s Rumored Console, Or At Least a Prototype?
Less than 24 hours since the website The Verge reported that Valve is working on a video game console, we’ve got what could be a photo of a prototype unit. The image comes from the Twitter feed of Valve employee Greg Coomer. It was Tweeted on November 2, with the caption: “Built this tiny PC.…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 3, 2012 -
Yah Mo Be Shopped: The Winners
The strange Michael McDonald Fight Stick that sold on eBay (for $137.50!) provided the grist for our latest ‘Shop Contest, which had more than 400 entries! Somehow I had to narrow this down to 20 finalists, but I did. They’re inside, including No. 1 winner pnkero, who might be the first ‘Shopper to go from…
By Owen Good Published March 3, 2012 -
Like It or Not, the Wheaties-Box Era of Video Game Covers Is Over
Looking over the field of candidates for the Madden NFL 13 cover, I’m thinking of what William Munny said before he shot Little Bill in Unforgiven: Deserve’s got nothin’ to do with it. That’s not to say all of the 40 candidates announced so far are meritless underperformers or lack star power. But when you’ve…
By Owen Good Published March 3, 2012 -
Mari0—the Portal/Super Mario Bros. Mash-Up—has Launched!
Announced back in August, Mari0—a full game of Super Mario Bros. played with a Portal gun—has released, and it offers way more than what its premise suggests. The game just became available minutes ago by its makers, StabYourself.net The video above shows you all that you get, but my advice is to simply download it…
By Owen Good Published March 3, 2012 -
Sounds Like Those Vita-Only Street Fighter X Tekken Characters are On-Disc DLC for the Console Versions
YouTube user SoulReaperTTG has managed to get a hold of all the introductions for the 12 PS Vita-only characters in Street Fighter X Tekken which releases for PS3 and Xbox 360 on Tuesday. That above is Blanka and Sakura’s. The rest are available through the link below. The prologues have no narration, just moving art.…
By Owen Good Published March 3, 2012