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“It’s a Pac-Man Sun!”
Won’t You Come, Wash Away The Rain | A partial solar eclipse described by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory as a “Pac-Man Sun” (Photo Credit: NASA/SDO via Space.com.) Pouring Like an Avalanche Down SSX’s First Mountain The SSX demo landed yesterday, with the full title arriving, at last, on Tuesday, rebooting EA Sports’ much-loved snowboarding series.…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 22, 2012 -
Pouring Like an Avalanche Down SSX’s First Mountain
The SSX demo landed yesterday, with the full title arriving, at last, on Tuesday, rebooting EA Sports’ much-loved snowboarding series. The last SSX release was the Wii-only Blur in 2007; before that, SSX on Tour in 2005. It’s long enough that even some old hats may feel like newcomers in the seven-year layoff this game…
By Owen Good Published February 22, 2012 -
Huge FIFA Roster Update Kicks Off Tomorrow
News and notes from around the world of sports video gaming: • Managing the player population for more than 30 professional leagues means that when FIFA drops a post-release roster update, it’s usually a whopper. That will arrive tomorrow, per Romily Broad, the game’s community manager. The title update will address the changes that took…
By Owen Good Published February 22, 2012 -
WWE Wrestlefest iPhone and iPad screens
By Owen Good Published February 22, 2012 -
From Tebow Time to the “Tecmo Bowl MMO”
Whatever you think of him, Tim Tebow has made a contribution—if indirect—to video games development. Last fall, as the quarterback was leading the Denver Broncos to an improbable six-game winning streak, David Murray got an idea to create a “Tecmo Tebow” image—Tebow, as an 8-bit Tecmo Super Bowl player, kneeling in the end zone. The…
By Owen Good Published February 22, 2012 -
Taco Bell Blames Vita Contest Debacle on ‘Technical Issues,’ Enrages Misled Winners
More than a week after informing PlayStation Vita contest winners that their entries were invalid, fast food corporation Taco Bell has told them that it messed up, blaming “technical issues” for the confusion. The misled contestants, who were told they won PlayStation Vitas on or around January 30, will all enter a “separate drawing” to…
By Jason Schreier Published February 22, 2012 -
Horror Game Amnesia Scores A Terrifying Sequel
Gaming site Joystiq reports that it will be called Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs. It will feature a wealthy industrialist who is haunted by dreams and disaster following an unfortunate trip to Mexico. [Joystiq]
By Jason Schreier Published February 22, 2012 -
Introducing ZiGGURAT.
[Editor’s Note: Every month, we pay Tim Rogers to share his unique view of video games. But Tim has gone and made a video game. For free, we’re letting him introduce his new game as only Tim can. He’ll be back later this month with stuff we actually pay him to write. Take it away,…
Tim Rogers Published February 22, 2012 -
American Game Developer on Death Row in Iran Receives Family Visit
The fate of American game developer Amir Hekmati, currently on death row in Iran, remains in question weeks after the original deadline for appeal has passed. As we’ve previously reported, Hekmati was arrested in Iran late last summer under allegations of being a CIA spy. In December he issued a public “confession,” the validity and…
By Kate Cox Published February 22, 2012 -
Captain Carpet: Creating Arcane Worlds With a Single Mouse Click
Republished from Rock, Paper Shotgun I feel like I’m cheating a little here, because I’m going to tell you that Arcane Worlds aims to be a modern take on Magic Carpet but then I’m going to admit that nothing of the sort yet exists. That idea is something to giddily anticipate but the tech demo…
Adam Smith | Rock Paper Shotgun Published February 22, 2012 -
How Does the Razer Blade Handle Guild Wars 2? See for Yourself
When I asked you folks to suggest games for me to test out the Razer Blade, Guild Wars 2‘s name came up an awful lot. At the time I replied that I wouldn’t have the Blade when the press beta rolled around. Well, turns out I lied. I managed to hold onto the system for…
By Mike Fahey Published February 22, 2012 -
Watch This Amazing 16-Bit Legend of Zelda PC Case Come to Life Block-By-Block
You’ve seen his classic Final Fantasy-inspired PC cases. Now Richard “8-Bit Builder” Clinton upgrades to 16-bit with his amazing PC case rendition of Link from The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. How does he do it? Watch the video and find out. Not only did Dr. Clinton (probably not a doctor) spend…
By Mike Fahey Published February 22, 2012 -
Six Classic and Contemporary HTML 5 Games You Can Play Free Right Now
A lot has changed since the days when web developers relied almost exclusively on Flash for media-rich interactive content. Although the technology is still very much alive and may not see a replacement anytime soon for certain uses, more and more websites are implementing HTML5 for streaming audio and video, and we are also starting…
Jose Vilches | TechSpot Published February 22, 2012 -
Tera Asks Guild Leaders: Are You an MMO-FO?
Tera is an upcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing game that emphasizes action-packed combat mechanics over traditional MMO click battles. Bas Rutten is a legendary mixed martial arts fighter with a penchant for kicking his opponents in the liver until they fall down. Put them together and you get a room full of mildly terrified guild…
By Mike Fahey Published February 22, 2012 -
PC Gaming Lives Begins Now
Get ready for two hours dedicated to the most versatile gaming platform of them all!
By Mike Fahey Published February 22, 2012 -
R4 Gallery
By Mike Fahey Published February 22, 2012 -
EA Yanks Busted Battlefield 3 Shooter from App Store
It came in stealthily, like a Navy SEAL on a night mission. And now Battlefield 3: Aftershock ‘s been dishonorably discharged after seemingly falling below EA’s expectations. News of the pulled app comes from Touch Arcade, which cites original source IGN. When reached for comment, EA replied to Kotaku with the same statement seen elsewhere:…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 22, 2012 -
How To Turn Off the Vita’s Background Music
I hope you’re enjoying your brand new PlayStation Vita! If you’re anything like me, you turned it on and enjoyed the refreshing, smooth sounds of the menu music. Then, about an hour later, you realized that it’s actually pretty mind-numbing and started to wish you could turn it off. You’re in luck—it’s very easy to…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 22, 2012