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Halo: Anniversary will Include New Content, Old Visuals and Updated Girlfriend References
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, the high-definition remake of the landmark Halo: Combat Evolved, will feature new narrative content and on-the-fly switching between its new presentation and the graphic mode of the original. The news, first revealed to the gaming press last month, was delivered publicly to a couple thousand Halo fans packing a panel on…
By Owen Good Published July 22, 2011 -
The Spectacular, Cross-Country, Double-Decker Developer Summer Holiday
The Develop Industry Excellence Awards kicked off earlier this week with the above video. I’m no expert, but I suspect that there may have been some post-production shenanigans going on here. I met Mark Rein once and he doesn’t have a British accent. Here’s a run down of some of the folks you’ll spot in…
By Brian Crecente Published July 22, 2011 -
Nintendo Video is Live and Chock Full of Dinosaurs
The 3DS’ Nintendo Video service, which sort of launched yesterday, really launched today, with two short animated clips (one with dinosaurs, rawr!), a Captain America trailer, and a new OK Go music video due July 27. Okay then, go.
By Mike Fahey Published July 22, 2011 -
What the Hell is Going On in This Leaked Assassin’s Creed Video? [Update]
Between the old-school Animus interface and the Ubisoft Digital Arts watermark, I’m positive this video is leaked footage of something Assassin’s Creed related, but what? I have no clue. It could be a cut scene from Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, or perhaps a clip from the Assassin’s Creed: Embers animated short that will come packed with…
By Mike Fahey Published July 22, 2011 -
The Captain America Video Game is Better Than It Should Be
Not only is the Captain America movie better than it should have been (or so I read), but the Captain America: Super Soldier video game, released in conjunction with the movie this week, is better than we usually get from super-hero movie games. I wish I could say it’s as good as the last Batman…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 22, 2011 -
Who Needs Tekken? Capcom Announces Street Fighter VS. Hello Kitty
We thought we had seen the ultimate street brawling crossover when Street Fighter X Tekken hit the scene. We were wrong. In fall 2012, Street Fighter and Hello Kitty will finally be one, at least from a merchandising perspective. Hello Kitty parent company Sanrio and Capcom are teaming up to mash-up Street Fighter and Japan’s…
By Mike Fahey Published July 22, 2011 -
Rustlers, Blood Feuds, and a Combat Drop All Part of Starhawk‘s Opening Cinematic
The sequel to the Playstation 3 third-person shooter Warhawk looks quite nifty, even provoking our own Brian Crecente to use the word “awesomer”. And now we can all watch the game’s stylish opening cinematic, and imagine what it would be like to play the game. Which, since the game has only been announced for a…
By Joshua Rivera Published July 22, 2011 -
Wesley Snipes’ iPhone Game Getting Released Much Earlier Than Wesley Snipes
Veteran action hero Wesley Snipes isn’t getting out of prison until July 2013. I guess he’s just not as slick as his alter-ego, economic hitman Julius Styles, who’s getting released into the custody of the iTunes App Store next month. While Wesley’s been serving his three-year prison sentence for tax evasion, Finnish game developer Lapland…
By Mike Fahey Published July 22, 2011 -
Dust Off Those Rock Band Instruments for a Five-Pack of Yes
I’ve not been giving much consideration to Rock Band’s new music releases, what with the franchise skipping a year and interest in the rhythm genre waning in general. It turns out all Harmonix had to do to get my attention was say Yes. Yes as in the British progressive rock group, not the affirmative response.…
By Mike Fahey Published July 22, 2011 -
Poor Americans are Gamers, Too
In case you didn’t know, there are poor gamers. Conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation has published a report on what it means to be poor in America today. According to the report, households living in poverty have many modern amenities including air conditioning, cable TV and video game consoles. The report is meant to…
By Sam Winstrom Published July 22, 2011 -
Why Root for the Chimera in Resistance 3?
In today’s Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Armstrongjx4 expresses his desire to see humanity fall to the Chimera in Resistance 3. Why? Because we expect to win. Am I the only one who wants the humans to…you know, lose the war in Resistance 3? I blame Killzone for this. Killzone has been a backwards game…
By Mike Fahey Published July 22, 2011 -
Kinect Makes This Music Video Sing
There are no post-production effects added to this video, everything, happening on singer Olga Bell’s face is happening in real-time, we’re told. How did they do it? (And not blind Bell’s singer in the process?) With a Kinect hack of course. Zach Liberman writes on the Vimeo landing page for this video that they used…
By Brian Crecente Published July 22, 2011 -
Google Says Game “Stream” Coming to Google+
We’ve heard rumblings that some form of, perhaps social, gaming was coming to Google+ but it hasn’t really been verified officially until today. Found today under a description of the service’s streams is this nugget: “If you’re looking for updates shared from games, check out your Games stream.” The link for Games Stream send browsers…
By Brian Crecente Published July 22, 2011 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Maybe Socrates is in San Diego. If you’re there too… bring us home some swag like a good friend, will ya? The rest of us will keep our spirits up by swapping video game stories. Thanks very much to Brian H. May for what has clearly become his hobby while on tour. To get your…
By Jen Schiller Published July 22, 2011 -
Two More Shots of Modern Warfare 3 Emerge
It looks like, if Google Translate can be believed, that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 got a recent outing in Munich, giving press there a chance to go hands on with the game, and releasing two new screenshots from the game. The presentation involved checking out the game presented on a 65-inch television in…
By Brian Crecente Published July 22, 2011 -
Creativity and Community Drive Dream Track Nation Towards Greatness
A charming little stunt racing game with a slick cartoon style, Dream Track Nation‘s track creation and sharing community is where Chillingo’s latest laps the competition. The play, create, share concept Sony established for community-powered games like LittleBigPlanet and ModNation Racers is alive and well on iOS. Developer PowPow has infused Dream Track Nation with…
By Mike Fahey Published July 22, 2011 -
Mr. Dragon Quest with Mr. Metal Gear Solid
Con | TOKYO, JAPAN: Yuji Horii and Hideo Kojima at this year’s Comic-Con (Photo: @Kojima_Hideo | Twitpic) Segata Sanshiro, the Greatest Video Game Ad Man Of Them All Sony’s fictional executive Kevin Butler has won himself a legion of fans. Which is great! Kevin Butler, though, ain’t got shit on Segata Sanshiro. Batman, Master Chief,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 22, 2011 -
One of Capcom’s Biggest Games Gets…Glasses
Japan loves glasses. Japan also loves Sengoku Basara. Enter officially licensed Sengoku Basara prescription specs. Glasses retailer Zoff launched Sanada Yukimura and Date Masamune limited edition Sengoku Basara specs for ¥3,150 each (US$40). The actual heroes of Sengoku Basara might have been stylish for samurai, but they sure weren’t sexy. If only they had these…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 22, 2011