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What the Sharp-Dressed Heavy Will Be Wearing in Tribes: Ascend
Hi-Rez Studios continues to tease Tribes fans with concept art from its upcoming online multiplayer sequel Tribes: Ascend. Here’s a look at the heavy-class armor Diamond Sword and Blood Eagle troops will be sporting once the game drops.
By Mike Fahey Published May 24, 2011 -
Sit Back and Listen to a Tale of The Witcher
In a dreary encampment outside the small town of Flotsam the inhabitants gather nightly to listen to legendary tales of heroism. You don’t need to visit, but if you’re passing through you’d do well to stop and sit awhile. I must have run through this camp a dozen times before I stumbled upon this storytelling…
By Mike Fahey Published May 24, 2011 -
Nothing Could Possibly Go Wrong Now That Duke Nukem Forever Has Gone Gold
This is it, ladies and gentlemen. A gold master containing the culmination of fourteen years of game development is now in production, discs filled with action, toilet humor, and attitude rolling off the line in preparation for Duke Nukem Forever‘s June 10 release. Gamers’ collective hearts skipped a beat when Gearbox Software delayed Duke’s return…
By Mike Fahey Published May 24, 2011 -
Two Ninjas Converge in a Snowy Wood in Mortal Kombat: Legacy
Episode seven of director Kevin Tancharoen’s live-action Mortal Kombat: Legacy web series touches on the origin of two of the video game franchise’s most iconic characters, Scorpion and Sub-Zero. Why did they use two actors instead of just palette swapping? It’s easy to forget the tragic tale of Scorpion while you’re busy harpooning your enemies…
By Mike Fahey Published May 24, 2011 -
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Hits Nov. 8, 2011
Called it! As we reported, along with just about everything else about the game, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will indeed be hitting on Nov. 8, 2011, according to an Activision press release and last night’s trailer. The release also goes on to say the game is in development by Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer…
By Brian Crecente Published May 24, 2011 -
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Goes Free and Online Only This Summer
This isn’t Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, but it may be better, delivering tactical action and fast-paced play in an online only, free-to-play computer game. Ghost Recon Online goes into beta this summer with plans for a broader release in the second half of the year, and from what I played I can’t wait to spend…
By Brian Crecente Published May 24, 2011 -
Ghost Recon Online Screens
By Brian Crecente Published May 24, 2011 -
Digital Storm’s Newest Gaming Rig Swaps Choice For Affordability
Why are custom gaming rigs so expensive? There’s no such thing as a bulk discount when a company has to order each part individually. For players not picky about parts, Digital Storm’s new line of affordable pre-built gaming PCs might be the answer to pricey PC gaming. When last I touched base with Digital Storm…
By Mike Fahey Published May 24, 2011 -
Let’s Help a Gamer Get Into Anime
Commenter SecretMoblin has yet to experience the joy of sitting in a darkened room at 3AM sobbing hysterically over a Japanese cartoon. He needs anime suggestions, so its time to Speak Up on Kotaku. I’ve never seriously watched any anime, and I’m looking to start. I’ve seen a couple episodes of Ranma and a couple…
By Mike Fahey Published May 24, 2011 -
If You’ve Never Played Halo: Reach, Now’s Your Chance
There’s a new Halo: Reach single and multiplayer demo available on Xbox Live today, coinciding with a week-long $39.99 sale on the Games on Demand version. If you’ve been waiting eight months for a price drop, your time is now.
By Mike Fahey Published May 24, 2011 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
It was a dull, grey, no-good kind of Tuesday. The kind of Tuesday that could really put a man in the dumps. The kind of Tuesday that could push the wrong man over the edge. Oh, ahem, excuse me! I’m feeling a little, erm, pulpy today. Welcome to Talk Amongst Yourselves—a place to chat about…
By Drew Cohen Published May 24, 2011 -
Current Is Currently My Favorite Game
iOS games can be a crap shoot. There are some real diamonds, but a lot of crap. Then, every once in a while, you find a game, and you really get into it. For me, that game is Current According to the game’s developer TinkerHouse Games, Current is an “action match game”. That means the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 24, 2011 -
Look How Far We’ve Come
TANK VS. FORTERESSE | PARIS, FRANCE: Gaming in 1930 looked like this. (Photo: Hulton Archive | Getty) The First Explosive Modern Warfare 3 Gameplay Trailer Is Here Modern Warfare 3, is a globetrotting tale of destruction, taking the fight to America, England, Germany and France, bringing with it huge destruction and battles more ambitious than…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 24, 2011 -
Would You Like Motion Controls with Your Sony Portable?
A recent Sony patent shows a camera-enable PSP dock that allows players to use PlayStation Move controls. The portable shown in the patent image is a PSPgo, Sony’s failed PSP iteration. However, the NGP already has a camera, so PlayStation Move could be possible. I’d rather that the NGP didn’t support Move controls at all.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 24, 2011 -
Is This The First Look at the Ace Attorney Movie?
Takashi Miike (Ichi the Killer, Audition) is in Cannes, prompting his latest film, Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai. His next film won’t be nearly as heavy. “It is a very light comedy that I am filming now, a court drama, based on a video game, the Nintendo game DS,” Miike told The Huffington Post. The…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 24, 2011 -
Hardcore Shooter Developer Selling Stuff to Foreigners!
Cave, the game developer best known for insane shmups like this, is holding an online version of its annual Cave Festival. Want to purchase Cave art books? Cave keychains? Tea cups? Umbrellas? Head on over. [Cave Game Shop via Wired.it]
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 24, 2011 -
It’s Time For Some Good Old-Fashioned Driving Fun
You know, if you asked me to pick my favourite driving game of the past few years, it wouldn’t have the words “Turismo” or “Forza” in the title. That’s because my favourite driving game of the past few years is DiRT 2, which is fast, slippery, gorgeous to watch and, if you’ve got surround sound,…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 24, 2011
