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Firefall Is What You Get When a WoW Creator Makes a Shooter
Firefall is an online shooter that is quietly pushing a lot of people’s buttons. Which is what happens when you pitch an online, co-op shooter that looks a lot like classic jetpack simulator Tribes This trailer for the “massive co-op” PC shooter, due at the end of the year, shows both jetpacks and co-op shooter…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 2, 2011 -
Hey, This Mascot Looks Really Familiar
This month, a sweets festival is being held at Kanazawa Castle. The mascot character looks very familiar. Japanese netizens are quick to point out the Kirby resemblance, even adding that the mascot character looks like Kirby mated with Starfy Kirby and Starfy? That would be some hot fucking action right there. 任天堂は金沢市を訴えるべき [2ch]
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 2, 2011 -
Yes, Nolan North Is in Too Many Damn Video Games
Nolan North seems like a super nice guy! And does a cracking job as the voice of Nathan Drake in the Uncharted series. Problem is, he also does the voice for around a million other characters, and it can sometimes get very distracting. Not helping matters is the fact he often (though not always!) uses…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 2, 2011 -
How an Angelic Game Changed over the Years
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron wasn’t always called that. It was once called Angelic: Ascension of the Metatron, with “once” being a few years ago. Compare the above 2007 trailer with the E3 gaming expo 2010 trailer The voice acting is certainly better! And gone is the Jude Law-inspired face modeling. Not sure which…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 2, 2011 -
These Custom Portal 2 Figures Came Straight from Testing
Custom toy creator Christian Hooton, whose work we’ve featured previously, has sent us some pictures of these Portal 2 figures he’s made. Warning: they are amazing Remember, these are entirely custom figures. Hooton has built them from scratch, from the bodies to the cables, and they took two solid weeks to finish. If Valve ever…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 2, 2011 -
Sony Shows That Saying “I’m Sorry” Isn’t Enough in Japan
This Sunday, as the Golden Week holidays began in Japan, Sony execs Kazuo Hirai, Shinji Hasejima and Shiro Kambe answered reporters’ questions about the PSN breach that put the private details of over 70 million gamers at risk. The execs didn’t just apologize for the breach, but bowed for seven seconds. In the world of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 2, 2011 -
Sony Says 10 Million Credit Card Accounts May Have Been Compromised
It’s a good thing Sony warned people to be vigilant about their credit cards, because as part of the company’s Tokyo press conference yesterday PlayStation boss Kaz Hirai said that up to ten million customer’s account details could have been compromised. That’s not the personal details on their PSN account – all 77 million of…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 2, 2011 -
Professor Layton and the Curious Royal Marriage
From the blanket media coverage it received, you’d have thought the entire planet sat down to watch the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton last week. Some people, though, had better things to do. By Margaret Albaugh, via Tiny Cartridge
By Luke Plunkett Published May 2, 2011 -
CONFIRMED: Osama bin Laden is Dead
Twitter is freaking out right now over news that Osama bin Laden is dead. Jill Jackson, a producer for CBS News, seems to have broken the story on her feed. President Obama has called a news conference…Developing.… [Gawker]
By Seth Abramovitch Published May 1, 2011 -
Squared Away
Ready for His Close-Up | Cleveland Browns running back Peyton Hillis, selected after a five-week fan-voted playoff, takes his cover shot for Madden NFL 12 in Times Square on Thursday. (Photo: Mike Stobe/Getty Images) Sony: PlayStation Network Will Return This Week PlayStation Network, down since April 20, will return this week, said Kazuo Hirai, the…
By Owen Good Published May 1, 2011 -
Claire Redfield Put Guns N’ Roses in Mega Man X5
The transparent naming of Mega Man X5‘s Maverick bosses for the members of Guns N’ Roses stood as an unexplained oddity since the game’s 2001 release here in North America. (That’s Axle the Red above. See? Not subtle.) Now we have an explanation, and it’s just as strange. Claire Redfield did it. No, really. The…
By Owen Good Published May 1, 2011 -
Madden NFL 12‘s Wii Version Will Finally Support the Classic Controller
Madden executive producer Phil Frazier has confirmed, via Twitter, that Madden NFL 12 on the Wii will support the Classic Controller. Wii football gamers have long requested the feature. (His tweet was in response to this question from a fan.)
By Owen Good Published May 1, 2011 -
Creepshow
Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. •8 Creepy Video Game Urban Legends (That Happen to Be True) [Cracked] I have to tip my hat to Cracked. They do the best lists…
By Owen Good Published May 1, 2011 -
Is Portal 2 Controlled with Kinect a Good Thing?
I’m on the fence with this, but as Portal 2 has elements of a first-person shooter, and that genre is tricky to adapt for Kinect, it looks like a breakthrough to me. Here someone has hacked Kinect, using FAAST (the Flexible Action and Articulated Skeleton Toolkit), to play Portal 2. Firing a portal is accomplished…
By Owen Good Published May 1, 2011 -
Sony Considers Reimbursing Credit Card Replacement Costs in Light of Data Breach [Update]
In this morning’s news conference, Sony Computer Entertainment head Kazuo Hirai said the company would consider covering costs associated with reissuing credit cards to PlayStation Network subscribers who feel their accounts have been compromised by the massive data breach of April 20. Update: The entirety of the news conference, including reporters’ questions, translated into English,…
By Owen Good Published May 1, 2011 -
Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
This is not the TAYpic. Ceci n’est pas le TAYpic. We didn’t sort out the selection of the May image before this weekend, and that decision is the province of top men. Top … men … So for now, let’s talk amongst ourselves about video games. We’ve got a few suggestions already, but if you’d…
By Owen Good Published May 1, 2011 -
Sony: PlayStation Network Will Return This Week
PlayStation Network, down since April 20, will return this week, said Kazuo Hirai, the second-in-command for Sony Corp., at a news conference today in Tokyo. When PSN comes online, PS3 users will face a mandatory system software update that also requires them to change their account passwords before they can sign into the service. That…
By Owen Good Published May 1, 2011