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Singapore’s Got Its Head In The Clouds. Gaming Clouds.
Singapore’s SingTel kicked off a subscription-based cloud gaming service called ESC, which allows players to play high-powered games over the net via desktops or notebook computers with Pentium 4 chips. It’s also possible to play games via SingTel’s fibre-optic set up for televisions. Games are streamed over the internet in standard def, and there are…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 20, 2011 -
Crysis 2’s Concept Art Is A Love Letter To New York City
It’s a shame that you miss it while you’re too busy kicking cars and shooting things in the face, but Crysis 2 is a love letter to the city of New York, something that really shines through in the game’s concept art. These pieces were done by Crytek artists Dennis Chan and Viktor Jonsson, and…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 20, 2011 -
This Game May Look Like Final Fantasy, But It Sure As Hell Isn’t
Okay, so the box art for Pandora’s Tower is way to similar to Final Fantasy’s art. But the upcoming Wii game’s latest trailer is original enough to seem engaging. You know what sells it? Raw monster meat.
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 20, 2011 -
In Case You Haven’t Already Played It, There’s Now A Minecraft Demo
While Minecraft has long had a “free” mode, that’s restricted you to just running around building stuff. The new demo for the game actually lets you engage in the proper singleplayer “campaign”, albeit with a time limit. Players have 90 minutes to run around building, destroying, mining and killing anything they can get their hands…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 20, 2011 -
You Can Now Chat With Your WoW Friends On Your Phone
And no, I don’t mean literally speaking with them. Eww! Reality! I mean chatting with them, as the official World of Warcraft Mobile Guild app now supports a remote chat feature. If you’ve got the app and are away from your computer, it allows you to not only access your guild’s chat room, but have…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 20, 2011 -
Resident Evil 6 Is Gonna Be “Totally Different”
As if Resident Evil 5, with its alternative controls and albino zombies on motorbikes, wasn’t different enough. Upcoming Resident Evil 6 is going to be even more different. According to Masachika Kawata, currently producer of Resident Evil: Raccoon City, big changes are planned for the inevitable RE6. “The series will see a complete renovation with…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 20, 2011 -
No More Heroes Ready To Move On The PlayStation 3
Action game No More Heroes is coming to the PS3, with Move controls, as No More Heroes: Red Zone Edition. The game is basically No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise, which was an HD port of the first game, but features 5 bosses from No More Heroes 2 as well as ten missions that had originally…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 20, 2011 -
There Are More Deus Ex Action Figures Than You Could Shake A Robot Fist At
Don’t sweat it, Americans! You may not be getting the fancy Deus Ex Collector’s Edition that includes an action figure, but you’re certainly free to go buying the figure on his own, as he’s part of an entire line being released by Square Enix. Part of the company’s “Play Arts” series of action figures, there…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 20, 2011 -
Microsoft Trying To Fix Dodgy Indie Ratings
Microsoft’s Xbox Live Indie Games Channel has been hit in recent weeks with some ratings manipulation, which is affecting how games are displayed (and as a result sold) on the service. Here’s what the platform holder is doing about it. “Starting today”, reads a statement issued by Microsoft, “only users with Xbox LIVE Gold subscriptions…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 20, 2011 -
It’s Official, The PSPgo Is Dead
Today Sony Computer Entertainment confirmed yesterday’s rumor that its digital-only portable the PSPgo was going out of production. The Tokyo-based electronics giant told Japanese website AV Watch that new PSPgo units would no longer be manufactured or shipped “in order to concentrate on the NGP”. The remaining PSPgo stock, however, will continued to be sold…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 20, 2011 -
Skullgirls, The All-Girl Fighting Game, Grabs Castlevania‘s Musical Maestro
If you’ve played a Castlevania video game from the past decade, you’ve likely enjoyed the musical stylings of Japanese composer Michiru Yamane. She’s the musician behind Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and dozens of other Konami games. Now she’s scoring indie 2D fighting game Skullgirls, lending it some jazzy flair. Yamane, who can boasts more…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 20, 2011 -
Of Course Portal’s Robots Can Wear Team Fortress 2 Hats
With Portal 2 knocking Team Fortress 2 from the limelight this week, many people are probably wondering what the hell they’re going to do with all those hats they’ve picked up. Well, you can use them in Portal 2. Six of the most iconic Team Fortress 2 hats – and really, hats is what that…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 20, 2011 -
Did The PlayStation Move Just Get A Little Less Sexy?
It all started in the late 1980s and early 1990s. But it wasn’t nearly as sexy. Game makers began releasing titles with 3D polygons, giving shape to what was previously flat. By 1994, Namco released Tekken, one of the first fighters with 3D polygons. Yet that was nothing compared to what Namco did two years…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 20, 2011 -
The Last Guardian, Ico & Shadow Of The Colossus Have All Been Delayed
Sad news out of Sony tonight, as Team Ico boss Fumito Ueda sends word that his studio’s upcoming PS3 game The Last Guardian, along with the HD re-releases of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, have all been delayed. The Ico/SotC collection was originally supposed to be out this Spring. Last Guardian, meanwhile, was supposed…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 20, 2011 -
The Father & Son Team Looking To Make The Wii A Little Better
The Wii’s sensor bar is a flimsy little thing. It’s pretty weak, too. What it needs, then, is MORE POWER, and that’s exactly what these two handymen are proposing. They’ve built the MegaBar, a large, powered infared source that lets you use a Wii Remote with accuracy well beyond the console’s standard range. So, say,…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 20, 2011 -
So How Much Better Does Ocarina Of Time Look On The 3DS?
The short answer: a lot. The long answer: a substantial amount, my dear, it really is quite noticeable. These new comparison shots, put together by NeoGAF user Prime Blue, show some key scenes and locations early on in the game, with the 1998 Nintendo 64 version on the left and the 2011 Nintendo 3DS version…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 20, 2011 -
Spoil Your Portal 2 Experience And Hear The Ending Song Now
Haven’t finished Portal 2 yet? Go on and listen to the game’s ending tune. Do it. And those who’ve already breezed through the game, have another listen. The song is by Jonathan Coulton and dubbed “Want You Gone”. Coulton also wrote “Still Alive”, the ending tune for the first Portal. If you’re not familiar with…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 20, 2011
