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NCAA Football Radios In For Artillery Help
Several weeks back we mentioned NCAA Football 12’s developers were looking for some crowdsourced research on where the bands sit at all 120 college football stadiums. Now they need to know if your alma mater fires a cannon at the games and, if so, what type. The game is bringing in cannons this year –…
By Owen Good Published April 6, 2011 -
All Hope May Not Be Lost For The New SSX
Say goodbye to SSX: Deadly Descents and hello to SSX. The darker, survival-focused SSX that we saw for the first time late last year is just SSX now, a game that appears to have found its blue skies again. When EA’s attempt at reviving the SSX series went public, the game was described this way:…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 6, 2011 -
Madden Creator Disputes Developer’s Influence on the Series
The guy suing Electronic Arts for, potentially, tens of millions in royalties from the Madden NFL series, has overstated and overrated his importance in developing John Madden Football, according to the series’ creator. Robin Antonick, in a lawsuit EA has blasted as “utterly without merit,” alleges the game currently published today still draws on work…
By Owen Good Published April 6, 2011 -
Evil Dead? There’s An App For That
The 30-year-old Evil Dead series is coming to the iPhone and iPad as an “action-heavy 3D shooter” in the coming weeks, a chance to play with the boomstick-wielding, chainsaw-handed Ash on your iOS device and hopefully enjoy a not-terrible Evil Dead game. The Evil Dead app is being made with the blessing of director Sam…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 6, 2011 -
Well, The Nintendo 3DS Had A Good Run In Japan
Since its launch in Japan, the Nintendo 3DS has ruled the hardware chart, making a strong debut overseas and outselling its entrenched competition. But this week, the still popular PSP strikes back—and so does the Nintendo DS. The week’s bestselling game according to sales chart watchers Media Create was a DS title, Square Enix’s Dragon…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 6, 2011 -
Balls Of Madness
A Collection Of Balls | Mario hides among a collection of more menacing Madballs. (Photo by Michael McWhertor) Bedtime Stories So I Took My 3DS To The Eye Doctor… A couple of days before the Nintendo 3DS officially went on sale in the United States, I brought the machine to a pair of eye experts,…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 6, 2011 -
The Japanese PSP Game That Screams the Pants off Schoolgirls
Frankly, I’m not sure where to begin with this one. Yes, something called a “Soul Nude” combat system, in which using “soul words” leave your opponent naked, is an obvious start. But Gachitora!: Abarenbou Kyoushi in High School also features batting practice, back rubs and, of course, the obligatory fishing game. Needless to say, this…
By Owen Good Published April 6, 2011 -
Silent Hill Revelation 3D Gathers Carrie-Anne Moss and Malcolm McDowell As A Pair Of Wolfs
Silent Hill 3’s big screen adaptation adds two more today with the casting of Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix, Memento) and Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange, Caligula, Star Trek: Generations). The actors—not pictured, obviously—will play Claudia and Leonard Wolf, respectively, in Silent Hill Revelation 3D. The Wolfs were the father daughter pair featured in Silent Hill…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 6, 2011 -
Hope You Like Ads, Because Battlefield 3 Will Shovel Lots at You
This may have been a prediction. It sure as hell sounds like a threat. This year, Activision and Electronic Arts will both spend more on the marketing for two games than many publishers will ever spend on developing one, said Electronic Arts’ CEO. As he was speaking to a conference of advertisers, it was surely…
By Owen Good Published April 6, 2011 -
The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile Is A Wonderfully Bloody Mess
What’s black and white and red all over and it’ll stretch a bloody smile across the face of any hack-and-slash gamer’s face? It’s Ska Studios The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile, and if you’re fast enough you might find your own copy lurking in this article. In 2004 James Silva was a dishwasher, a position I myself…
By Mike Fahey Published April 6, 2011 -
Smithsonian Extends Voting for “Art of Video Games” Nominees
The fed’rul gummint may shut down in the next two days, but voting on which games will be featured in 2012’s “The Art of Video Games” won’t. It’s been extended another 10 days to April 17. Winners still will be announced May 7. The show will open March 16, 2012 at the Smithsonian American Art…
By Owen Good Published April 6, 2011 -
The Awkward And Misogynist Lowlights From Indie Developer Reality Show ‘The Next Game Boss’
Earlier this year, game web site IGN opened its doors to a batch of small, independent developers, giving them an opportunity of a lifetime: to appear on a reality show and potentially embarrass themselves on camera with quickly conceptualized and cringe-worthy game concepts. Originally, IGN’s Indie Open House project was of a smaller scale, offering…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 6, 2011 -
The Nintendo Game Drought Means One Thing: Get Ready for Wii 2
You’re feeling it, we’re feeling it: there appears to be a veritable drought of 1st-party Nintendo titles this spring. None, to be exact. Sure, Nintendo launched a brand new console a mere two weeks ago. But one can’t help but gawp at what is most certainly the largest scarcity of titles to come—or more accurately,…
By Drew Cohen Published April 6, 2011 -
Witness The Insanity Of Galaga Legions DX, The Next Game From The Pac-Man CE Team
Galaga goes completely batshit insane with the next re-imagining of Namco’s shoot ’em up series, Galaga Legions DX. This is the next effort from the people who make the excellent Pac-Man Championship Edition games, so we’d better pay attention. As you can see in the first real footage of this PlayStation Network and Xbox Live…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 6, 2011 -
The Triumphant Return Of The Commodore 64
As a child I spent many hours hunched over the loudly clicking keyboard of the Commodore 64, typing out programs in BASIC and saving them to cassette drive. Commodore brings that wonderfully noisy keyboard back, only this time there’s a hard drive as large as one terabyte hidden inside. This is what I’ve been missing,…
By Mike Fahey Published April 6, 2011 -
Last Chance To Hop Off The EA NFL Class-Action Lawsuit Train
The Madden NFL-inspired Pecover Vs. EA federal class-action antitrust lawsuit picks up steam, as law firm Hagens Berman notifies class members they have until June 25 to be excluded from a potential payday. Considering the eligibility requirements to be a class member in the Pecover Vs. EA lawsuit, we’re likely looking at a pretty large…
By Mike Fahey Published April 6, 2011 -
Minecraft Has Already Raked In $33 Million
Responding to a question on a Reddit “ask me anything” thread, Minecraft creator Markus Persson said that his mega-popular indie brainchild has already earned $33 million dollars in revenue from over 1.8 million paid downloads. Via [Gamasutra]
By Mike Epstein Published April 6, 2011 -
Kameo 2 Artwork Hints At The Pretty Sequel That Might Have Been
In 2005 developer Rare graced the newly-launched Xbox 360 with Kameo: Elements of Power, a cartoon-styled action-adventure game starring a fairy with the power to transform herself into various magical creatures. Slow sales killed its rumored sequel, but the art lives on. The launch of the Xbox 360 and Kameo heralded the beginning of the…
By Mike Fahey Published April 6, 2011 -
Fear Itself Arrives To Torment Marvel’s Icons, But What’s A Nonplayer?
This is a week for Marvel to shine in comics shops, if their new epic can live up to the hype. Plus, there’s a surprise video game comic this week with some lovely art. Wednesdays are new-comics days in America. These are my weekly recommendations about which comics to buy in comics shops and which…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 6, 2011 -
Section 8: Prejudice Drops In On Xbox Live April 20
TimeGate Studios’ downloadable multiplayer shooter Section 8: Prejudice will make the drop into Xbox Live Arcade on April 20 for 1200 MIcrosoft points ($15). The PC gets it on May 4, with the PlayStation 3 version coming this summer.
By Mike Fahey Published April 6, 2011