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Spines Shatter When Mortal Kombat’s Thunder God Steps Into The Ring
There’s gonna be big trouble in Little China when Raiden tosses his wok-shaped hat into the Mortal Kombat tournament. We all know Raiden’s story. After failing to take down Jack Burton during the Little China incident, Raiden transformed from inept villain to slightly more ept do-gooder, talking the Elder Gods into letting humanity battle the…
By Mike Fahey Published March 18, 2011 -
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost reveal their greatest creation: scifi writer Adam Shadowchild
The funniest character from Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s Paul isn’t the little gray alien — it’s Jeffrey Tambor’s Adam Shadowchild. We interviewed Pegg and Frost and got the backstory on Tambor’s arrogant science fiction author. [io9]
Meredith Woerner Published March 18, 2011 -
What We Love And Hate About The 3DS, So Far
We got our Nintendo 3DS systems on Tuesday, many days in advance of the machine’s March 27 North American release. Today is Friday and, wow, have we been working hard! We’ve had a few days to form opinions and notice some things about the 3DS that we love and some that we could do without.…
Brian Crecente and Stephen Totilo Published March 18, 2011 -
Darkspore Delayed, Needs More Time To Evolve
Sci-fi RPG (and Spore spin-off) Darkspore is the latest release to get pushed back. Originally slated for end of March, EA’s PC game is now due April 26 (North America) and April 28 (Europe/Asia). Darkspore devs say they need more time to incorporate user feedback from the beta.
By Michael McWhertor Published March 18, 2011 -
Nintendo 3DS Size Comparo Video
The Nintendo 3DS comes from a long line of handheld game systems of a mostly refined pedigree. We thought it would be fun to line them all up for a little size comparison. (And we threw in an iPhone 4 for reference.) I’m not a terribly big fan of the paint scheme on our office…
By Joel Johnson Published March 18, 2011 -
I Can’t Stop Playing Collision Effect, Can You?
I’m the guy on the subway who is playing Collision Effect. I used to be the guy on the subway playing Drop 7. (Everyone else is playing Angry Birds.) Since I downloaded Collision Effect a couple of weeks ago, it has been my iPhone obsession. All I’m doing in this game is tapping colored orbs…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 18, 2011 -
Lost Your Nintendo 3DS AR Cards? No Problem: Put Them On Your Phone
Did you know you could use Nintendo’s 3DS to do augmented reality on an iPhone? No, no. Not using an iPhone. I mean on top of an iPhone Totilo forgot to bring his AR Cards into the office today, so instead of printing some new ones, we just copied them onto our phone. Not only…
By Joel Johnson Published March 18, 2011 -
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Torchlight in the Xbox 360. Slam Bolt Scrappers in the PlayStation 3. Gotta make my mind up. Which game should I play? This weekend, which consists of Friday, Saturday and Sunday afterwards, I’m going with both. In these slow spring release weeks, when I don’t have too much interest in the Homefronts and Crysis 2s…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 18, 2011 -
Order & Chaos Online Is Gameloft’s Answer To World Of Warcraft
Known for its shameless copies of popular games, Gameloft takes copycat gaming to a whole new level with Order & Chaos Online, a massively-multiplayer World of Warcraft clone for iOS. Gameloft has managed to pull off quality copies of everything from Halo to StarCraft on the iPhone and iPad, so it was really only a…
By Mike Fahey Published March 18, 2011 -
Pilotwings Resort Is More Than A Simple Nintendo Sequel
Pilotwings Resort is the first Pilotwings game in 15 years, but I was worried that the Nintendo flight sim and 3DS launch game would be the simplest one in the series. It appears to only offer three ways to fly: by plane, jetpack or hang-glider. In the video here you can watch the basics… but…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 18, 2011 -
Motorstorm Apocalypse Delayed In North America
After being delayed everywhere else, can’t say we didn’t see this one coming. PlayStation 3 disaster racer Motorstorm Apocalypse‘s post-quake release has been officially delayed in the U.S. No ETA yet, but it definitely won’t make its originally planned April 12 release.
By Michael McWhertor Published March 18, 2011 -
Mercury Didn’t Have A Satellite, So We Gave It One
The planet closest to the sun better be on its best behavior, because we’re watching it. As of last night NASA’s Messenger probe is the first man-made satellite ever to orbit the planet Mercury. What do we hope to find? After a journey of nearly seven years, 96 million miles, and two fly-bys, NASA’s Mercury…
By Mike Fahey Published March 18, 2011 -
How Bad is the Nintendo 3DS “Depth Zone”? Let Us Show You.
Nintendo’s 3DS, their new handheld console, can show images with depth—it’s real 3D. But because you don’t have to wear glasses to play, you have to hold the 3DS somewhat precisely. But how precisely? Turns out the distance you hold the 3DS from your eyes matters very little. On a table? At arm’s length? Nearly…
By Joel Johnson Published March 18, 2011 -
KartRider Rush Is a Fun, Free Mario Kart for your iPhone
KartRider is a web-game phenomenon, played by more than 200 million players, including a third of South Korea. So how is it on the iPhone? Pretty great. KartRider Rush, like the web-version of the game, is a free-to-play kart racer that features cartoonish graphics, fun maps and a collection of items you can use to…
By Brian Crecente Published March 18, 2011 -
College Is Not A Hotbed Of Lesbian Experimentation
The stereotype of the LUG (lesbian until graduation) takes a big hit this week, with news that women without high school diplomas are actually more likely to have had a same-sex experience than college-educated women. [Jezebel]
Anna North Published March 18, 2011 -
Turbo Grannies Proves The Swedish Have Iffy Taste In Mobile Games
I’ll admit, the biggest hook Turbo Grannies had for me was when their PR guy mentioned that it was about to beat Angry Birds in the Swedish iTunes App Store. I wasn’t exactly champing at the bit to play another Excitebite clone. It’s basically an Excitebike clone, complete with the Newtonian-incomplete ability to rock back…
By Joel Johnson Published March 18, 2011 -
Get A Taste Of The High Life In L.A. Noire
L.A. Noire’s 1947 Los Angeles setting isn’t all about dead bodies in dirty back alleys. Above that seedy underbelly is the seedy upperbelly, where the idle class while away the days in high-end mansions and exclusive restaurants. Money is power, and with great power comes great responsibility. Those that can’t handle the power and prestige…
By Mike Fahey Published March 18, 2011
