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Crashing The Silent Protagonist Party
When a party’s guest list includes Gordon Freeman, The Legend of Zelda’s Link, and Crono from Chrono Trigger, the chances of striking up a good conversation are pretty slim, even for gaming’s most appropriate party crasher. I prefer the premise to the punch line in the latest video from the folks from Dorkly. There have…
By Mike Fahey Published February 15, 2011 -
You Decide The Best PlayStation Network Games Of 2010
Sony is giving players the chance to honor upon their favorite downloadable titles of 2010 in the first-ever PlayStation Network Gamers’ Choice Awards. Which of the 20 nominees will walk away with top honors? Since PlayStation Network users are the ones that play the downloadable games Sony makes available on the PlayStation 3 and PSP,…
By Mike Fahey Published February 15, 2011 -
Interview: Defrosting Frozen Synapse
You know what we haven’t talked about for a while? Frozen Synapse – the high-speed tactical strategy game from Oxfordshire developers Mode 7. It takes the spine of X-COM, adds a little procedural generation and tweaks it into something fresh, fast, instant and accessible. And it’s still not been released, despite having been released last…
Alec Meer, Rock Paper Shotgun Published February 15, 2011 -
The Pokémon Trading Card Game Moves Into Cyberspace
After more than 12 years of success in the real world the Pokémon Trading Card Game goes virtual this April with the Pokémon Trainer Challenge. Finally a way for older fans to play without looking completely creepy. I’m a staunch supporter of trading card games, but I’ve never had a chance to play the Pokémon-flavored…
By Mike Fahey Published February 15, 2011 -
Would These Film Genres Make Good Video Games?
Video games cover a lot of ground, but commenter Lannyandcarl believes there are still many untapped genres just waiting for some gaming love in today’s. That’s the touching coming of age story in today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku. A strange thought occurred to me this past weekend, there are a lot of genres that are used…
By Mike Fahey Published February 15, 2011 -
Get Ready To Play Dress-Up With Marvel Vs. Capcom 3
Now that Marvel Vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds is on store shelves, Capcom can start doling out the downloadable costume packs. Check out upcoming costume changes for Captain America, Iron Man, Dante, Thor, Chris Redfield, and Ryu. The first batch of download costumes for Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 hits on March 1, the…
By Mike Fahey Published February 15, 2011 -
The Next Big Thing From The Makers of Brutal Legend is… Sesame Street?
They’ve made games featuring heavy metal funny man Jack Black and talking Russian stacking dolls, so what’s next? The monsters of Sesame Street of course. With the help of Xbox 360’s Kinect, Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster lets gamers join Cookie Monster, Elmo and other Sesame Street characters as they explore a “living storybook”…
By Brian Crecente Published February 15, 2011 -
Fatty Sandwich, Pocket Monsters And An Operation In The Family
Long day, much of it spent running around in the morning, entertaining Micro-Bash. Hope he was entertained! I got to go to the library, which was pretty darn bad ass. I love the library. It’s a great place. The Simple Joy Of Men Kicking Balls Flick Kick Football is about kicking balls. And that’s it.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 15, 2011 -
The 3DS Game Case Ain’t Your Father’s Nintendo DS Game Case
With the 3DS launching later this month in Japan, retailers are starting to get 3DS dummy cases for in-store displays. And the 3DS cases…they’re different. Compared to the regular black Nintendo DS cases, the 3DS ones are white. The logo placement has changed, too. That’s not all, the 3DS cases are slimmer and apparently weigh…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 15, 2011 -
You’re Not in Azeroth Anymore…
Massive dynamic battles are at the heart of the RIFT game, and MMO players had best be prepared for the unexpected in Trion’s fantasy MMO (which started Open Beta today). Zone-wide battles erupt one rift at a time, spewing planar enemies across the world that culminate in epic battles across every zone. Check out the…
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BioShock Movie Sank Under The Weight Of An R Rating
Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski was going to direct a big-screen version of BioShock. But, the picture fell apart. Verbinski now says why. “I couldn’t really get past anybody that would spend the money that it would take to do it and keep an R rating,” Verbinski tells ComingSoon.net. “Alternately, I wasn’t really…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 15, 2011 -
Sony’s NGP Was Stripped Of Features
The Next Generation Portable is an amazing little machine. I was quite impressed with it. But it could’ve been even more amazing — amazinger! Not to mention more expensive, too. “There were elements that we found pretty cool, but had to set aside to remain on target,” Sony Computer Entertainment worldwide studios boss Shuhei Yoshida…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 15, 2011 -
The Simple Joy Of Men Kicking Balls
Flick Kick Football is about kicking balls. And that’s it. Simple premise, but also a highly effective one. It’s the latest in a long line of “flick” games from Kiwi studio PikPok, who have released similar titles focusing on kicking a rugby ball and kicking an American football. This one, though, is the best, not…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 15, 2011 -
Nintendo “Blackmail” Attempt Ends In Handcuffs
Data on thousands of gamers swiped. Nintendo threatened with blackmail. Rest easy, because the man accused of these crimes has been nabbed in southern Spain. The BBC report that according to Spain’s Interior Ministry, an unnamed individual was supposedly able to gain data on 4,000 individuals from online databases. He apparently threatened to contact Spain’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 15, 2011 -
Alice, You’re Looking Much Cheerier!
The Alice games, based on a twisted interpretation of Lewis Carroll’s classic tale, are normally bleak affairs, full of black skies and fireballs. So what the hell is up with all this blue sky? There should be death! And destruction! And girls with sad looks on their faces! And…oh. OK. It’s just setting the scene.…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 15, 2011 -
Why They Still Make Pokémon Movies
The easy answer, of course, is that the Pokémon movies still make money. The longer answer is slightly more involved. Since 1998, there has been a new Pocket Monsters anime in Japan every year, like clockwork. And not only are they released each year, but they are always released during the same month: July. There…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 15, 2011 -
The Game That Makes You Go Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew
PPPPPPPPP is an Xbox Live Indie game that doesn’t use controllers. All it asks is that you play with a friend, use your voices and sound like complete dorks. The game’s full name is PewPewPewPewPewPewPewPewPew (hence the abbreviation), and it’s controlled using an Xbox 360’s vocal input. Whether that be a regular Xbox 360 headset…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 15, 2011 -
How A Game Character Nearly Turned Up On A Star Wars Cartoon
Revan, the star of Knights of the Old Republic, is a fairly popular character in Star Wars’ expanded universe. So it’s probably for the best that plans to include him in the woeful Clone Wars cartoon fell through. As you can see here, Darth Revan (to explain that would be to spoil things) was intended…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 15, 2011