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Big Game Hunters
Are you ready for some football? Or are you simply gearing up for some big advertising? Do you have any idea what I’m talking about? Let’s talk about it in tonight’s open thread. Comic book fans, you may want to tune into Sunday’s Super Bowl game to see the first Captain America trailer (io9 has…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 4, 2011 -
A Chronicle of Misspelled Slurs — Except ‘Fat,’ ‘Ugly’ or ‘Slutty’
From the message that Xbox Live user ralphy305 sent a female gamer, it’s clear the time he should have spent on his spelling and grammar was instead put to keying in a text representation of an ejaculating penis. Give the devil his due, though, ralphy305’s invective was also a hat trick hitting the titular themes…
By Owen Good Published February 4, 2011 -
Watch a Video Game Being Made In Seven Minutes
Three developers from Cryptic Studios participated in last weekend’s Global Game Jam, the festival that challenges participants to create a game from scratch in just 48 hours. They built this time-lapse video, compressing two days of work into seven minutes. Jimb Esser (programming), James Laird (programming and design) and Nick Duguid (art) collaborated on “Benny…
By Owen Good Published February 4, 2011 -
The Wii Virtual Console Gets A Great Addition: Online Play
At least in Japan! That’s because Sega will release a Virtual Console Arcade version of Puyo Puyo—which you may have played in the form of Kirby’s Avalanche or Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine—with online multiplayer support for Wii. According to Inside Games, via Andriasang, Sega will release the 1992 version of Puyo Puyo, complete with…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 4, 2011 -
A Fistful of Dollars Stopped a Nomination for Red Dead Redemption
Check out that list of games nominated for the Writers Guild’s Video Game Writing Award. Seem like anyone’s missing? Well, there’s neither Red Dead Redemption nor anything from BioWare. The Guild says these games makers “refused” to submit a script. Why is that? The matter of a $60 fee seems to be a sticking point.…
By Owen Good Published February 4, 2011 -
Pac-Man And Galaga For 3DS May Be New Portable Growing Pains
Namco is reviving two of its most memorable arcade hits—Pac-Man and Galaga—for the Nintendo 3DS, tapping into some of the system’s most unique features, its gyroscopic tilt control and glasses-free stereoscopic 3D. They may take some getting used to. Both games, Pac-Man Tilt and Galaga 3D Impact, are part of the same package, Pac-Man &…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 4, 2011 -
Someone’s Trying To Make A Zombies Ate My Neighbors Movie
Yes, someone out there thinks that turning 16-bit classic Zombies Ate My Neighbors into a big screen zom-com might be a great idea. If this sounds like a scary proposition to you, this project still has a long way to go. According to a report from First Showing, LucasArts’ 1993 zombie classic is being prepped…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 4, 2011 -
Would you Like Some Cheese With That Gaming Wine?
I like to call drinking a bottle of California red tonight “research.” But it really isn’t. I just ordered two bottles of 8-Bit Vinter’s last red because I love wine. What you missed Every Band on Tour Needs HelloGoodBye’s Magic Gaming Box And Now A Spooky Kinect Ghost Story The Argument For Angry Birds As…
By Brian Crecente Published February 4, 2011 -
Want a Code For A Free Download of Call of Duty: Black Ops’ First Strike?
I’ve got about a dozen codes for the Call of Duty: Black Ops’s First Strike map pack to give away. Head on over to my Twitter and follow me so you can see when I drop them tonight. They’ll be hitting within the next hour or so. These are Xbox 360 only codes.
By Brian Crecente Published February 4, 2011 -
The Cutest, But Not Safest Game Of Angry Birds
Photographer Jason Lee transforms the young ones into birds and pigs, a dangerously adorable game of Angry Birds, as seen on Flickr Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.
By Michael McWhertor Published February 4, 2011 -
League of Evil Offers a Meaty Experience of Its Own
Super Meat Boy’s replayable challenge and smartly simple design would make it a natural for an iPhone, right? Yeah, not much chance we’ll be seeing that. But consider League of Evil, which draws on the same concept while expanding it. Released this week by Ravenous Games, League of Evil follows the same gameplay objective as…
By Owen Good Published February 4, 2011 -
Ace Combat Is Also Going Through Some Changes With ‘Assault Horizon’
Namco’s venerable Ace Combat series is also getting a once-over—just like Ridge Racer—with Ace Combat: Assault Horizon, which adds a little “Close Range Assault,” bringing the camera closer for more intense dogfightin’ action. Ace Combat: Assault Horizon is slated to come to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 later this year.
By Michael McWhertor Published February 4, 2011 -
Thought Demon’s Souls Was Hard? Dark Souls Will Be Even Harder
Demon’s Souls was a challenging game, and while some thrived on that challenge, others shied away. That cowardly bunch will find no succor in the game’s follow-up, as Dark Souls promises to be even more difficult. More difficult than Demon’s Souls. To some that seems like an impossible thing, yet that’s just what Dark Souls…
By Mike Fahey Published February 4, 2011 -
Nintendo Frowns On (Most) Cheap iPhone Games
Nintendo would love for us to keep paying $40 or so for portable games. Never mind that 99-cent stuff on iPhone. Those games are a threat to Nintendo? Well, they’re a “risk,” Nintendo says. “I actually think one of the biggest risks today in our gaming industry are these inexpensive games that are, candidly, disposable…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 4, 2011 -
Ridge Racer Is Taking A Sharp Left Turn With ‘Unbounded’
Namco’s Ridge Racer series is turning 18 years old this year. What will it do with its new adult freedoms? Get a new developer and what appears to be plenty of destruction, as seen in the new Ridge Racer Unbounded. Put your seatbelts on, Ridge Racer fans, for developer Bugbear Entertainment is taking the wheel…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 4, 2011 -
Gymkhana Makes Sense For A Racing Game, But Zombies?
The new racing video game, Dirt 3, includes its version of Gymkhana, the wild stunt-driving that’s been called “drifting-cum-LSD-fueled-acrobatics.” Makes sense. The inclusion of some sort of undead multiplayer racing? Well, that’s a surprise. Dirt 3, scheduled for a spring release, is another mostly-serious racing game from Codemasters. It’s got 50 cars (1980s Audio Quattro…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 4, 2011 -
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
This weekend, I’ll be both running and gunning as I work my way through Konami’s new Contra spin-off, Hard Corps: Uprising. You know, the one from Guilty Gear makers Arc System Works? I’ll also spend some time doing a hard drive transfer, making the “slim” Xbox 360 that’s been sitting in my office the full-time…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 4, 2011 -
Of Angry Birds and MineCraft Clones
This week in Gaming Apps we looked at a MineCraft program that allows you to explore the game’s pixelated island without fear of Creepers. We also saw an Angry Bird clone perhaps better than the original, and more! Here’s your look at this week’s Gaming Apps of the Day. Legendary Wars Could Be The Next…
By Brian Crecente Published February 4, 2011