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Crysis 2 Starts Spreading the Minimum Spec News
There is no room for the weak in this battle for New York City, according to the latest Crysis 2 trailer. Apparently, there’s also no room for weak computers either. Along with this new trailer comes the official minimum specs for playing the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 game on your computer: * Internet connection…
By Brian Crecente Published February 2, 2011 -
Can Kinect Make You Swim Like Michael Phelps?
505 Games has teamed up with Olympic superstar Michael Phelps to create Michael Phelps – Push the Limit, “one of the most realistic and intense sports simulation video games ever.” Is it time to flood your living room? The Kinect is a magical device full of hope and wonder, but I’m having trouble envisioning how…
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2011 -
Duty Calls Is A Quick And Brutal Stab At Call Of Duty
Look away, Call of Duty fans. Bulletstorm’s Duty Calls parody game viciously sums up the Call of Duty experience in one painfully funny four-minute experience complete with boring briefings, bloody screens, and the obligatory slow-motion shoot-out. Watch us play it. If you plan on downloading and playing Duty Calls, don’t watch this video. It’s a…
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2011 -
Transformers Vs. Zombies, DCU Online’s First Issue And More
My weekly round-up of comics — some of them about video games — is back, in a slightly new format. Read on for my recommendations. Our Week In Comics column will run every Wednesday, the day new comics are released in comics shops across America and, increasingly often, for download on the iPhone and iPad.…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 2, 2011 -
Bulletstorm Mocks Call Of Duty With A Free PC Game
First Bulletstorm took on Halo with a touching, vomit-soaked diorama. That’s good enough for Halo, but to take on Call of Duty it’ll need something meatier, like the full downloadable PC game Duty Calls. I’ve seen games marketed by mocking other titles before (mocketing?), but never quite to the extent Epic Games is taking it…
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2011 -
Do You Prefer Your Collector’s Edition Goodies Physical Or Virtual?
Art book or golden gun? Poster or multiplayer skin? In today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Monsieur.Froid wants to know why some people prefer in-game collector’s edition prizes to tangible swag. What’s your poison? Why do so many people prefer in-game baubles rather than real world items when they order collector’s editions? I went into GameStop…
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2011 -
Mad Catz Is Making Official Wireless Headphones For The Xbox 360
Finding a quality set of headphones for the Xbox 360 just got a lot easier, as Microsoft teams up with peripheral maker Mad Catz to create a line of co-branded wired and wireless stereo headphones under Mad Catz’s Tritton brand. Mad Catz and Microsoft will be working together to design the headphone line, which will…
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2011 -
Arkham City Screens
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2011 -
MineCraft Comes to the iPhone With a Hate-Mail Inciting Twist
Game developer Robots and Pencils have been getting lots of attention lately, much of it in the form of hate mail. The developer recently released Minecraft World Explorer for the iPhone and iPad, an unofficial app that allows gamers to explore the worlds they create in the incredible popular computer game Minecraft. It sells for…
By Brian Crecente Published February 2, 2011 -
What Did I Do At 3pm Today?
On the dot, at that! What did you do? What you missed last night Why Halo’s Master Chief Is So Damn Empty It’s Like Angry Birds, Only With Balls How To Stop The Simplest Form Of Video Game Cheating Are Angry Fans Really Ruining Video Games? A New Super Mario Bros. Is Coming To Nintendo…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 2, 2011 -
In 2011, Your Mecha Better Be Ready For Battle
This year, Armored Core 5 will be released in Japan. And if you like mechas, you’ll be all over this game. More details about the game, which was first revealed last year, are in the latest issue of Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu. As previously posted, the game’s concept is “mayhem” mechanical action. The game will…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 2, 2011 -
Ringo Starr Ready To Drum Out A Video Game?
Ringo Starr might be “absolutely crap” at Rock Band, but that isn’t going to stop him from trademarking the crap out of his name, Ringo. Rather, Ringo™. The famed drummer registered the trademark for “downloadable computer games via the internet and wireless devices” as well as “toys, namely toy vehicles, plush toys” and “pet toys”…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 2, 2011 -
Why Halo’s Master Chief Is So Damn Empty
Gaming has characters with memorable personalities. But Master Chief, the protagonist of the Halo series, is a total void. And there’s a reason for that. According to the studio’s lead writer Joseph Staten, “We left-out details to increase immersion; the less players knew about the Chief, we believed, the more they would feel like the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 2, 2011 -
It’s Like Angry Birds, Only With Balls
Bullistic is an Angry Birds clone. Only, I think I like it better. It’s the same premise as the Android and iPhone smash hit: you use a slingshot to vault animals across a stage so they break stuff, only instead of pigs, you’re now smashing vases and china. There’s a corny heavy guitar soundtrack, genitalia…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 2, 2011 -
Japan’s Most Controversial Voice Actress Coming To Final Fantasy
Aya Hirano, who pissed off Japanese nerds with the admission of her social life, is coming to upcoming Final Fantasy game Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy. Hirano will be lending her vocal talents to the game, voicing the character Prishe. Hirano started out as a voice actress, but is crossing into the mainstream in a way…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 2, 2011
