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Wordsnap Contraption Is A Snap
Like puzzles? No, that isn’t a puzzle, it’s a question. Wordsnap Contraption is a word-based puzzle game in which players try to create new words — in under two minutes. There are multipliers and a constant flow of new letters. Wordsnap Contraption is a fun little game. Future updates will hopefully expand the dictionary.
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 19, 2011 -
Mad Moxxi Looks Less Bonkers In Person
Meagan VanBurkleo, who we’ve seen before as the Princess of Persia, returns to wow us again with a day spent as Mad Moxxi, a maniacal star of Gearbox’s shooter Borderlands. If you haven’t played the game before, Mad Moxxi is like Tina Turner in Mad Max 3. Only less terrifying While the pictures are great,…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 19, 2011 -
Monkey Island Honoured With…Porn Game Tribute
Monkey Island? More like Spunky Island. Apologies if that appears crass, but I didn’t come up with it: developers Grimmstone did, as it’s the name of their pornographic tribute to Lucasart’s classic adventure game series. Sadly, it’s not a game where you have to trade insults with dangerous women or use rubber chickens to cross…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 19, 2011 -
Mom Laughs In Violent Game’s Face
A handful of mothers were totally freaked out by sci-fi game Dead Space 2. Those moms are pansies. Dino Ignacio’s mom? While everyone else seems to cover their eyes, his mom laughs in the game’s face, cackles and chuckles. Ignacio is Dead Space 2’s user interface designer. Dead Space 2 is headed to the Xbox…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 19, 2011 -
Your 3DS Guess Is As Good As Mine
We’re just a few hours away from a pair of big Nintendo events in the US and Europe, where actual, useful information pertaining to the release of the 3DS will be revealed. To pass the time, then, let’s make some predictions. There are three key pieces of information we’re likely to have by the time…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 19, 2011 -
A Bird? A Plane? No, Flying Animals On China’s Kinect!
This year, China is releasing a new controller-free gaming console. New for China, that is, as the world already played this when it was called Kinect. Dubbed a “Kinect clone” by the West, the eBox will come with 30 games built in and a set-top camera that can detect a player’s movements, according to the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 19, 2011 -
Angry Birds Hurl Themselves At The Small Screen
Angry Birds. It’s the craze that’s sweeping the nation. Well, many nations. And soon, it’ll be the craze that’s sweeping TV sets (or computer monitors), with an Angry Birds animated series on the way. Rovio, the developers of the smash hit mobile game, has found a partner (or partners) to “move into production” on an…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 19, 2011 -
Man Loves Gundam Music, Man Records Gundam Music, Man Gets Arrested
A 42-year-old Japanese male walked into his local cineplex and started watching the latest Gundam flick. As well as recording the anime’s audio with his phone. He is now in police custody. While piracy is only thought to be, you know, filming the actual screen, Japanese copyright law covers audio, too. Under a 2007 ruling,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 19, 2011 -
When Mods Are Fired For Being Jackasses
Here’s a tip, budding customer service representatives of the world: if you’re going to abuse your powers in a video game and treat your customers like dirt, don’t do it while you’re live-streaming the game An employee of Riot Games, operators of action RTS League of Legends (ironically, about to pioneer a new system aimed…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 19, 2011 -
Toll Booths Are Not Fantasy, Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy games are just that, fantasy. You know, guys with amazing hair swinging big swords around in mystical locations. Part of the setting for Final Fantasy Versus XIII is a little less fantasy, though. A little more ordinary This is not a bad thing! In fact, what makes the Final Fantasy Versus XIII trailer…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 19, 2011 -
PS3 Breathes Life Into Prison Contraband
Crims locked up in a Scottish prison have found a novel use for their PS3s: employing them as charging stations for the mobile phones they’re not supposed to have. Prison officials say that the inmates had been stealing computer mice from their labs (used for training and teaching courses), re-wiring them then slipping them into…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 19, 2011 -
Forget Dragons, Japan’s Biggest Quest Is For English
While marveling at the scenery, soaking up pop music or playing video games, you can’t miss it. In Japan, English is everywhere. And the country seems, at times, obsessed with learning it. Of course, most of the English visitors and residents alike come into contact with isn’t really English, but Japan’s spin on the language.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 19, 2011 -
The Arcade Game That Posts To Your Facebook Page While You’re Drinking
I’ve only ever seen Golden Tee Golf in places where beer is served, and played by people drinking it, so maybe letting the latest version of the arcade classic communicate with Facebook isn’t the best idea in the world. Golden Tee LIVE 2011 will let players sign into Facebook before playing, and once they drop…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 19, 2011 -
Activision Can Take Its Black Ops And Go Home, You Know
A huffy customer support worker at Activision, no doubt fed up dealing with people complaining about Call of Duty: Black Ops’ poor online performance, has snapped over an email exchange with tech blogger Jason Koblovsky. Koblovsky, who for months has – along with many others – experienced connection issues with the game when attempting to…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 19, 2011 -
Google Yanks GameStop’s Arcade App From Android Market
Kongregate Arcade, the Flash game app released earlier today for Android, has been pulled from the service’s online marketplace. Why? Kongregate owner GameStop doesn’t know, nor is Google saying. But all hope is not yet lost… “Tens of thousands of users successfully downloaded the new app but, due to unknown reasons, Google has pulled it…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 18, 2011 -
This Snake Walks Into An IKEA…
Maybe the next Metal Gear should take place in an Office Max or supermarket in Sweden. Maybe it shouldn’t. Maybe we should talk about thoughts like these in tonight’s open thread. While our nightly off-topic post is normally less about video games than the rest, I was curious to know what other video games are…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 18, 2011 -
Live Coverage From Nintendo 3DS Event Starts Tomorrow Morning
If you’re a Nintendo fan, tomorrow’s kind of a big deal. Nintendo of America and Nintendo of Europe are expected to blow the lid off their 3DS launch plans on Wednesday morning at two special events. Nintendo is launching its brand new platform, the Nintendo 3DS, across the globe over the next two months. It’s…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 18, 2011 -
Play Halo’s 8-Bit Ancestor Now
What would Halo: Combat Evolved look like if it had been made for the Nintendo Entertainment System? Expert de-maker Eric Ruth answers that question with his own version of Halo, a side-scrolling shooter that looks transported straight from the 80s. Ruth, creator of 8-bit versions of Left 4 Dead and DJ Hero, has released his…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 18, 2011