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A Quick Look At Fable III Playing on the PC
We already knew that Fable III is coming to the computer, but Microsoft wanted to put worrying minds to rest but showing the game off in action at the Consumer Electronics Show today. There’s no new information about pricing or a release date. And while the game looks slightly slicker, there’s not a huge visual…
By Brian Crecente Published January 6, 2011 -
Gaming Technology Helps India Prepare For Terrorist Attacks
This 3D model of Bangalore’s Garuda Mall would be right at home in a modern video game, but it’s much more than that. It’s part of a simulation aimed at helping emergency response teams deal with the all-too-real possibility of a terrorist attack. Terrorism is a major issue in India. Over the past year alone…
By Mike Fahey Published January 6, 2011 -
The Snow Cliché, And The Rest Of The Modern Combat Eye-Rollers
One of several clichés of modern military first-person shooters lamented by the jokers at Cracked. Oversimplifying? Sure. But you try telling these screenshots apart. The full graphic is at Cracked.com
By Stephen Totilo Published January 6, 2011 -
If Toy Story Was Made By The Mass Effect People
Not since the Terminator had to decide what to tell the janitor knocking on his door has a movie icon had such excellent choices of what to say or do next. What should Toy Story’s Woody do here? [UPDATE] The dialogue wheel in this drawing is a riff on the same system used in the…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 6, 2011 -
Mafia Wars Feels The Sting Of The Green Hornet
Wherever there is crime you’ll find the Green Hornet and Kato, and that includes Zynga’s popular social mobster game Mafia Wars, where players can unlock one hell of a ride if they play their clicks right. Zynga teams up with Sony Pictures Entertainment for the first theatrical tie-in for its hit game Mafia Wars. Between…
By Mike Fahey Published January 6, 2011 -
The Portable Laptop That Might Make PC Gaming On-The-Go Work
This is the Razer Switchblade, currently an “innovative concept design” for a portable laptop computer with a customizable keyboard and touchscreen interface, a device that promises a “full desktop experience in a netbook sized solution.” World of Warcraft on-the-go, anyone? That’s one of the ways that Razer is pitching the Switchblade concept, as well as…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 6, 2011 -
This Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Magazine Cover Has A Secret
Game Informer has revealed the cover for its February issue, dedicated to Bethesda’s recently-revealed The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and while the front is rather classy and subdued, there’s a mysterious party going on around back. What looks like a rather plain cover the print version comes with a special ultraviolet coating that gives the…
By Mike Fahey Published January 6, 2011 -
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn Of War II – Retribution Plays The Race Card
Do you love all six races in Dawn of War II – Retribution enough to get the $39.99 Collector’s edition, or are you so preferential you’ll preorder one of the special race packs? THQ’s latest strategy foray into the Warhammer 40,000 universe is coming in March, which gives players plenty of time to decide where…
By Mike Fahey Published January 6, 2011 -
New Killzone Trailer Shows Grand Spectacle, Desperate Struggle Of Sci-Fi War
Killzone 3 looks like an impressive first-person shooter, but I sense some apathy out there. FPS games… there are so many of them. This trailer helps. Last month, Killzone’s head creator Herman Hulst was in New York, showing me part of the game. He told me we’d get to know more about the enemy Helghast…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 6, 2011 -
Razer Switchblade Gallery
By Michael McWhertor Published January 6, 2011 -
These Are The First Video Games In The New Mac App Store
If you have a new Mac or fancy getting one that runs Mac OS X v10.6.6., you can get a free app store on it, as of today. It’s got more than 1000 apps, Apple says. Which games? I took a tour of the Mac App Store today, which you watch in the clip atop…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 6, 2011 -
Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Gains Marvel Girl And Mayor Man
Marvel Vs. Capcom 3’s big release is only a little over a month away, but Capcom still has some characters up their sleeves. Final Fight’s wrestler-cum-mayor Mike Haggar joins the battle, and Phoenix rises from the ashes once more. Mike Haggar’s inclusion in Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 was pretty much a given, with pictures of…
By Mike Fahey Published January 6, 2011 -
Sony’s CES Keynote Ends With Elvis
We may have gotten the same old song and dance from Sony regarding the PlayStation Phone and PSP2 last night following their CES press conference, but the event ended with a completely different kind of song and dance. Cirque du Soleil performs Elvis Presley’s Bossa Nova Baby from its production of Viva Elvis, closing out…
By Mike Fahey Published January 6, 2011 -
Torchlight On Xbox 360 Looks Like…This!
Torchlight, one of 2009’s surprise hits on the PC, is hoping to be one of 2011’s surprise hits on the Xbox 360. Here’s how it’s shaping up. Torchlight should be out in Feb/March, and will sadly only be appearing on the Xbox 360, with no PS3 version planned (as it’s actually being published by Microsoft).
By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2011 -
MLB 2K11 Renews Its Million-Dollar Perfect Game Bounty
Three up, three down, three times squared. Do that in a video game and you might win a million bucks. 2K Sports’ mad Million Dollar Perfect Game challenge returns this year with MLB 2K11. “I don’t know if we’re smart or just insane,” Jason Argent, the vice president of marketing for 2K Sports. “The million-dollar…
By Owen Good Published January 6, 2011 -
Tease Yourself With Some Beyond Good & Evil HD Footage
We’re pretty sure Beyond Good & Evil’s HD re-release, due on the Xbox 360 very soon, is going to play well. We’ve, uh, played the game before. But how it looks will be just as important to some people. And…yep, for a game first released in 2003, it’s looking just fine. The game will also…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2011 -
These Pokémon Don’t Take No Crap
Artist Coran “Kizer” Stone is the man to thank for these pieces of Pokémon art, which include trainer Ash getting a little surly and a struggle with a monster that has trouble keeping his bodily functions in check. If you like what you see, you should check out Stone’s deviantArt page, which has not only…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2011 -
Grandmothers Don’t Just Steal Crab Meat, They Steal Wii Games Too
A 60 year-old woman has been arrested and charged with stealing some Wii games while on a shopping trip with her grandchildren. Great example you’re setting there, Gran! Jennie T. Gatses, from Homer Glen, Illinois, was caught by security guards at the local Dominick’s stuffing four cans of crab meat and four Wii games in…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2011