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This Is One Intense Music Video For An iPhone Game
Com2uS goes all out for the impending release of Inotia 3: Children of Carnia, hiring Korean indie band Dear Cloud to appear in this lavish music video for the second sequel to an iPhone role-playing game. This is the sort of treatment I’d expect a big console game release to get, not an old school…
By Mike Fahey Published January 5, 2011 -
What If Street Fighter’s Best Wrestled For WWE?
John Cena not your idea of an ideal pro wrestler? And Dhalsim is? No to HHH, but yes to Blanka? Street Fighter fan “jim784m” made this Street Fighter version of pro wrestling using the character creation tools in WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011. Anyone with the game can download it and wind up with many…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 5, 2011 -
The PlayStation 3’s Next Big Innovation Is… 3D Bikinis
Sports Illustrated’s annual homage to bikinis is coming to the PlayStation 3 in stereoscopic 3D amidst a flood of models-in-swimsuits related content via the PlayStation Network. Of all the PS3 exclusives this year, this is one we weren’t expecting. Sports Illustrated’s 2011 swimsuit issue will get the 3D treatment this February when it becomes available…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 5, 2011 -
Doctors Say The 3DS Is Safe, Potentially Beneficial To Children
Nintendo warned that its new 3DS portable gaming system might have negative effects on young children’s vision. Now the American Optometric Association steps forward to say that using 3D technology could have a positive effect on children’s eyesight. How so? Nintendo was covering its bases at E3 last year and again in December when it…
By Mike Fahey Published January 5, 2011 -
Your First, Secret Look at 2011’s CES
The Consumer Electronics Show floor doesn’t open officially until Thursday morning, but we got an early look at the show in progress. What did we see? Green Hornet, Smurfs, and lots of 3D. Here’s a quick look at some of the biggest company’s rush to deliver the pinnacle experience at this year’s show. While an…
By Brian Crecente Published January 5, 2011 -
Some StarCraft Player Has The Best Girlfriend Ever
Adrienne Baginski’s boyfriend loves StarCraft II. Adrienne Baginski loves him, so she made him the most adorable plush rendition of a Protoss Probe she possibly could for Christmas. Lucky bastard. There are handmade plushies, and then there are handmade plushies. This is no “Oh look, I sewed two pieces of colored felt together and stuffed…
By Mike Fahey Published January 5, 2011 -
A Wearable Brain Scanner That Keeps You In The Zone
From playing video games to operating nuclear facilities, focus and attention are key factors in excelling at important tasks. Freer Logic’s BodyWave scanner trains users to be aware of their brain functions without making them wear a silly hat. The BodyWave tracks brain activity, but it doesn’t hook up to your head. The device, which…
By Mike Fahey Published January 5, 2011 -
How Super Mario Bros. 3 Works
Millions of people have played Super Mario Bros. We’ve run, jumped and some even used the game’s special shoe. How’d we learn how to play it? How does this game teach so much with so few instructions? Game designer Radek Koncewicz recently broke down the way the game’s first world teaches players 30 fun things.…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 5, 2011 -
Where Do You Buy Your Video Games?
The daily Speak-Up on Kotaku doesn’t have to be an essay. Sometimes all it takes is a simple question. Commenter Rueli is fed up with GameStop, and wants to know where everyone else goes for their retail gaming fix. Gamestop finally broke the last straw. I’ve dealt with their crap for too long and now…
By Mike Fahey Published January 5, 2011 -
Bonk! TurboGrafx Classics Come To The PlayStation Network
Japanese PSN users have been enjoying PC Engine titles since 2009. Now it’s North America’s turn, as Hudson readies ten TurboGrafx-16 classics for release as TurboGrafx Classics for PlayStation Network. Now the Christmas card makes sense! Bonk’s Adventure is just one of the ten titles being released individually this winter via the PlayStation Network, representing…
By Mike Fahey Published January 5, 2011 -
This Could Mean A New He-Man Video Game
Mattel is the company behind some of the world’s hottest toy brands, including Hot Wheels, Barbie, Fisher-Price, and Masters of the Universe. Now the company hands over the rights to create video games on those properties to THQ. Up until now, several different companies have handled the creation and distribution of video games based on…
By Mike Fahey Published January 5, 2011 -
CES 2011 Can Only Get More Impressive After This
Out in Las Vegas for CES 2011, our guys have spotted the En-V. It’s sort of a car. It’s a vehicle made by GM. Our friends at Jalopnik have wondered if it is The Pac-Man Like Future of Urban Travel. It sure is odd. So’s CES, the year’s biggest tech and gadgets show. Microsoft and…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 5, 2011 -
Catherine Gameplay Is Quite Puzzling
Beneath the distorted screams, surreal visuals, and sexy cutscenes of Atlus’ Catherine lies some intriguing puzzle-platforming gameplay, along with plenty of exploding sheep. This is not at all what I expected from Catherine gameplay-wise, but I’ll take it. I figured with it being a Persona spin-off it would play more like a role-playing game, but…
By Mike Fahey Published January 5, 2011 -
The DC Universe Online Beta Ends With Epic Battles
The DC Universe Online beta goes out with a bang today, with tonight’s cataclysmic “Battle of the Legends” paving the way for the MMO’s January 11 launch. Will you side with Batman and Superman, or The Joker and Lex Luthor? The end of beta testing is a big event for a massively multiplayer online role-playing…
By Mike Fahey Published January 5, 2011 -
A Video Game Mt. Rushmore
Last month, we started wondering what a video game Mt. Rushmore would like. Into it would be carved not the faces of U.S. Presidents, but the heads of four gaming icons. We liked the idea of a mountain that featured the titans of 2010 video gaming. That made us realize that the mountain itself had…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 5, 2011 -
The Future of Crayons Ditches the Placemats, and the Fun
Crayons have been around in one form or another since the time of the ancient Egyptians. But there hasn’t been a major tech breakthrough for the stick of colored wax since the 19th Century. Until now! No longer will children be forced to color on placemats, bits of scrap paper from mom’s purse or the…
By Brian Crecente Published January 5, 2011
