-
Lionhead Puts The Poodle in Fable III
And the German Shepard and the Doberman. But be honest, all you really care about is adding a poodle to your Fable III adventuring, right? The Fable III Dog Breed Pack will set you back 240 Microsoft Points, or about $3, and converts your current mutt into one of the three purebreds. The studio is…
By Brian Crecente Published December 16, 2010 -
A Look At Fallout New Vegas’ Dead Money
A quest for an NPC you’d just rather shoot than talk to, for a payoff that’s probably disappointing, if not a lie? That’s classic Fallout. Except in Dead Money, Fallout New Vegas’ first DLC extension, you don’t have a choice. Dead Money arrives Dec. 21 and costs 800 Microsoft Points. It’s an Xbox 360 exclusive.
By Owen Good Published December 16, 2010 -
World Of Warcraft Developer Vs. The Software Bots: The Legal Crusade
Bots. Like it or not, they’re part of online games like World of Warcraft. A U.S. court ruled on the legality of one particular popular and profitable bot. WoW Glider is a program for World of Warcraft that basically turns your character into one of those annoying bots you see running about. In short, it…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 16, 2010 -
What Do Tron And The Fastest Car On Earth Have In Common?
The Bugatti brand is responsible for the Bugatti Veyron, the fastest road-legal car on the planet. Former Bugatti employee Daniel Simon is responsible for the newly styled Tron: Legacy Light Cycles. The original Light Cycles were designed by Syd Mead of Aliens and Blade Runner fame. Big shoes for the German designer to fill. Simon…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 16, 2010 -
Because Superheroes Don’t Ask For A Nintendo 64
By books, thanks Krakenstein!
By Luke Plunkett Published December 16, 2010 -
Let’s Unbox A PC Game From 1993!
Unboxings. They’re a little strange for contemporary games or products, since those taking an interest will surely be opening one themselves soon enough. But unboxing old games? That’s like cracking open a time capsule, and feasting on the history within. This is my original copy of 1993’s Day of the Tentacle, which has been coming…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 16, 2010 -
Naughty Kids Don’t Get Coal, They Have To Watch This
To promote the PlayStation Move, Sony dressed two idols in Santa suits and gave them Move controllers. Ready to lose 12 minutes of your life? No, seriously. Idols Yui Ogura and Kaori Ishihara, who make up the cleverly named group YuiKaori, play through various Move games for 12 minutes. The theme of the video is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 16, 2010 -
Civilization V Gets A Little Smarter With This Enormous Patch
I loved Civilization V, but it was not a game without its problems. The longer you played it, the more it became apparent that the AI wasn’t quite as sharp as it should have been. This enormous patch should help. It’s simply too vast to drop in its entirety here, so simply know that almost…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 16, 2010 -
Tron: The Video Game Inspires Tron: The Silly Exercise
In what appears to be a publicity stunt (it’s working, Disney!), a London gym is offering an exercise class based on the new Tron Evolution video game. The name of this class? “Tronjitsu”. Apparently, the class is “heavily influenced by the free running and martial arts movements featured in the video game”. The exercise was…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 16, 2010 -
Massive Metal Gear Figure, Or Tiny Hands?
Square Enix, who don’t just make video games but also detailed action figures, looks to be set to add to its line of Metal Gear Solid toys. Series creator Hideo Kojima posted photos of new prototype figures. It’s unclear whether this is one figure with interchangeable heads or a line with similar bodies, but in…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 16, 2010 -
Things Might Suck For Final Fantasy Studio
It’s December, but Square Enix, the Tokyo-based company behind Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, is looking at rough times. The company is pushing back the PS3 release of massively multiplayer online role-playing game Final Fantasy XIV as well as action role-playing game Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Both titles, along with another Tomb Raider reboot, are…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 16, 2010 -
The iPhone’s Prettiest Game Was Meant For Kinect
Infinity Blade is easily the best-looking game on the iPhone. Originally, though, it would have just been average-looking, as it wasn’t destined for Apple’s handheld at all. Instead, it was first drawn up as a game for Microsoft’s Kinect. “We always have some cool ideas on deck, and kind of the inception of Infinity Blade…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 16, 2010 -
Want To See A Muppet Play Halo?
This may be the sweetest wedding proposal I’ve ever seen. Sid Ceaser, Muppet fan, had two puppets made, one in his likeness, the other, his girlfriend’s. Then he made a movie with them. Then he had the clip played at the movies. Sitting in the crowd, Sid’s girlfriend Sara instantly saw the likeness, and at…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 16, 2010 -
New Deus Ex Delayed, Not Ready For Revolution
Upcoming action role-playing game Deus Ex: Human Revolution was supposed to be out before the end of next March. That’s not going to happen. Nope. Square Enix, the game’s publisher, is moving the game to the next fiscal year, which begins in April 2011. The company explained the move in a written statement: With weak…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 16, 2010 -
All That Glitters Is This Crystal-Covered Kinect
With Kinect, you are the controller. But with this Swarovski crystal-encrusted Kinect, you are tacky. Priced at USD$632, over 5,000 Swarovski crystal cover this glittery Kinect. That is 5,000 too many. Then again, if you are someone who craps on a golden potty and blows your nose with silk tissues, then this might be right…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 16, 2010 -
The Real World Is Not As Easy As A Video Game
Continuing their run of excellent shows about bringing games into the real world, Rooster Teeth’s latest episode of Immersion looks at how well we’d fare if we had to live our lives in 2D. Using an impressive array of gadgetry, the team are able to rig up a pair of glasses that show a person…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 16, 2010 -
Japan’s Biggest Pop Diva Returns To Video Games
Selling over 50 million albums in Japan, Ayumi Hamasaki is one of Asia’s biggest popstars, posting a number one single every year since she debuted in 1998. Now she’s bringing her music to one of Japan’s biggest role-playing franchises During the mid-1990s, she co-hosted a music program that was broadcasted on Nintendo Satellaview, which was…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 16, 2010 -
Just What Are You Doing With Your Video Game Consoles?
Easy answer would be “play games, stupid”. But as our consoles do more and more besides just play games, it’s interesting to see exactly what we’re doing with them (and for how long) when we’re not killing/racing/solving something. Research firm Nielsen conducted a nation-wide survey in October, aimed at determining what percentage of time people…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 16, 2010 -
iPhone’s “Modern Combat” Comes To PlayStation Move
Gameloft’s Modern Combat series, which debuted on the iPhone last year, will move to Move in January with Modern Combat: Domination, a downloadable multiplayer shooter on the PS3. As the name is highly derivative of current combat shooters that will go unmentioned, the structure of the game is as well, the difference is you’ll be…
By Owen Good Published December 16, 2010 -
Seems The Xbox 360’s Indie Uprising Was More Of A Mild Wag Of The Finger
Sick of being neglected by MIcrosoft and ignored by most consumers, developers of indie games for Xbox Live Arcade went and had a little uprising. So was it a success? Well… The original plan was to have 14 games released during the early days of December, a smorgasbord of independent talent that was supposed to…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 16, 2010