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Sonic Colors Gets A Chilly Reception In New York City
Sega celebrates the impending release of Sonic Colors in New York City tomorrow evening with an ice skating party in Bryant Park. Need a reason to care? How about free hedgehog hats? The first 300 guests to arrive at the Sonic Colors launch party at the at Citi Pond at Bryant Park in New York…
By Mike Fahey Published November 3, 2010 -
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood Has A Killer Cameo
The guild of Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood has expanded with a surprising new member, one that you might not want spoiled before the game arrives later this month. Ah, who are we kidding? You’re going to want to know this. Actually, wait. If you don’t want to know about Ubisoft’s latest cross-game cameo, you’d better back…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 3, 2010 -
The Man Who Made Resident Evil Is Making His Last Game
The director of great video games old (Resident Evil) and new (Vanquish) is going to get out of the business of directing games after his next unannounced title. Instead, famed creator Shinji Mikami will be focusing on things more… presidential. Mikami tells Japanese game mag Famitsu in a new interview translated by 1UP that after…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 3, 2010 -
Marvel Vs. Capcom Vs. Atlanta
The Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 models were in fine form last week during Capcom’s Fight Club in Atlanta, Georgia, which I missed due to being deathly ill. See more of what I didn’t see at Capcom Unity Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.
By Mike Fahey Published November 3, 2010 -
Holographic Technology Is the Next 3D
Who needs flat 3D when you can have 360 degree holograms? Researchers at the University of Arizona have created a method to produce holographic images that refresh every two seconds, and say that 30 frames per second is within reach. Holograms have captured the imagination of scientists and science fiction writers for years, The video…
By Mike Fahey Published November 3, 2010 -
The Surprising Ways Japanese Games Are Changed For Americans
There’s an old translator’s joke that goes something like this: If you literally translated what is said when a Japanese businessman calls another, you’d get two people constantly apologizing. Not exactly fall over funny, but it’s true. The Japanese language is different from the English language in a myriad of ways: it sounds different, the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 3, 2010 -
Lovely Blanka, Meter Maid
You really don’t want to let the meter expire in a town where they employ World Warriors as meter maids. The constant fighting has to come to an end sometime, and then what will Street Fighter’s World Warriors do? Dorkly’s idea is solid enough, though most municipalities would rather lose a buck or two in…
By Mike Fahey Published November 3, 2010 -
LittleBigPlanet 2’s Creatinator Spews Everything
The Creatinator is a magical hat in LittleBigPlanet 2 that fires sharks, missiles, cupcake icing, cows, and just about anything else your twisted imagination can come up with. The Creatinator is one of the new tools Media Molecule introduces in LittleBigPlanet 2 to give level designers easier ways to be creative. This unassuming looking mining…
By Mike Fahey Published November 3, 2010 -
Marky Mark And Microsoft Bring Kinect To All The Good Boys & Girls Clubs
Actor Mark Wahlberg teams up with Microsoft today to help deliver a funky bunch of Xbox 360 and Kinect gaming hardware to thousands of Boys & girls Clubs across the nation. The Boys & Girls Clubs of America have been helping underprivileged children become productive, caring, and responsible adults for more than 100 years. Today…
By Mike Fahey Published November 3, 2010 -
Now Movies Are Advertising In FarmVille
Tomorrow all 17 million plus players of Zynga’s Facebook game FarmVille will be getting a new neighbor: The villainous star of DreamWorks Animation’s Megamind, opening in theaters this Friday. DreamWorks Animation and Zynga team up for the first-ever feature film integration in the ridiculously popular Facebook game FarmVille. The self-described “incredibly handsome master of all…
By Mike Fahey Published November 3, 2010 -
Hulk Hogan Plays Def Jam Rapstar, Flashes His Junk
Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan, daughter Brooke, and Jimmy Hart are having a wonderful time paying tribute to The Notorious B.I.G in Def Jam Rapstar, until the Hulkster decides the cameraman wants to see his penis. Thank goodness for censor bars. Not even during the height of Hulkamania was flashing Hulk Hogan’s privates a winning marketing…
By Mike Fahey Published November 3, 2010 -
A Visual Guide To Kinectimals
A gameplay preview of Kinectimals from Xbox. Expect your kid to demand that you buy him or her a copy of Kinectimals this holiday, based on these official ads for the Kinect game. This is how a young girl plays Kinectimals. Cutely. This is how a much older man plays Kinectimals. Creepily? Lions, tigers, cheetahs…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 3, 2010 -
Dragon Age II Gets A Facebook Tie-In
Before you enter the Free Marches in BioWare’s Dragon Age II in March, enter them in EA 2D’s Facebook strategy role-playing game Dragon Age Legends and unlock phat loot for the main game. EA 2D augmented the original Dragon Age with Dragon Age Journeys, a browser-based prequel to the award-winning RPG. The studio returns to…
By Mike Fahey Published November 3, 2010 -
The Kick-Ass Game Is New And Improved
Remember that Kick-Ass video game that came out with the movie back in April? There’s a “new and improved” version coming out next week that makes that one look like a beta version. Isn’t the digital age grand? It’s a sign of these digital times. Nearly seven months since WHA Entertainment introduced the Kick-Ass video…
By Mike Fahey Published November 3, 2010 -
These Are Some Sexy Call of Duty Headphones
The Limited Edition Call of Duty: Black Ops ProGaming Headset comes in a slick travel case and includes spare ear pads and oodles of cables. We’re going to be reviewing the 5.1 surround sound headphone and mic next week, but I thought you might want a peek at the latest lush gaming product Mad Catz…
By Brian Crecente Published November 3, 2010 -
James Bond: Blood Stone DS Sure Has a Lot of Running
What’s with all of the running, Bond? The fluid aiming, the ability to take cover and shoot your environment is all neat in James Bond: Blood Stone DS, but that crazy-arms running is the most captivating thing in this video for me. I’m never going to be able to take Daniel Craig seriously again. James…
By Brian Crecente Published November 3, 2010 -
Call of Duty Black Ops Limited Edition Gaming Headset
By Brian Crecente Published November 3, 2010
