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Half a Dozen Flags
To: Owen From: Crecente It’s Friday. So great. Tomorrow we’re taking Tristan and a friend of his (a girl) to Six Flags. I’ve already promised I won’t embarrass him. I do not know if I will be able to keep said promise. But I will try. What you missed: Making the Armor and Enemies for…
By Brian Crecente Published October 15, 2010 -
EA Sports Chief Sees FIFA Evolving Beyond Discs
Peter Moore, the president of EA Sports, predicts a future in which the standout FIFA series transitions from annual disc-based releases to a more persistent online game. Moore, speaking to MCV, said that EA Sports’ FIFA title needs to provide a persistent world reflecting the year-round quality of international football. “This year there was, what,…
By Owen Good Published October 15, 2010 -
MLB 2K10 Says The Giants Win The Pennant — And World Series
Postseason sports means time for sports game developers to predict champions. Going against two heavy favorites in Philadelphia and the New York Yankees, MLB 2K10 says the Giants will win their first World Series since moving to San Francisco in 1958. If that comes true it’ll be a bona fide underdog story. Sports books right…
By Owen Good Published October 15, 2010 -
Vampires Head To The Blood Bowl
How did a game called Blood Bowl take this long to introduce an all-vampire team, and why aren’t they turning to dust during day games? The Blood Bowl Legendary Edition is on track for release at the end of this month, which seems like as good a time as any to introduce the bloodsucking undead…
By Mike Fahey Published October 15, 2010 -
Fable II Is Free Right Now
Fable II is supposed to go for $20 if you download it on the Xbox 360. But, less than two weeks before the release of Fable III, it’s now free on the Xbox Live Marketplace. [UPDATE: Not working for everyone.] Smells like a marketing stunt and a bargain. Got 7GB free? Then go for it…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 15, 2010 -
World’s Highest Gamerscore Reaches Half A Million
Stallion83 holds the Guinness World Record for the highest gamerscore in the world, and he’s just reached 500,000 gamerscore points. Think you can catch up? After a day filled with Xbox 360 and Xbox Live Arcade games, Stallion83 finally hit the 500,000 gamerscore point mark by scoring a 20 point achievement in episode 4 of…
By Mike Fahey Published October 15, 2010 -
How’d You Like to Play Angry Birds on an $8M iPhone 4?
Ever want to play games on a gold and diamond iPhone 4? This two-of-a-kind iPhone 4 features a handmade rose gold bezel with 53 flawless diamonds that total more than 100 carats. The home button has been replaced with a single cut 7.4 karat pink diamond and surrounded with platinum. You also get a replacement…
By Brian Crecente Published October 15, 2010 -
The Young Jonas Brothers In Controller Confusion
Young Nicholas and Joseph Jonas are seen here playing a PlayStation 2 and a NES during the recording of Nick’s early solo album, as seen on robinod134’s Flickr stream Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.
By Mike Fahey Published October 15, 2010 -
The Controversial Saga Of The Zombie Massage Makers
Seconds before he angered a lot of people, Jeremy Eden declared that he had figured out how to make a lot of money. Eden is the leader of a small Texas team of young amateur video game developers. The brash bunch. who call themselves JForce Games, are just getting started in a brash medium. Eden…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 15, 2010 -
Watch Me Run My Tiny Game Studio Into The Ground
Game Dev Story is a fantastically addictive game from Japanese developer Kairopark that you has run your own mini Activision, Electronic Arts, Ubisoft. The game drops you into a start-up studio that you get to name and has you make the calls on what to develop, who to hire, what to research, what to ship,…
By Brian Crecente Published October 15, 2010 -
The Bit.Trip Fated To Continue October 25
The penultimate chapter in Aksys Games’ Bit.Trip saga opens on October 25, when rhythm-based on-rails shooter Bit.Trip Fate makes its WiiWare debut. Beat, Core, Void, Runner, and now Fate. The fifth game in the six-game Bit.Trip series hits WiiWare on October 25, with CommanderVideo facing off against his greatest challenge yet. The Mingrawn Timbletot has…
By Mike Fahey Published October 15, 2010 -
Understanding Final Fantasy’s Next Fighting Game, Just A Little Better
Let’s start with the name: Dissidia 012[Duodecim]. You don’t say the “12. “That’s the first thing I recently learned about the new Final Fantasy fighting game. You don’t say the 12 because “Duodecim” means “12.” My high school Latin teacher told me that long ago and a Square Enix representative reminded me when she showed…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 15, 2010 -
Super Street Fighter IV 3DS Has Special Move Hotkeys
Street Fighter IV for the iPhone mapped your special moves to a single button. Super Street Fighter IV 3D for the Nintendo 3DS simplifies things even further. Rather than a single button for your focus or special moves, Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition gives you four panels on the touchscreen of the 3DS to…
By Mike Fahey Published October 15, 2010 -
Wait, Did He Just Say “Sexy-Jiggly Boobs?”
NIS America’s random dungeon grindfest Z.H.P: Unlosing Ranger VS. Darkdeath Evilman is coming to the PSP October 26, and it’s bringing the “sexy-jiggly boobs” with it. Click to view Dying is as much a part of Z.H.P: Unlosing Ranger VS. Darkdeath Evilman as those sexy-jiggly boobs are. You’ll die over and over again in your…
By Mike Fahey Published October 15, 2010 -
Final Fantasy XIV Free Trial Period Extended, Big Changes On The Way
In the face of overwhelming criticism of the game’s current state, Square Enix is extending the free trial period for Final Fantasy XIV Online from 30 days to 60 days and outline plans to make the game more user-friendly. If you’ve been following my weekly Final Fantasy XIV MMO logs leading up to next week’s…
By Mike Fahey Published October 15, 2010 -
Celebrate Halloween With Free Midnight Movie Rentals on Your PS3
It’s October and that means it’s time to wander through corn mazes, carve up pumpkins, decorate your house and watch scary movies. And Sony has your back on that last one, if you have a Playstation 3. Starting this weekend the Playstation Network will let you stream a free scary movie every Saturday night in…
By Brian Crecente Published October 15, 2010 -
Atari Confirms The Return Of Star Raiders
In 1979 Atari introduced the joys of first-person space combat with Star Raiders. Next year Star Raiders returns, bringing team-based multiplayer space combat to the PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. First released for the Atari 8-bit series of computers in 1979, Star Raiders was one of the first first-person perspective space combat games, and…
By Mike Fahey Published October 15, 2010 -
Watch StarCraft II Being Controlled By An iPhone
In August we told you about an app that would let StarCraft II players control the game using their iPhone or iPad. Now we’re showing it to you. Dan Hellerman’s RTS Gameboard for StarCraft II was supposed to see release last month, but missed the mark due to some play testing and optimization. Now it’s…
By Mike Fahey Published October 15, 2010
