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Do You Love Cars As Much As Gran Turismo 5 Loves Cars?
With the final, actual release of Gran Turismo 5 less than two months away, it’s time to start ramping up the promotion for the game. In Japan, that involves hundreds of cars careening down a slide. It’s cute, it’s catchy, and between the song and the volume of vehicles on display pretty much sums up…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 21, 2010 -
Sayonara, Tokyo
The Tokyo Game Show is over. We’re home. We’re extremely sleepy. And we’d like for you to take this post by the reins and take it where you want to go. If that means, talking about TGS, so be it! Seriously, the commute via Friendly Airport Limousine to Narita Airport to LAX to home has…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 20, 2010 -
PixelJunk Shooter 2’s New Fluids Include Bubbles, Bugs & Bullet Hell
PixelJunk Shooter 2, the sequel to Q-Games’ inventive PlayStation Network game, adds more than just light and acid to the list of new fluidic matter the developer is playing with. Bugs, bubbles and bullet hell also join the updated liquid arsenal. We’ve already experienced how PixelJunk Shooter 2 plays with the corrosive acids that spew…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 20, 2010 -
MLB 10 The Show Tosses Up The Perfect No-Hitter
Weekends we run “Box Scores,”, showcasing superlative games played by readers. This game from MLB 10 The Show was CPU-simulated, but looking at that linescore, baseball fans instantly understand how far beyond the pale it is. Reader Luke T. handed that to me yesterday. He’s playing in franchise mode on MLB 10 The Show, with…
By Owen Good Published September 20, 2010 -
Skulls of the Shogun Hands-on: The Art of Advance War
When indie developer Jake Kazdal told me his studio’s game, the still in development Skulls of the Shogun, was heavily inspired by his love of Nintendo’s Advance Wars series, I was already on the hook. I was pleasantly surprised “inspired by” didn’t mean “a clone of.” While elements of Advance Wars are apparent in Skulls…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 20, 2010 -
NBA Elite 11 Demo Arrives Late Tonight On PS3
The demo for NBA Elite 11, teased in this video, will be available later tonight over the PlayStation Network, and early in the morning on Xbox Live. That’s per EA Sports in a post to the game’s official Facebook page. The deployment windows – since apparently we have to schedule this like Comcast hooking up…
By Owen Good Published September 20, 2010 -
See Bond Go Hand-To-Hand In Blood Stone
If you thought all developer Bizarre Creations can do is driving, wait until you see Daniel Craig driving his fists, knees, feet, and elbows into the easily broken bits of his enemies in Blood Stone 007. I’m quite impressed by how the combat system in Blood Stone has turned out. It has a very The…
By Mike Fahey Published September 20, 2010 -
U.S. Education Secretary Not A Fan Of Xbox — Or Any Console
In a recent interview with the New York Times, the U.S. secretary of education touted his own TV-less upbringing before unloading the chicken-dinner applause line that he’s “not a fan” and “absolutely” wouldn’t get his kids an “Xbox.” Arne Duncan said this despite answering that “every student needs access to technology,” when asked if they…
By Owen Good Published September 20, 2010 -
Nintendo Ekes Out A Victory In Japan’s Weekly Hardware Battle
The battle between Sony and Nintendo in Japan is, once again, pretty darn even. Continued strong sales of the PSP gives Sony first place, with Nintendo’s DS doing what it does best: Sell! Sell! Sell! The PlayStation 3’s been ahead of the Wii for a little while now, at least on a weekly basis. Can…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 20, 2010 -
RUN!
To: Ash From: Crecente I went for a run last night with Trish and Tristan. We did two miles at about ten minutes a mile, which isn’t too bad for someone who spent the past year sitting on his ass writing about video games. Trish is prepping to train for a half marathon. I think…
By Brian Crecente Published September 20, 2010 -
The Most Absurd Sticky Grenade Toss I’ve Ever Seen
Halo: Reach’s Forge World is a much more robust tool for creating videos, gameplay ideas and, well, insanity than I first realized. Take for instance this video created by Ben Buja. Ignore, if you must, the insane body juggling and over-sized golf balls and check out that amazing grenade toss about one minute and twenty…
By Brian Crecente Published September 20, 2010 -
The President’s Appearing In NBA 2K11, Too
Fresh from greeting the Super Bowl winners in Madden NFL 11, President Obama will make an appearance in NBA 2K11, hosting a White House reception for the NBA champs in a special cinematic included in the game’s Association mode. Association mode is the persistent franchise simulation where you run a team over the course of…
By Owen Good Published September 20, 2010 -
NeverDead Preview: Amputation Amplified
Describing Konami’s new action-horror shoot ’em up NeverDead is something of a challenge for producer and game designer Shinta Nojiri. It’s a game that might require some re-education, due to its rather unique gameplay system. The basics are that NeverDead’s main character, Bryce, is immortal. He’s been that way for 500 years. And while age,…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 20, 2010 -
Guitar Hero Randomly Inserted Into Soundgarden Video
Soundgarden’s album Telephantasm will be inside the first million copies of Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock on September 28, so someone felt obligated to include the game in this animated video for the previously unreleased song “Black Rain.” Guitar Hero’s inclusion in this video doesn’t really make any sense, but the same can be said…
By Mike Fahey Published September 20, 2010 -
‘It’s Just Like Lemonade, But With Explosions’
Some time between playing Donkey Kong and Halo, you may have learned to stop questioning the names of new games. Nevertheless, news arrived this morning that Explosionade is, well, the headline says it. This one’s an Xbox Live Indie game. Explosionade is from Nathan Fouts whose toils at his very own game company, Mommy’s Best…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 20, 2010 -
You Too Can Learn About Hats From Video Game Characters
Nintendo DS puzzle master Professor Layton, channeling the fashion expertise of 2009 DS fashion game Style Savvy, in an unexpected tie-in between the recent Fashion Week and Layton’s newest game… talks about hats. As do his friends. post
By Stephen Totilo Published September 20, 2010 -
Score Free Games With Your Darksiders Digital Download
Fans willing to give digital download a try when THQ’s Darksiders releases on the PC this week will get a free game for their trouble, scoring Titan Quest, Red Faction: Guerrilla, or Company of Heroes depending on where you buy. It’s the end of the world as we know it, but you’ll feel fine with…
By Mike Fahey Published September 20, 2010 -
Nintendo of America Loses Chirpy Exec
Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of sales and marketing, is leaving not just Nintendo but the game industry effective Oct. 1, a month shy of her third anniversary with the company, according to Nintendo.
By Brian Crecente Published September 20, 2010