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Who Argues Violent Video Games Are Like Porn, And Who Disagrees
It is the season for battling in the Supreme Court about whether it should be a crime to sell very violent video games to children. No such law exists for other forms of entertainment. Who is for? Who is against? Should very violent video games be illegal to sell to kids, the way certain kinds…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 20, 2010 -
The Insanely Complex, Kinda Addictive Air Traffic Control Game
Having been a fan of Firemint’s Flight Control for sometime, I was intrigued when I caught a glimpse of indie title Air Traffic Control. Instead of trying to simplify the art of managing, taxing, handing off and landing a sky full of planes, ATC mimics the complexity of the task. In the game you have…
By Brian Crecente Published September 20, 2010 -
Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, One Watch
Now you can pretend you’re about to die a horrible death by drowning upon a sinking ship with the Gamestop exclusive preorder watch for Aksys Games’ DS thriller Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors. It can be hard to sell a game like Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, or 999 as Aksys likes to…
By Mike Fahey Published September 20, 2010 -
Global Agenda Woos Distraught APB Players
Taking advantage of the closure of Realtime Worlds’ All-Points Bulletin, Hi-Rez Studios is giving APB refugees 30 percent off the purchase of its massively multiplayer online shooter Global Agenda. In case you missed the news last week, APB is dead. Some other company might snatch it up and give it a go, but as far…
By Mike Fahey Published September 20, 2010 -
Gameloft Sells More than 20 Million Games on App Store
Since Apple’s App Store opened in July 2007, France-based mobile game developer Gameloft has sold more than 20 million games on the service built for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. The company said today that of the 47 iPhone and iPad games they’ve launched from the beginning of this year, a whopping 42 of…
By Brian Crecente Published September 20, 2010 -
Lionhead Goes To War…Cake War
When two tribes go to war, delicious cake is all you can score. With Fable III due out next month, the developers at Lionhead Studios turn their attentions from making kings to baking things in an all-out Cake War. From Xbox 360 controller button cupcakes to a partial Companion Cube, the fine folks at Lionhead…
By Mike Fahey Published September 20, 2010 -
Doctor Who: The Adventure Games Scores A Second Season
With the first three episodes downloaded more than 1.6 million times and a fourth episode on the way, the BBC reveals plans to continue the groundbreaking Doctor Who: The Adventure Games with a second season in 2011. Doctor Who: The Adventure Games has been a tremendous success for the BBC and developer Sumo Digital, not…
By Mike Fahey Published September 20, 2010 -
The Weekend is Made for TGS
Were you too busy this weekend enjoying the sun, the out of doors, to read all of our amazing Tokyo Game Show coverage? That means you missed out on the head of Sony Worldwide studios answering and not answering our questions about the Playstation Portable 2, talk of a Halo movie and a Metal Gear…
By Brian Crecente Published September 20, 2010 -
Just Thinking About Violent Video Games Stimulates Aggression
A new study by researchers from Ohio State and Central Michigan Universities finds that simply thinking about playing violent video games can stimulate violent behavior long after your game console has gone cold, unless you’re a girl. Anyone who has ever played a multiplayer shooter on Xbox Live can attest to the fact that participating…
By Mike Fahey Published September 20, 2010 -
The Nintendo Download: Countdown To Excitement
If you had the Nintendo Countdown Calendar app for the DSi last week, you would have been acutely aware of the Nintendo Countdown Calendar’s release this week, along with Aero the Acrobat 2 and one very hungry caterpillar. Of course then we’d be delving into the realm of temporal paradox, and I believe Nintendo has…
By Mike Fahey Published September 20, 2010 -
iTunes Chart Toppers: Angry Sims
The Sims finally push those Angry Birds from their perch. Here’s the full list of games for both platforms: iPhone Position Title Price Weeks Last Week 1 The Sims 3 Ambitions (EA) $4.99 1 — 2 Tetris (EA) $2.99 1 — 3 Angry Birds (Clickgamer.com) $0.99 19 1 4 Street Fighter IV (Capcom) $9.99 1…
By Brian Crecente Published September 20, 2010 -
The Proper Response To A Tetris Defeat
Unlike most things that come out of my mouth, THIS IS A TRUE STORY. I live out my days as the only female in a group of gamers. Despite the sheer number of hours we devote to gaming, we are by no means impressive, yet we each have our “thing” – our one game that…
Lisa Foiles Published September 20, 2010 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
It is time to talk about video games. It’s also time for you to rediscover your art skills. Here we are, Talking Amongst Ourselves, preferably about video games. One of us is back from a weeklong vacation to discover… you all don’t make many TAY images anymore. Sad. We are left with this haunting work…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 20, 2010 -
NBA Jam Crushes the Nuance [Update]
I’m not a sports gamer, not even a little bit. That doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy the occasional sports video game, it just means that if I do that game was exceptionally well made. Over the year’s I’ve played, and enjoyed, my share of Madden, Tiger Woods and a variety of board games. But no…
By Brian Crecente Published September 20, 2010 -
And Back Home…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Phew! What a week. Err, weekend. And, look at this, Monday! What you missed last night This Is Minecraft Is The Age Of Exclusives Over? Japanese Developers Making “Awful Games” Ever Wonder What Mario’s Insides Look Like? Let’s Not Talk About The PSP2
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 20, 2010 -
The King Of Kong Once Again The King Of Kong
The Donkey Kong high score record has been shattered three times this year with Steve Wiebe recapturing the title from his King of Kong rival Billy Mitchell. Hank Chien took the title from Billy Mitchell this past March. Chien beat Mitchell’s 3 year record. Mitchell reclaimed his title in July with a score of 1,062,800.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 20, 2010 -
Konami And Harmonix End Legal Spat
In 2008, Konami filed a patent lawsuit against Harmonix (and MTV, and Viacom). The suit alleged that Harmonix’s Rock Band violates a pair of patents Konami obtained in 2002 and 2003, which relate to “simulated musical instruments, a music-game system and a musical-rhythm matching game”. Harmonix, which worked with Konami in 2003 to create Karaoke…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 20, 2010 -
The PlayStation Move Has Its Guts Ripped Out
Wondering what that $50 for a PlayStation Move wand gets you? Take a look at the chips and boards and wires inside the thing and find out. iFixit, having got hold of one of Sony’s new motion controllers, has unscrewed all the screws to be unscrewed, and catalogued everything they found inside. There’s nothing shocking…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 20, 2010 -
Stan Lee Has Video Games’ Back
California’s violent video game law, currently with the Supreme Court, is a pretty big deal. So it’s nice to hear games have support from a man who’s been there before. Comics legend Stan Lee, the man behind Spider-Man, the X-Men and Iron Man, has penned a letter in support of video games’ fight against California’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 20, 2010