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A Week In Comments
Crysis 2 Nano Edition Is Big, Official, For ‘The Ultimate Crysis Fan’ Comment by: Taggart451 Nomination by: http://kotaku.com/people/ I don’t think even Crysis 2 could run Crysis 1. Hey – Why Aren’t There Any Ladders In Fallout? Comment by: SG-17 Nomination by: D-K Shoot, no ladders Aeris Is Dead, Get Over It Already Comment by:…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 18, 2010 -
Steam Performance On Macs Improved By 15-120%
It’s great news that Steam is now available on Mac, but some users have been upset that performance isn’t quite as smooth as it is on PC. Maybe this latest update will help! Since the service launched on Mac earlier this year, Valve has been working with Apple to “close the performance gap” between games…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 18, 2010 -
Retro City Rampage Is The GTA The 80s Never Had
If Grand Theft Auto had been released in 1988, it would have looked a lot like, well, this. Designed as an 8-bit parody of not just GTA’s open-world gameplay, but of 80s culture itself, Retro City Rampage looks great. Fast, and something that’ll give me a headache, but great. It’ll be playable at PAX10 in…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 18, 2010 -
Dawn Of War II Finally Lets You Play As Some Aliens
Dawn of War II has featured a few of Warhammer 40K’s alien races, but they’ve never been playable in the game’s singleplayer campaigns. That’s about to change. In early 2011, Relic and THQ will release Dawn of War II: Retribution, a new expansion for Dawn of War II that features a story-driven campaign letting you…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 18, 2010 -
Bulletstorm Unleashes Hail Of New Media
People Can Fly, Epic Games and EA showcased new gameplay of the hyperviolent alien world shooter Bulletstorm at Gamescom today, illustrating what a quad-barreled shotgun can do to flesh and bone. If that trailer was too loud and brash for you, enjoy nine new Bulletstorm screens in quiet serenity in our gallery. They’re thick and…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 17, 2010 -
Losing His Voice In Red Dead Redemption
Voice actor Colin Nissan got the role as Marshall Leigh Johnson in Red Dead Redemption. Or so he thought. Nissan, writing for the blog of The Paris Review (a rather heavy literary magazine based in New York), spins a gem of a tale about his first voice work for a video game. Over the course…
By Owen Good Published August 17, 2010 -
How Virtua Tennis 4 Plays In Move Motion Controlled 3D
Sega offers a new perspective on the Virtua Tennis series for its next outing, a new title that touts two key PlayStation 3-specific features, stereoscopic 3D visuals and PlayStation Move motion controls. So, how’s that work? A lot like Wii Tennis, actually. Going hands-on with Virtua Tennis 4 for the PS3 at Gamescom today, I…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 17, 2010 -
Infamous 2 Hero Looks Like Himself Again In His Newest Trailer
Undoing a planned re-design for lead character Cole, Sucker Punch has a new trailer for 2011 PlayStation 3 game Infamous 2 for Gamescom this week. Cole looks good, so does the unusual style of this trailer — frozen gameplay. Neat. Click to view
By Stephen Totilo Published August 17, 2010 -
How To Beat Your Friends In The Next Need For Speed While They’re Asleep
I like playing games with asynchronous multiplayer, but outside of Facebook, there aren’t many ways to compete against gaming friends in a non-simultaneous way. Thankfully, Criterion includes that sort of thing in their racing games. The video here shows the asynchronous multiplayer feature in the next Need For Speed, the first from Criterion. It was…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 17, 2010 -
Light Heavyweights Add Another Dozen Fighters to EA Sports MMA Roster
EA Sports MMA is revealing its roster of fighters week by week, beginning with the heavyweights last week. This week, a 17-fighter light heavyweight roster was unveiled. Randy Couture, Muhammed Lawal, Ken Shamrock, Kevin Randleman, and Alistair Overeem were announced as heavyweights last week. They will also fight at light heavyweight, joining Jason Miller, Bas…
By Owen Good Published August 17, 2010 -
Golden Sun Missing In Action For 2010?
Nintendo revealed the releases dates this morning for its big Wii and DS games that will be out in North America this fall. Missing among them was one for Golden Sun: Dark Dawn. Is the game slipping? We’re not sure. We’ve had a request in to Nintendo today to find out, and will let you…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 17, 2010 -
PlayStation Store Update: You May Feel A Slight Need For Speed
Budding Mavericks, Geese and Icemen will want to re-fund the wallet this week, as Top Gun leads the list of new PlayStation Store games for North American PS3 owners. Three new PS3 demos also provide high speed thrills. Demos for Joe Danger, H.A.W.X 2 and NHL 11 will give everyone a taste of something to…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 17, 2010 -
APB’s Studio Is Nearly DOA
After cutting 60 jobs last week, U.K.-based studio Realtime Worlds, the maker of the cops-and-robbers MMO APB, entered administration today, a process somewhat analagous to Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in the United States. Though not definitively the end of the business, many are treating it as such. All 200 jobs remaining are believed to be…
By Owen Good Published August 17, 2010 -
Blogger Needs Food
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: So I Saw Five Ferrari Enzos This Weekend Today was a day of press conferences and failed Internet connections. Tomorrow will be jam packed with game playing and booth walking. There’s also the Konami press conference to look forward to and our meeting with Blizzard to discuss Diablo III: DIABLO…
By Brian Crecente Published August 17, 2010 -
FIFA’s Latest Gameplay Mode Is A Real Keeper
Online team play was 5-on-5 in FIFA 08, then 10-vs.-10 for a couple of years. This year the game will support true 11-vs.-11 matches – that means you finally get to play as the goalkeeper. EA Sports confirmed the goalkeeper position and 22-player support in a statement from Gamescom 2010 earlier this morning. What’s more,…
By Owen Good Published August 17, 2010 -
Spot Bulletstorm’s Four-Barreled Shotgun
As you watch this live gameplay demo from Germany today of next year’s Bulletstorm first-person shoter from Epic Games and People Can Fly, you’re listening for harsh language and looking for the four-barreled shotgun. And this demo’s obligatory end-of-demo massive boss is… bigger than all others?
By Stephen Totilo Published August 17, 2010 -
Crysis 2 Nano Edition Is Big, Official, For ‘The Ultimate Crysis Fan’
Crytek’s next first person shooter adds the option to spend an obscene amount of money on a video game, thanks to Crysis 2‘s “Nano Edition,” a special package that comes complete with backpack. Yeah, remember that leaked Crysis 2 bag? That’s the Nano Edition of the game, different from the “Limited Edition” release of the…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 17, 2010
