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One Plush Gaming Setup
As seen on Holtsman’s Flickr page.
By Mike Fahey Published July 26, 2010 -
iTunes Chart Topper: Street Fighter IV and Scrabble Strike Back!
Street Fight IV makes its triumphant return to the iPhone list. Scrabble for iPad proves classic games never gets old. All this and more on this week’s iTunes Chart Topper. Here’s the full list of games for both platforms: Which do you think should be the top game? Check out all of our iPhone game…
By Aulistar Mark Published July 26, 2010 -
Ryu And Chun-Li Versus Kazuya And Nina
You drooled over the news that Capcom and Namco Bandai had teamed up for Street Fighter X Tekken this weekend, now listen to the cheers of fans as they watch the game’s first battle unfold. It’s videos like this that make me wish I was with McWhertor at the San Diego Comic-Con this weekend, basking…
By Mike Fahey Published July 26, 2010 -
New DMCA Rules Say Jailbreaking Your iPhone Is Okay
Librarian of Congress James H. Billington today reveals new exceptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that address the legality of jailbreaking your Apple products, unlocking your cell phone, and bypassing computer game digital rights management systems. As part of his unending penance, every three years James H. Billington determines if there are any classes…
By Mike Fahey Published July 26, 2010 -
Heavy Rain Move Support Might As Well Be Violin Support
In theory, the PlayStation 3 controller is a complicated mechanism, a device with too many buttons for the average person to understand. In theory, the better control mechanism for interactive drama is a good old remote control you can wave. Heavy Rain, which is indeed an interactive drama made to be appreciated by regular people…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 26, 2010 -
The Nintendo Download: Who Wants Some Pie?
Who doesn’t love pie? Wholesome, delicious goodness, wrapped in a buttery, flaky crust. This week’s Nintendo Doesn’t contain pie, but if it did, it would taste like Aero the Acrobat and Hamsterz. Yum! I’m sorry about tempting you folks with pie. I had to do something to make this week a little more interesting, but…
By Mike Fahey Published July 26, 2010 -
The Good 3D, The Bad And The Nauseating
I have finally played PlayStation 3 games in 3D. Three of them. I was impressed; I felt ill. More of the former. Some of the latter. My big 3D chance occurred last week at a showcase event for most of the big games coming to the PlayStation 3 and PSP this holiday season. Imagine a…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 26, 2010 -
Massage Ladies With Your Wii In August
Come August 9, North American Wii owners can no longer complain that their console lacks a game that involves rubbing a topless woman’s back, when Microforum Ltd.’s Enjoy Your Massage finally hits WiiWare. We’ve written about the Enjoy Your Massage massage simulator before, but now we get a chance to see it in action. You…
By Mike Fahey Published July 26, 2010 -
Thank Video Games For The Next Great Batman
Comic book mastermind Grant Morrison, says his new comic, Batman Inc, is “an attempt to do a comic influenced by the storytelling structures, images, senses of scale, movement and perspective and so on that I’ve absorbed from games.” Morrison knows what he’s doing and elaborates splendidly at IGN. [SDCC 10: The Corporate Batman, art from…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 26, 2010 -
Sloppy Joes, So Sloppy, So Joey
To: Totilo From: Bashcraft As I enter week two of Mrs. Bashcraft and Mini-Bash being in America and me being here in Osaka with Micro-Bash, I find myself making more and more “American” food. This afternoon, I made sloppy joes. Yesterday, it was peanut butter and jelly sammiches. Last week, we had Kraft mac and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 26, 2010 -
It’s Dangerous To Look At This Alone!
As seen at Wonder Festival by Akiba Blog
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 26, 2010 -
Who Is Buying StarCraft II?
Today is July 26. But tomorrow is July 27. You know what July 27 is, don’t you? July 27 is when real-time strategy game StarCraft II: Wings of Libert hits retail. And those who have already purchased the game digitally will be able access the title. So for tomorrow, quick show of hands, who is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 26, 2010 -
Starcraft II Singleplayer, The Idiot’s Guide (By Blizzard)
Maybe it was because of the beta, maybe it’s because of Korea, but with Starcraft II due out this week the game’s singleplayer campaign still isn’t getting much love. I’m not one for madly clicking or remembering build routines; my Starcraft experience is a singleplayer one, so it’s nice seeing a long, informative clip taking…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 26, 2010 -
Would You Like A US$500 Bayonetta Statue?
Because it exists. And if you’ve got money, then you could buy it. I guess. Spotted at the Wonder Festival figure expo in Chiba, Japan by Kotaku Japan, this Bayonetta statue is priced at ¥46,000, which is about $525. Which is a lot of money. While this is an unpainted prototype, the finished product will…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 26, 2010 -
Teasing The Virtual Boy On Its 15th Birthday
It was 15 years ago this month that the ill-fated Virtual Boy, Nintendo’s only real failure in the video game hardware market, was released in Japan. To celebrate, here are mock-ups of some games that never appeared on the system! Pixel Joint are running a contest this week to drawp up what it would look…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 26, 2010 -
The Nintendo Game You Control With YOUR FACE
Controlling a video game with your hands? Check. Controlling one by swinging your arms around? Check, Nintendo’s done that. Controlling one with your feet? Ditto. Controlling a game with your face? Nintendo has done, too. The title of DSi Ware game “Kao Glider” (Face Glider) says it all: you control a hang glider with your…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 26, 2010 -
Video Games Can Help Convict You Of Crimes (Or Prove You’re Innocent!)
Security expert Brandon Nesbit is about to give a talk on how video games and consoles can help catch a criminal. Or, if you’re under investigation and did nothing wrong, how they can clear your name! It’s all in the alibi. Nesbit, who will soon give a presentation to the DEFCON Security Conference, will be…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 26, 2010
