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WiiLeanBack Encourages Laziness with YouTube-Enabled Wii Remote
Since it’s such a small, specialized piece of hardware, it’s easy to forget that Wiimotes operate using regular old Bluetooth. With this free piece of software, a PC, and a Wiimote, you’ll be couch-surfing cat videos in no time. Via Android Review
By Henry Baker Published July 22, 2010 -
Four Fantastic PlayStation Move Tech Demos, With A StarCraft Twist
I don’t know how amazing the games of PlayStation Move, September’s Wii-like PlayStation 3 motion controller, are going to be. But the tech demos continue to be terrific. Here are four of the newest. All videos were shot by me in New York earlier this week. Demonstrating the Move demos is PlayStation researcher Anton Mikhailov.…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 22, 2010 -
Will We Still be Able to Play our Games in 20 Years?
I really enjoy playing old games. This will come as no surprise to readers that keep up with our Friday Old Games series. But when I do get in the retro mood, I almost always play on the real console. ROMs, collections, and downloadable releases just don’t feel the same as hooking up an NES…
By Amber Nichols Published July 22, 2010 -
We unmask Comic Con’s biggest celebrities who walk the floor incognito
Every year some big-name geek icon roams the Comic Con floor, cunningly disguised by a mask. But who are they? And what masks are they wearing? We’ve compiled a list of celebrity maskers so you won’t be fooled again. This year a few big splash front cover tabloid celebs are hitting the Con. Do we…
By Meredith Woerner Published July 22, 2010 -
When It Gets Hot, All I Wanna Do…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Re: The Internet Sure Knows Its Books Yeah, man, the internet is great! Knows all kinds of stuff… You can ask it anything! And it knows. Oh, yes. It knows. It’s so hot here, man. When it gets hot, all I feel like doing is drinking pastis. What you missed last…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 22, 2010 -
Three More Looks At Fable III
Fable III screenshots, Comic-Con 2010 edition. Like what you see?
By Stephen Totilo Published July 22, 2010 -
Sony Rip-Off Ad Pulled!
New Zealand television network TV3’s recent ad seems incredibly similar to a PS3 commercial from earlier this year. No wonder it won’t be running again. According to the New Zealand, TV3 did not comment on the similarities between the commercials, but did reveal that its ad had been pulled. “After a great response to our…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 22, 2010 -
Konami Launching Retail Shop
Japanese game company Konami already has an online store called Konami Style. The worst part about online stores? You cannot go visit them. Konami is rectifying that with its first bricks-and-mortar store, the company stated today. Konami Style Tokyo Midtown Shop will have limited edition Konami goods for customers to buy as well as a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 22, 2010 -
Before Starcraft, There Were Space Marines
This has nothing to do with Starcraft the game and everything to do with Starcraft the universe I like Starcraft! Both the game and the universe. The game is a robust real-time strategy classic, the universe one of the more enjoyable in video games, managing a science fiction setting with a dash of humour. But…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2010 -
The Kids Of Today Play The Games Of Yesterday
Kids today, with their FAQs and their very easy modes, they’ve got it made. Let’s see what they think of games from a time when boys were men, ate nails for breakfast and had hair on their backs. They’re…quite polite, actually. Though I think the finer points of Starfox elude them… Click to view See…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2010 -
The 18 Classes of Final Fantasy XIV
There will be 18 classes available to players when role-playing game Final Fantasy XIV launches this fall on PC. The classes are divided into four groups: Fighter, Sorcerer, Craftsman and Gatherer. More classes will be added once the game launches. These 18 should keep you busy until then, no? [Thanks for the info FFXIV Core!]
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 22, 2010 -
Meet The Guys Who Make Gaming’s Fancy Editions
There are regular editions of games, sure, but there are also two kinds of fancy editions: the kind people pay extra money for, and the kind publishers send to the press. (For an example of what I’m talking about with regards to “press editions”, see the video below). James Glover works for Fluid Design, a…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2010 -
Which Of These Girls Do You Want In Yakuza?
Sega is working on another new Yakuza game. Know what that means? Time to audition more hostesses. As it did with past games in the franchise, Sega holds open auditions for young women hoping to appear in the game. Sega then selects finalists who are voted on. It’s a popularity contest, and the winners appear…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 22, 2010 -
Kevin Butler Responds To New Zealand Copycats
Hey, New Zealand TV, you can’t go ripping off a PlayStation ad and not expect Sony’s VP of Antipodean Beard Standards Kevin Butler to bring the thunder. The PlayStation mascot – or at least the guys who write the material for the actor who plays a PlayStation mascot – has responded to New Zealand’s TV3…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2010 -
Worker At Foxconn Affiliate Falls To His Death
An employee at a Foxconn affiliate has fallen to his death at a company dormitory building, reports the Xinhua news agency. Foxconn manufactures electronics like the Wii, the PS3, the Xbox 360 and the iPhone. Its Shenzhen plant has suffered ten suicides this year, causing the company to ditch its suicide compensation and look into…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 22, 2010 -
Alien Swarm, Now Vastly Improved
I’ve been playing a little Alien Swarm this week. It’s a pretty good game as is, but that’s not why it was provided free of charge. No, it was provided free of charge so you kids could mess with it. And we’re already seeing the fruits of these labours. Shrimpsess over on the Steam forums…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2010 -
Kevin Butler? No, You Mean Jerry Lambert
For its latest ad campaign, Sony created tie-wearing trash-talking exec Kevin Butler. Kevin Butler isn’t real, but fictional. That’s why Sony created him, you know! Jerry Lambert is the VP of bit parts on television. Not a bad thing, not a bad thing at all. The actor behind Kevin Butler is Jerry Lambert, a veteran…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 22, 2010 -
Flawless Victory! Paperality!
Mortal Kombat’s fatalities are so…gruesome! Blood, bones, not meant for children. This? Mortal Kombat fatalities, for children! It’s from the same guy – Eric Power – who did that great Zelda-on-paper short we showed you the other day, only this time, we’ve got twice the videos! Below is the “main” one, Power’s take on Mortal…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2010