The premise of LEGO Universe, an MMO set in the… LEGO universe has always sounded appealing. But never looked appealing, because until now, we haven’t had a chance to see what it’ll look like from the consumer end of things. These screens show not just a taste of the diversity you can expect from the…
Ubisoft announced today that, later this year, PC gamers will get a chance to dip their toes into a R.U.S.E. beta, which will offer successful applicants “an extended preview of the multiplayer experience.” To enter (it’s called a “VIP” beta, so not everyone will get in), you have to head over to the game’s website…
Back in 2002, artist Phil Toledano did a photo series of the different faces gamers make while playing. Now in 2009, Sony is doing the same. About his original photos, Toledano said this, “I wanted to take portraits of people that would reveal a hidden part of their character. So I had them play video…
What would a major gaming show be without new screenshots from a major game by a major developer? Nothing, that’s what. Nothing.
Guild Wars 2, upcoming MMORPG from developer ArenaNet, has a trailer. You should watch it. Back in February, ArenaNet’s Mike O’Brien pointed out in an open letter that Guild Wars 2 never had a firm release date attached to it, so there really was no delay regarding the title’s fluid release date, as many gaming…
Valve announced yesterday that five classic Interplay titles have been released on Steam. Well, six if you count the fact one of them is a bundle offer. Most people will head straight for Fallout. Or Fallout 2. Or Fallout Tactics. Or even the Fallout Collection, bundling all three. That’s cool, Fallout’s all the rage right…
Square Enix is bringing MMO Final Fantasy XIV to the PC and the PS3 in 2010. At Gamescom, the company showed off footage of the title. Besides tech demos, there are clips of the game in action on the show floor. Check ’em out. Video Games | Final Fantasy XIV Online | GC 09: Character…
Sega’s Aliens vs Predator is at Gamescom. Know what it reminds me of? You know when bloom lighting first came on the scene, and some games went a little overboard with it? It reminds me of that.
The title is self-explanatory. But here are the details: Publisher Future has teamed up with WoW developer Blizzard Entertainment for quarterly title World of Warcraft: The Magazine. Available in English, French, German and Spanish, the publication is sold via subscription only through World of Warcraft Account Management or from the mag’s official site. The magazine…
One of PlayStation Home‘s biggest drawbacks to date has been that it’s so…disconnected from the rest of the console. Making it an impractical thing. Home v1.3 is looking to change that. As we liveblogged, sometime this “fall”, Home will be upgraded to v1.3, and with that upgrade a host of changes will be made to…
Remember that long-haired lady? The one in recent Final Fantasy XIII trailers with eye-catching glasses? She has a name, you know. Her name is Jill Nabato, and she’s not only a Lieutenant Colonel, but a “cruel-hearted” baddie. But, hey, nice glasses! Update: The official English spelling has been released: Jihl Nabaat. Another Final Fantasy XIII…
If only we could actually visit an island that sold itself to the world by letting you attach a truck to a helicopter, take off then use the truck as a wrecking ball to blow up a gas station. Below, the clip. And below that: a bonus! The game’s box art.
According to this Japanese news show, the Xbox 360 is an expensive foreign car. The Wii? It’s a go-kart. Look at that kid! He’s gonna have a blast. Courtesy of Japanese television. Thank you, Japanese television.
Part of what’s got me so interested in Brink is the game’s visuals. A pinch of Crackdown, a dash of Mirror’s Edge, whisk for 30 seconds and hey presto, you’ve got Brink’s paradise island metropolis gone wrong.
Comparison time! Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is set in numerous locations including Nepal’s Kathmandu. So let’s see how Uncharted 2‘s Kathmandu stacks up with, I dunno, Kathmandu! チラシの裏でゲーム鈍報:『アンチャーテッド２』 VS カトマンズの実写風景 [チラシの裏でゲーム鈍報]
It was always going to be a struggle squeezing everything from the PS3 version of LBP into the PSP version. Something had to give. Turns out that something is multiplayer. “The one thing we’ve lost is multiplayer,” Sony’s Mark Green told Eurogamer. “You’ve got full physics systems, you got full create mode, you’ve got all…
Summon character Odin has been appearing in Final Fantasy games since FFIII. The summon returns for FFXIII, and he can only be summoned by character Lighting. Here is a first look at Odin in his “Gestalt Mode” in which he transforms into a horse for Lighting to ride. Gitty-up!
This starts off as a developer diary. Don’t let that bother you. For starters, the clip is full of in-game action. And secondly…their Scandinavian accents are just so soothing.
Capcom’s big-in-Japan franchise Sengoku Basara 3 (Devil Kings 3) has already been announced for the Wii. But there’s another platform announcement: The game is coming to the PS3. Originally released in Japan on the PS2 back in 2005, the series’ sequels have reached a wide audience in The Land of the Rising Sun. This past…
There were the faintest of rumblings about this a couple of months ago, but now that GRIN are officially out of business, it can come to light that they’d been working on…a Final Fantasy game. Professional resume snoop superannuation has uncovered some concept art and CV listings for a game code-named “Fortress”, which we’re all…
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