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Robot Learns How To Play Pitfall
We. Are. Doomed. While Japanese robots divert our attention with cute faces and coffee-making, the real work is being done at places like Rutgers University, where a robot has learned how to play Pitfall. Yup. Pitfall. First step, Atari games, next step, the enslavement of humanity. Or our eradication. Whichever our robot overlords feel up…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 24, 2009 -
Not One New Tingle Title, But Two
Everyone’s favorite 35 year-old green-tights-wearing bachelor is getting not one, but two spin off titles. That’s right, two Tingle games. First appearing in Nintendo 64 game The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, Tingle will starring in Color Changing Tingle’s Love Balloon Trip, the sequel to 2006’s DS release Freshly-Picked Tingle’s Rosy Rupeeland. While the theme…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 24, 2009 -
Your NHL 10 Box Art Looks Like…
This. That’s Twenty-year-old Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane as coverboy — something announced last May. Kane told The Chicago Tribune: As a kid you always played that game [so it’s] kind of a dream come true. It’s going to be fun to see the game come out and fun to play it. Due out…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 24, 2009 -
Laundry List Of Banned Erotic Game Words
With Rapelay banned, the erotic game crackdown continues. On online shop Dejipare (nsfw), downloadable doujin ero games will start being restricted. Targeted genres and keywords include: • Rape (including various terms for it) • Loli (lolita) • Gang Rape • Sexual violence • Cruel sexual play • Reverse rape • Shoujo • Adultery • Reverse…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 24, 2009 -
Layoffs At Rockstar New England
Things seemed to be going well at Rockstar New England. The studio had just passed an international milestone on an unannounced project. Then Monday hit, and people were out of a job. Several sources have confirmed to Kotaku that the entire QA department was shuttered, along with artists and a few other assorted staffers in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 24, 2009 -
Gears Of War 2 Fixes Coming
Gears of War 2 Title Update 4, and Epic’s Rod “Redbeard” Fergusson has detailed over on the game’s official boards just what to expect when they take the knife to the game. For starters, you’ll accrue multiplayer XP from playing Horde mode, and also be able to restart a public Horde match from the last…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 24, 2009 -
No More Heroes On Bringing Back The Japanese Market
The Japanese game market, once vibrant and bustling, has been sluggish of late. It has seen better days! Goichi Suda from No More Heroes thinks he knows what will jump start it: The “middle audience”. Here, let’s let Suda explain. “Well, there are a lot of core gamers, and a lot of lighter users playing…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 24, 2009 -
How Much Did Booth Babes Make During E3?
They weren’t everywhere like they used to be, but the return of booth babes to E3 was still noticeable. Noticeable for the boobs, but also for the hard work many of them put in. Take Bayonetta lady, for example. She looks resplendent in photos, but in the flesh, that suit looked uncomfortable, not to mention…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 24, 2009 -
Ero Game Website Blocks Non-Japan Viewers To “Defend Culture”
Minori, developer of adult PC titles like Bittersweet Fools and Angel Type, is digging in to protect itself from an onslaught of viewers outside Japan. Those trying to access the Minori site outside Japan will be greeted with the following message: This website cannot be browsed excluding Japan. Some foreigners seem to be having an…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 24, 2009 -
Burglar Breaks Into GameStop, Can’t Break Out Of GameStop
Some guy tried to rob a GameStop in East Liberty, PA. Despite exceptionally high security, he managed to get into the store easily enough. It was getting out that was the problem. See, with all kinds of locks and shutters on the front door, back door and windows, the thief figured he’d break in by…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2009 -
Ever Wanted To See Microsoft Buy A Motion-Sensing Tech Company?
Microsoft were in buyout talks with Israeli company 3DV systems earlier this year. Now, a few months later, for the first time it’s been officially announced that Microsoft owns the motion-sensing company. So what does this actually mean? It’s hard to tell. Logic points towards Microsoft’s Project Natal motion-control camera having been built using technology…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2009 -
Gearbox Honcho Wants Something Different From Halo Developer
Randy Pitchford, the outspoken boss of developer Gearbox, has something to say about Halo developer Bungie. Not just Bungie, he also has something to say about Modern Warfare developer Infinity War. “I keep waiting to hear what Bungie is going to do that’s not Halo,” Pitchford told game site VideoGamer.com. “Those guys are amazing, right?…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 23, 2009 -
AAA: El Videojuego Bringing All-Mexican Wrestling To Consoles
Another publisher is throwing its hat in the wrestling game ring, thanks to newbie Slang’s AAA: El Videojuego, an Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 grappler based on the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración license. According to details from GameSpot, AAA: El Videojuego will be coming to current-gen high def consoles courtesy of Immersion Software, with versions…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 23, 2009 -
Nation Should Invest In Video Games, Says Study
The Joan Ganz Clooney Center at Sesame Workshop released a study today that names video games as an untapped federal resource for change in America’s youth. Game Changer: Investing in Digital Play to Advance Children’s Learning and Health admonishes health officials, educators, philanthropists, universities, policymakers, the games industry and the federal government to get off…
By AJ Glasser Published June 23, 2009 -
PlayStation Network: By The Numbers
Yup. Time for another instalment of PSN: By The Numbers, your semi-regular update of all things to do with the PlayStation Network. Time to get ready. Get ready for numbers. 1. As of this week, there are now 25 million registered users on the PlayStation Network. Now, that doesn’t mean there are 25 million individual…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2009 -
Gay Pride Week in World of Warcraft
Gay Pride Week is one of the biggest deals in the San Francisco Bay Area — apparently, it’s also a big deal to one World of Warcraft server. GayGamer reports that the Proudmoore Server hosted a fifth annual Pride celebration and parade put on by guilds The Spreading Taint and The Stonewall Family. According to…
By AJ Glasser Published June 23, 2009 -
Fallout, Half-Life, Grand Theft Auto Landscaped
James Barnett’s “Fauxvism Series” of paintings focuses on a genre of video game-inspired art that we, unfortunately, all too rarely see: painted landscapes. Half-life 2 fans will likely recognize “Canal Barn with Figure,” seen above. Barnett’s Fauxvism Series plays on the Fauvism style, a movement that followed the turn of the twentieth century, led by…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 23, 2009 -
PlayStation Firmware 2.80 Incoming, Don’t Get Excited
There’s new PlayStation 3 firmware coming down the internets. While the opportunity to restart your PS3 is often reward enough, firmware 2.80 brings with it this: “The playback quality of some PLAYSTATION 3 format software has been improved.” Sweet! [PlayStation.blog]
By Michael McWhertor Published June 23, 2009 -
Leaving Second Grade
To: Ash From: Crecente Tristan’s last day in second grade was today and the class celebrated with a “crazy hair day.” Today was also the day that Tristan brought home his grades for the year and with them a startling note. In it it said that he was reading at nearly the fifth grade level…
By Brian Crecente Published June 23, 2009