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Going Indie: Fez Creator Phil Fish’s Moment Of Clarity
It could’ve gone another way. Everything depends on perspective. There are different angles and other choice. Life could be very different right now, but Phil Fish knows the exact moment he went indie. He was toiling away in a Montreal game studio Artificial Mind and Movement, one of many working on some movie-based game. The…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 20, 2009 -
Neverwinter Nights 2 Finally Explores The Mysteries Of Westgate
Neverwinter Nights 2 players will finally get their chance to explore one of the Forgotten Realms’ most infamous cities as Atari readies the Mysteries of Westgate for release at the end of this month. The first “Adventure Pack” for Neverwinter Nights has been completed since late 2007, but due to some copy protection issues with…
By Mike Fahey Published April 20, 2009 -
Risen Sets The Mood
Gothic developer Piranha Bytes grants us a look at the environments and atmosphere to be found in their next big role-playing title, Risen. Risen takes place on a volcanic tropical island, which explains why one could easily confuse the opening of this “Mood” trailer with an old Far Cry video. The similarities soon end, however,…
By Mike Fahey Published April 20, 2009 -
The Days Of Arcade End With Lode Runner
The Days of Arcade come to an end this week, as Microsoft rolls out the last in a series of top-quality Xbox Live Arcade titles this week in the form of Lode Runner. Lode Runner is a recreation of the PC gaming classic platformer by Douglas E. Smith, loving brought into the current generation by…
By Mike Fahey Published April 20, 2009 -
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By Brian Crecente Published April 20, 2009 -
PSP Update 5.5 Makes It Easier To Shop
It’s a whole new world of shopping convenience tomorrow on the PlayStation Portable, with the 5.50 system update making it that much easier to browse the PlayStation Store. Dropping tomorrow, the 5.50 system update for the Sony PSP allows unregistered users to browse the latest games, demos, and wallpapers in the PlayStation Store. You’ll still…
By Mike Fahey Published April 20, 2009 -
Stalin Vs Martians Strategically Delayed
Mezmer Games has announced that their upcoming historically accurate real-time strategy game Stalin vs Martians is coming out a bit later than originally intended, in order to apply another layer of polish. While the official announcement didn’t say exactly when Stalin vs Martians, originally scheduled for release this week, would be available at a digital…
By Mike Fahey Published April 20, 2009 -
Coat Your DSi in Metal
I’m not sure why you’d want to wrap your DSi in a thin jacket of metal. But if you did this would certainly be an option. These NexiLux cases allow you to access all of the DSi’s ports and don’t increase the volume of the case noticeably. Of course they also let you change the…
By Brian Crecente Published April 20, 2009 -
Warhammer Online Looks Beyond The Sands
Warhammer Online players are one more step closer to the Land of the Dead this week, as Mythic launches their Beyond the Sands live event. The war between Order and Destruction takes a southward turn this week, as artifacts unearthed in the southern deserts bring with them the wrath of the servants of the undying…
By Mike Fahey Published April 20, 2009 -
Jumpgate Evolution Is Completely Full Of Ships
Codemasters has released new screenshots and concept art featuring the true stars of NetDevil’s Jumpgate Evolution – the ships. When you spend the majority of your time looking at the rear end of a space ship, you’re going to want an attractive rear end to look at. Looking through these screenshots and concept art of…
By Mike Fahey Published April 20, 2009 -
Hangin’ In PlayStation Home With The Star Trek Crew
We’ve fired up the old PlayStation Home account to spend a few minutes with the cast and crew from the upcoming Star Trek movie, including J.J. Abrams, Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto. You can watch! So far, it’s been described as “the most surreal event in the world” by Quinto. It’s also fairly well organized…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 20, 2009 -
The Conduit Hands-On: A Second Look
Last month when I sat down with High Voltage to talk to them about their upcoming Wii shooter, The Conduit. I also managed to finagle some time playing the game. I was surprised at how deftly the game seemed to handle… with one exception. The Conduit is meant to be a solid first-person shooter built…
By Brian Crecente Published April 20, 2009 -
The Nintendo Download: Dr. Mario Prescribes Wonder Crystals
Call the doctor, Mario-whoa-o. This week in the Nintendo Download we get a tiny dose of Dr. Mario; a tiny taste of Final Fantasy; and a heaping helping of Winder Boy. Dr. Mario makes his tiny triumphant return this week in the DSiWare title Dr. Mario Express (500 points), the downloadable version of the classic…
By Mike Fahey Published April 20, 2009 -
Halo 3 And Fable II Bundled Together
It’s two great tastes that taste great together next month, as Microsoft introduces an Xbox 360 Elite with Halo 3 and Fable II bundled together inside. Arguably two of the console’s most defining game experiences come together in the Xbox 360 Game Of The Year Bundle, available in limited quantities beginning next month. You get…
By Mike Fahey Published April 20, 2009 -
New Fallout Announced
Fallout New Vegas was announced moments ago during a Bethesda press conference in London. The new game was revealed by Bethesda’s Pete Hines who said that the publisher is working with Obsidian Entertainment on the title. It will be coming out next year for the PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. “It is not a…
By Brian Crecente Published April 20, 2009 -
Last Week Living In This Apartment (Everything Must Go!)
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft This is it, next week I move from the apartment I’ve lived for the past seven years. Seven years is a long time, and as small and cramped as this place is, it has been home. But we’re ready to go. And excited to do so. It’s amazing how attached we…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 20, 2009 -
British Sales Charts: Keep Calm, Carry On, Wii Fit
The British charts are beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Rather than having toys in every store (or other prettiest sights to see), however, it’s just Nintendo games, wall-to-wall. Four of the top five games for the week ending April 18 were published by Nintendo. And really, Britain, we’re going to have to have…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 20, 2009 -
Global Nuclear War Should Come To The DS
Talented British developers Introversion have announced that, after a previous deal with a publisher fell through, they’re looking for somebody else to publish nuclear war “simulator” Defcon on the Nintendo DS. The grim, bare-bones PC hit is a perfect fit for the handheld, so the team are justifiably confident of finding somebody. But on the…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 20, 2009 -
Study: 8.5 Percent Of Kids Gamers “Pathological Gamers”
Research time! According to The Washington Post, researcher Douglas Gentile of Iowa State University discovered that at 8.5 percent of 8-18 year-old Americans are “pathological” gamers. Gentile used a modified version of the criteria for pathological gambling to formula questions to poll 1,178 children and teens. Those “pathological” gamers experienced spending more and more time…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 20, 2009 -
Exquisite Mother 3 Statues
Since Americans can’t even get their hands on an official version of Mother 3 the game, there’s no hope of seeing much official Mother 3 merch. But unofficial merch? Knock yourselves out. These Mother 3 clay statues were crafted by Camille Young, the wife of Reid Young, of Starmen fame. They were made for use…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 20, 2009