I studied musical theatre for years in high school and college and loved every second of it, and if I could have convinced myself that moving to New York and living on a waiter’s salary to survive between auditions could have ever gotten me a job on stage, I would have done it. Of course, I’m probably better off wailing the lyrics toLittle Shop of Horrorsalone in my car, but that’s neither here nor there....
Zombie games: someare great, somesuck, but regardless of their quality, a lot of people aregetting sick of them. Personally, I’m growing closer and closer to feeling that way. Becoming numb to zombies is a serious bummer, as there was a time when I couldn’t get enough of them. Back then, I bought each and every zombie game to hit the market. This led to countless hours of contemplation of the perfect zombie game....
While pro gaming is certainly huge in the likes of Asia and across Europe, it really hasn’t caught on quite yet in the States. We have our own e-sports channel onDIRECTV, but who in the hell has DIRECTV? The latest professional gaming channel trying to inch its way into the mainstream is launching in Britain tomorrow. Here arethe details: XLeague.TV, the first British TV channel dedicated to competitive gaming, will be launched tomorrow, May 16, on Sky channel 291....
I called it. While some people took it seriously, I thought it was veryclearly a joke, and the curtain has finally been dropped.Anti-Sporewasindeed a hoax, and the creator has let slip via that good old Internet standby — the Rick Roll. Our militantSpore-fighter starts out a post like this: I think part of the problem that is going on here is that the bulk of you are ignorant as to the word of God....
Over on theAcclaim message boards, the news has popped up that in their new game,Dance! Online,you have to pay in order to have a character with black skin. Yes, you have to PAY MONEY in order to be a different race. Why? Well, let’s go to coasterguy26, an “Acclaim Player Moderator” for a response. Black is an EXTRA feature. It makes your person look unique, so that is an EXTRA feature....
Are you ready for a party? How about … aTV Show King Party? I don’t think you’re ready for this party, a newly announced Gameloft-published trivia title for the Wii. The game features eight categories (including music, movies, history, sports, and science) and four different multiplayer modes. The game will use the Wii Remotes in an innovative way that Gameloft isn’t being entirely clear on, but may involve spinning something called — no joke — “the fun game wheel....
The “Bundesverband Interaktive Unterhaltungssoftware” (or “Federal Association of interactive Entertainment Software”) has a yearly award for the best selling games on the German market of the past 12 months. The awards are split up into several different categories. A Gold award for 100k units sold on a single platform, a Platin award for those reaching 200k, a Special award for the few that reach 500k and last but not least a multi-platform award that goes to the game that reaches more than a million units sold on several platforms....
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Another weekend sale on GOG.com, and another one of those “holy crap these games are 50% off!?” deals where you find out they are only 50% off if you buy all games that are on sale; the individual titles are 30% off. However, this time it’s a little bit different. Because this time, the games involved areMaster of Magic,Total Annihilation: Commander Pack(TAand theCore ContingencyandBattle Tacticsexpansions),Total Annihilation: Kingdoms(withIron Plagueexpansion),Master of Orion 3, and best of allMaster of Orion 1+2!...
It must be hard for publishers trying to keep a lid on certain upcoming releases when, a lot of the time, the game is simply dropped into the public consciousness via classification rating. Or perhaps these regular leaks are part of a greater marketing scheme, meant to give fans a welcome surprise. Either way, something under the name ofBionic Commandohas been ratedPG by the Australian Classification Board for “Mild Science Fiction Violence....
Call of Duty: Black Opsis almost here, but if you thought you were getting the most violent version of the game possible you thought wrong (you also may have some issues you want to work out if you’re thinking about stuff like that). It seems that the motion capture for the facial animations in the game are so advanced that some of the kills got a little too real. The game’s animation director,Dominique Drozdz, toldOPM,“There were situations going too far … It was a a contextual kill where you were twisting the neck....
Xbox Live Arcade has been on a roll lately; this week we gotSonic the HedgehogandGolden Axe, and thanks to the guys atGamerscoreblog, we now know thatBomberman Live(800 MP) andYie Ar Kung Fu(400 MP) will be released next week. Ever sinceAaron Lindegot the chance to playBomberman Livelast month at a Hudson event, we’ve all been insanely jealous of him. I was starting to think the game would never come out, but what do you know, now we’ll all be able to enjoy it soon enough....
You gotta love hype and its firm place within the video game industry. Well, at least I do. It keeps things fresh and exciting and alsokeeps me awayfrom writing for a-hole companies. Anyway, back on topic: It appears as ifBungie is all setto release some major and much-anticipatedHalo 3news very soon — next week in fact. Here’s the news via1UP: Frankie at Bungie is quick to point out that news on the long-anticipated Halo 3 public beta will be coming “fairly soon,” so temper expectations in that area, as that’s probably not on the horizon for a few weeks yet....
