Ahhhh! New Heroes episode in less than an hour! What do we do to pass the time?? Dtoid’s Monday Mind Teasers, that’s what! You know how it works — with the help of each other, try to figure out all of the disguised video game covers. They all share a common theme that, once solved, can help you figure out the harder ones. This week has a few that might give you trouble, but if you can help each other solve the easy theme then it shouldn’t be hard to get them all....
You know how it works – with the help of each other, try to figure out all of the disguised video game covers. They all share a common theme that, once solved, can help you figure out the harder one. verify you also try to solve this week’s video game jumble, with 4 new cryptic words to unscramble to help you figure out the answer. This week’s teasers are a little easy but their theme is tricky....
Oh hell yes son!Mr. DRILLER Onlineis making its way to XBLA this Wednesday. Mr.DRILLERhas always been addictive as hell and my obsession with the game is going to increase even more now that there is multiplayer. The game will support up to four players and have battle modes and team based tag battles. The game will be going for 800 MS Points. Xbox Live will alsobe down for a few hourstomorrow due to server maintenance....
On Fridaywe reportedthat MTV Games and Harmonix were being hit with a class action lawsuit over what was being labeled a “design defect” in the bass pedal forRock Banddrums. Today, MTV Games and Harmonix have taken the time to respond, calling the litigation “opportunistic and baseless.” “Harmonix and MTV Games are dedicated to consumers having an outstanding experience with our products,” a spokeperson for Harmonix/MTV Games said. “When used as directed, our drum pedals are designed to provide years of enjoyment....
If you have no idea what ‘bar to bar racing’ means, let James “Bubba” Stewart explain it to you. The gameplay feature inMX vs. ATV: Aliveshould prevent you from crashing when you hit another rider, and instead you can “bump, elbow and fight your way to the finish line.” While it’s noRoad Rash, it might save you some annoyances as the design team works on features based on feedback from fans....
In case you missed it, id Software CEO Todd Hollensheadannouncedthat a newDoomgame is in the works. But theDoomparty doesn’t stop there apparently. In an interview withKotaku, Hollenshead seemed to think that the upcomingDoomtitle will create enough “buzz” to warrant a Hollywood sequel. We’ll see what happens when we get further along in development of the game and [when] there’s more buzz and we share more about what the game will be about....
It wasn’t long ago thatTiff got her paws ona playable demo of Konami’s upcomingSilent Hill: Homecoming. You guys are just going to have to settle for some new screenshots. Sorry! All of the screens are painfully dark, which can mean either one of two things — they’ve nailed the atmosphere, or you’re just going to have to bump the brightness on our television to find that key you’ll be looking for....
There’s a new videogame video site in town with focus only on the retro.Retro Game Videoshas everything from old school gaming ads to videos thatmake fun of the classics. The Retro Game Videos site is pretty basic and very simplistic, which is very nice considering how much clutter is on the other video sites. The video quality on the videos are pretty good too. My only complaint has to be that the video size is pretty small on the site itself....
Despite beliefs by some old school Nintendo fans that the Big N has abandoned them, the company is adamant that it has never forgotten the “core” gamers, and never will. Nintendohas promisedthat some of its more popular franchises are currently in development, but that it could be some time before we see any of them. “We have never neglected our core gamers,” stated a Nintendo rep. “We still have developers working on popular core gaming franchises, but we need approximately two to three years to complete these games....
I haven’t really had any problem with Nintendo’s official Classic Controller for the Wii. Well, except for the fact that it had a wire. Oh, and that it wasn’t colorful enough. Introducing the Nyko wireless Wing controller. The Wing communicates with your Wii remote via a dongle, providing a 10 foot wireless range. Two AAA batteries power the Wing, and should provide up to 30 hours of playtime; additionally, the Wing has a USB port that can be used to charge rechargeable batteries....
Michael Pachter, industry analyst and professional guess-barbarian,has statedthat evil publisher Activision’s decision to priceModern Warfare 2at £54.99 hasnothingto do with a weak pound. The excuse of a poor UK economy has been cast aside by the almighty Pachter, who instead accuses the nefarious company of simply charging what it knows it can get away with. “The price increase is a business decision,” he explains. “Activision knows it has a ‘hot’ game, knows that the market will pay an additional 10 percent, and has decided to increase price accordingly....
Harmonix drew a pretty sizable crowd today at their Penny Arcade Expo panel, entitled “History of Harmonix: The Rockening.” The panel was packed with veterans of the Boston-based studio: Dan Teasdale, Dan Schmidt, Ryan Lesser, Heather Wilson, and Sean Baptiste. The five talked about Harmonix’s earliest project (the Epcot Center installation piece “What if music were in the air?”) to designing their current blockbuster,Rock Band. At the end of the panel, Dan Teasdale revealed one of Rock Band 2’s most brutal achievements, “Bladder of Steel....
In case you didn’t know,Duels of the Planeswalkersowners, your favorite XBLAMagic: The Gatheringgame is getting another expansion. The still-untitled DLC will bring in three new cards for each existing deck (including DLC decks), five new puzzle challenges, host migration, Avatar clothing, and three fresh Planeswalker decks: Nicol Bolas’s “Eons of Evil,” Rhys the Redeemed’s “Heart of Worlds,” (unlockable) and Chandra Nalaar’s “Heat of Battle” (unlockable). I got my hands on the DLC at PAX East in Boston, and yep, this is totallyDuels of the PlaneswalkersDLC....
