Posts

Darkest of Days, theworst first-person-shooter of this generation, is being adapted into what is sure to be a terrible movie. The time-traveling game that made no sense and played like Hell on Earth is being scripted by Douglas Cook and David Weisberg, with Joe Roth attached as producer. No, we are not joking. In fairness, the game will probably be a better movie than a videogame, although the original premise will have to be altered considerably....

Do you remain skeptical of THQ’s uDraw tablet for the Wii? Check out the above video and see what a pro can do with the tool. Award-winning painter David Kassan can be seen pumping out a very impressive portrait using uDraw. This is all well and good and I’m glad that the tools can produce such results but, really, who is going to use the uDraw for this? I think the capabilities of the tool are beyond what the consumer would need and inappropriate as a product for those who would actually use the features....

Earlier in the year, Capcom was accused of infringing upon the classic George A. Romero filmDawn of the Deadwith its mall-based zombie gameDead Rising. The titles were thematically similar, and the inspiration was definitely there, but ajudge has deemedthat zombies with a taste for window shopping are free from lawyers — creatures as hungry for flesh and soulless as any undead creature. United States Magistrate Judge Richard Seeborg has thrown out the suit after ruling that The MKR Group (the movie producer’s company) could not identify anyprotectedsimilarities betweenDead RisingandDawn of the Dead....

It’s the announcement we’ve all been waiting for (ie, we’ve all known about for ages). Today, Electronic Arts and Visceral Games have officially announcedDead Space 2for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Isaac Clarke returns once again to fend off the Necromorph horde in a story that will apparently see him “call the shots” from now on. New weapons, a “huge cast of twisted, disgusting monsters” and plenty of plot twists are all being promised, as is the return of Zero-G environmental chicanery and, of course, Isaac’s trusty limb-shredding plasma cutter....

After therecent announcementthat Flying Lab’s MMOPirates of the Burning Seawas shutting down seven of the eleven originally launched servers, one would get the impression that the title was taking its first steps towards becoming one of those games that no one really plays, which was a real disappointment to those gamers with a secret desire for adventure seeking and wench conquest. (The latter is not such a secret desire, in a pirate’s day or a modern one....

The best part about the Nintendo Wii’sElebitsis not only is it the only “real” Wii title, but also that it includes an edit mode where you can build your own levels using the tools and objects within the game. Because of that, we were able to invade the game with our foul stench. Big ups to our loyal fan Topher for making sure Dtoid was well represented. Booyakasha!

One of the many things that can tie a generation together is their shared memory of pop culture. One can easily distinguish another person from their generation by comparing such things as movie quotes, theme songs, cartoon knowledge, or even commercial jingles from their time. TheStar Warsfranchise is one of those generational watermarks. Beginning in the late 70s, the original trilogy left an indelible mark on most of the moviegoing world....

This last week, I’ve spent a lot of timeinterviewing peoplewithin the games industry, and the results have beenphenomenal. We laughed, we cried, we discussed the awesomeness ofCorey Feldman; honestly, I never wanted it to end. With that in mind, I flew up to Seattle earlier today in an effort to score a high-profile interview with Monolith Games, the people behindF.E.A.RandCondemned: Criminal Origins. Unfortunately, on the way there, I got sidetracked in Capitol Hill, and ended up interviewing Todd Weiland, a homeless youth....

Hopefully by now you’ve had a chance to check out mypreviewofDJ Hero. Like I said there, it is certainly a unique experience, and it would certainly take a unique studio to make a game like that. Enter the Creative Director ofDJ Hero, Jamie Jackson, one of the main guys behind the turntable-based mash-up game. We had an opportunity to discuss the game, obviously, but that wasn’t the only thing we addressed....

This is just about as bad as a Prinny accidentally exploding right in the middle of your party. Nippon Ichi’s financial earnings were released, and it looks that the Japanese game company is running about as well as a peg-legged penguin. It seems that operating profit istdown 97.5 percentfor the first nine months of this financial year. Their closing price was ¥36,200 on Friday. After the financials got out, it dropped ¥7,000 as many jumped ship....

If you follow me onTwitter, you might recall my tweets last Thursday about getting hammered in Oakland and playingMortal Kombat. This was, in fact, for work. Viking warlord Blake Morse asked me to be his new drinking buddy/co-host forGame Revolution’ssemi-regular Drunk Game Review. For this special occasion, we made a drink called a Fatality, which tasted like eating a handful of Skittles and then vomiting while being punched in your mouth....

Here are some combat screens for the Tecmo Koei/Namco Bandai crossover of power,Dynasty Warriors Gundam 3. As already noted, the series has taken a cel-shaded approach this time, and it’s looking seriously hot. I’d love to see a properDynasty Warriorstake a cel-shaded approach, thinking about it. That art style has become less popular after the explosion it had last generation, but its a visual style that’s pretty timeless, I reckon....

If you are at all interested in the newPrince of Persia, you really need to hit the jump immediately and watch Part 1 and Part 2 of the developer’s walkthrough that was shown off at yesterday’sUbisoft press conference. I was completely blown away by what I saw. In the level shown, the developer talked about wanting to show off three specific things: the acrobatics, the use of your partner Elika, and the fighting mechanic....