The world’s largest retailer is pulling out all the stops this Black Friday to make sure you buy something from them. Their videogame offerings are damned solid this year. They were kind enough to pass along some of what they’ve got lined up for the end of this week, and we’ve made a list of some of the key offerings. Even better is the games list: This is just a selected list....
You’re excited about the console release ofBlazBlue, right? I sure as hell am. But I haven’t thougth about pre-ordering a copy yet. This hot artbook serves as both a reminder and incentive. Pre-Order BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger online and you’ll nab this 32-page art book. The Art of BlazBlue is probably something I’d buy on its own, but it will be shipped with the game while supplies last. Mind you that it is online only, so you might want to cancel your in-store pre-order and just get ithere....
Brian May’s signature hair had to be nothing short of perfect for his appearance inLEGO Rock Band. Speaking toYahoo! News UK, the Queen guitarist said “I think my LEGO character is wonderful. I want one. We had discussions about the hair, there were a few emails. They had to negotiate to use my likeness, but it’s a nice thing.” For once,a musicianwas actually happy about their portrayal in a videogame....
Buddy Rush, a mobile RPG out for the iOS and Facebook just released for Android users today. While that news by itself might not mean much to you, it isn’t the only thing to come out of this.Buddy Rushis a cross-platform mobile game and uses a central character account to connects all three platforms. As with all F2P titles you will have to buy anything beyond the basic package, but the game is fun, has some nice music, and (from the little I played of it) doesn’t seem like a bad deal at all....
We know, we know — you’re excited about theGhostbustersgames coming to the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, and Wii. So are we — the thought of re-living a 1980s fantasy as spook trapping professional is an interesting proposition indeed. And the Ghosts vs. Busters and ghost-catching multiplayer modes that have been confirmed for the PS2 and Wii versions (developed by Red Fly) seem like they could be a nice diversion from what we hope will be a solid single-player experience....
Cliff Bleszinski has a reputation as a bit of a wanker, partly because he decided to stop calling himself Cliffy B, which some people took to be a mark of arrogance. According to Cliff, however, hedoesn’t really carewhat you call him. I am going to start calling him Coco Bongos. “Honestly, that was just a media experiment to me. It was Stephen Totilo who started it,” explains Coco. “I had an IM conversation with him and said, ‘I’m thinking of abandoning that....
The 2008 Game Developer’s Conference is rumored to be packed with delicious tidbits of gaming news and announcements, and it seems like this once sleepy industry event has become the hot ticket in the gaming world. GDC knows whats up, and now they’ve got sh*t on lockdown this year. Seriously, I bet they’ll use FBI background checks and retinal eye scanners next year for verification on us. While it may be hard to get it, it won’t be hard to see what’s going on behind closed doors, as Microsoft aims to bring coverage of the show to Xbox Live users starting Feburary 20th....
According to Capcom’s John Diamonon, the publisher’s got something up its sleeve in the coming months. Closing out a blog post on thePlayStation Blog, Diamonon kicked off the speculation game by writing “Oh, one other thing. I’ll be back in April for a huge announcement. Stay tuned and let the speculation begin.” Real nice, right? What a tease. I haven’t got a clue what it could be, but considering he mentioned it on the PlayStation Blog, one would have to assume whatever the announcement is has to do (at least in part) with a Sony product....
From Dustdeveloper Eric Chahi has claimed that creativity in the game industry suffered a considerable decline at the end of the last generation, but has started to return thanks to downloadable games. “Today we have more creativity than some years ago — maybe seven years ago,” he stated. “2000 to 2003/4 was really a time where there was no independent scene, there were few risks — it was very rare. But digital distribution, which started on PC then later on the console, was a really, really major step that saw originality coming back....
Halo: ODST’sFirefight modeis all about working as a team. When it comes to team based stuff though, you’ll sometimes get stuck with someone who sucks and will hold your team back. What if you had a choice though? What if you could pick anyone else to be on your team? For this contest, I want you all to show me what three characters you would bring with you into a Firefight match....
Those playing the Xbox 360 version of THQ’sDarksiderswill notice some very prominent screen-tearing issues. It’s so irritating that I can’t stop looking at it as I play through the game for review. Thankfully, developer Vigil is aware of the issue and has promised an incoming patch. “It’s something that’s really not a difficult fix for us and so we’re going to implement a patch to resolve the problem,” says creator Joe Madureira....
Admit it. Either you’ve been dying to get your hands on a foam finger to mimic the epicDead Space 2weapon or you’ve already done it. The beautiful VampyBitMe got herself a foam finger and makes good use of the powerful tool of destruction. PEW PEW PEW PEW PEW PEW!
You may have heard by now that recently released PC gameDemigodhas been thoroughlyraped by pirates, to the point where, at one point, only 12% of the title’s online users were legitimate customers. That is pretty damn harsh, and developer Stardock has some equally harsh words to say about it. “Demigodis heavily pirated,”writes Stardock boss Brad Wardell. “And make no mistake, piracy pisses me off. “If you’re playing a pirated copy right now, if you’re one of those people on Hamachi or GameRanger playing a pirated copy and have been for more than a few days, then you should either buy it or accept that you’re a thief and quit rationalizing it any other way....
