I don’t watchLate Nightat all, so far be it from me to pass judgment on the quality of the show, but if this is how Fallon runs all his interviews it has to be the most awkward show in the world. When Tim Schafer is on your show and delivers all the good lines in an interview you gotta start working a little harder. It’s too bad too, because Fallon is the only person around giving games their due on a massive network show....
In an interview with Edge, Team Ico creative director Fumito Ueda talks about how he thinks their upcoming PS3 game,The Last Guardian, will sell better than their previous titles. In a response to a question about how well well-established franchises perform when compared to original titles, Ueda sort of dumps on his last two titles. The fact thatIcoandSOTCdidn’t sell well is because they weren’t good enough. They didn’t have enough to appeal to users....
Thanks toTron Knotts’ community blog, we’re privy toatonof artfrom the upcomingSuper Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remixthat I’m assuming Capcom didn’t want us to see yet. There’s absolutely no way it has been finalized, but that won’t stop any of the amateur e-Gucciones from staring at Cammy’s shrouded labia for hours on end. Despite their unfinished state and the unintelligible text accompanying some of them, what say you, legions of the ‘net?...
I’ve had a hell of a time with the Steam version ofSuper Meat Boy, but the experience hasn’t been ideal. Occasional crashes and two of the game’s bosses not spawning are some of what I have encountered so far, and it sounds like some people are having even bigger issues. The good news, however, is that Team Meat is aware of these issues. The first update is expected to go live today, and might even be out by the time you read this....
WhileNintendo is going out of their wayto make the Nintendo Wii peripherals safer and less damaging, others are fashioning them to look like a light saber. Great. UK Web store Play.com has thisWii Light Sword(£14.99), which is an attachment that makes the Wii Remote several times longer than it needs to be. Forget ceiling fans, televisions, andfaces— one of these in an eight-year-oldStar Warsfan’s hands could bring a destructive Force to be reckoned with....
Harmonix recently filed a trademark for something calledVidRhythm,and while there wasa bit of speculation, there was no concrete information. We now know that it is an iOS app that will use sound and video recordings to create a unique video rhythm track. Users will be instructed to make specific individual sounds that will then be put together, tweaked and distorted by the app to create a masterpiece (or train wreck) of sound....
It’s funny how this works. Do I need playing cards? No, I’m good. I have some. But then a wild Dragon Quest-branded card set appears. Ask me again: Do I need playing cards? Yeah, I probably need a new set. Square Enix just revealed two more additions to the Dragon Quest 25th Anniversary merchandise collection. The first are these awesome playing cards with pixel graphics of Dragon Quest enemies. TheseDragon Quest Dot Monster Trump Playing Cardswill be available in Japan in early September for 1,200 yen (about $15)....
Getting wicked items in MMOs can be rough work. The countless hours I spent to get a “Magicked Skull” inFinal Fantasy XIhave taught me that getting an item handed to you is better than senseless grinding. In the September 28th issue ofMassive Online Gamermagazine four exclusive in-game items will be offered forWarhammer Online,EverQuest 2, andMabinogirespectively. The list is as follows: Warhammer Online– Vanquisher’s Emerald Band. Gives a +2 to all stats and a special effect that will award a chance for extra corporeal damage...
You know, for a game that revolves around music, Majesco sure are fond of sending us screenshots (and nothing else) forMajor Minor’s Majestic March.A Wii-exclusive designed by Masaya Masuura and Rodney Alan Greenblat ofPaRappa the Rapperfame,Majestic Marchis one of those rhythm games that has you swinging the remote around to lead a band. But with its quirky look (and quirky designers), it’s difficult to not be interesting. It’s also difficult to gauge whether the game will be good or not … the screens don’t give much away, and also don’t particularly give off an air of “quality,” either....
Unreal Tournament IIIandHalohave a dance off. Since this was done on theUnrealengine, it’s obvious who wins. Thanks to everyone that sent this in! Pretty sweet Tornado Man cover. fromMega Man 9. Spotted onGeoff’s C Blog. WOMBO COMBO! Thanks, Pedro! 13-year-old gets 100% on expert for The Devil Went Down To Georgia. Spotted onWonderland.
Ever sit around playingWiiSportsand get the sudden inclination to verify your body is running phenomenally? Apparently the thought has crossed Kent Hsu’s mind a time or two. Today,Spongfound Mr. Hsu’sUS patentfor a Wii remote add-on that can measure blood pressure and some other anatomical functions as easily as a Popeil Rotisserie. Here’s an excerpt that explains what it does and how: … [measuring] pulse and body temperature of a user playing a video game on the video game console, and a rotation counter for counting the number of rotations of the main body; a control unit mounted in the recess; a band including two second measurement devices for measuring blood pressure and pulse respectively by wrapping the band around the wrist; and a cable interconnecting the main body and the band....
If you’re like some of us gamers who find the Wii incredibly boring and lacking in the software department, then you may enjoy this new site that takes advantage of the Wii’s online capabilities:Wiitube. Essentially a site that is filled with YouTube and other video sites’ Wii content, Wiitube allows its users to contribute whatever helpful info they may have or want to share about Nintendo’s little dream machine from heaven....
Don’t be surprised to find that your future PC version ofAlpha Protocolis protected by DRM. Just don’t ask us what that DRM is. Speaking withEurogamerSEGA confirmed that the game would be protected and specified that a company named Uniloc will be doing the protecting. But what that translates to in terms of hassle or even security is beyond us: thecompany’s Web siteis vague about its game-side solutions. If it makes you feel better, Uniloc believes its “SoftAnchor” solution is hassle-free....
