For youFablefans, the first screenshot fromFable 2should be big news. The word is that this game will expand upon the game’s universe and smooth over a lot of features that were rough around the edges in the first game. Perhaps you have been scouring theLionhead Studios blogwaiting for details. Well, good news – here is your first glimpse into a new universe! So….wow. What exactly are those guys doing, anyway?...
I laughed when I sawSiliconera‘s reaction to the new ESRB rating write-up for water life-themed side-scrolling space shooter,Dariusburst. It seems that Spencer and I think alike as he also mentions “robotic fish and Zuntata” when thinking of the game. Here’s how the ESRB sees it, though: This is an arcade-style space shooter in which players control a small craft that shoots projectiles and lasers at enemy ships, missiles, turrets, and robots....
Free Radical Design’s future as a developer will be announced on February 4. The studio behind the magicalStar Wars Battlefront IIIfootageand games likeTimeSplittersandHazewasforced into administration last year. Administrator ReSolve Partners will make the official announcement as to how and to whom Free Radical will be sold. And it may not be bad news. Cameron Gunn of ReSolve told GIlast monththat interest in Free Radical “has been very strong” despite global warming, apartheid, hunger, and the growing economic crisis....
Just like in the game, the newly launchedCatherinewebsitelets you send text messages to Catherine. You’ll have to send the right text to unlock goodies like hidden artwork and wallpapers. I went the flirty route, like I’d normally do in real life. Here’s my reply to Catherine asking if I kept the game’s launch day open: You want me to make plans for July already? LOL Ok, I’ll keep it open for ya....
The nominees for theGame Critics Awards Best of E3 2011have been announced. And what’s that? It’s an “independent group of 35 leading North American media outlets that cover the videogame industry.” Among that group is — you guessed it! — Destructoid, which I represented at this year’s show. Check out the full list of nominees after the jump, among which you will see theBioShock InfiniteandUncharted 3appear four times a piece. Nice work, Irrational and Naughty Dog....
If you want to kick the ass of Strikeforce’s undefeated Shane Del Rosario… best of luck to you! I hope you have health insurance. But if you want to kick assasShane Del Rosario, you’ll have to pre-order Kung Fu Factory’sSupremacy MMAfrom GameStop. The retailer is offering up an exclusive add-on that will make Del Rosario playable… and I guess you can useanotherfighter to kick his ass. But don’t tell him I’m the one who suggested that, okay?...
Today, GameStop employees — under corporate guidance, nonetheless — proved that there is something worse than annoying potential customers with uninvited videogame commentary. In a publicity stunt for GameStop’s new “Sharpen the mind and shape up the body” initiative, two employees stalked a few Los Angeles shopping centers with fat suits on. The goal was to show people that being overweight isn’t pretty and that videogames likeWii FitorDance Dance Revolutioncould help burn calories....
According tothis poston GaygamerSony’s answertoMatthew McConaughey’s answerto Sega’sPanzer Dragoonjust popped up on store shelves. To quote ourfabuloustour guide: Fruit and I went on an evening excursion to peruse out surrounding queendom this eve, and to our suprise at Ye Ole Gamestoppe there layest a copy ofLairfor PS3. It literally swooped under our radar. The clerk confirmed that it should have come out on Friday, but they were selling it a day early....
A kind word of advice to you, gentle reader: if a doomsday scenario threatens all of human civilization, and they pick your name out of a hat to enter a secluded place of safety, politely decline the offer. Otherwise, when they finally bring you back, you will find yourself knee-deep in mutants, zombies, and tribes of wild gangs. It will happen. I’ve seen it in a videogame. It’s calledRage. The latest offering from first-person masters id Software puts you in the shoes of one such survivor, who was placed in a Pod in order to survive a catastrophic asteroid collision....
Yesterday, Jonathan Blow organized a talk called “Experimental Gameplay Sessions,” where he pointed out some interesting, experimental indie games. I posted links to those games, but intentionally neglected to explain them for the purposes of forcing you to play them. This game may be made by someSeattle Game Design Schoolstudents, it was playable enough glitches aside. That’s not what I’m doing with the games mentioned in the “Nuances of Design” lecture....
Yes, I got to put Capcom’s long, long, long-awaited franchise update,Street Fighter IV,through its paces — as did several other bloodthirsty journalists at Capcom’s suite demonstration. And yes, we’re all legendary now. You may touch us! For we have experiencedStreet Fighter IV! Having put in quite a few rounds, I definitely find myself agreeing with those who insist that it’s not a game you may judge based on screenshots or online videos — you have to see it running before your very eyes to really get a sense of the new art style....
Allan McCullough is a man with a very noble quest. He wants to help educate children so that they know how to deal with violence. How does he plan to do it? Videogames. As someone who loves to see developers use the power of games to do good, his GDC session, titled “Violence Prevention – Playing a Video Game Can Make a Difference”, stuck out at me right away. I had to go and see what this man had up his sleeve....
For the first time since Michael Jackson’s death, we actually have somethingrelevantto talk about that concerns him. This is great news for the various game blogs that keep trying to find excuses to mention his name in a bid to score somecheap pageviews. Xbox Live has decided to pay a subtle tribute to the Smooth Criminal, as US Xbox Live customers can download the video for “Thriller” at no extra cost....
