There was a recent, rather interesting blog post on Entertainment Weekly’s website that asked: “What film directors would you follow anywhere?” Basically, the post talked about how important adirectoris when choosing what movie you want to see. Being a huge movie fan, I had a bunch of quick answers:Alfonso Cuarón,Danny Boyle, andGuillermo del Toro, to name a few — the mere mention of their names alone is enough to get me to see a movie....
Well if this isn’t a kick in the teeth. The prospect of anAnimal CrossingMMO on the Wiisounded absolutely delightful, and offered real potential for Nintendo to make a serious step forward in the online gaming market. Well, we can all pack up our hopes and go home, because Nintendo president Satoru Iwatahas put paid to the dream. Now it’s a case ofAnimal CrossingMM-NO. “The virtual-world services out there now still aren’t at a place where we’d like to join in,” Iwata claimed, possibly while poisoning a well and curbstomping a puppy....
Gamespot’s articleSpot On: Japanese devs sound off on 360hits up game designers and execs on how they think Microsoft and their flagship console are doing in Japan. The lengthy piece digs deep, starting from back when the original Xbox launched in Japan all the way up until now, although it doesn’t really say much about therecent boostthatHalo 3has brought on. The overall report gives the Xbox 360’s performance in Japan unfavorable marks, citing low Japanese sales numbers and a weak software lineup....
It’s funny to think back to even a couple of months ago when the majority of us were still skeptical as to whether or not Kinect would pay off for Microsoft. Considering how the motion-control devicereportedly contains$56 worth of parts — and sales surpassed 1 million in its first ten days — it’s kind of humorous. Well, it was to me anyway, you jerks. It’ll be interesting to see how Kinect sales spike as we inch closer to the holiday season, and also how well the PlayStation Move performs in comparison....
It’s a historic year forMadden: for the first time in the illustrious football franchise’s 21-year history, the cover will featuretwoathletes, Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu and Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald. The theme forMadden NFL 10is “Fight For Every Yard,” and that credo is certainly epitomized by these two men, who are, arguably, the best in the NFL at their respective positions. Fitzgerald, a three-time All-Pro receiver, had a landmark season in 2008: he achieved career highs in receiving yards and touchdowns....
[Update:Contest closed! Congratulations to killable for getting the highest level inARGO Onlineand gets the Annialator MK II. Second place goes to thaylis and gets the Liberator MK III. Third places are Tarlol,Aiayla and JasonWi and each will get the the Consolidator. Thanks again to everyone for entering!] ARGO Onlineis a steampunk-themed free-to-play MMORPG set during a post-apocalyptic Earth of the 23rd century that was just released for the PC. Two races, eight classes each, thousands of quests, multiple PvP modes, crafting system, achievements and more are available to you atARGO’sofficial website....
Sure, Xbox LIVE Arcade already hasTexas Hold’emfrom TikGames, but does it allow players to openly cheat? Of course not! D3Publisher’sTexas Cheat ‘Em, on the other hand, lets you do exactly that. The company is going to Hell, as Hamza beautifully put it in hispreview of the gameback in January of this year. We received word earlier today thatTexas Cheat ‘Emwill be coming out soon. May 13 for XBLA, and the 14th for the PlayStation Network, to be precise....
Well, it’s not like this is a big secret, but at least now we have an official date to rely on: October 21st will bring a press reveal at the LucasArts offices of the joint project between them and BioWare,widely believedto be an MMO set in theStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republicuniverse. FromGamasutra: The postcard, which proclaims “The wait is over” and promises “the official unveiling of the game that’s been rumored about for years,” makes no explicit reference to Star Wars....
In honor of QuakeCon 2011, Steam is running a Bethesda promotion starting today and carrying through Sunday. It’s better if you just go to thelanding page for this sale eventrather than have me list everything, which would be ridiculous. I will point out that for this weekend,Brinkis free to download and play. Today’s deal is the Doom and Quake Complete Pack for $29.99; pre-purchaseRage, and you get an extra $10 off....
Let the whoring commence! As expected, Microsoft will soon be seeing just how much mileage can be had from avatars by unleashing new downloadable clothing.According toXbox Live product unit manager Jerry Johnson, the next half a year will see perpetual clothing releases. MS points at the ready! “We’re going to be continually releasing and unlocking clothes for the next six months,” confirms Johnson. “They’ll be coming out in theme packs.”...
Nearly all videogame stories are flights of fancy. Even “realistic” modern shooters like the recentModern Warfaretitles and the upcomingBattlefield 3are only loosely based on extrapolations of current-world situations. So I was genuinely amazed to read that billionaire PayPal founder Peter Thiel is investing in a scheme that could see a country built at sea — one that mirrorsBioShock’sown Rapture. Ok, he’s not gone crazy and built an entire city under the sea, but Thiel has invested $1....
Good news for folks who like shadows — Sony has announced thatechochrome iiwill hit PlayStation Network on December 21. Pricing has not yet been revealed. The puzzler — which requires PlayStation Move — will have you shining a light on blocks and objects in the foreground to create shadows in the background. Manipulating the shadows, you’ll help guide the shadow character to the level’s exit. It’s a bit difficult to describe exactly how it works, but the gameplay video above actually does a pretty good job, so check it out....
To sayour reviewofEternity’s Childupset creator Luc Bernard is something of an understatement. Most readers will be aware of his drunken rampage through our comments section following Anthony and Conrad’s 1/10 review, but it seems that the resentment does not end there. In its own review of the game (wisely sidestepping the scoring system),Kotakuhas revealed that Luc is now going back and removing Mr. Destructoid from the game. This might come as a shock to Dtoid readers who may have paid Luc money on the promise of seeing Mr....
