You didn’t honestly believe Activision was going to invest in a game featuring a large peripheral without intent to turn said game into a series, did you? According toGamesIndustry.biz, both DMC Champion and DJ Qbert have been asked to consider making an appearance in a sequel toDJ Hero. Ordinarily, this would be fairly normal, but the debut game in this forthcoming franchise isn’t even out until the end of October....
Yesterday we learned that No Doubt wassuing Activisionover its appearance inBand Hero, seemingly encouraged by the Kurt Cobain situation and claiming that they never agreed to be used as in-game puppets that sing any crap song on command. Activision has sincebitten backand — surprise surprise — denies any wrongdoing. “Some of the world’s most popular and iconic artists have been featured inGuitar Heroas playable characters, and we are proud to count No Doubt among them,” responds the evil publisher....
Remember theAliensRPG that Sega was supposed to be bringing out? The one that was announced and then went quieter than Anne Frank’s wardrobe? If you were looking forward to it, prepare to be sad, because one of its developers has let slipnews of its cancelation. The information comes from the resume of ex-Obsidion designer David Kondor, who listed among his work experience the following:“Designer for canceled third-person actionAliensRPG (Xbox 360, PS3, & PC)”....
Can’t getMass Effect 2out of your head? I can’t either. I have questions, all of which tickle me, compel me to prod. But they aren’t about what happened in the game. Instead, I wonder about its characters, its genre and possible DLC. With tons and tons of swirling thoughts, I approached EA about doing an interview. I didn’t ask many connected questions. That wasn’t the point — I wanted to learn more about what was in my head at that second, those hungrybeastiesfilling my skull....
Art Attack Friday is your weekly look at videogame fan art created by a talented artist. Typically, Art Attack Friday is all about very detailed artwork. This time though, we’re taking a minimalistic approach to videogame art. Flickr userInfinite Continueswas inspired by theseminimalist movie postersand made some minimalist videogame characters pieces. The pieces are all extremely simple, but if you live and breathe videogames, then you can recognize every character from his work:...
AsteroidsandAsteroids Deluxeare hitting Live Arcade this week in the form of a bundle that’ll cost 400 Microsoft Points. Like theCentipede/MillipedeXBLA combo before it,Asteroids/Asteroids Deluxewill include a hyperspeed mode that, in reality, proves to be more frustrating than fun. There’s not much more to say about the game, really. It’sAsteroidsfor crying out loud; you either like it or you don’t. There are plenty of promising titles in the Live Arcade queue, so I’m more than disappointed that a port of nearly 30-year-old game is the best we’re being offered....
LET’S GET READY TO RUM … er, I probably shouldn’t say that. Michael Buffer has that phrase copyrighted and goes lawsuit-crazy against anyone who doesn’t beg him for his permission to use it. I know, I’ll start this preview off like this: LET’S GET READY TO VIBRATE! OK, that sounds sexual (giggity). All right, forget the stupid intro. All I really need to say is that theReady 2 Rumblefranchise has been brought back from the grave by Atari!...
As you ought to know by now, popularWarcraft IIImodDefense of the Ancients(known around the world simply asDotA) is getting a full Source Engine sequel, complete with a Valve-flavored trademark. Blizzard doesn’t seem too thrilled with this, with design boss Rob Pardo essentially claiming that the name’s been wrested from the hands of the fans. “To us, that means that you’re really taking it away from the Blizzard andWarcraft IIIcommunity and that just doesn’t seem the right thing to do,” says Pardo....
Ladies and gentelmen as the Royal wedding is upon us here in the glorious Untied Kingdom we decided this was the perfect time to further celebrate our Britishness by bringing you episode 9 of BritToid: Destructoids British gaming focused podcast. We start with games of the week where Germany has another delightful indie rant while Seto tells us he can’t playhalf-lifebecause it makes him vomit. Chris browns penis makes another ‘appearance’ and Seto explains why he bought a 3DS and A DSi XL despite having a DSlite and Jim isn’t the onlyDynasty Warriorsfan on staff....
Varietyis reportingthat Bruce Willis is currently in talks to take the role of Kane in the plannedKane & Lynchfilm from Lionsgate film studio. Although there’s been no official word, it’s been rumored that Billy Bob Thornton would pair up with Willis and take the role of the psychotic Lynch. The film is being tackled by first-time director Simon Crane, who has worked previously onMr. and Mrs. Smith,Troy, andX-Men: The Last Stand....
Epic Games‘ Unreal Engine has been on a rampage lately, with huge developing houses buying up licensesleftandright. And why shouldn’t they? The Unreal Engine has created some of the most popular, critically acclaimed, and financially productive games of the past few generations. Part of Unreal 3’s popularity is due, no doubt, to its versatility and ease of use. It can create everything from thenextMortal Kombatto whateverSqueenixhas up its sleeves, and even, apparently, XBLA games....
Champions Online, Crytpic’s superhero MMO for consoles and PC, has been pushed back to September 1 according to a posting on the game’sofficial Web site. The game was originally slated to hit store shelves July 14. The reason for the delay seems to be the usual: the studio needs more time to implement features in order to make sure that launch doesn’t suck. “It is critically important for an MMO to be as good as it possibly can be at launch,” Bill Roper, design director and executive producer, told fans....
Information about up-coming, PS3-exclusive RPG,The Last Rebellion, has been sparse since the game was announced a few months ago. The game is a collaborative effort between Hitmaker andNippon Ichi Software, and it should be available some time this fall, although whether or not it’s coming Stateside is still a bit of a mystery. Exploration is free-roaming, but the battles are a standard, turn-based affair cleary influenced byVagrant Story: you’re able to target your enemies’ specific body parts....
