In the first two weeks that the demo forNeed for Speed: Hot Pursuitwas available, more than two million people played it on consoles. That makes it the fastest downloaded NFS demo ever. It all adds up to 54 million miles of road raced, or 20 million cop busts. Also, gamers have posted over 700,000 posts to the Speed Wall. All of this is a lot of playing for a game that hasn’t even been released yet....
Washington Post’stechnology columnist Mike Musgrove called newESAhead Michael Gallagher to see if he would be up for a video game showdown, which was really an attempt to see if Gallagher knew his stuff. Apparently the telecom industry vet has “got game,” as he took on Musgrove inWii Sports Tennis, Halo 2, Guitar Hero 2andFight Night,with the end result being a draw. He rocks vanity plates that read GAME DAD and regularly totes a Black Nintendo DS in his suit pocket....
Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doomwas barely out the door before developer Blueside talked of a sequel, and it’s hardly surprising — by all accounts,Circle of Doomwas a complete failure, so who can blame Blueside for reminding us that the next one would go back to the tactical roots that they’d eschewed in favor of a bad hack and slash attempt? What wasn’t previously discussed, however, was the ambitious new plans for the next Kingdom Under Fire — it’sgoing to be an MMO, but not the kind you’re used to....
Following the info dump fromFamitsuabout theanalog nub cradlefor 3DS, the publicationhas listedmore games coming to PlayStation Vita in Japan. With Tokyo Game Show less than two weeks away, we’ll be hearing more about these titles soon enough. Eff yeah,Lumines! Obligatory, but still lovely to hear confirmed with an official name and everything. There have been rumblings that approximately 40 Vita games will be shown at TGS, so prepare to be overwhelmed....
Nyko isn’t going to let Nintendo have all the fun. Sure, that Black Wii and matching Wii Remote and Nunchuck are coming, but Nyko does their best to one-up them with other new colors for their Wand Wii controllers. The Wands now come in blue, pink, purple and…black. Except for the A button, all the other buttons and the D-pad are the same color as the wand. Each Wand also comes with a silicone jacket in a matching color....
There’s some backstory to what NPR’s Wait Wait blog calls the Kevin Butler sandwich. In an interview with Game Informer, the face of Sony’s PS3 ads says that his favorite sandwich is made from two Monte Cristo sandwiches (ham, turkey and swiss dipped in french toast batter and fried) used as buns, holding together a double bacon cheeseburger. With a Diet Coke, of course. NPR’s blog makessandwiches every Monday, and the Kevin Butler was this week’s theme....
The concept of a multiplayer-focusedCastlevaniagame proved to be difficult for a lot of you to accept when rumors ofCastlevania: Harmony of Despairstarted circulating. But, if the OFLC’srecent listingfor the game is any indication — it totally is — then we have ourselves a very real game. To catch everyone up to speed, it was rumored that six players would be tasked with taking down an individual boss on a shared map....
Yup, a new Dragon Ball Z game is on the way from Namco Bandai. This one is called Dragon Ball Game Project Age 2011 and I sincerely hope that’s just a working title. The new game will be hitting the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and will see the Z Warriors discussing politics in a real time strategy setting. Actually I’m kidding. The game is about fighting just like all the others you idiots....
Throughout the three versions ofAnimal Crossing, my town, Roothill, has been home to dozens of cute animals and lots of fun times. I’ve played regularly since the GC version and don’t ever want to stop! This episode of Once Upon a Pixel is dedicated to those citizens who have trapped me in their world and stolen so much of my time. You can check it outover at Gametrailers. Like it?...
If you’re an OnLive user and you’re a huge fan of indie gaming, you’ve no doubt already checked out the likes ofBraid,Trine,World of GooandThe Maw. Joining the ranks of these indie classics this fall are six more beloved indie titles; those beingOrcs Must Die!,Magicka,Limbo,Bastion,Avadon: The Black FortressandSpace Chem. Anyone out there who has somehow managed to avoid these spectacular titles just because you’re waiting to get them throughOnLiveor just plain didn’t pick them up on literally every other single platform out there, you would be doing yourself a disservice by not picking them up now....
The 2008Penny Arcade Expois still a couple of weeks away, but it seems that this event is all anyone can talk about here lately. And who can blame them? It’s going to be an exciting event, packed with nerdity,Ghostbusters,new videogames,great music, andabsolutely no Fatal1ty. Over 45,000 gamers are expected to attend; we sure hope you’re one of them. While you’re waiting, twitching in excitement, why don’t you have a peek at the officialPAX schedule for this year(PDF file)?...
Hip-Hop star, producer, entrepreneur and self-professed nerd Pharrell Williams shows off his latest bling acquisition. Normally we wouldn’t care. We really don’t this time either, but I’ll admit that if I had the cash, I’d probably wear the Super Mario-themed bling he’s showing off in these pictures. I don’t know of the jewel or precious metal content of these Star and Mushroom pendants he’s wearing, but I’m sure they’re high. The dude is worth hundreds of millions of dollars, so having customs made are probably nothing to him....
Later this year, Double Fine Productions will releaseBrutal Legendand in terms of gameplay, it’s about as far from studio founder Tim Schafer’s roots as you can get. But more on that this Friday, when I’m officially allowed to spill the beans on the studio’s epic ode to heavy metal. Right now, though,Double Fine has a little treat for you— an old-school, point-and-click adventure starring none other than Schafer himself. CalledHost Master and the Conquest of Humor, the game has a digital Schafer getting ready to host the 2009 GDC Awards, searching for the perfect on-stage jokes....
