While it pains me slightly to post this because it means Topher Cantler, a man cooler than the other side of the pillow, is not, I must. Episode 4 ofThe Journalism Showis here and the people need to know! In this episode Geraldo Beedog confronts his landlord over the rent and race car driving ensues. While Topher may no longer be with us it’s clear his love for gaming has not abated in the weeks since his departure....
Ourpriorcoverageof the ESRB’s game descriptions has always included praise for the often hilarious write-ups, and I’m not about to stop the trend. While theModern Warfare 2description may not be funny, it is insightful, and of course mentions theinfamous airport sequence.Spoilers follow, obviously. “Players defend the U.S. from Russian armed forces, engage in skirmishes and combat missions, and track the ultranationalist in an attempt to discover his true motivations and co-conspirators,”states the ESRB....
Neversoft has already announced a bevy of new features forGuitar Hero 5. From its on-the-fly instrument switching to its new take on competitive multiplayer with its “RockFest” modes to its “Party Play,” it’s certainly not just a rehash of last year’sWorld Tour. WithGuitar Hero 5, Neversoft is also looking to add considerable replay value and depth to both on-disc tracks and its downloadable content, in the form of song “Challenges.”...
Alas, your regularly scheduled Fake Game Friday, replete with a user-submitted idea and a badass photoshop by Fronz, will not be shown today–this week’s game idea was too cool for me to half-ass, so you’ll get that next week. Instead, today you get (another) franchise-based game idea straight from the king of unoriginality himself, Reverend Anthony. So, what is it this week? If you spell the word “color” with the letter “u”, then you’re probably greatly familiar with him....
I’m not sure whether or not to be excited about the new Final Fantasy title for DS,Four Warriors of Light: Final Fantasy Gaiden. I like Square games, obviously, but the whole “summoned by a king to rescue a princess” does sound kind of … not innovative. Whatever though, I’m sure it will be cute. We’ll have to wait until we have more info. In the meantime, here are a few new Famitsu pages which you may scrutize for tiny pictures and details....
Holy sh*t! Talk about dedication. I decided on the import route early on withFatal Frame IV, as I had little hope of seeing it here any time soon. But those that couldn’t wrap their head around the moon language were screwed. A fan translation is about to save the day, though. The group says that the text is 99 percent translated, and a patch will be released soon so that you may begin playing....
Final Fantasy IV Interludewill finally be playable in the PSP titleFinal Fantasy IV Complete Collection, set for a March 24th release in Japan. It’s a whole new chunk of RPG goodness that fills in the storyFinal Fantasy IVandThe After Years.It takes place a year after the first game ends, and you play as Cecil. Siliconera got a chance to play a bit of it and they say that this new content is about 15 hours long....
World of Warcraftcan blow me. Yes, I said it, and I’m not sorry. No amount of friends in that game can convince me that it’s fun to play. Give me the characters and surroundings of anyFinal Fantasy XI expansion and I’ll pick those overWoWfor meandering about in any day of the week. The thing aboutFinal Fantasy XIthough, is that every time an expansion comes out, I feel almost a sensual temptation to pick up the game and start playing again....
A Hong Kong magazine has featured a review ofFinal Fantasy XIII, and it’s one of the most damning reviews of all time. We don’t normally post stories about another outlet’s review content, but this is too amazing to ignore. CallingFinal Fantasy XIIIthe “biggest joke of 2009” and a huge swindle is something worth seeing. “The game is complete linearity until the open areas near the end. You can’t even backtrack,” writes the reviewer....
Unsurprisingly, the first chapter ofFortressCrafthas sold quite well. According to developer ProjectorGames, the titlemanaged to reach16,000 sales in its first day, making it the fastest-selling Xbox Live Indie game of all time. There’s still a lot of anger over the similarities between it,Minecraft, and earlier games in the genre, but people are clearly wanting that experience on Xbox 360 — even if it isn’t a particularly great one.FortressCraftserves its purpose. I have to wonder if future installments will be as successful, though....
No, I didn’t accidentally queue this post to go up hours before it normally does — we’re just testing a new format, is all. Thanks to the always awesomeMxyzptlk, I was able to get this Friday Night Fights post out in time for our European readers and anyone else who wants to start playing early. If you’re fine with the normal schedule, that’ll work too; the regular evening times are still present after the break....
There are two ways to express your love for America this weekend: fireworks and earning8X experience inGears of War 2. The latter you can do any time through July 6, while the former must be done at night on July 4 (or July 3 if you’re a cheater). The latter is clearly the best choice. Along with the XP multiplication will be nine waves of Tickers, and a wave of Boomer action....
Okay, this is getting absolutelystupid. Not content to act like hypersensitive pussies and censor as many mature videogames as possible, it would seem that German authorities are going as far ascensoring box art. The above image is the German cover art for Valve’s upcoming zombie shooter,Left 4 Dead. Can you see what’s wrong with this picture? Yes, this artwork, unlike the cover art forall other regions, has a hand with its thumb perfectly attached....
