This is a real thing! Today Activision announcedKung Zhu. This is a DS game that lets you take hamsters and train them to be “ultimate warrior fighting machines” and then take them into the fight. This game is related to the famous ZhuZhu Pets toys in some way. There’s 35 levels of…hamster fighting to be had, folks. A limited Collector’s Edition will come with Tull the hamster (!) for $34.99....
The PlayStation 3hatejust keeps piling on and piling on. I’m beginning to wonder if there are Sony PR people left or did they all just abandon ship? Oh well, moving along. The next industry dude to chime in on the next-gen console race is none other than Valve’s Gabe Newell who had some harsh things to say about the PS3. What, did Sony murder his family or something? This iswhat he toldGame Informer magazine:...
Admittedly, that is going to be one heck of a confusing headline for anyone not acquainted with Terry Cavanagh’s ridiculously fun platformerVVVVVV. I’m perfectly fine with that, though. If you don’t know the wondrous joys of that game, you deserve such treatment. VVVVwas submitted by Markus Persson to the Java4K 2010 competition. As the name of the contest implies, the concept of flipping gravity was squeezed down into a tiny 4KB game using Java....
Wanted, the Warner Bros. Interactive published game based on the movie (based on a comic) that was quietly announced at this year’s E3 now has a new name:Wanted: Weapons of Fates. So maybe the name is a bit silly sounding. OK,a lotsilly sounding. But I’m staying positive about the Wanted game, even though it’s a licensed title, twice removed. It’s being developed by the Swedish game house, GRIN, the same folks responsible forBionic Commando Rearmedand the upcomingBionic Commandonext-gen title....
Since we, as far as I know, did not get around to seeingHuxley: The Dystopiaat E3, I figured what the heck, I’ll post about the new screenshots and opening cinematic for the MMOFPS. I have been assured byijjithat this stuff is new, even though I can’t help but feel like it’s been shown before. Although it probably doesn’t need to be said, the opening forHuxleyis absolutely ridiculous, and does not at all represent actual gameplay....
Attack-30 Seconds To MarsGirls Not Grey – AFIMove Along – All American RejectsSabotage – Beastie BoysAll The Small Things – Blink-182Hanging on the Telephone – BlondieLearn To Fly – Foo FightersEverlong – Foo FightersBad to The Bone – George Thorogood & the DestroyersHymn 43 – Jethro TullBad Reputation – Joan JettSimple Man – Lynard SkynardAce of Spades ’08 – MotorheadDebaser – PixiesLadybug – Presidents of The United States of AmericaGive It All – Rise AgainstLazy Eye – Silversun Pick UpsCherub Rock – Smashing PumpkinsTake The Money and Run – Steve Miller BandWe Got The Beat – The Go Go’s...
Hey guys, remember that hot newWii Vitality Sensoraccessory that was announced back at E3? The one where you can invite all your friends over to rock out and stick their finger in to …measure how relaxed they are. Alright, I give up. I can’t sound excited about this thing no matter how much I attempt to fake it. Satoru Iwata discussed the device during a recent investor Q & A, and here’s what he had to say about it:...
After some flowery videos and admittedly delightful music, Monolithsoft is starting to give us some tangible information on its Wii RPG,Xenoblade. A few new details have recently surfaced, including the fact thatXenobladeis being co-developed with Nintendo itself. Xenobladeaims to provide “what is wanted by gamers who enjoy RPGs.” Surely a noble ambition for any RPG, right? The game allegedly logs over seventy hours of gameplay as well, which should satisfy those that enjoy dedicating their entire lives to roleplaying titles....
After much wailing and gnashing of the teeth, gamers finally convinced Sega to releaseYakuza 3in North America and Europe. And Sega’s not messing around trying to get you to make with the buying. At least, not inEurope, as the game is getting a “Premium Edition” that includes four pieces of DLC, a 31-track soundtrack, and an animated “Who’s Who” relationship chart that tells you who everyone is and how they’re connected, a useful tool for folks new to the series or veteran gangsters looking to refresh their memories....
Last week, I was lucky enough to be invited to Sony’sGod of War IIIevent here in Hollywood. At the event, under the light of those cool fake torches that blow around paper to look like fire, various members of the development team showed off the first 30 minutes of the upcoming PlayStation 3 title, in addition to answering some questions about the highly (highly!) anticipated game. After a presentation from Game Director Stig Asmussen projecting some game footage on a huge screen, all the members of the press were led into a huge room full of stations where we could actuallyplaythe final build ofGod of War III....
Today,thatvideogameblog, via4chan, discovered that at least one of the “My Gamerpad”pictureswas a fake. A user over at the (mainly) humor website found a deviantart render that looked suspiciously like the background utilized in theMy Gamerpadportrait. This is the originalMy Gamerpadpicture that appeared on June 26. And this is deviant art usersaffiq’s“3d kolej sains” which was uploaded on April 30 this year. The resemblance is certainly uncanny. After the Intellisponse leak, almost every fuzzy picture looks as credible as the other....
It usually hurts my stomach to see what people search for in Google. Seeing the lists that they publish just reminds me that we’re all really preoccupied with stupid celebrities and bad reality television shows. Actually, I’m kind of glad that I don’t know some of this listed stuff is. I do know the #1 fastest rising search term in the UK, though. It’s “PlayStation Network,” and for whatever reason it tops searches like “spooks” and “telegraph fantasy football....
Steam is back with another one of its deliciously evil Publisher-themed, week-long sales. This time, it’s Ubisoft, and throughout the week,the company’s titleswill be offered at 33% off — except forAssassin’s Creed: BrotherhoodandIL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover. More importantly, there are daily deals. Today, The modernPrince of Persiagames —Sands of Time,Warrior Within,The Two Thrones,Prince of Persia(2008), andThe Forgotten Sands— are quite cheap individually. Bundled together, though, they’re only $15. Can you dig it?...
