Molyneux: A game will have the greatest story ever told

Lionhead boss andFabledesigner Peter Molyneux hasshared his beliefthat the “greatest story ever told” will be in a game. He’s apparently not a fan of the Bible, although to be honest, that book could do with a rewrite and a few new plot twists. The hero dying was totally predictable. “The greatest story ever told? I think it’s going to be in a computer game,” states Molyneux, before getting a little artsy fartsy....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 205 words · Julie Jones

Motion Control: The child of Eden

[Today’s promoted Motion Control from last week’s Bloggers Wanted was written by Dreamweaver, who tells us about a game he thinks did motion control properly —Child of Eden. Your blog can appear on the front page next week, as long as you write something aboutour current topic, eSports. — JRo] “This is such a hassle…” I muttered to myself as I started to place the Kinect in my humble little video game set up — composed of stray wires coming from consoles, wall sockets, and basic power strips....

June 26, 2025 · 9 min · 1911 words · Mary Bond

National Institute of Aerospace uses Pokemon to teach kids about science

In Voltron-like fashion, Nintendo of America has come together with theNational Institute of AerospaceandNortel LearniTto form the new WMD of education calledMaster the science … Master the Game! Using characters and themes fromPokemon DiamondandPokemon Pearl, the program is intended to make elementary and middle school science classes more fun and interesting for the squirmy little ADD-ridden brats who would otherwise be too bored to sit through a lesson. Now through December, teachers and students can visit theofficial siteto download printable lesson plans and classroom activities developed by the NIA....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 180 words · Sandra Garcia

New Grand Theft Auto IV trailer (Updated)

Rockstar has released a new trailer for its imminent controversy fodder,Grand Theft Auto IV. The new trailer,Looking for the special someone, shows some more details of our European hero’s search for his missing family member in Liberty City. It looks fantastic and pretty damn intriguing, possibly the most story drivenGTAyet? Judging by this trailer, it certainly seems like the plot will be an epic one.Watch, enjoy, and bask in the knowledge that no matter how accomplished it may be, no matter how grand its scale, nor how well crafted its story, all some people will care about is how much shooting there is....

June 26, 2025 · 3 min · 431 words · Patricia Allen DDS

New Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games clips: fencing is the new badminton

What do you get when you jam two beloved franchises from the Internet’s collective childhoods together? First, you geta fighting gamethat the virtual world absolutely wet themselves over, and second, you get a sports title that those same now moistened electronic hooligans are virtually ignoring save for the moments when they stop writing sexually explicit fan fiction in which Tails makes passionate love to Luigi long enough to mutter something about Eggman not using the correct hand to hold his rapier....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 201 words · Amanda Patrick

New releases: Madden NFL 11, Scott Pilgrim and more

The big release of this week easily goes toMadden NFL 11. No, it’s not just another roster update, haters. Go check out Samit Sarkar’s review to find out what’s new and hot about the latest in FOOTBALL! On the digital side, PSN getsScott Pilgrim vs. the Worldand XBLA getsMonday Night Combat. Both are pretty awesome games and deserve your attention. Also, there is a massaging game for WiiWare. Yes, really....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 107 words · Mr. Richard Hughes

Nintendo DLC: Majora’s Mask is 300th Virtual Console title

As the title of this story suggests, the Nintendo 64 classicThe Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (1 player, 1,000 Wii Points)hits the Virtual Console today. It marks the 300 title to hit Nintendo’s Virtual Console service, and it’s also good news because the game is phenomenal. This is of course old news for folks in Japan and Europe – they’ve had the game since early April. (Yes, we’re bitter.) DSiWare finally sees another interesting release inArt Style: PiCTOBiTS(1 player, 500 DSi Points)....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 244 words · Jeffrey Tucker

Nintendo on tour! DSi Mobile Tour may be coming your way

Don’t have a DSi yet, but considering picking one up? Well, you could amble over to your neighborhood Gamestop and play one, or you could save up all your enthusiasm for the Nintendo tour bus that’s rolling through select cities this summer, chock full of “Nintendo ambassadors”, which has to be the most hilarious title for employees ever. Anyway, should you catch the bus, you can test drive Nintendo DSi systems, explore what’s available in the Nintendo DSi shop and print out photos that you take of yourself and friends using the system....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 390 words · Kristen Lowe

Only four Brutal Legend screenshots? We’ll take ’em, but only cuz they’re metal

I have no idea what to expect fromBrütal Legend, having seen almost nothing that resembles actual gameplay since the game’s announcement last century. But I want it, and I want it bad. Why? The very idea ofPsychonautsmeets heavy metal is enough to get my blood pumping. So whatever Double Fine plan on tossing in our general direction, it’s bound to be — at the very least — entertaining. I mean, they tapped Judas Priest singer Rob f**king Halford to voice an in-game character, guys....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 158 words · Mrs. Jamie Ward PhD

Only in your wildest dreams: Gears of War on PS3

What happens when an attention whore makes a video ofGears of Warrunning on a PlayStation 3? It starts off with many, many people getting pissed off and sending plenty of hate mail. Then, a few morons actually fall for the fake and tell their friends how the PS3 is the ultimate gaming experience.The next phase of this vicious cycle results in the creator taking his fake video down because he couldn’t handle the YouTube community and their rage against everyone....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 229 words · Juan Thomas

PC version of Left 4 Dead to receive update next week

According to theofficialLeft 4 Deadblog, a two new downloads for the PC version ofLeft 4 Deadare dropping next week. The move is curious considering Valvehates their fans(and their mothers) and apparently officially abandonedLeft 4 Deadthe second its successorwas announced at E3 2009. Oh well. The first download is an update. It’s is a two-head monster of sorts, geared towards making custom map sharing easier on users via tweaks and additions to the game’s UI and matchmaking system....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 250 words · Krystal Jackson DVM

Persona 2: Innocent Sin gets the fan treatment

I’m not going to lie: I have mad love for Atlus’Personaseries of videogames. No other series gives you classic RPG goodness with a modern twist, combined with the most insane storylines and messed up characters. It’s briliantly f*cked up, and I hope it never ever ends. The series has always had a shaky history, though. I remember some raised concerns when the originalPersonatitle was released. Some were up in arms about the religious overtones and demonic references....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 230 words · Heidi Davis

Play Forza 2 to win a (real!) new Nissan

Japanese car maker Nissan and Xbox LIVE are teaming up to kick off a Nissan Sentra SE-R Tournament on Xbox LIVE forForza 2 Motorsport, and the winner of this competition will win a new, real Nissan car. First off, the tournament will use one of the three newly released Nissan models, the Sentra, in the newly posted Nissan car pack forForza 2. This new pack includes this Sentra SE-R, an Altima, and a 350Z, and is available for download on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace now....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 231 words · Douglas Williams