With a name likeStar Wars: Force Unleashed, this is one game that you’d expect to make the Force look at least a little bit awesome. Having just watched this video, which discusses the three different physics engines that LucasArts is bringing to the table, I have no doubt in my mind that this game is going to indeed, unleash some awesome Force.While not a hugeStar Warsfan, I want this game pretty bad....
I wish that fixing up the buildings of Toronto, Canada was really as easy as this; summer construction would go a lot quicker, too. Ryerson University student Julian Cardozo created a neat video while messing around with Adobe After Affects. Using a picture of the Toronto city skyline, he recreated a game ofTetristo rebuild the skyline — he even added theTetrismusic and sounds. The video quality isn’t something to write home about, but it’s not bad for a first try....
Richard Branson’s latest project is a new digital magazine for the iPad which seamlessly integrates video, motion graphics, audio and text. It’s so cool living in the future.Spotted onThe Awesomer. The new Monthly Musing topic is live, win a 250GB PlayStation 3, buyDonkey Kong Country Returnswith bananas in the UK,Valkyria Chronicles IIis better on the PSP and more happened on 12/01/10. Destructoid Original:Monthly Musing: Happy HolidaysDtoid (the show): Marvel Vs Tight Pants Contra IndicationDtoid Live: Learn to Minecraft with beautiful womenDtoid Live: Jim Sterling doing fun all up on itExclusive: Lord of Arcana uncut trailerValkyria Chronicles II is better, even if it’s on the PSP...
Things are not looking too good for Jackie Estacado in this first trailer for The Darkness II. Somebody thinks Jackie isn’t the best place for the Darkness to be hanging out and he’s willing to cruelly bring up memories of the anti-hero’s dead girlfriend to get what he wants. What a scoundrel. I rather likedThe Darkness, though the one thing that truly sticks out in my memories of it is a scene that would never appear in any trailer....
TheContraseries has been on my mind a lot this week. Not only did I play a ton ofSuper CandContra III: The Alien Wars, but Konami had an expanded, playable version of the upcomingContra 4at E for All and, to put it mildly, the game is amazing. So to celebrate this mad love for the series, I figured a retro quiz based on theoriginalgame was in order. And when I say “original” I actually meanContrafor theNintendo Entertainment System, not the true original arcade iteration....
One of the benefits of VSWID is the fact that it’s meant to be crap, so that when I have my weekly genuine editing problem, I can get away with it. This week’s problem is the fact that my video converter made the footage all blurry for no reason and I did not notice until it was too late. Still, I am free from the shackles of awful Windows Movie Maker so the actual cuts and stuff in this videolookbetter, while still resembling something made by someone who has no idea what video editing means … which is true....
brentalfloss gives another videogame some lyrics. This time it’s forDuck Talesfor the original NES. Personally, I really like the Finnish opening them forDuck Talesthat feature the lyrics, “I’m going to stroke it, my arms are broken.”Seriously. Jim looks at the most delicious videogame characters, Topher reviewedBig Bang Mini,launch Xbox 360s are no longer under three-year warranty, Dan Paladin draws the Undead Cyclops boss, and plenty more happened over the weekend....
In what can only be described as a beautiful, yet fitting tribute to Xbox Live, The Xbox Boys lay it all on the line for the namesake that inspires them the most (any guesses?). Brought together byfate, the new fab four are embarking on a mystical journey to spread the Xbox love to any fan within earshot. Putting aside notions of fame or personal glory, they have but one clear goal in mind — to uphold the three laws passed down to them byGrandfather....
Metro 2033is based on a cult novel by Dmitry Glukhovsky. Games based on literature aren’t attempted often, with only a few high profile examples likeThe WitcherandDante’s Infernocoming to mind. While chatting with THQ creative manager David Langeliers, we asked about the challenges faced when creating a videogame from pen-and-ink origins. “I like to think that we stayed pretty true to the novel,” he explained. “There are some slight differences in the story, but most of the characters, locations and events in the game are also present in the novel....
Ian Stevens, head of game production at Tigon Studios, knows the trepidation that washes over you whenever a new film-to-videogame title hits the shelves. You’re hot for the movie, but have been burned by terrible adaptations too many times to pay for it blindly. Tigon’sChronicles of Riddick: Escape from ButcherBaytwisted that expectation by being non-traditional. It built upon the foundation of Riddick mythology, providing awesome context for the filmPitch Black, and perhaps more importantly, had compelling enough gameplay to ensare those who didn’t give a lick for the flick....
Here we have a three-part demo ofThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrimfeaturing director Todd Howard. Were you green with envy every time you heardJim SterlingorMax Scovillegushing about the title over the past few months. This is the demo that Bethesda showed to press at E3 and then later took to QuakeCon and PAX Prime. Balance in the universe has been achieved. God damn. It’s going to be really quiet the week of November 11th....
Last week, we got some info on theupcoming DLCforTomb Raider: Underworld,Beneath the Ashes. While I wasnot impressedwith the proper game, it looked as though Eidos was at least making a push for a quality expansion with a whole new story and what seems like a darker twist in the Croft family history. Today, we’re seeinga reportwhich states that the DLC will not make its scheduled release later this week. Citing,“an unexpected technical issue,”a spokesperson for Eidos has thrown the actual release date into murky territory....
If you’re a PlayStation 3 owner and actually wanted to play that copy ofAssassin’s Creedyou sold blood to get, you’re in luck. The issues of the game freezing up are being address by Ubisoft, so hang tight. In apost on the official Ubisoft forums, Communit Manager Chris Easton reveals that a patch is on its way: Following our recent statement regarding the freeze issues that some consumers are facing withAssassin’s Creedon PlayStation 3, we can confirm that we are actively working on a game update....
