Guwange. Guwange. Say that ten times! Guwangeis a bit of an odd vertical shooter in that it’s set in Japan’s Muromachi era, which was from the 1300’s to the late 1500’s. It sounds crazy but I know you want to play it. Soon you may, thanks to Cave. They’ve announced today thatGuwangewill come to Xbox Live Arcade on November 10th, and it will be priced at 800 Microsoft Points, or $10....
Hudson is typically known for their easy, accessible and casual style games. Lately though, they’ve been working on branching out to different genres, one of which is the first person horror game,Calling, for the Wii. Callingis a horror game in the style of Japanese horror movies. You’ll be playing as multiple characters as they try to figure out why they’re being tormented and how to escape the horrific scenarios they’ve been forced into....
During today’s QuakeCon keynote, id’s John Carmack officially revealed a new version of its upcoming shooterRage… one for the iPhone. The game was demoed on an iPhone 4 unit, running at 60 frames per second. Carmack commented that the engine — which even includes bells and whistles like the fancy“MegaTexture” technology— would also run on the iPhone 3GS. The programmer said to expect it to look and run better than anything seen on the Xbox or PlayStation 2....
Things are happening with theConduit 2. Unfortunately, I can’t tell you what I mean by that. All I can tell you is, if you do your homework and play your cards right, you could see something; something big. Depending on how squeamish you are, you might not be prepared with what you find. Like a kid who’s turned over a rock to find a nest of centipedes, I was not fully ready to deal with what I uncovered inConduit 2....
[Editor’s note: Community member nekobuncontributed a piece to ourWeekly Musing subjecton how to make gaming communities suck less. Please post your own over on theCommunity blogs. It may get read during our panel at PAX this Friday! — CTZ] One thing I’ve found to be a great boon to many online communities, regardless of their focus, is letting self-moderation have a fair amount of influence. Traditionally, online communities are run by a handful of elites, whether you call them admins, moderators, or whatever, with the teeming hordes of plebeians posting beneath them....
Ratchet & Clankareprobablycoming back in some sort of videogame form. Yep. I’m aware that I have gone out on a limb here, but there’s a reason behind my risky prediction: It’s hard to believe this contest will be to the benefit of thePlayStation 2 portSecret Agent Clank, however, I suppose crazier things have happened. One time, I fought a ranked match inStreet Fighter IVagainst someone whowasn’tusing Ken.
Insomniac Gameshas listedits favorite titles of 2010, and it’ll come as no surprise thatRed Dead Redemptionwalked away as the best of the best in the hearts of the studio staff. That said, the rest of the picks were quite an eclectic mix, and pleasantly multiplatform. Since arguing over top ten lists gets everybody off, here’s the developer’s best games of 2010: Also included in the list wasDragon Age: OriginsandUncharted 2: Among Thieves, due to the fact that staff members didn’t get around to playing them until 2010....
Those little and mid-sized anime conventions are…well, I’ll be nice. Let’s just say that they’re not for me. You’ll always see those same vendors that travel the country selling their too-often handled wares. You’ll see those same washed-out, self-important voice actors prancing the halls every time. Oh, and there’s always that guy who looks likeor actually is a child abductor. The big anime events? Oh, those are way better. Big parties with open bars (and invites for me!...
Actor J.K. Simmons can add “Aperture Science founder” to his long list of credits, which also includes leader of the Aryan Brotherhood (Oz) and J. Jonah Jameson (Spider-Man). Valve has confirmed that Simmons has lent his voice toPortal 2as Aperture Science founder, Cave Johnson. Folks who attended the Valve booth at PAX East this year heard Simmons in action. “Those of you who volunteered to be injected with praying mantis DNA,” he’s heard saying, viaJoystiq, “I’ve got some good news and some bad news....
In the most unsurprising news of the year, Jack Thompson gets angry about some video games. The games in question?Take-Two’supcomingManhunt 2andGrand Theft Auto IV. “Cotton Top” Thompson is readying a lawsuit (yes, already) against said publisher that would ban the games from being sold. Now, I am not saying thatGrand Theft Auto IVis going to be all petting kittens and hugging grandmothers, but, come on Jack, how about waiting untilMarch 29thlike the rest of us before getting all up in arms?...
Sony’s Liverpool studio is hiring, which may mean little to you until you realize that they are the makers of Wipeout goodness. And now they’re hiring “an experienced and upbeat Senior Designer to work with a talented and experienced team on a high profile, futuristic racing franchise.” It sounds like Wipeout, as does some of the other contents of thejob listing. Of course, this listing is far from confirmation. It could be DLC or some other add-on....
Katy Perry, folks. Just Dance, folks. The Best Buy Exclusive edition ofJust Dance 3will feature two Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping Katy Perry bonus tracks from herTeenage Dreamalbum. You’ll get both “Teenage Dream” and “E.T.” only at Best Buy. Elmo is going to be so happy! Best Buy is now accepting pre-orderson this special edition ofJust Dance 3. In case you haven’t heard,Just Dance 3will be available for Kinect for Xbox 360, PlayStation Move, and on Wii....
In response to all the resounding hoorays and hurrahs after his promise of aZone of the Enderssequellast week, Hideo Kojima has issued a followup post over athis blog. He says: “The reaction was greater than I’d expected. The comments topped the 100 mark, and the access count reached levels of the Tokyo Game Show time. It was picked up in a variety of places, including the net and press, and spread throughout the world....
