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Mar
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[An industry path spanning the UK’s Ocean, working as a foreigner at Sega Japan’s CS2, and on to IGF 2008 nominated indie puzzler Ookibloks? We talked to Brian Flanagan on how his lifelong diet of Japanese games has influenced his current indie output.]
A clearly Japanese inspired art style and aesthetic is something that normally […]
Mar
12
Destructoid’s EIEIO 2008 coverage is Gamecock-tacular
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Yes, the above picture is of me riding a mechanical bull at Gamecock Media Group’s EIEIO 2008 that took place in Austin, Texas last week. (You can see a picture of me falling off the same mechanical bull in the gallery below; thank you very much Jay Fitzloff of Sandbox Strategies.) Good times indeed, but […]
Mar
12
EIEIO 2008: Hands-on with Wideload Games’ Hail to the Chimp
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I think it’s safe to say that regardless of what game you’re playing, if a rollergirl is yelling "Kick his ass!" in your ear, it’s going to be a special experience.
That was how I spent my time at EIEIO while playing Wideload Games’ Hail to the Chimp, the upcoming multiplayer-focused party game for the PlayStation […]
Mar
12
I suppose a dim, soggy cabin would be the best place to see Replay Studios’ Xbox 360 and PC title Velvet Assassin for the first time. The room is practically pitch black, and the game’s creative director, Sascha Jungnickel is leaning back nonchalantly in a metal chair as he prepares to demo an early version […]
Mar
12
So many bullets: Assault Heroes 2 coming to Xbox Live
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If there’s one game that’s forever been on my "download the full version" list of XBLA games, it’s Assault Heroes. I don’t bemoan the occasional arcade shooter, and Assault Heroes had giant robotic bugs, so there was very little to dislike. Sadly, however, time has crept up on me, and I don’t have much of […]
Mar
12
[A quick crosspost from Gamasutra, but this is far too important and cool not to run on GSW, given our predilection for the beep and the bleep of computer game-related music. Don’t forget AQ owns X-Seed, too - a possible U.S. publisher for this?]
AQ Interactive, Korg and Xenogears composer Yasunori Mitsuda’s Procyon Studios have unveiled […]
Mar
12
EA Sports announces Jeff Gordon as NASCAR 09 coverboy
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The cover “athlete” for this year’s stock car racing videogame, NASCAR 09, has just been revealed to be Jeff Gordon. Now, is that not one of the most generic names you’ve ever seen? Apparently, this is a pretty popular “sport” in some backwater parts of the United States. Also, this Jeff Gordon character must be […]
Mar
12
Ever since I first heard of Patapon, I knew I had to try it. An infectious, cute, charming mash up of rhythm and strategy, flavored by a simplistic yet thoroughly eye catching artistic style sounded like all the makings of a portable delight. Now that I’ve had some time with this most unique little game, […]
Mar
12
Steve Wiebe makes another attempt to topple Donkey Kong high score, falls short
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Steve Wiebe emerged from last summer’s docu-flick The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters looking like the quintessential geek hero after defeating bizarro-prince Billy Mitchell for his high score at Donkey Kong. Since then Mitchell has stepped up to the plate and reclaimed his place at number one, although Mitchell’s honesty about the scores […]
Mar
12
Podtoid 47 tonight, go ahead and correct my Spanish
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Tus ojos son como la luna. Tu cara es como un perro.
This week we ("we" being the usual suspects — Sterling, Chow, Linde and myself) be talking about a whole assload of random news-related stuff, as we are wont to do. Stuff about Spitzer, Brawl, swag, and the Holocaust will probably be discussed in some […]