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Mar
20
Crisis Core launch event in San Francisco March 25th
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Finally, after month after month of salivating on screenshots, small bits of video, hopes and fantasies about whether or not Crisis Core will be what I want it to be, the time is nearly here. It seems that the details have finally been confirmed for a live launch event, which will take place at the […]
Mar
20
‘Guitar Hero: On Tour’ For Nintendo DS Revealed | New Guitar Grip Peripheral Looks Awkward
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A couple of weeks ago, rumours were abound of a version of Guitar Hero being made for the Nintendo DS. They came about after Australia’s Office of Film & Literature Classification, gave Guitar Hero: On Tour a ‘G’ rating on March 4th, effectively letting the cat out of the bag.
Now, we have proof of the […]
Mar
20
[’Roboto-chan!’ is a fortnightly column, sometimes by a mysterious individual who goes by the moniker of Kurokishi. And sometimes not. The column covers videogames that feature robots and the pop-cultural folklore surrounding them. This edition covers the problems with releasing games outside the cultural cocoon they were created within.]
Senko no Ronde is a game that […]
Mar
20
Naughty sounding shooter Big Bang Mini coming to DS
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Despite the fact that the name makes it sound like some kind of sleazy dwarf porno, SouthPeak Games’ Big Bang Mini is nothing more than a fireworks-based shooter for the Nintendo DS. Damn it.
But getting past the initial disappointment, Big Bang Mini does have an interesting premise — using blasts of fireworks in the sky […]
Mar
20
Imitation is the highest form of flattery: 2K Sports releases cheats for NBA 2K8
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I was getting really excited about asking my esteemed colleague Chad Concelmo to focus on NBA Jam for one of his Memory Card articles. But then I realized that the greatness of those games couldn’t technically be summed up in a “moment” per se, so that went out the window. Oh, well.
Regardless, some of my […]
Mar
20
Cast of Iron Man film sign on to provide voice talent for upcoming game
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Last year when I had a chance to see a demo of Sega’s upcoming Iron Man game, I was told that the voice talent hadn’t been nailed down. This was surprising to hear considering the game is based on an upcoming film; surely the film’s talent would sign on to be part of this momentous […]
Mar
20
My two favorites this week are also the worst ones out of the bunch. The first being the Animal Crossing is tragic spoof. I cried at the original so it just feels wrong to have laughed at the spoof. The worst of course is the dog doing the barrel roll. I’d like to think that […]
Mar
20
[Are writers a necessary part of game development? In a striking counter to current industry thinking, game designer Adam Maxwell (Auto Assault) argues that they are not, drawing on his own experiences to state that they are always better replaced with another designer.]
There is no doubt in my mind that it was my skills […]
Mar
20
The Podcastle episode 08: Why it’s good to be a European gamer
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Somehow we managed it, but we’ve constructed an entire show about how good it is to be a European gamer. Actually, that’s a total lie. Wardrox came up with fifteen reasons and we absolutely destroyed them because we are so awesome and really strong and the fastest race car drivers.
Sterling, Wardrox, Atheistium and Professor Pew […]
Mar
20
If you ever want to piss Jim Sterling off, but be really, really entertained at the same time, just ask him to talk about arthouse videogames. He’ll sigh audibly, take a deep breath, and make the sort of statements — well, he’ll make the sort of statements you’re likely to hear in this week’s episode […]