Aug
14
EIF: Guitar Hero, Nintendogs Better Educational Tools Than ‘Serious Games’
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[Another write-up from Scotland via Mathew Kumar and Leigh Alexander, and this one was described as genuinely inspirational from our on the spot reporter - yes, folks, ‘regular’ games can make an educational difference.]
Instead of making serious games for education, why not embrace traditional gaming to enhance kids’ lives?
Much is made of the potential […]
Aug
14
Xbox 360 outsells PS3 by nearly 3:1 in Japan last week
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According to Media Create sales data as chronicled at NeoGAF, the unthinkable has occurred. For a period of seven days, the Xbox 360 sold approximately three times faster than the PS3. Does this prove that the PS3 is in fact just too big for the Japanese to ever truly love? Or could that new JRPG […]
Aug
14
The Daily Hotness: EA is packing heat (8/14/08)
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Up until recently, many core gamers were pretty down in the mouth about Electronic Arts. Here recently, it seems that they’ve turned things around, and their EA Partners program is like icing on the cake. With today’s announcements of cooperation with both Epic Games and Grasshopper, it seems that the sky is the limit.
We hear […]
Aug
14
Mega Man 9’s in-game store revealed: Transvestite Man power-up costs 200 bolts?
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Today, NintendoWiiFanboy.com revealed some interesting details about the in-game store/shop to be featured in Mega Man 9. Just like in Mega Man 7 and 8, the shop here is run by Auto (the strangely Mr. Destructoid-esque robot mechanic), who can produce some mega-mildly useful power-ups from bolts found throughout the game.
But hello, what’s this? Some […]
Aug
14
Anyone who has spent a significant amount of time playing Sinistar understands how a few mere words can turn an enjoyable, if somewhat stressful few minutes of gameplay into a downright terrifying experience. "Beware, I live!", Sinistar bellows. Having taken too much time to accumulate the necessary crystals to charge the Sinibombs, the player now […]
Aug
14
What if: Pokemon characters as Dragon Quest monsters
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Over at Japanator, we’re always checking out cool things, and so in my usual perusal of the Japanese blogocube, I came across this little video originally from Nico Nico Douga of what Pokemon monsters would look like if they were moved into the world of Dragon Quest.
Some of the monster changes are benign, like Ditto […]
Aug
14
Contest reminder: Get your ball-hitting pics in for a Top Spin 3 prize package!
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Alright, folks — this is your last chance to send me embarrassingly funny photos of yourselves in the name of Top Spin 3 and assorted other prizes! This contest really has dragged on far too long, so I’m ending it once and for all at 11:59 PM EDT tomorrow (Friday) night, August 15, 2008. Send […]
Aug
14
Valve talks Left 4 Dead DLC, the possibility of a demo
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Yes, Valve’s co-op-fueled zombiefest, Left 4 Dead, will be playable at PAX, but what are those of us who aren’t attending the convention to do?
While it’s true we don’t need a demo to show us how great the game is going to be, how can we be expected to wait until November to satisfy our […]
Aug
14
PlayStation Store Update: Capcom floods the network with awesome
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This week’s PlayStation Network update is dominated by Capcom awesome, including the much-anticipated Bionic Commando Rearmed for $9.99; the game supports remote play, so you can play it on the crapper! A demo of the game, along with a demo for Capcom’s 1942: Joint Strike, is also up for grabs for the cool price of […]
Aug
14
Bionic Commando: Rearmed won’t be heading to Steam
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Despite beliefs to the contrary, it has been announced that Capcom’s Bionic Commando: Rearmed will not be distributed to PC gamers via Steam. It was pretty much a given that Valve’s service would carry the action game remake, but some late complications have seen the deal go sour.
"At the last minute, we’ve been unable to […]