Archive for November, 2008
« Previous EntriesBurnout Paradise: The Island
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Criterion Games has been hard at work keeping a steady stream of DLC for Burnout Paradise since it’s release in January. Their latest podcast details ‘The Island’ which will be available in 2009 as premium DLC for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.
There is a new island.
If you know Paradise City, you’ll be [...]
Darius: the shoot-em-up with the triple screen
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Click ahead to watch.
This game was famous for how it used three screens in order to convey the long-ranging action that takes place. A pretty complicated production this was in its time, and one of the best of the genre.
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Wii sells more than 7 mil in Japan
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According to this article from PC World, Nintendo’s made big sales domestically in Japan with the Wii console. That aside, what also interests me is that there’s now a game based on Mobile Suit Gundam!
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Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Punch-Out!!
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Nintendo has Next Level Games developing the next title in the Punch-Out!! series. With great looking graphics and motion control the game has the makings to be a huge hit when it released on the Wii around Summer 2009.
Punch-Out!! Wii 'Debut' trailer
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Gearstar Hero
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Marcus Fenix rocks out to Sepultura’s Arise in this awesome machinima created by Jan Neeves.
Gearstar Hero
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Rating 4.00 out of 5
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DSi: Hands On
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Get a closer look at the Nintendo DSi with the following hands-on video with Craig Harris, an editor over at IGN. He does a good job covering the features of the newest Nintendo portable in a little over 4 minutes.
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Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Zero Punctuation: Guitar Hero World Tour
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Ben Croshaw shares his views regarding Guitar Hero: World Tour and Rock Band in the following episode of Zero Punctuation.
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Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Change Is Nigh
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Imagine my surprise when I checked the inbox of my humble e-mail to find a message from Microsoft. Well, I get messages about hotmail all the time (damn unblockable spam), but this was different, this was about the Xbox 360. So, what could Microsoft be telling me that I didn’t already know? Then [...]
Toobin’ taping
Submitted by Gaming Briefs
Right after the jump.
A brilliant race-style game where 2 players are swimming down a river in tube rings.
Here’s also a demo of the Nintendo version:
This too has fun music and play.
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Rating 3.00 out of 5
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A short taping of Ashura Blaster
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A cool helicopter shoot-em-up game. An interesting advantage here is that the enemies may only fire forwards and not backwards, meaning that you don’t have to worry about being shot from the rear.
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Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Cyber Cycles cassette
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Another great motorbike game:
There are at least 2 tracks to choose from in this game. One that takes place during daytime, and another that’s set during nighttime. It’s possible to do special skid techniques with your motorbike that help to edge around sharp curves. A wonderful production indeed.
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Hat Trick Hero cassette
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A pretty good soccer game from Taito, very well planned out. In the US, this game is known as Football Champ.
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Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Silence Cliffy B - Official Parody Video
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Cliffy B is one HELL of a game designer. One of the masterminds behind Gears of War, B’s opinion is also sought, quite often, on things that have absolutely nothing to do with his day job. Here’s Sarcastic Gamer’s new parody video, “Silence Cliffy B” in all its… glory… or something.
Doc Adams, Sarcastic [...]
US Army to make video games for training
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Here’s a nifty article about the US Army’s plan to make training games for the troops:
NEW YORK - The U.S. Army plans to invest $50 million over five years to develop video games for use in training soldiers for combat, according to a report in Stars and Stripes, the military newspaper.
The money [...]
The Gamers Guide to Life - That Girl
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Have trouble dealing with “that girl” in your life? You know the one, the girl who actually played Space Giraffe and beat your awesome score? Learn how to identify and avoid her using this simple guide from Dpad Productions.
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GameStop Black Friday 2008
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All Used Games And Gaming Accessories - Buy 2 Get 1 Free
Animal Crossing City Folk Nintendo Wii Game With Wii Speak - $69.99
Armored Core For Answer Xbox 360 Game - $19.99
Assassins Creed Used Xbox 360 Game - $14.99
Battlefield Bad Company Xbox 360 Game - $49.99
Ben 10 PSP Game - $9.99
Boogie SuperStar Nintendo Wii [...]
Midway teeters on collapse
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The Chicago Tribune reports that Midway’s stocks are in jeopardy:
Video game publisher Midway Games is in danger of being de-listed from the New York Stock Exchange because of its low share price, the company said Thursday.
The Chicago-based company said it received a notice from the NYSE Nov. 14 that it was no [...]
World of Warcraft virtuals
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In this article, they talk about the World of Warcraft phenomenon:
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - “World of Warcraft” has become a phenomenon among role-playing interactive online games with its unrivaled success leaving competitors racing to draw gamers into new virtual worlds.
Fans of the massively-multiplayer online (MMO) game by Blizzard Entertainment, a unit of Vivendi [...]
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned
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Rockstar Games is proud to announce that the eagerly anticipated first episode of downloadable content, Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned, will be coming to the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system via Xbox LIVE® online entertainment network. Available exclusively on Xbox LIVE worldwide on February 17th 2009, The Lost [...]
The Legend of Kage
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A recording of one of the coolest games of the 80s:
In feudal Japan, a princess is kidnapped, and a bold member of the Iga ninjas goes to rescue her. As a game where you take plenty of daredevil leaps and bounds and throw shuriken as your weapon, this is one of the [...]
Street Hoop video
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A very cool basketball game:
A fun basketball game that may have been inspired by NBA Jam, this one features 3-on-3 teamings and special slam dunk moves that can be performed when your power gauge is at the right level. It’s even better planned than NBA Jam, IMO, because it features better challenges [...]
Bogey Manor brief
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This is a haunted house game where you face off against ghosts. Looks pretty hard though.
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Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Zero Punctuation: Fallout 3
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Don’t miss this installment of Zero Punctuation with Yahtzee sharing his views of Bethesda’s Fallout 3.
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Rating 3.00 out of 5
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NBA Jam Tournament Edition
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This was the sequel/update for the first game, released a year later:
It featured more teams, more players, more surprise elements, more everything. This recording is of a game between the Chicago Bulls and the Seattle Supersonics.
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High Impact Football and Super High Impact
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Two football games of note. First is High Impact.
This is supposed to be a mostly surrealistic football game, but it’s very hard to play. A sequal, Super High Impact, was released the following year, and here it is next:
The play field gets rougher than ever with this entry.
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