Archive for September, 2009
« Previous EntriesDragon Age: Origins
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PS3 News has a short trailer available for the new Dragon Age: Origins game, made by Bioware, as well as 2 pictures.
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Tiger Road taping
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Note: this is the Amiga version.
Another variation on Master of Kung Fu, this one set in ancient China. Your protagonist here uses at least 3 different weapons, which all have their different advantages and disadvantages. If I can ever find a full video of the arcade version, I’ll probably [...]
PS3 gets new motion controller
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To compete with that of the Nintendo Wii, Sony’s launching one of their own:
NEW YORK (AP) - Sony is planning a spring release of its new motion controller for the PlayStation 3 video game console.
The controller, a prototype of which Sony unveiled in June, will work with the existing [...]
A taping of Biomechanical Toy
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Now here’s a pretty wacky game. Check this one out:
A magical world populated by toy figures is being menaced by a villain called Scrubby, who was once banished from the kingdom for felonies he’d committed and is now back to take revenge, which he does by stealing a magic [...]
Wii goes down to 200 bucks
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Nintendo is going to lower the console’s price:
NEW YORK (AP) - Nintendo on Sunday will cut the price of its popular Wii console by $50, in a bid to broaden its appeal among potential new customers as it prepares to release the Wii Fit-Plus and New Super Mario Bros. [...]
PlayStation Motion Controller: Behind the Scenes
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Recently PlayStation.Blog published behind the scenes video demonstrating the technology and capabilities of the upcoming Motion Controller for the PlayStation 3.
The first video gives an inside look at SCEA’s R&D team—more specifically, who they are, what they do and how they took camera technology to the next level with the new controller.
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Let’s hit the Vapor Trail now!
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In four recordings:
A city has been taken over by sinister forces, and your job is to liberate the town. This nifty shooter has plenty of innovations, and one of the best weapons here is the flare blaster icon. You can even fire to the rear, though not when you [...]
A review of Halo 3
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Game Daily reviews Halo 3, the latest installment in the shooter game that’s got both single and multi-player options available.
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Need for Speed leading the pack of race cars
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This article from the AP Wire talks about the latest in the franchise, which has been around for at least 15 years:
LOS ANGELES – The video game racing genre is gearing up for a traffic jam.
Nearly a dozen racing games are expected to drive onto store shelves before the [...]
AP looks at Scribblenauts, Prof. Layton and Bowser
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Here’s 3 reviews from the AP Wire of 3 new games:
Apple has turned the iPhone into a popular device for video games. Sony is about to introduce the PSP go, a slick new version of its handheld PlayStation Portable. But both companies are still playing catch-up with Nintendo, which [...]
Psycho-Nics Oscar recording
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A neat interplanetary adventure:
This shoot-em-up reminds me a little of Xain’d Sleena, which came out around the same time, though it also has powerups similar to Gradius. And like both those games, it can be pretty difficult without practice. One of the most advantageous weapons here are the special [...]
iPod Touch: The Funnest iPod Ever
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Steve Jobs returned to the stage today at the Apple event ‘It’s only rock and roll’ that took place in Yerba Buena, CA to the delight of those in attendance. The event had big news for their iPod line, among the announcements was the iPod Touch being marketed as a device that is [...]
Mega Man 2 multimedia
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The sequel to the famous game from earlier, and one of Capcom’s biggest hits on the NES:
Once again, Dr. Wily is out to cause trouble, and our cybernetic hero must again save the day. It looks like you can even copy some of the bosses powers after defeating them, [...]
Don’t Copy That 2
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In this sequel to 1992’s “Don’t Copy That Floppy,” MC Double Def DP continues his crusade against piracy in the digital age.
This video was produced by the SIIA (formerly SPA).
What is the SIIA?
According to Wikipedia, the Software Publishers Association (SPA) was founded in 1984 to provide its two dozen software publisher members representation [...]
Bowser’s Inside Story
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Game Daily writes a review of the new Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story, the latest of the famous plumbers’ adventures.
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A recording of Pochi and Nyaa
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Another load of fun:
In this neat puzzler, designed by a company called Aiky and distributed by Taito (one of the few games of its sort distributed by a larger company after the 80s), we have a war of the deities in which you need to form chain reactions according [...]
A taping of Ghostlop
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Here is a prototype game that still looks like a lot of fun:
A puzzle game featuring two guys working for a ghostbusting company run by a leggy executive, you have 2 primary colors of balls that look like jack-o-lanterns to break through here using 2 different buttons according to [...]
Final Fantasy XIII coming in December
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So far though, it looks like it’ll be released in Japan first:
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese videogame creator Square Enix Holdings Co said it would launch the latest edition of its “Final Fantasy” game series on December 17 in Japan, which may help sales of Sony Corp’s PlayStation 3 in [...]
Developer of The Maw and Splosion Man reveal new game
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Twisted Pixel, creators of Xbox Live Arcade hits such as The Maw and Splosion Man, show off their new game at PAX, and promises brand new types of game play. Comic Jumper is the adventure of Captain Smiley as he enters different comic books and alters the stories depended on how the [...]
Happy Labor Day!
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A Safeway Supermarket in Rohnert Park, CA made this awesome tribute to Mario with a thousand half cases of soda.
A video game tie in themed Pepsi Display in Northern California. I had been sitting on the idea for a while but never got the chance to use it. Finally for this upcoming labor [...]
2 New DSi Colors
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The blue and black DSi will be joined by two new colors, white and pink which begin shipping September 13th.
All four colors will remain $169.99.
OnLive Public Beta accepting applicants
Halo 3 ODST: We Are ODST
Read more: http://videogame2play.com/2009/09/05/2-new-dsi-colors/#ixzz0QWQR7MMc
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OnLive Public Beta accepting applicants
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When OnLive was a no-show at E3 leading many to think that their streaming game console was vaporware.
OnLive CEO Steve Perlman announced that the service is officially entering the beta phase via their official blog. The service has already been undergoing an intensive internal beta, but soon it will open up to [...]
A posting for Puzzled
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If there was any Tetris clone that SNK made sure to build for the Neo-Geo system, it was this one:
The game’s story involves 2 villages of men and women who’d been clashing, and now only children and old folks remain. Not only that, the sun’s been blocked, and so [...]
Ngem2k: a homebrewed puzzle game
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Click ahead to see.
This was a homemade experimental puzzle, built on Neo-Geo CD software, where you need to create rows of at least 3 before the timer runs out. I must say, it’s interesting to get to look at experiments like this one, which may have been entered in [...]
Atari moves to dismiss lawsuit over D&D related game
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Gamesindustry reports that Atari is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit filed against them by a Dungeons & Dragons Online game developer called Turbine as frivolous. It probably is.
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