J Allard may have left Microsoft, leaving us heartbroken in his wake, but he leaves with some solid advice for the lumbering giant of the electronics world. “Find a college student that claims we don’t get it and blogs tirelessly about our lack of agility”, he wrote in his farewell memo to the company. “Track…
Unlike the previous title, Activision’s next Guitar Hero game won’t be numbered, so it won’t be called “Guitar Hero 6”. It’ll be called “Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock”. Yes, Warriors of Rock. Sounds dangerously close to the name of a Manowar song, doesn’t it? Let’s hope the similarities don’t end there, and Activision can actually…
So reckons this advert from a South African retailer. And before you go thumbing your nose at the ad’s origin and nature, bear this in mind: they’ve actually got a good track record when it comes to this stuff. The “COMING THIS JULY” line is part of a catalogue from BT Games, the same outfit…
There’s a demo for Rock Band: Green Day currently up on Xbox Live. Of actual interest is this image greeting users when they quit the demo, teasing Rock Band 3 with a little ebony and ivory. Take a look up there at all those little icons. We’ve got bass, drums, guitar, vocals – the three…
Crysis may have been the benchmark for PC graphics in 2007, but as we power on into 2010, it’s looking a little long in the tooth compared to what’s coming in the future This demo, for PC benchmarking tool 3DMark, shows what’s possible with new DirectX 11 technology, which should start to see some more…
Naughty Dog, the studio responsible for the Uncharted series, doesn’t just do Nathan Drake and sexy ladies. Some of its staff are also lending a helping hand on upcoming shooter Killzone 3 Members of Naughty Dog – reportedly from Sony’s ICE Team, a crack squad of expert code wranglers – have been helping Killzone devs…
Link, with some help from his Four Swords co-stars, ditches the stealth approach and tries taking down the Forsaken Fortress the hard way: with beatboxing While it helps if you’ve played Nintendo’s GameCube Zelda title Wind Waker, it’s not necessary to get the most out of this. The straining-for-a-shit look on Red’s face speaks a…
If you love the look of Half-Life 2 – and really, who doesn’t – Viktor Antonov is the man to thank. But the art director for Valve’s masterpiece doesn’t just do games. He does movies, too. For a few years now – since his last project, The Crossing, was canned – Antonov has been working…
Sony Europe is engaging in some curious marketing over on a German website, hinting that the future adventures of Uncharted hero Nathan Drake will take him on the trail of a famous Norwegian explorer. Drake has a page on meinVZ, a German Facebook clone, and it looks to be maintained by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe.…
Having let slip themselves that the game will support the PlayStation Move peripheral, it seems Sony’s decision to implement motion controls into Gran Turismo 5 is the reason for the game’s lengthy delay According to a “source close to Sony”, trade site MCV reports that a decision by Sony to put both motion controls and…
HBO, the home of some of the best TV series of the past decade, will today be available on the PlayStation Network after a deal was struck between Sony and Time Warner, owners of the premium cable network. Under the terms of the deal, PS3 owners can pay a “premium price” to download episodes of…
According to a report on The Wall Street Journal, Microsoft is looking to “shake up” the management structure of its Entertainment & Devices Division, which among other things is the group responsible for the Xbox 360. What this actually means beyond the term “major organizational changes” is not disclosed, but it must be serious, because…
So, an 11 year-old schoolgirl wrote a letter to Nintendo and got a free DS for her class. Before you try it, though, you should know Nintendo will chase up your claim. “Nintendo always calls the school, hospital, retirement home, or whatever it may be to ensure the letter is legitimate,” Nintendo Australia’s PR rep…
That’s what this letter seems to suggest, when a girl – forced to write a letter to a company for a school project – bugs Nintendo for a DS, and Nintendo obliges. At least, that’s what this exchange would have you believe. I have some doubts; there’s no photo of the DS, which is weird,…
The latest American ad we saw for racer Blur used cartoons. It was pretty good! Know what they’re using in France? Sluts. It’s funny, I have no idea what they’re saying, and yet, I know exactly what they’re saying. This is what it would be like if the Need for Speed series never got any…
Sony’s PlayStation Move motion control peripheral has a lot in common with the Nintendo Wii, leading many to fear the PS3 is about to be inundated with crappy Wii ports. That would be a disaster for Sony, so thankfully the company is working actively with publishers to ensure that the first generation of Move games…
Social gaming phenomenon/scourge Farmville is about to invade your personal space every time you walk into a 7-Eleven store, with publishers Zynga plastering 7000 stores with Farmville junk. Just like every trip into Facebook is interrupted by pointless crop growth updates, soon innocent pit-stops for chewing gum and Coke will be interrupted by a promotion…
So Activision would ruin Team Fortress 2. Flip that around, though, and Valve could make amends for Modern Warfare 2 (click for full version). By Mustkunstn1k @ DeviantART
2003’s Sands of Time holds a special place in Prince of Persia fan’s hearts, its cheery tone and beautiful colours a pleasant break from the series’ usual browns and greys. Six years later, Ubisoft has gone and messed with this. How? By changing the game’s box art. Up top there is the original cover art…
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