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UncategorizedBurgertime’s Flamebroiled Fun Arrives This Summer
We saw glimpses of it at GDC; this gameplay trailer gives a bigger sense of what’s behind Burgertime’s HD reboot, which is due this summer. Peter Pepper will still be assembling monstrous hamburger sandwiches, but he evidently will do so to defeat (or appease?) a boss character trapped inside the circular level. Burgertime, by MonkeyPaw…
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Metacritic Ditches Developers’ Career Ratings
Shortly after introducing ratings of individual video game developers, based on the aggregated ratings of games in which they are credited, Metacritic has scrapped the idea altogether, saying the information is incomplete and can’t be trusted. Marc Doyle, Metacritic’s co-founder, told GamesIndustry.biz that the process of rating developers, as presently constituted, really isn’t fair to…
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Madden Concussions a Teachable Moment, Says EA Sports
EA Sports confirmed it will present concussions as a potential injury in Madden NFL 12, with special in-game commentary and gameplay circumstances that call attention to the seriousness of head injuries in a contact sport and the need to seek appropriate treatment. The depiction of concussion injuries is being done partly to reflect realism, a…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Let’s Play One Hundred and Sixty-Two
Hope Springs Eternal | It only felt like a holiday. Baseball fans celebrated Opening Day today. Major League Baseball moved up Opening Day to prevent the postseason from creeping into November. The last time MLB opened the season this early with a full slate of games was 1998. (Photo: Getty Images) Sony’s MMO Studio Confirms…
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UncategorizedPlaying 3DS Augmented-Reality Games with a Whiteboard
Everyone’s testing the limits of the Nintendo 3DS augmented reality games, but it does seem that if you can replicate one of the cards it uses – preferably the question-mark box – you can start the game from anywhere, whether it’s on the screen of an iPhone or, now, a white board. Some guys at…
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EA Sports Boss Says Michael Vick “Has Served His Time”
Michael Vick, who returned to the NFL in 2009 after a two-year prison sentence for running a dogfighting ring, was the second-biggest winner (by percentage) in the first round of EA Sports’ fan-voted playoff for the Madden NFL 12 cover. To no one’s surprise, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has demanded Vick’s removal…
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UncategorizedWalmart’s Exclusive L.A. Noire Case Is Stuck In Traffic
Preorder Rockstar’s L.A. Noire from GameStop and you get a thrilling homicide case. Preorder the game from Walmart and you’re stuck on traffic duty. Rockstar continues to dole out retailer-exclusive cases for its upcoming detective thriller L.A. Noire, and today we get our first peek at “A Slip of the Tongue”, the traffic case that’ll…
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Offended Gay Gamer Wants Dragon Age II Writer Fired
Last week we lauded BioWare writer David Gaider for his eloquent defense of the inclusion of love interests for players of any sexual orientation in Dragon Age II. Now one gamer has started an internet petition asking that Gaider be fired for his poor portrayal of gay men. You can’t please all of the Dragon…
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Sony’s MMO Studio Confirms Massive Layoffs, Closes The Book On The Agency
Yesterday’s rumors have proven true, as Sony Online Entertainment confirms 205 cut positions, the closure of three studio locations, and puts the final bullet in the head of massively multiplayer online spy game The Agency. In an official statement delivered to Kotaku this afternoon, Sony Online Entertainment outlines the strategic decision that resulted in the…
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