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  Protesting Japanese Role-Playing Games

  Japanese role-playing games are different from Western ones. And by “different” some would say, “not as good”. During the 1980s and 1990s, Japanese role-playing games flourished, but some now say that the current JRPGs seem trapped in time. Fans of the games believe that if something is not broken, then why fix. You are looking…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 4, 2010
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  Mortal Kombat Still Looking Bloody

  Some screenshots for the new Mortal Kombat game, previously only available in Game Informer magazine, have now been posted online for the millions of you who gave up on paper long ago. They’re as violent and bloody as you’d expect, and the faithfulness to not only old characters but old levels will be appreciated by…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 4, 2010
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  StarCraft In Easy To Digest Infograph Form

  Thanks Danny for the tip! Online Schools

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 4, 2010
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  Civilization V Will Be Available In Demo Form

  I’d imagine most people picking up Civilization V will know exactly what they’re getting themselves into, but just in case you don’t, you can always check out the demo that will be released in September ahead of the game’s release. Actually, I’d imagine many people picking the game up regardless will be interested in seeing…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 4, 2010
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  South Korean Game Rips Off Portal

  Upcoming online game Gate has players create portals, here called “gates”, to warp themselves to different areas in the game world. Hrm, that sounds familiar! Portal, released in 2007 by U.S. developer Valve, has players solve puzzles by using the portal gun to open up teleports. Below is a screenshot from the game. According to…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 4, 2010
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  24 Hours In The Life Of Red Dead’s Hero

  24 Hours Marston is a comic by Eric “Kafka” Feurstein, depicting the kind of things Red Dead hero John Marston gets up to in a day on the frontier. It’s a fairly hit-and-miss comic, but when it hits – normally when truly nailing some of the game’s lovable absurdities – it hits. You can find…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 4, 2010
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  Pokemon: Black & White Is Wall To Wall New Pokemon

  Upcoming Nintendo DS game Pokemon: Black and White is the fifth generation of Pocket Monster games. A new game means new Pokemon. Pokemon game developer Junichi Masuda blogged this about Black and White: “Right up to the ending, it’s all new Pokemon.” The reason why, Masuda continues, is that the team wants young and old…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 4, 2010
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  Samus, You Look Good For Your Age

  Team Ninja’s Metroid: Other M is a new look for Metroid’s gameplay, but Samus? She’s largely the same, leaving a new look for her character to come from fans. By iwaisan, via 4CR

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 4, 2010
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  Radio Controlled Sonic

  Starting this month, Sega mascot Sonic the Hedgehog and his rival Knuckles are revving their engines. Their remote controlled engines. Based on the vehicles in Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing, these remote controlled cars can hit speeds of 7 mph, sport working headlights and operate on separate frequencies so that it’s possible to race against…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 4, 2010
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  Boxed Games Still Way More Popular Than Downloadable Ones

  Digital download sales might be the future of gaming, but they’re certainly not the present, with a recent study finding that between 80-90% of games bought are still those that come on a disc and are sold in a store. This means that, at a rough estimate, 10-20% of total sales are of the digital…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 4, 2010
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  Play Mario…With Your EYES

  The kids (and grown-ups) at Waterloo Labs in Austin, Texas have come up with a way for us to play video games with nothing but our eyes Blink, look left and look right replace things like press A and push left. Sure, it looks a little janky at first. And also looks slightly useless. But…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 4, 2010
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  Against Immersion

  Do you want the video games you play to be “immersive”? Just like The Matrix someday? Writer Oliver Hargrave pens his objection to the concept in an article we’re proud to republish here. “See, the hypothetical ultimate model of gaming is total immersion. The whole Matrix thing. Plugging your brain into a virtual world that…

  Oliver Hargrave Published August 3, 2010
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  GameStop Listing Gives Up Possible Career Mode in NBA Elite

  A preorder premium for NBA Elite 11 offered by GameStop tips off a new mode in NBA Elite 11, something called “Become Legendary.” The smart money’s on this being a singleplayer career along the lines of FIFA’s “Be a Pro.” Saith the listing: Reserve NBA Elite 11 and receive a GameStop exclusive Jordan Brand Boost…

  By Owen Good Published August 3, 2010
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  New Resident Evil: Afterlife Ad Hits TV

  Due out on September 10 in 3D, Resident Evil: Afterlife might actually draw me to a theater. The movie looks like more of the same, but the 3D looks like it could be pretty amazing. Also there’s Milla Jovovich to consider.

  By Brian Crecente Published August 3, 2010
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  “Halo: The Fall of Reach” Comes To Shelves Today

  That would be bookshelves, kids, in bookstores. A new revision of Eric Nylund’s “Halo: The Fall of Reach,” first published in 2001, went on sale today with 27 pages of new material. What’s in the new trade paperback? Glad you asked. According to a release from Tor Books, you get: • Excerpts of Office of…

  By Owen Good Published August 3, 2010
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  First Induction Ceremony For Video Game Hall Of Fame

  Video games now have more in common with rock and roll and baseball than games Guitar Hero and MLB 10. This Thursday the International Video Game Hall of Fame in Ottumwa, Iowa is set to start its first induction ceremony. The event, dubbed the “Big Bang” to commemorate the birth of organized video game playing,…

  By Amber Nichols Published August 3, 2010
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  Kid Bribed With Video Games To Steal Drugs, Say Cops

  Kids, if someone promises you a video game! if you let them borrow a bottle of mom’s pills without telling mom, that’s bigtime STRANGER DANGER and you need to tell McGruff the Crime Dog. Cops in Portsmouth, N.H. on Sunday arrested a woman by the name of Shannon Leathers and charged her with bribing a…

  By Owen Good Published August 3, 2010
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  StarCraft II No Match For World of Warcraft, At Least In Day-One Sales

  Not all chest-thumping is equal. Those StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty first-day sales figures publisher Activision heralded today? They are less than half of the World of Warcraft first-day figures for that game’s last two releases. Today: Blizzard Entertainment said StarCraft II sold “more than 1 million copies sold worldwide, making it the best-selling PC…

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 3, 2010
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  Uncharted Movie Back At Square One After Director Talks Break Down

  Hothead director David O. Russell will not be directing any Uncharted movie, the Los Angeles Times reports, and the unsuccessful negotiations to bring him to the project have pretty much shot any chance the movie has of releasing in 2011. Russell’s proclivity for some grade-A blowups in the past added the potential for comedy, if…

  By Owen Good Published August 3, 2010
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  No A/C

  To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Mrs. Bashcraft Has Returned With Child! The air conditioner froze up today forcing me to turn it off for half the day so it could defrost. My office is at the top of the house, which means I was roasting for the second half of the day. FUN! Mike is…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 3, 2010