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Xbox 360 Features
Truth? Square?
Spongebob Squarepants is popular still, and this latest effort showases the best and worst of this phenomenon. We have Spongebob's Truth or Square on DVD and in videogame form. DVD VIDEOGAME
Written on November 18, 2009 | Posted in DVD/TV Features, Features, Wii Features, Xbox 360 Features | No Comment
Dear Videogames
Dear Videogame Industry, Harder does not necessarily equal better. No, I’m not referring Demon’s Souls, the difficulty is inherent in the gameplay. Instead, this is a long-standing complaint that I have, and many others do as well, they just don’t say anything. I’m saying something. There are a number of ways which difficulty is poorly used. One of the most blatant and pervasive is the varying degree of difficulty within a game, as well as within a level. ...
Written on October 22, 2009 | Posted in Blog, DS, DS Features, Monk's Blog, PC, PC Features, PS2, PS2 Features, PS3, PS3 Features, PSP, PSP Features, Wii, Wii Features, Xbox 360, Xbox 360 Features | No Comment
BioWare’s Greg Zeschuk
I had the opportunity to chat with Dr. Greg Zeschuk, one of the founders of the famed development studio at this year’s Penny Arcade Expo. While I was supposed to stick to questions about Dragon Age: Origin, I couldn’t help myself and wound up asking a few other things relating to other titles BioWare has worked on. When I asked what was new in the game from the last time I had seen it, Dr. Zeschuk ...
Written on September 17, 2009 | Posted in Features, PC Features, PS3 Features, Xbox 360 Features | No Comment
Q & A with Tim Schafer
Dignews: What is the source of the comedy in your games? Tim Schafer: It’s a reflection of the style of the people who work on the games, we like telling jokes…it’s easier to be funny. D: Brutal Legend suffered a very public and unexpected problem with their publisher. Were there any problems in the publisher transition? TS: Me and the team focused on the game, it was really just work for the lawyers. D: Did you write the part ...Dark Athena Q&A
The highly anticipated release of The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena is quickly approaching, with gamers everywhere getting ready to return to the Riddick universe. We had the opportunity to ask Starbreeze, the developers of both Assault on Dark Athena and the original Riddick hit title Butcher Bay (released in 2004), about the game as well as what Riddick fans can expect from this brand new release. Q: We understand that you initially decide ...
Written on March 18, 2009 | Posted in Features, PC Features, PS3 Features, Xbox 360 Features | No Comment
Of Updates And Travel
As I write this, I’m sitting on the airplane, flying home from Los Angeles. It’s Thursday night, and spent the day with Universal examining the game Wanted: Weapons of Fate. It has been a long day, and I look forward to sleeping in my bed, but I also wish I were able to stay the night. Allow me to explain. Initially the invitation was to fly down on Wednesday night, spend the night in a hotel and ...
Written on March 13, 2009 | Posted in Blog, Features, Monk's Blog, PC, PC Features, PS3, PS3 Features, Xbox 360, Xbox 360 Features | No Comment
DreamGear @ CES 09
DreamGear was (rightly) proudly showing off its licensed B.C. Rich War Beast guitar controller. It works with Rock Band, Guitar Hero and Rock Revolution. The base, head and neck separate for easier transportation and runs on 4 AAA batteries. At $100 it’s a good guitar controller, and the only full sized one on the market. For controllers, DreamGear has partnered with Immersion for a full line of PS3 pads that incorporate rumble as well as Sixaxis ...
Written on January 19, 2009 | Posted in DS Features, Features, PS2 Features, PS3 Features, Tech Features, Wii Features, Xbox 360 Features | No Comment
More From CES 09
Tritton has four main areas of focus, gaming, USB to video, mobile audio, and Bluetooth. One of the biggest offerings the company has is the 5.1 surround audio headphones. Now those headphones have introduced customization, where users can express themselves through their headphone appearance. With 5 different types of gaming headsets, there’s bound to be something for every type of gamer - and yes, they all come with positional microphones. Another major seller is the USB ...
Written on January 19, 2009 | Posted in DVD/TV Features, Features, PC Features, PS3 Features, Tech Features, Wii Features, Xbox 360 Features | No Comment
Nyko @ CES 09
Nyko was showing off its line of new and upcoming peripherals. First up was the Guitar Hero: World Tour Metal Pedal, a more durable drum pedal that what ships with the game. There are studs on the base so your foot doesn’t slip off as well as rubber on the bottom so that it doesn’t slide around. It’s wider and sturdier and sells for $20. A splitter that comes with it will allow for players ...
Written on January 15, 2009 | Posted in Features, PS3 Features, Tech Features, Wii Features, Xbox 360 Features | No Comment
Mad Catz @ CES 09
During the 2009 Consumer Electronic Show Mad Catz was showing off the three solutions it has for the Street Fighter fan. First up for $149 is the Tournament Edition FightStick which uses the genuine SANWA arcade cabinet parts. This means that when people want to play “arcade perfect” this is the model to go for. The “standard” Arcade FightStick comes down in price, with the PS3 version at $69 and the Xbox 360 version at $79. ...
Written on January 12, 2009 | Posted in Features, PC Features, PS3 Features, Tech Features, Xbox 360 Features | No Comment
CES 09 – Day 4
Today was the most wide reaching day of CES for me. It also happened to be the “lightest” in terms of number of appointments. I started out at the Sahara, went to an off site meeting then to the Hilton for Activision’s Mike Griffith speak. Fortunately I was able to walk to the two places, as the first meting was taking place between the Sahara and Hilton. Then I went to the middle of the ...
Written on January 10, 2009 | Posted in Blog, Features, Monk's Blog, PS3, PS3 Features, Tech, Tech Features, Xbox 360, Xbox 360 Features | No Comment
Activision Keynote CES 09
Mike Griffith, President & CEO of Activision headed up a keynote that began with members of the Neversoft development team behind Guitar Hero: Metallica performing “Fuel”. When he did come out, he mentioned that he wanted to talk about how videogames would be eclipsing all other forms of entertainment in the future. The guitar Hero franchise is an example of this where the musical experience taps into two markets, both music and videogames. Music sales are ...
Written on January 10, 2009 | Posted in DS Features, Features, PC Features, PS2 Features, PS3 Features, PSP Features, Wii Features, Xbox 360 Features | No Comment
Unleashing Info
In honor of the Werehog’s limited ability to appear in daylight hours, we will send out these informative blasts celebrating the full moon and all the entertainment and mischievous chaos it brings to life.
To start, let’s step back and make sure you know where this story begins – Dr. Eggman is once again causing trouble and is finally cornered by Sonic. Though it seems certain these are his final moments and Dr. Eggman ...
Written on October 17, 2008 | Posted in Features, PS2 Features, PS3 Features, Wii Features, Xbox 360 Features | No Comment
Fallout 3 Hands On
Fallout 3 is a big game. Sure it covers a large geographic area, but that's not what we mean. Yes, this is a deep role-playing game with a massive ammount of customization, but again, that's not what we mean. When we say that Fallout 3 is "big" we are referring to the anticipation that surrounds the title and the story behind its creation. Certainly there is a certain ammount of hype going on, but even ...
Written on September 28, 2008 | Posted in Features, PC Features, PS3 Features, Xbox 360 Features | No Comment
Konami Music/Rhythm Roundup
It was hard not to notice how Konami’s section of the pavilion floor at this year’s E3 was dominated by music-rhythm games. Roughly half of the games they showed this year, in fact, were music-rhythm games. With most of these merely updates to established series, it seemed like the best idea to round everything up in one article to give you an idea of what’s back, what’s changed, and what’s new.
Taking up the most space ...
Written on July 27, 2008 | Posted in Features, PS2 Features, PS3 Features, Wii Features, Xbox 360 Features | No Comment
Konami’s E3 2008 Press Conference
Like many of the other companies holding press conferences at this year’s E3, Konami didn’t have a lot to announce. Of course, in Konami’s case, this arguably isn’t their fault, as they just released their high-profile title for the year, Metal Gear Solid 4. However, even so, they still displayed three franchises to be releasing installments this year.
Before this, however, was the only actual announcement – Metal Gear Solid 4’s Metal Gear Online will be ...
Written on July 18, 2008 | Posted in DS Features, Features, PS3 Features, Wii Features, Xbox 360 Features | No Comment
T2 E3 Press Conference
Take-Two held a press conference at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo, and opened with a clip reel of titles that company is publishing (such as Champions Online, NHL 2K and more).
NHL 2K9 is the only hockey title for the Wii. The game has been moved from Take-Two LA to Visual Concepts Now, players are supposed to have more fun playing the game, including driving the zamboni during breaks in the game. NBA 2K9 for ...
Written on July 17, 2008 | Posted in DS Features, Features, PC Features, PS3 Features, Tech Features, Wii Features, Xbox 360 Features | No Comment
UbiSoft @ E3
Ubisoft held a press conference at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo, and it opened with a presentation of Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party. The Wii balance board was used for players to “snowboard” down a mountain using some form of yak or wildebeest, but instead of standing on it players sit down and use it t tilt. There will be several mini-games that take advantage of the peripheral, some requiring to sit, some to stand.
Brothers ...
Written on July 17, 2008 | Posted in DS Features, Features, PC Features, PS3 Features, Tech Features, Wii Features, Xbox 360 Features | No Comment
EA Press Conference
EA Montreal
EA Redwood Shores
EA LA
EA Canada
EA Korea
The Sims Studio
Pandemic Studios
Maxis
EA Salt Lake
Black Box
BioWare
Mythic
EA Tiburon
DICE
Criterion
EA Romania
Phenomic
EA Mobile
EA Bright Light
Electronic Arts opened up its E3 2008 press conference highlighting games and studios. Showing off titles ranging from Harry Potter to Madden to FaceBreaker to Spore, This publishing juggernaut simply has games for everybody and that’s the message it tried to get out. To this end John Riccitello, the company’s CEO, came out and promised not to bore ...
Written on July 17, 2008 | Posted in DS Features, Features, PC Features, PS2 Features, PS3 Features, PSP Features, Tech Features, Wii Features, Xbox 360 Features | No Comment
Pincely Q&A
Answers from Ben Mattes / Producer
Could you introduce yourself and explain your role in the project?
I’m Ben Mattes, producer of the next Prince of Persia title.
On which platforms will this new PoP be available?
Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. We are also developing a completely different game which is specifically designed for the DS.
When will the games be released?
Holidays season 2008.
Who is in charge of the development?
Ubisoft Montreal Studio, who has recently released Assassin’s ...
Written on May 30, 2008 | Posted in Features, PC Features, PS3 Features, Xbox 360 Features | No Comment
Developer Diary
Hervé Sliwa, Lead Designer, Eden Games
Inspiration and Innovation
We were so impressed by the legacy of Alone in the Dark we wanted something very ambitious and very innovative, so the first proposal was in fact maybe a little bit too ambitious and too innovative, which meant it looked very risky to a producer. And we had a difficult start – the project was killed once, and after that we were so motivated to make this ...
Written on May 1, 2008 | Posted in Features, PC Features, PS2 Features, PS3 Features, Wii Features, Xbox 360 Features | No Comment
Suits
MARK I
This is the very first Iron Man suit ever built. In a life changing moment, Tony Stark is attacked and captured by terrorists. While being held captive, Tony is forced to build a weapon of mass destruction. With the help of Yinsen, Tony builds the Mark I suit instead and uses it to escape. Thus, a new Super Hero is born: IRON MAN!
MARK ...
Too Little and Too Late
The videogame business (and by extension, game reviews) are all about striking while the iron is hot. Sales of a game can taper off after only a month or even a week in some cases, and because of this, publishers understandably expect game reviewers to have a quick turnaround time when it comes to game reviews. A game is released, and it has a limited shelf life, a short amount of time to make a ...Fable 2, Xbox Live & More
The keynote opening Wednesday of the 2008 Game Developers Conference was by John Schappert, the Corporate Vice President of Software and Services for the Interactive Entertainment Business with the title A Future Wide Open – Unleashing the Creative Community. He came out saying “I have one of the best jobs in the industry,” which is essentially to deliver the best tools to developers. Where team and budget sizes have increased over the years, expectations have ...
Written on February 20, 2008 | Posted in Features, PC Features, Tech Features, Xbox 360 Features | No Comment
Nyko @ CES 2008
Every year Nyko has a display at the annual Consumer Electronics Show, and this year was no different. Each year there’s an impressive array of console peripherals, and again, this year was no different.
First up we saw the Zero Wireless Controller for the PlayStation 3. This is a heavier offering that what Sony has, mostly due to the inclusion of rumble along with the SiXaXis control. Scheduled to arrive before Sony has their own ...
Written on January 29, 2008 | Posted in Features, PS3 Features, PSP Features, Wii Features, Xbox 360 Features | No Comment
