Archive for July, 2010

Multiplayer 3D Coming from Sony?

Sony is pushing 3D pretty hard. And why wouldn’t they? They sell the game system, the television, and the glasses! The consumer response has definitely been a mixed one, with such a pricey buy in. But Sony has come up with a cool new idea that I honestly find more appealing than just 3D: multi user 3D.

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New Call of Duty: Black Ops Footage

GoodGameTV is an Australian TV Gaming Show that’s been running for years now, and with that sort of high exposure project comes big oportunities. One of those opportunities was for the team at GoodGameTV to actually get a tour of Treyarch’s studio…

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Disturbed Track Pack Released for Guitar Hero

The already impressive Guitar Hero library of music gets another update today with the release of The Disturbed Track Pack…

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17-year-old Boy Steals Nintendo DS in Effort to Impress Girlfriend

Poor little Anthony Etienne couldn’t impress his girlfriend because he was, well, poor. So he did the only thing that made sense at the time: stole a Nintendo DS from a little girl. Wait, did I say “made sense”? I meant “was totally nuts” …

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Five O’Clock Fan Art: Pokemon

I’m not a big fan of Pokemon, but I probably would be if all of the designs were as macabre and downright awesome as this Poliwrath. But I definitely understand why this could maybe upset children a tiny bit …

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Ripten Review: Alien Swarm

Alien Swarm is a bit of an anomaly in the world of video games. It’s a source mod, based on an Unreal mod, released officially, for free. The developers are part of Valve’s workforce, and worked on Left 4 Dead 2 and Portal 2, but were only hired as a result of making this mod- and now it’s an official Valve game. Yes, it’s an odd one indeed …

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Daily Deal: Gamefly Used Games 50% Off

I’m a sucker for a good deal on a great game, and when I find one I try to pass it on to you guys.
Todays deal comes from Gamefly.

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Microsoft Thinks Kinect Pricing is “Great Value”

Earlier today we brought you news of Microsoft Kinect’s final price point of $150. While everyone else in the world may be scoffing at that price, Microsoft happens to think it’s mighty fine …

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Club Nintendo Reward Review: Nintendo DS Lite Game Card and Stylus Set (Super Mario Bros. Theme)

The Super Mario Bros. Theme Nintendo DS Lite Game Card and Stylus Set is one of the original Club Nintendo Rewards. The item itself opens and closes like …

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Thor: The Video Game Hammering Home

Thor, Marvel’s resident Norse God, is bringing his big bad hammer to consoles in how own self-titled videogame, scheduled to be released alongside the movie in 2011 …

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EA Showcase Previews Dead Space Ignition

EA’s studio showcase, broadcasting live right now from their Redwood Studios location, just showed off a bit of gameplay (more like comic book styled animatic) with a heavy puzzle solving component.

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EA And Maxis Announce Darkspore

The new game that has been in development by Maxis has been revealed as Darkspore. A new action-rpg inspired by the spore universe. The first details and media were shown at the EA press conference today!!

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Microsoft Announces Official Kinect Price & Xbox 360 4GB

Microsoft have finally unveiled the official RRP for the motion-sensing Kinect peripheral today. The device also comes bundled with Kinect Adventures, which will have you “navigating raging rapids and ducking and dodging through mountain top obstacle courses and exotic locations.”…

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Final Fantasy XI 50% off on Steam

Until Thursday at 4pm PDT, Steam are offering Final Fantasy XI Ultimate Edition for 50% off as part of their “Midweek Madness” sale series…

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FPS Terminator Alpha Demo Released

Tweet Movie games suck, right? It seems like the bigger the budget the more destined they are to fail. By that logic, then, FPS Terminator must succeed. It’s a not-so little shooter project by The Original Studios based on the Unreal Engine. The game was originally just a mod and has evolved into a full-blown [...]

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