Here I was under the impression that the disc-basedBorderlandsadd-on pack bundle was already out and had been out since late last month. Whoops! It turns out that retail won’t be getting a dose of “The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned”or “Mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot” until April 6 (April 9 for our international friends). The two-pack collection costs $19.99, so you won’t be saving any money versus buying the digital download copies....
Gravity Guyis one of my favorite iOS games on the market, so there’s no contest for today’s freebie. The gravity-shifting runner game costs nothing right now, and it’s easily one of the best Apps that FAotD has ever featured. The bright graphics, cool music, and increasingly challenging gameplay makes this one that should not be missed. In fact, if you don’t get it, you’re a damn cock. So sort it out!...
As wasteased yesterday,TimeSplittersdeveloper Free Radical Design’s fate was to be revealed on February 4, but it looks like someone couldn’t keep quiet about the exciting news — the company has been bought by Crytek. Hazewriter and all-around funny guy Rob Yescombebroke the news to 1UP, saying that “After seven long weeks of uncertainty, I can confirm that Free Radical is now out of the woods. We’ve been bought by a really, really good company....
If one of you kind gents could whip up a potion that would give me false memories of summers spent withPerfect Darkand my trusty N64 controller, I would be eternally grateful. As it stands, I’m stuck sitting on the sidelines as everyone gets all hot and bothered by the Xbox LIVE Arcade re-release of the game. I want to get intoPerfect Darkin 2010 — really, I do — but it’s realistically not going to happen....
Having vague and hazy recollections of this week’sGames Media Awards, I found myself quite looking forward to going over the photos and video from the night so that I could piece together everything that went on. Alas my friends, I was sadly disappointed, as the GMA was not an event which promoted coherence, and the snatched recordings we came away with were no match for debauched power of the evening....
Day one of GDC was like a long warm up: lots of walking the floor, checking out the setup and meeting old and new friends. In the posh Game Lobby amongst huge flat screens and laptop toting attendees, I caught this small preview for the showing of the 2007I am 8-Bitart show. It launches April 17th in lovely Los Angeles at the1988 Gallery, much to the pleasure of geeks everywhere. If you like game art as much as I do, this event is not to be missed....
This is an industry where Electronic Arts can contrive its own fictional Christian protest and Sony can drag a dead goat out at aGod of Warlaunch party, yet there arestillsome weird promotional schemes that make me scratch my head. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Imulsion, abrand new drinkthat emulates the mutating fuel source fromGears of War. This is actually happening! The cans will cost $2.99 a pop, and it’s likely some sort of energy drink since this comes from the same chaps responsible for the sugar-ladenStreet Fighterliquids....
While the development of Namco Bandai’sTekken X Street Fighter, the second game in a collaboration with Capcom, is still in its earliest of stages.Tekkenseries producer Katsuhiro Harada at least has an idea of whatStreet Fighter’she’d like to see in his game. “Maybe I shouldn’t say this, as I mean no disrespect to Ono-san, but Ryu and Ken will probably be even better in 3D.” Hirada said during ourinterview at Comic-Con....
BloodRayne: Betrayalreleases this month and HNNNNNNNG, I can’t wait. I’ve waited five bloody years for a newBloodRaynegame, and not even Satan’s penis could stop me from getting hold of it. Unless it’s a really nice penis. Anyway, here are some new screens of the game, which is looking more pretty every time I see it. Game’s out August 31, which is far too far away.
Everything has come full circle.inFAMOUS, which was ostensibly a comic book superhero origin story, is getting a comic series. As is fashionable, Sucker Punch’s series is getting the ink n’ paper treatment courtesy of DC Comics. Written by William Harms and illustrated by artist Eric Nguyen, the comic will “bridge the gap” betweeninFAMOUSandinFAMOUS 2, detailing Cole’s attempt to save Empire City before he leaves for New Marais. It’ll span six issues and ought to be worth picking up for fans....
A newPlayStation Homegame space is available. At some point today, Sucker Punch Productions’inFAMOUSwill join the list of placesHomefanatics can explore. The downloadable area, dubbed “The Abandoned Docks of Empire City,” isn’t just a bar with aninFAMOUScoat of paint slapped on it. From what we understand, the new space will have quite a few interactive features, including the ability to draw a penis on a brick wall with spray paint. OK, the entire community won’t be able to see your glorious paint creation — only your buddies, but still, a penis on a brick wall....
More than a few of us media folk have been wearing our Michael Pachter “Super Martian Prediction Hats” ($12.99) and saying that Infinity Ward will be gutted as a result of its recent losses of top-tier staff. In light of what we’ve learned from the Activision financial earnings call, that scenario doesn’t seem so likely. CEO Bobby Kotick revealed that the studio is working on “their next big project.” What that project is, of course, is anyone’s guess (the hat is only $12....
I love anything and everything Suda51 does, so it should go without saying that I’m looking forward toShadows of the Damned. Suda51 was on hand at GDC showing off his upcoming game, and while Nick Chester was busy interviewing baby heads, I had the privilege of talking to Suda about his gold shoes. Oh, and we also talked about the game and what the Suda51 thought process is like. If I sound nervous, it’s because I was....
