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For those readers excited aboutFallout 3, and we can tell there aremany of you, you might like to keep the hype fires stoked with a new selection of gamer pics, as well as a theme, now available for purchase on Xbox Live. Announced byBethesdatoday, for 100 Microsoft points you’ll receive a pic pack featuring Vault Boy and an image fromBrotherhood of Steel, while 150 of your online dubloons will net you a theme which showcases Craig Mullins’ concept art....
When a new version of a game you particularly enjoy is announced, there is usually a brief moment of pure optimistic glee that occurs, in spite of the cynicism that years of disappointment have built in gamers like a well-worn callus. Much as I slag onGuitar Heronowadays, I still couldn’t help but feel that thrill when I sawIGN’s exclusiveon the guitar strumming game’s DS port,Guitar Hero: On Tour. But then I actually took an objective look at it....
One of the big game reveals of last night’s Ubisoft event wasZeit2(pronounced Zeit-squared). Like the publishers other hot hybrid titleOutland,Zeit2works to combine influences from a variety of different games and fuse them into one cohesive package. The game looks a bit likeFlOw, plays likeGradius, and thinks likeBraid. As you can tell by the look on the guys face in the video below, the game is quite thought provoking. Hit the jump for my full impressions....
I was pretty much on the fence the last time I playedRed Faction: Armageddon. My tune has all but changed with my latest playthrough, as I got to experience a lot more that the game has to offer. Plus, the new build was quite a bit more polished, especially in the visuals department. It’s not entirely perfect, but all in all, I’m happier with what to expect come next month....
It has been a while since we saw one of these delightful developer diaries from Hothead Games, the third in a series startedback in August. This time, they’re taking us into the wilds to observe various species of game developer. Good-natured ribbing of the industry is woven throughout this charming number. The Hothead people really do a fantastic job with these videos, showing that they have a wonderful time making games....
Videogame reviews. Some gamers out there believe that a review is a writer’s personal opinion, one that shouldn’t be taken to heart because it’s just one person’s feelings on a game and it doesn’t really matter what somebody else says so long asyouenjoy the game yourself. These people arewrongandstupid, and obviously don’t understand what a videogame review is meant to be. Reviews are the chlorophyll of the interactive entertainment industry. Videogames live and die by the word of one reviewer, and if a low score is given to a popular game, babies will literally die and rivers will run red with the blood of kittens....
[It’s time for anotherMonthly Musing— the monthly community blog theme that provides readers with a chance to get their articles and discussions printed on the frontpage. — CTZ] There are many genres of games I can’t call myself adept in, but still enjoy with a reasonable amount of competence. I’ve lost my timing for platformers since the days I used to rockMega Man 2, but I find myself plummeting into the abyss only occasionally....
The magic of top ten lists is that almost everyone is a sucker for them. Almost everyone has something to say about the list, whether it be words of praise and agreement, or cries of anger for an “obvious omission.” I usually like to pass on these kinds of lists, but IGN’s Top Ten Tuesday for this week was baited perfectly, so I couldn’t resist. Their top ten list of thebest 8-bit soundtracksisn’t necessarily bad, though it should’ve been called “Best 8-bit NES soundtracks,” as no other console was mentioned....
We don’t know who they’re working for yet, but Imageepoch is up to something. According to a tweet by company CEO Ryoei Mikage, people behind games likeArc Rise FantasiaandSands of Destructionare doing something with a major video game maker. He says they had a meeting with this game maker where they showed off a prototype game.Siliconeratells us that the demo was approved and work has now started on the game....
Oh no … Here we go. It seems that Sega and 20th Century Fox Licensing and Merchandising had a rager of an evening involving top shelf tequila, high-priced strippers, and designer coke. The outcome, according to theHollywood Reporter, is a deal to create games based on theAlienfranchise. But don’t get it twisted — this is not like thoseothergames based on movie licenses. This is going to be something you’ve never seen before....
Indie developer Blind Mind Studios has decided to remove the option to purchase their gameStar Rulerfrom Impulse after GameStop officially takes over the digital distribution service from Stardock. As their website states: We are ending sales through Impulse due to GameStop’s long, negative behavior toward the PC platform and independent games. We would never have signed onto distribution through GameStop, and being forced into this situation has only made it worse for us....
The Valvealternate-reality gamehas taken it up a notch by offering free content updates to the games in thePotato Sack bundle. Honestly, it’s hard to keep up with this stuff. To name a few examples,Bit.Trip BEATnow has a level with GLaDOS,The BallandAmnesia: The Dark Descenthave both receivedPortal-esque add-on levels as well, and other titles in the selection have been infused with the lovable Companion Cube. Developer Dejobaan has, thankfully,sent out a reportto catch us up to speed on the ARG findings....
