Gears of War 3‘s Jace Stratton — who first reared his head in a series ofGearscomic books — now has a voice. It’s actor Michael B. Jordan, maybe best known for his role as Vince Howard on the television seriesFriday Night Lights, and his more recent work onParenthood. Jordan’s part was revealed on the latest episode ofGameTrailers TV, where (spoiler alert!) you’ll see him shout things like “I’m down!” and “Medic!...
Ahh, surveys. They’re fascinating glimpses into the ideas that a company is considering. Joystiq reports that Sony has been floating one around asking about potential additions to Zipper Interactive’s hugongous FPS,MAG. What additions might those be? First off is a game mode referred to as “Interdiction,” in which 128 players on two teams fight for control of three neutral points on the map as opposed to one team attacking and the other defending....
Last weekwe finished our PS2 odd debate brackets with a monstrous battle betweenMetal Gear Solid 2andShadow of the Colossus. Despite a few recent landslide wins, I have to say that I’ve never seen so many Dtoiders say “This was a really hard choice” in the comments as I have in the last month. Last week in particular I heard a lot of different people saying the same thing, and I just want to let everyone know your words aren’t going unnoticed....
When I firstsaw this story, I thought it was old news from Copenhagen, where a SWAT teamhilariously respondedto the sounds of gunfire coming from a loud PS3. However, it’shappened again. A woman was out walking and heard screams coming from a New Jersey house. She did the natural thing and phoned for the professionals, but when they got there, it all went a bit daft. Upon police arrival, the resident of the house refused to let them in, explaining that the screams were caused by a videogame session....
This week’s “forgotten” game (I use quotations because, once again, it’s reasonably well known) is Bam! Entertainment’sWay of the Samurai.It’s an entertaining, highly original, nonlinear samurai adventure, and it’s a kind of game we need to see more often.StoryYou create your own Samurai from a choice of about a half a dozen character model and clothing combinations. The game takes place between the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate and the rise of the Meiji—this is a familiar time to buffs of either Samurai flicks or Japanese history in general, because during this period, the remaining Samurai of the Tokugawa period were forced to become wanderingronin, trading their lives at the top of the Japanese social ladder for one of wandering, begging, and often times, crime....
If you’re a PlayStation 3-equipped European with a fancy forGhostbusters, get excited: you’ll be able to try out the game this month. The official European PlayStation blog has confirmed a demo for Terminal Reality’sGhostbusterstitle will hit this June after E3 — weeks before the game releases in “late June.” The gaming industry Twitterverse is hot forGhostbusters. Apparently Terminal Reality nailed the humor and the whole, you know, busting ghosts thing....
Early on in my blogging career at Destructoid, I told you about an online golf game calledGimme Golf. At the time, its developers, Skill Technology, were taking sign-ups for a closed beta. According to a press release (after the jump), over 1,000 players tried out the closed session. Gimme Golfis free to play, but here’s an enticing note: there are weekly drawings for a $100 cash prize, and all you have to do to enter is take part in a multiplayer game!...
You read that headline right. Finally, Allied Forces will be tapping the underutilized resource of goats to combat the fury ofThe Third Reich.GOATS vs NAZISis a unique top-down, 8-bit, co-op action title from the mind of Jim Welch. GOATS vs NAZISwill feature seven action-packed levels with an interesting power-up system. Players will be able to find tin-cans, helmets, and rifles that they can eat to restore some health or modify their combat abilities....
Put down that acid, Jimmy! You don’t need drugs when you’ve got Llamasoft’sGridrunner Revolution. The demo for the game isnow available, as is the full $20 product. Similar to the studio’s previous gameSpace Giraffe, summing up my experience withGridrunner Revolutionis tricky. At first, I thought I understood what I was doing; what a fool I was. Weird shapes started flying at me, the sun’s gravity decided to f*ck with my bullets, the number of sheep references and brightly-colored explosions tripled every passing second … yes, thisisa game I’m still talking about....
Ah, those Microsoft guys are such a giving bunch. Xbox LIVE is free in Europe this weekend. Why? Well, there’s a little event calledXtivala’coming. We first heard about Xtival last week, when Capcomannounced their official EuropeanStreet Fighter IVtournament. So, if you’re thirsty to prove mad Ken skills but you’re unwilling to pay Xbox LIVE Gold fees, May 1 to 4 seems like the perfect time do so. Just watch out — other players will be rockingChampionship Modematches for a much longer period of time....
You could go just about anywhere with that name. To me it sounds like just one of a collection of urban-made upskirt videos. But it’s probably a videogame, and it’s probably something from Clap Hanz, the folks that make one of my favorite games ever,Hot Shots Golf. The sharp minds atSiliconeranote that minigame collectionMinna no Sukkiricame out in Japan last year for the PSP, so this could be the name for the western port....
On top of the main game presented inPeace Walker, there’s a whole other engrossing aspect called Mother Base. In trade for the help of Snake and the Soldiers without Borders group, Ramón Gálvez Mena gives an abandoned oil platform that becomes Snake’s central base. At Mother Base, players will develop new weapons, trade or send gifts to other players, access the versus mode, send soldiers on missions and more. Before anything fun can happen with Mother Base though, you first need to put on your Ash Ketchum hat and capture soldiers,Pokemonstyle....
I missed last Friday’s Indie Nation. Apologies. I still wanna do one forthisFriday, though, so just consider this a really, really late installment of the series. This time around, I’m gonna slightly break from the formula: rather than highlighting just one game and why you should play it, I’m going to highlight two and talk about their artistic importance. Jason Rohrer’sGravitationand Rod Humble’sStars Over Half Moon Baymay look, sound, and feel very different, but they tackle a very similar theme: the creative process....
