You can’t say anything bad aboutStreet Fighter IVin this day and age. Believe me, I’ve tried. It’s almost as bad as saying how rich you are and how many cars and houses you have in the middle of this economic downturn. Hell, it’s worse to gamers. I’ve let it go, butSuper Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remixchief designerDavid Sirlin hasn’t. He goes offon his blog. It’s long. Here’s just a taste of what he dosen’t like, some of which I agree with:...
If you’re not familiar with the moderately popular web series “Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin‘,” we’re not really surprised. Still you may enjoy it — and if youdo, you may also enjoy the official podcast from the show’s creators. Whether Ash and I like it or not, “Hey Ash, Whatcha Podcastin'” is an intensely personal show. We’re completely frank with each other, our conversations are almost totally unedited, and if we find an interesting direction for the conversation to go, we’ll take it without hesitation....
I’ve sort of lost track of which YouTube videos I’ve posted and which I haven’t, so I’m just going to default to another Louis CK clip. No Sterling this week, sadly (but he asked me to pimp outSingSterling, and so I shall), but we’ve got Samit Sarkar as backup. This week, we’re going to be talking about all sorts of random crap — the Nintendo announcements, providing special services to people for buying new products, and Brett Ratner....
Game Jolthad a demake competitionrecently, which means more free games for us to check out. Unlike similar contests by other sites, this one limited developers to simplify independent games — nothing commercial, so noMario,Zelda, or anything like that. My personal favorite of the bunch isHold Off Brownish-Yellow, although there are a few other good ones; I’ll get to those in a minute. You defend your heart against blobs (?) by shooting in one of eight directions, and every so often you get to upgrade either your health, damage, or rate of fire....
Killing people as Agent 47 is about to get really real.The Hollywood Reporterhas revealed that IO Interactive is using performance capture of Hollywood actors to bring the upcomingHitman: Absolutionto life. Confirmed are roles for Keith Carradine (as the game’s baddie, Blake Dexter) and Marsha Thomason as Agent 47 “controller” Diana Burnwood. Performances were captured by Giant Studios, the same studio that James Cameron used for his hit,Avatar. IO Interactive tells The Hollywood Reporter that it’s aiming for a “more stylized, more serious and darker game” withAbsolution....
When Microsoft revealed the New Xbox Experience, an unwitting world found itself stunned by the revelation of Avatars. This unique and original phenomenon turned the world of gaming on its head, introducing a new social element to home console games that has revolutionized the industry and ensured that rivals will be meekly following in the Xbox 360’s massive footprints for many years to come. Of course, nothing is perfect, not even Microsoft products, and that’s why we’ve put our thinking caps on and come up with a number of suggestions that might improve or enhance the already amazing experience of Avatars....
You people are crazy. We asked you toshow us your favorite picturesfrom the Internet and we got over 500 comments full of submissions. Seriously. Crazy. All of you. Here are the winners: nademagnet, electro lemon, CWal37, Snow Squall and 007. I’ll be dropping you all an e-mail later today based on the e-mail address we have on file for you. You’re going to be receiving a bunch of random Hudson swag and I want to see a C Blog with all of you winners trying to top the picture of Niero above in return....
MAGis starting to look like one of the biggest things to hit the shooter genre in a long time. The massive amount of players on huge maps working toward common goals is very ambitious and I was very impressed by what I saw last week. It did leave me with some questions, however, and I was very fortunate to get to speak withMAG‘s lead designer, Andy Beaudoin. Hit the jump to get a little bit more detail on what players can expect from the game, where it might go in the future and the challenges of creating a game on such a massive scale....
Assuming Netflix’s library of streamable movies beefs up quite a bit, would you be interested in paying a lower monthly fee for streaming-only access? Don’t get too excited, as there aren’t any concrete plans yet, but it’s looking like a definite possibility. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings proposed the ideawhile speaking with Bloomberg, pointing towards late this year to 2010 as a plausible time frame. What does this mean for you?...
What do JapaneseFinal Fantasyfans have to do to get this ultra-happy Moogle mug for their morning beverage needs? It’s simple, really: they have to be members of the Japanese Square-Enix website, and they have to fill out a survey. Sure, there are only 100 mugs, but at least you have a chance to get one if you enter (details over atFamitsufor those of you lucky enough to be in Japan)....
Remember when Rare was synonymous with top-of-the-range shooters as opposed to sentient animals full of candy? We do, which is why we’ve been quite happy to see Perfect Dark getting a release on Xbox Live Arcade.Perfect DarkXBLA goes one step further than a mere port, however. It’s a mere port with HD GRAPHICS! Having taken this previous N64 exclusive for a test drive, what does Destructoid think of it? Well, why don’t we just tell you, for God’s sake?...
A recent study in the journalEmotiongives the results of a test that tracked the emotions of gamers playing a first-person shooter. What’s surprising is that the tested gamers seem to have their emotions all mixed up. According toArs Technica, the study tracked players’ emotions via skin conductance levels and facial muscle movements. The tested, all Finnish college students, played bothJames Bond 007: NightFireandSuper Monkey Ball. Interesting choices, eh? As you’d guess,James Bondcaused emotional responses, but they seem a bit backwards from what you’d expect....
Tokyo Game Show officials may not be ready to show off the show floor, but the folks at Konami don’t seem to care. They’ve put together a pre-TGS page that not only features a pretty cool rotating 3D map of their massive booth, but a full map of the TGS show floor. Visit that page and click the second button from the left. You’ll get to see the floor map of the major halls, where you’re able to at least make out the major companies’ booths....
