Ever want to be in a game, beating up thugs? Virtual Air Guitar Company is trying to make that a reality, with its upcoming beat ’em up,Kung Fu High Impactfor Xbox 360. The title uses the Kinect sensor to put players into the game, insert an image of them into the game and letting them kick and punch on-screen baddies. The title seems to be an update or remake ofKung Fu Live, which was release for PlayStation Network late last year....
AllFinal Fantasytitles have a touch of quirk and whimsy in them (seriously, someone was drunk when Quina was designed), but they are, by and large, somber and melodramatic affairs.Announced last week, the most recent addition toFinal Fantasy‘s ever-swelling ranks, however, seems to be a little on the lighter side:A Moogle Kupo d’Etat, the latest expansion forFinal Fantasy XI. While I’m no fan ofFinal Fantasy XI, the concept of it fascinates me....
Blake Griffin, power forward for the Los Angeles Clippers and 2011 NBA Rookie of the Year, seems to be a fan of the videogames. In this humorous video, Griffin stands outside of id Software’s offices in a desperate bid to be included in the developer’s upcoming first-person shooter,RAGE. It’s silly and I have to admit that I laughed a couple of times between Griffin and the folks watching from the office....
Left 4 Dead 2released yesterday and, while its Versus Mode is terrific fun, you’d be hard pressed to find many people able to enjoy it. The game has been hit with massive lag on Xbox Live, despite two updates being made available for the game since retail copies were made. Destructoid staff members have been hit with issues when connecting online. Brad Nicholson has suffered from lag, as have I and my wife....
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and TT Games are going for the rather typical release window withLEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7. It’ll be releasing on June 05, 2025 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, DS, 3DS, and PC. Where’s our N-Gage port, guys?! Strangely enough, I think the priorHarry Potterinstallment is the only modern-day LEGO game I’ve played. Sure, it was fun and all, but nothing can touch my fond memories ofLEGO Island....
Wereported onthe release date forCastlevania: Harmony of Despairearlier today, and now we have dates for the remaining 2010 “Summer of Arcade” titles. They putLimbofirst in line! Hooray! As revealed during E3, all games are priced at $15 each. For once, I think every title warrants it. Also returning from previous years is the ability to get money back for buying these games during the promotional phase. Purchasing three of the aforementioned Xbox LIVE Arcade games gets you $5 back, while downloading every last one earns you $15....
It seems like only yesterday that we were sitting here guessing which Spider-Men Activision would be stuffing intoSpider-Man: Shattered Dimensions. Now, the damned thing comes out next week — it hits Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Nintendo DS on September 7. Ben gave you an in-depth look at the game on theXbox 360, PlayStation 3, andNintendo DSearlier today. Words and images are great, but there’s nothing quite like seeing a game....
Secret Wars IIwas the first “big event” comic series that I ever followed from first-to-last issue, so to think that I might be able to relive the story in game form has me feeling fully psyched. In case you don’t know, the series is about an omnipotent, muscular, Michael Jackson look-a-like named The Beyonder who takes over the Marvel Universe like that God-kid did in that oneepisode of theTwilight Zone. Does that sound awesome to you?...
Realtime Worlds is the studio responsible for the first brilliantly empoweringCrackdown, but Microsoft gave it the cold shoulder forCrackdown 2, favoring instead a rival Scottish developer in Ruffian Games. Realtime was a little hurt over getting shafted, but Microsofthas explained whyit chose to take its business elsewhere. “When Billy Thomson, the lead designer of [Crackdown], left Realtime Worlds, there was an opportunity,” explains Microsoft executive Phil Spencer. “I wanted to make sure that anything we work on is correctly nurtured … we had to find the right team who really understood what game it is — and that was Billy and the team at Ruffian....
As statedin a blog postby Sledgehammer Games VP and COO Michael Condrey,Modern Warfare 3will offer a Color Blind Assist mode for those impacted by color vision deficiency. For a series played this competitively, you definitely want the playing field to be as equal as possible. Being the generally insensitive guy that I am, I hadn’t given much thought to how differentiating teams could be tough, visually, for some people. Making a point to promote this feature’s inclusion will hopefully remind other developers to implement similar modes in their games as well....
Even thoughMinecraftdesigner Markus Persson is holding back on what he’s willing to say about the upcoming Xbox 360 version of the game — “there’s going to be actual marketing” this time — he did drop a few solid details in an interview with IGN. Based on the popular PC version,Minecraft360“will be designed to work better on a console and to focus on the types of experiences you expect when playing games on a game console....
The previously-retailer-exclusiveMortal Kombat“klassic” downloadable content wetold you about yesterdaywill be available for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on June 7 for $4.99 (or 400 MS Points). This single pack contains the various costumes and fatalities that were available as pre-order incentives through a smattering of retailers. The costume skins include old school outfits for Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Reptile, Ermac, Mileena, Jade, and Katana. Reptile, Scorpion, and Sub-Zero will relive their youth with fatalities of old....
MTVsees the chumand seems determined to attack thegaming marketwith full force. Considering what ahot piece of assit is (18-35 males is likepornto an advertiser), MTV is trying to do all it can right now to be on the “cutting edge” of today’s culture. The latest move for the network is pimping out Geoff Keighley’s Game Head and expanding its coverage. Here’s howNext Genput it: Two MTV Networks gaming properties, Spike TV and GameTrailers, are joining forces to enhance the popular interactive entertainment TV show Game Head....
