I’ll be the first to admit that I haven’t actuallyplayedthis week’s forgotten game. I’ve playedthe demo, read the reviews, and followed the game since back in 2002 when it won the Seamus Mcnally Grand Prize at the Independent Games Festival. Yet I haven’t played it. Which makes this week’s edition of Games Time Forgot a partially interactive one — haveyouplayed it? Do you know why it’sno longer available for purchase?...
Season three ofGameTrailers TVkicks off on Spike TV this Thursday night at 12:30 AM EST (technically, that’s Friday morning, if you’re confused), and it’s going to provide an exclusive reveal of the single-player campaign of EA DICE’sBattlefield: Bad Company 2. Thanks to November’sPS3 multiplayer beta, we’ve seen what the ambitious online experience looks like. But now, we’ll be getting a taste of the new adventures of B-Company, with over ten minutes of previously unseen footage....
I jumped on theUnchartedbandwagon late. Like, right before I left for GDC late. Even though I haven’t played through that much of it, Ireallylike what I have seen so far. You can imagine my excitement, then, when I got to attend a seminar this morning hosted by Judd Simantov and Jeremy Lai-Yates (TD and Gameplay Animation Lead of Naughty Dog, respectively) on the (amazing!) animation techniques used in the hit PlayStation 3 game....
I’m not sure how I missed out onGeon: Emotionswhen it came to XBLA but I did. Now that I have gone back and played the demo, I really wish I’d picked it up at a time when I could have any reasonable expectation of being able to play against a real-life opponent. Thankfully, it looks like I’ll be getting a second chance. A new version ofGeonwill be coming to the Wii in February of 2009 boasting some new features....
You know, as of late, there really has not been many so called “economy simulators”. You know, those from the late Nineties and early 2000s that challenged players to work the economic system for a digital financial gain. Loosely based on social simulators like theTropicoseries, I’m talking all thoseTycoongames or any game that forced players to make lots and lots of money. It seems like the social simulators might make a solid comeback much like the recent release ofTropico 3by Kalypso, and it looks like Kalypso hopes to bring economic simulators back with their newest title,M....
Because the Wii screams “f–k going outside, kids” Majesco decided to take the next step by announcingGo Play City Sports. Yes — it’s a game that simulates all the lackadaisical games that urban kids play outside. Games like stickball, kickball, handball, jump rope, and even the peculiar rooftop hockey. Let me just get the content out of the way: It’s a mini-game waggle title, based in an environment where, wait for it, players must dodge manhole covers, fire hydrants and parked cars....
In an interview for the recently announcedKillzone 3, Guerrilla has sensed significant distance between now and 2005 to finally hold up its hands regarding the infamousKillzone 2E3 trailer. In case you didn’t know, the trailer is famous for its bullshit, as the video claimed to be PS3 footage when it wasn’t. After our minds were blown by the graphics and animation, it later transpired that the studio had just been guessing what the PS3 could do, and worked from there....
B1 Games, makers ofmany fine board games, sent out a press release to remind us that theHaloboard gamewould be available in stores soon. Thanks guys, I had tried really hard to forget that. Now you’ve ruined months of expensive therapy! Videogames based on board games are often pretty good, in my opinion. That is not a two-way street, however. Almost every game that tries to go in the other direction winds up being either a modified version of another game (like RISK) or being so obvious a cash-grab that burning is too good for it....
Chungus Replay value is one of the most desirable traits of any videogame, as developers try to convince cynical gamers that a new piece of software will be worth the $60 entrance fee. Of course, Quantic Dream doesn’t like to do things the way other developers do them, and has instead stated thatHeavy Rainwill have no real replay value. Playing the game through multiple times, even with the prospect of different endings, is a bad idea according to David Cage....
GameStop and Destructoid teamed up these last three weeks to bring you some deliciousGod of War IIIfreebies. While GameStop was hosting their big contests, Destructoid was giving away copies ofGod of War III, GameStop gift cards and this past week saw usgiving away aPlayStation 3! In order to win the console and copy of the game, we wanted you to create a picture of Kratos fighting any MMA fighter. Congratulations to Monte!...
Speakingwith Fast Company, Microsoft’s Shane Kim reiterated that day-and-date releases for Xbox 360’s Games on Demand service are out of the question, at least for the time being. For publishers, he says, “it’s a great tool to reintroduce their franchises.” But makingdigital downloadsof Xbox 360 games available the same day they hit store shelves would require “a lot of work,” and potentially piss off Microsoft’s retail channels. However, Kim makes it sound like third-party publishers wouldn’t be restricted either way....
Sucker Punch has opened up sign-ups for theinFamous 2user-generated content beta.Click hereto get your name into the running if you are a resident of the United States. You’ll have until next Monday to do so; beta vouchers will be sent out in phases starting in early April. When the headlines about user content in this game first popped up, I wasn’t entirely sold on the concept. But, as Nickwill tell you, the implementation and tools provided make it sound rather neat....
I had the mostwonderfuldream last night. Hey, where are you going? I swear it has nothing to do with me, a bottle of scotch, a swimming pool full of maple syrup and one Mr. Ron Workman. Well, notthisdream, anyway. No, this dream was a magical one: somehow, I had stumbled from the halcyon realm of naked women and booze into some sort of flea market, and before me sat the most incredible stockpile of classic games I had ever seen....
