Got a Windows 7 phone? Got some love for the Haloes? You might be interested in Halo Waypoint. This is a free download for Windows 7 phone users. It gives you access to the entire world ofHaloon the go, beaming you news, interviews, trailers, screenshots and more. Microsoft says that you’ll getHaloannouncements and news before anyone else. The Halo Waypoint also lets gamers keep track of theirHalocareer as it lists out their Achievements....
Today we’re giving away two Gene Simmons Axe guitar controllers for our 25 days of giving contest series! The guitar goes for around $80 on average and works with any of theGuitar HeroorRock Bandgames on the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and Wii. The guitar is a 3/4 size replica of Gene Simmons’ guitar. In order to win the guitars, we want you to write a haiku aboutGuitar HeroorRock Band. The two best haikus will win themselves the guitar....
The weather in San Francisco just isn’t“warm” enoughto warrant aGears of Warreveal, but that doesn’t mean the ongoing Microsoft’s media-only X10 event lacks Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago. A mere three imagesof the duo’s cameohave snuck out of the event, making us excited for possibleGearsnews to come, as well as hyping us forLP2. If you look closely, you’ll notice the duo don’t have Lancers. We advise you not to fret, because even though the two might not be putting rotating steel to flesh, they’ll at least be traversing non-brown environments for once....
Now that thedemise of the HD DVD formathas been announced, it was only a matter of time before crazy low clearance prices hit the Web. Similar things are happening in Japan, and now it seems that the Xbox 360 HD DVD player is selling pretty well there. According toAkibaBlog(not always safe for work), the reduced HD DVD drive for Xbox 360 made it to number 4 in the game category of Amazon Japan as of February 29th....
Publisher Codemasters and developer Blue Omega Entertainment are hoping to evolve the shooter genre with the original IP,Damnation. Said to be a “unique and exhilarating combination of fluid action and combat,” based on the press release and screens I couldn’t tell you if this game is a first- or third-person shooter. What I do know is that the game will feature huge environments (“miles of distance and thousands of vertical feet”) in which you’ll perform all sorts of acrobatics and vehicle stunts....
Last night I participated in my first session ofXbox LIVE Primetimetitle,1 vs. 100. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the live version. Instead, I played what Microsoft calls “Extended play” — a version of the game where the “mob” is infinitely large and the “one” is omitted from the game. Much to my surprise, this base version was entertaining and challenging. Here’s the game’s set up: in Extended play, you answer questions without worrying about the “one....
Good for you, UK moms. This data comes froma new Microsoft Play Safe, Play Smart study, which, according to Microsoft,“uncovers the differing views of parents and children when it comes to attitudes to safe gaming.” Microsoft-only survey or not, it’s nice to hear that some parents have open minds, though I don’t think that most of the games their kids are playing arethateducational these days. I suppose that ‘headshots kill faster’ is a valid lesson....
This not just your average shadow planet we’re talking about here. Nay, it’s anInsanely Twisted Shadow Planet. We were joined by Joe Olson of Fuelcell Games and artist Michel Gangé to talk about their new game, coming to Xbox Live Arcade next week. Watch the video to see gameplay footage of both the campaign and multiplayer modes ofInsanely Twisted Shadlow Planet. You’ll hear how the project was started at a Thai restaurant and why the game has taken five years to develop....
We wanted to hear your greatest fear forOctober’s Monthly Musing. We wanted to know what makes you jump, gets your heart pumping, and makes you need to change your pants. Topics ranged from horror games to hardware failures and more. Here’s everything that was promoted last month: Out of all the blogs, Scary Womanizing Pig Mask’s saw the most discussion. Turns out a lot of people are pack rats when it comes to item collecting....
Back in 2005,28 Days Laterscreenwriter Alex Garland took time out of his busy schedule to write a 128-paged script based on some game calledHalo. Later, DB Weiss (autho of videogame-themed novelLucky Wander Boy) stepped in and re-wrote the whole damned thing, and eventually that original project was scrapped. Pity. This weekend,a user over at 1UP“stumbled” across a torrent that claims to provide Garland’s ditched script in PDF form. According to 1UP’s Patrick Klepek, the script seems legit, credited to Garland on the first page, and full ofHalomythology references and fancy words like “genetically-refined human flesh and blood....
I love a good pinball game and, since hardly any pinball machines are manufactured any longer, sometimes I have to settle for a less physical experience. And, when I do, it’s almost always to playAlien Crushor its sequel,Demon Crush,on the Virtual Console. Now, Hudson has announced that they’re bringing the series back on WiiWare. The new title,Alien Crush Returns, is expected to hit the Japanese WiiWare service later this month. No word yet on a release outside of Japan, but I’ll go on the record as saying, “DO WANT....
A number of us at Destructoid are excited aboutAliens: Infestation, the upcoming Nintendo DS release fromWayForwardandGearbox Software. The game was playable at PAX and while I didn’t have time to swing by and check it out, Max Scoville rather excitedly spoke about it during our live stream on Saturday night. Now Joystiq has reported release dates for the title.Aliens: Infestationwill be arriving first in Europe on September 30th before hitting the US a couple of weeks later on October 11th....
There’s nothing like a good cinematic every now and then, wouldn’t you say? When done well, they offer insight into what the designers envisioned but weren’t able to fully realize in-game because of restraints in time, money, and technology. This cinematic is for “The Sacrifice,” which you should automatically associate with Left 4 Dead, at this point. If not, here’s therequired reading. Can you feel the tension? I’m eager to see how it all plays out....
