Swords & SoldiersdeveloperRonimo Games loves WiiWare. Its RTS game hit Nintendo’s online service recently and has been very well received. Lucky for Wii fans then, that Ronimo Games will bemore than happyto develop for WiiWare in the future. “It’s so easy to get your games out there! It’s much harder on Xbox Live,” explains the studio’sFabian Akker.It was tough at first to get a license from Nintendo – we were just kids from school — but THQ helped us a lot....
Future is planning to giveWorld of Warcraftfans an eyeful of editorial. The company just announced a partnership with Blizzard Entertainment to publishWorld of Warcraft: The Magazine, orA Nerd’s Dream. To be sold quarterly and only via subscription, the magazine will cover all facets of the super-popular MMO. According to official release, Future plans to offer two subscription plans. A one-year subscription is $39.95, while a two-year package will cost $69.95. Europeans will have to pay 34....
If you’ve been on the fence about picking up the Xbox 360 HD DVD drive, you might be pleased to know that the deal has been sweetened a bit. Just announced at the San Diego Comic Con, Microsoft is dropping the price of the external HD DVD Player from $199 to $179 in the United States starting August 1st. It gets better as five free HD DVD movies are offered to anyone who purchases the add-on between August 1st and September 30th of this year....
What is it about thisobese Mario maskthat makes it so damned terrifying? My immediate thought was the tongue. Oh God, the tongue! But then my eyes were drawn to the bulbous red nose. Has Marioeverhad a red nose before? He does now. Finally, I figured out what made the mask so creepy — the raised eyebrows. Those are what tie the whole thing together, no question. It’sbeen said thisgetup was used in an official capacity at Nintendo events, but knowing this eBay auction will likely result in someone with a weird fondness for Mario using the mask to live out their fantasy is even more disturbing....
Previously, ACE Team co-founder Carlos Bordeu told us about his studios’interest in bringingthe delightfully bizarreZeno Clashover to Xbox LIVE Arcade. Having been powered by the Source Engine on PC, the transition to Xbox 360 for the first-person brawler seemed like the way to go. And, according to publisher Atlus, it was. As spotted byNeoGAF user Volcynika, theUltimate Editionwill bring new “modes, features, added content, and improvements based on fan feedback.” One such addition is the co-op Tower Challenge mode....
It’s happened. “Baba Yetu” by Christopher Tin has taken the 2011 Grammy for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s), marking the historic first time videogame music has won a Grammy. Here’sthe acceptance speech. For anyone who’s playedCivilization IV, the song will be instantly recognizable. Personally, I hear “Baba Yetu” and associate it with the ensuing hours-long time loss that occurs when one plays aCivilizationtitle. And, because the question is inevitably going to come up: Tin’s album containing “Baba Yetu,”Calling All Dawns, didn’t release until 2009....
Yesterday afternoon, Lionhead updated theirdevelopment blogwith some remarkable numbers. The studio’s latest game,Fable II, has reached the 2.6 million sales mark, cementing it as a commercial success. A startling 66,000,000 Achievements have been earned since launch, revealing to the dev team the easiest and hardest rewards to obtain. According to the posting, the introductory Achievement “The Whippersnapper” (collect five gold pieces during childhood) was obtained by 2,800,000 people. The multiplayer oriented “The Dollcatcher” (collect all the hero dolls) has only been obtained by 61, 037 players or a scant 1....
Want to save the world? Play videogames more. That’s what director of game R&D at the Institute for the Future Jane McGonigal is saying you need to do. In a speech given at TED 2010, a conference where smart people spread smart ideas, she argues that if humanity played 21billionhours of games every week we would pick up the skills required to solve all the world’s problems. She even calls gamers “super-empowered hopeful individuals” because when gaming we have an actual drive to overcome challenges and a belief that we can accomplish anything....
3D Dot Game Heroesis out in May and we’re really, really looking forward to it. Anybody who isn’t looking forward to it is a witch, and should be burned as such. Atlus has today released a new trailer, informing us that its game boasts the most interesting character in 3D. The video is absurd. That’s a good thing. Check it out above and let us know if you’re excited for3D Dot Game Heroes....
Fears of the3DSbecoming hard to obtain post-launch seem largely unfounded, with reports that demand may have been overestimated and units are sitting on store shelves. Make no mistake, the systemhasbeen a success, with US retailer GameStop citing a “very strong” demand. That demand, however, has not outmatched the supply, which means either Nintendo really did put out a crapload of units, or consumer desire — at least at launch — is not as overwhelming as one might have thought....
ValveThe Midnight Riders is looking for a few creative individuals to help put together a video for its upcoming track, “Save Me Some Sugar.” The song will makes its way into the soundtrack for the upcomingLeft for DeadandLeft for Dead 2downloadable content, “The Sacrifice,”but what it really needs is a kick ass video. The story goes: “Save Me Some Sugar” was the first single and music video The Riders released “for the MTV....
Back whenCrackdownlaunched back in 2007, many players’ response to the title was to turn it on and go directly into theHalo 3beta. However, once that was done, and players were left with a $60 disc, what was discovered was a pretty enjoyable if slightly flawed game that did what it did pretty damn well. Three and a half years later, we are presented withCrackdown 2, and not only does it have a legacy for the fans of the original, it has to stand up on its own feet....
Actually, those pictures were just mostly concepts and weren’t meant for the public eye. At first, I was upset that EA would trick me like this, but then I realized it was probably some stupid interns fault … So to replace yesterday’s goof, EA sent along these new and totally awesome signs that you’ll come across while exploring the Ishimura. I’d first like to bring to your attention this movie poster:Shaolin Vs Space Ninja: Zero-G Insanity....
