I just got handed a cool little note about Will Wright from a very special inside source at the Wright camp: As you’ve seen, Will broke his arm while skiing. Well, because Will is a genius, he decided to build a robotic arm for himself. What’s even cooler is that he can control this robotic arm with a Wiimote. I suppose after he’s done withSpore, Will is gonna build an army of Robocops to police our streets....
Activision has set up some cool exclusive DLC with games retailer GameStop forX-men Origins: Wolverine. With your preorder you’ll get access to four exclusive rooms that offer “new toys” in what they call the Weapon X Arena. They say that the environment is separate from the game itself, taking place in a tech lab. This add-on begins in a hallway with four doors that lead to these rooms. After the jump you’ll find their detailed descriptions of the Dismemberment Room, the Environtimental Room, the Ladder Challenge, and the Custom Combat Arena....
ZeniMax Media is looking for MMO people now, which obviously points to an MMO coming from them, probably from their company Bethesda. So, would that beFallout? Maybe? The folks atGamesIndustrysay that they’ve already roped in Steve Escalante and former Blizzard talent Rich Barnham for this unannounced game, and now they’relooking for more. And they say the rumors are pointing to theFalloutMMO action, too. What else could it be?Elder Scrolls? Check out the job listings at theZeniMax Online Studios webpage....
Trying to think of 100 reasons to love the Wii!? Good luck coming up with that … oh wait, somebody already did! Howthese guyswere able to do such a thing is sheer madness. While some of their “reasons” may seem like a joke, the majority of the list is pretty solid. Here are a few that made me laugh: You can check the weather.Yes, there’s a Weather Channel on Wii, so you can see if it’s raining outside (and so decide to spend the day in playingWii Sports)....
When 15-year-oldKoltonMahoneybooted up his fresh copy ofMadden NFL 2007in hisXbox360, he was shocked to find that it wasn’tMadden NFL 2007at all. In fact, the game he had received for Christmas was actually a disc of pornography. According toa report coming out of Utah, the unsuspectingMahoney(and his parents, who had purchased the gift from a local Circuit City) was shocked and appalled by the explicit images found on theMadden NFL 2007disc. Holiday ruined?...
Alpha Protocolis just two weeks away and we still don’t know the name of the main star of the game. I think this latest video is trying to tell us, but there’s this really bad rap song playing throughout the entire thing to understand what’s being said. Good thing it doesn’t matter what his name is as the game looks pretty good. Who here is looking forward to the game?...
Amazon.com is dedicating yet another of theirGold Boxpromotions to videogames but, truth be told, this isn’t looking like the best crop of bargains. The Deal of the Day is a $100 Amazon credit with purchase of an Xbox 360 4GB Kinect bundle for $299.99. That’s nothing to sneeze at, but you’re not really saving any money if you just have to turn around and buy an overpriced hard drive for the thing....
[Editor’s note: sourpk wrote this in-depth opinion article about the difficulty of videogames today. What do you think? Are videogames harder or easier today then they were back during the retro period? — CTZ] In general, are videogames becoming more difficult? Well, it all depends on who you ask, because after all, difficulty is a matter of opinion. In my opinion, videogames are becoming progressively easier over time. In this article I’ll tackle the issue of videogame difficulty in its many forms and how this affects the gaming community....
We’re back with another Art Attack Friday. Today, Hamza has handed me the reigns to AAF, so I’d like to take the time to talk about a great artist I know. With a badass name like Maximo V. Lorenzo, you’d almost have to be some kind of artist, right? He’s as badass as his name is, currently working as a comic artist. He draws from both eastern and western influences to create his own unique style, which was used in last year’sBombos vs....
Don’t get your hopes up for today’sBattlefield: Bad Company 2downloadable content. It’s new player skins for the four multiplayer classes and camouflage for the M16A2, UMP-45, MG3, and M95 Sniper. Each class “kit” will cost 160 Microsoft Points or 440 Points for the whole lot. Here’s where it gets weird. You can only buy this content if you live in Europe, and only Xbox 360 is getting this stuff tomorrow; the PlayStation 3 and PC DLC kits are coming later....
In this week’s Media Create numbers Pokemon tops the charts, as usual. But it’s not a standard Pokemon game outselling the rest this week; Pikachu and pals are typing tutors for Japan this time around inBattle and Get! Pokemon Typing DS. This game sold over 59,000 units, which is a lot for game that has you typing in Pokemon names to capture them. That seems like the hard way to do things....
GameStop’s not the only retailer to get pre-order love. Sega’s decided to sneak a little something to Best Buy for its upcoming action/role-playing game, the Obsidian developedAlpha Protocol. Pre-ordering your copy of the game at Best Buy stores will get you a code to download the exclusive “Stealth Weapons Pack.” With it you’ll get the Hamilton Marksman High-Accuracy Pistol, the Samael Typhoon High Recoil Control SMG, as well as bonus mines and ammo....
I’ve seen some pretty good promotional trailers for videogames in my day, but this has to be the best PSP one ever. This is a Japanese trailer promoting upcoming homo erotic PSP shooterRei Cho Aniki(Cho Aniki Zero). Watch on as IDATENTAI rocks song “Men’s Panic” while happy muscle men flex and pose. Hips will shake, crotches will flash, and “Men’s Beams” will shine through holes in heads. And the best part: super ripped body builder TopGun Tom will line up to make a creepy border for some video segments....
