What’s scarier than a little girl in a horror game? That’s a trick question.F.E.A.R.’sdevilish cherub Alma is one of the two reasons I can’t sleep tonight. The other is a nasty cocaine habit I picked up from my supermodel friend. That little tidbit wasn’t game related, but if Lindsay Lohan is reading I wanted her to know that she isn’t alone on this pale blue dot.The above is a launch trailer forF....
Miyamoto is a charming man, which is not a huge surprise. This morning in his GDC keynote, he chose the tradtional route of outlining Nintendo’s corporate focus as well as his own for the past, present and future. While many of the Wii’s haters are going to blow off this keynote as unimportant, I think there were some things said that were more essential than we realize in the general scheme of things....
Live in or near San Francisco and looking for something to do next Monday while waiting to pick up your copy ofStar Wars: The Force Unleashed? LucasArts will be hosting aThe Force Unleashedlaunch party at the Best Buy store at 1717 Harrison St. in San Francisco from 7pm until midnight this September 15. On hands will be some voice talent who brought the game to life, including Sam Witwer (Smallvillestar and the voice of Darth Vader’s Secret Apprentice), Adrienne Wilkinson (voice of Maris Brood), and Cully Fredrickson (voice of Jedi Master Rahm Kota)....
Filling out Bestiaries inFischis a lot of fun. It’s a great feeling when you finally catch every fish on the list but,… what if there are fish that just don’t appear on the Bestiaries? Enter: Secret fish. If you thought catching Exotic fish was tough, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Secret Fish are notoriously difficult and were, at some point, meant only for the most dedicated players. Nowadays, you actually need Secret fish in order to progress through a content update, and they aren’t any easier to catch....
Strange things are afoot at the Circle K XSEED is pure evil. This much is certain. My favorite little publisher is up to no good again. Hot on the heels ofteasinga Western release forSenran Kagura Burst, the Marvelous AQL subsidiary is back up to its old tricks, once againtauntingthe internet at large with cryptic tan squares. However, thanks to the cunning of theNeoGAFcommunity, it looks like we can drift off to sleep this eve without fear of being haunted in our dreams by peach-colored shapes....
Nintendo Switch 2’s Game-Key Cards suck ass. And I say this as someone who truly doesn’t really care all that much about physical media. Yes, I know. Shame me all you want. But for the past decade or so, I’ve been a digital gamer, fully taking advantage of my download speeds, pre-loads, and near-instant access to games. I also don’t like switching out discs. But even for me, Game-Key Cards are an abomination....
Big budget, or throwing money away? [Update:I’ve received word from The Codec podcast’s co-host Daley that the interview with Muranaka he discusses below is now online. It was for another podcast he hosts called Metal Gear Central. This wasn’t released at the time of the original publication of this article. So if you now want to seeexactlywhat Rika says herself, you can do so below. The section in question begins at roughly 00:35:00:...
I had waited for weeks.Weeks. It was a pretty cold and miserable night in late October 2000, but the homework was done and I was ready. You see, weeks back I had filled out aNintendo Powerpull-out, dropped two or three $20 bills into an envelope, and was waiting for my prize. Hours went by, and I was checking the doorstop every ten minutes to see if FedEx had come by. Finally, much later than usual, I opened the door, and there it was:Pokémon Silver, sitting in a box waiting to be opened....
Oblong with a full touchscreen Nintendo has filed a patent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for an oblong controller that features a full touchscreen. As rumors heat up surrounding the NX, Nintendo’s next piece of hardware, we’re left to wonder if this is the vision the Japanese platform-holder has for its controller. The patent, which was found onFreePatentsOnlineby aNeoGAFuser, was filed in June of this year and just published today....
PAX is always one of my favorite shows because of the focus that indie studios receive. Sure, the major publishers dominate the convention with massive booths, as well as prominent signs and mascots floating high above the show floor. But if you’re able to avert your eyes from their big-budget sensory assault for just a few moments and explore the less obnoxious areas of the expo hall, you’re bound to find a few gems....
Watch a man-scorpion decapitate a human-grasshopper hybrid The artwork alone for Carnivore Studio’s PS4 and PS Vita horror/exploration gameKodokuhad me on board with the project. It’s still very far off and that saddens me, but additional images, some of which appear to be in-game (or at least representative of gameplay), have appeared. Carnivore has also put up a teaser trailer for the game, viewable above. Gosh, this looks real weird. I’ve always found pigs to be slightly unsettling, and that goes triple for animals with human heads (see: 1978’sInvasion of the Body Snatchers)....
ABioWare forum posterhas leaked details and images from a consumer poll that allegedly spills details on the as-yet unannouncedDragon Age 3. According to the Intel, players will take on the role of an inquisitor engaging in political skullduggery in a land torn apart by civil war. The poll supposedly indicates that BioWare and EA are looking to include co-operate play in the adventure, which really wouldn’t be a shock consideringEA’s current MO....
That’s right, folks —the predictions were correct. The Nintendo Press Conference that’s taking place live in Tokyo is being liveblogged over atFamitsu, and while we wish we could be at the real thing, this will have to do. Besides, it’s not for gaijin — the event was specifically for Japanese press only. So far, we know that the new DS model is called “DSi”(pictured above) and that Iwata has spoken of it as the “DS for one family”....
