If you’re curious to see what David Jaffe has been up to since the inevitable/appropriate/crushing cancelation of his Heartland PSP project, check out this gameplay footage from his PS3 arcade game Calling All Cars. It’s got a great style to it, and looks as if it could be reasonably fun. Jaffe has taken a simple … Continue reading
No round-up today, because there’s really not much to lasso. Clint Hocking, game designer for Ubisoft, got a lot out of 300. An awful lot. The well-received digital bloodbath sparked something in Mr. Hocking, the seeds of an argument against the desirability — or even possibility — of the media of games and film cross-pollinating, … Continue reading
A month ago, Slashdot solicited questions from the gaming community which would then be passed on to Sony’s Phil Harrison, that bastion of reason and illumination. The Slashdot editors have received the responses from Mr. Harrison, and have posted them for your respectful perusal and sagacious head-nodding. The questions that Harrison fielded were none too … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Sony Pictures EntertainmentMSRP: $19.94RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 136 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Feature Commentary w/ Laura Ziskin and Alvin Sargent• Sneak peek at Spider-Man 3• "Inside 2.1" featurette• "Danny Elfman’s Score" featurette• "With Great Effort Comes Great Recognition" featurette• "VFX Breakdown" featurette• Pop-up trivia track The Pitch "It’s fractionally improved over Spider-Man … Continue reading
Dedicated to bringing you the latest in contest technology, we here at CHUD are pleased to present you, in partnership with Bloody Disgusting, Movies Online, Chortler, and The Student Zone, this chance to stretch your creative muscles and score some glorious swag. For this contest, you’re going to have to pull out the ol’ creative … Continue reading
1up brings us word directly from Valve Software regarding the dust-up we reported on yesterday. The hacker who goes by the name of MaddoxX turns out to be, unsurprisingly, full of shit. Here’s the statement by Valve director of marketing Doug Lombardi: "There has been no security breach of Steam. The alleged hacker gained access … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: New Video NYCMSRP: $29.95RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 3 hours, 52 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Breed Judging Videos• Group Winner Interviews• Backstage Tour• Grooming Featurette• Angel on a Leash featurette• Featurette on Vivi• Junior Showmanship Highlights The Pitch "It’s Rollerball meets Best In Show!" The Humans Shit, I don’t know. Some guys talk … Continue reading
Huge-ass and developing news to start things off today. A disgruntled fellow who goes by the name of MaddoxX has cracked into Valve Software’s Steam information and retrieved, among other things, financial data for the company, and credit card information of customers. So far, MaddoxX has yet to do anything more than threaten to post … Continue reading
Guitar Hero shares a lot with the Madden games: both franchises are based around activities that you could conceivably do beyond your console; both offer "variation on a theme" gameplay; and now it looks as if both will be locked into a yearly release schedule. RedOctane president Kai Huang has stated that fans can expect … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: A&E TVMSRP: $49.95RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 12 hours, 42 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Behind-the-scenes featurette The Pitch "Back in the dark ages, there was this tiny spark called ‘improv.’ We fed that spark with our sweat, our labor, our very blood, and, lo, it became a moderately successful television show. In … Continue reading