Welcome to a new week of gaming news. The Game Developer’s Conference is behind us, with only a couple straggling pieces of information left to cover. These aren’t so much "news" as they are "interesting," which is going to get me in trouble, because I also think that the smell of gasoline is interesting. First … Continue reading
BUY IT HERE AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!PLATFORM: Nintendo WiiESRB RATING: Everyone PUBLISHER: NintendoDEVELOPER: Nintendo I wanted to like this game. I love competition. Maybe not as much as I used to, but games like Wii Sports and Warioware are so simple that it allows the competition junkie a fix anytime someone walks through the door … Continue reading
Today’s most heartwarming story concerns the keynote address from Nintendo deity Shigeru Miyamoto, delivered yesterday afternoon. Where Sony’s Phil Harrison used his stage time to unveil the PlayStation 3’s new online initiative, Miyamoto covered a lot more ground in an amiable and eloquent conversation. GamesIndustry.biz has some nice coverage of the event, highlighting a few … Continue reading
Weighty news to get through today, the heaviest of which is Sony’s attempt to recreate the Metaverse from Snow Crash. Phil Harrison’s keynote address yesterday revealed the company’s designs for its online initiative, dubbed "Home." Essentially, the service combines the concepts of virtual worlds such as Second Life with online matchmaking for Sony games, providing … Continue reading
You suck for not having bought Viva Piñata. Fortunately, Rare is undeterred by your scorn, and has announced that it will produce more games in the franchise. I say "fortunately," because that draws attention back to last year’s release of the original. As of yet, Rare has offered no indication of what these additional game(s) … Continue reading
Last week, our Jon Cassady wrote up a fun little piece of news about the Second Life headquarters of John Edwards’ political machine, which was "attacked" and vandalized by unknown parties. Some people assumed it was republicans, but you know what they say: "Assuming makes you an ass out of me," or something. 10 Zen … Continue reading
BUY IT HERE AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!PLATFORM: DSESRB RATING: TPUBLISHER: CapcomDEVELOPER: Capcom(Warning: This review will contain lawyer jokes. If you’re a lawyer please put aside your lack of a sense of humor and realize that it’s all in jest. Besides, I might need representation at some point by one of you bloodsucking ruiners of all … Continue reading
Not a whole lot happened over the weekend worth talking about, except for the item which I wrote up on Saturday. I’ve been getting some good feedback from that little opinion piece; chime in on our message board. TS Eliot would want you to.Those of you excited for Irrational’s upcoming 360 title Bioshock can head … Continue reading
Joystiq writer Blake Snow has seized upon a passage in the recently-touted Videogame Style Guide as an opportunity to play the defeatist in the gaming household. The section in question differentiates between reviews of games and criticism of games, arguing that the former is a descriptive format, and the latter is an interaction of sorts … Continue reading
Big thanks to Jon for taking over Roundup duties while my body was, inadvisedly, shooting all its liquids out of one orifice or another.Yesterday, Kotaku dropped a big rumor about the PS3, which set game discussion forums ablaze, except for those which have installed government-mandated hearsay retardation systems. Kotaku’s story served up information on a … Continue reading