Friday, November 28, 2008
Study: Video Game Physiques Give Guys Body Image Issues, Too
10:00AM Owen Good | Playing as super buffed up hunky dudes can make men insecure, according to a Kansas State study. But read on, if these stories are correct, this piece of scholarship has some serious problems. More »
Chatting With Samus and Naomi Hunter — at the Same Time
8:00AM Owen Good | This week, Maxim named Metal Gear Solid’s Naomi Hunter the top babe in gaming. Sadie Ultraneko talked to her voice actor, Jennifer Hale (right), who also voices Metroid’s babelicious Samus Aran. More »
Monolith Guy: Expansions, Ports Sunk F.E.A.R.
6:00AM Owen Good | Dave Matthews (not this guy), the primary art lead for F.E.A.R. 2, has an idea what tanked the franchise: expansions and console ports — ones not made by Monolith. More »
Retro Edutainment: Talking with Speak & Spell’s Dev
4:00AM Owen Good | The talkies of video games wouldn’t come until 1980, with Berzerk, Gorf and Intellivoice. But 1978’s Speak & Spell undoubtedly contributed to the DNA of early gaming. More »
Media
Gatling Glitch > Rocket Jump
2:00AM Owen Good | Here’s a trick for those rompin’ and stompin’ with zombies this Christmas: A physics glitch that enables you to charge up a gatling gun and launch yourself across the map in Left 4 Dead. More »
News
Capcom Talks Street Fighter IV, Bioinic Commando Rearmed On The Wii
11:20PM Brian Ashcraft | Capcom has released some of the best third party titles for Nintendo — and continues to do so. But is there hope for Street Fighter IV Wii? Street Fighter II HD? Bionic Commando Rearmed? Here’s Capcom exec Christian Svensson (pictured) dashing and creating hopes: More »
News
Ninja Blade Ready To Slice Up January
11:00PM Brian Ashcraft | From Software’s “cinematic action game” Ninja Blade has a release date. It’ll be out January 29 in Japan for ¥7.140 ($114). See, in Ninja Blade there’s this ninja… More »
Microsoft ‘Explain’ Why Only The US Gets A Thanksgiving XBL Sale
10:00PM Luke Plunkett | There’s a ton of great deals on Xbox Live at the moment! Like Rez HD for 500 points. Awesome. Only awesome if you’re in the US, though. Everyone else gets nothing. Why is that, Microsoft? More »
