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High Scores And Egos: There's Always A Bigger Doodle I was ready to ignore this release, until I noticed the brief mention of “computer games”. It’s entirely possible a gadget expo could have decent games, but I’m sure the organiser’s definition of “gadget” gaming is very different to ours. For example, the press release mentions gamers and gaming several times, but doesn’t specific what exactly we can expect.
I’m not sure about you, but when I think of gadgets and gaming, I get images of the iPhone and, *shudder*, the N-Gage. Yet, I’m sure these guys will find a way to include the PSP and DS. Of course, I might have missed the magical link between gaming and GPS!
Full release after the jump.
Insider Describes the World of Sony’s MAG An exclusive look at Sony’s 256-player online title.
Soul Calibur IV Breaks Street Part II: Gameplay Video Street dates: they’re there to be broken.
New Sonic Wii Game Revealed, Brings Much Needed Swordplay To Series Because Sonic without a sword would be like Mario without a… SCUBA suit?
The Five Most Embarrassing Moments of Nintendo’s Presser Come and feel all awkward with Nintendo!
Rumour: Prank Results in Half-Arsed ‘Confirmation’ of GTA IV for PC The other GTAs made it to PC (and the earlier ones only had PC releases) so this isn’t that far-fetched.
Kotaku Originals: Wonder Septuplet Powers, Activate! E3 was a massive outlet for news. Make sure you didn’t miss anything.
While we’re waiting for the real Spy updates and unlockables (and not fakes which momentarily fooled even Valve) OMFGNinja.com has gone and created an amazingly deep three-part advanced tutorial on how to play the Spy. It is mesmerizing, and showcases how any character in this game, with enough skill and planning, can become downright unstoppable. The leaping backstabs in part one, above, are jaw-dropping. The other two videos are at OMFGNinja, so follow the link and give them some credit. Youtube resolution sucks, but you get the idea of what the character class can do.
Advanced Spy Tutorial [OMFGNinja]
Old-old-old school developer (and hooved animal enthusiast) Jeff Minter put some screenies up on his Live Journal of Gridrunner+++, the Xbox Live Arcade port of Gridrunner ++. It looks like an acid trip. There’s a sheep in the upper right of this screen, in case you were wondering. The other two are on the jump.
Shader-stuff In Game [Stinkygoat (Jeff Minter)'s Live Journal, via GamerBytes and thanks reader Ryan L.]
It’s not hard to imagine that Sony knew Microsoft would choose E3 to make its curtain-call announcement of Final Fantasy XIII for the 360. It’s likewise reasonable to believe they searched their catalogueof works under development for the best candidate to generate any buzz. What we got was a mixed bag — the trailer of an incredibly expansive shooter, but it didn’t even have a title. It was just MAG: Massive Action Game. It sounded tempting, but very incomplete.
In fact it was shown to a focus group less than a month before E3. One among that group, after seeing the MAG E3 debut, reached out to me, under a promise of anonymity, to describe what was shown and asked of the group. Put simply, MAG — whatever title it comes out under — will be a mercenary combat MMO. It will more than likely carry SOCOM branding, as Zipper Interactive is behind it. And if so, it could be called SOCOM: Shadow War or SOCOM: Zero.
For purposes of identity protection, my source, who has experience in other video game focus groups, will be called Orange. Being identified could cost Orange, and others, future work.
This picture (full resolution after the jump) is not a cosplayer getting up to face the day as a Combine Elite soldier from Half-Life 2. It’s actually a render of one into a shot of someone’s bedroom. It’s crazily reminiscent of this gallery, cosplay enthusiasts, in costume, hanging about in everyday settings. (The best is Chewbacca in the kitchen).
Also after the jump, from Deviant Art, a cartoon on why Gordon Freeman doesn’t talk. (If you’re guessing the punchline right now, you’re right.)
WTF is going on at EA Sports? First came the manifold glitches and problems in NCAA 09, now we’re seeing accounts of corrupt profiles forcing Xbox 360 racers to ditch their gamesaves and start all over.
After reaching a certain level of progress — the theory is cumulative laps driven, as it’s struck gamers at differing points in their careers — the profile becomes corrupted and freezes the game right at the load screen. There is no other way to play the game except to delete the file and start all over. You can see a video of it here – but it takes 7 minutes to explain what was just said above. There is, however, a swell parakeet whistling in the background.
Ever want to roundhouse punch EA Sports honcho/former Xbox chief Peter Moore in the jaw? Astoundingly, word is you can do just that in Face Breaker, coming out Sept. 5. ButtonMasher reports thusly:
While previewing Face Breaker at the EA booth it was mentioned that Peter Moore’s face had been scanned and entered into the game using the boxer editor. The face, which is creepily accurate, can be attached to any of the bodies and manipulated. Peter asserts that he suits a more chiseled look but the demonstration featured him as a blue monkey.
From talking with them more about the addition to the game it seems that his face will be included in the retail build of the game and will more than likely be an unlockable character.
That’s a pretty shrewd move. Not sure how many sales it will do on that feature alone, but I’ll put it in my GameFly queue.
Here’s what the rest of the game will look like, btw.
Break Peter Moore’s Face [Button Masher, thanks reader Paul K.]
Swear, I don’t have a sentry gun fetish. Although it would be cool to meet a girl who did (I don’t judge). Last week we churned up a video of a guy who developed a paintball sentry, and now reader Mohammed I. passes along a less functional, but no less impressive version: A Lego Sentry. Props to the builder, and especially for the game-screen render around it. Seriously, new desktop pic. It’s a work of art and should stand for all time. Until some bastard-arse Spy whips up a Lego sapper.
Team Fortress 2 Sentry [Lair of the Legomancer, via Shift Gamer, thanks reader Mohammed]
British Gaming Blog takes a look at the highly anticipated games that weren’t demoed at E3, and the titles would form an impressive show unto themselves. If only. All Points Bulletin. Tekken 6. Indiana Jones and, I mean really Ubisoft, no Beyond Good and Evil 2? Quoth BGB:
UbiDays 2008, Ubisoft announce Beyond Good and Evil 2 with an enigmatic, minimalist trailer. The fans go wild. E3 2008, Ubisoft announce Party Babies for Wii. Girls aged 5-12 go wild.
Agreed. Probably the biggest no-show of the whole conference, the Bungie/Halo game fiasco notwithstanding.
Missing in Action: The No-Shows of E3 [British Gaming Blog]
