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High Scores And Egos: There's Always A Bigger Doodle Jaws dropped at E3 2008 when Square Enix announced that Final Fantasy XIII was going multi-platform. While the game still is a PS3 exclusive in Japan, it will be hitting the Xbox 360 abroad.
Recent modder trend: Cramming game machines in other game machines. It’s shoehorning for shits and giggles. Case in point, this project, an Atari 2600 in a SEGA Game Gear.
UK Nintendo magazine NRevolution has called it a day. The final issue’ll be released December 11. Besides suffering from “an identity crisis” and competition, the increasing difficulties of game print contributed to its demise.
Yesterday Mike McWhertor, Mike Fahey and Adam Barenblat joined me in a friendly game of kill the zombie on the Xbox 360 while we talked about the flagging economy, our personal favourite games, whether the balance board is a gimmick or controller and why Zombie Tanks suck in Left 4 Dead. That’s right Zombie Tank, I’m talking to you!
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it 7-8 times: Grand Theft Auto is best when enjoyed on the PC. The fact GTAIV will feature 32-player multiplayer only supports my position.
This 2D tribute to DICE’s 3D free running game Mirror’s Edge plays like a cross between the original Prince Of Persia and Sonic The Hedgehog. In a good way!
Canadian actor and videogame voice specialist Michael Rudder was among the casualties in the terrorist attacks in Mumbai yesterday.
Zombie Mansion – the experimental First Person Shooter for the iPhone we looked at back in October – has been making steady progress and is currently going through the App Store approval process.
The game uses a combination of the accelerometer and on screen soft keys to control the action as you battle your way through a mansion. Full of Zombies. Ok, it’s not the most original setting, but as the video playthrough (after the jump) shows it could be fun in an old-school way. Graphically, the game looks part way between Doom and Quake I, with a twist of Hexen,
Assuming all goes well and Apple don’t throw a fit, the game should be up on the App Store soon for around $US6.99.
There are game cakes, and then there are Game Cakes, the ones that require capital letters, applause, and perhaps a brief moment of teary silence. This Super Mario Galaxy cake is definitely the latter.
Constructed of pure greatness, actual cake, fondant, Rice Krispy squares, fibre optic lighting, and pure love, the cake features several Super Mario Galaxy features and characters, including the under-glass pill-shaped puzzle area and Princess Peach’s castle. And then just when you think it couldn’t get any better, the damn thing moves. Hit the jump to see the cake in action.
