Super Mario Bros. is meant for tap-dancing, and I don’t mean on a Goomba’s head. Here’s Brentalfloss’s college buddy, C.K. Edwards – he appears in Billy Elliot on Broadway – whose dancing makes the theme sound all the more vaudeville.
The Saboteur’s PC version had big problems out of the box – something like 9 out of 10 ATI-equipped systems couldn’t make it work properly. The remnants of Pandemic have rolled a patch, but be sure to read it carefully.
As game designers become more like film directors, the paths they lay out for players becomes increasingly scripted and, frankly, downright restricted. Still the illusion of freedom persists in this genre.
Microsoft’s filed a patent that would make avatars more realistic and less idealised, with the point of getting your husky arse out to exercise if what you’re seeing in the dashboard is a more realistic presentation of yourself.
Do you want a college football playoff? Do you love the tradition of a New Year’s Day packed with A-list bowls? You can have both, as shown by Stick Jockey’s video game simulation of a 16-team tournament – and 27 bowls.
With less than 17 shopping days till 2010, Kotaku oriented its eyes to the future and this week’s report toward what you can expect from it. But we still had plenty of time for news of the present.
Where last week’s PAL store update was as bleak as can be imagined, this week’s is certain to please, if only because it finally contains the re-release of Metal Gear Solid.