Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Culture
Box Of Old Zelda Games Redefines Definition Of “Case Fresh”
11:00PM Luke Plunkett | We don’t post about video game auctions very often here. When we do, it has to be something that’s pretty amazing. This cardboard treasure trove of Zelda fits that bill. More »
News
THQ Splits In Three, “Core” Gamers Get Own Division
10:30PM Luke Plunkett | Picking up on the fact the gaming market has grown as much as it’s splintered over the past few years, THQ bosses today divided the company into three divisions: Core, Online & Kids, Family and Casual Games. More »
News
Yes, Vin Disel Is Actually Involved In Game Making
10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Hollywood star Vin Diesel has a game company, Tigon. Lots of Hollywood people have companies, but that doesn’t mean they actually do anything. More »
News
Valve Games Now Support Gun Controller
9:30PM Luke Plunkett | Sadly, it’s not the “PC Game Gun”. Instead, it’s been announced today that most of Valve’s shooters will be compatible with Novint’s Falcon peripheral. More »
Culture
If Only Video Games Had Been Invented Before The 20th Century
9:00PM Luke Plunkett | Video games were invented in the latter half of the 20th century. Meaning that their subject matter is, more often than not, set in the 20th century (or later). But if they’d been invented earlier… More »
News
NBA 2K Heads To Asia As An Online Game
8:30PM Luke Plunkett | Console games don’t sell across many parts of Asia. Too much piracy. But online games that milk you for microtransactions, they work much better, explaining why the series is going online for a new Asia-only title. More »
News
Fan Service PS3 Game Crossing Over To Xbox 360
8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Cross Edge, the PlayStation 3 RPG that combines popular properties from Nippon Ichi, Gust, Namco Bandai, Idea Factory, and Capcom together into one all-star role-playing extravaganza, is headed towards the Xbox 360. More »
Culture
When Architects Critique Video Game Levels
7:30PM Luke Plunkett | Video game levels are designed with one thing in mind: fun. But that fun comes dressed as architecture. Cathedrals, castles, office buildings, homes. The kind of stuff architects are best at. More »
Media
Why Do Girls Have Boobs?
7:00PM Brian Ashcraft | In this promotional clip for PSP title Boku no Natsuyasumi 4 (My Summer Vacation 4), the game’s little boy goes around asking why girls have breasts. More »
Culture
Robot Learns How To Play Pitfall
6:30PM Luke Plunkett
We. Are. Doomed. While Japanese robots divert our attention with cute faces and coffee-making, the real work is being done at places like Rutgers University, where a robot has learned how to play Pitfall. More »
