Saturday, February 20, 2010
In Real Life

The Sun Is Shining, The Birds Are Singing…

What could possibly go wrong on a day like this? Oh, right


See C&C 4 Get "Grittier & Darker"

Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight is taking a turn for the more serious, away from the B-list celebrity cameo driven novelty of some of its ancestors. Watch this new teaser of EA’s forthcoming real-time strategy game for a taste.


In Real Life

Cross-Dressing BioShock 2 Cosplay

Nathan Sharratt loves BioShock, and is handy with a needle and thread. And leg braces. And corsets. As he’d have to be, to squeeze his man’s body into an outfit meant for Big Sisters.


News

Valve Will Return To The PS3 (Eventually)

Right now, Valve and the PlayStation 3 don’t see eye to eye. Doesn’t mean it’ll always be that way.


In Real Life

Drop Serious Cash On Into The Pixel Art, Now On EBay

Video game-loving spendthrifts may want to earmark a few spare hundreds to bid on this year’s Into The Pixel auction, the artistic charitable endeavour that runs alongside the annual DICE summit. The former silent auction has been taken to eBay.


News

Kitase: FFVII Remake Only Possible If It Can Be Done In A Year

Final Fantasy XIII releases in less than three weeks, but people still can’t stop pining for Final Fantasy VII, released XIII years ago. But Yoshinori Kitase, answering hypothetically, said a remake by modern standards might take XIV years to make.


Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight Hands On: A Less Cheesy Three-way Dip

There will be no celebrity cameos, no professional wrestlers tackling men in bear costumes anywhere in Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight, the planned final chapter in EA’s real-time strategy Tiberium saga. But there will be plenty of Kane.


The Day Gamers Took Over Reselling: Epilogue

Last week, I wrote about Glyde, the reseller flooded by gamers at its November launch. Because of Glyde’s shipping model, the time required for delivery and payment seemed to be a drawback. So how’d Glyde do with a real sale?


Assassin’s Creed II: Discovery Micro-Review: Worth Discovering?

Once again, Assassin’s Creed vaults from the home console to the portable platform with the iPhone spin-off Assassin’s Creed II: Discovery, starring the second game’s Ezio de Auditore as he travels to Spain.


News

Venture Capital Backs Off, And Boston Development Suffers

Venture capital investments in U.S. video game efforts dropped by more than $US60 million from 2008 to 2009, of particular concern to developers in strong but outlying areas such as Boston.