Saturday, March 13, 2010

Crysis 2 Footage Looking As Nice As Expected

6:00PM March 13, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Crysis 2 is at the Game Developers Conference, seemingly there not just for its own ends, but to help developer Crytek shill its engine, CryEngine 3. It’s doing a very good job. More »


News

PAL PlayStation Store Update: Tester-Free

4:30PM March 13, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

It’s a pretty slim week on the PAL PlayStation Store, but then, looking at the stuff Europeans and Aussies are missing out on – like the Tester – maybe that’s not such a bad thing. More »


Rumour: Ratchet & Clank Devs Going Multiplatform?

4:00PM March 13, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

According to “a trusted source”, IGN is reporting that Insomniac Games – creators of both Resistance and Ratchet & Clank – is about to abandon the land of PS3 exclusivity and become a multiplatform developer. More »


I Am A Master Of Picross 3D, At Least The Tutorial Part

3:30PM March 13, 2010 | Stephen Totilo

I may have liked Tetrisphere, but I am not a man who believes the puzzle games, like Mario games, can be as good in three dimensions as they are in two. More »


News

Sony Says PlayStation Move Precise Enough To Play StarCraft

3:00PM March 13, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

There’s been a flood of information coming from Sony about the new PlayStation Move controller for the PS3, but Sony’s technically inclined folks showed off some of the more technically capable members of GDC, getting down to the finer details. More »


In Real Life

Lady Gaga Must Be A Command & Conquer Fan

2:40PM March 13, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

A deadly cocktail of nerd poisons, featuring the toxic element from EA’s Command & Conquer series combined with a few equally sly Dune and Star Wars references, as seen in Lady Gaga’s (slightly NSFW) “Telephone” video. Thanks, Matt & Charles! More »


News

What’s Will Wright Doing At GDC On Saturday?

2:20PM March 13, 2010 | Brian Crecente

I ran into Will Wright yesterday just before the Game Developer Choice Awards kicked off. He was wearing a shiny suit and grabbing a drink. More »


Needle Now Or Shotgun Later: A Little Dead Rising Cosplay

2:00PM March 13, 2010 | Brian Crecente

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Almost lost amid the CCP booth loaded up with free kegs of beer, the PS3 Move set-up and Nintendo was the tiny Zombrex booth packed with faux syringes and a shotgun behind glass. More »


News

Fired IW Guys Sign With A-List Talent Agency

1:30PM March 13, 2010 | Owen Good

When you’ve built a zillion-dollar video game brand, you’re not going to be hurting for future opportunities no matter how hard your former employer fires you. That said, Call of Duty‘s creators have signed with Hollywood’s biggest talent agency. More »


News

Look Who Says The Rhode Island Games Legislation Is Unconstitutional

12:30PM March 13, 2010 | Owen Good

An effort to impose fines and even jail time for selling mature games to underage kids has reached Rhode Island’s legislature. “The bill won’t survive a court challenge, nor should it,” says a certain disbarred Florida lawyer. More »