Archive for August, 2009

The Top 10 Video Game Horses

Gamer Limit writes "Ah, the horse – long the noble steed of humanity, horses are wildly prominent in video games of all kinds. Some games revolve around the horse, whereas in other it just facilitates to simplify other aspects, like simply transportation. For a rare few, the horse is truly a character all its own, [...]

The Week in News: 18 rated edition

Gamer Limit writes: Anarchy in the UK ensued this week after some legal loophole led to the UK classification laws to be virtually obsolete. What this means then is that scores of underage minors will be able to murder prostitutes in GTA and suffocate victims with plastic bags in Manhunt without jurisdiction. Result! More boring [...]

The 4 Idiots of Video Game A.I.

Go Gaming Giant.com writes: Artificial intelligence in a video game is merely a blanket phrase that describes how well an enemy adapts to fighting you. Early examples can be seen in computer chess programs. These days, technology has developed to a point that video game designers can create fairly intuitive monsters and other baddies who [...]

Top 15 Upcoming Video Games of 2009-2010

Associated Content writes……As the winter season draws closer, the top video game companies have unveiled the latest footage and gameplay details of major releases. This year’s E3 event was one of the best on record and GamesCom in Germanyshowcased a promising line of games for consoles and PC. Here are the top 15 upcoming video [...]

Agarest Senki Massacred by Anime Haters

Xbox 360 and PS3 breeding ero-RPG Agarest Senki, to be known as Agarest: Generations of War in its European incarnation, clearly had too much in the way of beautiful anime art for the publisher, who decided to change it to something unrecognisably manly.

Dutch Sales Charts 29/08/2009

The top 10 software sales for all consoles are as follows. 1) Wii Sports Resort (Wii) 2) Wolfenstein (PC) 3) Brain Training (DS) 4) Wii Fit (Wii) 5) Mario Kart (Wii) 6) Wolfenstein (PS3) 7) The Sims 3 (PC) Wolfenstein (Xbox 360) 9) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii) 10) Call of Duty [...]

Dissidia Character Spotlight: The Bonus Characters

One Last Continue’s final weekly installment of the Character Spotlight focuses on the two hidden bonus characters; if you’re not afraid of spoilers, that is.

Mythic details plans for WAR at PAX 2009

Mythic will be representing Warhammer Online at Penny Arcade Expo in under a week’s time, and to help attendees plan ahead, they’ve now given some details about their showing. Members of the development team will be hanging out waiting to talk to fans, and one of the biggest topics they’ll be keen to discuss is [...]

Vanguard gets final 3 weapon sets: Druid, Necro, Sorcerer

Vanguard: Saga of Heroes doesn’t get as much attention as other SOE games, but it clearly has a dedicated community of players. It’s also a game that has seen a significant amount of change since it launched, and the developers are continually improving Vanguard through player input.

Silkroad Online players battle it out for shot at PvP tournament prize money

MMO developer Joymax is holding PvP qualifier matches in Silkroad Online this week, in preparation for the Game&Game World Championship (GNGWC) which is coming to North America in September. No doubt some people are wondering what GNGWC is — it’s an international MMO tournament, played across Leipzig, Los Angeles, Yongin, São Paulo, and Tokyo. Regional [...]

NCsoft & Sony – Exclusive deal, when?

Sony and NCsoft announced at E3 2007 an exclusive deal. For all those people that are still a little bit hazy, NCsoft would bring multiple MMO’s to Sony’s flagship console the PS3. The titles would consist of current and new IP’s.

PlayStation 3 cake is not slim, tastes delicious

SlipperyBrick: Forget the PS3 Slim. This is the kind of PS3 you want. The only game it plays involves you shoveling cake into your mouth as fast as you can.

GC 09: Gran Turismo PSP – PSFocus Impression

PSFocus writes: "The PlayStation Portable was announced years ago and one of the games that had been announced while an equal proportion Gran Turismo for the handheld. The intention was originally that the launch of the PlayStation Portable would appear, however, we are years away and is this game still is not. After much confusion [...]

"Psychonauts was inspired by my experiences with Ocarina of Time" – Tim Schafer

Gamer Limit writes "In a recent interview with Tim Schafer, creative director of the upcoming Brütal Legend, and high king of point and click adventure, we found out something extremely interesting in regards to his inspiration for his recent titles."

The Unfortunate Truth About Used Game Sales

PLAYSTATIONBLOG.NET delves into the recent used game dibacle and why used games sales, while unfortunate to developers, will never change.

Mercenaries 2 World in Flames Gameplay Walkthrough

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RAGE official game trailer for PlayStation 3 (PS3), Xbox 360, PC and Macintosh [HD]

RAGE is the next blockbuster from id Software, the inventors of the firstperson shooter. “RAGE represents a new direction for our games,” says Todd Hollenshead, CEO of id Software. “RAGE is a shooter unlike any other, developed on our cutting edge new technology, and built to the exacting standards id is famous for.” Built on [...]

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C&C 4: Tiberium Twilight

Kane’s last stand. The eyebrow raised by Sam Bass, head of story on the Command & Conquer series, points to an epic conclusion. It points to the end of an era. And it points to rebirth. In the fourth C&C strategy game, EA are upfront about ending it all. They’re putting a full-stop to Command [...]

SWAG Show #8 – Ghostbusters The Video Game Preview Party

Go behind closed doors into the Ghostbusters video game preview party in San Francisco hosted by Sierra. You can also learn how to make a Stay Puft cocktail. Plus, see what could be the best piece of video game swag ever!

Unboxing PSP Go!

See Sony’s shiny new PSP being undressed inside. PSP GO! launches on October 1 but below is a movie of one of the first PSP Gos in the wild (also known as the GamesRadar office). Watch it to see them "mumble about it a bit and try to rub the fingerprints off unsuccessfully." Their words, [...]

MotoGP™ 08 – Trailer HD

player at the centre of the MotoGP experience by letting them join a team and compete alongside their sporting heroes in all three race classes — 125cc, 250cc and MotoGP. Good results in qualifying and racing earn points that can then be exchanged for bike upgrades to improve attributes such as straight line speed, braking [...]

PSP | Half-Minute Hero Hands-On

Trying to save the world in 30 seconds is not as easy we thought. Half-Minute Hero is probably one of the most confusing games to jump into without any instruction. Imagine playing an 8-bit role-playing game from the ’80s for the first time without a manual. What we do know is that this game does [...]