Gamers have been advocating the positive effects of video games for
years, but today the industry received a considerably more powerful
backer: the President of the United States.
If in another galaxy far, far away, Kevin Butler were George Lucas' son,
he'd look something like the artwork above – dressed head-to-to in a
crappy tablecloth with a haircut from the 80s.
Myplasticheart sculptor Matt Siren says that "Ghost Girl was born out
of two loves, the female form (specifically
the face), and the Ms. Pac-Man video game (specifically the ghosts)."
We were given a brief opportunity to talk to each of the visionaries
about inspirations for Shadows, how their unique design mantras will
manifest in the game, and exactly what a "Psychological Action Thriller"
entails.
Interested but not quite sold yet on Ninja Theory's new action game
starring a man named Monkey? Why not play with Monkey yourself in the
upcoming demo...that didn't come out
right.
The upcoming Dawn of War II standalone expansion, Retribution, uses
Valve's Steamworks for its authentication and networking services rather
than relying on the stillborn Games For Windows Live infrastructure.
Despite numerous
promises for continued support, it seems like the
trouble has caught up with developer Realtime Worlds' latest game.
The team has revealed today that the action MMO APB is closing its
doors.
