Continuing the trend of offering optional, paid services for smaller
quality of life issues, Blizzard has announced that they will be
introducing the ability for guilds to rename themselves or transfer
servers intact.
What's that, you say? Angry Birds didn't exist back when Star Trek: The Next Generation was on the air? Well, then maybe that seminal sci-fi show had a more accurate vision of the future than you might have guessed.
On this edition of Quick 15, you can view just over 15 minutes of
footage from the early areas of Crysis 2. Check out the nanosuit's
various abilities and get a glimpse of the beautiful, devastated New
York City that serves as a setting for the game.
Appreciating the image above requires two things: 1.) You must have seen
the 2009 film Moon and 2.) You must have a knowledge of and preferably
fondness for old LucasArts SCUMM-based adventure games.
After 225 issues -- the longest run ever for a comic based on a video
game -- Archie Comics' Sonic The Hedgehog will see a reboot in a
storyline beginning in June titled -- wait for it -- "Sonic: Genesis."
A new study proves what I'm sure comes as no shock to gamers familiar
with Xbox Live's rowdy reputation: The more upfront you are with your
gender, race, sexuality, or religion the more your online opponents will scream
at you about it.
If you didn't think this was bound to happen eventually, then you've
underestimated the ability of Kinect hackers. Someone has finally got
Microsoft's motion-tracking device working on a PlayStation 3. See the
results for yourself.
Microsoft has a slightly ambitious plan to tie
together the PC experience, Xbox Live, Bing, Avatars, and other
Microsoft products and services into an all-around package.
This past week, San Francisco's Commonwealth Club hosted a debate on an
industry hot topic that is currently awaiting an official Supreme Court
decision -- should the sale of violent video games be restricted?
Cthulhu Saves The World is one of those rare Xbox Live Indie Games that
has really grabbed our attention with its pitch-perfect emulation of
16-bit RPG style and bizarre story. Now it's receiving a crazy-titled,
content-packed special edition.
Despite facing some light criticism from EA CEO John Riccitiello earlier
this week, two of Blizzard's highest-ranking executives shared some
well wishes for EA and BioWare's upcoming MMO, Star Wars: The Old
Republic.
The Fallout franchise may still be waiting on a big screen debut, but
way back in the series' early days a script for a potential Fallout film
was already written. New details about that movie have now surfaced.
