Prototype main character Alex Mercer wasn't exactly the most friendly
guy in New York City, but I'm starting to get the feeling that the
sequel's new protagonist, James Heller, may not be much more pleasant.
As we previously mentioned in our story
on Deus Ex's delay, Square Enix has lowered their forecast for earnings
for the rest of the fiscal year by 91.7%. The primary reason for the
decrease in estimated profit? Their troubled MMO, Final Fantasy XIV.
The image to the left is Tennis For Two. It was created in 1958 at New York's
Brookhaven Lab by physicist William Higinbotham. The original game was dismantled soon
after its creation, but now it will be available to play in its original
form again.
Meet Aung Zaw Oo. He's an animator who works at Uber Entertainment, the
team behind downloadable shooter Monday Night Combat. Check out this video of
his various stunts and tricks.
Whatever its indie charm and incredible inventiveness in other areas, Minecraft's lo-fi visuals are sometimes a little
bland to look at. Cue Scribblecraft, a Minecraft mod that adds in new
hand-drawn textures, giving the unique game a unique look.
If you've been impressed by screens and impressions of Chair
Entertainment's new action-RPG Infinity Blade but don't own an iPhone or
iPad to play it on, I know the feeling. I'm in the exact same spot. But
we need not lose all hope yet.
This machinima, which places the characters of the beloved Super Mario Bros.
games into the world of Grand Theft Auto IV, gets things more right than
I ever would have expected.
Life may not be the brightest
in Final Fantasy XIV's world of Eorzea right now, but that's not going
to stop holiday cheer. Square Enix has revealed plans for the in-game
Starlight Celebration.
It may have a title that gives me a headache, but Dissidia 012: Duodecim
Final Fantasy mashes together characters from various Final Fantasy
games in a way that's sure to make fanboys salivate.
Last night Spike held their annual Video Game Awards, and by now you've
probably seen most of the trailers
unveiled at the event. So now I want to know: Which of the show's
major surprises were you most psyched about?
Valve has one of the coolest offices we've ever seen (as you may
remember from our
studio tour), but one thing they didn't have last time was a
real-life sentry gun to help protect against intruders. That has now
changed.
Bad news for racing fans who prefer to play on the PC. Electronic Arts
has confirmed that they will not be offering DLC for the PC version of
Criterion's new racer, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit.
Didn't catch Spike's Video Game Awards last night? No worries! We've got
you covered with all of the trailers and game announcements that were
shown last night.
While Bethesda doesn't appear ready to give us much news on Skyrim yet, they have
revealed one tantalizing tidbit: The upcoming game will use a brand new
engine.
If you've been eager to see how Sega is translating the upcoming Thor
film into video game form, now is your chance. A trailer showing off
gameplay debuted at last night's Spike VGAs, and the game is looking
very...familiar.
