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Ms. Splosion Man (Xbox Live Arcade) Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:52PMHighly Recommended [Read the entire review]
Where are the video game movies? Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:51AMDominating the silver screen this summer are movies based on boy wizard novels (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2), superhero comics (Thor, X-Men: First Class, Captain America: The First Avenger) and toys (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen).
Gamasutra Expert Blogs: From Team Bondi To Workification Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:03PM[In highlights from Gamasutra's Expert Blogs, industry notables write about diverse topics, including a current Team Bondi worker responding to allegations from ex-employees, the "workification" of games, and more.] In our weekly Best of Expert Blogs column, we showcase notable pieces of writing from members of the game development community who maintain Expert Blogs on Gamasutra. Member Blogs ...
NBA Jam, NFL Blitz creator joins Zynga - Report Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:02PM[UPDATE] EA Sports confirms architect of classic arcade-style sports games Mark Turmell's departure from Tiburon studio to join FarmVillve creator.
Bastion and Supergiant Games: A Conversation With Greg Kasavin Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:50PM When speaking with Greg Kasavin, one gets the feeling that he doesn't want the attention he's been receiving since Bastion was revealed to the public last year. Kasavin, who most gamers know from his work as Editor-in-Chief at GameSpot, is the Writer on Supergiant Games ' debut project; an eye catching, action RPG that will be kicking off XBLA's Summer of Arcade on July 20 th . "We are all ...
XBLA in Brief: Boulder Dash-XL Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:35PMWe've already reviewed Ms. 'Splosion Man , and we're currently cranking away on Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team , which leaves only one Xbox Live Arcade game this week: Boulder Dash-XL . A sequel to the '80s puzzler, Boulder Dash-XL tasks players with collecting diamonds, avoiding avalanches and reaching the exit. Check out the latest XBLA in Brief to see if its classic sensibilities match your own ...
Review: Retro Neo Geo System Crafted From Wood Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:40PMWe try out Analogue Interactive's hand-crafted Neo Geo and talk to the team about why they spent so much effort carefully re-creating SNK's classic system.
What To Do Close To Home On Carmageddon Weekend Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 5:04PMBy Darleene Powells Carmageddon is upon us! There are those stocking up on supplies in preparation for the weekend when a critical stretch of the 405 Freeway is shut down, but there are those determined [...]
News: Double Fine: Europe will get Trenched Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:31AMBut "it might take a while". Double Fine, creator of delayed downloadable warfare title Trenched, has promised the game will eventually see release in Europe. Last month Eurogamer broke the news that Xbox Live Arcade game Trenched was blocked from European release by a trademark held by obscure Portuguese board game Trench. Apart from the similarity in their names, both focus on military ...
The Hearts of Men Relaunching for Indie Games Summer Uprising Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:12AMA Gauntlet-style Xbox Live Indie Game is undergoing a significant revamp ahead of this summer's Indie Games Uprising event.
Insert Coin(s) video-gaming bar invades downtown Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 5:12AMNot all video gamers are hermits living in their mothers’ basements, says Chris LaPorte, creator of the video-gaming-centric downtown bar, Insert Coin(s). LaPorte says he’s proof guys who are into gaming are smart, hardworking and social.
Week in gaming: Journey, the iCade, and indie games Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 10:52AMI was on vacation for the first half of this week, so the stories were a little on the thin side, but we still had some good stuff. The iCade is a fun product that turns your iPad into a small arcade machine, and we looked at how much money can be made by creating indie games for the Xbox Live channel. Spoiler warning: the answer is "not much." We have some fun things on tap for next week, but ...
Classic arcade game Space Invaders headed to the big screen Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 11:07PMHolly Coletta Get ready for a wave of '80s nostalgia: Classic arcade game Space Invaders is heading to the big screen. Before video games were revered for their state-of-the-art graphics or knee-deep mythologies, there were simple shooter arcade games, like Taito and Midway's Space Invaders, which The Hollywood Reporter says holds the high honor of the Guinness Book of World Records' top arcade ...
Entrepreneurs add to Corpus Christi entertainment options Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 6:13PMThree entrepreneurs are pouring time, money and resources into adding some extra options to one market: Amusements and recreation
Half Minute Hero and XBLA cures boredom Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 5:39PMXbox Live Arcade is probably the best thing about Xbox Live. I find so many great games to occupy myself with, whether they are old school arcade titles with a new coat of paint (Pac Man Championship Edition DX), fun light hearted shooters (Snoopy Flying Ace) or great indie rpgs (Breath of Death, Cthulu Saves the World). Last night provided me with another game that I instantly fell in love with ...
Modern classic Limbo coming to PS3, Steam Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 3:37PMLimbo is easily one of the best games to come out of the Xbox Live Arcade. We've talked about the game in-depth , and we've even had a conversation about what the ending meant, with input from our community . A one-of-a-kind art print was also given away during our Child's Play drive last year . The bad news is that the game was exclusive to the Xbox 360. The good news is that the exclusivity ...
'Space Invaders' Video Game Headed to Big Screen (Exclusive) Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 9:30PMBorys Kit Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Odd Lot Entertainment’s Gigi Pritzker have teamed up to option the rights to the classic 1980s arcade game and are now on the hunt for a writer. read more
Top 8 Games We Want Ported to Modern Consoles Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 6:13PMFueled by retro game nostalgia, the PSN and XBLA have recently released several ports of classic titles. If this trend continues, here's what we want to see ported next...
This Week In Console Digital Download: From Qix To MLB Bobbleheads Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 5:22PM[Each week, Gamasutra rounds up the titles released for the major console and portable digital delivery services, as compiled by console digital editor Ryan Langley, including the latest XBLA and PSN games and 3DS, DSiWare and WiiWare downloadables.] This week is a bit of a mixed bag -- nothing much that stands out above the rest. Each storefront has something interesting but nothing entirely ...
NEWS: This Week in Nintendo Downloads, July 7, 2011 Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 5:05PMJust jam to these eShop and DSiWare releases. Nintendo's download game services have been updated with seven new games this week. The 3DS eShop got two classic Game Boy games: Jaleco's Fortified Zone, a top-down shooter starring a pair of secret agents originally released in 1991 and Taito's Qix, a game in which players must capture flying lightning bolts by enclosing them in a square. For both ...
NintendoWare Weekly: Just Jam, Qix, Fortified Zone Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 1:03PMThe 3DS Virtual Console is slowly acquiring new Game Boy games, with two (essentially) third-party games added to the eShop this week. Qix is a Nintendo-published handheld version of Taito's weird arcade classic, which has players drawing rectangular lines to fill space while avoiding abstract enemies. And Jaleco's Fortified Zone is a top-down action game, sort of like the NES Metal Gears ...
dtp and Ronimo Reveal First Character for 'Awesomenauts' Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 7:57PMToday, dtp entertainment AG and Ronimo Games are excited to bring you the first episode in the Awesomenauts Spotlight, with a new trailer starring our friendly neighborhood pimp: Froggy G. Awesomenauts is an upcoming PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade title, set for release later this year. Th...
dtp and Ronimo Reveal First Character for 'Awesomenauts' Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 7:57PMToday, dtp entertainment AG and Ronimo Games are excited to bring you the first episode in the Awesomenauts Spotlight, with a new trailer starring our friendly neighborhood pimp: Froggy G. Awesomenauts is an upcoming PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade title, set for release later this year. Th...
Remember the Alamo! Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 6:32PMDisclaimer: I use the 10 point rating system differently than GI. I rate average games as 5 as apposed to 7 to allow for a greater differentiating between above average titles. That being said if one of my scores seems a little low, it’s not just me being overly negative. The fourth entry in the EDF series breaks from tradition with an excellent spin-off title. After the success of 2017 it’s ...
Child of Eden (Xbox 360) Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 5:03PMRent It When Microsoft announced the Kinect, it looked like a cash-in gimmick to combat the blockbuster known as the Nintendo Wii. But hidden within the device was some powerful hardware, which has been exploited in many interesting and unique ways on the PC. On the Xbox, however, where Kinect was intended to be used, things looked less optimistic. Most of the games for the system were ...
PrimeTime Amusements Expands Domestically and Abroad Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 10:29AMFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- PrimeTime Amusements, a global operator, seller and event renter of video arcade machines and simulators, is growing both in the United States and internationally thanks to recent strategic partnerships and the expansion of the company's offerings to include consulting.
The iCade review: your iPad as an arcade machine Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 9:07AMThe iCade might have started its life as an April Fools gag but, as Think Geek told us after the Internet went wild for the concept, some jokes have a way of becoming reality. The $100 iCade is now available , and we've had the chance to open one, assemble the hardware, and play for a number of hours. There are a few annoyances here, but this is an impressive way of adding physical controls to ...
Five Reasons Why the iPad Was Made to Keep Parents Sane Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 7:06AMBeing a tech dad is a curse. We are always chasing the latest and greatest that tech minds are producing despite our economic status, how many kids we have or whether or not the CFO at home (the wife) will approve. We want it. We need to have it. We don’t want to wait. We don’t [...]
Return to 'Eden' is picture-perfect Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 11:10PMMicrosoft Kinect aims to make you the controller, and no game has embodied that goal more literally than "Child...
EA game sale: 99 cents for most iPhone, iPad titles Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 2:00PMGot a buck to spare? You can get a killer EA title like Dead Space or Max and the Magic Marker and even get a penny back in change.
Middleburg Heights Summer in the City draws record crowds Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 9:44AMThis year's Middleburg Heights Summer in the City Festival was the most successful ever.
MVP 05â takes its place as best baseball game Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 1:21AMItâs Baseball season and instead of talking about games that are not even out yet, I thought I would dig out my top 5 baseball games of all-time.
Was The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Worth Revisiting? Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 12:28AMThe Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D has been in stores for a little over a week. You've no doubt read our Ocarina of Time review and perhaps even participated in our survey asking you why you bought the game. But IGN is made up of more than one editor, and after giving several folks a chance to play the game, we started asking the following question: Was the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time ...
This Week In Console Digital Download: From Half Minute Hero To Kirby's Dream Land Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 2:54PM[Every week, Gamasutra rounds up the titles released for the major console and portable digital delivery services, as compiled by console digital editor Ryan Langley, including the latest XBLA and PSN games.] A big week for all involved -- Xbox Live Arcade hits hard with Half Minute Hero, Galaga Legions DX and Backbreaker: Vengeance; PlayStation Network gets caught up with Beyond Good & Evil HD ...
'Street Fighter III 3rd Strike' Makes Old Graphics New Again Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 2:42PMThis era of downloadable gaming has been great for fans of retro releases, as classics have been reborn with new features like online play and achievements. Unfortunately, one of the problems with porting classic games is just how damn ugly they look when blown up to an HD screen. Since the graphics were never designed [...]
Galaga Legions DX released 30 years of challenging stages Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 2:34AMI know, I know, you now feel old, recently the venerable shooter Galaga turned 30 years old. In their continuing celebrations Namco Bandai has released Galaga Legions DX, a spruced up version of classic eight bit alien blast-a-thon.
Everyone Loves Mario Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 10:29AMWhen it comes to video game characters, Mario is without question the biggest. Nintendo's popular mascot has enjoyed a 30 year career that includes over 100 video games across a variety of different systems and genres, along with a strong merchandising campaign.
ThinkGeek now offering iCade gaming cabinet for iPad Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 7:03PMThinkGeek, best known for their digital novelties that appeal to the power-user crowd such as the 8-Bit Tie and the Wi-Fi Detector t-shirt have made what was a little over a year ago an April Fool's Day joke into reality: an iPad-based iCade gaming cabinet that turns an iPad into a retro-styled 80s arcade machine, capable of playing many of the best games of yesteryear with a genuine joystick ...
Aida Arenas Announces Closed Beta Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 5:14PMToronto, CANADA - Game Bridger Entertainment, a global publisher of interactive online entertainment media and the proprietor of the GamerKraft global free-to-play gaming portal, announced today that its upcoming MMORPG Brawler, Aida Arenas, will launch its closed beta test this Thursday, June 30th,...
Xbox Summer of Arcade downloads dated Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 7:11AMDates and prices for Fruit Ninja Kinect, Toy Soldiers: Cold War, Bastion, From Dust, and Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet have been announced for the Xbox 360's annual Summer of Arcade, along with a "buy five get one free" deal.
News: Boulder Dash XL XBLA release date Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 4:01AMDig in next month. Retro puzzle game Boulder Dash XL launches on Xbox Live Arcade on 13th July, Kalypso Media has announced. It costs 800 Microsoft Points. A PC version launches "later in the summer". Boulder Dash XL, developed by German developer Catnip Games, offers 150 levels, online leaderboards and five separate game modes: arcade, retro, zen, puzzle and time challenge. Read more...
Local Sports Briefs: June 28 Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 11:17PMNews and notes about youth baseball and youth football on the Treasure Coast
Boulder Dash XL boldly dashes to XBLA July 13 Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 10:40PMAn HD update of the classic game Boulder Dash is coming to XBLA on July 13 ... just a week shy of the Summer of Arcade promotion, and the same day as Ms. Splosion Man . Ouch . Boulder Dash XL retains the formula from First Star Games' vintage side-scroller, with a treasure hunter searching for diamonds in maze-like caves, avoiding enemies, falling boulders, and traps. The new version features "7 ...
Donkey Kong Review Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 6:13PMDonkey Kong is an incredible game. One of the best Game Boy titles ever released, it imaginatively expanded 1981's original arcade game of the same name into a brilliant, long-lasting adventure filled with some of the greatest level designs and most satisfying gameplay Nintendo ever managed to pack into one of those little grey cartridges. Playing it again, through the 3DS Virtual Console ...
BLOG: PAX East 2011: The Censored Footage Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 2:20PMBoredom took over, so here are the horrible videos. Oh no, thank you. As we found the PAX East 2011 media room to be a little cramped, the NWR base for the show was the Classic Gaming room. Quieter than Arcade Gaming, more convenient than Console Gaming, and full of old consoles, Nintendo and non-Nintendo to play games on for thirty minute periods before you had to hand over to the next person ...
Sonic Games Discounted Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 2:36AMTo celebrate Sonic's 20th birthday, Sega has decided to discount a range of Sonic-related titles on PSN and the Xbox Live Marketplace.
GamesRadar E3 2011 Awards: Might Not Actually Suck Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 9:36PMFrogger. Sonic. Facebook. These are not words that inspire much confidence or excitement in the minds of gamers, but that’s part of what we love about E3 – you’re guaranteed at least a few pleasant surprises each year.
FEATURES: VIDEO OF THE DAY: Your iPad doubles as an '80s arcade machine Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 6:41AMHere's how...
Sonic vs Mario Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 5:44AMWe try to answer the impossible
FEATURES: VIDEO OF THE DAY: Make your iPad double as an 80s arcade machine Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 3:26AMHow cool is that?