Hydro Thunder 400 MS Points on XBLA Today
"Arguably the best racing game on Xbox Live Arcade"
joystiq.com news
aspro
Ars technica Reviews FO: New Vegas:Dead Money
"quite a bit of dull backtracking"
arstechnica.com editorial impressions
aspro
The Last Story Presentation
Sakaguchi and co's showing recorded for your belated convenience.
ustream.tv
Agnates
US Retailer GameStop Taking 3DS Pre-orders
$25 or $50 depending on the store.
joystiq.com news
aspro
New US Releases Week of Dec. 26, 2010
Dead Rising:West, Exploding Fist, Ball Busters.
gamespot.com news
aspro
Catherine Will Be Getting Demo
Atlus' HD debut will show more than trailers.
siliconera.com media news
aspro
Uncharted3 Will NOT Be More Open-Worldish
Naughty Dog clarifies desert doesn't mean more open.
eurogamer.net news
aspro
Student Faces 3 Years in Prison For Modifying Xbox 360
That sounds reasonable
choiceopinion.com news
robio
Ubisoft bringing “sexy” dare game to Wii and PS3
Challenges Leisure Suit Larry for most pathetic
thetanooki.com news
robio
Rumor: Epic Mickey heading to the PS3?
Could be out in May if true - but most likely a prank?
pcmag.com news
robio
Sakaguchi Could Retire If Last Story Bombs
"it would be meaningless to make games"
gameinformer.com news
aspro
Pokemon, Mario and FF Were Japan's Top Sellers 2010
Tomodachi Collection and God Eater were the best-selling new franchises for the year.
siliconera.com news
aspro
Ubisoftz Highest Selling Franchise
It's not Assassin's, or Prince of Persia.
siliconera.com news
aspro
3D Slider on 3DS Can Be Locked to Off Position
Parental control for users under 6?
siliconera.com news
aspro
Dude Gets 2.5 Years for Pirating $700,000 in Games
Used his work e-mail, got busted.
ripten.com news
aspro
2010 in quotes
“I make videogames for the so-so company Namco Bandai Games”
robotgeek.co.uk editorial
Foolz
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Review
8.5 Cataclysm doesn't improve World of Warcraft as dramatically as the free update that preceded it did, but it's still a great expansion pack for anyone with high-level characters.
gamespot.com impressions
Foolz
Judge certifies EA football class-action suit
Court gives gamers the go-ahead to join litigation surrounding alleged anticompetitive practices by Madden NFL publisher since January 1, 2005.
gamespot.com news
Foolz
Nintendo: 3DS Harmful to Young Eyes
Might be a bit of a marketing problem...
gameinformer.com news
aspro
Galactus and Taskmaster in Marvel vs Capcom 3?
Ummm... Robio? What's a Taskmaster?
kotaku.com media
phantom_leo
Man Hit by SUV While Playing Real-Life Frogger
How to Thin the Stupidity Gene Pool.
kotaku.com news
phantom_leo
Xenogears and Vagrant Story Coming (Soon?) to US PSN!
Haven't they been out in Europe for a while?
destructoid.com news
phantom_leo
Pachter Predicts: HD Wii With Better CPU
Also goes on about "premium" multi-player.
gamespot.com editorial
aspro
Miyamoto on Skyward Sword development
" for the most part, we're kind of in the final stretch at this point."
zeldainformer.com news
gamingeek
Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright preview
officialnintendomagazine.co.uk impressions news
gamingeek
Criterion developed Burnout Wii/DS cancelled
Ex-designer shows pics
gamekyo.com media news
gamingeek
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 maps unlocked for 360 and PS3 pla
Seems they were a little slow.
joystiq.com news
travo
The Psychology of Games
Gamasutra Discusses the Pitfalls of GOTY debates.
gamasutra.com editorial
phantom_leo
Interview: Super Meat Boy Creator
"The Flash version of the game was quite s----y."
gameinformer.com editorial news
aspro
Interview: Uncharted's Cinematics Director
"Die Hard – you can watch it today, it’s a fantastic film."
vg247.com editorial news
aspro
Dead Space Save File Unlocks Weapon in Sequel
Any save file from first game.
gameinformer.com news
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I haven't played anything lately. First due to all the Christmas visiting and today I woke up with the flu. I did get my flu-shot about a month ago but I guess they missed this strain because I feel like total crap.
Congrats on the 3DS preorder Leo. I wouldn't mind putting some money down for one myself.
Wait... WHAT!! You fixed your old PS3? That's awesome that you were able to get some money out of it.
damn music from jet grind radio just poped into my head now i miss the game
The funny thing is you're not talking about Red Dead Redemption...right?
Yeah, I got the soundtrack with a pre-order bonus years ago. Still holds up.
DC Universe beta says hello with its 15GB DOWNLOAD.
15GB!? That's a month and a half of my internet allowance.
Yup! Console version of 2010 is pretty neat, yet complex like you wouldn't believe.
Wow!
That's like a 24 hour download!
Screw that! Just wait for the discs to just install everything.
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Now Playing: Golden Sun Dark Dawn, God of War Ghost of Sparta, and DKC Returns
GG...DKCR impressions, please.
I enjoyed it some more last night, got to the space ship battle which was cool. Kind of like a slower Rogue Squadron. I'm still not feeling the Halo vibe, I think the music is the biggest factor but the story isn't connecting with me either. I would say Halo 1 is my fave followed by 3 then Reach, then 2. I recorded a video last night of the AI in Reach, I'll post it sometime this week, can't believe the AI is still getting stuck all over the place or wistfully hanging around the side door of the Warthog when you just want them JUMP in already. I think when I finish Reach I will sell it and then play Halo 3 again and wait for the Halo 1 remake. Or use the cash to buy ODST as Edgecrusher likes it.
BTW, what am I supposed to be doing with the forklift trucks? Is there any point to driving them or is there a Shenmue fan at Bungie?
You're lucky you don't have my connection, you'd have to leave it on overnight.
I played some more, just passed the mushroom world selection of levels. Considering that Retro's expertise lies in first person adventure games, it's pretty remarkable what they have done here, to produce such a well polished and engaging platformer.
That said I would be one of the guys who gives it a 8/10 or something, it's very solid, looks be-autiful too. The rocket barrel sections I hate, one hit deaths and just tapping a button to make it through. Also the mine cart ones can be annoying. Mostly I do fine but in the cave world selection of levels I super guided 2 of the levels. As I watched Super Kong do his thing I just saw how ridiculous - yet epic those levels were. It's what I expected all of Bit Trip Runner to be like, they basically want you to do a level perfectly all the way through or face a one hit death. Really harsh.
Also the guy who recorded the super kong playthroughs isn't very good, he misses all the jigsaw pieces and KONG letters. The NSMB wii guy is like a demon in comparison.
One thing that bugs me is the trial and error, you can be happily jumping about on solid platforms and then in the blink of an eye the next set of platforms will set off this chain of crumbling deaths that you couldn't even see coming. So you die and restart and remember the point where it all began.
Overall though, I like DKCR a lot, as it's old school and you can quickly play chunks here and there. Honestly though it wouldn't even be in my top 5 of the year.
The AI gave you trouble? I guess it's hit or miss. Purposefully, in all vehicle segments I let the AI handle the driving, and I never got stuck or had an issue. Enemy AI was very good as well, taking cover when injured, flanking you in groups, and sticking plasma grenades with frightening precision.
Gameplay is tight, but I loved the story and its characters. As the plot unfolded, it gave you a feeling of hopelessness unmatched by the power trips of the Master Chief Halo titles.
So am I still a horrible old man who hates everything now that we have very similar views on the game?
Damnit, you let the AI do all the driving? I purposely swing completely the other way. I always have to drive. On the two occasions I haven't, the AI has suicided me or driven up to an obstacle and then had to reverse slowly whilst I get shot to death.
The Elites in the white outfits and some in the orange-bronze outfits are the only ones who are annoying, the white ones in particular just jump all about the place randomly or run about incoherently like their pants are on fire. I aim my cursor at the white ones and they just hops from left to right inccesently like he's taunting me. Or starts running about around objects with no sense of place or cover.
It's more the friendly AI, sometimes I am with a character and he gets stuck on scenery so I can't progress. I try to smack him out with a melee with no luck.
I haven't really gotten into the plot yet, does it pick up after the spaceship battle? I'm used to Halo being big and grand, sort of a spectacle stage setting, so all this talking between the squad stuff seems quite deft and quiet in comparison. Honestly it's hard to hear the audio of their voices too and I'm sitting 2 feet in front of my speakers.
Yes.
What I do is ride about in the warthog as a driver, do circles around the bad guys and try to wait for the gunner to take them out. Or I try and run people over. I will never lose my love for the warthog in Halo, it's the best part of the games IMO. I wish I could shoot and drive at the same time though.
Do you think I would enjoy ODST over Reach at all? What are the main differences?
BTW why doesn't your username show up on the recently spotted list?
Games TM 104 Scores
Gran Turismo 5 - 9 "Burdened by expectation, yet still a genuine great"
Disney Epic Mickey - 5 "Poor mechanics mar a great premise"
Splatterhouse - 4 "Proof that some retro games are buried for a reason"
Tron: Evolution - 2 "Bland, unimaginative and poorly executed"
Dance Central - 7 "A step in the right direction"
Golden Sun: Dark Dawn - 8 "Worth the wait"
Kirby's Epic Yarn - 8 "A purl of a platformer"
Kinectimals - 7 "A glossy and fun showcase for Kinect"
Alien Breed 3: Descent - 7 "A bold but not brilliant conclusion"
Poker night at the inventory - 7 "Funnier than any of your friends"
Tony Hawk: Shred - 4 "A series in dire need of identity realignment"
FlingSmash - 6 "A fun concept that's ultimately let down by its controls"
Create - 7 "Just enough to justify the low price"
No heroes allowed! - 7 "Overwhelmingly complex but hugely empowering"
Pac-Man Championship Edition DX - 8 "An explosive reimagining of a modern classic"
Michael Jackson: The Experience - 2 "More exploitation than experience"
Malicious - 8 "Well worth seeking out"
Raving Rabbids Travel in Time - 6 "The guiltiest of guilty pleasures"
Kinect Joy Ride - 4 "A tech demo at best"
Need For Speed Hot Pursuit - 8 "The best online single-player game ever"
Cause I'm a ghost. Like Sam Fisher I will pop up behind you at the most unexpected of times.
Like when you take a dump.