August 2010
Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom makes me happy in... →
Here’s the latest trailer for Namco Bandai’s Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom. The game has been written off by some as a “blatant rip-off” of Team ICO’s work, but I think people who…
CheapyD won the Saints Row 3 charity auction →
Hopefully, you heard about Volition’s charity auction. If not — even though you can’t see this right now — I’m menacingly scrunching my face as if to say you aren’t very nice at all….
Retro Game Challenge for $9.99 →
Retro Game Challenge for $9.99:
If you haven’t bought Retro Game Challenge yet:
Thanks for not doing your part to bring its sequel, Game Center CX 2, to North America :o/
You can make…
Free App of the Day: Aqua Globs →
Here’s a breezy, laid back, cute little matching game for you. Aqua Globs is slow paced and calm, but even so it manages to get quite hectic and be pretty challenging as it goes on.
The…
CARTOON: Brett’s back →
Videogame exhibit at the Smithsonian in 2012 →
The Smithsonian is hosting an exhibit called “The Art of Video Games” next year. This exhibit consists of game footage, interviews, large prints of screenshots and playable classic game…
Catherine Gets Its First Mysterious Trailer →
The first Catherine trailer opens with Vincent talking about a rumor where if you die in a dream you die in real life. An unseen woman says she hasn’t, but has had a dream where she killed someone.
Gadget Deals of the Day [Dealzmodo] →
Have no fear, #Dealzmodo is here to save you some money. Check out the super deals on the just-released 1080p Core i3 Lenovo IdeaCentre, a PS3 Wireless Dualshock Controller,…
Trailer: Costume Quest (Double Fine) →
Costume Quest looked pretty unique in the screenshots, but this new trailer really shows off some of the unique gameplay we’ll be seeing this Halloween.
CARTOON: The Settlement →
Free-to-play Lord of the Rings Online dated →
Turbine’s Lord of the Rings Online is going free-to-play this fall. More specifically, the free-to-play version of the game will launch for PC’s in North America and Europe on September 10….
Split Second: Velocity →
This week, Zero Punctuation reviews Split/Second: Velocity
Gadget Deals of the Day [Dealzmodo] →
Today has some of the best all-around #dealz we’ve seen yet. Make sure to check out the 47” Vizio LEDTV, the great price on NFL 11 for iPhone, the eVoice Free Trial, and the…
Morning →
Via Bruce Sterling:
“The Earth together with the Moon, as seen from the Messenger spacecraft to Mercury, May 2010.”
The Best Days of the Week to Buy Clothes Online... →
We’ve highlighted the best times to buy anything all year round, but financial column MoneyWatch rounds up the best days of the week to find the deepest discounts on everything…
NA PSN Store Update - Top Gun And More →
Doublesix’s downloadable flight action game based on the Top Gun license is now available for $14.99. Doublesix are the fellows behind Burn Zombie Burn and South Park Tower Defense Play,…
DVD: My Year Of Flops: Silent Bob’s Fatal Case Of... →
For many people, including my 18-year-old self, watching Kevin Smith’s grungy 1994 debut Clerks was empowering. It almost single-handedly democratized the filmmaking process long before digital…
XBLA Update - Lara Croft And The Guardian Of... →
The final piece of the Summer Of Arcade puzzle is now available for download — Lara Croft And The Guardian Of Light can now be downloaded for 1200MSP. The latest Game Room update is also…
CARTOON: Gulf Seafood →
Free App of the Day: Psychoban →
Psychoban is a cool little puzzle game in which you control a mental patient who is being made to push blocks around in the name of science. If you don’t like block-pushing puzzles, then…
GC 10: Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One announced →
At the Sony gamescom press conference today, Insomniac Games pulled the covers of its next title — Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One. The first title in development at Insomniac’s “new-ish”…
Gadget Deals of the Day [Dealzmodo] →
Today’s Dealzmodo has some unbeatable deals on a Dual Core Lenovo G550, a 128GB Solid-State Drive, and a free Whiskey Sample. Come for the booze, stay for the #dealz. More…
Sale on Square Enix DS games →
Sale on Square Enix DS games:
Amazon has discounted three Square Enix DS titles for today by at least 25 percent, so grab’em if you haven’t yet:
The World Ends With You ($14.99)
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Reformat the Planet, Reformatted for DVD →
Asif, Paul O. and Paul L. of 2 Player Productions, with Adam of Attract Mode at PAX East
The musical form of high energy tunes generated on low-fidelity game consoles has officially…
Katrina anniversary →
There’s no room in the paper for my work from the past five years on the Coast’s recovery, but I will post it here. It’s a pretty large body of work and it will be interesting to revisit the old…
GC 10: Dragon Age II out on March 8, 2011 →
Dragon Age II just got some love during the EA gamescom 2010 conference and we now know exactly when the game will be out. America will see the game on March 8, 2011 and Europe gets the…
Kirby's Epic Yarn, Donkey Kong Returns and... →
Nintendo has an awesome line-up of games to keep us busy from now until the Holiday season. These next three months also sees the return of three classic Nintendo franchises.
On August 31,…
CARTOON: Typo →
Cave bring three shmups to Xbox 360 →
When I saw how lovely Dodonpachi: Resurrection looked on the iPhone, I couldn’t help but want a bigger version. On a disc. For a controller.
My wish has been granted, and then some. …
Gadget Deals of the Day [Dealzmodo] →
All right stop, collaborate and listen, #dealz is back with a brand new edition. Blu-Ray Laptops, In-Ear Headsets, and eBooks for Dummies are just a few things we mention….
Say hello to your new Mega Man desktop →
Go here. Choose your screen resolution. Right click. Set as desktop. Your life is now better.
This has to be one of the most up to date and complete pieces of Mega Man artwork I’ve ever…
CARTOON: The GOP stimulus plan →
CARTOON: Drawing the line →
CARTOON: Praying to the Saints for help →
Gadget Deals of the Day [Dealzmodo] →
If you’re still a little hung over from last night’s #GizDay festivities, cool your throbbing headache with some extra-sweet deals on a Core i3 Lenovo Laptop, a 2TB External…
Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin': Mass Effect 2 →
This week’s HAWP is about Mass Effect 2 in the same way that Star Wars is about astronomy. If you follow this metaphor to its conclusion, Fuddrucker’s is the Death Star! Consider that.
In other HAWP-related news, the “least obese parts of the cast” according to Anthony (which is himself, Papa Burch, and me) will be on a GameTrailers Panel at PAX, presumably along with...
Reformat the Planet DVD’s wicked cover (click for... →
Reformat the Planet DVD’s wicked cover (click for a larger version), designed by Fangamer and now available as a wallpaper for your desktop or your iPhone.
I really love this image — it…
Chiptune documentary 'Reformat the Planet'... →
Reformat the Planet is a 2-disc DVD documentary by 2 Play Productions focusing on the 2006 Blip Festival and chiptune culture in general. The package will come with the original movie,…
Toy Story 3 Home Release Formally Announced →
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has formally announced the DVD and Blu-Ray releases of Toy Story 3, set for release on November 2nd, 2010.
The film will be released in 1-disc DVD ($29.99…
CARTOON: License to kill →
Active Time Babble XX: The Fall RPG Preview (Now... →
For a few weeks now, but I’ve been getting periodic notes asking whether Active Time Babble had gotten into legal trouble for its (ahem) rather familiar bass line. Well, I’m happy to report…
Rage demo'd at 60 fps on iPhone, id games on sale →
QuakeCon is going down this weekend in AustinDallas, Texas — the annual celebration of everything id Software (makers of Quake and Doom, among a few other classic PC titles) features…
Free App of the Day: Sliding Heroes →
Square Enix is having a bit of a sale on iTunes at the moment, and one of its cheaper games has gone totally free for the next two weeks. That game is Sliding Heroes, and it’s our choice…
BioShock Infinite Officially Announced →
The mystery project in development by BioShock creator Irrational Games, codenamed “Project Icarus,” has officially been revealed as Bioshock Infinite.
The game is a prequel to the original,…
Gadget Deals of the Day [Dealzmodo] →
On this merry #GizDay, we want to leave some extra-special deals under your tree. So, make sure to check out all of today’s #dealzmodo, including the great deals on the HP…
LOTR: War in the North trailer brings out the... →
Next year, Warner Bros. Interactive will publish Snowblind Studios’ Lord of the Rings: War in the North, a title that’s quickly becoming one of my most anticipated games of 2011. That’s…
Chaos Rings comes to iPad - all Square Enix games... →
Released back in April, Chaos Rings for the iPhone became a runaway hit and a top seller soon after its debut on the App Store. Reviewers praised the title from Square Enix, and many…
Costume Quest: Double Fine's New Halloween RPG is... →
When DeathSpank was released last month, it was pitched as an “RPG/adventure game” mashup.” My thought then was, “Where’s the adventure game part? Most RPGs are dialogue heavy, and it’s not…
The King's Quest Retrospective →
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The King’s Quest Retrospective After nearly 30 years, we recap every game in Sierra’s beloved PC adventure franchise. By Bob Mackey
History is…
Free App of the Day: Arena Arcade →
It couldn’t last. We had a fantastic run of free Apps but it seems that the well has run dry. I’m scraping the bottom of the barrel today with Arena Arcade, a game that is exactly like …