Category: Video Games

Assaulted by a major sensory overload, we felt like we saw so much (and missed even more) at this year's E3. With everyone justly excited about 'Zelda' and 'Halo: Reach', a couple lesser hyped titles caught our eye as we perused the aisles. Here's a list of some hidden gems we unearthed, hopefully giving you a leg up on gameplay, before one of these might go on to win Game of the Year. ...

As a medium, video games have a plethora of ways to tell a compelling story, especially with the advances of technology and the acceptance of more experimental design choices. In the '70s, gamers craving context had to create their own internal narrative for 'Space Invaders' and 'Asteroids'. By the time the home console market had exploded, game manuals and limited in-game cut scenes began to ...

There are a lot of things the recently confirmed slimmer, Xbox 360 Elite can do, like store more data and connect to the Web via built-in Wi-Fi. But one thing the glossy, svelte console can't do is glow red when it inevitably breaks. According to some specs that Joystiq received, the new console won't show a Red Ring of Death (RROD) when it experiences a fatal error. Now, that doesn't mean this ...

As if smoking didn't make us look cool enough, nicotine lovers now have another way to enjoy their cancer sticks, thanks to a new set of Zippo lighters from SEGA. As Walyou reports, the game company recently unveiled a new line of lighters designed to look like SEGA game consoles. Smokers and/or pyromaniacs can choose between a 16-bit Mega Drive Genesis console, or a 32-bit Saturn version. Both ...

"Luchadores is not just an expression of Mexican culture," Julian Castillo, creative director of Immersion Studios says. "It's an actual culture itself, based in Mexico." One of the founders of Immersion, the developer in charge of releasing August's 'Lucha Libra AAA: Heroes Del Ring,' Castillo wanted the game to have an authentic Latin American flavor. Teaming up with Mexico/Brazilian studio ...

The original 'Scribblenauts' game for the Nintendo DS was somewhat revolutionary. In some ways, it was a group game, as people argued over suggestions and solutions. For others, it was the first time they were really, truly mentally engaged by a handheld game. Lastly, it proved what we already suspected: wordsmiths with diverse cultural knowledge (like us!) could play games too! With a ...

It's nearly impossible to exaggerate the supreme and unequivocal command that Nintendo holds over the ridiculous, abysmal and periodically awesome add-on market. The company's dominance began decades ago with 'Duck Hunt,' the Power Glove and the Roll & Rocker, and the Wii's motion controllers have only bolstered Nintendo's preeminent peripheral standing. Now that both Sony and Microsoft ...

'Portal 2,' the followup to the ridiculously inventive 2007 game, was finally unveiled in a trailer yesterday at E3. Valve's Gabe Newell officially announced that the game would be released sometime in 2011 on PlayStation 3 (the "best version"), PC, Mac and Xbox 360. The blue and orange portals are back, and the trailer finds the player blasting through overgrown jungle seemingly far from the ...

Nintendo's new glasses-free 3-D handheld, the 3DS, was hardly the surprise of yesterday's Nintendo keynote. Instead, big N looked to the company's stock of franchises past and showed off some old friends in a series of new games. From Link to Diddy and Kirby to Kid Icarus, we examine Nintendo's lineup for the next year. ...

If, a year or two ago, you'd asked us what FarmVille was, we'd have said we were pretty sure that it was a small college town in southwest Indiana. We would, of course, have been wrong, but we sort of wish that we would've been right. 'FarmVille,' after all, has managed to dominate our Facebook feeds, telling us of our friends and family who trade cyber-cattle for cyber-corn, build e-barns and ...

This October, game developer 5th Cell will release a brand new edition of the hyperactive word puzzle game 'Scribblenauts' for Nintendo DS. As Kotaku reports, the company released a trailer for 'Super Scribblenauts' at E3 yesterday, and promised "deeper levels," sharper controls, and, of course, "shiny new words." As any fan of the original knows, 'Scribblenauts' is unequivocally one of the most ...

Gone are the days when a band used radio or TV to hype a new release. Now, it's video games that create chart-topping records. According to Rolling Stone, Activision announced Monday at E3 that an unreleased Soundgarden track entitled 'Black Rain' will debut on 'Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.' When the game is released for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii on September 28th, it will mark the first ...

E3 is in full swing, and like the busy gaming bees we are, we darted around the Los Angeles Convention Center, eavesdropping on conversations, dropping in on demos and devouring any info we can get our sweaty palms on. Here are some juicy tidbits to tide you over til the show opens again -- or when your favorite game hits stores. ...

Well, Microsoft already unveiled its motion game controller, Kinect, so now it's Sony's turn to show off the Move. And be warned, Xboxers, Playstation is looking to put serious pressure on the 'box. The Move will initially land on European store shelves on September 15th, and American shores just a few days later on September 19th. But better than the short wait time is the perfectly reasonable ...

Today at E3, Nintendo officially took the wraps off the 3DS, the latest version of its wildly successful portable gaming platform. The big selling point is, of course, the 3.5-inch 3-D screen that graces the top half of the handheld. Unlike the 3-D tech being hawked by TV manufacturers, the screen on the 3DS doesn't require special glasses to get the tri-dimensional effect. A slider on the side ...