Impressions: LittleBigPlanet – Pirates of the Caribbean
We had heard rumblings of a possible LittleBigPlanet/Disney crossover well before LBP dropped last fall, but now that rumor has finally manifested in the form of a Pirates of the Caribbean level pack. It isn’t quite Mickey & Co., but what we’ve received is still a pretty hot property and, if nothing else, a fascinating crossover experiment. Not just a simple costume pack (though y...[Read More]
Dell releases firmware update to fix “clicking noise” on Seagate hard drives
Much turmoil has ensued surrounding Seagate’s drives this year, with many claiming that they’re outright unreliable in the face of (seemingly) hundreds of thousands of them exhibiting a specific “click” and “freeze” behavior on various laptop models in which they happen to be installed (including, but not limited to, MacBook Pros and Dell Studios). Now, today, D...[Read More]
Interview: LittleBigPlanet’s Azure Palace creator, David Dino
To get a, how shall we say, more informed perspective on LittleBigPlanet PSP’s create mode, we went to Azure Palace creator, David Dino (PSN: gevurah22). While a great number of us may have tinkered around with the create mode in the original LittleBigPlanet, David’s talent went above and beyond most – to the point where his level was selected to be one of the few pressed onto the Game of the Year...[Read More]
NBA 2K10 Conference Call Summary
I attended a conference call today with Erick Boenisch (Lead Feature Designer) and Rob Jones (Gameplay Director) who have been working hard on the 10th anniversary edition of 2K Sports' NBA 2K series. NBA 2K10 is set to take the court next week and will once again be facing rival franchise NBA Live from EA Sports, although the 2K series has been the champ for several years now. Numerous questions ...[Read More]
Diablo III Gameplay Footage From Kotaku At Gamescom
Kotaku has got some gameplay footage of Diablo III, from Gamescom in Germany. Still no word on a release date for is going to be a huge PC title. The link: http://kotaku.com/5340525/thirty-seconds-of-diablo-iii-gameplay
Call of Duty: World At War – Map Pack 2 Impressions, Details
We've spent some time this week with the new Map Pack for CoD: WAW. Adding three new multiplayer maps, a new zombie survival challenge, and ten new Trophies/Achievements, this is a fairly substantial update for the continually popular WWII action game.
Pre-E3: Brutal Legend – E3 trailer (European version, HD)
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Tecmo Bowl releases for Live Arcade may include NES original as well
Following the (effective) death of the Wii verison of the game, we were interested in what exactly Tecmo’s upcoming Tecmo Bowl iteration for Xbox Live Arcade might include. Upon inquiring as to whether it’d merely be an updated port of the NES original or instead a remade version with enhanced presentation (as per many of the Live Arcade games), Tecmo had to say to us: “…w...[Read More]
Tecmo Bowl Wii transformed to ‘Family Fun Football’ – Tecmo rep cites ‘recent trend on the Wii’
Such is the risk of saturating your library with non-games meant for grandmothers and gifters. Tecmo confirms the latest casualty in the Wii WIP camp: Tecmo Bowl Wii. Previously known to be in development for the console and expected as a 2009 release, a Tecmo rep has now confirmed to G4 that the project has been mutated into the considerably less-interesting Family Fun Football, a game thatR...[Read More]
Impressions: inFamous
I couldn’t see much of Jak in Uncharted or Ratchet in Resistance, but I can definitely feel Sly’s influence in every step inFamous’ Cole takes. The “floatyness” of the character, his dancing across knocked over poles, a seemingly magnetic attraction to platforms – inFamous proudly wears Sly’s lineage on its sleeve. Other open world games (save Crackdown) concern themselves with realism and, for la...[Read More]
Tatsunoko vs Capcom coming to North America; in other news, Hell frozen, Lucifer denies reports
The latest Nintendo Power apparently reveals that the highly-regarded Tatsunoko vs Capcom will, in fact, be making its way stateside. The magazine suggests an end-of-year release, possibly complete with new characters. There’s even mention of possible online play being added, though that is unlikely if you ask us. So now, in light of this news, please allow us to respond in Stitch/Neogaf f...[Read More]