ModNation Racers Drifting to the PSP
Sony's customizable PS3 kart racer, ModNation Racers, is being shrunk down for a PSP version, to be released alongside its big brother sometime this spring. According to SCEE product manager Liam Quigley, the PSP game will have the same creative tools as the console iteration -- meaning you'll be able to mod and not just race, with the ability to create your own tracks, cars and racers. In addition, "You will also be able to upload, download, remix, and race creations by the PSP ModNation community," Once you've created or downloaded your own (likely vulgar) avatar, car and racetrack, you'll be ...
Spencer Halpin’s Moral Kombat, the 2007 documentary free to watch!
Spencer Halpin’s Moral Kombat, the 2007 documentary that focuses on the subject of violence in videogames, can be viewed for free in its entirety on Babelgum. In examining its controversial topic, the film talks with a slew of game industry people, politicians and critics, including Dr. David Walsh, Jack Thompson, Lorne Lanning, American McGee, Joe Lieberman, Henry Jenkins and Doug Lowenstein. The film will be free to watch online for 30 days. In making the documentary, a variety of cutting-edge technology was employed, some of which is detailed in an article on Apple.com. Disclosure: Spencer Halpin is ECA President Hal Halpin’s brother. GamePolitics ...
Fallout: New Vegas Trailer
Fallout: New Vegas will be out for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 this fall! The game is being developed by Obsidian Entertainment, a studio comprised of many developers who worked on earlier Fallout games. More info can be found at the Bethesda Softworks site. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLTeOLEm0Es Fallout New Vegas PLATFORMS: PC, Xbox 360™, PLAYSTATION®3 ESRB Rating: Rating Pending Experience all the sights and sounds of fabulous New Vegas, brought to you by Vault-Tec, America's First Choice in Post Nuclear Simulation. Explore the treacherous wastes of the Great Southwest from the safety and comfort of your very own vault: Meet new people, confront terrifying creatures, and arm ...
Take-Two Cutting 20% Of Global Workforce.
MCV reports that according to "senior industry sources" Take-Two will be letting go of 20 percent of its global workforce, or around 400 people. Cuts will reportedly come from both studio and publishing operations. The latest cost-cutting move comes after the company sold its distribution arm, Jack of All Games, to mega-corp Synnex. Take-Two's got some really good-looking games slated for 2010, so here's hoping it can turn this around and that all affected land on their feet. Source MCV via Joystiq
Turn 10 Gets In Gear For A New Game
Turn 10 has started work on its next major game, it’s been confirmed to VG247, with the studio now looking at how to turn car games into a “way of life”. Forza 3 game director Dan Greenawalt told us that a “core part of the team is off working on our next big thing,” speaking in an interview published today. As for the project’s identity, however, the studio has “nothing to announce at this time.” The exec did give some hints as to the game’s direction, though. “How do we go from being a ‘Racing Game’ to being a ‘Car Game’ to being a way ...
Metroid Metal live at PAX East 2010
And you need to be quick to, there are only a few tickets left. If you missed PAX 2009 and MAGfest 8, go to PAX East. This is the last scheduled performance of Metroid Metal Live. But there will likely be more shows, although nothing is on the calendar yet, and nothing is as great as PAX. (exempt for the E3 and the GamesCom) SO, if you want to get your ticket, do it now. We hope to see you in Boston! More info about Metroid Metal Live can be found clicking here.
Japanese Last Guardian website launches!
The guys from ICO found it time for us to see the new Last Guardian website. Not only does it all look great as you can see in the pictures below. but if you visit the site you will see some other insane huge images there to.
Capcom Announces new 2010 lineup. (update 1 Feb 2010, Monster Hunter Tri)
Note these dates are for the Japanese market up to now. More will be announced soon! "Super Street Fighter IV" (Super Streetfighter Anime movie trailer) httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPKesAHCH9o 1. Title Super Street Fighter IV 2. Genre Fighting 3. Platform PLAYSTATION®3, Xbox 360® 4. Release Date April 28, 2010 JP April 30, 2010 EU "Lost Planet 2" (Gears of war Character feature trailer) httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdBJ7nggykM 1. Title Lost Planet 2 2. Genre Action Shooting 3. Platform PLAYSTATION®3, Xbox 360® 4. Release Date May 20, 2010 JP, May 18, 2010 EU "Monster Hunter Frontier Online" httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikP3AbFwxwA 1. Title Monster Hunter Frontier Online 2. Genre Hunting Action 3. Platform Xbox 360® 4. Release Date Summer 2010 JP, TBA EU "Dead Rising 2" 1. Title Dead Rising 2 2. Genre Zombie Paradise Action 3. Platform PLAYSTATION®3, Xbox 360®, PC 4. Release Date Calendar 2010, ...
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