PopCap has announced an update to their widely played Plants vs Zombies. I know, I know, this is the update we’ve all been waiting for. There really isn’t enough in terms of zombie content these days, so I’m glad to see the industry paying attention to this criminally underserved market. I mean, yeah, there’s that TV show, and Left 4 Dead, and Resident Evil, and that new ga...
Read More »Australian Filmmaker Wade K. Savage is making a film based on the Fallout: New Vegas universe, Fallout: Lanius. Savage and his team are seeking $10,000 to fund their take on the title. They’ve launched a campaign on indiegogo.com, and so far they have about $1,000. If any video game would work well as an adaptation, it would be Fallout. Most video game movies in the 90’s were awful, bu...
Read More »Performance Designed Products just announced the release of their new Rock Candy line of controllers. They’ve made colorful controllers for the PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii. According to the creators of these controllers, they’ve been designed for, “maximum control and maximum self-expression at a minimum price.” I’m glad to see that “maximum self-expression” me...
Read More »Nordic Games, developer of the We Sing games, has released seven more tracks from their upcoming We Sing 80’s title. Their really stringing us along, aren’t they? Seven songs a week, half of which I don’t know. I recognize Paula Abdul’s name because she was a judge on American Idol. She was the nice judge. Cyndi Lauper was on Celebrity Apprentice, which is that show Donald ...
Read More »Age of Conan: Unchained will receive a slew of new content in an update entitled “Secrets of Dragon’s Spine.” Great title. As an industry expert, I can tell you that fully half of all money in the business goes towards title research. They all want buzzwords that are “hip” with the kids. And they really use the word “hip” with the quotes around it. They us...
Read More »Halo 4 is getting the live-action treatment in a new series called Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn. The first episode is set to premiere on October 5th on Machinima Prime and Halo Waypoint. The series will have a total of five episodes created “by top Hollywood talent from film, television and new media.” So that’s sufficiently vague. Top Hollywood talent could mean anyone from Brad Pi...
Read More »Granny Smith is now available for purchase in the iOS and Android stores for $0.99. If the title doesn’t give it away, the game is about apples and old people. Great combination. Kids these days are really into healthy food and respecting their elders. Back in my day, you could go to a fast food establishment and order junk food without finding out how many calories you would consume. And kids did...
Read More »Strike Suit Zero’s trailer debuted at PAX this year. The trailer highlights the combat and some of the plot points of this space shooter. The developer of the title, doublesix games, described Strike Suit Zero as “ a unique arcade space shooter in which players will fly a transforming fighter – known as a “Strike Suit” – as they battle to save the Earth.” I feel like shooters in space ...
Read More »Outdoors Unleashed: Africa 3D is being released on the 3DS through the Nintendo eShop for $3.99. We all love shooters, and I know this because this is what advertising tells me and advertisements are always right. But are you tired of shooting human beings, aliens, and zombies all of the time? Well, don’t tell any major game publisher that because that will ruin this game they play where they thro...
Read More »Two gamers from the UK won a £10,000 prize in a GameShadows Battle Tournament. The tournament gave players around the world the chance to compete in either Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare or Counter-Strike: Source Challenge. The tournament lasted for about two and a half months as players battled (and hopefully took breaks for food, drink, time for loved ones, etc.) to win a lot of money. What can ...
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