Monthly Archives: July 2009
343 Industries Sparks Halo Legends, Bungie
Microsoft’s Halo series just fastened a powerful spark plug to its massive engine. In conjunction with a recent rumor about 343 Industries (343 referring to Halo’s mad bot Guilty Spark), and a San Diego Comic-Con announcement about Halo Legends, an … Continue reading
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Comic-Con: Uncharted 2 Makes Waves
After receiving the Game Critics award for best of show at E3, Sony and Naughty Dog have moved onward and southward, down to the San Diego Comic-Con to show off never-seen-before gameplay footage of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. Said footage, … Continue reading
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Brutal Legend Lawsuit and New San Mateo Office: Has Activision Gone Insane?
Has Activision gone ballistic? Insane? Is it driven by some strange kind of blood-thirsty vengeance for EA’s first-born children? There is only one strangely appropriate answer to this: Yes. First Activision, which aside from Nintendo, is probably the most cash … Continue reading
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Iron Man 2 (The Game) Is Better, Stronger, Faster
Iron Man, the movie, rocked the Casbah. It was a supreme surprise. Robert Downey, Jr. sparked the normally stoic, dislikable drunkard/millionaire Tony Stark to life with a quirky genius and refreshing inventiveness. Iron Man the movie has become one of … Continue reading
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God of War Comic Penned by Marv Wolfman
Known for his comic book work on The New Teen Titans, the novelization of Crisis on Infinite Earths and Superman Returns, Marv Wolfman is a well loved and well known comic book scribe. So, is it a departure for him … Continue reading
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MTV Uncovers 15 “New” Songs from The Beatles: Rock Band
MTV and Harmonix today unveiled 15 songs from the 45 song fall release, The Beatles: Rock Band, exhibiting a broad assortment of titles from different time periods in the band’s career including Twist and Shout, Eight Days a Week, Sgt. … Continue reading
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Disastvertising: Commentary
About year ago I learned that IGN and Fox executives had plans to revamp GameSpy, the oft-overlooked game site purchased by IGN Entertainment in 2004. GameSpy has seen various half-improvements, stutter steps, design shifts, deadline changes, and more, and very … Continue reading
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Does Sega’s Conduit Send a Message?
The NPD’s sales report for the month of June doesn’t bode well for the highly publicized Sega shooter, the Conduit, a “hardcore” first-person shooter for the Nintendo Wii. According to NPD, sales of The Conduit reached a mild 72,000 units … Continue reading
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Madden Goes Gold for the 20th Time
Like clockwork, Electronic Arts’ Madden NFL has gone gold. Only this year, it’s the 20th anniversary since the Redwood City publisher first released the game in 1989. And what a long strange trip it’s been. From the rugged Genesis days … Continue reading
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Marmoset Engine Revs Darkest of Days
No, apparently, the darkest of days isn’t the current economy. The Darkest of Days is a new first-person shooter created by developer 8monkey Labs, which, as a special bonus, has named its tech engine the “Marmoset Engine,” after a little … Continue reading
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