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As Chad said in his preview of Machinarium, it's probably the best game you most likely have never heard of. This game was the savior of E For All for Chad and I (detailed E For All recap coming soon). The game is beautiful, fun, and I just can't wait for this to come out next year. Check out Chad's preview of the game to find out all about it.
We reviewed Silent Hill: Homecoming, Nick tries Mirror's Edge's Time Trial mode, some guy ranks every single NES game, LittleBigPlanet can do your math homework, and plenty more happened on 10/07/08.
Latest comment by Tristero |view all 1 comments Woah! I had no idea that Machinarium is made by the people who did Samorost 2. I highly recommend that game. It's like living in a Terry Gilliam/ Brothers Quay alternate dimension. That's cool th......
Last week we argued over two early 3D adventure games of completely different genre backgrounds, and the decision was overwhelmingly in favor of story and artistic expression over action and excitement. Here are the results:
Silent Hill (51 votes) -- Winner!
Tomb Raider (16 votes)
Silent Hill's movie also got more praise in the comments than the Tomb Raider film, although there was a split debate over which series was currently progressing more smoothly, with slightly more support of Tomb Raider's recent rebirth.
This week we move on to a battle between two famous PlayStation sequels. Both games featured ample amounts of death and destruction in memorable performances of their time. However, while one game slowly found gore in dark corners of spooky environments, the other fought evil on wheels in fast paced environments. For every way that Twisted Metal 2 offered unharnessed adrenaline and excitement to its players, Resident Evil 2 matched it in controlled events of player anxiety and fear.
How will you make your decision this week? Which game do you think is better, and why? Give it some serious thought, get some PlayStation friends to share their opinions as well, and check back next week for the winner and the conclusion of the PlayStation odd debate brackets.
The marketing people at 2K Sports confuse me. EA Sports has been promoting the hell out of NBA Live 365, a brand-new part of NBA Live 09 that includes Dynamic DNA and NBA Live Rewind, presumably because those features differentiate the game from its competition. Dynamic DNA in particular sounds like a potentially revolutionary addition, providing data like player streaks and tendencies so that the game is literally “made fresh daily.”
But apparently, NBA 2K9 comes with an essentially identical feature called “Living Rosters” -- check out the video above for details. I say ‘apparently’ because I had no idea that Living Rosters existed until the trailer was sent to me yesterday -- the day before the game’s release date. Having Living Rosters in NBA 2K9 negates one of the foremost advantages of NBA Live 09, so now more than ever, the games will have to be compared on their gameplay above all else.
Speaking of the NBA 2K9 launch, there’s new word of an interesting development. The game came out today for the PS3, 360, and PS2 -- in fact, some of you may already have a copy -- and as far as anyone knew, those were the only platforms for which the game was being developed. That’s no longer the case; I received a press release this morning (after the jump) announcing that NBA 2K9 will be out for the PC on October 21st.
This strategy makes a lot of sense for 2K Sports, since they can take control of a PC sports gaming market that EA has now left behind -- at least when it comes to football and basketball. Do you care about NBA 2K9 on your PC?
[Editor’s note: Again, sorry about the video quality. It must be an issue with the videos for NBA 2K9, because this doesn’t happen to me otherwise. -Samit]
Latest comment by Trowble |view all 4 comments I mean 2k9 was an already no-brainer for me, but I like the fact that they'll be updating player moves as well to mimic what they've done in real life....
I’ll never cease to be amazed at the passion displayed by some videogame fans. Recently, we tossed up a few select screenshots of EarthBound creatures created in Spore. They were splendidly done and elicited a smile from more than a few us here. Not to be outdone, our very community member free touch has created his own unique EarthBound creation – in the form of an Xbox 360 faceplate.
As you can see above, it’s a delightful rendition of the main characters and logo of the game. In his C-blog, free touch gives a few details as to what went into his creation, including the usage of custom colors and an obviously steady hand.
It’s a sharp creation, and I’m glad he decided to share it with us. I lack the ability to draw and paint, so I typically end up baking my videogame creations. It definitely lacks the style, but it tastes good in the end. Something tells me that plastic and paint lacks sugar and the ability to digest properly.
The sixth book in the Halo series, Halo: The Cole Protocol, will be hitting bookstores November 25th. The book was written by Tobias S. Buckell, who also penned the somewhat critically acclaimed sci-fi novels Crystal Rain and Ragamuffin.
If you're in the dark like I am, check out this synopsis from the press release:
Halo: The Cole Protocol unveils the location of the Spartan Gray Team and takes readers into an unexplored conflict of the Human-Covenant War, where unlikely alliances are formed and shattered, altering the course of the humanity's epic struggle for survival.
I’ve only had the opportunity to read three books from the series thus far, and I’ve always wondered if they were worth my time. Do the novels present a better story than the games? Does Master Chief ever find true love?
Latest comment by vexed alex |view all 20 comments @ hood_964
Easy there, hood. Don't let that nerd rage take over.
@ Sharpless
I am pretty fed up with people judging me because I like Halo. It's sickening when I'm trying to tell someone why I......
One thing is for certain in the videogame industry – everything is secret until otherwise noted. Developers will typically spend years on original IPs before announcing them, and often when they are announced early, the details are scant at best. That’s why when MTV Multiplayer asked a newbie Nintendo employee JC Rodrigo how his first day was, he couldn’t really answer.
From the interview:
Umm, I’ll say it was exciting but I can’t tell you what it was. Because I looked around and basically, I said to my boss, ‘Really? Are you serious?!’ and he said ‘Yeah, I’m not kidding.’ So, I’m like ‘oooookay!’ [laughs] So I started doing…something. Something exciting and something unexpected — something completely unexpected.
Before I figured out that writing about videogames was a sweeter deal than developing them, I wanted to work at a big developer like Nintendo. Rodrigo’s comment frames what it’s like to have an inside track into the business. Seems like a lonely place, doesn’t it?
Regardless, I really hope Rodrigo saw a Wii version of Mother 3. The gods know too well how excited I would be at the very prospect of Nintendo doing the honorable thing and giving it an excellent port. What do you think he saw?
Latest comment by Cubilone |view all 18 comments Wouldn't it be cool if Nintendo released a 10th anniversary edition of Ocarina of Time? I've been thinking that it would make sense. But this is just me dreaming. Nintendo really needs something ......
The county supervisor election in Maricopa Count, Arizona is finally starting to heat up. Fliers aren’t the only thing Fulton Brock and Ed Hermes are dishing out as their campaigns come to a close. In a campaign mailing, Republican incumbent Fulton is attempting to smear the challenger Hermes by mentioning his record on Halo.
From the mailing:
Skilled player of popular video game Halo. Hermes was quoted in the ASU student newspaper as saying, "I am addicted to Halo and play almost every night."
Hermes should be ashamed of himself. Instead of spending all of his time worrying about supervising counties (or whatever county supervisors do), he’s been sitting at home in his underwear (presumably), drinking Mt. Dew (presumably), trash talking children (presumably), and whining about team kills (probably).
In all seriousness, ripping a guy because he enjoys a videogame is hardly fair game. As I’m sure we can all understand at Destructoid, playing games is not the equivalent of delinquency. That said, I wonder if he’s any good?
Latest comment by Cowboy TTop |view all 29 comments Well, he sounds like a dude more in touch with his people than most politicians, especially if he chill out playing Halo online.
He'd have my vote....
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