Posted by
Patrick Klepek on 1/14/09 at 7:00 pm.
Japanese developers have had trouble transitioning to the current generation, and in a interview with Famitsu Weekly (via 1UP), “Metal Gear Solid” creator Hideo Kojima laid out concerns that continued Western domination of games may halt the emergence of new Japanese game designers.
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Posted by
Patrick Klepek on 1/14/09 at 5:30 pm.
With no “Splinter Cell” or “Metal Gear Solid” in sight, sexy femme fatale-starring “Velvet Assassin” from German developer Replay Studios is one of few new stealth games, and while a near-final demo shown to us had some of the most impressive lighting we’ve ever seen, often clueless A.I. gave us pause.
“Velvet Assassin” — Stealth Action / Xbox 360, PC / March 2009 / Gamecock
Posted by
Stephen Totilo on 1/14/09 at 5:00 pm.
Sony may now advertise that it has 17 million registered PlayStation Network accounts, but that Xbox-Live-sized stat provoked new questions and skepticism that a Sony rep answered for us today. Read more…
Posted by
Stephen Totilo on 1/14/09 at 4:00 pm.
FROM SPLASHPAGE: YouTube user elmacbee probably had the right idea channeling Sunsoft as the faux game’s look. Anyone who played their original “Batman,” “Return of the Joker” or “Gremlins 2: The New Batch” should be able to appreciate the 8-bit cinematographer’s tricks here.
Read more about 8-bit Dark Knight gaming concept video at Splashpage.MTV.com…
Posted by
Tracey John on 1/14/09 at 3:30 pm.
This week brought only a handful of new games. But we still found some old ones that just didn’t make the cut on our playlist. See why we’re leaving these titles untouched. Read more…
Posted by
Patrick Klepek on 1/14/09 at 2:00 pm.
Almost once a week, I log onto Xbox Live and purchase new downloadable content for “Rock Band” because individual songs and track packs seem so cheap — even though I haven’t played “Rock Band” in months and don’t know when I’ll turn it on next.
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Posted by
Stephen Totilo on 1/14/09 at 1:00 pm.
Last night, Sony released some impressively large numbers regarding PS3 and PSP-related activity on the PlayStation Network. We can’t let press releases speak for themselves, so we’ve annotated this with notes about what Sony is and isn’t saying. Read more…
Posted by
Patrick Klepek on 1/14/09 at 12:00 pm.
I might regret writing that headline, but it’s true: I’ve moved my desk out of a makeshift closet-turned-office and into my somewhat cramped living room. That, and I’m trying to reconcile my feelings towards “Prince of Persia”’s end game.
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Posted by
Tracey John on 1/14/09 at 11:00 am.
This clip from “Rick & Steve,” a stop-motion animated sitcom airing on MTV’s LGBT-focused sister network Logo, shows its main characters playing (and failing) at “Rock Band.”
Watching the video, we can’t help but wonder: Is this what “Lego Rock Band” might’ve resembled?
(See the full episode that includes this clip in the show’s season finale airing January 27 on Logo at 10 pm EST.)
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Posted by
Stephen Totilo on 1/14/09 at 10:30 am.
An unusual truck that is designed to encourage people to vacation in Ft. Lauderdale has been encircling frigid Times Square. I want it in “Burnout: Paradise.” Read more…
Posted by
Patrick Klepek on 1/14/09 at 10:00 am.
It was inevitable that someone would take the powerful modding tools available for Valve’s zombie shooter “Left 4 Dead,” look at the powerful living-dead scenarios created by Capcom for the “Resident Evil” series and combine the two.
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Posted by
Stephen Totilo on 1/14/09 at 9:00 am.
Despite yesterday being Tuesday, I got a tiny bit of gaming in by doing some multiplication drills in “Personal Trainer Math” for the DS (I’m really good at them) and by loading up “Fable 2” for the first time since election day to discover that my character had profited abotu 132,000 gold pieces since last I played — still not enough for the castle. Not much else to report.