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While a sequel to Junction Point’s 2010 game Epic Mickey has yet to be officially announced, there has been some hard hitting evidence that one is on its way.
Today, Internet guru Superannuation tweeted that he has some inside information that suggests not only new installment is coming, but also will be supported by the Wii U. (more…)
Last year, EA held an Internet poll on who should grace the cover of Madden ’12. The publisher made sure every team was represented with a player, though that hardly meant it was the team’s superstar. In fact many people, including myself, wondered why some of the players had a real opportunity of being a cover athlete.
Apparently, EA found the voting a success because not only are they repeating it once again, but they’re doubling the amount of players who fans can decide on. (more…)
A report from IndustryGamers has confirmed that Electronic Arts is laying-off a small number of employees from their Vancouver offices. According to the EA, the small round off pink slips is due to a “transformation” of EA Canada and Black Box (Need for Speed: The Run). (more…)
One of /film‘s favorite artists Olly Moss, imagined the Japanese Mario poster above. Titled: スーパーマリオ (Super Mario), the imagine depicts Princess Peach being stalked by the famed plumber’s arch-nemesis Bowser.
On a side-note, I would personally display the red version of this poster; it just gives off this uneasy sinister feel.
As of now, you can’t purchase the pictures but when (or if) you can, I’ll let you know.
Former Red Sox pitcher and video game entrepreneur Curt Schilling stopped by a Boston radio station, 98.5 The Sports Hub, to chat about the Super Bowl, and to also promote his first game Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.
The show, Felger and Mazz, was being broadcasted live from Indianapolis, home of Super Bowl XLVI. During the chat, one of the two hosts, Micheal Felger, asked Schilling that since his upcoming role-playing game was considered violent, would he allow his younger children play the game. (more…)
Oklahoma State Representative William Fourkiller (D-Stilwell) has introduced a bill which would add a one-percent tax on “violent video games,” in order to help childhood obesity and bullying.
The bill, which was written on the twelfth of last month, would use the ESRB scale and only tax games that have a Teen, Mature or Adult rating. Of course, there are plenty of games rated Teen that aren’t considered violent by the ESRB. (more…)
For the past two-decades, THQ has been a top publisher. But lately, the company is having major financial trouble, to say lightly.
Just yesterday, Nasdaq has given the company until July 23 to raise their share price above $1 for ten consecutive days, or they’ll be force to be delisted.
Because of the dreadful notice, the company has already started to take action and have announced some major overhauls and changes. (more…)
During the Video Game Awards show on Saturday, Activision unveiled a trailer for Tony Hawk Pro Skater HD The company promises it will include levels from the award-winning first two installments of the franchise. A little while after the show, we got word that the remastered version will only be available as a download only. (more…)
Used games is huge business. For instance, when you buy a per-owned title, a company like Gamestop makes more money, then if you decide to purchase a new one.
With that said, publishers and developers don’t see a penny when you choose a used copy. So ultimately, you’re helping only Gamestop or whatever retail you shop at, and not the industry as a whole.
Publishers are doing everything they can to ensure they make some kind of profit out of used games, so some have implemented a code that’s packed in with the disc that can only be used once to go online. If you decide to buy a used game, and don’t have the onetime code to input, you’ll have top spend extra cash to get your online kick.
Eventually though, publishers will be victorious in the used game war because at one point, most titles will be available through download. (more…)
Last week, THQ released a statement that they would have to lower it’s third-quarter projections, and noted the uDraw tablet’s poor sales were to partly blame.
Late last week, about 30 employees from the THQ Play studio were notified that their services were no longer needed due to budget cuts. THQ Play, of Agoura Hills, CA, was division that developed the sluggish uDraw. (more…)
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword was met with glowing reviews when it was released last month. Many of these critics praised the adventure game’s control scheme, which utilized the Wii’s MotionPlus.
When the title was in the early stages of development, producer Eiji Aonuma toyed with the idea to scrap motion controls all together, and instead have the player experience the game with more traditional controls.
Fast forward years later, and now Aonuma can’t imagine creating another Zelda title without motion controls in mind, as he told OffcialNintendoMagazine: (more…)
A 13-year-old boy has been arrested by Oklahoma City police in connection of his 9-month-old sister’s death. According to the local news affiliate KOCO, the hospitable that treated the young girl before her death had became suspicious because the explanation of why she was injured in the first place, didn’t match that of the severe brain trauma she’d received. (more…)
Apparently the Today Show has a segment which talks about a guys perspective on life. The bit features Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb, whose looks have passed years ago, and former TV host Donny Deutsch.
During the segment, Deutsch is asked if it’s normal for men in their 30′s to still play video games because he’s evidently All Knowing.
Watch the clip after the jump.
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For the last two-years, 2K has been giving away a million dollars to the person who pitched the first perfect game in their MLB 2K series.
If you don’t know what the astounding feat is, it’s when a pitcher faces the minimal number of batters, which is 27, and every batter makes an out. If it happens, the pitcher will forever be in baseball lore, accomplishing something that only 18-men have done before him.
Brain Kingrey of Louisiana did just that in the virtual world, and 2K award him a million dollars for become the first to do it in MLB 2K11. Congrats to him, but he’s lucky because I would have been the first, but I find MLB The Show a superior baseball game.
Watch the video, after the jump, of him getting his check, and his reaction because he had no clue that he had won. (more…)
Right before Jimmy Fallon went on the air for Late Night a few year’s ago, he promised his show would not only focus on the music and film industry, but the show would dab into the videogame world too — and he has.
Coming off the heals of E3, Jimmy Fallon is making this week, Video Game Week on his show.
Simon Pegg, the actor and co-writer of Shawn of the Dead will be playing a few rounds of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 with Activision‘s Robert Bowling, tonight. Pegg tweeted the news earlier today. (more…)
