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Racers complaining about Mario Kart cheats
Unbeatable race times are starting to appear on Nintendo’s Mario Kart Wii leaderboards, apparently exploiting a bug in the game. This time, it’s not a semi-legitamate technique like the “snaking” used in Mario Kart DS, but an oversight where drivers can complete one lap of a three-lap race, then back up to cross the finish [...]
Gaming in 2020: Happy, social world
People just love to make predictions about the future, and while the guesses are rarely accurate, they are always entertaining to read.
A group of gaming experts recently described their vision for the industry 12-years from now. Among the big names were Atari founder Nolan Bushnell and EA Sports head Peter Moore. Now, normally I’d expect [...]
Fallout 3 is looking S.P.E.C.I.A.L.
Among the many classic game series making a comeback this year is Fallout, an RPG set in a post-apocalyptic America. The first two games were developed by Interplay and released in the 1990s for PC. Now, Bethesda Softworks, the same developers that created Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, are working on part three, which looks to [...]
Nintendo summer - It’s going to be hot, folks!
Whew, the long, slow first quarter of the year is finally over. Now it’s time to take a look forward at the games we’ll be playing this summer, at least during the times that we’re not at the beach or otherwise enjoying being outside instead of in front of a game machine. Yeah, right.
Today I’m [...]
Judge decrees Guitar Hero III lawsuit bullsh**
Where do these people come from, exactly? You know, the ones that spend their lives prowling the darkest corners of the Internet waiting for that one piece of scandalous news that might become the basis for the next great get-rich lawsuit.
I’m all for a legal system that protects the rights of the unfortunate and defenseless [...]
Molyneux speaks: I’ve learned my lesson from Fable
Peter Molyneux, co-founder of Lionhead studios, is a legend in the video games business. Right up there with the likes of Sid Meier, Tim Schafer and Richard Garriott in my opinion. When he speaks out on issues facing the games industry, you, as a gamer, should listen.
In a fantastic interview over at Gamasutra, Molyneux explores [...]
Killing with just a Touch?
I can see a lot of game types being sure-fire hits on Apple’s forthcoming “Touch OS” platform. Super Monkey Ball, for one, demoed at the iPhone SDK announcement event, seems like a perfect fit. Spore also seems promising, but might be more like a companion to the PC or console versions.
But first-person shooters? That I [...]
Microsoft on Xbox 360: We’re not dead yet!
A curious report citing a retailer in Melbourne, Australia, has put a chink in the once-spotless armor of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console. The quote reads:
“The Xbox 360 is dead. We are stocking it because of our relationship with Microsoft however all our energy and marketing is going into the PS3 and the Nintendo Wii unless [...]
Give the Elf some food, already! Gauntlet coming to DS
I was a freshman in college when the classic 4-player action title Gauntlet hit the local arcades. In the months and years that followed, a lot of the money that I was supposed to be spending on things like books and oh, you know, food and stuff, was plunked down instead into that evil machine.
There [...]
Stephen King weighs in on video game violence
It’s a subject that never seems to go away. Censorship and legislation trying to impose limitations on the sale of violent video games. This time, horror master Stephen King has voiced his opinion on the subject; one that pretty much mirrors my own.
I think the key paragraph from his column is this:
“… if there’s violence [...]
