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Friday, August 24, 2007

Duke Nukem Forever - Alert the Internets! New pic!

Duke Nukem Forever - Alert the Internets! New pic!
Yesterday a new and crappy scan of Duke Nukem Forever appeared on the 3D Realms forums. Its been forever.

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Games Hidden in the Grooves of LPs

Games Hidden in the Grooves of LPs
Keempa has this really fascinating story up about the practice of hiding old text adventure games on some of the records released in the 70s and 80s.

Most of these hidden games were written for the Sinclair Spectrum home computer, which is probably why I never experienced the Thompson Twins game first hand.

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Top 10 Banned Videogames

Top 10 Banned Videogames
Manhunt 2 may be the hot topic today following the BBFC's questionable decision to reject the game and refusal to give it a classification (thus making it illegal to sell in the UK) but banning games is more worryingly common than you may realise. Here's 10 games that have been gagged across the world...

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BioWare creating Sonic the Hedgehog RPG for Nintendo DS

BioWare creating Sonic the Hedgehog RPG for Nintendo DS
Sega has announced a new partnership with BioWare that will see the Canadian role-playing gurus create a Sonic the Hedgehog RPG for the Nintendo DS. The currently unnamed game is scheduled for release in 2008.

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Transformers: Opening Cinematic!!

Transformers: Opening Cinematic!!
Who makes the better vehicle? Chevy? Pontiac? Cybertron? Only one of these dealerships has a car that will do more than flip the bird at the guy who cut you off on the freeway. Much, much more.

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New Call of Duty 4 Gameplay Video

New Call of Duty 4 Gameplay Video
Finally! A Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare gameplay video! Infinity Ward released a new Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare video today which shows even though this Call Of Duty game is in a new "era", the game still holds true to it's Call of Duty roots.

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380 PS3 games announced by Sony -- return to profits

380 PS3 games announced by Sony -- return to profits
Howard Stringer -- Sony Corp's CEO and man with the plan -- just exited stage-left from Sony's annual shareholder meeting in Tokyo. To say that the 6,000 attendees were skeptical of said plan would be an understatement given a year of fiscal losses, job cuts, PS3 under-performance (with an eventual Kutaragi dismissal), and an embarrassing and dange

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The Specialists 3.0 - A Half-Life Mod

The Specialists 3.0 - A Half-Life Mod
The Specialists (TS) is a modification for Valve's infamous first-person shooter, Half-Life. It takes inspiration from such famous Hollywood movies as Face/Off & The Matrix, mixed with the Hong Kong Blood Opera style of directors such as John Woo. This latest version fixes a number of old bugs, as well as adding new weapons/maps and game types.

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New Starcraft II details from PC Gamer

New Starcraft II details from PC Gamer
The cover story of the latest PC Gamer is all about Starcraft II. The feature highlights the development process and decision-making and shows an ample amount of Protoss units, including old-hats such as the Reavers, Templars and Archons.

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ROCKBAND drums!! (PIC)

ROCKBAND drums!! (PIC)
The first image I have seen of the new RockBand drum set. I haven't seen it on here yet, enjoy!

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The ACTUAL new Starcraft II details from PCGamer (with scans)

The ACTUAL new Starcraft II details from PCGamer (with scans)
The previous story posted was missing a lot of information and even incorrect about some. Included is new information such as the previously unannounced return of some Protoss units not seen in the first gameplay video (High templar, Dark Templar, Observer, Reaver) and the announcement of some new ones (Star Relic, Phase Canon, Tempest, and more)

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The 5 Most Embarrassing Ways to die in a First-Person Shooter

The 5 Most Embarrassing Ways to die in a First-Person Shooter
Five ways you absolutely don't want to die in any First-Person Shooters. I'm sure you've experienced one of these in your gaming lives one time or another!

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Noobz brings homebrew to *all* PSP Firmware with Illuminati exploit!

Noobz brings homebrew to *all* PSP Firmware with Illuminati exploit!
From the PSP homebrew gods, Noobz team has finally created an exploit to bypass any PSP Firmware, with the help of a Lumines UMD! Now you can run homebrew games, applications, and emulators no matter what system firmware you're on!

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President Evil 4?

President Evil 4?
Fry's Electronics made a spelling mistake advertising for the game Resident Evil 4... was it a mistake though or are they just trying to voice their opinion?

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Russian gamer gets 3 years for emulating Ragnorok server

Russian gamer gets 3 years for emulating Ragnorok server
Do not mess with Russia or Rangnorok Online. Seriously, don't do it. The KGB will find you, and they will break your legs before sending you to jail for three years for tampering with Ragnarok Online's original code. Just ask Valentin Kaseliov.

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Spore Not Delayed Again, After All

Spore Not Delayed Again, After All
According to an EA rep who spoke with Next-Gen, Spore hasn't actually been pushed back again, despite that quote in Game Informer that it had been "delayed indefinitely."

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Can you see the hidden image part 2!

Can you see the hidden image part 2!
Each digg this story receives will add a moving ball which will eventually reveal (another) hidden image! Based of code by Gary Carstensen.

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