America’s Army, the free war game put out by the United States Army that’s less popular than games costing money, has racked up a pretty impressive development cost. Initially, the plan for the game was a five-year development cycle costing about seven million. No one is sure when the US Army deviated from that mission, but ten years later the game has cost the American taxpayers $32.8 million dollars. [click to continue…]
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Blizzard should send this Adrianne Curry lady something nice in return for all the free advertising she just gave World of Warcraft. It’s statistically proven that each time a female person claims that she plays a specific video game, the sales and/or membership for that video game go up about two thousand percent. Since Adrianne Curry just claimed that she plays World of Warcraft AND that she plays World of Warcraft naked, Blizzard might experience some server trouble for the rest of the week.
Maybe Blizzard could send her some nice sheets or a fancy mattress. It must be exhausting for Adrianne Curry to come up with new ways to slut herself out on the Internet for attention. [click to continue…]
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When I was younger, I always dreamed of traveling to Australia to take in the beautiful scenery, dangerous wildlife, and excellent accent. But that was before I realized that the Australian public isn’t allowed to have fun video games. What would I do with my down time in Australia? Read? Knit? Scrapbook? Read about how to scrapbook? What do normal people do with their free time?
Rebellion, the developer behind the upcoming Aliens vs Predator game, had some choice words for the Australian Classification Board after the board banned the game from Australia. [click to continue…]
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Finally, an Archie video game. I was starting to lose hope that I would never have the opportunity to play a game that involves running around and collecting objects floating in hearts. At least the developers are being faithful to the source material — if anyone ever thought that walking over heart bubbles was a recipe for fun, it was Archie. [click to continue…]
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That’s right, Xbox 360 users. The Dante’s Inferno demo hits the PlayStation 3 two whole weeks before it hits the Xbox 360. I think this means that the Xbox 360 is the inferior console. Personally, I need a console that gives me first access to the hottest new video game demos. How am I supposed to make informed buying decisions if my mind is clouded by demo anticipation?
Am I doing a good job of spinning this story into some kind of console war post? Initially, I was concerned because PS3 owners are only getting early access to a short, free demo of a video game. But I think the main point is that PS3 owners get to play this free demo first. I’m not sure why the demo is coming to the PlayStation 3 before the Xbox 360, but it probably has something to do with the ability to play Blu-ray discs and the PS3’s built-in wifi. [click to continue…]
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I see a lot of different opinions floating around about the new Double Fine game Brutal Legend. Some people love the game regardless of its flaws. Some people hate the game because it isn't set in Borneo. Some people can't understand how Judas Priest is listenable. Here's a list I developed about the five types of people playing Brutal Legend. My symbolic doctorate in Psychology and years spent reading about different personality types from the safety of my hemorrhoid-cushion-equipped computer chair had nothing to do with this list.
If you haven't heard, PC gamers started a petition over the lack of dedicated server support in Modern Warfare 2. As of this moment, the petition is at 106422 total signatures with mine being one of them. I felt strange signing the petition because I normally don't put my signature on anything that wasn't previously covered by female clothing. Several blogs have posted about the petition. Jim Sterling over on Destructoid posted Nerd Rage: PC Gamers Start Modern Warfare 2 Petition. This was followed by an article on Gameinformer (be careful, it's still in beta) by Adam Biessener titled Infinity Ward ...
