Sept 28, 2007
Beowulf
Beowulf: The Film will be out in November, and will be sharing a publicity budget with a Game of the same name. The film is produced by Robert Zemeckis (this isnt the last Zemeckis reference in this weeks Trailer Trash - youve been warned), and features an all star cast including Angelina Jolie, John Malkovitch, Anthony Hopkins, Crispin Glover, and others. This trailer for the game, however, stars a sword falling into a puddle over and over while some repetitive-looking
Sept 28, 2007
Nintendo currently owns four of the top 10 best-selling franchises in the video game world. Number one? Of course it's Mario, the bouncy platform king everyone knows. Nipping at his heels are 493 super-powered Pokemon. Charging right behind them, however, is one lone figure riding atop his tireless steed, sword held high in utter triumph and hard-nosed defiance against all other comers.
So, even though Mario and Pokemon outrank Link by a wide margin, the latter's mindshare and
Sep 28, 2007
Game over. Continue? If only life was that simple. We've all died thousands of times in videogames. But never do we think 'well, that's it then' and put the pad down. There's nearly always the prospect of another life or a continue, or at worst having to start afresh with a new game.
But game death has given us so many memorable sequences. Ever since Pac-Man's mouth widened to envelop his entire self with that classic descending soundclip, game developers have sought to make
Breaking news: Halo 3 is out right now! You already knew that? Well then here, check out this quick Digital Short we made poking fun at Master Chief, Microsoft's unstoppable hype-o-matic machine and the perils of senility. Watch as a man of questionable age looks back on his time as a Space Marine as he questions everything you thought you knew about The Great Covenant War I. (Not the official title.)
It's a parody of the "Believe: An Old Fart Recollects" video that came out a few weeks ago
Sept 21, 2007
Videogames are, on the whole, nuts. But we love the ludicrous excesses of our games - after all, they're not textbooks, they're entertainment. Yet when it comes to the actual storylines, some games are far more barmy than others.
Mario, for instance, is pretty straightforward when you get down to it - man saves princess. It's just wrapped up in a cohesive fantasy world. Sometimes, though, the line between 'fantasy' and 'lock me up please nurse I'm a nutjob' isn't so much crossed
Sept 21, 2007
Devil May Cry 4
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The TGS trailer for DMC4 offers tantalizing glimpses at a few of the series signature gigantic awesome bosses. While forcefully nodding your bleached locks to the requisite goth-metal soundtrack, make sure to note the gloriously grotesque snaking flower-dragon.
You won't get a look at any more boobs (see previous trailer) but this is still one of the must-watch trailers for the
Sept 20, 2007
Dream job?
It's the profession some know as "getting paid to play." When people hear what game testers get to do for a living the response is often along the lines of "You get paid to do that? That's gotta be the best job in the world!" But what is testing really like? We talked to some real-life testers and got some seriously honest answers.
What's it really like being a tester?
Tester A: I hate to ruin people's fantasies about the glamour and glitz of the game industry, but
Sept 18, 2007
He's created some of the biggest, most important games in the known universe, but what is the secret of Shigeru Miyamoto's success? In a hefty 'chat' with old friend Shigesato Itoi (the creator of RPG series, Mother), Nintendo president and self-confessed researcher of Miyamoto studies, Satoru Iwata, offers a fascinating insight into some of the magic that makes the Mario man so special.
From Miyamoto's unique approach to game design to his "left-prefrontal-oriented elaborate
September 18, 2007
What do Bender from Futurama, Marcus Fenix from Gears of War and Wakka from Final Fantasy X all have in common? Amazingly, they're all voiced by the same guy - John DiMaggio. In fact, once you get looking around, it's amazing how many stars do games voiceovers for a bit of extra cash. Of course, in some circumstances, getting professional actors in is essential - just look at Heavenly Sword's excellent cutscenes for proof of that. We decided to find out who's done what - and
What can we learn about the future of gaming by looking at what's survived the past? We've picked out our seven favorite precursor games that sired some of today's most successful hits. Read on to find out what jump started GTA III, who the Big Daddy's father is, and how you just might be able to figure out Halo 3's ending before the game releases.
Marathon begat Halo
Dual-wielding pistols, integrated voice chat, King of the Hill, and a super soldier with way too many guns. No, we're not
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