Oct 25, 2007
Ever wanted to be evil? Really evil? Well, then you're mostly out of luck. Videogames are awash with brooding anti-heroes who are gruff and mean but ultimately good, but genuine villains in the lead role are pretty rare. For that matter, the few games with villainous leads tend to defuse them by pitting them exclusively against people who are even worse than they are (Manhunt, GoldenEye: Rogue Agent), or by playing up the whole "evil" angle for laughs (Overlord, Disgaea).
Boo to
It's tricky to pinpoint where exactly the 1993 Super Mario Bros. movie went wrong, except to say 'everywhere' and 'at every conceivable point'. Interestingly enough, the film adaptation of Nintendo's 1985 8-bit classic once had a chance of being semi-decent (or at least, considerably less disappointing), as evidenced by these four early movie drafts uncovered by the video game historians at The Super Mario Bros. The Movie Archive.
The rejected scripts, which can be read in full here, show how the Super Mario Bros. movie went from being a light-hearted fantasy romp to a gritty “Mad Max-inspired” mess. For instance, in the earliest 1991 version penned by the writers of The Flintstone and Richie Rich, Mario and Luigi are sent on a whimsical quest to rescue Princess Hildy from King Koopa...
Rome. It's home to the Colosseum, St. Peter's Basilica, and the Pantheon. But coming soon, there will actually be something cool there - a videogame museum! The ViGaMus will open its doors next year, and the people behind the project say it's the first dedicated museum for videogames to be built outside of the US or Japan...
For all the age-old arguments about videogames doing more harm than good for kids, teenagers and hell, just about anyone who picks up a controller, it pleases us immensely to hear when games are helping children in need. Our good friends over at Next Generation are reporting that the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences is sponsoring a fundraiser with the Starlight Starbright Childrens Foundation to build portable videogame centers for hospitals.
“We are overjoyed to support this
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Grand Theft Auto IV trailer finally hits:
It might be a minimalist imitation of the Francis Ford Coppola/Philip Glass art film Koyaanisqatsi, but we loved every second of this stirring look at the new, realistic Liberty City. And then we loved it again. And again. And now we're all tingly in anticipation of our next look at the game. Keep 'em coming, Rockstar.
Super Paper Mario captivates an office:
It's no small secret we're stoked to have the first review for Wii's biggest spring
Capcom is gearing up to reveal a brand new 2D fighting game with a teaser website launched to get your anxiety levels peaking.
The flash-based site lacks a countdown, only hinting the announcement is to come "soon." And it doesn't drop a hint as to what series the new game might fall within either.
A(nother!) Street Fighter sequel is rumored, as well as a possible sequel to Devil Kings (also known as Sengoku Basara). Check it out for yourself - though you won't find much other than some
The general consensus prior to GamesRadar entering the Culver City studio lot was that this was a make or break press conference for Sony. After the highs of E3 2005 (the one with the PS3), the lows of 2006 (the one with the crab) and more recently, widespread concern that the PS3 isn't selling as well as Sony had hoped, it needed to be a whiz-bang of a show.
It wasn't. But... it was slick, focused and largely free of technical hitches, empty promises and the dreaded target footage. The big
Anticipation for the revelations of E3 is starting to mount and, among the many rumors flying around, the one that keeps cropping up regards Mario's racing series making its debut appearance on Wii.
Word is, Nintendo has a couple of surprises in store. As well as Mario Kart Wii, speculation hawks will also be keeping an ear out for a rumored hardware-related revelation from Nintendo, currently hinted to be either a Wii hard drive or, not quite so major, the microphone remote attachment.
It's
Legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto feels that the success of Wii has put games back on the map.
Speaking to The Mercury News about whether or not Miyamoto feels vindicated at how well the Wii is being received, he replied, "I think it is not necessarily vindication but I do get the distinct feeling that because of the Wii, people all over the world are finally taking notice of video games again, when they haven't for a while."
Miyamoto is currently spending his days working hard to
It's that magical time of the year again. Time for family and togetherness. Time for snow and twinkling lights. Time for cookies, candy canes and that barely liquefied nightmare we call egg nog. But, most importantly, time for school vacation, paid days off and a whole bag of new games to play while gathered around the comforting and crackling warmth of our television sets. Yes, it's what the holiday season is all about and we're here to help you make the most of it.
But with a whopping seven
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