Power Gig: Rise of the Six String director Jack Davis is back to tell us more about the story of the real-life guitar driven music game. It's still not the most original thing we've ever seen -- building a revolution against an oppressive regime isn't new ground for video games by any means.
But the new trailer tells us a bit more about the player characters in the game, two members of "Clan Rise" that each have their own personal reasons for strumming and fretting away on the guitar. Learning that C chord is great and all, but avenging your parents in the process is a nice bonus.
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Former Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Roger Huerta made his acting debut in the Tekken movie as the character Miguel Caballero Rojo. Rojo's fighting style is brawling — perfect for a street fight. That's exactly what happened over the weekend. More »
Waterloo Labs, a collective of insane National Instruments employees, developed an electrode system to measure eye movement, and then used that as a control method for Super Mario Bros. Look past the break to see it in action -- you'll also have to click, unless you're wearing one of these setups.
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Activision has lost a fan in Greg Hastings, the paintball playing pro who lent his name to two Activision-published games. According to Mr. Hastings, the mega publisher not only tried to "steal" his franchise, but also his identity. More »
Flight-Plan is the developer most well-known for their work on the Summon Night series, but those days might be a distant memory. Not that long ago, the official Japanese website for Flight-Plan had stopped responding, as well as all the sites related to Flight-Plan. Not a sure sign of death, but certainly something [...]
What you may not know about Sam, resident evil-alien-thing-killer and titular hero of the Serious Sam series, is that he's a serious guy. No, we don't mean he can't take a joke -- he's serious about savings, whether it be a coupon on a can of Campbell's Chunky or the fate of the whole world, he's all about the savings. And now GOG is saving you from a meaningless existence by offering the original Serious Sam: The First Encounter for $10.
That Hamilton will not only net you the original shooter, but also the game's soundtrack, though we can't imagine why anyone would want that. We panic enough when we hear this in the game -- we don't need to start looking over our shoulder at every crosswalk for fear of kamikaze, combustible dudes running us down, you know?
Video game console peripherals maker GAMETECH (headquarters : Fukuoka, Japan; Mr. Hisashi Nagayama, President) is launching the overseas sales of new brand “- MOKUDIGI -” products on August 4, 2010.
“- MOKUDIGI -” is wood covers and wood stands made of Mahogany which is known as the world’s three noble woods. Enjoy its warm touch and [...]
How much online gaming do you do? It’s no doubt contributed to this staggering Nielsen fact. I can’t believe people use their online connections more for gaming than email. I think that cements the popularity and acceptance of gaming in the states!
Full report here
The official site for has opened up. Now you can check out some direct-feed screens, as well as other goodies. The site summarizes the info we know already, and reveals Zack’s voice actor as Ryunosuke Kamiki and Polly’s voice actress as Nanami Sakuraba. You can also check out some of the game’s [...]
Target has been selling a handful of Nintendo-related shirts lately, and they’ve just added another to the bunch. That’s a pretty nice-looking shirt with good quality art on it. I might have to grab this one for myself! Thanks to Nintend0 for the heads up!
Nintendo is bundling its two DSiWare Art Academy apps, developed by Headstrong Games (yes, that Headstrong Games) into a single cartridge, for budding artists who appreciate beautiful objects like DS cartridges. Art Academy features all the lessons from both downloadable releases, new "Mini Lessons" and 80 selectable "motifs" (reference pictures). It'll be in stores October 25 for $20.
Nintendo announced this with the above picture, drawn in-game by Nintendo PR coordinator Krysta Yang. A recent ad for the European release shows more of what the app can do. Or, more accurately, what can be done with the app by someone who can actually draw. Luckily, it's designed to teach people to draw!
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Did you get your Space Invaders couch? Because now there's a $130 Space Invaders coffee table to match it. Seen on Etsy via Hot Blooded Gaming. More »
Some good news for patient Game Room fans today, as Game Pack 008 has been released -- and Centipede along with it. Joining Atari's classic segmented shooter are three other Atari 2600 titles: 3-D Tic-Tac-Toe, Beamrider and Cosmic Commuter; in addition to Intellivision's Thin Ice. As usual with Game Room updates, the remainder of Game Pack 008, which includes six more Atari 2600 games and four more Intellivision titles, will be released over the coming weeks.
Xbox.com: Add Game Pack 008 to your Xbox 360 download queue (free to install)
Lionhead boss and Microsoft Game Studios Europe director Peter Molyneux has revealed on the Engadget Show that Fable 3 will not ship with any Kinect functionality, despite past confirmations to the contrary. Joystiq spoke with Molyneux following his appearance on the show and learned that some form of Kinect content is planned post-launch, and that whatever was initially planned to be built into the game just wasn't up to snuff.
We've spoken with Microsoft PR, which was unaware of Molyneux's exact comments. It reaffirmed that the legendary designer is a strong proponent of Kinect, and has spoken of its use in Fable 3 before, but also told us that it can't discuss what role the hardware will play in the game "at this time."
Look for our full interview with Peter Molyneux tomorrow morning, August 5.
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Vanquish, Platinum Games' high-speed futuristic shooter for Sega, left some fascinating concepts on the cutting room floor. One notable deletion was protagonist Sam's best friend—a robot dog that launched missiles, provided mobile cover and more. More »
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Whether you think it should be in Tokyo, Silicon Valley or elsewhere, the International Video Game Hall of Fame inducts its inaugural class this weekend in Ottumwa, Iowa. Today, the mayor went on NPR to justify why it belongs there. More »
On August 31st WiNGSPANTT and 7 other Golden Wrench owners will commit a nigh unutterable act of brazen item-aggression so egregious that we shudder to think of the implications should the Administrator herself catch wind of it.
This game looks gorgeous! I really dig the trailer we got from E3, but now I just want to get my hands on it. I hope the trailer didn’t spoil all the environments.
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Gaming accounts for 10 percent of time spent online in the United States - overtaking email - according to research by Nielsen, which doesn't sound like a lot but it is the second-leading reason, and one that's growing. More »
Mediatonic, developer of Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess, has announced the second PSP game to use "WTF" as an abbreviation: Who's That Flying?! (The first was Work Time Fun, of course!) This upcoming Minis game (playable on PSP and PS3) is a horizontal shmup in which the "Guardian of Earth" uses its "HYPER-POWERED LASER ARM" to protect the world from "Doom Beasts."
The game also includes a tower defense element: rather than simply avoiding enemies and shooting what you can, you must limit the number of flying enemies that get past your invulnerable character, in order to stop them from destroying cities.
We'll be able to play this bizarre hybrid-genre game ("with courtroom drama and intrigue!") in early September.
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