The trailer for Vanquish, a new shooter from famed game designer Shinji Mikami (Resident Evil series), debuted last night on GameTrailers TV. It’s definitely a must-see. There’s zero chance the actual gameplay will look this amazing in the final product but the concept (guy in Master Chief-style battle armor wards off what looks like …
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Techland Roundup: The Daily Dose
Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010
Today in Techland: We nursed our iPad hangover, brought you silly celebrity comics you never needed to see, while Doug reviews Pandigital’s $100 Personal Photo Scanner. But enough about us.
Here’s what else going on in nerd news around the Web:
We’ll always stay away from the light. Thanks to you, Zelda. …
The Curious Case of DC Universe Online
Some day you’ll be able to play DC Universe Online on the PC and PlayStation 3. This, along with a few other scraps of random screenshots and information, is all anyone knows about the massively multiplayer online game. Video footage of actual gameplay is scarcer than gold Kryptonite. The trickle of information reached new levels of …
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Demo Drops On Xbox 360 – Go Get It
This morning EA’s DICE studio released a Xbox 260 demo of Battlefield: Bad Company 2, which is sure to make first-person shooter connoisseurs very, very happy. It doesn’t offer much–you’ll only get to play the online multiplayer map called Port Valdez–but it’s enough to give you a sense of just how much havoc you’ll be able to cause …
2K Sports Will Give $1 Million To The First Perfect Game On MLB 2K10
WOW.
2K sports has just announced that they will give the first person to throw a perfect game in new Major League Baseball 2K10 $1 million.
The contest is available for Xbox 360 through Xbox LIVE and the PS3 through the PlayStation Network will begin on March 2 at 12:01 a.m. PST and end May 2 at 11:59 p.m. PDT.
Says Vice …
iPad’s Gaming Prospects: EA and Gameloft React
Two game developers shared the stage with Steve Jobs during today’s iPad announcement. Afterward, Techland chatted with both to get their views on the new device. Here’s a mash-up of the two interviews:
Do you have a specific number of iPad games you’re aiming to have available the day it goes on sale?
Travis Boatman (VP …
Techland Roundup: The Daily Dose
Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010
Today in Techland: Behold, the Apple tablet is upon us. That’s right. The iPad has landed. Peter brought us all of the details from his seat in Steve Jobs’ audience earlier today including a live-blog of the unveil, a specs sheet, photo gallery and hands-on first look. Check everything out for major water …
Five iPad Games That Need To Be Made ASAP
Playing up-rezzed iPhone games on the iPad will keep us satisfied for only so long. iPad-only titles, optimized for the device, are what everyone really wants. Here’s a short list of the hypothetical games I’d really like to see. I don’t know if any of these are in development, but if they’re not, my question to the respective …
Techland Roundup: The Daily Dose
Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010
Today in Techland: TABLET MANIA! Peter is still in San Fran, mentally preparing himself for the media battle at tomorrow’s unveil (and chatting with ngmoco’s Neil Young). But first, a compilation of tablet rumors, all in one tidy post. And make sure you check back tomorrow to see just what stacks up.
In other …
In Which We Ask ngmoco’s Neil Young About The Apple Tablet
We’re less than 24 hours away from Apple’s event tomorrow, which we’ll be live blogging, and thought it appropriate to have a quick chat with ngmoco’s CEO Neil Young to see what the iPhone game developer thinks about the whole circus.
Techland: What do the folks at ngmoco think Apple will announce?
Neil Young: I think …
PlayStation Vice-President of Epic Footage Kevin Butler: An Appreciation
This post was supposed to be about MAG, the ambitiously-huge 256-player first-person shooter that came out today. But after watching the commercial for it, I realized I first needed to give props to the sardonic genius known as Kevin Butler. Generally, he’s the spokesperson you see in all of the PlayStation 3 commercials. Specifically, …
Review: Mass Effect 2 Hits Its Mark
Commander Shepard dies. Or he doesn’t. I’m doing nothing here to spoil Mass Effect 2’s ending—or the beginning for that matter. Because of the vast amount of choices you can make in this exquisite second chapter in Bioware’s sci-fi trilogy, your experience will almost certainly be different than mine. Paths begin to diverge …