In a 7-2 decision with an opinion written by Justice Antonin Scalia, the Supreme Court effectively declared on Monday (PDF file) that video games can be afforded the same constitutional protections as visual art, film, music and other forms of expression.
Most fighting game franchises–Street Fighter, Tekken and the like–don’t try to convince players that pain’s being dished out in agonizing quantities. Believing that Ryu’s roundhouse kick actually hurts requires a suspension of disbelief on the player’s part.
Should Apple own the exclusive rights to the term “App Store”? Microsoft sure doesn’t think so, and Apple’s latest trademark filings couldn’t resist taking a jab or two at its biggest, longest-standing competitor.
Apparently, the blokes who classify games Down Under have just been hipped to the fact that fighting to the death often involves blood. In a decision handed down yesterday, the Austrialian government has denied Mortal Kombat classification, effectively banning Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment’s game.
The angry Spartan hero of the Playstation’s action series will be facing off against the ninjas and mystical warriors in next year’s Mortal Kombat reboot. According to the latest issue of Official Playstation Magazine, Kratos will be exclusively playable in the Playstation 3 version of Mortal Kombat. David Jaffe–creator of the God of War series [...]
Everybody’s favorite undead ninja* stars in the latest promo clip for the upcoming reboot of the gory fighting game. It’s important to note just how stunning and detailed the characters and background in the video look. This appears to be gameplay footage and if it is, the team at the Netherrealm dev studio have not [...]
The next iteration of Sony’s handheld gaming platform could be a lot closer than we’ve been led to believe. Develop is reporting that the Playstation parent company’s seeding development hardware to gamemakers far and wide.
With another E3 in the books, Peter and I took some time to compile a list of what surprised us the most at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo. This year’s show boasted over 100 exhibitors and many more hundreds of titles to see and play, all split between the South and West halls of the [...]
While running from our Square Enix meeting to LucasArts (since, you know, we don’t have the luxury or budget to send more than two people to the largest video games expo in North America, so we literally have to run from meeting to meeting), Evan and I ran into Wil Wheaton. Actually, I didn’t even [...]
After all the hubbub around the gritty re-invention proposed by that live-action trailer from earlier in the week, I have to say that seeing Scorpion and Sub-Zero look the way I’m used to is a little bit comforting.
I have no idea what this is new video is advertising, but it’s either entirely awesome or completely ridiculous. I can’t quite decide yet.
