Looks like Black Eyed Peas have officially “made it” in the music industry. It doesn’t matter how many albums you sell or how many concerts you sell out, you’re nobody until somebody makes a video game about you.
Ubisoft is that somebody, and the game is called The Black Eyed Peas Experience. It’s “coming soon” to Xbox 360 Kinect and …
I’ll be honest with you, Techland readers: I haven’t played a Kinect game in months. Yes, motion-control titles have continued to roll out since the blockbuster launch of Microsoft’s skeletal-tracking camera but none of them, to me, offered anything to get excited about. And, yes, I mean you, Kung Fu Panda 2 and Carnival Games …
Exhaustion’s the only appropriate response after the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo. Even if you’re only watching at home, it’s dizzying trying to keep up with all the news, hype and announcements that emanate from the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Hundreds of games jockey for attention, and inevitably, some garner more buzz …
Beyond Good & Evil won a second chance at life when the uprezzed BG&E HD came out last week. It’s been eight years since the original version came out, back in the heyday of the PS2, Xbox 1.0 and GameCube, and the high-def re-release lets the game find a new crop of fans. But that’s not enough for me.
(‘Beyond Good & Evil HD’ Review: …
Beyond Good & Evil HD
Publisher: UbiSoft
Developer: UbiSoft Montpelier
Systems it’s available on: Xbox 360
ESRB rating: Teen
System reviewed on: Xbox 360
I already know what I think about Beyond Good & Evil HD, which hits Xbox Live today. I freakin’ love it.
That foreknowledge comes of course from having played the original, …
Listen: If you’ve played almost any Wii game since the console’s launch more than four years ago, it’s probably not escaped you that many of the gestures–the waggle, the pump and the thrust, for example–can be rather, erm, porn-y.
But for all the Wii-nis jokes that sexualized the functionality of the revolutionary Wii remote, that …
Video Game Awards Season is in full swing, with the games of 2010 having already been assessed in tons of Game of the Year round-ups all over the web. Now come the professional and organizational awards, where developers and other groups recognize outstanding creativity in the video game medium.
The Writers’ Guild of America …
Get ready to strain your eyes: Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot says that half of the games released in 2012 will be in 3D. The CEO also predicted that 15 to 20 percent of titles this year will feature the 3D technology. Goodbye traditional graphics; hello realistic gameplay
“We can count on substantial grown in the 3D market just because …
For those of you who have dreamed of dancing like the King of Pop, Michael Jackson The Experience is probably a dream come true. The Wii game allows you and up to three friends to practice all his signature moves in the comfort of your own home. Though it’s not guaranteed to make your dancing as smooth as Jackson’s, you’ll have hours of …
Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood
Publisher: Ubisoft
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Systems it’s available on: Xbox 360, PS3
ESRB rating: M for Mature
System reviewed on: Xbox 360
Usually, big game franchises enjoy a lengthy refresh period between installments. There was a three-year gap between Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2, for …
We’re going to start taking video games and breaking down those hidden tips, Easter eggs and other random tricks that you didn’t know you wanted to know. This week our featured game is Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood. We’re assuming that some of you have gone out and bought the game and are utterly addicted to it, so here’s some extra tips …
Just as Ezio di Auditore prepares to storm Rome in this week’s Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, Ubisoft’s launching a transmedia assault on multiple fronts. Today will see the release of Assassin’s Creed Ascendance, an animated short that bridges the gap between Assaassin’s Creed II and ACB. (More on Techland: