Poker Night At the Inventory Announced
- Scribbled on September 3rd, 2010 by Jonah Falcon
- Filed in Casual Gaming, Mac, PC
Telltale has revealed their mystery game, and it is – as expected – a poker game with four noteworthy characters, Tycho, Max, Heavy and Strong Bad, called Poker Night at the Inventory.
Prepare for a different kind of poker night in a very different kind of club. In Poker Night at the Inventory, you’ll deal with Penny Arcade’s clever, cunning Tycho, Team Fortress 2’s hulking Heavy, Homestar Runner’s self-proclaimed “awesome icon” Strong Bad and the hyperkinetic “rabbity-thing” from Sam & Max. These characters come together in ways some never thought possible, in a setting few would have predicted. You’ll experience a new style of poker, particularly when hands don’t go the way of the other fiery competitors at the table.
While some may be disappointed it’s just the four characters, the game is incredibly inexpensive. In fact, the preorder price is a mere $4.95, which can be purchased here.
Click “Read more…” for screenshots.
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LEGO Universe Gone Gold
Bluesnews is reporting that LEGO Universe has achieved gold master status.
The LEGO Group announces that development is complete on LEGO Universe, so the PC and Mac editions of the LEGO MMORPG are now officially gold and on track for release this fall; specifically October 26 in North America.
The game will be shown off at PAX 2010 where attendees can try it firsthand, chat with the developers, and win some special-edition giveaways.
Dungeon Siege III Gameplay Trailer
- Scribbled on September 2nd, 2010 by Jonah Falcon
- Filed in Action, Game Videos, Microsoft Xbox 360, PC, RPG, Sony PlayStation 3
Square Enix has posted a new gameplay trailer for Dungeon Siege III, the long-awaited action-RPG sequel.
The game will be released on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in 2011. Let us know what you think.
L.A. Noire Delayed Til 2011
- Scribbled on September 2nd, 2010 by Jonah Falcon
- Filed in Action, Microsoft Xbox 360, Release Date(s), Sony PlayStation 3
Take 2 has announced that L.A. Noire has been delayed til the first fiscal quarter of 2011, meaning at the earliest April.
The crime title is now expected “during the first half of calendar 2011,” the publisher’s third quarter fiscal 2010 financial results say.
However, Take 2 CEO Ben Feder is reassuring fans that the game is “nothing short of amazing”.
The executive promises ‘revolutionary gameplay never before seen in the industry’. It was also said that the game was recently showed off at GameStop meeting where Feder says it garnered “incredible response.”
The delay has the benefit of putting more time between L.A. Noire and similarly themed Take 2 title Mafia II.
The gritty, atmospheric game is due to be released on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, published by Rockstar Games and developed by Team Bondi.
Call of Duty: Black Ops “Wager Match” Gameplay
- Scribbled on September 2nd, 2010 by Jonah Falcon
- Filed in Game Videos, Microsoft Xbox 360, PC, Shooter, Sony PlayStation 3
Treyarch has released a developer walkthrough of the latest multiplayer mode for Call of Duty: Black Ops called “Wager Matches”. In it, everyone in a match antes up in a deathmatch, and only the top three players earn the pot; the rest lose their money.
Within the match, there are four hot game modes:
- One In the Chamber: Everyone has a single pistol with a single bullet and three lives. If you kill someone with the bullet, you get their bullet to fire. If you miss, it’s melee time.
- Sticks and Stones: Everyone gets a crossbow, combat knife and a Tomahawk knife. Killing someone with the Tomahawk knife bankrupts the player.
- Gun Game: You start off with the weakest weapon (a pistol) and each successive kill upgrades your weapon, and to win you have to cycle through all the weapons. Getting knived resets you to the pistol.
- Sharp Shooter: Everyone gets the same random weapon, and after each period, a new random weapon is spawned for everyone.
Call of Duty: Black Ops is looking really hot. Let us know what you think of it.
REMINDER: Win a Free Copy of Mafia II (360)
- Scribbled on September 2nd, 2010 by Jonah Falcon
- Filed in Action, Contests, Microsoft Xbox 360
GameStooge and 2K Games are proud to give away a free copy of the Xbox 360 version of Mafia II, the brutal mob tale starring Vito Scaletta and his experiences with the Mafia during the late 40’s and early 50’s. We gave the game a four star review, and now you’ll get a chance to experience the thrilling story for yourself.
How do you win? Check out the contest page here.
Elemental: War of Magic Multiplayer Delayed
Players who are holding off on buying Elemental: War of Magic til multiplayer is incorporated may have to wait another week for the update, as Joystiq reports:
A company spokesperson noted on the game’s forums that the “[multiplayer] enabling patch has been put back to next week as the priority was to first resolve” performance issues which could impact single player and multiplayer.
Stardock has also released a to-do list of fixes that they are still working on.
Unreal Engine 3 iOS Game Unveiled
- Scribbled on September 2nd, 2010 by Jordan Lund
- Filed in Apple, Mobile Gaming, Shows and Events, Strategy
Epic threw down the gauntlet to other iPhone developers today announcing the codename “Project Sword” project for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad at Apple’s special event today.
Project Sword is the first Unreal Engine 3 powered game on the iOS platform and it brings a level of detail to games that most nay-sayers don’t believe the devices to be capable of.
Now before everyone gets all excited, yes, it does look beautiful, but it’s not going to be a full motion “game” game. It’s apparently a turn based fighting game. The still images are stunning, as seen above, but turn based means that all you’re doing is triggering pre-determined animations. It doesn’t fight “live” the way Street Fighter IV or SoulCalibur do.
It will work in conjunction with Apple’s new service “Game Center” which is an Xbox Live lookalike, allowing players to matchmake for multiplayer titles, compare high scores, achievements, etc.
Game Center will release next week with iOS 4.1, iOS 4.2 with iPad support is coming in November.
Chinatown Wars Heading to iPad September 9
- Scribbled on September 1st, 2010 by Jonah Falcon
- Filed in Action, Apple, Mobile Gaming, Release Date(s)
Since the iPhone version was released a year ago, an iPad version of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars was inevitable:
You’ll be able to play Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars on it starting September 9th for $9.99.
The iPad version of the game is dubbed Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars HD. The high definition graphics are the only “new” feature mentioned for this port. Like the iPhone iteration, the iPad Chinatown supports custom soundtracks.
Let’s see if those HD graphics are enough to justify picking up the iPad version instead of the cheaper iPhone version, which is 100% compatible with the iPad.
Brink “Endless Horizon” Dev Diary
- Scribbled on September 1st, 2010 by Jonah Falcon
- Filed in Game Videos, Microsoft Xbox 360, PC, Shooter, Sony PlayStation 3
Splash Damage has released another developer diary for their class-based shooter Brink. This one is called “Endless Horizon”, and it focuses on the artwork and the character generation, and how they balanced the game’s look between super-realistic and cartoonish.
Let us know what you think of Brink.
CONTEST: Win a Free Copy of Mafia II (360)
- Scribbled on September 1st, 2010 by Jonah Falcon
- Filed in Action, Contests, Microsoft Xbox 360
GameStooge and 2K Games are proud to give away a free copy of the Xbox 360 version of Mafia II, the brutal mob tale starring Vito Scaletta and his experiences with the Mafia during the late 40’s and early 50’s. We gave the game a four star review, and now you’ll get a chance to experience the thrilling story for yourself.
How do you win? Simple: post a comment here telling us what your favorite mob movie is, and why. The winner will be judged by their taste and their ability to express why that film is their favorite. It can be any mob movie, from The Godfather to Goodfellas to Scarface (either version) to Casino to State of Grace to Miller’s Crossing to The Untouchables - it’s your choice. No mob television shows (sorry, Tony Soprano), no mob musicals, no mob books. It’s gotta be a movie, them’s the rules.
The contest will end on September 8, Wednesday, at 12noon EST. Only one IP per entry. Make sure you post your real email when making the comment; no one will see it except admins.
VGRT Episode 25: Santa’s Shiny Leather Boots
- Scribbled on August 31st, 2010 by Jonah Falcon
- Filed in Contests, Game Genres, Industry News, Platforms, Podcasts
The contest to win a free copy of Elemental: War of Magic is joined by a contest to win a free copy of Mafia II for the Xbox 360, the least craptastic version of the mob game. In the outtakes, the gang gets into some weird S&M territory involving Santa Claus.
They even discuss video game news, including:
- The PlayStation 3 modchips getting an injunction from Sony
- Telltale teasing a crossover
- Elemental: War of Magic and Mafia II both having buggy releases
- The demo for Civilization V getting a release date
- Kingdom Hearts being a no go on the PSP Go
You can win a copy of Elemental: War of Magic right here by simply listening to this and other podcasts and posting vicious comments telling us why we’re wrong on something we discussed. The more angry and clever the rant, the more of a chance you get to win. The winner announced at Episode 26.
Listen in on the player below, download it directly here, or subscribe to iTunes!
New 360 Controller With “Transforming” D-Pad
- Scribbled on August 31st, 2010 by Jordan Lund
- Filed in Game Videos, Hardware Peripherals, Microsoft Xbox 360, Press Release
Major Nelson has a new post up on his blog today showing the latest in Xbox 360 controller technology.
If you’re one of the folks who prefer the old plus style directional pad, all you have to do is simply twist the existing 360 d-pad and presto! It transforms into one with a plus, as seen in the video.
It goes on sale November 9 for $65 as a part of a Play ‘N Charge Kit bundle. I’m not sure what they were thinking putting the buttons in grey scale. Don’t they know how many games reference the colors on the buttons?
Mafia II “Jimmy’s Revenge” DLC Announced
- Scribbled on August 31st, 2010 by Jonah Falcon
- Filed in Action, Microsoft Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation Network, Press Release, Release Date(s), Sony PlayStation 3, Xbox Live Marketplace
Remember how much of a mess Vito and Joe were making in Mafia II? Well, now you find out how their messes get cleaned with the new Jimmy’s Vendetta DLC which will be released for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC for $9.99/800 MSP, and will add some indirect multiplayer to the game.
Jimmy’s Vendetta takes players into an alternate perspective of the mob through the eyes of Jimmy, the guy the other guys call when they need to finish the job. Players will get their hands dirty helping Jimmy clean up other people’s messes as they deal with the Italian and Irish mobsters that reside in Empire Bay. As players progress, a slew of new quests are unlocked, including assassination and timed vehicle pursuits ending in dramatic shootouts and explosive car chases. Execute with deadly head shots or charged explosives, and rack up points for precision-timed vehicular power slides, lofty jumps, and supercharged velocity. Multipliers and combos add bonus points to overall scores that will be immediately posted to the new online leaderboard system, providing extensive re-playability as players work to rise to the top of the ranks.
The DLC will be released on September 7, 2010 – let us know what you think. You can read our original Mafia II review here.
