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The producer and writer of upcoming PSP arcade-style brawler "Unbound Saga" told me about the game's fictional history, why it's a PSN-only download and how it's different from "Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard." Read More...
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New Comic Book-Themed PSP Title Breaks The Fourth Wall
Posted 2/13/09 6:00 pm EST by Tracey John in comics, Dark Horse Comics, New York Comicon 2009, PSN, PSP, Vogster Entertainment
Ken Levine And Todd Howard On Whether Hardcore Gamers Should Fear The Wii [Transcript]
Posted 2/13/09 2:00 pm EST by Tracey John in 2K Boston, bethesda game studios, bioshock, fallout 3, Ken Levine, New York Comicon 2009, Todd Howard, Todd Howard and Ken Levine Panel, Wii
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For our readers in Canada and the U.K. who are unable to watch our region-blocked videos (sorry!), we've transcribed part of the Vs. Mode Live panel that took place at New York Comic Con. Here's 2K Boston's Ken Levine and Bethesda's Todd Howard talking about the Wii. Read More...
Ken Levine And Todd Howard On Whether Hardcore Gamers Should Fear The Wii
Posted 2/12/09 7:00 pm EST by Stephen Totilo in Ken Levine, New York Comicon 2009, Todd Howard, Todd Howard and Ken Levine Panel, Video, Wii
Should hardcore gamers fear the Wii? What do two guys who made games beloved by the hardcore think of Nintendo's system ? Here are Ken Levine of 2K Boston ("BioShock") and Todd Howard of Bethesda Softworks ("Fallout 3") talking about it. Also included: Howard's more-nuanced-than-you're-expecting comparison of the Wii to Teddy Ruxpin.
(This is the last of a daily series of posts showing clips from last week’s New York Comic-Con panel — click the jump if the two clips in today’s post don’t play back-to-back.) Read More...
'BioShock,' 'Fallout 3' Creators Discuss 'Killzone 2' Review Reaction [video]
Posted 2/11/09 6:45 pm EST by Stephen Totilo in bioshock, fallout 3, Ken Levine, Killzone 2, New York Comicon 2009, PS3, Todd Howard, Todd Howard and Ken Levine Panel, Video
Remember how so many reviewers said that "Killzone 2" didn't have much in its single-player campaign that was new? And remember how people couldn't agree if that was a problem or not? At last week's Comic-Con panel, N'Gai Croal and I asked 2K Boston's Ken Levine ("BioShock") and Bethesda Softworks' Todd Howard ("Fallout 3") all about that and the disputable value of "newness."
(This is the second of a daily series of posts showing clips from last week’s New York Comic-Con panel — click the jump if the two clips in today’s post don’t play back-to-back.) Read More...
Ken Levine, Todd Howard On How To Build A Better Game Ending [video]
Posted 2/10/09 8:00 pm EST by Stephen Totilo in bioshock, fallout 3, Ken Levine, New York Comicon 2009, Todd Howard, Todd Howard and Ken Levine Panel, Video
Without managing to spoil the ending of their games, the lead creators of "BioShock" and "Fallout 3," Ken Levine and Todd Howard, respectively, recently told me and Newsweek's N'Gai Croal what it's like to make game endings -- and what their recent games taught them about the topic. Plus: How YouTube has affected game-endings.
(This is the first of a daily series of posts showing clips from last week's New York Comic-Con panel -- click the jump if the two clips in today's post don't play back-to-back.) Read More...
Guinness World Record Gaming Cosplay Attempt - Can You Name Them All?
Posted 2/10/09 11:30 am EST by Stephen Totilo in Cos-Play, Guinness World Records, New York Comicon 2009
At last week's New York Comic-Con, dozens of cosplayers gathered to try for the Guinness World Record of "Largest Gathering of Videogame Characters." Click the image above for a series of close-up looks. Can you name them all?
'FusionFall' Developers Say Wii, iPhone Are Possibilities
Posted 2/9/09 4:00 pm EST by Tracey John in Browser-based games, FusionFall, iPhone / iPad, Mac, New York Comicon 2009, PC, Wii
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Want more of Dexter, the Powerpuff Girls and Ben10? Over the weekend at New York Comic Con, I spoke with the developers of the new Cartoon Network MMOG "FusionFall," and they hinted that one day we might see the game on other devices. Read More...
Codemasters: New 'Overlord' Wii Game Is For The Hardcore
Posted 2/9/09 1:30 pm EST by Tracey John in New York Comicon 2009, nintendo, Overlord, Wii
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During New York Comic Con this past weekend, I talked to the brand manager for "Overlord: Dark Legend" about how the Wii title will fill the void for Nintendo's hardcore gamers. Read More...
Bone Claws - Hands-on With 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' Game
Posted 2/9/09 10:30 am EST by Stephen Totilo in New York Comicon 2009, X-Men Origins: Wolverine
FROM SPLASHPAGE.MTV.COM: "When you’re in the jungle you’ve still got bone claws — you don't even have the metal claws that Wolverine is known for yet," Raven project lead Dan Vondrak told MTV. "[In] the other X-Men movies, Logan’s always wondering 'What happened to me?' and 'How did I become who I am?' but we show you that."
For more impressions of "X-Men Origins: Wolverine, check out the full piece at the Splashpage blog: NYCC: Hands-On With ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ Video Game — Bloody Fights & Bone Claws
Video Game Characters Invade New York Comic Con [photos]
Posted 2/9/09 9:30 am EST by Tracey John in Cos-Play, Guinness World Records, New York Comicon 2009, Photo Spectacular, Superfans
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Video games had a larger presence at New York Comic Con this year, and it was also evidenced by the number of attendees who showed up as their favorite video game characters. Take a look.
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