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Little Deviants review: Little interest
Most new consoles tend to launch with a title designed to showcase the hardware's abilities. Such titles are generally designed to wow new adopters with all the snazzy tricks their new toy can do. The best of these titles combine plenty of graphical bells and whistles with innovative gameplay mechanics that aren't possible elsewhere -- something like, oh, let's say Super Mario 64.Others in the "launch showcase" genre might leverage the abilities of new hardware, but they do it in a ...
Most new consoles tend to launch with a title designed to showcase the hardware's abilities. Such titles are generally designed to wow new adopters with all the snazzy tricks their new toy can do. The best of these titles combine plenty of graphical bells and whistles with innovative gameplay mechanics that aren't possible elsewhere -- something like, oh, let's say Super Mario 64.Others in the "launch showcase" genre might leverage the abilities of new hardware, but they do it in a ...
Weekly Webcomic Wrapup has some helpful tips
As you're all well aware, Valentine's Day is on Tuesday. If you weren't aware, don't panic: We've got some helpful tips for how to make the day a memorable experience, regardless of your relationship status. For instance! If you've got a significant other, head down to the grocery store and buy small square pretzels, Hershey's Hugs and Valentine's Day-themed M&M's. Stack the Hugs on top of the pretzels and the M&M's on top of the Hugs, and then place the stacks into an ...
As you're all well aware, Valentine's Day is on Tuesday. If you weren't aware, don't panic: We've got some helpful tips for how to make the day a memorable experience, regardless of your relationship status. For instance! If you've got a significant other, head down to the grocery store and buy small square pretzels, Hershey's Hugs and Valentine's Day-themed M&M's. Stack the Hugs on top of the pretzels and the M&M's on top of the Hugs, and then place the stacks into an ...
Namco spins off internal dev studios into ‘Namco Bandai Studio’
Much like Prince becoming the "Love Symbol" back in better times (the mid-'90s), Namco Bandai Holdings announced plans to spin off its existing internal development teams into a separate company (that is also still totally part of Namco, by the way). The new company will be named "Namco Bandai Studio" and will comprise the the approximately 1,000 employees who are already part of Namco.The organizational change was spurred by Namco's interest in speedier dev times and tighter cohesion between ...
Much like Prince becoming the "Love Symbol" back in better times (the mid-'90s), Namco Bandai Holdings announced plans to spin off its existing internal development teams into a separate company (that is also still totally part of Namco, by the way). The new company will be named "Namco Bandai Studio" and will comprise the the approximately 1,000 employees who are already part of Namco.The organizational change was spurred by Namco's interest in speedier dev times and tighter cohesion between ...
The Darkness 2 wraps its tentacles around Gaikai
The thing about video games as a hobby and fascination is that they can be quite expensive. Some may employ unscrupulous means to whet their appetite, but you won't have to do the same for a free taste of The Darkness 2.Gaikai has added the demo to its list of streaming titles, joining the ranks of Dead Rising 2, Orcs Must Die!, The Witcher 2, Spore and others. It's all part ...
The thing about video games as a hobby and fascination is that they can be quite expensive. Some may employ unscrupulous means to whet their appetite, but you won't have to do the same for a free taste of The Darkness 2.Gaikai has added the demo to its list of streaming titles, joining the ranks of Dead Rising 2, Orcs Must Die!, The Witcher 2, Spore and others. It's all part ...
DeNA Has Big Quarter, Acquiree Ngmoco:( Has Layoffs
Japanese mobile gaming giant DeNA bought mobile app developer Ngmoco last year for $400 million . Since then, the company has acquired a range of other outfits and worked to tie the San Francisco startup in with everything else it does. In general, things seem to be improving. The conglomerate just posted a strong third quarter , with net sales up 16%, which in turn boosted the stock price by more than 8% for a valuation of $4.8 billion. However, net income declined versus the same period ...
Japanese mobile gaming giant DeNA bought mobile app developer Ngmoco last year for $400 million . Since then, the company has acquired a range of other outfits and worked to tie the San Francisco startup in with everything else it does. In general, things seem to be improving. The conglomerate just posted a strong third quarter , with net sales up 16%, which in turn boosted the stock price by more than 8% for a valuation of $4.8 billion. However, net income declined versus the same period ...
Go from toddler to titan in Tiger Woods 13
Where's the fun in playing a Tiger Woods-infused golf game as the seasoned, acclaimed sports figure? Wouldn't you rather play as a small child? Having somehow extracted this incredible wish from your heart of hearts, EA Sports has announced a new mode for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13, which follows the legend from toddler to titan.The Tiger Legacy Challenge allows players to "relive Tiger's most memorable golf accomplishments," and revisit each era of ...
Where's the fun in playing a Tiger Woods-infused golf game as the seasoned, acclaimed sports figure? Wouldn't you rather play as a small child? Having somehow extracted this incredible wish from your heart of hearts, EA Sports has announced a new mode for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13, which follows the legend from toddler to titan.The Tiger Legacy Challenge allows players to "relive Tiger's most memorable golf accomplishments," and revisit each era of ...
Sandy Bridge E squashed into $3,000 Clevo P270WM gaming suitcase
If you thought Intel's super-charged Core i7 CPUs were only for desktops, then AVADirect reckons it can change your mind. The company's Clevo P270WM notebook comes strapped to the back of either a six-core i7-3930K or an over-sized i7-3960X, while still leaving plenty of room for dual GeForce GTX 580M graphics, a Bigfoot Killer WiFi adapter, three hard drives and four memory slots offering up to 32GB of RAM. Topping it all off is a 3D-capable 17.3-inch ...
If you thought Intel's super-charged Core i7 CPUs were only for desktops, then AVADirect reckons it can change your mind. The company's Clevo P270WM notebook comes strapped to the back of either a six-core i7-3930K or an over-sized i7-3960X, while still leaving plenty of room for dual GeForce GTX 580M graphics, a Bigfoot Killer WiFi adapter, three hard drives and four memory slots offering up to 32GB of RAM. Topping it all off is a 3D-capable 17.3-inch ...
Japanese hardware sales, January 23 – 29: Crystal ball edition
By now, Super Bowl XLVI has finished and the victor has emerged victorious, their glimmering rings reflecting a light of shame into the hearts and souls of the defeated. This article was written much earlier in the day, however, so I'm going to use this as an opportunity to flex my fortune telling muscle and predict the outcome. You have my absolute word that this post will not be altered or edited in any way prior to it being posted.If I'm ...
By now, Super Bowl XLVI has finished and the victor has emerged victorious, their glimmering rings reflecting a light of shame into the hearts and souls of the defeated. This article was written much earlier in the day, however, so I'm going to use this as an opportunity to flex my fortune telling muscle and predict the outcome. You have my absolute word that this post will not be altered or edited in any way prior to it being posted.If I'm ...
Ubisoft to take mobile gaming seriously?
If domain name registrations are to be an indication of a company’s future direction, it looks like Ubisoft is about to look at mobile gaming seriously. The company recently registered two domain names related to mobile – Ubisoftmobile.com and Ubisoft-mobile.com. At the moment both URLs lead to parked websites and nothing related to Ubisoft, so we can’t say for sure. But if Ubisoft didn’t purchase the domain names just to prevent any future cyber-squatting, it looks like the ...
If domain name registrations are to be an indication of a company’s future direction, it looks like Ubisoft is about to look at mobile gaming seriously. The company recently registered two domain names related to mobile – Ubisoftmobile.com and Ubisoft-mobile.com. At the moment both URLs lead to parked websites and nothing related to Ubisoft, so we can’t say for sure. But if Ubisoft didn’t purchase the domain names just to prevent any future cyber-squatting, it looks like the ...
PSA: 100,000 more Diablo 3 beta invites sent out
Blizzard has announced that 100,000 more Diablo 3 beta invites have been sent out in North America, so if you opted in to beta access with your Battle.net account, you should log in and see if you've gotten a notification. Blizzard warns that phishing activity may increase with this new wave of invites, so take care.If you weren't one of the lucky one hundred thousand, don't fret: Blizzard promises to send out more invites eventually. You can ...
Blizzard has announced that 100,000 more Diablo 3 beta invites have been sent out in North America, so if you opted in to beta access with your Battle.net account, you should log in and see if you've gotten a notification. Blizzard warns that phishing activity may increase with this new wave of invites, so take care.If you weren't one of the lucky one hundred thousand, don't fret: Blizzard promises to send out more invites eventually. You can ... 
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