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Playstation Move Video

Carlos — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:15:22 +0000

Here are some videos showing off some games coming to the Playstation Move This Fall.

MoveParty-

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The Shoot-

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Gladiator-

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Playstation Move

Carlos — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:11:37 +0000

Well i guess this year is the year of more accessories for all systems but during GDC Sony announce the playstation move which is the new Sony motion control, your probably wondering about the battery looks like Sony got your back on this since is uses lithium ion battery that runs your PlayStation 3’s DualShock 3 controller, meaning it’ll have plenty of shelf life between recharges. As a bonus, the Subcontroller also has a lithium ion battery.

Now the big question is what third party members are backing up Playstation Move? well i got your back here is the list:

* 505 Games U.S.
* Activision Publishing, Inc.
* AQ INTERACTIVE Inc.
* ARC SYSTEMS WORK CO.,LTD
* ATLUS Co., LTD.
* Bigben Interactive
* CAPCOM CO., LTD.
* CCP
* Crave Entertainment
* CYBERFRONT Corporation
* Disney Interactive Studios
* Electronic Arts Inc.
* FromSoftware, Inc.
* Game Republic, Inc.
* GUST CO., LTD.
* HUDSON SOFT CO., LTD.
* IREM SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INC.
* Koei Co., Ltd.
* Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
* Majesco Entertainment
* Marvelous Entertainment Inc.
* NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.
* ONGAKUKAN Co., Ltd.
* Oxygen Games
* PAON CORPORATION
* Q Entertainment Inc.
* Q-GAMES, LTD.
* SEGA CORPORATION
* Sony Online Entertainment
* Spike Co., Ltd.
* SQUARE ENIX GROUP
* TECMO, LTD.
* THQ Inc.
* UBISOFT
* Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
* Zoo Entertainment, Inc.

Toy Soldiers

ninjaarashi — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:36:57 +0000

Who here never had those little plastic toy soldiers? I’m pretty sure just about every guy, and some girls, had them and found great joy in staging battles. Most of us made parachutes for them, melted them with magnifying glasses, or strapped them with M80s. Whatever you did with them, you probably had them at some point in your life. Toy Soldiers, the aptly named Xbox Live Arcade game, plays upon these fond memories in the form of a World War I tower defense game.

First of all I’d like to say that I am not a fan of tower defense games, at all, but there is something about this game that kept me playing. I think if I had to nail it down, it’s the aesthetics of the game itself. Each battlefield is displayed as if it were the most expensive playset ever. They, to me, remind me of toy train setups seen in model train stores, as the detail is meticulous, and would probably last all of two seconds in the hands of a child. Each playset, as I call them, is littered with realistic foliage, or building structures. The majority of these objects cannot be destroyed but things like trees and walls can be. I would have loved more destruction on the battlefield, but it would be hard to enjoy it due to the camera angle, more on that later.

Now that I’ve talked about my favorite part of the game, let’s get into the game play element. Each level has the player defending their toy box by setting up weapon defenses. Defenses come in the form of weapon placements, the occasional tanks or airplanes, and barbed wire. Larger weapon placements require larger placement areas, naturally, while smaller can be placed on either. Money to buy and upgrade these units is gained by destroying the enemy, but the enemy only comes in set waves so it’s important to think ahead with your defenses. Failure to defend your toybox will make you lose points, lose them all and you fail the stage. During game play you can choose to pilot planes, drive tanks, or directly control on of your weapon placements. Vehicles are not always available, but when they are it is best to use them to your advantage. The strategy element of this game is nice as each stage requires a different strategy, some of them requiring the player to think several steps ahead as there will be bosses that show up which can easily overrun unwise defense choices. Knowing what to keep, what to sell off, and what to upgrade will be key in any victory.

Multiplayer takes a slightly different approach to the game style by allowing both players to send out waves of either planes, tanks, or cavalry, while the rest of the gameplay remains the same. In this sense, it feels a bit more like a simplified RTS style game. I found this mode of play keeping me on my toes as there was no end to the waves as long as the opponent had the money to send them out. I would have liked a more true RTS feel but I don’t feel as though not having that is a major detriment to how fun the game still is.

For those of you that don’t like tower defense games, you probably won’t like this game. As I stated before, they are not a style of game I like, but due to the presentation I ended up really liking this game. That’s not to say it’s all spectacular though as the camera angles available don’t allow much in the way of looking up, and there were many times that my anti-air shot down planes I didn’t even know existed. This doesn’t pose too much of a problem, in terms of gameplay but it was a little annoying to not have a free look and the only way around this is to commandeer a vehicle or weapon placement. The learning curve is also very steep with the solution only being found after trying different weapon placements, or changing things out to suit the situation. There were many times I was caught without money, or ability to defend myself properly. While there isn’t a need to beat stages in a specific way, the game won’t let up on you for mistakes. It may take several tries at a stage before you can win.

I recommend everyone give this a try, if not for the awesome set designs then perhaps the nostalgia we all have for those tiny plastic soldiers. Those soldiers we melted, blew up, launched, and got yelled at when out parents stepped on them. I hope that more games try and advance the tower defense genre like this game did, maybe I’d like them as well.

Mega Man 10 – Bass footage

Carlos — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:07:07 +0000

Yup looks like the rumors of Bass being playable in mega man 10 are true and here is a sneak peek of Bass gameplay.

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The DLC is scheduled to be released worldwide. Bass Mode (or should that be Forte Mode?) should be available in the US on the 5th of April, 2010.

GAME ON Tourney

Carlos — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:04:52 +0000

Date:	Friday, April 9, 2010
Time:	6:00pm – 10:00pm
Location:	Kaprielian Hall (KAP)160
Street:	3620 South Vermont Avenue
City/Town:	Los Angeles, CA

Update: Prizes will be kept to inhouse USC students since the Tourney is being sponsored by a USC academic department Maybe the Gamers’ Network will give non-USC students another prize if they place in top 2 or something.

The USC Gamers’ Network in association with the ITP Department and USC eSports presents:

GAME ON: First Annual Game Fest Event

Main Event:
Super Smash Bros.Brawl and Melee Singles Tournament
Entry Fee: FREE!
Prizes for 1st and 2nd

Casual Side Events:
Mario Kart Wii and Rock Band 2

Demo of Starcraft 2 Beta will be featured as well

Pizza, Soda, and Diddy Riese Cookies will be served for FREE

Preregistration for Melee and Brawl Tournaments:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YMFFQVC

Scheduling:
Warm Ups: 5:30
Brackets Created: 5:45
Tourney Begins at: 6

Rules for Melee:
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=13337&uid=24340087589

Rules for Brawl:
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=13340&uid=24340087589

B.Y.O.C. (for the noobs out there, bring your own controllers) for the tournament. There will be house controllers for Rock Band 2 and Mario Kart Wii.

Sponsoring Groups:

USC Gamers Network:
http://www.facebook.com/posted.php?id=2208970026#!/group.php?gid=2208970026
USC ITP:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=327124591780#!/profile.php?id=100000345527853&ref=ts
USC eSports:
http://www.facebook.com/posted.php?id=2208970026#!/group.php?gid=142453012359&ref=ts

L4D, L4D2, Team Fortress 2, Portal and Steam coming to Mac

Carlos — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:45:25 +0000

The Biggest news by far to hit the web, valve announce that they will be porting some of there games to the Mac which one’s you ask? L4D, L4D2, Team Fortress 2, Portal, and also Portal 2 will be out to the Mac at the same time as the other Systems.

A new King of Kong!!!

Carlos — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:20:33 +0000

Yup we all know the war between Billy Mitchell & Steve Wiebe have been battling for the title of “King of Kong”, but the war been interrupted. A new challenger appeared by the name of Hank Chien, a plastic surgeon from New York who has just beaten both “stars”, breezing past Mitchell’s mark to record a score of 1,061,700.

MOST EPIC GAMING FACE!!

There Will Be Brawl Finale: Wrap Party

Carlos — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:31:54 +0000

There Will Be Brawl Finale: Wrap Party
An eclectic club night hosted by the cast and crew of the popular web-series

Saturday, March 13th, 9PM – 2AM
Club Good Hurt
12249 Venice Blvd West Los Angeles, 90066
21+ cash bar
Cover: $10

LOS ANGELES, CA – With the completion of their tenth and final episode, the cast of There Will Be Brawl (TWBB) will be celebrating in style, with cast members, fans, and media in attendance for their official wrap party for the web-series’ final episode. The cast and crew welcome everyone to attend a night of dancing, drinking, and photo ops at Club Good Hurt, located in eastern Venice.

“We wanted a way to raise the glass to our dedicated cast and crew, as well as invite fans of the show to come out and be able to chat with all of us about the project. We think this will be a fun event not only for gamers and cosplayers, but just anyone who wants to see some great performances and dance to the sets from our amazing DJs,” said TWBB co-creator Matthew Mercer.

Co-creator Zach Grafton added, “This web series was really a labor of love for all of us. We’re really excited to give something back to our hard-working team and also to shake hands with the fans who made this show so popular.”

With the TWBB cast being huge fans of cosplay (a Japanese amalgam of the words “costume” and “play”), it’s only fitting that the event is being held at Club Good Hurt, an intimate club space featuring bartenders in nurse uniforms and playful cocktails dressed up as “medicine” for its patrons. The venue boasts a dance floor and stage area, which the TWBB crew will be utilizing with their fantastic lineup of established Los Angeles performers and DJs on deck.

Live performances include The Megas, a band taking inspiration from Nintendo’s Mega Man series, and The Yuki Shundo Dance Crew lead by the illustrious choreographer Yuki Shundo. Four of Los Angeles’ premier DJs will also be spinning to keep the crowd dancing, including Poison-K, Jinrei, DO NOT FEED THE DJ, and Amaya.

9:00 PM – DJ Poison-K
10:00PM – The Megas
10:45 PM – Yuki Shundo Dance Crew
11:00 PM – DO NOT FEED THE DJ
12:00 PM – DJ Jinrei
1:00 PM – DJ Amaya

About There Will Be Brawl:
TWBB is a web series designed as a dark, dramatic parody of the popular Super Smash Bros. Brawl video game for the Nintendo Wii. TWBB focuses on the heroic trio of Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach, and their battle against the corruption overtaking the Mushroom Kingdom, investigating the grisly crimes spreading across the land which threaten to tear apart the once idealistic kingdom.

TWBB creators Matthew Mercer and Zach Grafton have pooled their collective love of Nintendo’s repertoire, and launched this series as an homage to the colorful characters of Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

The complete series of TWBB can be found currently broadcasting on The Escapist.

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Michelle Nguyen & True Mee Lee
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New Nintendo Downloads

ninjaarashi — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:42:03 +0000

First up we got 2 new WiiWare: Max and the Magic Marker for 1,000 points and Dracula – Undead Awakening which is also for 1,000 points. The classic Final Fantasy II (FF4 for the anal retentive) for the SNES drops onto the Virtual Console at 800 points. Rounding out the download list are Elemental Masters for 800 points, 4 TRAVELLERS – Play Spanish for 800 points, Dracula – Undead Awakening (because one version is never good enough, right?) for 500 points, and Flips: The Bubonic Builders also for 500 points. There is surely something for just about everyone in this list.

Pokémon in Times Square

ninjaarashi — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:37:33 +0000

Lucky New Yorkers will get a special launch in Times Square where they can follow Pikachu’s footprints around Broadway Plaza in Times Square to learn about the game and see live presentations. The reason for all the walking is the re-launch of the Poké-Walker which allows players to bring Pokémon with them while walking to gain XP. If you live in New York or around that area get to Toys ‘R’ Us in Times Square at 1514 Broadway (at 44th Street) New York, NY on Sunday, March 14, 2010 from 10AM to 1PM.