Sunday, January 20, 2008

Bibleman enters the Christian video game market

The producers of the popular tv series Bibleman are entering the Christian video game market. Click the link for the full story.

Monday Screens! (21/01/2008)

Every week, we collate the freshest, newest screenshots and pop them all into one easy to digest bundle, just for you. There's a little something for everybody here, no matter what your taste, no matter what your console. Take a look, feast your eyes, and see what's lookin' interesting in video games development, these days.

The Video Game May Be Free, but to Be a Winner Can Cost Money

In the next installment of its popular Battlefield series, Electronic Arts will charge only advertisers and the players who spring for extras.

Perpetual Entertainment bails on Star Trek Online

More news from the world of Captain Obvious and his sidekick, Blatant Bullsh*ttery: Developer Perpetual Entertainment (now renamed P2 Entertainment) has announced they will not continue development on much discussed MMO Star Trek Online.

Leisure Suit Larry makes a welcome return: Box Office Bust!

Lock up your daughters (and maybe your mothers) - Leisure Suit Larry is back. Sierra Entertainment have just announced that an all-new, side-splitting, pants-busting adventure game is coming to Xbox 360, PS3 and PC later this year. Leisure Suit Larry Box Office Bust features a stellar voice cast, and writing from some of the best in the business.

History of Texas Hold'em

A few Sundays ago I wrote an article outlining the history of the game of poker. This week I would like to start delving more specifically into the history of individual games starting off with a well known variety of poker called Texas Hold'em.

VW Beetle: Featured in new iPod game

Have you also noticed that the VW Beetle has been features in the new Peggle game for the iPod? Nice.

Episode 23: Thatsalottashow!

The new Sarcastic Gamer podcast.

Police Unable to Stop Criminal After He Activates God Mod

In a blaze of mid-morning gun fire, a bank robber escaped from the clutches of police after activating God Mode, causing the cop's bullets to just bounce off his skin. Criminal also seen dropping tanks from the sky and having unfinite ammo.

Self Playing Guitar Hero Robot Video

We all know that Guitar Hero is a tough series. The above video shows off a hacker who has created a self playing Guitar Hero robot and is just in the process of tweaking the setup.

Why we shouldn't buy and sell used games.

Can you really hurt the gaming industry by buying and selling used games? DPAD considers the facts, as well as the possible repercussions of this industry within the industry.

Top 5 Trends and Predictions for Game AI in 2008

The topic for the developer discussion two weeks ago was What Trends in Game AI Do You Anticipate for 2008?. Here's a quick summary of the including comments and personal opinions, as well as tips to help you make the most of 2008.

Parents in Furor Over Wii Zapper

When the videogames = violent kids debate rages, Nintendo is usually far from the fray, but as CVG reports, some parents have big problems with the soon-to-be-released Wii Zapper. Here's a sampling of the comments sent in to the Parental Guidance blog at the New Jersey Star Ledger

Stupid Women lets Myspace jerk steal her sons PSP

From thenewsdispatch.com comes a reports that makes me hate myspace even further.

New Cross-Platform Game Releases This Week

A roundup of the games coming out for all platforms this week. Highlights include; Advance Wars: Days of Ruin, No More Heroes and Burnout Paradise.

The Dawn of A New Era In Game Reviews

Thanks to the great standards imposed by Magazines such as EGM and Game Informer, Sarcastic Gamer has decided to go mainstream with their reviews.

EBGames Canada: Current Top 5 Selling Games

Data is collected from Ebgames.ca. Sales amount is unknown, but Gamers Block will work towards getting them.

Halo 3 Civilian Vehicles

This is a video and a tutorial on how to spawn vehicles with out turrets in forge! ...

Bully ReRelease Marred By Idiots

A British newspaper writes a load of lies about Bully. If you have ever played Bully/Canis Canem Edit, and can get through the first four paragraphs of this without shaking your head in disbelief, then you're doing better than me. It's the usual bunch of lies that follow this game around by some writers who have clearly not played it at all.