THQ To Bring Future UFC Games to Wii and Handhelds
July 28, 2009 by Kyle Fletcher · 1 Comment
THQ President and CEO Brian Farrell said today in a call that he plans to bring future UFC titles to the Wii and handheld systems.
“Over time, we plan to build our UFC franchise by expanding international sales and by developing games on new platforms such as handhelds and Nintendo Wii,” he said.
No news as to when the next game would launch, but he did say that the game would become an annual launch.
Paul Anderson Directing New Resident Evil Film
July 24, 2009 by Mark Barley Editor in Chief · Leave a Comment
It has been confirmed that Paul Anderson, director of the first Resident Evil movie, who also produced the second and third movies, will be directing the fourth movie.
The movie will be filmed in 3D…woohoo!…and is scheduled for release next September.
‘Splosion Man ‘Splodes onto XBLA!
July 24, 2009 by Jared McLendon · Leave a Comment
Wow, I really didn’t expect the urge to buy another Arcade game, but this game is awfully attractive. Goofy sound effects, easy controls, “epic boss battles” (according to people who have played the game) and not to mention a kick ass idea for a platformer, ‘Splosion Man is a game to check out on the arcade. It only runs 800 MS points as well, so it shouldn’t put too big of a dent in your wallet.
And look, it even offers co-op!
This was released during some kind of summer event Microsoft is holding called Summer of Arcade…I really don’t have any details on it…but if the general idea is to have kick ass arcade games come out frequently during the last 2 hot, sweaty months of summer we have left…well, KEEP ‘EM COMING! ‘Splosion Man is one of the funniest gaming characters since Boogerman. Download the demo, and give it a try.
Alpha Protocol Gets Into Its ‘Tasteful’ Sex Scenes
July 23, 2009 by Mark Barley Editor in Chief · Leave a Comment
Sex scenes in video games are all the rage nowadays, but Obsidian, developer of the upcoming RPG Alpha Protocol, says that the sex scenes in their game are “tasteful” yet “satisfying.”
In an interview with Videogamer, producer Nathan Davis had this to say:
“It’s tasteful…“We do some things with our cinematics, too. It isn’t just like a hand up on a thing! We cut around it a little bit. It’s an American game! What can I say? There are limits to what we can do there.
“I’ve seen a few of the cinematics for those and it ends up being satisfying without being… you know… over… you know?
“No God of War sex scenes! We don’t have that.”
I’m not going to say that I prefer sex scenes in games, because that would seem perverted, but I will say that having a tasteful sex scene, ala like in movies, adds a different feel to the characters involvement with each other. Or I could just like seeing CGI characters having sex…haven’t quite figured it out.
Wiispace First Look: Wii Sports Resort- Part 3
July 23, 2009 by Quinten Vaughan · 1 Comment
Part three of my miniseries. Again, I must say, if you have interest in Skydiving, flying planes, archery, and others, please check out links to the previous days at the bottom of this article. Wii Sports Resort comes out in only 3 more days! Make sure you have enough cash to reserve your spot in the resort; it will fill up quickly, trust me. Without further ado, here’s the third set of games!
Cycling
Road Race
I can ride my bike with no handlebars… No handlebars… No handlebars… That’s basically what Cycling is. You take the Wii Remote and Nunchuck in each hand. You pedal your virtual bike by shaking the Wii Remote and Nunchuck one after the other, and you turn by tilting both controllers in the direction you wish to head in. But the game does not want you to pedal so quickly that you either lose your grip on the Wii Remote or Nunchuck, or so that you get exhausted; the faster you go, the more hearts you’ll use up. You have 3 hearts, and they refill over time; so, you could go at a constant pace, and use up minimal hearts, or use up 2, go slow, then use them up quickly again. If you lose all 3, well… Then you will pretty much stop, and people will bump you. Doesn’t sound like fun. Road Race provides a single player or 2 player experience, and it’s basically a race with many participants. Over 20 for sure. I expect this game to the most seldom played when compared to the other games.
