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Probably the least popular game at the Wii U Experience event in New York was a new karaoke game called SiNG, developed by Freestyle Games, the makers of DJ Hero. It makes sense why nobody wanted to play SiNG. Put a bunch of introverted nerds in a room and everyone is gonna stay away from the singing game. Luckily, I am not an introverted nerd, I’m an extroverted professional. I had no problem getting up and trying SiNG on Wii U. Here is what I thought. What makes SiNG...
Just like its predecessor, the Wii U is pretty complicated to fully understand. For the Wii, Wii Sports did the best job of introducing players to the Wii Remote and all that it can do. NintendoLand hopes to do the same for the Wii U GamePad. In NintendoLand, Nintendo’s biggest franchises come together in an amusement park with twelve attractions, each one showing off something unique about the Wii U GamePad. At the Wii U Experience in New York City, five of...
When it has come to systems like Nintendo DS and Wii, WarioWare was always there to help demonstrate what makes these systems unique. Although Wario and pals missed the opportunity on Nintendo 3DS, they are back on Wii U in a new game tentatively called Game & Wario. From the looks of it, there will be no microgames to found in this new game starring the WarioWare characters. From what I was told, Game & Wario will feature ten minigames, four of which were...
Upon its release this Fall, the Wii U will have plenty of games to satisfy the urges of any gamer. Ubisoft has plenty of ground covered, including a first person shooter called ZombiU. I got my hands on ZombiU’s single player mode while at the Wii U Experience event in New York City. Here are my thoughts on the ten or so minutes I survived. The premise behind ZombiU is that you play as a survivor of a terrible plague that has hit the city of London. Your goal...
The Secret World is an MMORPG being developed by FunCom and published by EA. An MMO set in our modern day world with the player faction choices being Illuminati, Templars and Dragon, the secret societies controlling our world from behind the scenes. Evil has risen up in our world in the form of zombies, werewolves, vampires, ghosts and every other horrific imaginary creature ever. As we were told at PAX East, “All the myths are true.” The Secret World is using...
Mages are notorious for two things: tampering with things that they shouldn’t (with disastrous consequences), and fighting amongst themselves (also with disastrous consequences). Following the events of Majesty 2, the king leaves the newly united Ardania to conquer new lands. Strife soon befalls the land as relations between the various factions break down, leaving only the Council of Great Mages as the source of order. Only one can rule and bring an end to the...
Klei, the developer of Shank 1 and 2 have a new game coming exclusively to Xbox Live Arcade this summer. Mark of the Ninja retains the 2 dimensional cell shaded side scroller style of the Shank games but adds in the element of stealth. Now I don’t mean Assassin’s Creed style stealth or other games currently out that let you be a bad ass damage sponge OR a stealthy assassin. Mark of the Ninja is hardcore stealthy, like you can’t pull out your sword to...
Chex Quest was originally created as promotional material for the Chex brand cereal. Shortly after it’s release Chex cereal sales nearly tripled. Children were indoctrinated with the idea that Chex was now cool. The promotion was seen as a smashing success and Chex Quest 2 was released shortly after . Then suddenly it was all gone. Over the next decade small communities would rise, all singular in their love for Chex Quest. Mods were made, forums thrived, multiplayer...
Bungie.net has been hosting an excellent stat tracking service for all Halo players for use, and with their recent announcement that 343 Industries would be taking over all forms of Halo: Reach stat tracking beginning March 31st, we were curious; what will become of the multitude of apps and websites that utilize these stats?
If you’ve been listening to our podcasts, you may have heard me talking about something called the Difference Engine Initiative. If you have not been tuned in to our podcasts, let me give you a little primer. The Difference Engine Initiative is a game-making workshop and support jam for women in this male-dominated industry. There have been two such programs, running six weeks each, with various tutorials on game-making tools and a friendly framework that supports...
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