My Best Games

You know how every time 3D gaming comes up, everyone complains about needing to wear glasses and how 3D TVs are too expensive? It isn’t just consumers. If you were the head of a development team, how would you justify the time and resources required to develop for 3D technology, unless, maybe, your company manufactured 3D TVs? That’s the dilemma facing Namco as it develops the penultimate fighting game super-mashup… …

Battle vs Chess promises to expand on regular chess in so many ways they’re almost uncountable. Aside from mixing up chess rules and injecting RPG elements, there are also puzzle games aplenty. Of course, none of that would matter if the game was boring to look at, and based on the latest trailer, it’s easy on the eyes for sure… …

Developer Treyarch announced today that Academy Award-winning actor Gary Oldman (Book of Eli, The Dark Knight, The Fifth Element) will reprise his role as Viktor Reznov in Call of Duty: Black Ops. But he’s not alone… …

Proving that he’s an eternal optimist, Tony Hawk is excited for the sequel to Tony Hawk: Ride, Tony Hawk: Shred. In an interview with the UK’s Official Nintendo Magazine, Hawk answered some questions about Ride’s shortcomings: “The one thing we needed to improve was software integration and we have immensely. I think when people see the improvements they’ll be very impressed.” Given Ride’s average Metacritic score of 44, “The one thing we needed to improve ” might be the understatement of the year. …

It makes sense that you should be able to play songs you paid for when you bought Rock Band 2 in Rock Band 3. But should you have to pay again for the privilege? According to an interview with Harmonix’s John Drake, the export feature that allowed gamers to save out tracks from Rock Band and play them in Rock Band 2  will return for the majority of songs (hopefully all, if licensing issues can be solved). For a small fee.

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So there’s this carrot, right, and it looks a lot like it has arms and legs. It’s got a lot of character. The grower of this amazingly appendaged carrot thinks that it looks like Buzz Lightyear. I say no frickin’ way that vegetable looks anything like Buzz Lightyear. Not a chance. However, it does bear more than just a passiing resemblance to a couple of game characters. …

Tron: Evolution is connected to its movie counterpart, Tron: Legacy, in a big way. So much so, the film itself has been influenced by the game. Considering the subject matter, that’s exactly the way it should be. Check out this brand new trailer, which contains never-before-seen gameplay footage.

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One of the biggest changes to the Call of Duty franchise this year will be the addition of Theater Mode. If you’ve ever played around with Saved Films in Halo 3, you know exactly what to expect: a built-in machinima studio in which every multiplayer match can be saved and then explored with a free-roaming camera. Take a look… …

We were on location in Los Angeles earlier this week when Activision and Treyarch revealed Call of Duty: Black Ops’ expansive new multiplayer offerings. There was certainly plenty to be enthused about (read the juicy details here) but a few attendees were so thoroughly psyched - or wasted - that they spontaneously went all Electric Boogaloo on it. Luckily our all-seeing camera captured the magic – click through to watch it for yourself… …

While we were already 99% sure Yun and Yang we’re coming to SSFIV, this blurry screen (Via Shoryuken) is the last 1%. It may not be much to look at, but it’s the final nail in the coffin for all you R. Mika, Elena etc. fans. Eagle eyed fans have also picked out C. Viper in some officially released MVC3 silhouettes. Check out the whole story inside! …