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star wars: the force unleashed

Meet The New Characters In Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

io9 got a sneak peek Star Wars: The Force Unleashed yesterday. The untold chapter between Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope follows a new Sith apprentice who dodges rebels and Stormtroopers alike. Get a sampling of the story line, meet some new characters (and find out who's coming back), and read about the overall feel of the game below. More »

11:40 AM on Thu May 1 2008
By Meredith Woerner
9,951 views, 46 comments

Latest by Westender: @FunkyJ: I've been watching the room mates play GTA, it's pretty cool. I was referring to the DMM engine though. It's the combination of the two that's going to take this game to a new level. more »

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Inside the Heart of Gold That You Never Saw

If you haven't seen the BBC television version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, then you need to get off your lazy duff and give it a whirl. It's extremely different from the movie version, and much closer to the novels and radio drama. Probably the best thing about it is the Guide itself, complete with amazing 2D animations depicting whatever the book is droning on about. Like the spaceship Heart of Gold, pictured here. Check out the glorious old school animation style that makes up the Bambleweeny 57 sub-meson Brain, which powers the Infinite Improbability Drive. More »

11:50 AM on Wed Apr 23 2008
By Kevin Kelly
3,011 views, 19 comments

Latest by CSX321: The Hitchhiker's Guide books are what I turn to when I want an easy read and fun escape. My wife says I can quote something from either there or Lord of the Rings for any occasion. She's probably right. Yesterday more »

triviagasm

It's 1980, And You're Commanding A Tank On Another Planet

Ever wanted to pilot a tank on an alien world while blasting enemies and flying saucers to bits? Well, once upon a time in 1980, that was possible. And when Battlezone comes out on Xbox Live tomorrow, you can do it all over again. The new game will include both the updated online multiplayer version, and the original vector graphic classic. Back in the day when a quarter could put you in command of a tank light-years from home, making change could turn you into a hero. Find out everything you ever wanted to know about the original Battlezone below. More »

3:45 PM on Tue Apr 15 2008
By Kevin Kelly
2,940 views, 30 comments

Latest by outsdr: @Seth L: One of my most favorite games of all time. Battlezone II. more »

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Wall-E Goes Terminator on Your Ass

This summer's animated robot superstar Wall-E threatens to squash us under his mammoth treads and obliterate us with his laser blast. In these new screens from the upcoming game to coincide with the film, the cuddly bot has whipped out some sort of a beam weapon and he's using it to destroy something just offscreen while a terrified Other-Bot cowers in the rafters above. Does cute little Wall-E have a vicious streak that we weren't aware of previously? Click through for more game screens, which showcase some key moments from the film and give more clues to Wall-E's unsuspected abilities. More »

8:40 AM on Tue Apr 8 2008
By Kevin Kelly
1,040 views, 5 comments

Latest by Tim Faulkner: His unsuspected ability is scratching his head? more »

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Massive Half-Life 2 Drydock Needs Defense and Some Paint

This is a drydock in HullBreach, a complete conversion for the Half-Life 2 video game. The team has an ambitious goal of creating 100% new content for the game, and they've been hard at work on it for several years. The game is set 2,000 years in our future, and involves a bloody world war that threatens to engulf the planet. So the upshot is, even 2,000 years from now, we won't be getting along. More »

4:00 PM on Wed Apr 2 2008
By Kevin Kelly
3,035 views, 11 comments

Latest by Tenshi21: @Garrison Dean: All the laser weapons were destroyed in the Second Coming of Christ in 2443. more »

incredible hulk

The Madder Hulk Gets, The More Options You Have In Video Game

The Incredible Hulk movie may be racing against time to complete its CGI effects, but the movie's videogame tie-in already has the Hulk's angry dance of destruction squared away, judging from this new trailer. The SEGA game will feature "key moments from the film" and plots and characters from the comics. But mostly you stomp around a "dynamic open" New York, throwing buses and cars at your enemies. And almost getting stepped on by giant robots. The best part? The madder Hulk gets, t he more moves the game unlocks. Click through for screenshots. More »

4:30 PM on Mon Mar 31 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
2,123 views, 16 comments

Latest by Seth L: @Ryan H: Their powers combine to form CAPTAIN PLANET! more »

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The Tomorrow War Looks Good Today

One of the best parts of video-game classic Mass Effect was the ability to take your ship to different planets throughout the galaxy, and actually touch down, get out and explore the places. A new game, The Tomorrow War, takes that concept and expands on it exponentially, giving you a virtual sandbox of systems and worlds to explore. Of course, if you have to dole out some Soviet-style ass-kicking in the process, then so be it. At least you'll be tooling around in this cruiser that looks a lot like the U.S.S. Sulaco from Aliens. Check out a full gallery of new images from this game below. More »

12:00 PM on Tue Mar 25 2008
By Kevin Kelly
3,187 views, 18 comments

Latest by Spakkenkhrist: Nobody has mentioned Frontier, this makes me sad. more »

triviagasm

You Can Only Delay, Never Stop, The Space Invaders

It's been 30 years since Space Invaders started, but the game is making a huge comeback. This year we'll see both Space Invaders Extreme for the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable, as well as Space Invaders Get Even on the Wii, which lets you take control of the invading aliens and have them smash up cities. Like a line of aliens marching inexorably downward, the game continues to make its impact on our culture. But how much do you know about these pixellated extraterrestrials who are intent on wiping us out? Learn all the facts, and see a gallery — including more screens from the new Wii version — after the jump. More »

11:40 AM on Tue Mar 11 2008
By Kevin Kelly
4,634 views, 12 comments

Latest by Chrysla: I loved playing space armada on our intellivision game system. (It was and still is far better than atari any day!) My brother is 6 1/2 years older than me, and I remember him crying when I, his baby sister, more »

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"Aliens" Game Dunks Your Whole Squad In Acid Blood

Have you ever wanted to play as a Colonial Marine in the Alien universe, blasting those acid-for-blood xenomorphs with your M41A pulse rifle and sweeping areas with a motion tracker? Now your dreams can come true when you slip into your body armor and pick up a controller. Based on these screenshots from Aliens: Colonial Marines, it looks like you'll only need Hicks yelling "Game over, man!" to make it feel like you're really there. More »

4:00 PM on Mon Mar 10 2008
By Kevin Kelly
6,279 views, 43 comments

Latest by Chiper: The Wii lacks the graphical umph to use a modern FPS engine. Not to mention, so far the only FPS that's worked on the Wii was Metroid 3. Wiimote + nuncheck really isn't well suited to the genre. AVP2 more »

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The BioShock 2 That You'll Never See

An enormous preserved whale pays quiet homage to the undersea world of wonder that was BioShock. In this concept artwork, it looks like a tiger-striped whale on treads is bearing down on our intrepid hero ... or is that thing stuffed and segmented? The image does capture the melancholic feel of BioShock, although it's missing the art deco curves and steampunkery of the world from the original game. Check out more pieces in the gallery below, and find out why this you won't be getting your game on in this world. More »

1:45 PM on Mon Mar 3 2008
By Kevin Kelly
4,649 views, 15 comments

Latest by HootieMac, The Somewhat Less Angry Twins Fan: I expect Bioshock 2 to follow a line similar to Jurassic Park: The Lost World (book, not movie.) It'll be set in a surface city that was built as a prototype or support outpost for Rapture. I will more »

planetcrackers

Planet-Mining And Giant Parasites In "Dead Space"

Dead Space, a new game from Electronic Arts, brings parasitic "we want to kill you, kill you, kill you" aliens back into fashion just in time for next Halloween. In the far future, humans have depleted all of the natural resources on Earth, so private corporations begin sending out enormous ships called "Planetcrackers" that carve off enormous chunks of planets, and then mine them down to their bare essentials. Of course, as often happens in these games, this pisses off an "ancient and malevolent force" who decides to start unleashing hell. In space. More »

4:00 PM on Thu Feb 28 2008
By Kevin Kelly
2,160 views, 27 comments

Latest by RogueJustice: It looks pretty good, but I hope it doesn't turn out to be cheesy. more »

speed racer

Race Through A Day-Glo Hot Wheels Playset

People who have seen the trailer for the live-action version of Speed Racer say it looks more like a video game than a movie. But what's wrong with that? If you can make a film feel like the eyeball-blasting you get from a game these days, then the marketing department, the toy department, the sequel department, and yes, even the video game department will fall over backwards trying to kiss you on the ass. So it's no surprise that Speed Racer is getting a video game for the Wii and the Nintendo DS (which unfortunately means that graphics are less than amazing), and you can check out the new images from it in the gallery below. More »

1:30 PM on Mon Feb 18 2008
By Kevin Kelly
1,679 views, 2 comments

Latest by Cantonkid: @zenpoet: 'glo speed racer, glo speed racer, glo speed racer glooooo' ;P Add a pink pepto bismol chaser and I think you will have the whole color pallete down. :D more »

triviagasm

Teleport Into The Secret History Of Tron

With Jumper opening today and everyone abuzz about teleportation, it seemed like the perfect time to remind everyone of another movie about teleportation: Tron. The device that zaps Jeff Bridges into the video-game world is actually built to teleport matter from one place to another. Learn the secret history of Tron, after the jump.
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11:12 AM on Fri Feb 15 2008
By Kevin Kelly
6,295 views, 57 comments

space chimps

Take Your Monkey To Space And Spank Him

The monkeys in the U.S. space program might seem like an odd subject for an animated film, especially since scientists killed a ton of them in the process. In fact, the first six monkeys, uninspiringly named Albert I through Albert VI, all died either in flight, on impact, or right after landing. Not exactly your Saturday matinee popcorn fare, but later this year we'll have both a Space Chimps movie in theaters, and a video game featuring this crazy family of monkey astronauts. More »

2:00 PM on Wed Feb 6 2008
By Kevin Kelly
1,522 views, 18 comments

Latest by glork: Really? I liked both Valiant and Happily Never After. So did my kids. I'm sure they'll like to watch crazy monkey astronauts. I also liked Captain Simian. This one is cool: + Watch video I like the designs on Space Chimps. more »

triviagasm

Regress Yourself With Borf's Gun From Space Ace

If you played arcade games in the 1980s, then you probably remember the quarter-sucking craze of laserdisc games which were led by the juggernaut of Dragon's Lair. Enough small fortunes were lost to that game to start a small media empire, which is just what creator Don Bluth tried to do. He followed that swords and sorcery game up with Space Ace, which had the evil Borf trying to take over the Earth with his dreaded Infanto Ray that could turn adults into mewling kids. And now we've got the whole secret history of Space Ace for your reading pleasure. More »

11:20 AM on Wed Feb 6 2008
By Kevin Kelly
7,907 views, 30 comments

Latest by angryoaf: I set up shop in a Brandsmart on one of their demo Phillips CD-i consoles till I beat Space Ace. more »

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Robo Supply Units Can Harm Or Heal

When an intrepid visitor smuggled some shots of the concept artwork for Bionic Commando out of the bowels of one of Capcom's development pods, little did he know he'd be providing a glimpse of the future of civil service. One of the coolest pieces he smuggled out is this sketch showing two different sets of mecha-armor suits: one full of .50 caliber ammunition replenishment, and the other sporting a red cross and a massive needle. Although if you were lying prone on the battlefield in need of a kickstart, would you want someone trying to find a vein with that thing? More »

10:20 AM on Thu Jan 31 2008
By Kevin Kelly
6,217 views, 33 comments

Latest by n/a: @92BuickLeSabre: Yes! That is exactly what I was thinking of. more »

ender's game

What's The Game In Ender's Game?

Chair Entertainment Group announced that they'll be developing a series of games based on Orson Scott Card's novel Ender's Game. However, it's not clear if they're developing the games from the novel, or if they'll try to tell the story of the novel in video game fashion. More »

11:10 AM on Wed Jan 30 2008
By Kevin Kelly
2,217 views, 30 comments

hard to be a god

Smite Primitive Screwheads With Your Laser Gun

Ever wanted to carry a laser gun back in time to the Dark Ages and have everyone worship you as some sort of demigod before they eventually overthrow your ass and toss you down a well? Well, now you can. Ascaron Entertainment is releasing the role-playing game Hard To Be A God in April, and it's probably exactly what you'd get if you crossed Star Wars with World of Warcraft. More »

10:00 AM on Tue Jan 29 2008
By Kevin Kelly
7,702 views, 27 comments

Latest by engtech: I've tried out the demo. It's meh... 3/5 stars was right. It reminds my of Ultima for some reason. The combat system is pretty screwed, and the dialogue is very iffy. And that camera! Maybe there's a setting I haven't found yet more »