http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:07:02 -0700 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:35:12 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Torchlight-Diablo-clone-or-innovation-attempt?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner Image via TheFeed Not so long ago, people began noticing screenshots for the upcoming game Torchlight, it looks very similar to Diablo. The wikipedia description almost sounds exactly the same as well, mentioning randomly-generated dungeons, a hero... blizzard diablo III Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:35:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Torchlight-Diablo-clone-or-innovation-attempt?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Bon-Jovi-Hawking-FFCC-in-Japan?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner Image via NewYorkCharityBlog Sometimes when you see these strange game-related headlines, you have to shake your head and wonder whether or not you're in the Matrix. It seems like deja-vu or like something is wrong with the world, I'm not sur... Final Fantasy Bon Jovi WTF Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:23:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Bon-Jovi-Hawking-FFCC-in-Japan?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Left-4-Dead-mod-in-Mushroom-Kingdom?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner In case you haven't been too in on the L4D mod scene, like the seemingly-dead "Left 4 Winchester" mod that I oozed about months ago, then let's excite you once again - with hybrid Nintendo 64/2009 goodness. Someone has hunkered down, worked... cool mods left 4 dead Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:12:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Left-4-Dead-mod-in-Mushroom-Kingdom?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m9d30-New-Modern-Warfare-2-trailer-this-weekend?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner Let me bookend this report with some news that may or may not shock you, all three of my readers: I don't like multiplayer FPSes these days. Competitive games have always boiled my blood to no end, and it's probably mostly due to suckage on my part. ... modern warfare 2 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:14:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m9d30-New-Modern-Warfare-2-trailer-this-weekend?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m9d30-DJ-Hero-2-coming-turntables-incompatible-with-everything?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner Image via Wikipedia So how do I do this again? Oh, right, I write sarcastic comments before a lengthy post about DJ Hero. Here we go: Activision has already mentioned to gamesindustry.biz that they're in discussions with Euro developers to... DJ Hero Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:06:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m9d30-DJ-Hero-2-coming-turntables-incompatible-with-everything?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m9d1-New-Okami-for-the-DS?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner Image via WordpressA game like Okami seems like it would be perfect for Nintendo's interactive gameplay methods, and it was, when it was ported to the Wii last year.Now a scan of Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu revealed to the internet that another... Nintendo DS Okami Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:50:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m9d1-New-Okami-for-the-DS?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m9d1-DJ-AMs-work-on-DJ-Hero-a-tribute-to-his-life?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner Image via SparkArt.net Recently DJ AM, who survived last year's plane crash along with Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, passed away suddenly. The well-respected DJ was working with Activision's on their newest franchise, '"DJ Hero&quot... activision DJ Hero Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:43:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m9d1-DJ-AMs-work-on-DJ-Hero-a-tribute-to-his-life?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m9d1-Blizzards-next-MMO-significantly-different-from-WoW?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner Image via GayGamerIf you're not fully involved with the goings-on of WoW developer Blizzard Entertainment, it's okay, you will be educated via this bit of info. When WoW infected the gaming universe, people didn't think Blizzard could do anything mo... blizzard world of warcraft blizzcon Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:36:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m9d1-Blizzards-next-MMO-significantly-different-from-WoW?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m9d1-Zombie-Cow-Dan-and-Ben-episodes-coming?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner   Image via Zombie Cow Not too long ago, I ran into a magic bottle along the New Jersey coastline. Thinking nothing of it, I casually tossed the bottle into my orange plastic bag, along with the 340 others I had encountered that day alone. You... Time Gentlemen Please Revenge of the Balloon-Headed Mexican Zombie Cow Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:27:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m9d1-Zombie-Cow-Dan-and-Ben-episodes-coming?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m8d24-After-PS3-will-there-be-an-Xbox-360-slimmed-down?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner Image via Product-Reviews.net During the time I was thrown into cryogenic storage (read: work orientation), some strange things happened. People began to love one another as they love themselves (not true), gamers no longer treated each other ... PS3 xbox 360 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:44:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m8d24-After-PS3-will-there-be-an-Xbox-360-slimmed-down?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m8d24-StarCraft-II-will-have-LAN-support-apparently?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner Image via Stuffwelike.comBack in the old days of June, I cried like a little baby girl, most likely about many things at the time, but mostly regarding the death of LAN support in ActiBlizzard's Starcraft 2. It seemed almost as if my uncle and a... blizzard starcraft 2 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:18:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m8d24-StarCraft-II-will-have-LAN-support-apparently?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m8d11-Duke-is-Nuking-Them-on-the-iPhone-now?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner  It's been a difficult couple of months for Duke Nukem. His development studio, which was in production of the greatest game ever in his series, fell apart due to the Duke Nukem-free economy, then his game is continually mocked by the gamer comm... 3D Realms Duke Nukem Forever Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:08:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m8d11-Duke-is-Nuking-Them-on-the-iPhone-now?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m8d11-Used-games-showcase-Battlefield-1942-PC?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner Image via Wikipedia Having just come back from a weekend-long LAN party with some friends, I thought it would be appropriate to talk about the new staple of our LAN games: Battlefield 1942.  A rehashing of this awesome multiplayer shooter ... used games Battlefield 1942 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:00:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m8d11-Used-games-showcase-Battlefield-1942-PC?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m8d7-Valve-wants-to-see-a-compelling-use-of-Natal?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner Image via GearLiveRespected game developer Valve is making headlines again. No, it's not about a lack of L4D support then a release of a new L4D, exactly a year after the original's release, although that is still debated in forums across the in... Microsoft Natal valve Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:52:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m8d7-Valve-wants-to-see-a-compelling-use-of-Natal?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m8d7-Final-Boss-Friday-Master-Hand?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner Image via SmashWiki There are very few scenarios where a final boss is a body part. Hitler's head has been mentioned before, and Master Hand is another body part boss. Duke Nukem's crotch is arguably a boss, but only one that can give you an STD, ac... Super Smash Bros final boss friday Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:43:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m8d7-Final-Boss-Friday-Master-Hand?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m8d5-Modern-Warfare-for-the-Wii?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner Image via GiantBomb Although we are months away from the release of Modern Warfare 2, the sequel to the hugely popular COD4: Modern Warfare, a Wii port of the original is currently in development by Treyarch, not Infinity Ward. Treyarch is be... call of duty modern warfare modern warfare 2 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:19:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m8d5-Modern-Warfare-for-the-Wii?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m8d5-GameStop-enters-digital-distribution?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner Image via scrapetv.comGameStop has been a long-standing staple of the gaming world, although their online resources were lacking - their current store website is a little archaic at best, and the company has not really mentioned digital distribution... gamestop digital distribution Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:10:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m8d5-GameStop-enters-digital-distribution?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m8d4-PS3-production-expanding?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner Image via WordpressAfter last week's rumormilling that the PS3 is now cheaper to produce due to the evolving technology involved, Taiwanese website DigiTimes and Kotaku report that PS3 parts are being produced at a larger scale, to accomodate 1 ... PS3 bad economy Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:19:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m8d4-PS3-production-expanding?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m8d4-Used-games-showcase-The-Typing-of-the-Dead-DC--PC?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner Image via Wordpress There comes a time in every person's life when typing is paramount - "type or die", in a sense. If you have never played this game, you are sorely underprepared for the invention of typing-based weaponry, and the hologr... used games dreamcast typing of the dead Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:11:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m8d4-Used-games-showcase-The-Typing-of-the-Dead-DC--PC?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m8d3-Nintendo-has-creative-ideas-for-Vitality-Sensor?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner Image via QualiMed Remember at E3 when Nintendo announced some new titles, publicly shot a copy of Bejeweled with a flamethrower, then announced the Wii Vitality Sensor? I don't remember the other two things, but apparently the last thing was ... wii crazy peripherals vitality sensor Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:25:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6939-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m8d3-Nintendo-has-creative-ideas-for-Vitality-Sensor?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Video-Game-Examiner