Surprisingly not terrible It’s a crying shame to see Rare reduced to producing Kinect games. With so much talent and so many IPs ripe for the taking, Microsoft has reduced one of the best retro studios of all time to a motion control factory. But every now and then the “new Rare” will have flashes of greatness, as evident inViva Piñata. AlthoughKinect Sports Rivalsis far from what I’d call “great,” it’s a huge step up from the originalKinect Sports, and a vast improvement upon prior motion control technology....

Sup Holmes every Sunday! [Sup Holmes is a weekly talk show for people that make great video games. It airs live every Sunday afternoon onYouTube, and can be found in podcast form onLibsynandiTunes.] Today on Sup Holmes we’re happy to welcome Hunter ofPunches Bearsto the program. Hunter is hard at work at a variety of bear-based physics action games, featuring everything from aDogboyinspired hallway beat ’em up to a wild Thunderdome-style bear-on-a-bungie-chord chainsaw tornado blowout....

You really can’t have enough videogame movies, so it’s terrific to hear that PS3 exclusiveinFAMOUSis heading to the big screen. Hollywood screenwriter Sheldon Turner is the pen behind this venture, havingbeen allegedlysigned thanks to a seven figure deal. Wow, I’d have done it for five hundred bucks. “What excited me most about the game was it was the first of which I’ve come across that had a big idea and a character arc,” explains Turner....

Come watch me die, and die, and die, and die again. [Mash Tacticsairs Monday through Friday at 4p.m. Pacific onDtoid.TV. Watch Rick ‘King Foom’ Olson play a variety of games, each day with its own theme. With a heavy focus on community and viewer interaction, you can be as much a part of the show as anything else.] Remember back in the day when games were hard, like, ball-bustingly hard? Well Crazy Viking Studios remembers, and they’re looking to bring back the pain with the recently releasedVolgarr The Viking....

On a console or PC near you Capcom has upgraded the status of theResident Evil: Revelationsdemo on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, and Steam from “soon” to July 23, 2025. While in the clarifying mood, the company also noted that European PlayStation Network players will have to wait an extra day. Having only ever played the demo for the 3DS version, I may have to see if this expanded release can successfully rope me into a purchase....

It seems there is an epidemic. Far and wide, people have been stricken with a strange and disturbing illness; one that appears to have crippled their senses and interfered with brain function. It begins with a widening of the pupils, accompanied by a kind of selective blindness. This is followed shortly thereafter by an uncontrollable vomitng of stupid words from the mouth, and I for one am concerned. Since the various departments of health and human wellness have overlooked or chosen to ignore this growing problem, I’ve decided to take action....

Complete Edition hits PS5 and Xbox Series X/S June 18 While perhaps not at the forefront of the first-person adventure genre,Metro Exoduswas, without a shadow of a doubt, one of the most atmospheric games I’d played in recent years. And real scary to boot. That bar is only set to rise, with the launch ofMetro Exodus Enhanced Edition. Now available on PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG.com, and the Microsoft Store,Metro Exodus Enhanced Editiontakes 4A Games’ 2019 post-apocalyptic adventure and gives it a fresh coat of paint for next-gen technology....

Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto has stated that he wants Mii characters to become the global standard for avatar creation and find their way into everything like some terrible, adorable disease. “Simply put, I want to spread Mii characters all around the world,” said the impish developer. “Exchanging it with people close to you is a given. Whether you use StreetPass or through the network, I want to implement Mii characters in all sorts of ways....

100 Thieves CEO Matthew ‘Nadeshot’ Haag and Richard “Ricky” Bengston, also known as FaZe Banks, have made it official after initially agreeing to go up against one another in a Rust match onModern Warfare 2 (2009). The 100 Thievesconfirmedthat the Founding Fathers Lan will be held on May 30, pitting three CoD juggernauts against each other in the 100 Thieves, OpTic Gaming, and FaZe. The CEO of each organization will compete in a 1v1 tournament on Rust inModern Warfare 2 (2009)....

One single-player add-on, two multiplayer packs Naughty Dog has stayed relatively mum on their intentions forThe Last of Us‘ downloadable content, but today it finally breaks the silence. Three DLC packs forThe Last of Uswill be made available — one single-player experience, and two multiplayer add-ons. The first of these will be the Abandoned Territories pack, which releases on October 15. Abandoned Territories is made up of the Suburbs, Bus Depot, Hometown, and Bookstore maps....

Entertainment features ‘can’t come at a cost for what we do for the core gamer’ “When you make a decision to bring the head of studios to a position like this, you’re going to get a gaming-led platform,” former Microsoft Game Studios corporate vice president andnewly-appointed head of XboxPhil Spencer toldKotakutoday. Spencer has called Xbox One “our most important gaming asset to date. [We want to] make sure we’re completely focused on that gaming customer, that core gaming fan....

Likely just a place-holder boss Tatsumi Kimishima wasjust named president of Nintendo, a move many deem a stop gap. The former banker headed Nintendo of America from 2002 until 2006 and most recently filled a number of administrative roles at the company, managing the Corporate Analysis & Administration, General Affairs, and Human Resources divisions. According to Nikkei, as translated and summarized by Tokyo-based consultancy firm headSerkan Toto, the 65-year-old Kimishima is likely a stop gap meant to, “establish a future-proof group leadership system inside Nintendo,” a company led by aging creators....

Nintendo has announcedvia Twitterthat there’s aSuper Mario Bros. WonderNintendo Direct stream slated for August 31 at 7am PT/10am ET. The stream is scheduled to be about 15 minutes, so it’s unlikely that they’re going to really dive into much else. That said, I’m sure people are still going to be hoping for a “just one more thing” reveal. https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1696523235138158892?s=20 On the other hand, we don’t know a whole lot aboutSuper Mario Bros....