All Posts by: Dan Crabtree

By Dan Crabtree, December 20, 2010 0 GN

In Major Nelson’s most recent podcast, Treyarch’s Dan Bunting revealed the first map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops called "First Strike". The pack features four new maps and one new zombie level, and in addition to offering some… Read More »

By Dan Crabtree, December 20, 2010 0 GN

People Can Fly and Epic Games are still a couple months away from releasing the action/shooter Bulletstorm, but that doesn’t keep them from wishing you a "Merry Christmas" the way only Bulletstorm can. In the video posted below, People Can… Read More »

By Dan Crabtree, December 20, 2010 0 GN

In an unprecedented move by developer Dark Energy Digital, the Xbox LIVE Arcade downloadable title Hydrophobia will be re-released tomorrow with bucket-fulls of tweaks under the name Hydrophobia Pure. Now, it’s not uncommon for developers to tweak their products with… Read More »

By Dan Crabtree, December 18, 2010 0 GN

Fez is one of those games that’s floated in and out of game-media consciousness for almost four years now. This holiday season, Polytron, the game’s developer, reminds the gaming community that Fez is still coming… at some point. For those… Read More »

By Dan Crabtree, December 17, 2010 0 Previews

Microsoft Game Studios’ Major Nelson released a full list of the goodies coming to Xbox LIVE this holiday season and among all the price cuts and Forza packs, the wildest wrangler in the West comes to Games on Demand. That’s… Read More »

By Dan Crabtree, December 16, 2010 0 GN

With the recent announcement of Deux Ex: Human Revolution‘s delay into fiscal 2011 and the poor reception, critically and otherwise, of Final Fantasy XIV, Square Enix has announced a reduction in their earnings expectations. And it’s a big one. This… Read More »

By Dan Crabtree, December 15, 2010 0 GN

It shouldn’t be surprising that it’s happened, but it’s happened. From the developer of such games as 3D Sexvilla 2 (that’s a serious title) comes the first ever Kinect-enabled sex game demo. Just don’t tell the Supreme Court about this…. Read More »

The Brothers Mario Movie Trailer transforms the Mushroom Kingdom into Liberty City

By Dan Crabtree, December 15, 2010 0 GN

[flash width="540" height="328"]http:/www.youtube.com/v/Kk9oa_PiXAk?fs=1&hl=en_US&hd=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01[/flash] Arguably the best mod of Grand Theft Auto 4 ever created, this "movie trailer" shows what Liberty City would be like were it inhabited by the Mario Bros. and gang. It’s a decidedly darker take on the… Read More »

By Dan Crabtree, December 15, 2010 0 GN

In case anyone wasn’t convinced that Irrational Games is a studio that’s dedicated to its craft, here’s a story that proves it. According to a recent post to the Irrational Blog, two sound designers, Jeff Seamster and Pat Balthrop, played… Read More »

By Dan Crabtree, December 15, 2010 0 GN

It’s no surprise that Yakuza 4 has a little something to do with crimes and criminals, but this new trailer for former Yakuza Taiga Saeijma shows the clenched-fist side of the operation. He may not be the most complex character,… Read More »