Monthly Archives: February 2009

DS DOOM: Rockstar’s first GTA: Chinatown Wars trailer

Posted on February 26, 2009 by Brandon Boyer

As I mentioned in both Nintendo Wii/DS outlooks, Rockstar’s first DS outing, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, looks to be one of the year’s handheld blockbusters, somewhat returning the series to its birds-eye roots while maintaining much of the progress … Continue reading →

Gimme Indie Game: the flails and flagellations of Flashbang’s Blush

Posted on February 26, 2009 by Brandon Boyer

You might be forgiven at first glance to draw quick comparisons between Minotaur China Shop developer Flashbang’s just-released Blush and thatgamecompany’s PS3/PSP indie bedrock fl0w, but the two have little in common past their deep sea struggle. Instead, Blush is … Continue reading →

Nintendo’s Q2 Wii/DS outlook: Desktop Tower Defense, Punch-Out!! and Jungle Beats

Posted on February 26, 2009 by Brandon Boyer

Nintendo has sent over a breakdown of first and third party releases for both the Wii and DS, and, as I did for its winter update, I’ve done a little chaff separating and focused on the few that look the … Continue reading →

Onion gets exclusive on Hippo, Popinski cameos in Tyson biopic

Posted on February 26, 2009 by Brandon Boyer

Someone at the Onion’s been on a NES kick lately (maybe with all that free time now that they don’t have Bush to maim and rest comfortably): following ‘Man Finally Unpauses ‘Super Mario Bros.’ After 18 Years Of Chores‘ comes … Continue reading →

Tiny models of classic Sega sit-down arcade games

Posted on February 26, 2009 by Rob Beschizza

Space Harrier. Super Hang-On. Out Run. Thunderblade. All are immortal hydraulic monsters released to arcades by Sega in the mid-1980s. And all are now tiny wee things that sit on your desk. There’s a secret fifth game, which is probably … Continue reading →

Cooking Mama comes to the iPhone

Posted on February 26, 2009 by Brandon Boyer

As I brew up my own real life version of the above and prepare for the day, my morning scroll through the App Store has alerted me to the fact that Taito has just brought its much-beloved culinary mini-game collection … Continue reading →

Now I’m spinning: Thinking Studios’ PC music puzzle Raycatcher

Posted on February 26, 2009 by Brandon Boyer

A new indie PC music development I’m keeping a close eye on: Thinking Studios’ Raycatcher, which looks like a menage spawn between fan favorite Audiosurf (for its dynamically generated play), Newtonica (for its in-bound color matching), and Cyclomite, the InstantAction … Continue reading →

Portal gun maker’s new BioShock syringe

Posted on February 26, 2009 by Brandon Boyer

Harrison ‘Volpin‘ Krix’s next trick, after creating one of the best fan-made games props we’ve ever seen with his Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device? As he has previously mentioned, a trip into Rapture, with a full scale version of BioShock‘s … Continue reading →

PinballHD: the 1080p digital pinball cab

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Brandon Boyer

Straight from the digital hardcore pinball underground: HyperPin forum admin BadBoyBill shows off his latest “side project,” a supersized dual LCD monitor cab-in-the-making that takes 3D pinball sim Future Pinball to some mind-boggling new level. Announcing HyperPin Digital Pinball Frontend … Continue reading →

Earth invaders: Röyksopp’s Happy Up Here video

Posted on February 24, 2009 by Brandon Boyer

If you were fooled (as I was) into thinking the cartoon fan vid that made the music blog rounds a few days ago was official, you’ve missed out: Röyksopp’s actual debut video for their forthcoming Junior album is this glorious … Continue reading →