Video: Don Allen Does DragonCon
This year’s been a big year for CtrlAltKill. We were well represented at E3, we currently have a member attending PAX, and so, living near Atlanta, GA, I figured I’d check out this little thing called DragonCon. Couldn’t hurt, right? Here’s the result:
LeVar Burton to host IndieCade 2010 ceremony for 32 amazing indie game finalists
From the year 2005, IndieCade was dedicated to bringing you the most original and creative games to flow out of the evolving indie game scene.
COD: Black Ops Gun Game inspired by CS mod Gun Game?
The Call of Duty: Black Ops “Wager Match” trailer was shown to the press Wednesday evening in Los Angeles at the swank Activision event complete with open bar, music, and several gaming stations for hands on play. However, Gun Game seemed eerily similar to 4HM’s popular Counter-Strike mod Gun Game.
Don Allen remixes the new Mortal Kombat trailer
So, a new Mortal Kombat trailer recently hit the web, and it’s set to music by the band Disturbed. Honestly, I wasn’t really sold on it, so I decided to remix it using the classic tune “Techno Syndrome,” and this is what I came up with. The original trailer is linked first, so watch both [...]
Video Review: Metroid: Other M
Is this story-focused Metroid game everything fans wanted? Or does Samus’ past finally catch up with her? Find out in my video review of Metroid: Other M.
New Xbox 360 controller is a transformer
Just announced today by Major Nelson is Microsoft’s engineering answer to the heavily requested new d-pad that transforms with a simple twist.
Xbox LIVE prices on the move
Microsoft has officially announced that Xbox Live Gold prices are to increase in November as well as monthly and annual fees.
Don Allen’s Mafia 2 HD commentary
After having logged a little over eight hours into Mafia 2, I decided to do a quick commentary video and relay some thoughts on the game, as well as give a quick look at a day in the life of a 40s mafioso. This footage is from the PC version of the game, and my [...]
Halo live-action ad “Delivers Hope”
A new live-action ad for the forthcoming Halo: Reach hit the net today titled “Deliver Hope.” The ad focuses on a Spartan “delivering the bomb” so-to-speak as he relays an explosive from a fallen comrade up to a Covenant cruiser, ultimately ending in the cruiser’s complete destruction. The ad ends with the words “Remember Reach,” [...]
Platinum Games promises platform equality with Vanquish
For anyone thinking twice about buying Vanquish on the PS3 after the fiasco surrounding the console’s version of Bayonetta, you may want to reconsider your stance. Programmer Hideaki Nakata has posted a new blog on the developer’s website promising “if you play Vanquish on the PS3 or the Xbox 360 you should notice little to [...]
Harmonix reaching out to music professionals
Harmonix, MTV Games, and T-Mobile USA are teaming up to conduct a series of 10 workshops across the United States in order to educate music professionals on how to get their songs into the Rock Band Network.
UPDATE: ‘Metroid: Other M’ TV spot makes us say “wow”
UPDATE: The ad is now available in 1080p! Check it out below!
Microsoft: “Xbox 360 only way to get full Mass Effect experience”
Today at GamesCom in Cologne, Bioware revealed that Mass Effect 2 will be coming to the PS3 January 2011 which launched earlier this year exclusively for the PC and Xbox 360.
Wonder who did the music for the LBP trailers?
Lots of times you hear catchy tunes in commercials that eventually get sickening, fast. A handful of rock band’s greatest hits were ruined by car commercials tapping into the aging 70s generation of teens sporting Ford trucks. These songs are about video games, Little Big Planet especially.
Upcoming: Week of 8/8/10 – 8/14/10
Not sure what’s coming out next week? Tired of checking release lists and then scouring Google or YouTube for videos, prices, and screenshots? Fear not, there is now a solution with the new preview show, “Upcoming.”
Bacon and donuts are important in Monday Night Combat
A complete 14 minute multiplayer match of Crossfire with developer commentary featuring the Tank character.
Bit.Trip Runner Soundtrack available now
Today Gajin Games are proud to release the chiptune soundtrack for Bit.Trip Runner for download through cdbaby for $5.99 (MP3). Bit.Trip Runner is a 2D Atari 2600 stylized rhythm platformer game that forces Commander Video to speed run through 50+ challenges Mario style.
NBA Jam PS3/360 will only be available with NBA Elite 11
Revealed earlier today on the PlayStation Blog, EA will force NBA Jam fans on the PS3 to buy NBA Elite 11, a game which they may or may not have any interest for in order to play NBA Jam on the PS3.
Crafting your own villager into Fable III will have a catch
Now you can create your own villager in Fable III that will appear in the game, but there’s a catch. This only goes for pre-orders for the game “at participating retailers” which you then must redeem the code they give you and actually put your villager into the Fable III game.
Sonata Arctica frontman to guest on new Powerglove album
Video game metal shredders Powerglove are set to release their new album, “Saturday Morning Apocalypse”, on September 28 through eOne Music with a special guest vocalist Tony Kakko from power metal band Sonata Arctica.
Four more MVC3 characters announced for Comic Con
Comic Con is just getting started and we already got some big gaming news right out the gate. Capcom has announced four new characters for Marvel Vs Capcom 3. Joining Capcom is Street Fighter’s Chun-Li and Devil May Cry’s Trish.
Mafia II gets Steamworks and pre-order bonus
Mafia II will be shipping with Steamworks allowing developers access to a community of over 25 million players, and updates on the fly.
Registration open for PS3 DC Universe beta
Right now gamers interested in taking part in either the PS3 beta, or the on going PC beta of the persistent MMO DC Universe Online from Sony Online Entertainment can register now.
Luchador masks with pre-order of Lucha Libre AAA: Heroes del Ring
Today Slang announced that they’re teaming up with GameStop so that fans can get real life Lucha Libre masks with every pre-order of Lucha Libre AAA: Heroes del Ring at participating retailers.
Rock Band 3 pre-order bonuses get us talking
MTV Games announced today that GameStop, Wal-Mart, and Amazon are teaming up with MTV Games and Harmonix with major North American retailers so that the gamers can get free songs, exclusive content, and credit toward future purchases.
Super Mario Bros. hits the sidewalk running, literally
Growing up, I remember playing Super Mario Bros on our families 32 inch Sony CRT, thinking that gaming could never get any better than what it was. Fast forward 20 years. The game is still the same, we know it, we love it, we know where the warp zones are. However, Andreas Heikaus, decided that [...]
Capcom announces Mega Man Universe
Coming to Xbox Live and PSN is the latest entry in the long running Mega Man series, Capcom says Mega Man Universe, “will be a revolutionary take on the seminal classic, setting course for a new chapter in classic gaming.”
Play Natural Selection 2 alpha on July 26
Unknown Worlds, the developers of one of the most popular Half-Life mods Natural Selection finally set July 26 as the date for when their anticipated playable alpha build of Natural Selection 2 will be available for play.
Satirical free indie game ‘pOnd’ challenges Roger Ebert
From the creators of Minor Battle, a game that was presented to us at Indie Cade 2009, the Peanut Gallery’s newest game titled pOnd challenges Roger Ebert jokingly towards the end of the game after the game’s amusing finale, all of which you can play now for free.
Final Fantasy XIV beta launch date revealed
Square-Enix’s latest MMO Final Fantasy XIV will be heading to the PC in September. For a while we’ve known about the release of the beta but no date, until now. Final Fantasy XIV’s official Twitter account gives a date for North American and European players. The beta will launch on the July 10 this month, [...]
