 Archive for the 'Gaming' CategoryFans pitch a fit over lack of LAN support for ‘StarCraft II’July 1st, 2009, 1:14 pm by Jayson Peters
Gamers are furious that Blizzard Entertainment’s upcoming real-time sci-fi strategy game Starcraft II will have no LAN support. They’ve been storming the message boards to express their displeasure with the decision, and, as reported by Wired’s Game Life blog, some have even started an online petition to implore Blizzard to reconsider. Read the rest of this entry » Weekend ReadingJune 28th, 2009, 12:08 am by Jayson PetersInfographic: Inside the Disneyland Matterhorn (on the occasion of its 50th birthday) — Orange County Register, via Cool Infographics Remembering Michael Jackson as Tomorrowland’s Captain EO – Around Disney blog at OCRegister.com (What little I can remember is here.) Plus: Hidden treaures at Disneyland Same ‘Bat’ channel? io9 has an interesting look at the state of the various Batman comics in the wake of “Batman R.I.P.” and the ensuing “Battle for the Cowl.” Things seem to be settling down … or are they????
Game time: Trying to find time to test out a review copy of Looney Labs’ Are You the Traitor? It’s described as “a deception party game from the makers of Fluxx.” More soon! Book in hand (or on nightstand): The Legend Of Sigurd And Gudrún by J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien. It’s an epic poem in alliterative work retelling the Norse legend of Sigurd and the fall of the Niflungs. The King of Pop’s forgotten pop culture empireJune 25th, 2009, 10:07 pm by Jayson PetersMichael Jackson was so much more than music videos, money troubles and legal problems.
Remember this? Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker rocked arcades and home video game consoles in 1990. The game, a tie-in to the Moonwalker film, features Michael going after kidnapped children with the help of Bubbles the chimp (who gave him the ability to turn into a robot) and the magical power of dance, baby. It’s one of the first games I can remember having the odd but cool 3/4 perspective that was also used in the popular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game. ‘Doctor Who’ RPG set for fall releaseJune 24th, 2009, 9:03 pm by Jayson Peters
Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space will be available in October. Published by Cubicle 7, the release is a deluxe box set that contains a 144-page Gamemaster’s Guide, an 86-page Player’s Guide, a 30-page Adventures Book, a four-page Quick Start Guide, pregenerated character sheets, blank character sheets, gadget sheets, tokens and dice. Hopefully, like the Doctor’s TARDIS, the box will be both indestructible and bigger on the inside than it is on the outside — because it will set you back $59.95. Come to think of it, why isn’t the “deluxe” packaging in the shape of a British police call box, also like the TARDIS? This is the third official tabletop RPG based on Doctor Who: FASA published one in the ’80s and Virgin in the ’90s. The new game naturally focuses on the 2005 relaunch of the classic series that ran from 1963-89. But with 45 years of accumulated lore from TV episodes, original novels and plays and two spinoffs to date, there is plenty of material to support a full range of gaming supplements — if the market is there for them.
Now, when is somebody going to get around to making a decent video game based on Doctor Who? EA merges BioWare, MythicJune 24th, 2009, 10:46 am by Jayson PetersEA is restructuring its RPG and MMO games development into a new group that includes both Mythic and BioWare. BioWare is the studio behind Dragon Age, Mass Effect and the upcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic. Mythic Entertainment is the studio behind Ultima Online, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning and Dark Age of Camelot. Twentysomething Mutant Ninja Turtles invade Science CenterJune 22nd, 2009, 11:22 am by Jayson Peters
They’re not really teenage anymore, right? But they’re still young at heart. The Arizona Science Center will come out of its shell on Saturday to welcome the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and their Party Bus full of video game stations and ice cream bars. The raucus reptiles are shell-ebrating their 25th birthday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in downtown Phoenix. The event is free and open to the public. Read the rest of this entry » Finally! The perfect sized screen!June 21st, 2009, 7:25 pm by Chris "KeL" Adams
Jonas Brothers video director Steve Fatone found himself with some spare time and access to the 72 x 160 foot video screen in Cowboys Stadium, so he did what any true gamer would do: hook up an X-Box 360 and play some Halo 3/Gears of War 2. All I can do is applaud. That’s so awesome it almost makes up for the fact that he directs Jonas Brothers videos. At least one D&D piracy case headed to mediationJune 19th, 2009, 11:33 pm by Jayson PetersAn Associated Press story reveals more details about the recent Dungeons & Dragons lawsuits than you can shake a Rod of Lordly Might at. One of the defendants is bravely questing forth to represent himself in a copyright infringement suit filed by Wizards of the Coast, which is basically Hasbro — one of the largest toymakers in the world. His case appears to be headed for mediation, so he may yet make his saving throw vs. scary corporate lawyers. Reforge the Fellowship for Gen Con Indy 2009June 19th, 2009, 12:37 am by Jayson Peters
Itching to get back together with the rogues who helped you conquer the Tomb of Horrors or Castle Ravenloft back in the day? Wizards of the Coast is holding another contest for D&D fans, this time to reunite a group of adventurers that has been separated over the years. Up to six friends can win a free trip in August to the biggest gaming convention of them all, Gen Con in Indianapolis. Read the rest of this entry » Watch a board game take shape — or help shape itJune 18th, 2009, 12:01 am by Jayson Peters
The game — called SPACE FIGHT! – will eventually be sold as a full-color, softback book and as a PDF — and its creator is even offering employment to artists who can illustrate spaceships for the gamepieces. ‘Star Trek Online’ goes to the movies?June 15th, 2009, 3:00 pm by Jayson Peters
Basically, Star Trek Online was in production before the recent Star Trek feature film, and now game developer Cryptic/Infogrames/Atari is in the position of having to make their futuristic universe make sense when viewed in context of the galaxy-shaking events of the movie. When this happens, whether in film, comics, novels, games, what-have-you, the resolution usually involves a major cop-out, or things become so complicated as to make one wonder how anyone is supposed to have any fun anymore. Read the rest of this entry » Free RPG Day is June 20June 15th, 2009, 2:34 pm by Jayson Peters
This Saturday, June 20, is Free RPG Day, and gamers across the globe will be able to grab brand-new material for a variety of pen-and-paper roleplaying games — no overstock, retail-priced or dead product here. The goal is to get gamers inspired to play a new RPG, which can create sales through local game stores. In the Valley, Gamer’s Inn in Mesa is listed as a participating retailer. Sponsors include Wizards of the Coast, which contributed a Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition adventure module and Dungeon Tile; Paizo, which contributed a D&D 3rd Edition-compatible Pathfinder Bonus Bestiary (pictured); and Q-Workshop, which contributed unique gold dice. Many others are involved, and you can see what their contributions are at the Free RPG Day Sponsors page.
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A roleplaying game based on the hit British sci-fi series Doctor Who will hit hobby stores this fall.
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