Fallout 3 (Xbox 360)
Developer: Bethesda Game StudiosPublisher: Bethesda SoftworksPlatforms: Xbox 360, PS3, PCSURVIVE THISA rallying cry from the Ignited States of America“I have never advocated war, except as a means of peace.” This fireside chat crackling across the airwaves in 2277 isn’t terribly reassuring, despite the sonorous, Keillor-esque voice of Enclave President John Henry Eden. You’re listening to his radio address broadcasting through the front grill of a slow-roaming, airborne Enclave propaganda robot puttering around the radioactive wasteland of Washington D.C. At this bleak stage of human history, you’ve seen enough to realize that the word “peace” only makes sense now as a... read more
BioWare reveals Star Wars: The Old Republic
Having just completed the fairly well-reviewed Sonic Chronicles RPG for the Nintendo DS, BioWare has finally pulled back the curtain on its next project: Star Wars: The Old Republic.... read more
Midnight Club: Los Angeles (Xbox 360)
Developer: Rockstar San DiegoPublisher: Rockstar GamesPlatforms: Xbox 360, Playstation 3Flying on four wheels in the City of AngelsWhy bother visiting the car dealership when technology now lets you shop from the comfort of your own home? Last night I picked up a 2006 Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder. It cost me $175,000, which is roughly the same amount my wife and I spent on our house. Thirty-year payment plans are a hassle so I opted to pay in cash. Granted, I don’t usually have that kind of money lying around, but I’d just made the painfully tough decision to part with my... read more
Watch the Spider-Man: Web of Shadows trailer
Although there's little light being shed on the web of shadows surrounding Spider-Man 4, there is a new trailer out for new video game Spider-Man: Web of Shadows. Released recently, the game is available on (if not sold out for) all platforms.... read more
Interview: Todd Howard (Fallout 3 Game Director)
With the October 28th release of Fallout 3 less than a week away, we spoke to Todd Howard of Bethesda Game Studios about the company's latest epic RPG. Our conversation touched on the game's post-apocalyptic setting, Bethesda's approach to tackling game projects of such monumental scope, and the challenge of creating a wasteland environment that's lonely enough to have emotional impact but doesn't grow boring to players.... read more
Fable II (Xbox 360)
Developer: Lionhead StudiosPublisher: Microsoft Game StudiosPlatform: Xbox 360Long-awaited RPG tests your glee thresholdA wise old bard once shut his eyes, entered a trance-like state and advised his audience in a cloud-piercing tenor, “Doooon’t stop…bee-lieeeevin’!” Though his words echo down to the present from tens upon tens of years ago, the message they carry is a timeless one. Early in Fable II, while your character is but a young street urchin in the mythical land of Albion, you and your sister encounter a traveling salesman hawking a magical music box he claims will grant a single wish when played. Though you... read more
Halo 3 spin-off announced for Fall 2009
Another Halo game for the Xbox 360 was a given; it is Microsoft's killer-app, mega-selling franchise, after all. So it certainly came as no surprise when Bungie, makers of all things Halo, announced a spin-off called Halo 3: Recon that will star a main character who isn't Master Chief.... read more
Suda 51's No More Heroes Wii sequel confirmed
With a main character named Travis Touchdown, it was almost a given that prolific game director Suda 51's No More Heroes would see a sequel (despite its less-than-stellar sales). Sure enough, Suda and Marvelous Entertainment have announced No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle for the Wii at this year's Tokyo Game Show. Bad news first, though: It isn't due until Jan. 2010.... read more
Brian Eno's "Bloom" sets the gold standard for iPhone apps
Musician/producer/genius Brian Eno has been working on something awesome. A sequel musical score to Dune? Better. Another foray into Frippertronics? Even better. How about one of the most unique and compelling apps to ever hit the iPhone store? (OK, that might not be better than Dune, but still.)... read more
Playing With Gunfire: A Report on the Military-Video-Game Complex
In Capcom’s 1985 coin-op smash, Commando, you fire white pellets at endless streams of generic enemies. When hit, they simply vanish, leaving no trace on the stylized tropical environments behind them. In real war... read more
Nintendo reveals DSi, slew of new games at fall conference
Apple CEO Steve Jobs recently said the iPod was the best portable device for gaming. Looks like Nintendo took offense to that. The typically tight-lipped company had a plethora of new announcements today at its simultaneous fall conferences in Japan and the U.S., not the least of which was the introduction of the Nintendo DSi, a remodled version of its DS handheld that features MP3 and camera playback.... read more
Rock Band 2 (Xbox 360)
Developer: Harmonix Music SystemsPublisher: MTV GamesPlatforms: Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, WiiRock Band 2 is therapy for your inner rock snob—that sneering music cynic that resides in many of us. You know the one. The jerk who shivers every time an overplayed relic pops up in classic-rock radio rotation. Or the naysayer who loves telling people that their favorite band hasn't made a great record since the '90s. See, Rock Band 2, just like its predecessor, has a way of making players come to appreciate songs outside the taste boundaries they've erected over the years. ... read more
First screens of Grand Theft Auto DS hit
When Nintendo announced Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for the DS back at the E3 conference in July, many wondered whether publishing giant Rockstar was merely testing the waters to see if a Wii version of the franchise would be financially viable. While that may still be the case, details are slowly emerging about the pint-size GTA cousin, and it looks promising.... read more
Activision's DJ Hero: gaming's next phenomenon?
MTV News has learned the publishing giant Activision, responsible for the cash cow Guitar Hero series, is developing what it hopes will be the next big thing: DJ Hero.... read more
Interview: Will Wright (Spore Creator)
Will Wright’s Spore seemed destined for controversy. The game is, after all, about evolution. And we know that a significant chunk of the American public believes that a loving God created the heavens, earth and everything in between. Yet the game has shipped with nary a peep from detractors. The only cannonball fired in the game’s direction—a fairly whacked-out blog called Anti-Spore—turned out to be a hoax (and a Rickroll, to add insult to injury). Regardless, we were eager to speak with Wright and discuss the intriguing push and pull at work in a "God game" that’s goal is to... read more
Mega Man 9 (Wii)
No one in my generation who grew up playing video games needs to be reminded that the production qualities and technological muscle of contemporary video games have reached once-unimaginable levels. There was a time back in the halcyon 8-bit days of yore when too many Octarocks crawling around the screen in Legend of Zelda caused your game to lapse into a lurching slow-motion cadence until things cleared out a bit. You could practically hear Scotty’s muffled brogue coming from inside your NES console: “I’m givin’ her all she’s got, Cap’n.” And 'all she had' was enough. We were too busy... read more
Activision unveils Guitar Hero: World Tour line-up
For months now, Guitar Hero diehards have been hanging on... read more
Duke Nukem film in the works
If you remember the Duke Nukem series, then you've probably been playing video games for a long time. The last game in the series that wasn't just a mobile phone platformer came out in 2002, while the last time the series was a household name of sorts was more like 1996 (when Duke Nukem 3D came out). Since then, the series has languished while its next game, Duke Nukem Forever, has been in production purgatory for more than 10 years. In fact, the series has now won significantly more Vaporware Awards than it ever did for actual products, which is... read more
Unglued: The Casual-Gaming Olympics
Major League Gaming, or MLG, is a professional video gaming organization founded in 2002. Its tournaments draw the hardest of the hardcore out of their dank, Doritos-strewn warrens to compete for bushels of prize money, lucrative endorsement deals, and the envy of carbuncular, homophobic, Vitamin-D deficient fragsters across the world. (The hardcore gamers Paste queried for this article declined to comment, standing on the principle that magazines are “gay.”)... read more
Xbox 360 now cheapest console on the market
Microsoft recently announced it has lowered the prices of its Xbox 360 console, making it cheaper than Nintendo's market-leading Wii.... read more
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