Suda 51 and Shinji Mikami creating a game for EA

By Sean Gandert at 3:48 PM on August 19, 2008

When Electronic Arts started out, it was one of the good guys of third-party game developers.  Not only was the company into original IPs, heck, the word "arts" was even in its title to tell you exactly what the corporation was trying to do. During the past decade, though, what's now the world's second-largest developer has developed a bit of a reputation for squashing creativity in favor of tossing out another version of Madden every year and seeings its profits rise. ...  read more

Last Week on PasteMagazine.com: 8/11-8/15/08

By Austin L. Ray at 11:39 AM on August 18, 2008

A good Monday morning to you and yours. My day is already off to a great start thanks to David Byrne and Brian Eno's new album, which you can download today. Since I'm a little late on PasteMagazine.com's weekly update, I'm going to break it down all quicklike for you......  read more

Doom 4 promises beautifully-rendered descent into hell

By Michael Saba at 3:17 PM on August 4, 2008

If you grew up in the mid-'90s, odds are you had some kind of exposure to the seminal computer game Doom. Maybe you were one of the kids who spent countless afternoons roaming the demon-infested hallways of the UAC laboratories, shooting up hellspawn and absorbing improbable amounts of return fire (possibly while listening to metal.) Or perhaps you were turned off by the game's hyper-violent ethos, which ruffled the feathers of more than one member of the U.S. legislature....  read more

Brett Ratner to direct God of War movie?

By Rachel Webster at 5:00 PM on July 29, 2008

What the world needs now is a Brett Ratner-directed movie based on the God of War video game series. Right? Well, if the rumors are true, it looks like that's exactly what the world will be getting. ...  read more

Wallace & Gromit episodic video game in works

By Julia Askenase at 2:24 PM on July 29, 2008

Everyone's favorite bumbling-inventor-and-clever-dog duo, Wallace & Gromit, will soon see another video game adaptation, this time in an episodic format. Telltale Games is now developing Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures based off the award-winning film series....  read more

This Title Brought To You By Nabisco!

By Justin Cooper at 4:32 PM on July 28, 2008

My explorers were underdeveloped, but I’d spent my meager gold supply on the strongest armor and weaponry I could, and spread it amongst the party to minimize collateral damage as they endeavored into a dungeon they might not all survive. The going was treacherous but manageable; the healers, in back, tossed regenerative spells to the truncheon-wielding marauders on the front line, as my ranged-weapon users chucked arrows and bombs into the fray from safe distance. At once we came upon a mighty dragon, and I was unprepared for its fiery countenance, and breath. Down went my front line of fighters,...  read more

This Week on PasteMagazine.com: 7/21-7/25/08

By Austin L. Ray at 5:40 PM on July 25, 2008

Someone just started blasting the DuckTales theme song (and Tiny Toons and Animaniacs and Jem...apparently the weekend has officially begun) here in the office, so it must be time for This Week on PasteMagazine.com. ...  read more

The Dark Knight video game is on the way

By Henry Freedland at 2:29 PM on July 24, 2008

[Above: a screenshot from the Batman Begins video game]We hope it's not spoiling anything if we admit to squirming in our seats a bit while watching The Dark Knight last week. Perhaps you, too, felt there were a few decisions you might have changed, a few lives you might have tried to save. Or maybe you just want to try your hand with the new gadgets Christian Bale wielded in IMDb's new #1 movie. ...  read more

Chuck Norris to fight communism on your phone

By Veronica Sepe at 8:38 AM on July 24, 2008

Think you have what it takes to fight he who can sneeze with his eyes open, kill two stones with one bird, and has legs named Law and Order, respectively?If you answered "yes," you best sleep with one eye open for the rest of your life. Chuck Norris doesn't like to be disrespected. ...  read more

Last Week on PasteMagazine.com: 7/14-7/18/08

By Austin L. Ray at 10:32 AM on July 21, 2008

I'm going to blame my lateness on this last week's update on The Dark Knight. That's fair, right? I think so, if only because a) it's awesome, b) it's breaking records and c) Heath Ledger's Joker was more terrifying than an Andy Dick mugshot. At any rate, one of this last week's highlights on PasteMagazine.com was our review of the movie (linked above, natch). But oh, there was so much more......  read more

Paste reports highlights from E3 2008

By Julia Askenase at 10:08 AM on July 21, 2008

Paste games editor Jason Killingsworth has embarked on quite the educational field trip. He ditched his desk at Paste HQ last week for the land of RPGs, one-upping game providers, and feels-so-real-you-could-reach-out-and-touch-it graphics. You can check out the deets of his Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) experience on Paste's UpUpDnDn blog, but here is a sampling of his '08 highlights....  read more

Jimi Hendrix to appear in Guitar Hero

By Henry Freedland at 11:27 AM on July 18, 2008

It's not like we're obsessed or anything. It's just, well, air-guitaring only goes so far, and we've got this personal connection to the whole thing, you know? ...  read more

E3 unveils big news for Netflix, Xbox, PS3 users

By Sean Gandert at 10:43 AM on July 18, 2008

The Electronic Entertainment Expo, basically the largest video game convention in the world, convened earlier this week to give the yearly swath of game announcements. Amidst the big game news of Final Fantasy XIII heading to the Xbox 360 and Nintendo offering motion control+ came some film news that's perhaps more important than anything else announced at the event.  At least, it is if you're as interested in movies as you are in games....  read more

E3 2008 (Video games and stuff like that)

By Jason Killingsworth at 11:08 PM on July 16, 2008

If I ever get jaded about video games, somebody please slap me...hard. This year's installment of the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles is winding down and there's enough exciting stuff on the way to keep you crossing out calendar days in red Sharpie from now till eternity. When Bethesda Softworks' post-apocalyptic epic Fallout 3 (pictured above) arrives this fall, I will be calling in sick every day until I a) get fired for lying, or 2) get sick for real and still get fired. Or maybe I'll just do what I did with Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: play until...  read more

Wii beer pong game gets juicy

By Adam Daniels at 11:31 AM on July 14, 2008

Oh the joys of adolescence… The time you hit the ground-rule double that scored the tying run in the playoffs. The time that bottle finally lined up with her in the circle and you got to kiss Kelly Carmichael for seven sloppy seconds. Those first few moments when your dad let go of your bike and you felt the world riding beneath you. That time at Jimmy’s eighth birthday party when you sunk the last cup in beer pong on a retort and totally owned Rooster and C-Dawg? ...  read more

This Week on PasteMagazine.com: 7/7-7/11/08

By Austin L. Ray at 5:58 PM on July 11, 2008

Welcome to PasteMagazine.com's new weekly round-up feature. I'm your host, Austin, and I edit and assign the content around these parts. Each week I plan to offer up an overview of the stories, blogs, photos, reviews and etceteras we've presented on the site over the last five days. Should be a good time, if I manage to stay on top of it. As of right now, this is just a baby idea that I imagine will evolve from week to week, but one thing is for certain: Expect a ton of links. Call it service journalism of sorts (service round-upism?)...  read more

No Metallica, Beatles for Guitar Hero just yet

By Michael Saba at 2:34 PM on July 9, 2008

If you're looking to ride the lightning down to penny lane on a plastic guitar, you're going to have to wait, according to siblings and RedOctane founders Kai and Charles Huang. Despite the hordes of rumors circulating on the Internet (And watch out; that Internet is crazypants!) stating Metallica will be featured in a standalone game similar to Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, the brothers Huang preempted the hearsay, for now: "We're not ready to comment about Metallica yet, but what I will say is that we'd love to work with all of the top rock bands of all time, whether it's...  read more

Rock Band 2 set for September release

By Veronica Sepe at 9:59 AM on July 3, 2008

Who hasn't gone to an awesome live show and thought, "I want that! I want to rock that hard!" only to quickly realize that the last instrument you attempted to master was the recorder in third grade. (We're shaking our fists at you, "Frere Jacques.") ...  read more

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith tracklist leaks

By Sean Gandert at 11:11 AM on July 1, 2008

Everyone knows that regardless of the gameplay tweaks, what really matters for every version of Guitar Hero (or Rock Band) is the music. The first of a series of artist-specific Guitar Hero games, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith and its impending tracklist, have been under particular scrutiny because no one knew exactly what its music would entail. Would it be just Aerosmith, or would they let up and offer some Kenny Loggins and Toto to smooth out the set? Either way promised to disappoint many....  read more

Gears of War heading to the big screen

By Sean Gandert at 8:21 AM on June 18, 2008

First, the good news: Variety reports that a Gears of War film is being made by New Line and Temple Hill. Even better, it’s not being thrown together by...  read more