Wha’ Happened: Spinach Festival Day

I have to admit I am not a big fan of spinach. Despite the repeated attempted brainwashings by the nefarious sailor Popeye and his animated antics I never came over to the cult of Spinach. It’s just so mushy and gross when it’s cooked. This is probably why I don’t have large bulging forearms and when I punch people they don’t flying away. If you’re into spinach then celebrate by reading some posts....

May 13, 2025 · 1 min · 151 words · Andrew Garza

Will Wright loves the Spore porn, discusses possible console release

It’s one of the laws of human nature, that the moment a man is given the ability to customize something, a big dong is what he’ll customize it with. Thus it was withSpore‘s creature creator, as semi sentient genitals began popping up all over the Internet shortly after release. It should be a sad and sorry statement on society, but instead it’s very funny, and if you’re Will Wright, it’s even impressive....

May 13, 2025 · 2 min · 264 words · Donald Delgado

Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf still being ‘considered’

The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolfhad its kneecaps shattered quite some time ago, putting paid to the idea of console gamers getting their hands on Geralt’s sex-fueled RPG adventure. However, while the game is gone, it’s certainly not forgotten, with CD Projekt still keen on revisiting it. “It definitely is considered. No particular plans though,” saysWitcher 2senior producer Tomak Gop. “The project is frozen – lies on a shelf awaiting the right moment....

May 13, 2025 · 1 min · 190 words · Michael Vasquez

Xbox One’s indie program is timely, says Microsoft

I’d hate to see what ‘untimely’ looks like Even if Microsoft took its sweet time to announce theID@Xboxself-publishing program for independent developers, I was just happy to see it happen. To see the importance of these games validated. A curious quote from the person heading up the initiative, Chris Charla, caught my eye. Speaking toMCV, he said that “The origins of this goes all the way back to Xbox One’s architecture....

May 13, 2025 · 1 min · 178 words · Matthew Johnson

A word on why Worms is being delayed for XBLA

Quality control is a tricky beast. While Microsoft certainly wants to get gamers the games they expectevery Wednesdayfor their Xbox Live Arcade program, they also want to be certain that what they offer is as solid an experience as possible. Contraissuesaside, it seems that the reasonWormsfor XBLA has been delayed is because it’s just not up to snuff for what Msoft wants to give the public. Team 17 boss Martyn Brown had this to say toEurogamerabout the issue:...

May 12, 2025 · 1 min · 142 words · Kristen Phillips

All signs point to Assassin’s Creed going back to a present-day protagonist

Goodbye, Initiate “Hello, Initiate.” Those are the opening words toAssassin’s Creed Syndicate. “Initiate” is you, the player, as the last severalAssassin’s Creedgames (Black Flag,Rogue,Unity, andSyndicate) have made you the out-of-Animus protagonist. Your job has been to covertly unravel the memories for the Assassins while using Abstergo’s (the Templars) equipment. Over the past three years, Ubisoft has put less and less of an emphasis on the present-day story. The originalAssassin’s CreedthroughAssassin’s Creed IIItold Desmond’s arc, but current happenings have since become an afterthought....

May 12, 2025 · 3 min · 430 words · Derek Walker

Awakened is a game that may very well be brilliant

There once was a game calledHero, a Midway project about customizable superheroes that looked incredibly promising, but was sunk when the publisher collapsed. Many of the game’s developers have banded together under the name Phosphor, however, to finish what they started — now we haveAwakened. The concept trailer is incredibly rough around the edges, but as anidea, I see a lot of good. The range of powers shown, and the potential for the game’s rather depressing world, could seriously make for a brilliant title....

May 12, 2025 · 1 min · 180 words · Victoria Moore

Behold! Gears of War 2 gameplay footage is here

Well, isn’t that a pleasant surprise? The first gameplay footage forGears of War 2has arrived a bit earlier than we originally expected it to,thanks to 1UP.Without giving too much away, I will say that the video above revealsGears of War 2to be a beefed up version of the original game, which is not a bad thing at all. More enemies on-screen, larger firefights, improved visuals, and a new roster of chainsaw attacks … it’s looking like Epic Games has taken everything that made the firstGearsenjoyable and expanded upon it....

May 12, 2025 · 1 min · 206 words · Julie Dennis MD

Castlevania: Hymn of Blood web series bares its fangs

What a horrible night to have a curse Remember how I told you there was aCastlevaniamoviein the works and that Michael “Worf” Dorn would play a role? Only the latter half was true. The project, entitledCastlevania: Hymn of Blood, is actually a fan-made web series that launched three weeks ago. Surprise! Produced by the video companyWarp Factor 2,Hymn of Bloodis an alternate telling of Simon Belmont’s origins and eventual showdown with Dracula, who happens to be Simon’s father....

May 12, 2025 · 1 min · 155 words · Nicholas Wall

Cblog Recaps End of the Year Recap 2014 Super Ultramax: Tournament Edition

You’re gonna wanna bookmark this [Note: I cannot thank the dedicated Dtoiders on the Cblog Recaps team enough for all their hard work. Here’s to another fantastic f*cking year! –Mr Andy Dixon] Welcome to the Cblog Recaps 2014 Yearly Recaps Super Ultramax: Tournament Edition. Where all the recappers look back on the year’s cblogs and give the community the ultimate gift: PAGE VIEWS! As with the usual mantra of the recaps team, each individual recapper is a special snowflake with their own opinions as to what their favorite blogs of the year were, or their BOTY....

May 12, 2025 · 21 min · 4403 words · John York

David Hasselhoff makes announcement on PS Blog. He’s coming to PAIN?

Where the Hell do I begin? Okay, so apparently David Hasselhoff, star ofBaywatchandKnightrider, has made a poston the official PlayStation Blogto announce that he is starring in the downloadable PS3 titlePAIN. Yeah … this is one of the most surreal stories I’ve written in a while. “Hello everyone, it’s your friendly neighborhoodDavid Hasselhoffhere. I know you’re probably wondering “What inthe KITTam I doing on the PS Blog?” right? Well…settle down…settle down!...

May 12, 2025 · 2 min · 224 words · Richard Green

Entire PS3 manual scanned and online

GamePro, the people who brought you video game themed reviewers and game reviews that were “TO THE XTREME!” in a time when most video game publications were only “WICKED” or “TUBULAR”, has scanned and uploaded the entire 60GB PS3 manual. If you’re the kind of person who absolutely salivates over screenshots, and tosses and turns in bed imagining yourself inflicting MASSIVE DAMAGE, you’ll appreciate the alarming amount of text they had to scan in and upload....

May 12, 2025 · 1 min · 109 words · Martin James

Final Fantasy Tactics director talks new game

Classic turn-based system, no main character Yasumi Matsuno (Final Fantasy Tactics,Vagrant Story,Final Fantasy XII) has a Kickstarter project in the works,Unsung Story. It’s sitting about $150,000 away from its goal with a week and half left. Unfortunately, the Vita stretch goal (and addition of composer Hitoshi Sakimoto) seem out of reach. With the campaign’s latest update,Matsuno talks directlyabout the design elements that differentiateUnsung Storyfrom Matsuno’s past works. What’s interesting is that character class seems dependent on weapon equips and that characters can simultaneously have a level in a particular class, making switching easy, though a character trained as a a healer and an attacker may not be a worthwhile monster tamer, being such a low level in the latter....

May 12, 2025 · 2 min · 280 words · Louis Shaffer