This Friday on Shame Night: Motion Gaming With the U-Force…And Beyond!
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This Friday on Shame Night: Motion Gaming With the U-Force…And Beyond!
This Friday on Shame Night: Motion Gaming With the U-Force…And Beyond!
Live streaming video by Ustream Time : Friday, July 16, 2010 5 p.m. PST Location : Watch the embedded video player above. Join Scott Sharkey, Frank Cifaldi and the rest of the Shame Night crew as they dig through 1UP’s extensive library and play through the weirdest and worst games they can find! Will they be overwhelmed with rage?
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Cult Classic NES Game Ufouria Finally Coming to the U.S.
Sunsoft has announced its next round of classic releases on Nintendo’s Wii-based Virtual Console, which brings the Aero the Acrobat series and, for the first time in the United States, cult classic Ufouria: The Saga. Ufouria was a cartoon-inspired, Metroid-style open world adventure game that, despite plans to do so that included a magazine marketing campaign, never made it out in the United States. It did see limited release in Europe, however, which this version will be based on.
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Penny Arcade Expo Announces PAX 10 Independent Games
PAX has announced its PAX 10 for Penny Arcade Expo 2010. A selection of ten independent games that receive free space on the show floor, this year’s titles are: – Altitude – Bastion – Fowl Space – Hegemony: Philip of Macedon – Plane Weaver – Puzzle Bots – Retro City Rampage – Shibuya – Solace – Super Meat Boy
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Wii Party Tops Japanese Charts at 235,000 Sold
Wii Party debuted strong in Japan last week. According to sales figures gathered by Media Create ( via Gamesindustry.biz) for the period of July 5 through 11, retailers moved approximately 235,000 copies of the Nintendo-developed multiplayer game following its release overseas exactly one week ago
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Full List of 108 DJ Hero 2 Artists Revealed
Entertainment Weekly landed an exclusive on DJ Hero 2 yesterday, revealing the full list of artists for the sequel to last year’s turntable game. This year’s pack of 108 musicians includes returning favorites like Daft Punk, Eminem, and Gorillaz, plus newcomers like Metallica, Busta Rhymes, and Puff Daddy
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Double Fine Has Four New, Smaller Games in Development
During his talk at the Develop Conference in Brighton, Double Fine founder Tim Schafer revealed a few more details on the multiple new projects his studio has in development. Specifically, Double Fine currently has four projects in development and signed with publishers, and while none was specifically announced, Schafer did reveal how they came about and who is working on each. “We got a phone call from a publisher saying ‘we’re not going to do a sequel to Brutal Legend.’ My fault was that I had not prepared for that, so we did not have a project ready to go,” Schafer explained (via GamesIndustry.biz ).
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Activision Defends Kotick, Schafer Calls Comments an "Accident"
Yesterday, Double Fine founder Tim Schafer stirred up a little controversy when he made harsh comments about Activision CEO Bobby Kotick in an interview, saying Kotick behaves like “a total prick” and is bad for the industry because he “makes a big deal about not liking games.” A day later, Activision has come to the defense of their embattled CEO, and even Schafer now wishes he chose his words more diplomatically. “Tim Schafer’s comment that Bobby Kotick ‘makes a big deal about not liking games’ just isn’t true,” said Maryanne Lataif, senior vice president of corporate communications at Activision Blizzard, about Schafer’s original tirade (via Eurogamer ). “Bobby has always been passionate about games and loves the videogame industry
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Atari Revives Haunted House Franchise After 29-Year Absence
Franchise revivals are all the rage these days, but most game developers can’t reach quite this far into their back-catalog. Atari announced a new Haunted House today, a re-imagined update of the game from nearly 30 years ago. The game is set for the Wii, Xbox Live, and PC this Halloween.
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Atari Revives Haunted House Franchise After 29-Year Absence
Zelda: Skyward Sword Aiming for Early 2011 Release
There was a lot of back and forth on the release timeframe for the latest Zelda title leading up to E3, but when Shigeru Miyamoto revealed the game as The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword , he also revealed the disappointing news that it wouldn’t be ready for release until 2011. But speaking to Official Nintendo Magazine , producer Eiji Aonuma now says they’re aiming for an early 2011 release. “The basis we have now is very, very solid,” Aonuma said.
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