DESTRUCTOID 0059 Brace yourself friends, for we are smack dab in the middle of the Game Developers Conference, 2011. Thankfully, our friend Adam Kovic from Machinima decided to stop by and help us make sense of everything going on. We chat about the new Battlefield 3 trailer (spoiler: best looking fps eva), the latest Nintendo 3DS happenings (including NETFLIX), and discuss the next game from the people beyond Minecraft. Oh yeah, and Apple showed off a little toy known as the iPad 2 today. Story #1 – Apple unveils iPad 2, out March 11 – www.destructoid.com Story #2 – Mojang’s new game is called Scrolls – www.destructoid.com The new game from the guys behind Minecraft is probably not what you’re thinking… unless you were expecting a collectible card game. In which case, excellent guess! Story #3 – Battlefield 3 is easily the best looking FPS – www.destructoid.com So says Hamza Aziz, at least. How says you? Let us know in the comments! Story #4 – Clint Mansell Scoring Mass Effect 3 – www.destructoid.com The genius behind the music of Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, and Pi is scoring a video game! Awesome. Check out the credits for what it might look like… Story #5-#billion MACHINIMA ROUNDTABLE EDITION! Adam Kovich stopped by to chat about the GDC happenings-on. They talked about Battlefield 3, Infamous 2, the Nintendo keynote, Crysis 2, and much much more. Check out www.youtube.com and www.twitter.com for more of Adam! www.destructoid.com twitter.com …
The substitute teachers are in today, and they’ve brought a wacky episode. Tara runs down her top 5 favorite Android games, while Max bathes in the melancholic realization of his top 5 Blackberry games. Also, with the impending release of Marvel vs Capcom 3, we’ve been thinking about some other franchise crossover games we might like. Let us know what yours are!
DESTRUCTOID 0041 Holy chainsaw guns, we’ve got a ton of news for you today! More details creeped out about Elder Scrolls Skyrim, including some promising news about NPC intelligence and wooly fucking mammoths, we finally got a date (March 25th in UK, March 27th in USA) and a price ($250) for the 3DS, AND Final Fantasy XIII-2 got officially announced and trailer’d. Furthermore, we figured out why Portal 2 on PS3 is the best version, shifted our rant-gammaray from CliffyB to David Cage, and laughed about Germany censoring Dead Space 2. Yes, there was a lot to talk about today folks, but not so much that we didn’t get to bask in the glory of your voicemails (that number again is 775-55-DTOID). Also, we’re doing a livestream on Monday! Let us know in the comments what games you want us to chat about. Story #1 – More Elder Scrolls Skyrim details revealed: www.destructoid.com No new gameplay footage, but we learned about NPCs, the Creation Engine, and wooly fucking mammoths. Story #2 – Kongregate brings 300 games to the android…before it doesn’t: www.destructoid.com Kongregate DID bring a ton of flash games to Android, but got nixed from the Market by Google. Story #3 – Heavy Rain developer David Cage says stupid things: www.destructoid.com Including a bit about how Heavy Rain has made games a more meaningful medium. Story #4 – 3DS launch details revealed: www.destructoid.com March 27 in the USA, March 25th in the UK. $250. What’s parallax 3d goodness worth to you? Story #5 …
DESTRUCTOID 0036 It’s the first Friday of the New Year, and doesn’t it feel great? It’s hard to believe that at the start of the week, there was almost nothing worth reporting about — now we’ve been covered in a veritable avalanche of video-game related journalism. CES was obviously the big news in all things consumer electronics this week, and we’ve got a few quick hits that you need to know about (most noticeably, an amazing portable gaming machine). We’re also getting closer to the first big releases of the year, including Dtoid favorite Marvel vs Capcom 3. Nick Chester has had a hand on it for a few weeks now, and we’ve got the gameplay footage and costumes to prove it. As if that wasn’t enough, Capcom went and revealed 2 more characters for the roster, although we kinda saw that coming. Oh, and did you hear that there’s a Playstation Phone coming? Well now we know that it actually plays games, and isn’t just a poseur. Story #1 – Two more characters announced for Marvel vs Capcom 3: www.destructoid.com The oft-rumored Phoenix/Jean Grey and Mike Haggar officially join the STILL not-fully-revealed lineup. Max hates Phoenix, but everyones excited about the Hag-man. Story #2 – Speaking of Marvel vs Capcom 3…: www.destructoid.com Nick Chester has an EPIC MvC3 preview ready for you guys. Check out some copious gameplay footage, as well as lots of alternate costumes/colors. Story #3 – Razer announces Switchblade Mobile PC Gaming platform at CES: www.destructoid.com Razer …
DESTRUCTOID 0047 Happy Humpday. Today we’ve got the shocking news of Mario in 3D, the latest project from the gang over at Twisted Pixel, the possibility of Master Chief on Kinect, and the latest on Elder Scrolls, straight from Maryland! Story #1 – Twisted Pixel announces The Gunstringer for Kinect:www.destructoid.com Makers of Splosion Man announce a brand new game starring a marionette gunslinger. For Kinect! Story #2 – Halo may also be coming to Kinect: www.destructoid.com Based on some domain registrations, it looks like Master Chief could be making the jump to Kinect. Whoa, back to back stories about the Kinect? What is this, November? Story #3 – Sony Blows the lid off Infamous 2.: www.destructoid.com Infamous 2 gets revealed by Sony. Story #4 – PS3 firmware update causes HDD problems: www.destructoid.com Watch out, you Sony PS3ers. Sony’s having issues with firmware updates (again). Story #5 -BREAKING: SKYRIM MENUS INSPIRED BY ITUNES.: www.destructoid.com We turn into the latest report in our ongoing Elder Scrolls Watch segment. Story #6 – NGP Trailer shows off Killzone, Uncharted, Little Big Planet: www.destructoid.com Sony releases a new trailer showing off some hot new footage of new games. Story #7 -Miyamoto promises Mario on 3DS: www.destructoid.com SHOCKING!!!!! Story #8 – Tiger Woods 12 Gets Caddies: www.destructoid.com Finally, a story that matters! In addition to Augusta, the new Tiger Woods will have caddies who will give you advice about the course …