Archive: august 4, 2008

Achievements Planned for Diablo III, Starcraft II

The achievement system coming to World of Warcraft is old news, but it looks like Blizzard is planning that same meta-game addictiveness for Diablo III and StarCraft II. The system is "basically a gamerscore," lead designer Jeff Kaplan told MTV,... Read more

Onechanbara will get US release on 360, sequel on Wii.

Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad, in addition to having what may very well be the best title for a game ever, has become quite the cult hit in Japan. Now, America is finally going to get to see how incredibly awesome chicks killing zombies ... Read more

Carmack: Rage Won't Look So Hot on the Xbox 360

John Carmack, id Software's resident coding wizard, believes the company's upcoming Rage will look worse on the Xbox 360 than on the PC or PlayStation 3, reports Joystiq. The problem, Carmack believes, is that the game's assets are just too... Read more

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Aug 4 Articles of Interest

I’ll be giving a lecture at the IGDA Leadership Forum in November. Quick summary: “This session will attempt to summarize, and make relevant for the game industry, the most important lesson...

Aug 4 Opinion: Why TGS' 'Sense Of Wonder Night' Matters

Over at IndieGames.com sister weblog GameSetWatch, you may recall that we mentioned Tokyo Game Show's new 'Sense Of Wonder Night' a few weeks ago. Well, I wanted to revisit it and make sure all our reader...

Jul 31 American McGee's Grimm: Episode 1 (Spicy Horse Games)

The first weekly episode from American McGee's retelling of Grimm's fairy tales is now available as a free download (for one day only, which is today) to GameTap users everywhere. All that's required to...

Jul 31 Indie Game Pick: American McGee's Grimm Ep. 1 (Spicy Horse)

Jul 30 Results: 1st Annual Game Makin' Shindig (Eegra)

Games submitted for Eegra's first annual Game Makin' Shindig are now available for download. A total of AUD $3,000 (roughly USD $2,850) were handed out to the four top finishers; everyone else gets nine...

Jul 29 Rumors: Cave Story on WiiWare

This is unconfirmed, but apparently download links for all Cave Story ports were withdrawn recently at the request of the original developer Pixel. A poster on Amigaworld.net let slip that the game will...

Jul 29 Cryptic To Unveil Star Trek Online Next Month

It's official: City of Heroes developer Cryptic Studios is now behind the creation of Star Trek Online, and it will show the first gameplay footage of its latest MMO next month. The big reveal will take...

Jul 28 Incredible Machine Spawns Portable Imitators

Sierra's classic puzzle game The Incredible Machine and the Nintendo DS are a match made in heaven, something everyone on Earth realizes except, evidently, Sierra. But while we might not get an official...

Jul 28 2008 IGF Showcase Winners @ Austin GDC Announced

The organizers of the Independent Games Festival have announced the nine winners of the Austin GDC IGF Showcase, picking the very best examples of 'local flavor' in terms of indie games from Austin and...