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Gene Simmons: ‘I’m the voice of Guitar Hero 6′
“I’m the voice of Guitar Hero 6,” says KISS front man Gene Simmons during a video clip produced by Game On, a division of UK media site ITN. And that’s all he says. The clip — view it after the break — has been removed from the context of what’s assumed to be a full [...]
OnLive to offer ‘OnLive Game Portal’ service without monthly fee
The pricing scheme announced this week by OnLive, in which you’d pay $15 a month for the privilege of buying and renting games, won’t be the only way to interact with the streaming service. In addition to that “OnLive Game Service,” the company will open an “OnLive Game Portal” sometime after the June 17 launch [...]
Liked Battle Chess? Meet Battle vs. Chess
Battle vs. Chess appears to bring Battle Chess to a new generation, with a similar hook and a name that just skirts a potential copyright lawsuit. With “upbeat combat visuals & mechanics,” the game sounds like a modern update of the classic chess game that let us watch chess pieces beat the stuffing out of [...]
Molyneux: Motion gaming is making devs ’sweat’
You hear that, developers? You should be shakin’ in yer boots — motion-based gaming is going to force you to throw away everything you’ve ever learned about game design and start anew. At least that’s what Lionhead’s Peter Molyneux (not so exaggeratedly) had to say when quizzed on the subject of the “arms race” between [...]
Interview: Metroid: Other M producer Yoshio Sakamoto
After delivering a GDC panel on his cinematic inspiration, we met with Metroid: Other M producer Yoshio Sakamoto to ask him about everything from collaborating with Team Ninja, lessons learned from Metroid Prime, the newfound focus on story in the Metroid universe, and whether or not he played Chair’s Super Metroid love letter, Shadow Complex. [...]
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