[Writer Tom Cross gets a bit lost in Prey for the wrong reasons -- he explains where the title revolutionizes, and where it lost its way in its quest to "about something."] Human Head Studios' Prey is an unusual game. It's also incredibly old-fashioned. Its mechanics, narrative, and systems all reek of age, even in 2006 when it was released. It certainly isn't unique because of its general plot: its tale of alien invasion and ...
Major publisher Electronic Arts appears to have weathered something of a rough period over recent financial quarters, posting a profit in its fourth quarter and beating analyst expectations. Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Mass Effect 2, Dante's Inferno and its digital business -- an area at the crux of its recent transition efforts -- helped drive the company to $979 million in sales, a 14 percent year over year increase, it said. EA saw a $30 ...
Judging by the total contributions to the "Humble Indie Bundle" charity drive, gamers are a bit more willing to give to charity as long as they get a little something in return. Contributions to the "Humble Indie Bundle" exploded over the past week, as contributions grew from about $40,000 on May 4 to around $700,000 Monday morning. The total number of contributions grew from about 5,300 to about 82,000, while the average contribution grew from ...
Electronic Arts' Medal of Honor franchise, which debuted in 1999, used to be among the most commercially successful first-person shooter properties, but along the way something happened. Other studios began making FPS games that not only built upon the cinematic influence that Medal of Honor became known for, but also added online multiplayer components that left EA's franchise behind, both critically and commercially. "With Medal of Honor, we're rebooting the series to get into the ...
Capcom says it's shipped an initial one million units of Super Street Fighter IV, the latest installment in its major fighting franchise. The launch of Street Fighter IV in 2008 kicked off something of a modern revival for the long-standing brand, and since then Capcom has been promoting the franchise through national tournaments, brand tie-ins an cross-media extensions. For example, the company confirms it'll launch an arcade version of Super Street Fighter IV, as it ...
[The game industry tends to be so obsessed with latching onto the next big innovation that it fails to flesh out -- or improve -- existing game concepts and ideas that are still viable, says Gamasutra's Kris Graft in this new editorial.] I remember a review back in 2007 that said something to the effect that Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was the best take yet on archaic gameplay. It was a backhanded compliment ...
[Writing for Gamasutra, Lewis Denby examines all facets of the experience of playing video games. Are violent video games "corrupting" our kids? We've heard that debate before, but perhaps not as obnoxiously as this...] "Hearing the floor manager tell the octagenarian crowd to 'really let your feelings be known if he says something you don't agree with' seconds before filming was pretty disconcerting. I hope you noted the targeted 'he' in that sentence. I certainly ...
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