Ziff Davis has sold its 1UP division to Hearsts UGO Entertainment, and is shutting long-running print magazine EGM in the process. Ziff Davis Medias EGM Magazine, a consumer game print mainstay since 1989, will be discontinued. The January 2009 issue will be the final printed issue.r
Wow, videogames and the things they spawn! The industry produces everything from comics to vibrating mushrooms. You could listen to advertising, fanboys and Big Videogame’s secret infrared mind-control to find out what’s worth your money, but you’d end up buying two of everything. So how much of it is really worth paying attention to?
This year we decided to try something different with our Game of the Year awards: The GOTYS. We came up with categories that exemplify the areas of gaming that we think should be highlighted. Instead of awards meant to serve as a shopping list for gamers, we hope to create something that pinpoints what we think was best in gaming for the year.
To celebrate the wonder of liquid refreshment of an alcoholic nature, heres a list of gaming’s biggest drunks and the perils and pitfalls each have faced thanks to their passion for hops, spirits and wines.
Youre probably playing catch up with all the great games that came out the last few months, but you better hurry up. Theres a lot more coming in 2009. You can expect everything from sequels to game series reboots to brand new franchises. Here are 20 of 2009s most anticipated games.
According to Famitsus publisher Enterbrain, the Japanese game market is, like a frightened turtle, getting smaller compared to last year. But what was the biggest selling game hardware? Games? The 2007 data reflects the period from January 1, 2007 to December 3, 2007. The 2008 data reflects the period from December 31, 2007 to December 28, 2008.
Meet Alison Carroll, the new Tomb Raider Lara Croft. For the new Tomb Raider game, Carroll will be the face of Croft, joining the long list of ladies who have held the title, such as Karima Adebibe, Lucy Clarkson, Jill de Jong, Lara Weller, Nell McAndrew, Rhona Mitra, Ellen Rocche and Vanessa Demouy.
Wow. Hasnt 2008 flown by? It only seems like yesterday that we were tearing up tarmac in Burnout Paradise, settling into an hour long cut-scene in Metal Gear Solid 4 and putting our fists through walls over Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2. Yeah, 2008 has been quite a year, with some truly memorable moments.
There’s an imaginary level of immaturity that comes with game playing, a less-than-serious aura more identifiable with kids and older teens. Many gamers realize this, and would rather not reveal their game playing habits just as porn addicts wouldn’t want to admit their sins to fellow church members.
The National Institute on Media and Family releases an annual report card for the gaming industry, and this years report painted a very rosy picture indeed. Unfortunately, those findings were somewhat tainted by the knowledge that the NIMF accepted a cash donation from the Entertainment Software Association. Next years report card could be very i
Harmonix confirmed today what you may have already had leaked all over you: a Roy Orbison six-pack is hitting the Rock Band series next week. The tracks? You already know. “Claudette”, “In Dreams,” “Mean Woman Blues,” “Oh, Pretty Woman,” “Ooby Dooby, and “You Got It,” six tracks that span years worth of Orbisons career.
For gamers who travel, handheld systems like the Nintendo DS and the PlayStation Portable are lifesavers. A boring, lengthy flight is the perfect excuse for a focused gaming session.
The familiar hardware for Guitar Hero and Rock Band cries out to be tinkered with, and do-it-yourselfers answered the call: playing real guitars, rigging up double bass drums and just plain cheating.
