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WaveGroup Interview Part 2: "Hey, why can't you play a trombone solo with a guitar controller?"

www.gamezone.com — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:21:11 UTC

Because we're focused on content for Rock Band, we look at any particular song in terms of the game and how fun we think the track can be in the game," says Littlejohn. "We're really open to different types of music, instrumentation, etc., so it can be a challenge to work with songs that don't match...

Our Calling Interview Goes Beyond The Black Page

Spencer — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:02:56 UTC

We spoke with the staff of Calling about designing their first horror game. Did you know one of the team's ideas was to create a Wii Remote microphone attachment? Read on to find out about that and background on all of the main characters.

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Makes Its Way Into MapleStory

Ishaan — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:05:27 UTC

Synergy alert! Popular MMORPG MapleStory is going to be receiving special ingame items such as costumes, weapons and character-specific items from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, as part of a special tie-in. One example of these trinkets is treasures belonging to the Armstrong family. Gashapon vending...

Glimmers Of Greatness In Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Crystal Bearers

Ishaan — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:19:37 UTC

Crystal Bearers is a fascinating experiment and one of the biggest risks Square Enix have taken in years. Too bad everyone's choosing to ignore it.

Alpha Protocol Preview

Emabulator — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:50:17 UTC

GamesRadar has posted a hands-on preview of Obsidian's upcoming espionage RPG, Alpha Protocol. The article walks you through three different approaches to the same mission based on play style and character skills; soldier, stealth and saboteur. Even better, with skills invested in the 'Sabotage' branch,...

Wada: Final Fantasy Marketing "Differs With Each Game"

James Lee — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:58:03 UTC

Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada has said the company's approach to Final Fantasy has had to be different for each title and that Final Fantasy XIII was made to be as "mainstream" as possible. The series, which has sold around 96 million units, has been a sales success in multiple parts of the world and...

Naughty Dog Reveal Uncharted 2 Development Process

Ishaan — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:20:49 UTC

The way we handle pre-production at Naughty Dog is one of the things that we think makes us unusual as a studio, in that during pre-production we don't have anything in the way of conventional deadlines or deliverables," Naughty Dog lead designer Richard Lemarchand revealed during his GDC panel on the...

Video Games to Still Look Out for in 2010

Antoine Serpico — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:01:10 UTC

A List of Video Games Still to Be Released in 2010 2010 has till now been one monster year in gaming with titles like Heavy Rain, God of War III, Command and Conquer4 and many more being released. The Lost and the Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony. Let's hope the guys at Rockstar do a better porting...

Fastest and Best Way to Get Level 99 Range in Runescape

Mike Xiong — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:32:01 UTC

So not only can you attack faster but if you have a good level range it can do quite a lot of damage. Without further ado, let me explain how to get there. Level 1-10: The best place to train range from levels 1-10 is the chicken coop in Lumbridge. If you want to save money, then I suggest you pick up...

Game Review: The Sims 3: World Adventures (PC)

Lori May — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:33:46 UTC

Visit the Sims' Version of China, Egypt and France in This Expansion Pack!World Adventures is the first expansion pack for The Sims 3, the newest version of EA game's vastly popular simulation/virtual life series of games. Apartment Life in the summer of 2008. The new edition of the Sims-universe has...

Amazon Curve Bonus Round: Infinite Space

Laura — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:39:55 UTC

Missed out on our Amazon Curve for Infinite Space? Catch up on it here! And if you still haven't gotten enough Amazon Japan opinions on the game, you can find more below. The battle scenes give a punch, for a DS game, and you'll always need to use your head so you won't get tired of it. However, the...

Facebook Files: What Are Your Most Anticipated Games Of 2010?

Ishaan — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:50:21 UTC

Going into 2010, two games were high up on my list of "Most Anticipated." One of those was White Knight Chronicles. While it wasn't everything I hoped it would be, it's a decent game and I'm starting to enjoy it. The only game that has come out so far that I was looking forward to has been No More...

Farmville Farming Strategy and Levelling Up

Pedro Sousa — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:09:54 UTC

FarmVille cheats for achieving all ribbons such as Zoologist, Green Thumb and Architect. FarmVille cheats for ribbons allow you to get free coins and experience points. If you started playing Farmville recently then you know it's an online game very similar to PC and console games. This applies to...

Runescape Hunting Guide

Mike Xiong — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:30:14 UTC

Getting to level 99 in Runescape is not impossible nor is it a hard task, ranging is just time consuming. This guide will explain a simple and easy way for Runescape p2p members to achieve this goal.

Runescape Strength Level 1-99 Guide

Mike Xiong — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:30:55 UTC

If you choose free to play, don't worry, it may take longer than pay to play depending on how dedicated you are but you will still reach level 99 faster than other people if you follow this method. Let's start with free to play first. Free to play way to get level 99 strength: Level 1-10: From level...

Cheapest and Fastest Way to Get Level 99 Range in Runescape

Mike Xiong — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:31:26 UTC

Runescape Hunting Guide for Levels 1-99

Mike Xiong — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:32:37 UTC

To begin with, hunting is actually a pretty good skill for money making. It sort of goes hand in hand with summoning and other combat skills. All hunting equipment can be bought from Yanille. Levels 1-19: From these levels the best thing to hunt is crimson swifts. They are north of Ooglog. They are...

This Week In Sales: Absolute Hero Modding Project Goes Live

Ishaan — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:10:41 UTC

Meanwhile, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars feels like wasted potential.

Sega and Yakuza 3: a marketing lecture

Giuseppe Nelva (noreply@blogger.com) — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:11:00 UTC

Yakuza 3 No Hostess BarsPicture uploaded by AbriaelToday Nick Pantazis of VGcharts posted on the Gamefaqs boards the gist of his talk with the Sega executives during the GDC about Yakuza 3 and the cuts. You can follow the link and read the full thread, but basically what he's been said boils down to...

Atkinson leaves SA Attorney-General position

spdiscus — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:13:19 UTC

South Australian Attorney General, Michael Atkinson, infamous for the banning of R18+ rated games and the censoring of political comment in Australia, has quit. The recent South Australian election provided a massive swing against Atkinson's governing labor party. As a direct result of the South Australian...