Wondering if Street Fighter IV’s PC release will run on your rig? Capcom released a benchmark program for you to find out. Over at 4Gamer.net you can download a 397MB zip file with a benchmark program that – – after a lengthy installation – – runs through a match between Ryu and Sakura for your [...]
File this one under “it’s a damned shame” category: iPhone developer Manomio has crafted what appears to be the mother of all mobile Commodore 64 emulators – – the appropriately named Commodore 64 for iPhone – – only to have Apple shut the door, lock it, and turn out the lights. The app, which has [...]
It’s pretty much a universal given that people with any semblance of decency are expected to treat those with physical shortcomings and disabilities as we’d treat any other human being. Fortunately, they have support from a large company in their march towards equality. Nintendo, proving itself to be a firm supporter of progressive ideologies, cast [...]
It may be a pot-kettle-black situation for me to point fingers and giggle at the otaku who know the ins and outs of the anime fighters in Tatsunoku vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars when I can, unfortunately, give a detailed account of why Hokuto no Ken‘s Roah and Toki have a deep, life-long beef. I could attribute [...]
Video Games | The King of Fighters Online | Debut Trailer XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii I’ve been harping on the need for a company to take the Beat ‘Em Up genre by the hand and modernize it for quite some time now, so when the further details of King of Fighters [...]
Irem’s R-Type is without a doubt a shmup/shooter classic with its plodding, strategic gameplay, tough-as-nails challenge, huge bosses, and unique graphical style that seems to make even the most mechanical enemies appear semi-organic. Despite the number of sequels that have appeared since the series’ debut in 1987 (such as R-Type Delta and R-Type Final), it’s the [...]
If you’re a johnny-come-lately who doubts Konami’s deep influence in gaming, look no further than the Palm Pre, which is proving itself a love den for all things Konami. Days ago, it was discovered that inputting the famous Konami Code into the Palm Pre unlocks the handset’s dev mode, so it’s only fitting that the [...]
The Warriors is one of those flicks that has somehow elevated far beyond the dubious quality of the original cult film work; from the WWE‘s Booker T’s “Can you dig it?” battlecry to Diddy’s “Baaaadddd Boooy….Come out and plaaaa-aaaayyyy” in Craig Mack’s “Flava in Ya Ear (Remix)” video, elements of the flick have permeated many [...]
This year’s E3 proved a valuable showcase for videogame companies to display their upcoming titles and gear – – we learned of the PSP Go, saw more footage of the gorgeous A Boy and His Blob remake, and saw the debut of New Super Mario Bros. Wii – -but what proved most intriguing to me [...]
