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StarCraft II Arrives with many Unboxing Videos

Nicholas Lohr — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:42:32 +0000

After years of waiting, millions of Actions Per Minute, and the unrelenting cries of pro Korean players, Blizzard has finally given gamers a sequel to its wildly popular real-time strategy game entitled, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. Like any PC gamer worth their salt, no StarCraft player will be caught dead without the Special Edition version of the game which made its way to several media outlets this afternoon. Many of them, including Giant Bomb and Kotaku made the inevitable unboxing videos to capture the moment. If nothing else, watching them will help kill a few minutes from the remaining, agonizing hours left until Blizzard turns on the game’s servers.

Source: Giant Bomb / Kotaku

God of War (Independent) Movie trailer

Nicholas Lohr — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:47:46 +0000

Just when you’ve read the last “First!” comment you can stand and accepted that Facebook friend request from your grandmother, the internet has a way of reminding you why you fell in love with it in the first place. Gamervision, the same team behind the amazing Inglorious Plummers, has released their vision for the God of War movie. Or should we say, the God of War movie if it were done by Wes Anderson. The trailer is absolutely genius and, if anything, should be awarded for pointing out all of the overused tropes in almost every indy film of its type. For those who love independent movies such as Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, & Juno, and have a high tolerance for overt use of helvetica check out the video below.

Source: Gamervision

Super Mario Bros. beaten with a Dance Pad

Nicholas Lohr — Sun, 02 May 2010 15:06:46 +0000

Stand in awe of youtube user DJ17Nario and his fancy footwork. Not content with simply beating 8-bit classics like Castlevania with the usual NES controller, he has taken things to the next level by completing them with a Dance Pad. For his latest feat, he has taken on the original Super Mario Bros. complete with DDR Pad, warp zones, and twinkle toes.

Source: Giant Bomb

Driving from 3rd-person in Real Life

Nicholas Lohr — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:09:48 +0000

If you think that driving in games like Grand Theft Auto or Forza 3 could improve your motoring skills in real life, think again. The team at Rooster Teeth Labs decided to see what it was like to operate a car from the third person perspective, the default view for driving in many video games. Turns out the task is much more difficult than you might imagine. By mounting a camera behind the vehicle and sending the feed to a monitor taking the place of the windshield, drivers got a full dose of a real-life GTA experience. See how they did in the video below.

First Gameplay Footage of Metroid: Other M

Nicholas Lohr — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 23:54:10 +0000

A month ago, Nintendo of America held a Media Summit to showcase many of its upcoming 2010 titles. Included amongst the foray of exciting new games, was more information on Metroid: Other M. Developer Team Ninja is collaborating with Nintendo to take the franchise where Retro studios, the people behind the Metroid Prime games, left off.

Metroid: Other M is a strange mix of old-school 2D style action ala Super Metroid with first-person mechanics. While members of the press were able to play a demo at the Media Summit, Nintendo did not allow video of the gameplay footage to be taken. Until today, all gamers were given was a CGI trailer.

Feast your eyes on the new trailer from Team Ninja, showcasing the game’s unique mechanics, controls, and some of the nostalgia-inducing gameplay.

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Real Life Portal Gun

Nicholas Lohr — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:22:35 +0000

After Valve announced their popular Steam client was coming to the Mac and news of Game Informer’s Portal 2 cover story hit the airwaves, the internets have been buzzing with excitement over the sequel to the popular portal puzzler. Makes sense to see a few Portal-themed videos popping up as fans get more excited.

Youtube user and resident Bike Hero, Freddie Wong, is the proud owner of his very on Portal gun from the fine folks at Aperture Science. In his latest video, Wong finally answers the age-old question of what would happen if anyone could make portals. What would you do? Annoy your friends? Take one infinite loop ride? We’re currently saving up all the boxtops and soup can labels around so we can trade them in and snag one for ourselves. If you hear of a bank robbery in the near future involving a portal gun, don’t look at us.

Fallout New Vegas Preview

shloomz — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:30:25 +0000

So it’s just about that time – Bethesda has recently announced the development of another game into the Fallout series – Fallout New Vegas. Yes, the game will take place in post-apocalyptic Las Vegas, yes there will be plenty of mutated and evil cohorts to dispose of, and yes there will be hours and hours of more Fallout fun! For all of you that have spent countless hours completing Fallout 3 and any of the expansion packs have probably grown very fond of the franchise. As captivating as an RPG gets, Fallout was truly a pinnacle of video game creation due to its immense worlds, extensive storyline and character development. However, Fallout 3 definitely carried a very grim undertone (as it should in post-apocalyptia) and we truly hope that New Vegas may carry a more somber yet optimistic gameplay environment. By using the same graphics and gameplay engine [Gamebryo] since the release of Elder Scrolls Oblivion, Bethesda and Emergent Game Technologies have most definitely earned a significant return on their initial investment. Even today, their gameplay engines continues to surprise us gamers with the endless possibilities and potential abilities. Although we loved Fallout 3, we really wishes that there were a larger array of weaponry, armor, item collecting and gathering and different sets of side-quests such as portrayed in Oblivion. New Vegas may continue to take on these extremities and bring us to RPG heaven. Although New Vegas is not considered a sequel to Fallout 3, it most definitely takes place in the same ‘Fallout universe’ with a multitude of similarities. With a schedules release for the Fall of 2010 by Obsidian Entertainment, we truly hope that the Fallout legacy will continue on stronger than before. Check out the screen shots and videos below, more to come as soon.

Fallout New Vegas Trailer – Frank Sinatra & Ron Perlman?!

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“What’re You Buying?” – Video Game Collections

Nicholas Lohr — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:43:12 +0000

photo courtesy of Flickr user veganstraightedge

Flickr user, n8duke’s NES collection of 769 games is just one shy of ”all the U.S. licensed games and less than 20 away from all the U.S. non-licensed games.”

It’s an impressive library but just a drop in the vast ocean of video game collections.

When compared to what many consider to be the world’s largest, the overall effect of just how involved people get with their collections is staggering.

The website VideoGameCollectors has “been collecting the photos of collectors’ game rooms – the elegant beauty of hundreds of games packed into small and large spaces. These rooms are havens for collectors, living space devoted to the hobby we all love.” Designed as a means for fellow collectors to share, post photos, and discuss their collections, Digital Press brings to light the important, communal aspect of these collections as users share their libraries with the world.

This urge to collect is a common trait amongst gamers and it’s reflected in the way many titles are developed. After all, how many games offer some sort of collection element? Pokémon has sold millions based on the idea of obsessively collecting every creature but it goes way beyond that. Just recently, I found myself fixated on getting every star coin in New Super Mario Bros. Wii and every piece of intel in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Overall, these items don’t offer much more than the challenge of locating them but, for some reason, I am drawn to get every single one. This situation is not uncommon. Whether it’s blast shards in inFamous, bobblehead dolls in Fallout 3, or treasures in Uncharted, games are chock full of things to collect. It’s no wonder gamers take their collecting outside of the virtual space and amass libraries of consoles, handhelds, and games to an extreme degree.

Pete Dorr, creator of Pete’s Game Room shows off his collection of more than 1,300 games and over 40 video game systems.

On his internet-radio program, A Life Well Wasted editor and host Robert Ashley explores gamers’ proclivity for collecting in the episode “Gotta Catch Em All”. The episode chronicles Mike Mika, game developer and avid collector of all things gaming. In addition, Ashley speaks with Michael Schiess; collector and owner of Lucky JuJu Pinball in Alameda, California. The episode is an intelligent, in-depth profile of the people drawn to collecting video games.

YouTube user, Finngamer posted a video of his impressive collection which includes 1,300 games, about 50 consoles and handhelds, and 3 arcade machines.

Do you have a video game collection? If so, email us a photo at contact@gameshack.com

Lego Universe Preview

shloomz — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:20:30 +0000

After a plethora of Lego video game releases, it seems that NetDevil is going to finally hit the nail right on the head and give us what we want. From the preview we’ve seen of the Lego Universe game due out this year, the game looks nothing but epic. By combining all previous Lego releases – Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Batman, Harry Potter (due later this May), NetDevil has created something truly unique by using old techniques. Lego Universe, is obvious set in the Lego Universe, and will give gamers a Massively Multiplayer Online game like no other. With it’s original release pushed back from 2008, to 2009, and now to the 3rd or 4th quarter of 2010, we somehow feel that this game will be well worth its wait. For all us Lego lovers out there, who’ve been building with Legos since our parents let us will truly appreciate the nature and grandeur of this game. Please just do yourself a favor, watch the video below and keep your mouth from drooling…

Super Stop Motion Mario

shloomz — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:41:57 +0000

Let’s put it to smartkid82504 - he definitely has some skills. We really thought we’d show off his video here on GameShack. Truly some creative work at hand here, especially for all Mario fans.

We also found this other cool video from lemontoasterstudios, definitely another cool adaptation for paper stop motion using our most lovable friend Mario!

Here’s another awesome video we found created by fivedaze. Enjoy!