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CES 2011: RoboBuilder robots operated using modded game controllers
At CES 2011, RoboBuilder had a small booth in the Korean cove as I like to call it (North Hall, Grand Lobby, Lower Level), mixed between cable companies and other technical odds and ends.
At the booth he had both an Xbox 360 controller and a PlayStation controller rigged to wirelessly control a couple of his many robots…
SEGA announces Binary Domain, a squad-based shooter
Sega has a brand new IP set to be released on the Xbox 360 and PS3. It’s a sci-fi shooter called Binary Domain that takes place in 2080 Tokyo. If media has taught us anything, it’s that the future will be dominated by robots. Binary Domain puts you in a squad of humanity loving humans as they team up to eradicate the hostile robots.
Close-Up: Kotobukiya’s Lost Planet 2 action figures (with photo gallery)
Do you collect dolls? How about tiny toys? Maybe you call them action figures? How about mini mech suits a la Lost Planet 2? Ah, now I have your attention.
Kotobukiya, crafters of higher-end action figures and statues, sent us the most recent series of Lost Planet 2 action figures to take a closer look. So, of course, Gamertell had to take a lot of photos…
The sexual content of Fallout: New Vegas
Vegas is not really a family destination. When we think of Vegas, we imagine music, drugs and sex. Fallout: New Vegas contains all these elements. We’ve already covered what kind of music you can expect, and we’re assuming drugs such as jet and buffout will be making a return. Now we turn our attention to sex in New Vegas. When most of the human population is dead, people tend to take what they can get. If that means having some alone time with a robot, so be it.
Gamertell Review: Risk: Factions for Xbox Live
What happens when you put zombies, yetis, fanatical cats, killer robots and human soldiers together? An all-out war for world domination, of course.
Electronic Arts (EA) has brought that extremely unlikely scenario to pixelated life, pitting wacky faction against each other in a revamped version of the classic Hasbro board game called Risk Factions.
Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball wins at Austin Independent Games Festival
Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball, Blazing Lizard’s forthcoming Xbox Live downloadable game, has been named one of the nine showcase winners at the 2008 Independent Games Festival (IGF). This means that Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball, along with other winners Ashen Empires, Enigmo, FireTeam Reloaded, Glum Buster, Goo!, Mockingbird, Mushroom Men and ToyBox Heroes, will be displayed at the IGF Pavilion during the 2008 Austin Game Developer’s Conference.
Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball was the only downloadable title to be honored at the event. It also was the only Xbox 360 game to be named an IGF showcase winner. As you may recall, Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball is a dodgeball game featuring teams of pirates, ninjas, zombies and robots as they fight through four different arenas, while using special, to prove which group is superior. The game is scheduled to be released in Q3 2008.















