Gadgets and Video Games

Did you expect any less? Did you expect that there would be a movie called Toy Story 3 and that there wouldn’t be an Avalanche Software -developed tie-in game available on Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, DS and PSP? Oh, yeah, there’s an iPhone/iPod Touch app too that should arrive with the others on June 15.

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Yes, there’s a Toy Story 3: The Game for that console

We frequently tried to find ways to keep ourselves occupied during the days we spent probing planets for precious, precious minerals in Mass Effect 2 , but largely came up empty-handed. You can only scan Uranus so many times before it loses its comedic value, you know? If only we’d followed the cue of YouTube rap sensation Kabuto the Python, who spent his mining moments crafting rhymes and beats , then combining the two into a single package which we feel comfortable calling a rap song . Check the NSFW track after the jump. Continue reading ‘Those Minerals’ laments Mass Effect 2 probing in a hip-hop fashion ‘Those Minerals’ laments Mass Effect 2 probing in a hip-hop fashion originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:15:00 EST.

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‘Those Minerals’ laments Mass Effect 2 probing in a hip-hop fashion

Most publishers make dramatic trailers for their games, with carefully chosen game footage augmented by thrilling cinematics. Namco Bandai did not do that for the iPhone Noby Noby Boy game. Instead, creator Keita Takahashi put on a puppet show in a conference room. Using adorable handmade puppets, Takahashi provided the clearest look yet at the mobile version, including the stretchable Boy, several minigames and a camera app in which …

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iPhone Noby Noby Boy demonstrated by puppets

Two companies have announced new iPhone releases of old games. First, Pocket Gamer reports that Cobra Command developer Revolutionary Concepts will release another Data East classic, Karate Champ , on iPhone and iPod touch. The port will feature Bluetooth and local wi-fi two-player, and will simulate the original dual-joystick interface of the arcade game. In addition, Manomio, developer of the on-again, off-again Commodore 64 emulator for iPhone, has gotten an Amiga emulator working and plans to release Amiga games as standalone apps.

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Karate Champ, Amiga games coming soon to iPhone

There’s a surprisingly large sect of characters in World of Warcraft who live their entire lives without ever stepping foot outside of their race’s capitol city. To some, the MMO’s in-game auction house presents a more compelling gameplay option than the usual dungeon raiding and level grinding — it allows players to become wildly wealthy with shrewd business practices. According to an announcement made by Blizzard earlier today , these players will be able to manage their auctions on-the-go using the Armory app on iPhone and iPod Touch. Little is known about how much control the app will give players over their in-game assets, however, references to the service being “premium-based” have led to conjecture that the functionality will cost a few coins. Real-life coins, that is.

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Blizzard announces ‘premium’ Auction House functionality for WoW Armory app

Hey, so you know all about the iPhone, right? In the brief time we spent with Apple’s new iPad , from a gaming perspective, there’s not much more to add. It’s a big iPod Touch — both are missing the iPhone’s camera — but iPad’s got a flexible data plan option; no contract required. While Apple showed off some iPad-optimized games during today’s keynote, neither Gameloft’s new version of N.O.V.A

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Hands-on: Apple iPad

Sorry Steve, but we’re not necessarily interested in playing first-person shooters like N.O.V.A. on your newly-revealed iPad . That doesn’t mean we can’t see the gaming possibilities though

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The games we want on iPad

Venturing forth from Peter Molyneux’s famous dev house, Lionhead Studio veterans Mark Rose, Al Harding and Matthew Wiggins recently announced their new mobile game startup Wonderland Software . In addition to the studio’s unveiling, the trio has also offered up information on the their first project: GodFinger . “We’re collaborating with some awesome freelancers, along with the super-talented girls and guys over at ngmoco , to bring the god game back to your fingers,” the announcement post reads

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Ex-Lionhead devs form Wonderland Software, announce ‘GodFinger’

Supreme Commander 2 is set to storm European retail on March 5 and 19, 2010, on PC and Xbox 360, respectively. The release dates fall within the same week as the North American launch . As we noted before, Gas Powered Games’ real-time strategy sequel will drop right in the middle of a retail war for consumer currency , the likes of which we’ve never seen. The game’s redeeming quality is that as an RTS — available for consoles, as well — it may just survive the 2.8 second life expectancy of a game without massive, effective promotion . Supreme Commander 2’s European deployment date in line with America originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:20:00 EST

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Supreme Commander 2’s European deployment date in line with America

It isn’t like us to dedicate an entire post to a single screenshot, but when it comes to Dead Rising 2 we’ve already set a precedent . Earlier today, Capcom’s Unity blog posted a handful of new images from the zombie-killing simulator, but the screen that really captured our attention was the one shown (gloriously) above.

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Dead Rising 2 screens show off new weapon creation system