Video Games

New Tomb Raider Legends Trailer

Posted in Previews, Videos by ubersoldat on March 13th, 2006. [Del.icio.us]

Eidos has released another trailer for Tomb Raider Legend on the game’s official site. Crystal Dynamics, the developer, has vowed to bring the game back to its ground-breaking roots, and hopefully they’ll deliver an adventure worth remembering for Lara’s 10th anniversary.

Legend hits the Xbox, PS2, and PC on April 11, with PSP and 360 versions to follow.

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Intelligent design; the evolution of Link

Posted in Video Game Sites, Classics, Videos, Promotions, Art by ubersoldat on February 26th, 2006. [Del.icio.us]

In honor of The Legend of Zelda’s twentieth anniversary, here’s an evolutionary diagram of Link over the years, culminating with Twilight Princess’s Link on the right. This is just begging to be put on a t-shirt.

Bonus points* for anyone who can rattle ‘em all off. Double bonus points for anyone who can figure out which Link is (sort of) missing.

*current exchange rate: 1 Bonus Point� = $0.00

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Nintendo Revolution Commercial

Posted in Hardware, Nintendo, Previews, Videos, Nintendo Revolution, Television by Elliott Back on January 15th, 2006. [Del.icio.us]

If you’ve ever wondered why the Nintendo Revolution will succeed in all markets, especially Japan, check out this video. It shows the universal appeal of the Revolution, as well as its innovative controller:

Yes, that’s right. In order, from left to right, they feature two old folks conducting a symphony, two chefs chopping away, a boy and his girlfriend playing what appears to be a version of pong, the sexy controller itself, a cute Japanese girl bopping to Mario, a Dentist working on drill technique, a grandson and grandfather fishing, a man trying to play major league baseball using the controller as a bat, and then a raunchy dummer. The xBox 360 is not this diverse.

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Xbox 360 10-Minute Gameplay Videos

Posted in Previews, Xbox 360, Videos by ubersoldat on December 1st, 2005. [Del.icio.us]

Not many people want to spend $50 odd dollars on an Xbox 360 game and discover that they don’t actually enjoy it. Some people can get their hands on demos for the 360, but some people can’t, and not all games have playable demos. For those who are to busy to track down a playable demo, here are some exclusive videos of the first 10 minutes of actual gameplay of several Xbox 360 launch titles. Decide for yourself!:

Kameo (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3)
Condemned
PGR3
Perfect Dark: Zero