Articles for AJ Glasser

  • Activision announces DS version of Call of Duty: Black Ops

    When Call of Duty: Black Ops hits the market November 9, look for it on Nintendo DS as well as every other system under the sun (excepting PlayStation 2). Activision announced a Black Ops companion game for the handheld, developed by n-Space.

  • Who could Guillermo del Toro be working with to make games?

    Speaking to MTV News, film director Guillermo del Toro said he plans to announce a deal with a video game studio "soon" to make games. There are a few clues as to what kind of game he'd like to make -- but not many on with whom del Toro could make them.

  • Something that's not StarCraft 2: a free-to-play EverQuest 2

    Sony Online Entertainment is introducing EverQuest II Extended -- a free-to-play version of the popular massively multiplayer online game that exists separately from the subscription model.

  • Microsoft gaming revenues up 30 per cent this quarter

    Microsoft ended its fiscal year on June 30 and today reports making record numbers for their fourth quarter and their entire year. The gaming division, however, had some unusual ups and downs.

  • FrontierVille

    To many people -- including reviews editor Tae Kim whom I had to cajole into allowing this review -- FrontierVille and any other product from developer Zynga aren't real games. Rather, they are a shameless microtransaction racket designed to confuse bored non-gamers into buying virtual pets and decorations with real money for no better reason than showing off to other Facebook friends. Zynga profits immensely from this model in a way that raises eyebrows both inside the video games industry and out. It's newsworthy, sure -- but review-worthy? Why review a microtransaction system, especially when the only people likely to find it helpful are non-gamers?

  • Sony, IndieCade creators partner to bring indie games Home

    PlayStation Home Director Jack Buser announced a new partnership with IndieCade creators -- now called Codename -- today that expands the indie games scene on Sony's virtual world/game platform. Among the first indie devs on the service are The Odd Gentlemen, The Peanut Gallery, and Lazy 8.

  • Develop 2010: Tim Schafer talks new games, Brutal Legend 2

    During a talk at the 2010 Develop Conference in Brighton, England, Double Fine headman and video game developer legend Tim Schafer said his studio now has four projects in development and none of them is Brutal Legend 2.

  • June 2010 NPDs -- Red Dead Redemption still riding high

    The NPD Group has their monthly video game sales report for the month of June 2010 up and it's about what you'd expect -- Red Dead Redemption holds the top spot with a slew of Nintendo titles not far behind. Turned out to be a tough month for hardware sales, but what do you expect with Move and Kinect on the horizon and not much hardware coming out in the meantime?

  • Blizzard's real problem with Real ID and how to solve it

    One week ago, Blizzard announced plans to change its forums, requiring users to post under their real names using as system called Real ID. Six solid days of backlash from its community and mass media attention later, Blizzard backed off on Real ID.

  • Lemmings iPhone port slapped with cease & desist by Sony

    The beloved 1991 puzzle game could've been an iPhone port if Sony Computer Entertainment hadn't served developer Mobile 1UP with a cease and desist letter. That's another argument against posting videos of your work on YouTube before it's in the App Store.

  • FarmVille on iPhone -- now your life is really over

    Gaming news is trickling out of Apple's annual tech conference, WWDC 2010, and the hot item of the hour is FarmVille for your iPhone. That's right -- you can now harvest your virtual crops and visit your friends' farms literally all the time.

  • Study: Gamers can control their dreams better than most

    A psychologist at Grant MacEwan University in Canada sees video games as "practice" for controlling your dreams. Jayne Gackenbach presented her work for discussion at the Sixth Annual Games for Health Conference in Boston this week.

  • Celebrate Pac-Man's 30th by playing the Google logo

    Namco's big yellow guy turns 30 today and Google celebrates by turning their logo into a playable game of Pac-Man for the day. This "doodle" (the official name for Google's holiday makeovers) has 255 levels plus a 256th-level kill screen, just like the original arcade game.

  • New shooter Blacklight: Tango Down to have "trillions" of weapon configurations

    A press release sent our way this afternoon promises "trillions" of different weapon configurations for the upcoming downloadable first-person shooter, BlackLight: Tango Down.

  • Nintendo quotes stir speculation on Apple, online gaming, 3D

    Quotes from Nintendo President Satoru Iwata and Super Mario Bros. creator Shigeru Miyamoto appeared in several publications recently suggesting that 1) Nintendo sees Apple as "enemy of the future," 2) Nintendo is "desperate to realise" online gaming, and 3) you can turn off the 3D function of the Nintendo 3DS console.

  • Street Fighter live-action short is totally rad!

    Actor, filmmaker, and action choreographer/martial artist Joey Ansah (The Bourne Ultimatum) put together a Capcom-endorsed Street Fighter fan film, Street Fighter Legacy.

  • THQ posts better-than-expected results thanks to Darksiders

    THQ revealed higher-than-expected fourth quarter profits for fiscal year 2010, but posted a lower-than-expected profit outlook for 2011. Darksiders and Metro 2033 drove sales.

  • Super Street Fighter IV ships 1 million units

    Capcom shot us a press release to say that the number of Super Street Fighter IV copies shipped worldwide hit 1 million. Mind you, these are units shipped -- not units sold. We'll have to wait a bit longer for those numbers.

  • Halo: Reach beta is now live

    Those of you who missed out on the pre-beta action last week can take your sweet, sweet revenge today. The Halo: Reach beta is officially up and open to everybody who has a Halo: ODST disc. Here's what you can expect:

  • Standby for your shot at Halo: Reach pre-beta codes

    Most people remember the advent of the Halo 3 multiplayer beta; the May 3 Halo: Reach beta is shaping up to be just as intense. Want to get in on it early? Follow GamePro on Twitter for your chance to win a Halo: Reach beta code that gets you access starting April 29.

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