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February 2010 Archive for Fidgit

The magic bullet that fixes Bioshock 2 on the Xbox 360

The magic bullet that fixes Bioshock 2 on the Xbox 360

Despite my exaggerated reports of its death as a multiplayer game, I've been playing a lot of Bioshock 2 multiplayer....
 
Deadly killer whale once avenged Ultima creator Richard Garriott

Deadly killer whale once avenged Ultima creator Richard Garriott

Kotaku has managed to connect some awfully weird dots relating to the killer whale that drowned a trainer at the...
 
Silent Hunter 5 features pants wetting realism

Silent Hunter 5 features pants wetting realism

The naval simulation site Subsim has posted an extended hands-on preview with Silent Hunter 5, Ubisoft's upcoming World War II...
 
Try the demo for the best game you're not playing

Try the demo for the best game you're not playing

Okay, if you're still holding out against buying Darksiders, now is your chance to play a bit fat chunk of...
 
Lost Planet: Albert Wesker isn't enough.  How about an aqua catapult?

Lost Planet: Albert Wesker isn't enough. How about an aqua catapult?

Capcom changed their minds about the pre-order bonus for Lost Planet 2, their latest attempt at a Gears of War...
 
Take Supreme Commander 2 for a spin in the driveway

Take Supreme Commander 2 for a spin in the driveway

The Supreme Commander 2 demo is available on Steam. However, I'm afraid it's not going to be a very good...
 
Activision's Blur lets you bug your friends while you race

Activision's Blur lets you bug your friends while you race

Now that so many videogames support Facebook spamming, Twitter is falling behind as a way to bug your friends about...
 
Ubisoft's anti-piracy measures don't support the troops

Ubisoft's anti-piracy measures don't support the troops

To prevent piracy of their PC games, Ubisoft used to use Starforce. However, the Russian copy protection scheme was linked...
 
Valve offers advance peek at new Steam cleaning

Valve offers advance peek at new Steam cleaning

Valve has overhauled the way Steam looks and works. The changes include more info on your friends list, improved news...
 
Terrans get down and get funky in Starcraft 2 battle dancing video

Terrans get down and get funky in Starcraft 2 battle dancing video

It was Blizzard who rewarded us with funny unit responses in Warcraft if we poked our units long enough....
 
Star Trek Online averts Red Matter mishap

Star Trek Online averts Red Matter mishap

Oh sure, it looks like just your regular ol' patch notes for another Star Trek Online update. Notice how they...
 
Historical documents -- okay, sketches -- reveal Quake's earliest stages

Historical documents -- okay, sketches -- reveal Quake's earliest stages

From John Romero's website:My original sketch for E1M1, the first map in Quake. This was on my pad of paper...
 
Vanitas for iPhone answers the question,

Vanitas for iPhone answers the question, "What's in the box?"

I like snooty art games as much as the next guy. Probably more. So for the most part, I'm really...
 
Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising raised from the dead by unlikely publisher

Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising raised from the dead by unlikely publisher

I remember seeing Gods & Heroes four or five years ago at E3. It seemed at first like a typical...
 
3D videogaming is here!  But is it worth it?

3D videogaming is here! But is it worth it?

Now that Avatar has made all the money in the world and is probably going to win the Best Picture...
 

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