Wednesday, August 11th, 2010 | Posted by Robin Meijer | 2 Comments

Kotaku reported today that according to undisclosed sources, developer Gearbox Software is currently working on the ill-fated Duke Nukem: Forever. After developer 3D Realms defaulted last year, development on Duke Nukem: Forever was apparently halted after having been in constant development for over twelve years. Legal battles ensued between developer 3D Realms and publisher Take-Two Interactive.

According to the sources, the game is currently in development at Gearbox Software and will be released under the name of this studio. In addition, one source indicated that a demo for the game will be made available later this year. Earlier this year, it was indicated that Gearbox had at one time been working on a prequel to the Duke Nukem series, known as Duke Begins.

Take-Two has confirmed that it does indeed own publishing rights to the current title, but would not comment on whether or not the game is in development. Randy Pitchford, President of Gearbox Software, also refused to comment on these speculations, but indicated that he may be able to better clarify the current situation at PAX Prime 2010, which is set to be held from September 3rd until September 5th in Seattle, Washington.

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Friday, July 16th, 2010 | Posted by Eliot Hagen | 1 Comment

If you’re on this site, chances are good that you’ve played at least one of the Blue Bomber’s many titles. Since his creation in 1987, Mega Man has starred in over 140 titles across numerous platforms and generations. His reach has extended to cartoons, toys, clothing, and more, but the series has maintained its addictive yet challenging gameplay throughout.

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Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 | Posted by Eliot Hagen | 4 Comments

Believed by many to be one of the greatest video games of all time, 1998′s Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on the N64 broke all sorts of records.  Well, Nintendo has just released 6 screenshots of the game running on the recently announced Nintendo 3DS.  See the other 5 after the jump.

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Monday, June 14th, 2010 | Posted by Robin Meijer | 1 Comment

Ubisoft unveiled three new projects during its press conference earlier tonight. The first of these is a title currently only known by its working title Project Dust, which showed a civilization in a prehistoric setting. This project, for which Ubisoft is cooperating with Éric Chahi is expected to be released in Spring 2011. The game will be available exclusively by means of digital distribution through Xbox Live or the Playstation Network.

The second new title that was announced concerns a new installment in the Rayman-franchise. This new episode, known as Rayman Origins returns to the roots of the series as a 2D platformer. Rayman was shown as teaming up with Globox and venturing through several environments. A release window for the game was not stated.

The third and final title unveiled during the press conference concerns an expansion of the popular arcade racing platform Trackmania. Expanding the design of this game to offer similar creation tools for first-person shooters and RPGs, Ubisoft announced that a new platform known as Maniaplanet is currently in development. Maniaplanet will serve as a platform from which Trackmania, Shootmania and Questmania (as these shooter and RPG creation tools are known respectively) will operate. It will also offer a single system to provide matchmaking functionalities and file sharing opportunities for each of the three aspects. The first aspect of this, a beta for Questmania, is expected to be made available soon. A sequel to Trackmania is expected later this year, with the final element of Maniaplanet, Shootmania not expected to be ready for release until Q1 2011.

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Thursday, June 10th, 2010 | Posted by Eliot Hagen | 5 Comments

Sega announced today that they will be porting select quality Dreamcast titles to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 via PSN and XBLA starting this Autumn.  The ports will feature the same gameplay as the originals, but also include upscaled visuals, surround sound, online leaderboards, and Trophy/Achievement support.  To start with, Sega has chosen Sonic Adventure and Crazy Taxi as the first two titles to make the leap into digital distribution, the former of which will be available in Autumn 2010.

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Tuesday, April 27th, 2010 | Posted by Gavin Greene | No Comments

Image courtesy of Beyond8bit.com

The fight between current Fallout franchise right holders Bethsoft and original developer Interplay has been long and arduous one. What began as a financial disagreement over the re-release and possible future use of the first two games in the post-apocalyptic RPG series, with a federal court deciding in favor of Interplay. Bethsoft quickly reported its plans to continue action against the company in the appeals process, but a recent SEC filing from Interplay reports that Bethsoft has since dropped the appeal. With Bethsoft folding, Interplay can now continue its work re-releasing its classic IP and work on the MMO Project V13, although it expects further action to be taken by Bethsoft in some form.

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Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 | Posted by Gavin Greene | 2 Comments

Regularly voted the best video game developer of all time, Shigeru Miyamoto is bullet-proof when it comes to criticism, and has the library of AAA releases to prove it. And despite the fact that his 58th birthday is approaching, the man behind Mario, Pikmin, and Wii Everything never sees himself retiring from the industry. In an interview with GamesTM, Miyamoto described what he believed to be his future in the business.

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Thursday, April 15th, 2010 | Posted by Gavin Greene | No Comments

The Big N has always been a lawsuit magnet, but with this generations’ motion controls the company has received more coverage as a defendant then every before. Nintendo declared victory in a lawsuit against Anascape, which stated that the Classic Controller for the Wii (and the Gamecube’s standard and Wavebird controllers) infringed on their company’s US Patent No. 6,906,700. This decision overturns a previous decision made in May 2008.

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Tuesday, April 6th, 2010 | Posted by Eliot Hagen | 2 Comments

I’m currently in the IRC chatroom on a livestream of John McAllister’s attempt to break the world record score in Asteroids. Three screens line the top of the webpage. One of a crowded room with supporters, fellow players, and a TV crew, one focused on John’s face, and another pointed at the game screen. 58 hours in, he’s at 41.1 million points, less than 200k away from breaking the 41,336,440 record set in 1982 by 15 year old Scott Safran of Cherry Hill, NJ.

The IRC is populated by over 240 users, chatting about games, previous records, and notable figures.  Over 1100 people are tuned in, prepared to witness gaming history.  We’re all just waiting for that moment when the 28 year old record will be broken. You can check out the live stream here, but don’t expect it to last much longer. The finish line is in sight.

UPDATE: At approximately 1:19 AM EST, John McCallister broke the world record with an estimated final score of 41,338,740 points (not taking into account uncounted rollover).  The score is currently being verified by Twin Galaxies and Walter Day.  He had been playing for close to 59 hours straight and we at Elder-Geek.com would like to congratulate him on his accomplishment!  Now get some sleep, John! Oh, and Happy Birthday!

A screen capture of the moment of triumph. Click to embiggen.

Thursday, April 1st, 2010 | Posted by Gavin Greene | 1 Comment

This combination rival boss battle/sex scene acts as the game's controversial prologue

The sex gods at File Planet have surprised the world by using their necromancy stats on 3D Realms and coming away with the demonstration build of the long awaited Duke Nukem Forever. The latest in the line of TPS-FPS-RTS-TSA-FUBAR-Knitting Simulators has been anticipated for well over a millennium since the previous Duke Nukem game (Duke Nukem Has a Chat with a Mormon Child) was released and became an unheard-of success, winning 24,601 Game of the Year Awards and somehow being responsible for the founding of Greenland. New gamers approaching the franchise for the first time in their Karmic Life-Cycle are recommended to put a thin layer of nail polish around their gaming space in order to achieve the full effect of the game’s 16-D technology.

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Monday, March 29th, 2010 | Posted by Robin Meijer | 9 Comments

Last week, Square Enix producer Shinji Hashimoto stated that he was intending to suggest a possible re-release of the ninth installment in the Final Fantasy-series at the next board meeting. Today, Hashimoto has sent out a Tweet stating that since this year makes the tenth anniversary of Final Fantasy IX, many of the Square Enix board members were in favor of re-releasing the game via Playstation Network. An official announcement should come later this week.

Final Fantasy IX was originally released in 2000 for the Playstation in Japan and North America, with a release in Europe following in 2001. Hironobu Sakaguchi, the founder of the Final Fantasy series and president of the Mistwalker studio, once stated that Final Fantasy IX is the “closest to [his] ideal view of what Final Fantasy should be.”

Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VIII have previously been re-released on Playstation Network, and are currently available for download at $9.99 each.

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Thursday, February 18th, 2010 | Posted by Eliot Hagen | 1 Comment

PC RPG fans everywhere might remember a gem of a title called Planescape: Torment, released to critical acclaim but poor sales on December 12th, 1999.  Since the initial production run, it’s become increasingly difficult to track down copies of the game, but Elder-Geek is proud to report some wonderful news, albeit a bit late-coming.

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Thursday, February 4th, 2010 | Posted by Kipp Pietrantonio | 3 Comments

Well…well…well look who is back again. Sega today finally released the newest information on it’s “project needlemouse” and to nobody’s surprise it is Sonic the Hedgehog 4. The Blue Blur will be making his return on the PSN, Xbox Live, Wii Virtual Store, and the iPhone. It is reported that the game will be coming in episode form, with the first episode being released this summer. Rumors are reporting that the story begins immediately after the end of Sonic the Hedgehog 3. It is also rumored that Wii and PS3 Motion controls will be implemented in some way as well. The game will sport HD graphics and a mixture of 2D and 3D graphics. So will this be the game that finally breaks the cycle and returns us to the glorious 16 bit days, or will it be another tragedy that finally puts the furious rodent down for the ten count

Check out the Trailer below.

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Thursday, January 28th, 2010 | Posted by Eliot Hagen | 2 Comments

Capcom announced today that the Mega Man Zero Collection would be coming to the Nintendo DS handheld platform in the early Summer of 2010.  The collection will consist of all 4 Mega Man Zero titles for the Game Boy Advance, which collectively sold over 500,000 copies in North America alone.  Upon its release, the games were praised for returning to the roots of the series, though many reviewers said that the difficulty level might make them inacessible to some.

Check out some screenshots after the jump.

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Thursday, January 7th, 2010 | Posted by Robin Meijer | 1 Comment

In an interview released earlier today, Microsoft’s President of Entertainment & Devices Division Robbie Bach revealed that the motion-control camera Project Natal will be available during the holiday season later this year. Furthermore, he went on to reveal a new addition to the Xbox Live Arcade, known as the Game Room.

In line with the original concept for which the Xbox Live Arcade was designed, Game Room will allow players to use their Avatars to navigate an online environment, somewhat similar in concept to the Home software available on the Playstation 3, in which they can play classic arcade games. Bach stated that “[t]here’s a generation of people [...] who grew up with a set of games like Centipede. [...] Game Room is the idea of bringing that back to the market, and bringing that to a very broad audience.” The Game Room will be available for both the Xbox 360 and PC and is being developed by Krome Studios.

The Game Room will allow players to purchase games for prices ranging between 240 and 400 Microsoft, which equals roughly $3 to $5. Players will also be able to play a one-off game for 40 points, roughly 50 cents. Games purchased on the Xbox 360 version of the Game Room will also be playable on the PC, and vice versa.

A trailer for the service can be found after the jump.

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