Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 at
2:03 pm
It’s not easy being a horse, especially a diabetic horse who loves sugar cubes and games. As a proud member of the Equidae family, I don’t give a damn about the new protagonist in Assassin’s Creed II or the stupid non-animal flying device he’ll pilot. I just want to know if Ezio will be riding a freaking horse through the Tuscan countryside. Will he get to mount a Salerno, or perhaps a San Fratello? …
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Monday, July 6th, 2009 at
2:01 am
Our favorite insomniac writer has been garnering a lot of attention post his sinfully delightful E3 outing.Here is some latest information that has trickled out of Pelaaja regarding numerous questions that have remained shrouded in the mist that haunts the game and its protagonist.
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Saturday, June 6th, 2009 at
5:00 am
Life or death decisions. Forsaking the fate of the Galaxy for greed and power. Shooting cherished allies in the face. Mass Effect was a pretty dark game. It’s got nothing on its sequel, though, which combines the same tough RPG decision-making moments with grittier, more morally ambiguous action. It’s also a game where death matters like never before. And this time, if you die as protagonist, Commander Shepard, you might not be …
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Monday, May 18th, 2009 at
5:00 pm
Gaming’s Biggest Names of 08 and 09
Who changed the industry last year, and who might this year?
By 1UP Staff
Few people in the industry had a bigger year than our power players — a selection of people who made a huge impact on the gaming world in 2008. One of them might be our Person of the Year, which you can find on the second page of this feature. And if you hate the past, check out page three, where we look at gaming visionaries that should make a big splash in 2009.
Alex Evans
The Bob Vila of gaming
The gaming industry first took notice of former Lionhead employee Alex Evans when he helped create the quirky independent PC fighter Rag Doll Kung Fu. But as cofounder and technical director of Media Molecule, he’s made a colossal splash with Little Big Planet, the wildly imaginative do-it-yourself online platformer for PlayStation 3. LBP has garnered tremendous critical acclaim and already fostered a massive community.
What’s next: Little Big Planet will expand and evolve in 2009. Plus, look for Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists of Plastic, a multiplayer online remake of the classic PC hit (from a new development team that doesn’t include Evans), to arrive on PlayStation Network.
Sam Houser
People person
“Cultivating relationships…. That’s one of the things that I’ve personally been obsessed with in games for years,” Rockstar President Sam Houser told us last year. And though Grand Theft Auto 4’s focus on one city seemed scaled down compared to San Andreas‘ sprawling world, Rockstar gave its virtual Big Apple knockoff big heart by having protagonist Niko Bellic spend as much time keeping friends happy as wreaking havoc, propelling the successful franchise to a new high.
What’s next: Downloadable content for GTA4: The Lost and Damned (360 only). Is the long-rumored GTA MMO far behind?
Hideo Kojima
PlayStation patriot
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