Even if you're too young to remember the "Mission: Impossible" television series, you're surely familiar with the recent movies starring Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt. With an elite team of hackers, some martial arts skill and more than a few high-tech gadgets, Ethan Hunt is a bit of a next-gen superhero, albeit in a slightly more capitalistic vein. Atari has recognized this everyman's "superhero" status and opted to create a videogame based on the continuing adventures of Ethan Hunt. As you surmised from the feature films … [Read more...]
Q&A With Gastronaut Studios
A few weeks back, the DailyGame staff paid a visit to the Indie Games Convention in Eugene, Oregon to see what was coming in the world of indie development. While we were there, we were incredibly impressed with Fuzzee Teevee, the first title from Gastronaut Studios. It was a title that grabbed a lot of interest from the crowd, and we felt it was only fair we let the rest of the gaming world hear about it. What follows is our Q&A with the founder and sole employee of Gastronaut Studios, the makers of Fuzzee Teevee. … [Read more...]
Interview with the "Project Gotham Racing 2" Team
As soon as Xbox launched with the outstanding Project Gotham Racing at its side, racing-game fans everywhere were clamoring to see what sorts of enhancements the sequel might have. The single- and multiplayer racing was fantastic, but what would happen when online aspects were added to the mix? The style-friendly kudos system was addictive, but what about being able to compare those scores to your friends', and would the tracks the next time around be a little more forgiving? The day that will answer all those questions … [Read more...]
"Ruff Trigger" Interview
Playstos', makers of Ruff Trigger, a console title for Xbox and PS2 took a few minutes to answer some questions about their upcoming title, and we have the whole interview right here. … [Read more...]
GarageGames Tells All About Independent Game Publishing
Not all the great games come from big publishers. Case in point: GarageGames, a publisher from Eugene, Oregon, that has taken the role of publisher, distributor of independent games and even producer of an inexpensive game engine for small developers. Recently, we got to speak with Jeff Tunnell about GarageGames and independent publishing. DG: Can you give us the basic idea behind GarageGames? What products and services do you offer to the gaming development community? What can gamers expect from the titles you … [Read more...]
Cheat Codes for "Outlaw Volleyball"
While we're continuing to play Outlaw Volleyball and preparing our in-depth review, we figured you might want to pass the time with a couple of cheats that "enhance" a few features on the infamously modeled characters. To make these cheats work, you need to press the correct button combination while in-game. "Big Boob" Mode Do we really need to explain what this one does? Didn't think so. To make this mode work, hold down the Left trigger and press the following sequence: B, up, up, B, Y. "Big Head" Mode Among … [Read more...]
"Need for Speed: Underground" Cheats and Codes
I like racing, and I like winning, but I've got a day job which means I can't spend ten hours a day racing in Need for Speed: Underground to unlock everything. Thus, I'm a fan of cheat codes. Not the type that make you invulnerable or anything like that, I just like the ones that give you all the cars and all the tracks to race on. So, if you look below, you'll find some of my faves for NFS: Underground. These are PS2 specific codes, as you can tell by the keycodes in them. And you'll need to enter them at the main … [Read more...]
Yesse America Talks Game Design and Playlogic's "Alpha Black Zero"
At this year's E3, DailyGame got to take a peek at a game you might not have heard of, Alpha Black Zero: Intrepid Protocol from PlayLogic. While everyone else was busy drooling over just the established franchises, we got to spend a good bit of time playing ABZ and learning more about it. Recently we caught up with Yesse America, the lead designer of the game, who was kind enough to answer a few questions we had about the game and give us three exclusive new screenshots. As you'll soon find out, Yesse really loves … [Read more...]
Interview with the Designer of "Cypher: The Sequel to Traitor's Gate"
When DailyGame went to E3 this year, we got a good look at a diverse group of adventure titles. One of these games, Cypher: The Sequel to Traitor's Gate really stood out from the pack. Its unique environments, powerful graphics and cool "super-spy" sensibilities really impressed us, so much so, we awarded it our "Best of Show: Adventure" award for E3. Recently, we were able to catch up with Nigel Papworth, a member of the Cypher team, and he was kind enough to give us some more info about the game, which we're sure will … [Read more...]
Updated Interview with the "Pirates of the Caribbean" Team
Several months back we published an interview with the team behind Sea Dogs 2, the sequel to the amazingly addictive pirate RPG for PC. At the time, we blubbered about how much we were anticipating a game for which we'd not even seen gameplay videos. A few weeks before E3, Sea Dogs 2 ceased development and a "new " game, Pirates of the Caribbean, was announced by Bethesda Softworks. If you read our post-E3 coverage, you know that we had the opportunity to play Pirates of the Caribbean at the annual show, and suffice it … [Read more...]
