Vox ex Machina

Battle.net Ultimatum Date Draws Near, Merge Accounts Or Perish

Nelson Williams — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:21:09 +0000

Blizzard is advising all players in their vast and sprawling World of Warcraft empire to join together in merging Battle.Net and Warcraft accounts. The move to merge all players onto a single account system has been coming for some time, with Blizzard offering gentle nudges and suggestions. The gentleness has ended. Now [...]

The Dead Shall Sing, And No Doubt Sues Band Hero

Nelson Williams — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:30:19 +0000

Digital technology has allowed the dead to rise from their troubled graves, the most recent and truly creepy event being when Guitar Hero 5 launched with Kurt Cobain as a playable character. Kurt warbling through a Nirvana tracklist wasn’t the issue, really, but more that he could be set to sing tunes from other [...]

Wii Sales Slow, Investors Concerned, Nintendo Shrugs

Nelson Williams — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:28:42 +0000

Sales of Nintendo’s popular Wii console have slowed on the news that nearly every man, woman, and child on this green earth already has one. As the Wii reaches parity with the population of the globe, investors have become concerned. The Wii has seen a sales drop of better than 50% over the [...]

WildTangent and Torchlight, a case for frustration

Helvetica — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:30:00 +0000

Us voces have decided to break with tradition for once and go directly into rant mode about a video game experience rather than an outright review or a moral essay on the subject same. In this case it’s about the new game, Torchlight, which has a beautiful gaslight steampunk fantasy element (can anyone say the [...]

Video Gamers Get Better – In Their Dreams

Nelson Williams — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:01:21 +0000

Dreaming and learning may be part of the same process, a new study from the Harvard Medical School suggests. In the study, volunteers played the rightly hallowed FPS, DOOM, and then answered questions about their dreams. Often, elements from DOOM would turn up in their dreams, like shotguns, blood, and demons. “It [...]

Halloween Horror Games You Haven’t Played – But Should

Nelson Williams — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:25:49 +0000

Everyone out there is spitting up their own lists of the same creepy survival horror games right now, the only difference being which Silent Hill or Resident Evil is parked were on the countdown. Screw that. I’m here to help you people out, and that’s what I’m going to do. Not every [...]

Epic Mickey For Wii, Screenshots And Details Released

Nelson Williams — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:23:23 +0000

Over here at Vox, we’ve got a stack of what claims to be concept art for a new Disney game. It’s a motley collection of steampunk, decaying buildings, and strange, mechanical twists on classic Disney characters. Rumours around this art whisper the name of something called “Epic Mickey.” Recently, official screenshots hit the Internet. [...]

World of Warcraft and PUGs the fix is coming?

Helvetica — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:05:29 +0000

Well, as much of a fix as can possibly be done to the bane-of-all-MMOs. Speaking of which us voces absolutely love PUGs—ignore Nelson’s complaints and objections, he won’t play with anyone not vetted by the FBI. They are an experience in both frustration and hilarity for any given game play event. PUGs are the groundwork [...]

Virtual Lewt, Real Cash. Cyberspace Economy Surging Ahead

Nelson Williams — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:27:25 +0000

Imaginary things might have little value, but virtual goodies — like game gold and phat lewts — very much do. For those who think virtual items aren’t worth squat, just remember that copyright law in America is driven by a virtual creature named Mickey Mouse. Just ask Disney how much that vaguely mouse-like [...]

Britain’s National Health Service Endorses Wii Fit, Not Playing Like A Complete Toolbox

Nelson Williams — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:18:02 +0000

The exercise and activity game Wii Fit, for Nintendo’s Wii console, has garnered more than praise in fitness circles; now, it’s been officially endorsed. A logo from the activity campaign, Change4Life, will appear on boxes for Wii Fit Plus, an updated version of the game. This comes from Britain’s National Health Service, the [...]