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#oldnews
Old News '95: Sega Might Sell Vodka In M-Rated Games
Talk of urinals and deodorant ads in games got me wondering how long people have been talking about in-game ads. I found some chatter from 1995. The era of "Cool Spot," the 7Up video game and other in-game ad dreams. More » -
#shoppinggiftguide
The PlayStation Portable Buyer's Guide
The Playstation Portable got a fun, new little brother this year in the form of the slide-n-go, download-only PSPgo.
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#blizzard
WoW At 5, The Video
Fahey wrote a superb chronicle of Warcraft and World of Warcraft yesterday to commemorate that latter's fifth birthday. If you want more, a lengthy, funny and sometimes emotional series of interviews is live at WoW's official site. More » -
#clips
A Holiday Message From The Society Against PlayStation
The recent batch of PlayStation 3 ads hearkens back to a simpler time, when all you needed to market your console was a little song, some puppets, and a stick. More » -
#review
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles Review: Three's A Welcome Trend
The Year of the Wii Lightgun Shooter continues with a Resident Evil entry that is two-thirds fun retro, never scary yet surprisingly generous. Too bad it makes a poor first impression. More » -
#ubisoft
Far Cry 3 Is Go
According to a comment by Ubisoft's Kevin Shortt, development on the third installment of the Far Cry series is underway, and so far things look "pretty exciting." More » -
#ea
EA Makes Mercs Inc, A New "Pandemic" Game, Official
Less than a day after the game's existence was leaked, EA confirmed that a new Mercenaries is in development. The publisher announced the title as the next release from Pandemic, the studio that was all but shut down last week.
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#mlb2k10
Tampa Bay's Longoria is β Officially β MLB 2K10's Cover Man
2K Sports announced today that it's chosen Evan Longoria, the All-Star third baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays, for the cover of MLB 2K10, and will put six designs up to a vote of fans of the series. More »
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#gameshoes
Splatterhouse Gets Appropriately Splattered Shoes
We weren't sure if Namco Bandai was taking the new Splatterhouse game seriously until we saw the exclusive Globe International Superfly model Splatterhouse shoes. More » -
#worldofwarcraft
Why I Play World of Warcraft
Oh, not me specifically. I don't play World of Warcraft. But I am powerful curious as to why millions and millions of people sink money into the Blizzard moneymaker year after year for a game that you can never win.
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#ingameadvertising
Beat A Man Into A Urinal, Consider Buying Deodorant
I think I can tell when ad people are joking. I tested that skill recently at an in-game advertising event. The people from Take Two saying a BioShock Big Daddy would be a great pitchman for Black and Decker? Joking. More » -
#screens
Nightwing Is Still Nightwing In DC Universe Online
Dick Grayson might be running around in a Batman costume with Bruce Wayne's son in the comics, but in DC Universe Online he's still rocking the Escrima sticks as Nightwing. More » -
#dealtaku
It's Amazon Gold Box Game Deals Day Again
Amazon.com loves gamers. More specifically, Amazon.com loves the amount of money we spend on games, and are rewarding us once again with chances to spend less money with a day of Gold Box deals. More » -
#clips
Rock Band Yoko Ono
For every form of expression there is a Yoko Ono, but for every Yoko Ono there is a Call of Duty. Think about it. It's deep. Seriously. More » -
#ea
The BioWare Community Is Legion
BioWare breaks EA web-traffic records as the developer's community swells to more than 5 million registered users in the wake of the release of Dragon Age and the shadow of Mass Effect 2. More » -
#review
Excitebike: World Rally Micro-Review: Race back to 1985
The NES motocross classic gets updated for a trip across the WiiWare finish line. More » -
#namcobandai
Tekken 6 Online Play Less Of A Turkey On Thanksgiving
If you've got any strength left to hold a controller after gorging yourself this Thanksgiving, why not hop online to give the eagerly-awaited Tekken 6 lag patch a spin? More » -
#ubisoft
Ezio Is Kicking Altair's Assassin's Creed Sales
According to internal Ubisoft estimates, Assassin's Creed II has sold 1.6 million units in the first week of release, 32% more than the original Assassin's Creed sold two years ago. More » -
#shoppinggiftguide
The DS and DSi Gift Guide
This year saw the launch of not one, but two additions to the DS family.
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#ps3
LittleBigPlanet: From Sketchbook To The PlayStation 3
As part of a recent re-launch of the game's community portal, Media Molecule - the developers behind LittleBigPlanet - have shared with the world a ton of concept art from the early days of LBP's development. More »
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#clips
This Appears To Be A New Mercenaries Game
According to game site Bitmob, this trailer for Mercenaries Inc., a multiplayer entry in the Mercenaries franchise is a few months old, but real. More » -
#tonyhawk
Tony Hawk Keen On Kelly Slater Revival
In an interview with GameSpot, skating legend and video game staple Tony Hawk has spoken fondly, and none-too-subtly, of his wishes to see another Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer game. Using the Tony Hawk: Ride controller, of course. More » -
#nintendods
Look How Time Changes Character Design
Back in 1995, role playing game Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals was released in Japan. The game is getting a Nintendo DS remake as Esptolis: The Lands Cursed by the Gods, and its main characters are getting a makeover. More » -
#legal
Microsoft Sued Over Memory Card Crackdown
You know Datel? I like Datel, mostly because they made the Freeloader for the GameCube/Wii. Well, Datel are in the process of taking Microsoft to court over Xbox 360 memory cards. More » -
#clips
Is This The Future Of Aion?
Mass bannings weren't the only Aion-related business from NCSoft today. No, the MMO publisher also found the time to release this mysterious, 9-minute teaser trailer for the game. More » -
#rumor
Blind Item: Which Celebrity Marriage Might End Over World of Warcraft?
Guessing game time. A married aging actress is rumored to have decided to end her celebrity marriage over that dirty, dirty mistress: World of Warcraft. More »
