Mike Fahey

D3 Does Astro Boy

Only one robotic child stands between Metro City and the evil President Stone’s robot army in Astro Boy: The Video Game, coming this October from D3 Publisher. Astro Boy: The Video Game for the Nintendo Wii, DS, PSP, and PlayStation 2 is the game adaptation of Imagi Studios’ new CG-animated movie, being released internationally this…

Broken Steel PC DLC Triumphantly Returns

The initially broken Broken Steel downloadable content for the PC version of Fallout 3 has reappeared in the Games for Windows Live Marketplace. The Broken Steel add-on first became available two days ago via Games for Windows Live, only to be taken down due to a DRM issue said to originate from Microsoft’s Live service.…

LittleBigPlanet Goes Out Of This World

Just when I think I’ve seen all there is to see from LittleBigPlanet, something like this recreation of Eric Chahi’s classic platformer Out of this World. Originally released as Another World in Europe, 1991’s Out of this World was one of the most cinematic gaming experiences of its time. The game tells the story of…

Ubisoft Plans Star-Studded E3 Press Conference Extravaganza

Ubisoft has big plans for their E3 2009 press conference, with new game announcements, thrilling special guests, and plenty of game demos, all hosted by that Talk Soup guy. Ubisoft’s invitation-only presser at the Los Angeles Theatre kicks off at 5pm on Monday, June 1st. There the company will be detailing their 2009 holiday lineup,…

Nintendo The Most Reputable Game Company Of Them All

Catering to a broader demographic pays off for Nintendo, ranked number six in the Reputation Institute’s 2009 list of the world’s most reputable companies. Where do Microsoft and Sony fall? The Reputation Institute releases an annual report which looks at how the public rates 1,000 companies in over 20 industry categories and more than 25…

Anyone Up For Some God Eating?

If you’ve ever said to yourself, “I’m so hungry I could eat a whole God”, then Namco Bandai‘s latest trademark filing is right up your alley. The trademark finders at Superannuation have uncovered a recently filed trademark application from Namco Bandai Games for a game called “God Eater“. The application was filed on May 5th,…

Red Dead Redemption Trailer Now Available To Everyone

It’s May 7th, and Rockstar has graciously released the first trailer for Red Dead Redemption to everyone who didn’t already get it two days ago. IGN was allowed to post the Red Dead Redemption trailer a few days early, which is a common sort of occurance but still makes Rockstar’s releasing the trailer today a…

EVE Online Celebrates 6th Anniversary With Cake

With EVE Online turning six years-old today and surpassing the 300,000 active subscriber mark over the past few days, there was really only one way for developer CCP to celebrate – spaceship cake. While other massively multiplayer online games have drawn huge numbers and then struggled to retain them, CCP’s EVE Online has spent the…

Mega Man 2 As Performed By The KU Winter Drumline

The Kansas University winter drumline lends credence the age-old belief that if you get together enough university students and percussion instruments, eventually an interpretive re-enactment of Mega Man 2 will break out. For your viewing pleasure, we present the Kansas University winter drumline’s performance of Mega Man 2. The costumes might be a bit thrown…

Capcom’s E3 Lineup Rife With Mystery

Capcom has revealed their game lineup for E3 2009, or perhaps it’s better to say mostly revealed, with two mystery titles making their debut at the show. For the most part, Capcom’s E3 2009 lineup is made up of games you have either already heard about or even already played. They’ll be showing off the…

HAWX U.S. Eagles Pack Flies Tomorrow

Europe has had their go, and now it’s America’s turn as Ubisoft prepares to release to U.S. Eagles Pack for Tom Clancy’s HAWX. The U.S. Eagles pack for HAWX features five new U.S. aircraft for the game, which is one less than the previously released European pack, but then again we’re only one country. Besides,…

New Beta Opt-In Process For StarCraft II

There’s a new beta opt-in procedure at Blizzard’s recently revamped Battle.net that StarCraft II beta hopefuls should probably go check out. Relatively quick and painless, the new beta opt-in procedure foregoes the usual uploading of DXDIAG files in favor of a more Blizzard-flavored method of obtaining your system specs. First log into or create a…

Japanese Siren Home Space Creeps Westward

PlayStation Home is in the middle of one of their biggest content updates ever, and the North American release of the Japanese Siren: Blood Curse space plays a major part. It’s a big week for PlayStation Home. They’re giving away Patapon 2 t-shirts on Thursday; they’re adding a living room stage set perfect for machinima;…

Even Video Game Soda Gets A Countdown Clock

Those of you eagerly awaiting the launch of the World of Warcraft flavored varieties of Mountain Dew Game Fuel now have a countdown clock to stare at for the next nine days. It’s bad enough that we have to put up with countdown clocks that lead to big-name video game reveals. Now we’re counting down…

Atari Still Publishing Ghostbusters In North America

Following this morning’s announcement of Sony’s exclusive PAL Ghostbusters publishing deal, Atari clarifies their publishing plans for North America, including the release of the PSP version worldwide. While Wii, DS, and Xbox 360 fans will be left out of the ghostbusting loop this June in PAL regions, North American fans can rest assured that they’ll…

GameStop’s Exclusive Brütal Legend Tenacious D Axe

Gamers who pre-order Brütal Legend from GameStop will find themselves on the receiving end of an exclusive in-game guitar, crafted via unholy alliance between Double Fine and Tenacious D. While the exclusive pre-order axe certainly has a striking look, the differences between this and your ordinary Brütal Legend guitar are far more than skin deep.…

Why Richard Garriott Is Suing NCsoft

What’s the story behind gaming legend Richard Garriott’s $24 million lawsuit against massively-multiplayer online game developer NCsoft? The court filing unearthed by GamePolitics reveals a sordid tale of betrayal. According to the lawsuit filed by Garriott yesterday in the Austin, Texas, division of the U.S. District Court, the events surrounding his departure from NCsoft last…

So There IS A Ghostbusters For The PSP

Buried in plain sight in Sony Europe’s announcement on the PAL timed exclusivity of Ghostbusters on the PlayStations 3 and 2, the PSP looks to be getting its own version of the game after all. A listing for the PSP version of Ghostbusters: The Videogame appeared on the ESRB ratings site in early April, only…

New Gears 2 Content Striking Retail On All Fronts

Microsoft and Epic Games deliver seven new multiplayer maps to Gears of Wars 2 in July’s retail release of the Gears of War 2: All Fronts Collection, finally answering the question “what is Dark Corners?” Back in March, rumors flew about a new batch of downloadable content for Gears of Wars 2 called Dark Corners,…

EA’s Wii Business Nearly Doubled Last Year

EA embraced the Wii last year and the Wii embraced it right back, with the percentage of revenue due to the Nintendo console nearly doubling over the previous year. According to the company’s recently released financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2009, 14% of EA’s revenue was generated by Nintendo Wii titles…