Mistwalker boss Hironobu Sakaguchi, creator of the Final Fantasy series, told us last year that his company was working on two projects: an iPhone game and a proper game. Could that second title be a Wii game? Sure is. Nintendo sent out a press release overnight advertising the launch of a website for “The Last…
I bet when you woke up this morning, you didn’t think you’d be starting out the day with five minutes worth of Professor Layton spinning around an ice rink. The puzzle here is to work out how a man with such an enormous head has the balance of a ballerina! Professor Layton Figure Skating Clip…
The PAL PlayStation Store finally gets humming for 2010 this week, with new content available for Assassin’s Creed II and Uncharted 2. Assassin’s Creed II’s “Battle of Forli” is one of those missing chapters hinted at during the main game. If Ubisoft intended to piss people off by making them think content was being withheld…
Research data published this week has revealed the games, consoles, publishers and genres with the best resale values for 2009. Comparing the recommended retail price of the games or systems when they were new with the average price they were sold for second-hand, we see that while every console can be had for serious discounts…
The unveiling of the new Apple iPad earlier this week has a lot of people excited. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata is not one of them. “It was a bigger iPod Touch”, Iwata told Associated Press, adding that the new device offered “no surprises”. The Nintendo president was equally down on the recent enthusiasm over 3D…
Last night, I asked you to show me your Shepard. Your Commander Shepard, from Mass Effect. The response was overwhelming, so I figured I’d share with you all the best of the bunch. Starting with that one up top, from Psudonym. Everyone else took photos or screengrabs, but you, Psudonym, you outdid yourself. Nice work.…
Earlier today, you saw the final box art for the regular edition of Sony’s God of War III, featuring Kratos giving you the big, angry Greek eye. Here’s what the collector’s edition looks like. Because it comes in a chest, and includes a ton of stuff like art books and soundtracks, we’d figured the box…
This is Vanquish, a new game by Shinji Mikami, the creator of the Resident Evil series. What you see in this clip is just about all we know about the game. There’s an attack on the United States (aliens?), there’s real actors in it, and you’ll be playing some guy that looks like an albino…
Star Wars: Battlefront III may have been binned, but we’ve heard from sources that the series lives on, in the form of currently-in-pre-production Battlefront Online. The game, for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, is currently being worked on by both Lucasarts and Slant Six Games, the studio responsible for SOCOM Confrontation and SOCOM Fire…
To: Crecente From: Luke Re: iNote So, I’ve got a story for you. Being recently married and having just bought a new house, I thought “finally, I can buy a dog”. I’ve wanted one for years. A big Golden Retriever. And I’ve really wanted one since my family pet, my old Beagle Becky, passed on…
Activision’s DJ Hero may have been a bit of a failure – at least, relative to its exposure and marketing budget – but the mega-publisher is sticking with the franchise, beginning with the upcoming DJ Hero Mobile. We’ve heard the game will be published by port specialists Glu Mobile, and one artist we know will…
Not to be outdone by the impending release of a beta on the PC, the Xbox 360 has secured some Battlefield Bad Company 2 action of its own, with the surprise release of a demo. Originally appearing in Australia overnight, the demo has now been downloaded – and played – by people all over the…
Nintendo’s refusal to step into the “next” generation of hardware means we’re years away from seeing a high definition Zelda game. Still, a man can dream… These images were generated by Zelda fan Ryu-Gi, using Garry’s Mod, a PC utility which allows users to import and edit game characters within Valve’s Source engine. Taking some…
Hot on the heels of Michael Lau’s take on Snake as a vinyl collectible comes toy company Medicom’s effort, with this pair of exclusive Japan-only figures. Available only at Wonder Festival 2010 Winter early next month, and in extremely limited quantities, they’ll be ¥8190 each (USD$90). The clear, stealth camo version will probably be the…
It wasn’t just hardware and money Nintendo was dealing with today; software sales were also announced as part of the company’s latest financial report. All figures listed are lifetime sales. If you’re wondering why a particular game isn’t listed, it’s because these are the only ones Nintendo disclosed as part of the report. Nintendo DS…
Nintendo today released its financial results for the period between April 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009. And after the money stuff was all done with, the company announced some lifetime hardware shipment numbers. Those numbers are as follows: Wii – 67 million DS (including all variants) – 125 million Nintendo also announced that 510…
Japanese toy manufacturer Kotobukiya announced yesterday the release of a line of figures based on Capcom’s Lost Planet 2. No giant bugs, sadly, but there are Vital Suits. These two figures are from a couple of the new suits featuring in the game, the PIX-140R HARDBALLER and the GTF-11DRIO. Both are fully articulated, and come…
Battlefield Bad Company 2’s beta process has been a bit of a mess, but today DICE put PC owners out of their misery, providing details on when their version of the game’s beta will get underway. It’ll begin tomorrow, January 28, and will commence at 1800CET, 1200EST and 0900PST. You’ll be able to grab it…
The winners of Team Fortress 2’s propaganda contest didn’t just earn some internet fame. They also scored themselves some fancy in-game hats, which even the common man can now enjoy. That’s them there on the left. The fancy hats on the left are one-of-a-kind items, and will be worn only by the competition winners. The…
So, Mass Effect 2 is out. Being the second game in the series, a lot of you are now playing for the second time with the same character. That kind of action forms bonds. Bonds that need to be shared. So show us your Commander Shepard! That’s mine, up there. A grizzled, beat-up old coot,…
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