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British Sales Charts: Wii Stages A Fightback
Britain looks set to party like it’s 2008 this Christmas, with the weekly sales charts headed by Wii games after what seems like an eternity of 360/PS3 domination. New Super Mario Bros. Wii is at #1, followed by Wii Sports Resort and Wii Fit Plus, as Britons gear up for the Christmas season stocking up…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 8, 2009 -
Mirror’s Edge iPhone Trailer Slides Into The Second Dimension
As a game, it looks like it’s missing the point of Mirror’s Edge entirely. But as a trinket for Mirror’s Edge fans, who just want to hear that music and see those blue skies again, it looks great.
By Luke Plunkett Published December 8, 2009 -
EVE Touches Down With Dust 514
Dust 514, the shooter spinoff of popular MMO EVE Online, certainly looks great, but how does it play? Turns out it plays a little like a first-person game of Magic: The Gathering. Edge’s webiste has posted the big feature on the game that formed the cornerstone of the mag’s latest issue, which gives us our…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 8, 2009 -
Merry Christmas Zombies, Dinosaurs And Gourds!
As seen on Tiny Cartridge.
By Luke Plunkett Published December 8, 2009 -
Next Team Fortress 2 Update To Get Friendly?
Watch this video. Listen to the lengthy looping of audio files reportedly dug up from the depths of TF2’s latest update, dated December 7. Then try and make heads or tails of what it all means. It seems to be suggesting that a new game mode is on the way for Team Fortress 2, one…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 8, 2009 -
Nintendo Reminds Us Why The Wii Sells At Christmas
It may have had a disappointing year by its own lofty standards, but the Wii should still do well this Christmas. Why? Because Nintendo know its target audience like the back of this commercial. Families, accessibility, paunches, sweaters, grandpa, a snarky daughter…yup, they’ve got this down pat. Nintendo’s Wii holiday commercial [Go Nintendo]
By Luke Plunkett Published December 8, 2009 -
Voltron Gets Served, Skulks Off To iPhone
It’s a Voltron game! Yeeessssssss. And it’s for the iPhone! Hrm. Published by Sony, Voltron: Defender of the Universe will be out later this month, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the series. It’s based on the original Voltron (am I the only person in the world who preferred the one with the vehicles?), with…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 8, 2009 -
Tim Schafer On Brutal Legend DLC, Patches
Brutal Legend turned out OK, but it wasn’t without its problems, so creator Tim Schafer has announced that his team wants to do some “tuning patches”, as well as add some more DLC. “We definitely want to do more DLC for both single-player and multiplayer”, Schafer told GamePro, “as well as some tuning patches.” So…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 8, 2009 -
“Cultural Differences” Mean Capcom Developer And West Can’t Collaborate
Capcom have been big on Western collaborations lately. Two Bionic Commando games, Dark Void, Dead Rising 2, all have been handled by Western teams. But not everybody at Capcom’s Japanese HQ is as keen as management to “go west”. In an internal interview for Capcom’s investor relations site, Jun Takeuchi – of Lost Planet and…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 7, 2009 -
Buying A Neo Geo Pocket, From GameStop, In 2009
It’s not every day that you’re able to walk into a 21st-century GameStop, hand over $50 and walk home with a Neo Geo Pocket Color, almost ten years after SNK stopped making the thing. But that’s exactly what happened to reader Steven this past week, a casual conversation with some friends at a local GameStop…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 7, 2009 -
Javelin Fix For 360 Modern Warfare 2 On The Way
While Infinity Ward work to get a patch onto the PS3 to combat the “javelin exploit”, 360 owners should know the developer is doing likewise for Microsoft’s console. IW’s Robert Bowling says that the 1.06 upgrade, which fixes not only the javelin glitch but also the care package glitch as well, is currently in Microsoft’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 7, 2009 -
It’s Your Annual Black Mesa Update
Half-Life remake Black Mesa, which has been in development for over five years now, was meant to be out by the end of 2009. Meant to be. But this is Black Mesa we’re talking out. A statement published earlier today by the mod’s dev team, called the “Black Mesa 2009 Update”, reads “Unfortunately, to our…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 7, 2009 -
Some Kingdom Hearts Figures To Jingle Your Bells
Toysmiths Kotobukiya have a new line of Kingdom Hearts figures on the way, due for release in Japan early next year. Available for pre-order now, they’ll go on sale in April for ¥3800 (USD$40) a piece. There will be three figures to choose from: King Mickey, Christmas Town Sora (so seasonal!) and Cloud/Vincent. Pre-order info…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 7, 2009 -
Tony Hawk “Very Proud” Of Tony Hawk: Ride
Tony Hawk: Ride is not only one of the most disappointing games of 2009, it’s easily the most disappointing game in a series that for the past 5 years has specialised in disappointment. But don’t tell Tony Hawk that! The skater is standing by Robomodo’s game, both on the grounds that he was involved in…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 7, 2009 -
How To Make A Fan Game And Not Get Your Ass Sued
Making a fan game – like this, or this – can be a tricky thing. Is it a tribute, or is it stealing? We like to think it’s the former, but lawyers often think the latter. Over on Gamasutra, attorney Mona Ibrahim has provided a handy guide on how to go about making a fan…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 7, 2009 -
Travis Touchdown Gets Lost, Ends Up In Left 4 Dead, TF2
While No More Heroes’ Travis Touchdown isn’t the most fitting crossover possibility for a Valve game, there’s still a fair amount of joy to be had from seeing him be a credit to team. Some modders have managed to insert Suda’s leathery star into two of Valve’s more recent titles, Left 4 Dead and Team…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 7, 2009 -
Some Very, Very Nice Game Boys
These hand-painted/crafted Game Boys were on display at the November 21 Video Games Live show in Paris. Shame it was crammed into a music show, stuff this nice deserves its own time in the sun. These shots are courtesy of On s’appelle, where you’ll find plenty more. 20 ans GAME BOY [On s’appelle @ Flickr,…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 7, 2009 -
Nintendo’s 1955 Cameo In The New York Times
As seen on NeoGAF.
By Luke Plunkett Published December 5, 2009
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