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Al Michaels Instrumental In Epic Mickey Storyline
Yeah, it’s the Al Michaels you’re thinking of. You may know him as a veteran sportscaster, but did you know that, in a roundabout way, he was also a key contributor to the storyline for Disney’s upcoming Epic Mickey? Here’s how: the storyline for Epic Mickey revolves around a conflict between Mickey and Oswald the…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 5, 2009 -
PS3 Lawsuits Upgraded To Version 3.01
Two men, from Texas and Iowa, are launching a class-action lawsuit against Sony after their PS3 consoles were bricked during a recent firmware update. One console was broken upgrading to firmware 3.0, the other installing 3.1. Both claim that upon contacting Sony’s customer support, they were told the machine failures were “coincidental”, and that to…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 4, 2009 -
Any Objections To Phoenix Wright On The Wii?
Germany’s Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle (USK), the country’s ratings board, have let slip a listing for an upcoming Phoenix Wright title. For the Wii. There’s not much more to it than that, other than the name “Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney”, so questions like: “Will it be episodic?” “When is it out?” “How much will this cost me?”…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 4, 2009 -
Madden Gets A Card Game
EA Sports have announced that “Ultimate Team”, a downloadable game mode built around trading cards that was first introduced in last year’s FIFA, is now making its way to Madden 10. Functionally, it’ll operate in much the same way as FIFA’s system. Players will start the game mode with a random pack of cards. The…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 4, 2009 -
Play Versus Mode In The Left 4 Dead 2 Demo
The Left 4 Dead 2 demo is now out there for public consumption, but users will have found that the game’s signature versus mode has been locked. No problem. Just hack your way around it! Modder Saul has whipped up a little plugin that allows you to play as the zombies in an online match…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 4, 2009 -
Splatterhouse Figure Won’t Bring Jennifer Back
It will, however, look great in your office, custom toysmith Jin Saotome’s latest piece capturing Splatterhouse’s Rick in all his barbaric, denim-clad glory. A reminder: this is a one-off custom figure, not something you’ll find clipped to an aisle in your local Toys R’ ‘Us. If you want one (or something like it), take it…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 4, 2009 -
Street Fighter II HD’s Intro Lived Too Fast And Died Too Young
Much like the game itself, this short clip (by serial SF artists and SFIIHD contributors Udon) strikes the perfect balance between contemporary style and old-school sensibilities. It’s just a shame it had to be cut to squeeze the game online. Udon’s Unused Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix Intro
By Luke Plunkett Published November 4, 2009 -
Fable III’s New Concept Art Needs More Chimney Sweeps
Lionhead have tonight released some new artwork for the upcoming Fable III, showing that, as promised, Albion is moving on from a stylised renaissance and is, Dickens novels in hand, marching straight into a stylised industrial revolution. This is Bowerstone, circa Fable III. Little late to catch the steampunk bandwagon, sure, but clock-powered bad guys…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 4, 2009 -
For Thirty Four Years, Kids Have Wanted Video Games For Christmas
Market research firm Permuto Discoveries have published a list of the top-selling Christmas gifts for kids over the past forty years. Unsurprisingly, over the past few years at least, video games have dominated. The list provides only the single, top-selling, must-have item for the year. No room for second place here. And it shows that…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 4, 2009 -
New Puzzle Game Features Moby, Proceeds Go To Charity
Founded in 2007, publishers OneBigGame have this week unveiled their first game: a puzzler featuring big-name music acts, with proceeds from the title’s sales going towards some big-name charity groups. The game’s called Chime (out “soon” for 360 and PC), and was developed by British studio Zoe Mode. Lumines fans should feel right at home…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 4, 2009 -
Sci-Fi Author Writing Not One, Not Two, But Three Games For Electronic Arts
Acclaimed British science fiction author Richard K. Morgan has announced that he’s teaming up with EA to help pen the stories for three of the publisher’s upcoming titles. Writing on his site, Morgan – best known for his novels Altered Carbon and Black Man/Thirteen – says he was approached last year by EA’s John Miles…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 4, 2009 -
Shooting A Nintendo DS Through A Wall
Throwing a controller/handheld to the ground in frustration is for wussies. You really want to vent some steam, you load the offending peripheral or console into a gun and you shoot it through a wall. That’s what Amusement – the greatest gaming mag to never be published in English – did for their latest issue,…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 4, 2009 -
Modern Warfare 2 Breaks Pre-Order Records
The game that has sent the competition scurrying into 2010 looks set to break all kinds of sales records when it’s released next week, with Modern Warfare 2 setting a new mark for pre-orders at GameStop. Speaking with USA Today, the chain’s executive vice president for merchandising and marketing, Tony Bartel, has revealed “As of…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 4, 2009 -
Warren Spector So Not Done With Deus Ex
Warren Spector, creator of Deus Ex, isn’t letting the fact he no longer has access to the series stop him from dreaming up more games in the series. Well, maybe not series. “Series”. Spector – currently at work on Epic Mickey – has told Variety that prior to picking up work the Disney gig, he…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 3, 2009 -
World Of Warcraft “Lacks Approval” To Operate In China [Update]
Courtesy of some alleged “gross violations” of national regulations, China’s General Administration of Press and Publication have ordered that World of Warcraft be suspended in the country. According to a report on Reuters, NetEase – the company operating the game in China for publishers Activision Blizzard – have been ordered to “stop operating” the title,…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 3, 2009 -
Reviews
FIFA 10 Review: 30-Yard Screamer
Last year, EA Sports’ FIFA finally managed to surpass long-time nemesis Pro Evo and emerge as the number one football game in the world, both critically and commercially. Let’s see what it’s managed to do in the 12 months since. Superficially, it appears it’s done very little, especially when compared to the drastic overhaul that’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 2, 2009 -
Of Weddings & Video Games
A couple years back, Totilo got himself hitched. Well done, Stephen! To help commemorate his two loves – his missus and video games – he added some gaming touches to his wedding. This weekend, however, I am getting married. Now, my lady friend isn’t exactly big on games. Sure, she enjoys a spot of SingStar…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 1, 2009 -
2009 Can Not End Soon Enough
As seen on Go Nintendo.
By Luke Plunkett Published October 1, 2009 -
3D Dot Game Heroes Does Zelda, On PS3
The beauty of 3D Dot Game Heroes for the PS3 is that its art style lends itself to homage rather well. So we’ll assume the game is merely tipping its hat to Zelda, and not ripping it off wholesale. More Zelda Similarities, Spelunker In 3D Dot Game Heroes [GSW]
By Luke Plunkett Published October 1, 2009 -
More Insanely-Detailed Resident Evil 5 Figures
Hong Kong’s master toysmiths, Hot Toys, have added two more figures to their line of Resident Evil 5 12″ figures: another Wesker, and another Chris Redfield, only this time in their throwback unis. Both will be out early next year, and expect both to be on the pricey side. 1/6 scale Resident Evil 5 figures…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 1, 2009
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