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PC Version Of Alan Wake Is Up To Microsoft
Alan Wake is coming to Xbox 360, that we know. But will it also be coming to the PC? Maybe. Just maybe. But if it does, that’s a decision to be made by Microsoft, not developers Remedy. Alan Wake fansite BrightFalls claims to have received a statement from the developers, which reads: Thank you for…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2009 -
A Boy And His Home-Made Blob
The best part of the upcoming reimagining of A Boy & His Blob isn’t the fact the game’s being reimagined. It’s that gorgeous storybook art style, which these home-made figures capture perfectly. Since official figures from such an obscure license might be wishful thinking, this sculpt by Appy is probably as close as we’ll get…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2009 -
Pro Evolution Developers Talk Graphics, Stats, Updates
In this clip, Konami’s Aki Saito plays the part of “awkward tour guide” as we’re shipped around the developers of Pro Evo 2010 while they tell us what they think is so different about this latest version of the venerable football series. It’s a shame they couldn’t show any real gameplay footage. I mean, I…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2009 -
The Market Obviously Requires A SECOND Pokemon X-Ray Machine
In April, we showed you a mobile x-ray unit adorned with Pokemans, intended for Japanese hospitals. But would you believe it’s not the only Pokemon-branded x-ray machine on the market? No, there’s another one. It’s made by the same company – Shimadzu – and is the real deal, a “proper” x-ray unit, sacrificing mobility (and…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2009 -
Sorry, No Car Damage In Gran Turismo PSP [Update]
While it appears car damage is finally on its way to the Gran Turismo series when GT5 is released, don’t expect the same attention to detail from the PSP version of the game. Answering fan questions on the official PlayStation blog, Polyphony’s Chris Hinojosa Miranda and Taku Imasaki have said in response to a fan…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2009 -
The Stuff Super Nintendo Nightmares Are Made Of
While most case mods are designed to improve the appearance of a games console – or at least tailor it to suit the whims of a more fickle owner – we don’t see many that will make small children cry. But, man, if I was four years old and saw this thing, it’d disturb me.…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2009 -
Resident Evil Shirt Feasts On The Flesh Of The Living
The rule is this: convention t-shirts are awful, cheap things you see stuffed in swag bags then only again seen on large men at LAN parties. The exception to that rule is this Capcom shirt for Comic-Con. To be given away free to advertise Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, it appears at first glance to…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2009 -
Rebellion Goes Bargain Shopping, Picks Up A Ton Of Great Old IP
Aliens vs Predator developers Rebellion have been picking through the remains of Vivendi’s old portfolio of intellectual property, discarded amidst the company’s merger with Activision, and have found a number of bargains. Among the unwanted, unloved IPs now obtained by the British developers (and 2000AD comics owners) are Ground Control, Evil Genius, Empire Earth, Lords…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2009 -
Ubisoft Working On New Heroes Of Might & Magic Game?
While there’s a new Might & Magic game on the way for the DS, those looking for something more…substantial will be happy to hear that Ubisoft’s Shanghai studio are working on something called “Heroes of MM”. A listing for a job opening at the studio says that they’re developing “Heroes of MM”, which is described…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2009 -
PC Sales Charts: You Fight Like A Dairy Farmer
Any doubts over the commercial viability of reviving a classic Lucasarts adventure game series have been blown out of the water this week, with Telltale’s new Monkey Island game topping the Steam charts. It was also a good week for Capcom’s Street Fighter IV, with a strong performance on both charts repaying the company’s faith…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 14, 2009 -
Economist Says EA’s Madden Monopoly Has Cost Gamers Almost $1 Billion
The high-profile court case against EA Sport’s “monopoly” in the NFL market took an interesting turn this week, with an economist brought in to show how much the demise of 2K’s competing NFL franchise has cost sports gamers. Despite admitting his report is based on incomplete data, University of Michigan economics professor Dr. Jeffrey Mackie-Mason…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 14, 2009 -
Nutso WoW Player Threatens To Hijack Plane, Kill As Many Americans As Possible
Warning! May contain traces of nuts! An 18 year-old kid from Greenwood, Indiana is under investigation by the FBI after issuing a number of “very serious” threats via World of Warcraft. On Monday morning, the boy said in-game that he “was going to board a plane at 7:30 to Chicago and that (he) was going…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 14, 2009 -
Reviews
Rolando 2 Micro Review: Rolando Keeps On Rolling
We reviewed the first Rolando back in January. January 2009. Now, it’s only July, and the sequel is upon us. That’s a pretty swift turnaround, handheld platform or not. So should we be suspicious of this “sequel,” considering its short development time? Or will it show that a great game is a great game, no…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 14, 2009 -
Fieldrunners, Cheaper Development Coming To PSP
While Rolando is widely seen as the pinnacle of iPhone gaming, it wasn’t always that way. In the early days, the iPhone was all about tower defence games, and no tower defence game did it better than Fieldrunners. With the new PSPgo taking pages out of Apple’s books in terms of digital delivery and apps,…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 14, 2009 -
Peter Moore Responds To UFC Over MMA Game
Dana White, boss of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, has some rather unpleasant things to say about EA Sports and their attempts to mosey in on the mixed martial arts market. But what does EA Sport’s Peter Moore have to say? Aside from revealing that he’s seen a playable build of EA’s MMA title – which…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 14, 2009 -
Meet Guitar Hero 5’s New Guitar
New Guitar Hero game, new Guitar Hero guitar. That’s the way the world works. With Guitar Hero 5 almost upon us, let’s take a look at it’s new guitar, see if it’s worth upgrading. The changes are minimal. Aside from a cosmetic facelift, the only major difference comes in a tweak to the slider, which…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 14, 2009 -
God Of War Novel Is 283 Pages Of “GGGGGRRRRR!!!!”
For all its violence and bombast, God of War is built around a mythology that’s thousands of years old. So the fact somebody is making a novel out of it may not be as ridiculous as you first thought. Then again, since it’s based entirely around the events of the first game in the series,…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 14, 2009 -
When Google Maps Meets SimCity
While Google Maps is pretty useful at the moment – especially Street View – we can’t help but look at this Chinese map of Hong Kong and wish that, instead of “Street View”, we could instead have “SimCity View”. This map is real (though not provided by Google), and accurate, and can be used to…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 14, 2009 -
Some Words That Are, And Are Not, In Scribblenauts
There are over 10,000 nouns you can conjure in Scribblenauts. That’s a lot. To help give you an idea of just what’s included – and not included – in that number, please, consult this list. A writer from Britain’s Official Nintendo Magazine has a build of the game, and having asked readers for a list…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 14, 2009 -
Microsoft To Launch Streaming Music Service, Could Hit 360
Microsoft have announced that they’re working on a streaming music service, similar to Europe’s Spotify, which should be ready to go by the end of this month. We’re interested because it could hit the Xbox 360. Peter Bale, executive producer of MSN, told The Telegraph that the Microsoft service would be similar to Spotify, “but…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 14, 2009
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