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A Better Look At LBP’s Ghostbusters Costumes, Sticker Pack
Yes, it’s true. These sacks have no dick. And while we got a decent look at them courtesy of Japan’s LittleBigPlanet website, there’s nothing like Media Molecule‘s official shots, especially since they include a look at the accompanying sticker pack. The whole lot will be out this Thursday. Those stickers (which will for $6 for…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 14, 2009 -
Street Fighter IV Characters Swap Moves, Faces
Now that Street Fighter IV is on PC, the PC community can get cracking on what they’re best at: silly hacks. Like these ones, which switch up the player’s moves, leaving us with a creep, stretchy Dan and a..special Sakura. Here’s A Reason To Play Street Fighter IV On PC [Giant Bomb]
By Luke Plunkett Published July 14, 2009 -
Black Wii Box Is From The Dark, Distant Future
Here’s the box art for the upcoming Black Wii, the first coloured variant of the console. Looks a lot like the white version! Only black. Amazing what a change in colour can do for a console. The white Wii is simple, clean, innocent. This black one? Menacing, stylish, ominous. And probably the best-looking games machine…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2009 -
Resident Evil 4 Sneaks Up On The iPhone Like A Spanish Midget
Japanese site AppBank were browsing the App Store the other day when, oh, hello, what did they find but a copy of Resident Evil 4. For the iPhone. It’s since been taken down, but as you can see from this clip, it’s pretty unlikely this is a fake. That sure looks like a real iPhone…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2009 -
Indies Being Shut Out Of Xbox Live Arcade? [Update]
Having spoken with several “concerned” developers, Screen Play is reporting that Microsoft have begun to “dramatically reduce” the number of independent titles they publish on Xbox Live Arcade. It’s believed that the crackdown is a response to fears that there’s simply too much stuff available on the service, and that major publishers are behind the…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2009 -
UFC: “EA Doesn’t Give A **** About Mixed Martial Arts”
UFC president Dana White has gone on an expletive-fuelled tirade against EA Sports, lashing out at not only the publishing powerhouse, but at any UFC fighter that agrees to appear in EA’s upcoming mixed martial arts title as well. White (pictured) says that back in the early days of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, EA were…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2009 -
British Sales Charts: Swapsies
Don’t be fooled by the “top ten” of this week’s British sales charts. Because there’s not ten games. There’s only seven. You can thank some double-ups for that, with three games – Fight Night 4, Call of Juarez & Tiger Woods 10 – all making an appearance on two platforms. Nice to see Call of…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2009 -
Worms, Now On Your iPhone
Has there been a single format through human history that hasn’t seen a port of Worms? Probably not, as the iPhone’s “Got Worms” box has now been well and truly ticked. Team17’s classic strategy title was released earlier today for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It’s only $5, and while we haven’t played it yet…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2009 -
Report: Games Making More Money Than Consumer Electronics In Japan
For the past 40-50 years, Japanese prosperity has been linked with the success of the nation’s world-beating consumer electronics companies. Sony, Panasonic, Fujitsu, etc. Recent figures released by analysts Eurotechnology show, however, that as those former giants of the Japanese economy take hit after hit in the current global economic crisis, the country’s games business…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2009 -
Switch DS Games Without Switching Consoles
Here’s a nice compromise between the legality of using only legitimate DS cartridges and the (albeit less legal) convenience of having multiple games on the one cart: a device that lets you switch between legitimate cartridges. This is the Blaze 3-in-1 Game Selector, and while it looks a little clunky, it makes up in handiness…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2009 -
Resistance Fan Gets Crafty, Builds Resistance Rifle
While Sony showed a little love to Killzone fans by manufacturing some replica Helghast rifles, there’s been no such courtesy extended towards fans of the PS3’s other sci-fi shooter, Resistance. So fans have to pick up the slack. Hyokenseisou, who makes a tidy living on the side producing cosplay costumes and accessories, has built this…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2009 -
God Of War Movie Sticks To Game Plot Like Loincloth To Kratos
A writer over at CC2K claims to have gotten hold of a script for the long-in-pre-production God of War movie. Having read that script, he proceeds to tell us all about it. While a movie project can go through scores of screenplays, and none of what he reveals will be too big a shock to…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2009 -
Giant Gundam Statue, Now In PlayStation Home
You know that amazing giant statue of Gundam now standing guard over Odaiba’s Shiokaze Park? It’ll soon be standing guard over PlayStation Home as well. Yes, as part of the series’ 30th anniversary celebrations, from July 11 a digital representation of the big guy will tower over the plaza of the Japanese version of Home.…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 11, 2009 -
Crummy Wii Accessories Finally Triple-Jump The Shark
Get a load of this. It’s a Wii accessory kit that contains an incredible 38 pieces. 38! Enough to form a shitty white plastic Voltron, Devastator and Predaking, with enough left over to scrape together a Defensor while you’re at it. It’s manufactured by Chinese company Areus, and seems to be their “21 in 1”…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 11, 2009 -
Take A Look At That New Killzone 2 DLC
That new Killzone 2 DLC we told you about yesterday has now been officially announced, and will go by the name of “Napalm & Cordite”. It’ll introduce two new maps, “Suljeva Cliffside” and “Arctower Landing”, along with two new weapons (well, new for multiplayer), the flamethrower and boltgun. The DLC will also be accompanied by…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 11, 2009 -
How About Scribblenauts On Other Platforms, Eh?
Scribblenauts looks awesome. Awesome, that is, if you’ve got a Nintendo DS. But what if you don’t? Then you will read the following statement from 5th Cell’s Marius Fahlbusch and you will cross your fingers and you will hope: VG247: Is there any chance of this ever coming to other platforms? It would work well…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 10, 2009 -
[UPDATE] Eidos Once Again Attempting To Mess With Review Scores?
Longtime silent champion/nitpicker of the British gaming press, The RAM Raider, has a post on their blog highlighting Eidos’ latest alleged public relations faux pas, this time involving review scores and cover placement for the upcoming Batman: Arkham Asylum. Yes, this is the same Eidos behind the Kane & Lynch fiasco with GameSpot. Behind voting…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 10, 2009 -
LittleBigPlanet Getting Re-Release, Bundled With DLC
LittleBigPlanet came out last year, and while it was fun, didn’t immediately sell as many units as its advertising and profile would have suggested. But that’s OK. Because it’s a slow burner. As witnessed by its impending 2009 re-release. The LittleBigPlanet “Game of the Year” edition will see the original game packaged alongside “much” of…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 10, 2009 -
PAL PlayStation Store Update: Tobin’s Spirit Guide, 1943 Edition
Some good stuff on offer for Europeans and Australasians this weekend, with both Battlefield 1943 and a Ghostbusters demo sure to keep your mind off England’s impending Ashes defeat. If busting ghosts or tropical bloodbaths aren’t your thing, you could always try some of DLC available this week, which includes add-ons for Skate 2, MotorStorm…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 10, 2009
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