Luke Plunkett

PAL PlayStation Store Update: Uh, Hmm…

Think last week’s PAL update was bad? It was! This week, though, is just as bad. Maybe even worse. On the bright side, there’s TMNT. On the not-so-bright side, there’s…not much else. Some add-ons, some wallpapers, and that’s about it. What, not even a crummy PS1 game, Sony? Week like this, we’d have taken a…

PlayStation Boss Gets A New Deputy

Sony Computer Entertainment boss Kaz Hirai got himself a new second-in-charge today, with the appointment of Kunimasa Suzuki to the role of Representative Director, Deputy President of SCEI. Suzuki, who has been with Sony since 1984, will “assist [Hirai] in managing the day-to-day operations of the PlayStation business”, with a specific responsibility for strategy and…

British Retailers Down On The PSPgo

As far as we’re concerned, the PSPgo is a slick piece of hardware, but as far as two British game retailers are concerned, it may as well be a poison pie with boogers sprinkled on top. “From my point of view I’ve got to think, ‘Do I want to stock this?’ Right now I can’t…

This Is (Probably) The Longest Beard In Video Games

Probably. I’ll have to revisit Quest for Glory II, and check the Dervish’s to make sure. Regardless, the LittleBigPlanet Druid’s beard is long. Longer than Tim Schafer’s. Longer, even, than Gandalf’s. And that’s official.

If New Super Mario Bros. Wii Was In Fact Old Super Mario Bros. Wii…

What if, instead of looking a lot like the DS version of Mario Bros., New Super Mario Bros. Wii looked more like the NES versions of Mario? Or the SNES version? Well, then it’d look like this. Gotta say, that Super Mario World one looks pretty damn hot. [Mama Robotnik @ NeoGAF]

New “Sega” Handheld Coming

The days of Sega manufacturing hardware are over. But in these days of licensed technology and retro appreciation, Sega hardware still lives on, in this case with the return of the Nomad, Sega’s handheld Genesis. Now called the Retro Gen, and being released by hardware company Innex (who you’ve heard of before), it’s a handheld…

There’s A New Korg DS-10!

This video is, well, amazing. It’s producer Nobuyoshi Sano doing his best Steve Jobs impersonation as he presents to the world a new, improved version of the Korg DS-10 synthesiser for the Nintendo DS. Built to take advantage of the DSi, DS-10 Plus multiplies the output of the original synthesiser title, giving you four analogue…

Yup, You Can Now Buy Silver DualShock 3 Controllers

As expected, Sony have officially announced that the range of DualShock 3 colours has increased by 1, with the release of PS3 controllers in a fetching shade of silver. Strange the pads are announced but not the silver console itself, but then, SCEA works in mysterious ways. For example, what’s the deal with those White…

PlayStation Home: By The Numbers

The director of PlayStation Home, Sony’s Peter Edward, has disclosed to Gamasutra a number of interesting facts about the platform/service, including the registered userbase, demographics and advertising statistics. Registered Users: According to Edward, Home now has “7 million inhabitants”, of which 3 million hail from Europe, and those “inhabitants” have downloaded 6 million “virtual items”…

Sony Encouraging Non-Gaming Apps On The PSPgo

While the new PSPgo will be a gaming console first and foremost, Sony have announced that games won’t be the only thing supported on the platform. Speaking with CNET, Sony’s Al De Leon has said: One thing we did announce at E3 was a significant reduction in the price of development tools for PSP. The…

When Robot Chicken Meets Video Games

Robot Chicken is pretty damn popular. And it got that way by poking fun at popular culture. Movies, books, comics, TV shows, even action figures. But what happens when Robot Chicken crosses paths with video games? In case you’ve never seen the show, Robot Chicken is an animated series that runs on Cartoon Network (and…

Crackdown 2 Has “Entirely New Map”

I’ll tell you a funny story. For all the pomp, all the circumstance, all the celebrities present during Microsoft’s E3 keynote address, one game was more exciting to me than all others. And that was Crackdown 2. Not on the strength of the short teaser trailer, which really showed nothing. Not on the strength of…

Australian Web Filter May Block Legitimate Import Retailers

There’s currently a wildly unpopular (not to mention practically unworkable) piece of legislation in the pipeline here in Australia that, if passed, will be a kick in the teeth to already-suffering Aussie gamers. Some background: the Australian government, in an attempt to pander to conservative, ignorant family types, believes that a mandatory, nation-wide internet filter…

Jimmy Fallon’s Got The Scoop On New Celebrity Games

Lots of hate out there for new Late Night host Jimmy Fallon. I don’t get it. You say he’s awkward? He is awkward. That’s what makes him so damn cute. I’ve never smiled at so many bad jokes in my life. Click to view

WoW Has Been Down In China For Nearly Three Weeks Now

As we’ve told you, Blizzard recently decided to change the company handling WoW for them in China. It was The9, and now it’s NetEase. Or, it would be NetEase, if NetEase could actually get the game running again. The9’s service closed down on June 7. It was supposed to be a direct handover, but when…

Retailers Interested In “Disc-Locking” Technology

While piracy is an issue for game publishers and retailers, so too is straight-up theft. Which is why GameStop and other retailers are taking a good, hard look at new tech that would lock a game disc until it’s paid for. Part of a study by the Entertainment Merchants Association, called “Project Lazarus: Study of…

It’s Cave Story Time, Kids

Nintendo did some in-house promo vids during E3 for upcoming games. One of them is Cave Story! It has loads of gameplay footage! And appropriate recognition for the original developer! So let’s watch.

Dawn Of War II Gets A Map Editor

When Dawn of War II‘s next major update – “There Is Only War” – is released sometime during the summer, it’ll bring with it a much-needed feature for the game: a map editor. Called the “World Builder”, it’ll allow you to “create, edit, and play” on your own maps, which you’ve built from the ground…

Zeno Clash Gets New DLC, Goes On Sale To Celebrate

Quirky first-person brawler Zeno Clash will be getting some new DLC this weekend, in the form of a three-level challenge called "The Pit". But that’s not all. It’s also getting a price-cut. Anyone picking the game up over Steam this weekend won’t pay the standard $20 asking price. They’ll only pay $10. While I had…

Captain Legomar And His Blocky, Danish Pikmin

LEGO and video games. They go together like milk and cookies. Angelina and other people’s babies. And…LEGO and Pikmin. These delightful LEGO Pikmin are the work of Norwegian Filip Felberg. These are some of the highlights, but to see more of Captain Olimar and his sentient vegetables – along with Felberg’s other Nintendo-related LEGO sets…