For all Nintendo’s recent follies, one thing they’ve done right is bring Starfy to the West. But boy, it sure took a while. Want to know why? Blame Nintendo of America. In an interview with IGN, Producer Hitoshi Yamagami said that despite the fact the series had been developed with a Japanese audience in mind,…
Empire: Total War developers Creative Assembly have announced that, as part of an upcoming patch, a number of new units will be introduced into the game, free of charge. Some of these units are lying in the game code but weren’t, for whatever reason, unlocked for the release of the game. Others, that are currently…
Capcom’s Chief Financial Officer, Kazuhiko Abe, has offered a glimmer of hope for Wii owners hoping to some day see a downgraded release of PS3 and 360 games on the system. While highlighting stronger-than-expected sales of Resident Evil 5, Abe says “We have not decided whether we are doing it or not doing it”. “It”…
Japan’s fiscal year reporting season draws to a close, and one of the last companies to report their data was Square Enix. Contained within that data was a colourful graph showing their 2008 game sales. As you can see, it was sort of an “off” year (the fiscal year running from April 1, 2008 to…
Hmm, let’s see. The PSP is doing OK, but not great. The iPhone, now, it’s doing great. So what can the PSP do to be more like the iPhone? Get itself a music store! According to sources speaking with CNET, Sony have already been in talks with several major record labels over the possibility of…
Ninokuni is a dream collaboration between Japanese developers Level 5 and anime craftsmen Studio Ghibli. And, because they are craftsmen, Ghibli are taking their sweet time on the game. With around 15 minutes of animation to be included on the cart, and the game due in Japan later this year, Ghibli’s work should have been…
It can be argued that many of Punch-Out’s characters are big Nintendo names in their own right. Buuuuttt, eeehhh…they don’t have the pulling power of, say, one of Nintendo’s other characters. Punch-Out!! – more footage of that secret character [Go Nintendo]
As an avid PC gamer, and a dedicated Steam user, few things grind my gears like delayed Steam releases. You know the kind. Game comes out on console, then PC, then Steam, weeks later. There are many publishers that, for some reason, do things this way. Even when it’s just a PC game, the Steam…
The first episodic Watchmen game was awful. Which is probably why we’ve heard little of the second. Still, the game’s publishers are soldiering on, and will be releasing the pair on a retail disc. Deadline Games director Søren Lund has told 1UP that both “The End is Nigh” and the second title will be released…
On the off chance he hasn’t entirely worn out his welcome in your heart of hearts, Sega have quietly released a version of the original Sonic the Hedgehog. As with most iPhone ports these days, the game just kind of…turned up, and as with most iPhone ports these days, control is handled by a touch-sensitive…
Not the first time this has been done, granted, but Komodo’s Retro Adapter is certainly the most elegant way of using all your old Nintendo pads on the Wii. Due to come in at around $20 when it ships in July, the Retro Adapter works like a controller hub, allowing you to use NES, SNES…
Say what you will about Saints Row 2, you can’t say Volition aren’t supporting the game post-release. They’ve just announced a second DLC pack for the game, called “Corporate Warfare”. Due on May 28, it’ll introduce a new set of missions where you have to take on the Ultor Corporation, along with other stuff like…
If you own the PS3 or 360 versions of Terminator Salvation, you’re fine. If you own the PC version, however…well, you probably already know the thing doesn’t work. Users have been complaining about serious install errors all week, to the point where the game has had to be recalled from North American retail shelves. A…
For years, EA held the license to the Lord of the Rings movies. So only EA could make games using the likenesses of Seans Astin and Bean. But no more. EA’s deal is up, and having broken LotR fan’s hearts with the cancellation of White Council, the rights to the films (other companies, like Turbine,…
Did you get hold of one of those Punch-Out “Heavyweight Contender Kits” from Amazon? We hope, for your sake, that you planned on displaying those King Hippo shorts, and not actually wearing them. Why? Because, as you can see, while from a distance the shorts look rather fetching… Upon closer inspection, they become…less fetching… Doesn’t…
This morning, Frank PR – the company handling the game’s PR in the UK – announced boldly that Tony Hawk: Ride would be a 360 exclusive in the UK. Which, uh, is not true. A few hours later, Frank PR sent out a second announcement, which read: Further to the erroneous information which was distributed…
So, Deadpool is in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2. Marvel fans are no doubt thrilled to bits. And if they’re not, seeing this Deadpool May Cry footage should get them there.
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More platform exclusivity shenanigans! It’s just been announced that Tony Hawk: Ride – yes, the new one with the wacky controller – will be exclusive to the Xbox 360 in the UK. No idea how much this has cost Microsoft, or whether it’s a proper exclusive (as opposed to a timed exclusive), but we do…
Doesn’t rhyme, and kinda throws of the beat, but whatever. Tell me you wouldn’t chant the same thing if you opened your lunch bow and saw this staring back at you. In case you were wondering, and are a fan of her work, yup, this is another masterpiece from Annathered, whose masterpieces we’ve featured a…
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