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British Sales Charts
This week’s British sales charts are interesting reading, because Nintendo have been booted off of top spot. And second spot, now you mention it. And spots 4, 8, 9 & 10 as well. Yes, seems a revolution took place last week in the UK, which not only saw Street Fighter IV take the top two…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2009 -
San Andreas PSP Listing The Result Of Retailer Daydreaming
You may have seen today a retail listing for a PSP game called San Andreas Stories. It’s even got box art. Pity, then, it’s all the result of the result of some wishful thinking. The listing in question was spotted on the website of British retailer HMV. As you can see right here, it says…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2009 -
Dante’s Inferno Trailer
The first trailer for EA’s take on Dante’s Inferno didn’t show much. Looked a little, well, “conceptual”. This second clip is much more useful, and should look particularly familiar to God of War fans. The more obvious visual similarities aside, it’s a fairly unique (and chompy) version of hell EA have come up with. Dare…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2009 -
Making Killzone 2 Proved Too Much For Amsterdam’s Power Supply
Killzone 2 looks set to be the biggest, loudest thing to yet land on the PS3. But did you know it’s so big, and so loud, that Amsterdam’s power supply couldn’t cope with its development? Yup. As the game’s production drew to a close, developers Guerrilla – who are based in the Dutch capital –…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2009 -
Red Xbox 360 Pics Now On Xbox Live
While the appearance of the red Xbox 360 on Xbox Live doesn’t confirm the machine’s existence – we took care of that a while ago – it does end the wait for official pics. As you’d expect, the machine’s colour matches that of the existing red Xbox 360 controllers. As for what else comes in…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2009 -
GTA Lost & Damned Writing “Exceeds Mainstream Media”
Rockstar aren’t the humble types. So when Rockstar VP Jeronimo Barrera gets talking about the quality of Lost & Damned‘s script, you know he’s not going to say “oh, it’s better than Everybody Loves Raymond”. That’s not to say that it’s not. It, and everything else created on Earth, is. But it’s an easy target.…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2009 -
PC Sales Charts
Could Left 4 Dead’s star be finally on the wane? If you look at the retail sales charts for the week ending February 14, you’d say “yes”, the game finally dropping from the top 10. But that’s precisely why we don’t just look at the retail charts. While the game made way on NPD’s charts…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2009 -
Nintendo DS vs Nintendo DSi: Browser Speed Showdown
Ever use a Nintendo DS as a web browser? It’s awful. But with a larger, brighter DS on the way, could things be looking up for Nintendo’s portable web-browsing credentials? Short answer: yes. The new Nintendo DSi not only has a larger screen, enabling a clearer viewing experience, but it loads faster and looks cleaner.…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2009 -
Resident Evil 5 Demo Proves Somewhat Popular
Resident Evil 5 is the first new (core) RE game in four years. It’s also the first to launch simultaneously on multiple platforms. So interest in the title was always going to be high. But how high, exactly? Well, as of writing, the demo – out for a few weeks now – has been downloaded…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2009 -
Nintendo, Sony Sued Over Handleld Wireless Technology
The Nintendo DS is able to communicate wirelessly. So can Sony’s PlayStation Portable. Which is a problem for Wall Wireless, a company that claims they own a patent for said technology. So Wall – who believe that they have “suffered monetary damages that are compensable … by no less than a reasonable royalty” as a…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2009 -
New King Of Fighters Videos Are Something Else
Japan’s big arcade gaming expo, AOU, went down last Friday & Saturday. Lots of cool stuff was shown off, but few games – if any – look as damn good as King of Fighters XII. Yeah, we’ve seen it before, and it’s looked great before, but AOU is really the first time we’ve been able…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2009 -
How Big Are The PCs Valve Program On?
Over the weekend, Valve released an unexpectedly fascinating piece of information: the specs of the machines sitting on desks across Valve HQ, which are used for development of both games and the Steam platform. According to a news post over on Steam, Valve change the spcs of their development units every 18 months or so.…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2009 -
LittleBigPrinceOfPersia
Had your fill of custom, hand-knitted sackboys? We’re coming close, but we’re not there just yet. So there’s still a little admiration left in the tank for this cute little Prince of Persia. You’ll remember Maggie Wang from that last batch, and she’s also the lady responsible for this Prince here, who’s notable not just…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2009 -
Next PSP To Feature Sliding Screen?
Oh that’s right. More new PSP rumours. We’ve had a few surface lately, but this latest one is awfully specific, involving the machine’s actual design, as well as its insides. The last rumour came courtesy of IGN, who said the next version of Sony’s handheld console would feature “a multi-touch screen, Bluetooth support, integrated GPS…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2009 -
Uwe Boll Wins Big At Weekend Movie Awards
The Oscars? Hah! Anyone can win an Oscar. And the show itself, gah, it’s so boring. The Razzies, though, a night honouring the worst in Hollywood, well, now we’re talking. The 29th Annual Golden Raspberry Awards were held over the weekend, and as expected, Mike Myers and his cinematic abominaton The Love Guru won big.…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2009 -
First Mass Effect 2 Artwork
EA and BioWare released on Friday the first teaser trailer for Mass Effect 2. It was our first (brief) look at the game. These bits of artwork are our second. They’re not screenshots, mind, just pieces of concept art. But for those left wanting for a little appertiser to go along with Friday’s main course,…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2009 -
Street Fighter IV: 2 Million Shipped
Mostly-impressive press release from Capcom Japan just arrived. Street Fighter IV is out, and they’re excited to let us know that they’ve shipped two million copies of the game. That doesn’t mean two million copies have been sold through to a customer, it just means two million copies have been shipped from Capcom’s warehouses. Though…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2009 -
How That Awesome Half-Life Movie Was Made
About a week ago, we showed you part one of “Escape From City 17”, a short, fan-made Half-Life movie put together by the Purchase Brothers. Let’s all today see how they made it. In an interview with NewTeeVee, the brothers – David and Ian – reveal that the movie didn’t, as first believed, cost $500…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 21, 2009 -
Heavy Rain Creator: Hollywood Actors Don’t Care About Games
Been some big(ish) names doing video game voice work of late. Robert Downey Jr. Ron Perlman. Kristen Bell. But are they really doing the work? Heavy Rain creator David Cage doesn’t think so. In an interview with NOW Gamer, Cage says: Actors (and their agents) often have so little consideration for games that the only…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 20, 2009
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