Step aside, analysts and amateur crystal ball-gazers! Continuing a trend set by Microsoft, Activision have decided to start throwing console guesstimates around, taking a swing this morning at guessing console sales for 2009. So just what does Activision boss Bobby Kotick see when he gazes into his crystal ball? All was revealed as part of…
Our hats are off (yup, all of them) to Dawn of War II‘s marketing team today. Why? Forget developer diaries. They’re more interested in turning Warhammer 40K into a monster truck rally. We’ve told you before about THQ UK’s plans to build a replica Space Marine Rhino from Warhammer 40K. Well, those plans are done.…
While EA reckon 1.8 million copies of Left 4 Dead have been sold at retail since launch (on both 360 & PC), we’d love to see the digital download figures instead. Because hot on the heels of new product announcements this week, the game has returned to the #1 spot on Steam’s charts. It’s even…
Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority say 99% of video games ads are responsible. This commercial, however, for the Xbox 360’s video marketplace, is part of the remaining 1%. The ad (which particular ad it is goes unnamed) basically claims you can buy movies. Which you can’t, you can only rent them. A single user complained to…
Last few months, Mad Catz have been doing their best to convince us they’ve turned a corner. Are now putting out quality merchandise, instead of the crap they’re renowned for. And we believed them! So it’s sobering today to see the company’s line of Resident Evil 5 accessories, which amount to six separate pieces of…
Blu-Ray discs are big. Most games not developed by Hideo Kojima only take up a fraction of the disc space. So that space is going to waste! And can be better occupied with movies. Sony’s director of hardware marketing, John Koller, has said that later this year, the way certain PS3 titles – like, say,…
Ever wonder what Halo would look like if it swapped out the fast-paced shooter thing for the turn-based JRPG thing? Me neither. Somebody did, though, otherwise we wouldn’t have this clip. At 5:05, it’s far too long, but you only need to watch the first 30-40 seconds to catch the gist of it.
To: Crecente From: Luke Re: Doc So my copy of Killzone 2 turned up today. Exciting! Glad to be playing it, even gladder I’m not having to write about it. Anyway. Here’s what you missed last night: Team Fortress 2 Demake Gang Garrison 2 Goes 2.0 Home Wardrobe Expands To Include Ninja Cosplay Finally, Zelda…
With the PS2 now in its last days, we can safely look back and say that, yes, God of War II was the machine’s swansong. But it could have been oh so different! In an interview with 1UP, God of War II man Cory Barlog reveals that, upon first showing the game off to Sony…
A Taiwanese study – backed by British researchers – has found that playing too many video games can (can) contribute to a a rise in stress levels and feelings of anxiety in “young people”. The report found that many games cause a “fight or flight” reaction in the player’s mind, which can often trick the…
We’ve bemoaned the lack of LocoRoco merchandise previously. For a franchise so steeped in cuteness, it’s a mystery as to why we aren’t drowning in plushies and other assorted pieces of licensed crap. No sooner do we say that aloud, though, and Sony go and drop this on us. The LocoRoco 2 sweepstakes, which is…
Street Fighter IV is kind of a big deal. So when it launches, it deserves – and is getting – a big, swank launch party. Want to go? Well you can, because you’re invited. Capcom will be taking over the Geffen Contemporary @ Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles on Thursday night, and if…
One thing I’ve picked up over the years is how oblivious most Americans are to the success of EA’s FIFA. It’s not your fault, just, it’s not a game on most people’s radar. So it’s probably news to most Americans that the game is popular. Immensely popular. Like, bigger-than-Madden popular. And how popular is that?…
The characters would all wear giant shoulder pads! We kid. In reality, they’d be a lot more detailed, with a heavy emphasis on arm veins. And would look a little something like this. Some forum dwellers over on Game Artisans have taken it upon themselves to run a little competition, see who can come up…
Fewer titles epitomise the gulf in potential and delivery on the Wii more than Mario & Sonic at the Olympics. I mean…Mario and Sonic? Together? With motion-sensing? How did this game end up rubbish? Who knows. All that matters is that it did. Though…actually, that not even that matters, since the game sold millions and…
Valentines Day is coming up, marketing teams need ways to somehow tie gaming into that most non-gaming of days…what to do? Romantic costumes are a good place to start, and Microsoft just signed up. Two new clothing options for your 360 avatars are now available, a “formal suit” for the gents and a “red dress”…
“GoS-CPT-Stewart” is a student at game design school Full Sail. As part of his studies, he had to make a Pong clone. So he took Pong and mixed it with, of all things, Ikaruga. The results are as you’d expect. It’s Pong, except there are Ikaruga ships in the middle of the screen to blow…
We loved Uncharted. Loved it to bits. But it wasn’t without its problems! Chief amongst those being the fact shirtless men somehow took 117 bullets to kill. Thankfully, the sequel’s looking to remedy that. Speaking with MTV, Sony’s Sam Thompson promises that while “bullet sponge” enemies will be back in Uncharted 2, at least this…
Ninja fanboys have been bombarding forums asking for it, and finally, Sony have acquiesced. Given up fighting it. So starting this Thursday, ninja costumes are to be made available for your Home avatar. At the moment, Sony are only saying that the costumes are “sweet”, and by saying costumes, and not costume, we can assume…
Flower is an odd proposition. Just like thatgamecompany’s last title, flOw, it’s not really a game. It’s a relaxant, suited more for a 3am slump on the couch than a 3-hour session after work. And like flOw, Flower is sure to again divide critics and gamers alike. While the basic structure of a game is…
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