You guessed it: times are tough. And few places are feeling it as bad as Sony, who have tonight announced a drop in games unit revenue, hardware sales and software sales. As you can see in the graph above, PS2 sales are down 52% from this time last year. PSP sales are down 12%. And…
Whoops! Atari are recalling every single copy of Dragon Ball Origins in Australia, after it was discovered the rating handed out to the game didn’t quite match some of it’s naughtier moments. Seems that, while every other Dragon Ball game Atari have released in the country was rated a deserving PG (Parental Guidance recommended), Origins…
People made a fuss over the new Final Fantasy XIII trailer this morning. In case you missed it, here it is (and in HD to boot). Sceptics should note that, yes, there is gameplay.
I won’t spoil anything for those who haven’t played it, but if you felt a little bummed/cheated by the end of Prince of Persia, you might want to look into picking up the game’s DLC. Due on February 26, the DLC will serve as an epilogue to the events of the game, along with adding…
It’s try, try again for EA and Steven Spielberg tonight, with the publisher announcing BOOM BLOX Bash Party for the Wii, due sometime this Spring. Coming so soon after the first game, Bash Party’s focus is on polishing the experience and offering new features, such as new blocks, new tools, new actions, new multiplayer modes…
While stuck in the Middle East on a murderous rampage in pursuit of his crystal skull, 50 Cent will meet countless locals. And, once met, he shall regale them with pleasantries and compliments. Or not. Please don’t watch this at work. Please. Your laughter will make co-workers suspicious.
You may have seen these things – put together by The Minus World – before. There’s a Resident Evil one and a Grand Theft Auto one. This one’s for the Call of Duty series. It’s designed to help teach kids important things about war! Like nazi zombies, and abstract notions of “prestige”. If you’re a…
That exclusive PlayStation 3 time trial map for Mirror’s Edge, that’s on schedule. But the main event? The time trial map pack, due for release across all three platforms? It’s run into delays. According to EA: To offer a completely smooth experience for players, DICE announced today that the DLC map pack for Mirror’s Edge…
I adore Mirror’s Edge. Others, though, are less kind to the game. Think it’s too short, think it’s controls are a mess. Well, if you think the latter, would some third-person controls help? gamezine have found a way to install/reinstate a feature (by means of some code work, so it’s PC ONLY) missing from the…
Sure, you’ve seen game toys before. Gears, Halo, King of Fighters, Street Fighter. But have you seen anything as beautiful as this Sam & Max statue? You say yes, you’re a liar. Limited to 1000 pieces worldwide, it costs $75, and looks to be worth every penny/pound/euro/whatever. It’s by Symbiote Studios, and in addition to…
You may have read a few reports this morning concerning the fate of Street Fighter II HD Remix in Europe, and how it has been delayed due to “faults and other problems”. But…has it really? The original report claimed that the game was stuck in testing at SCEE, and had to be “redone” thanks to…
The Korg DS-10 synthesiser, for all its inherent brilliance, hasn’t been widely available in the US. That’s about to change. Mega-retailer GameStop will soon be stocking the program, and are now accepting preorders. They’ll start selling it on February 9, and what’s more, will be selling it for only $30, a saving of 50% off…
An estimated 4000 IBM employees have been laid off in the last week, as the company adjusts to the current way of the world. Why do we care? Because IBM make a lot of stuff. If you own a 360, IBM made the Xenon chip that runs it. If you own a PS3, IBM helped…
Does the Crave DS game “Baby Pals” really say “Islam is the light” when you give your tot a bath? Of course not. That’s ridiculous. Doesn’t stop WTNH from reporting it, though! Like the more widely-publicised issue surrounding the Little Mommy Cuddle and Coo doll – from which the baby’s audio sample is presumably taken…
While they’re improving, game covers are still a largely generic lot. But book covers? Well, they’ve had centuries to get it right, and many book covers are classy. What if the two were switched? We’d end up with these. Olly Moss has drawn up a few examples of what it would look like if classic…
Sega have given us a new release date for the previously-delayed Empire: Total War. And some new screenshots. And, perhaps most useful of all, some system requirements to go with them. Originally delayed from February to “March 2009”, the game will now be out in the US on March 4. Interestingly, it’s going to use…
There’s a whole swathe of new clothing options for your 360 avatar today. Thing is, unless you’re European, and a European football fan at that, they won’t be of much use to you. Eighteen shirts were added today, to make up what Microsoft are calling the “European National Football Teams” collection. If Europeans/football fans were…
Microsoft released three first-party games towards the end of 2008. Gears of War 2, we know, is a smashing success. But what of the other two games, Fable II and Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts? Sales data released by the NPD Group today reveals that the games’ experience on store shelves couldn’t have been more…
For the Japanese market. And it is awful. How awful? Watch it for yourselves. And you’d better watch it. Angry baby-face Chun Li commands it.
Pardon what’s amounting to graverobbing on this, but David over on Kotaku AU has dug up some screenshots of Pandemic’s cancelled Dark Knight game, again from the portfolio of a former developer. 3D artist Michael Pryor was a former employee at Pandemic Brisbane, where he was working on an “unreleased title” that we now know…
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