EA are cutting 1000 jobs, and they’re cutting them from everywhere. We’ve already seen, or heard of job losses at Blackbox and Mythic, but are now hearing of more at Tiburon Studios. Tiburon are most famous for being the developers behind the cash-conjuring Madden series, but they’re also responsible for the Tiger Woods and NCAA…
Reader Chris had his laptop laser-etched last night. He figured it’d look good with every level of Super Mario Land on the Game Boy laid out sequentially. He figured correctly. Chris writes: Last night I laser-etched the top of my Eee PC with the complete level maps of Super Mario Land ( on the Game…
You don’t have Killzone 2 yet. Be patient. Hungarian mag Gamestar do, though, and to keep you busy have recorded the game’s entire introductory sequence and posted it for viewing. Needless to say, this’ll spoil the experience if you like your games to have that “new game smell” while playing on your mum’s expensive flat-screen…
Sure, their cover was blown the other week when those Crackdown 2 rumours popped up, but that was an unofficial unveiling. Tonight, Ruffian Games have officially unveiled themselves. Hello, Ruffian Games! Fronted by Gaz Liddon and made up of devs who have worked on games like Crackdown, Fable II and Project Gotham Racing, Ruffian are…
Like we’ve told you, A-1 Pictures are doing the smart thing and are making a Valkyria Chronicles anime. Until now, we’ve only heard about the project, so today, let’s take a look at it. These are some pieces of character art for the show. The costumes check out, and look great, but the faces? Little…
Some guy in Wasilla is selling an Xbox 360. He’s selling it for $250. That’s a steep price at the best of times, but when you read his pitch, it reads a little steeper. Aim high, Wasilla Xbox Craigslist seller [Boing Boing]
Definitely a mixed bag in this week’s edition of the PC sales charts. Lich King sits atop the NPD charts, while on both Steam and Direct2Drive, EA games are punching above their weight. Example: Mirror’s Edge, which came in third on Steam (and second on D2D), and LotR Conquest, which tops the Direct2Drive charts. Mirror’s…
It’s time for the last of 2008’s significant awards to be handed out. This time, it’s Mod DB doing the handing out, naming what they believe to be the 100 best mods for the year. From that 100, readers will have until February 28 to vote for the winners, who aside from INTERNET FAME will…
Most gaming shirts are awful (though not all!). Most riffs on the classic “John Paul Ringo George” shirt are awful (though not all!). This shirt is both of those, but is not awful. Designed by bigdukesix over at Zazzle, and lemon colour scheme aside, it’s pretty neat. It’ll also be gone by the time you…
Well, do you? We’re curious. Because Naughty Dog’s Bruce Straley thinks the Uncharted star already is, and is a little taken aback that you don’t all think the same. When asked by CVG whether he thought Nathan Drake could ever challenge Lara Croft in the popularity stakes, Straley responds: Why do you think he’s not…
While we don’t yet have a release date for the Gears 2 patch Chocolate Rein promised the other day, we do have a little more information, in the form of seven new achievements. They’ve recently turned up on Xbox.com, and appear certain to go live once the patch is released to the public. In all,…
Last we heard, Relics’ second swing at a Warhammer 40K strategy game was due on February 27. Since then, however, things have changed, and the release has been bumped up a few days. Yes, up. Not delayed. Pushed up. Brilliant. The game “went gold” earlier this week, and instead of hitting shelves on February 27,…
Pareto’s Principle says 80% of effects are brought about by only 20% of causes. It’s a handy rule, and one the NPD Group are busting out to try and explain 2008’s year in software sales. See, over the last few years, video game sales have held true to Pareto’s Principle. In that 20% of games…
Wesley Snipes is at Sundance. Sounds surprisingly coherent, looks surprisingly law-abiding! Anyway, turns out he’s not there for the movies. He’s there for Wii Town. Where he can get a Sony Wii. And when he does get one? He can make a movie out of the whole experience. After all, like he says in the…
That “peddling add-ons” thing may work for most of your stuff, Microsoft, but when it comes to paying $90 for a wi-fi adapter, the argument gets a little shaky. The PS3 has built-in wi-fi. The Wii has it. The PSP has it. Heck, even the DS has it, making the prospect of spending $90 on…
Activision boss Bobby “What, Me Worry?” Kotick is hot stuff right now, and in Bobby’s world, it doesn’t get much hotter than appearing on the cover of Forbes, wielding a plastic guitar like a battleaxe. Backing up that cover pic is, of course, a lengthy article on the man. Profiling the rise and rise of…
DC Direct know you, Resistance fans. They know you love Nathan Hale, know you love his alien foes, and know that you’re the type to probably spend money on plastic representations of the aforementioned. So they’re releasing a series of four figures, based on characters/designs from Resistance 2. Due in September, you’ll be able to…
A Resident Evil 5 demo will hit Xbox Live on January 26, “exclusively” for one week. After that? PlayStation 3 owners have to wait a whole week, getting it on February 2. Seven days! How ever will you cope. February 2 is exactly one week after the 360 demo, as promised, and Capcom are so…
Guitar Hero Metallica’s not exactly what the marketing department team calls a hard sell. But for those still umming and aahhing about it? GameStop are breaking out the freebies. Anyone preordering the title from the mega chain will receive a free foot pedal. Handy because the game supports two feet pedals! Handy because you’ll also…
Retailers will often hedge their bets when it comes to a game’s platforms, but they rarely just make shit up. So we’re inclined to trust this listing for a Mass Effect special edition. Turning up on GameStop over the weekend, the listing gives a release date of February 10 for the re-release, and says the…
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