The impressively ornate—and not exactly cheap—Ultimate Edition version of God of War III will feature more than just the soothing sounds of the God of War trilogy’s original score. The God of War: Blood & Metal digital EP will feature exclusive, sometimes God of War inspired tracks from Killswitch Engage, Dream Theater, Trivium, Opeth and…
Missed out on Xbox Live Arcade smash Shadow Complex? One of my favorite downloadable games of the year and recent Spike TV VGA award winner is now just 800 Microsoft Points, a deal that lasts only this week. Hurry!
What would make Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two Interactive revise its yearly earnings downward by an impressive $290 million for the year, just four days after previous guidance? The selling of its distribution business, Jack of All Games. The company announced today that it was selling off its distribution company to SYNNEX for $43.25 million,…
You’re already likely well aware that 2010 should be a better year for Xbox 360 games and exclusives, but did you know that one of those, Crackdown 2, may be coming sooner than you had expected? On the most recent episode of Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb’s podcast, Microsoft man Aaron Greenberg listed the Ruffian Games-developed…
Magazine racks will be falling over with joy next March when video game print publication Electronic Gaming Monthly officially returns to bookstores and beyond. The all-new but still familiar EGM has inked a deal with Time/Warner to handle marketing and sales. Announced last year, the new Electronic Gaming Monthly will be lead by publisher Steve…
Sega’s official street date for the PlatinumGames-developed action game Bayonetta isn’t until January for North America and Europe, but some gamers have found the game already sitting on store shelves. We’ve heard from tipsters here in the U.S. and in Europe—Switzerland, specifically—that the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game have already shipped…
After suffering a short delay, it appears that PlayStation Network game Fat Princess will be released in Japan on Christmas Day. And the reason for that delay? Previous speculation about a lack of fingers may have been accurate. In newly released artwork for the PlayStation 3 game, the Fat Princess cast is now playing with…
Looks like Square Enix‘s newest numbered Final Fantasy is off to a good start, giving the PlayStation 3 a not-too-surprising surge in sales in Japan, according to early figures from Famitsu publisher Enterbrain. Enterbrain puts Final Fantasy XIII sales at over 1.5 million over the course of the game’s first four days on Japanese store…
Adventuring in the kingdom of Boletaria is going to be just a little bit easier this week, as PlayStation 3 role-playing game Demon’s Souls switches to “Pure White World Tendency” today in recognition of the Winter Solstice. Wuzzat, you say? Well, if you play Demon’s Souls casually, oblivious or indifferent to the game world’s “tendency,”…
How can it not be? A new Metal Gear Solid, a new Kingdom Hearts, a new Valkyria Chronicles, maybe even that new Resident Evil with be released, all tailor made for the PlayStation Portable are due next year. Granted, many of the highlights of 2010 are either remakes, spin-offs or tinier versions of their higher-definition…
It’s December. That means Playboy magazine dedicates a handful of pages from its end of year issue to naked video game characters, a marketing ploy typically reserved for the year’s more forgettable games. But not this year. While last year’s spread featured naked versions of characters from games like Afro Samurai, Ride to Hell, Velvet…
Namco Bandai is drumming up support for its video game adaptation of 2010’s Clash of the Titans remake, releasing a batch of new screens of the game that should be as good as anything developers Game Republic have ever done. That means that Clash of the Titans should be as on par (or close to…
Perhaps, in your internet travels for Final Fantasy the video game related content or violin-driven indie music, you’ve come across Final Fantasy the band. If you have, and become a fan of the artist, call them Final Fantasy no more. The band—which is largely a solo act—will change its name to Owen Pallett next year.…
You may already be aware of the foul-mouthed nature of Nier’s skimpily dressed sidekick Kaine, but this new “trailer” for the Cavia-developed disaster-in-the-making should make it clear. Pull your head out of your goddamn ass and listen for yourself. Look, I’m not sure if Cavia has some sort of dirt on Square Enix, but I’m…
If you’ve already made up your mind to buy Heavy Rain for the PlayStation 3 next year, what harm could possibly come from pre-ordering? None! But there will be one benefit—free access to the first Heavy Rain Chronicles. The first of these episodic downloads is Heavy Rain: Chronicle One – The Taxidermist, a self-contained story…
Continued strong sales of New Super Mario Bros. Wii means continued strong sales of the Wii. In fact, this week’s sales are much better than the week prior, putting the Wii atop the Media Create chart with 135,000-plus sales. Anticipation for Final Fantasy XIII also means a big boost for the PlayStation 3, which moved…
What *is* that crazy mishmashed mess of rectangles you see? Why, it’s the entirety of my video game agenda for this weekend and the following week, Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes and The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. That’s right, it’s the holiday season, which for me means traveling cross country. The only video…
PC gaming – will it finally die in 2010? No. C’mon, stop already with that. Sure, 2009 had its ups and downs, PC gaming is very much alive and maybe looking healthier than ever in 2010. Blizzard will, we hope, stick to its early 2010 release date for StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, the first…
As the Nintendo DS enters its sixth year on the market, introducing its fourth major iteration, the Nintendo DS XL, the software line-up is looking good, especially if you’re a fan of portable role-playing games. The DS’s 2009 was solid and varied, with an all-new Legend of Zelda, Rhythm Heaven, and Mario & Luigi Bowser’s…
So much to see and do this week on the North American version of the PlayStation Store. But what to do first? Download the Gran Turismo 5 Time Trial demo? Final Fantasy VIII? Rubber Soul? Argh! I suppose it’s up to you to decide whether the Army of Two: The 40th Day demo takes precedent…
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