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Awesome Daring Escape Platformer Canabalt Comes To iPhone
Previously featured Hot Flashes candidate Canabalt can now be played on the go, thanks to the newly launched iPhone/iPod Touch version. It’s brilliant one-finger fun. It’ll cost you $2.99 more than the free version, but you can afford it. [iTunes]
By Michael McWhertor Published October 2, 2009 -
Hear Final Fantasy XIII’s English Voice Acting In New Old Trailer
How many times have you seen this Final Fantasy XIII trailer? This could easily be your third, but the addition of English language voice acting and lip syncing make it worth watching again. For giggles, you can listen to it alongside the subtitled version, just to see the difference between the properly scripted and the…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 2, 2009 -
ESRB Descriptions Get Weird With Left 4 Dead 2, Kamen Rider Ratings
The Entertainment Software Ratings Board is home to invaluable information—and not just when they leak game details early. The ESRB’s typically sterile content descriptions are enormously entertaining, as proven by entries for Brutal Legend, Bayonetta and Scribblenauts. But the ESRB may have a new, non-sterile policy for game rating summaries. That, or Left 4 Dead…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 2, 2009 -
Sonic Vs. Pac-Man Is Incredibly Unfair
From the creator of Contra Vs. Duck Hunt comes another incredibly mismatched mash up—Sonic the Hedgehog versus Pac-man. Well, Sonic versus Pac-man nemeses Inky, Pinky, Blinky and Clyde. Dane, creator of these two mash ups, we humbly request that you keep ’em coming. There’s something satisfying about watching these types of crushing defeats.
By Michael McWhertor Published October 2, 2009 -
Crazy Man Wanted God Of War III To Be An FPS
God of War III art director Ken Feldman says he lobbied the PlayStation 3 game’s director, Stig Asmussen, to consider switching the third-person hack and slash action game to be a first person shooter. Oh, Ken! In an featured interview with CGSociety, Feldman says that he attempted to convince Asmussen that “Kratos could have some…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 2, 2009 -
Tim Schafer To Make Legendary Late Night TV Appearance
Heavy metal adventure Brutal Legend will make a repeat appearance on NBC’s Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, as Double Fine big boss and game developer Tim Schafer will be a guest on tonight’s show. Nice little upgrade from basic cable! We don’t know much about the content of the appearance, other than our expectations: lots…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 2, 2009 -
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Don’t tell Crecente, because I’m supposed to have a Gran Turismo PSP review readied for Monday, but it’s more Phantasy Star Portable I’m looking forward to playing this weekend. Sure, Gran Turismo PSP is a fine game, as portable driving sims go, but after coveting the playable Phantasy Star Portable 2 at Tokyo Game Show,…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 2, 2009 -
Japan Console War Sees PS3 Sales Slim, Wii Sales Bottom Out
This week’s Media Create hardware sales numbers are in, with the Nintendo DSi retaining its top spot on the charts, thanks to continued software sales of Tomodachi Collection and the latest Pokemon re-releases. Less stellar were this week’s Wii sales, which sunk to below 12,000 units for the week ending September 27. The dip in…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 1, 2009 -
Does New Super Mario Bros. Wii Really Play The Game For You?
Nintendo’s hand-holding feature for New Super Mario Bros. Wii, dubbed “demo play,” may not be as forgiving as we’d originally thought. One official description of the helpful option throttles back the level-clearing capabilities of demo play. The Nintendo of Europe product page for New Super Mario Bros. Wii, spotted by Siliconera, says the “dynamic help…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 1, 2009 -
Bayonetta’s Live Action Model Looks About Right
If you’d like to recreate my Bayonetta hands-on experience from Tokyo Game Show, watch this Japanese commercial for the PlatinumGames-developed title about 50 times in a row at high volume. Then play the demo. Fortunately, whoever Sega hired to play Bayonetta does a very good Bayonetta. Maybe even better than the fake thing and certainly…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 1, 2009 -
Offending PlayStation 3 Ads Aren’t PlayStation 3 Ads
Man. Remember those PlayStation 3 print ads created by Chilean design agency BBDO Chile? Remember how questionable they were, somewhere between tasteless and bewildering? Well, turns out they weren’t actually PlayStation 3 ads, according to Sony. Sony Computer Entertainment America says the pair of Chilean promos were “totally fake.” And so does the president of…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 1, 2009 -
Matt Hazard Rearms With Blood Bath and Beyond
Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard wasn’t so great. But at least it was conceptually interesting. And, at the very least, the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network bound Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond has a great title. D3Publisher’s side-scrolling follow up to the Matt Hazard franchise, fictionally some two decades old, will…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 1, 2009 -
Can You Name Every Critter Crunch PlayStation Homage?
As seen on the official Critter Crunch blog.
By Michael McWhertor Published October 1, 2009 -
Valve Ponies Up Cash For Oz Visit, Child’s Play Gets Paid
Valve big cheese Gabe Newell is taking a trip down under to visit a lucky Left 4 Dead modder named Joe W-A, the enterprising fan who raised over $3,000 to get some face time with the man. That you may already know. But Newell’s not taking the ticket. Instead, Valve will be footing the bill…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 1, 2009 -
NHL 10 Already Picking The Penguins To Win The Cup
EA Sports is getting a very early start on calling the 2010 NHL championships, pegging the Pittsburgh Penguins to repeat as Stanley Cup winners this season. That means bad news for NHL 10 cover boy Patrick Kane. EA’s full simulation of the season apparently ended with the Pens winning 4 games to 2 over the…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 1, 2009 -
Japan Chooses Miis! Pokemon Is Defeated!
Who can dethrone Pokemons Heart Gold and Soul Silver in Japan? Only Tomodachi Collection, the Mii collecting game for the Nintendo DS that shipped in June, a title that led a slow week of releases that included Halo 3: ODST. Bungie’s latest Halo outing managed to squeak into the Media Create top ten, moving 30,000…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 1, 2009 -
Not Even Modern Warfare Juice Can Kill This Jet Lag
To: Ash From: McWhertor Re: Luke’s Last Night Here Before He Ties The Knot I know tonight will be a lonely night without the company of our dear Luke Plunkett, preoccupied by premarital errands like visiting the florist and polishing his tuxedo black Nike sweet classics. But you have this day note to keep you…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 30, 2009 -
New PSP Firmware Adds Bluetooth Tethering, More For PSPgo Launch
Sony is rolling out new firmware—version 6.10 for those keeping track—for the PlayStation Portable any minute now in preparation of the launch of the PSPgo. What’s new? Bluetooth tethering for one. Tethering may be the most enticing new feature in the imminent PSP firmware update, offering an alternative method for connecting to the internet via…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 30, 2009 -
Hello Games Introduces Joe Danger, Its Debut “Stunt ‘Em Up”
Say hi to Hello Games, creators of the self-announced Joe Danger, a promising looking “stunt-em-up” that looks to give fans of Excitebike style action and blue skies something to get excited about next Spring. Hello Games—recently formed by folks formerly of studios such as Kuju, Climax, Criterion, EA and elsewhere—also name-checks LittleBigPlanet in its game…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 30, 2009 -
Tekken 6 “Viral” Ads Remarkably Subtle, Slow
Someone at Namco Bandai may have left a key fact off the brief for these Tekken 6 “viral” ad spots. There’s not a single boxing kangaroo or a man with perfectly coiffed hair fighting shirtless in a leather jacket. Grossly inaccurate though they may be, these “What will you fight for?” teasers for Tekken 6—embedded…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 30, 2009
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