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Resident Evil, Pokemon, Halo Top March Software Sales
February‘s U.S. software champ, Wii Fit, didn’t have the strength to fight off the combined forces of Resident Evil 5, Pokemon Platinum and Halo Wars, the top three bestselling games in March. The Xbox 360 version of the survival horror adventure walked away with the number one spot, moving 938,000 copies to U.S. consumers. Its…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 16, 2009 -
Nintendo Continues U.S. Hardware Dominance, Industry Hit Hard In March
Nintendo hardware continued to move in excess of over one million units a month in March, but the video game industry saw a severe drop in spending year-over-year, resulting in a 17% drop in revenue. Nintendo’s Wii and DS platforms held strong as the best and second-best selling hardware in March, moving a combined 1.16…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 16, 2009 -
Killzone 2 Sells 1 Million Worldwide
In anticipation of the NPD Group’s monthly sales estimates, Sony has announced that PlayStation 3 exclusive shooter Killzone 2 has sold more than 1 million copies worldwide. An official statement from the company gloats that “the hit game has garnered the biggest initial success at retail of any first-party PS3 title to date, and will…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 16, 2009 -
PlayStation Store Update: Chinese Encore
Last week’s North American PlayStation Store update was noticeably lacking in new expansions, map packs, and other post-release add-ons. That’s certainly been remedied this week, with a mountain of microtransaction-worthy digital doo-dads. The most of important of those expansions is the new PixelJunk Eden Encore add-on. On the free side, the more appealing downloadables include…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 16, 2009 -
No One Can Stop The PSP Hack & Slash Obsession In Japan
PSP software continues to rein supreme in Japan, as Capcom’s Sengoku Basara Battle Heroes becomes the country’s bestselling game. It unseats Mobile Suit Gundam: Senjou no Kizuna Portable, beating out a surprisingly strong Wii contender. Settling for second place is Oboro Muramasa, the Wii game from Vanillaware that will come to these shores as Muramasa:…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 16, 2009 -
Star Trek Boldly Goes To PlayStation Home
Red shirts and spacey mini-skirts are coming to PlayStation Home, as the upcoming Star Trek, helmed by J.J. Abrams, sets a course for the PlayStation 3 virtual hang out zone. Paramount Pictures and Sony Computer Entertainment announced today that a series of Star Trek movie promotions would be beaming to Home users starting tomorrow. That…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 16, 2009 -
Activision Denies Wrongdoing In Scratch Suit, Backed By LA Court
Publisher Activision has responded to allegations that it conspired to delay rival DJ game Scratch: The Ultimate DJ by buying its competitor’s developer, 7 Studios, calling those claims disingenuous and lacking in merit. Yesterday, Genius Products and Numark Industries announced they had filed suit against Activision and Scratch developers 7 Studios for “intentional interference with…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 16, 2009 -
John Madden Retires, Will Have No Impact On Madden NFL, EA Says
Football Hall of Fame inductee and television commentator John Madden announced his retirement from broadcasting today to spend more time with his family. Don’t worry Madden fans, EA says it won’t affect the company’s game. Madden, who has lent his name to the EA Sports football game known as Madden NFL for two decades, will…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 16, 2009 -
Microsoft Introduces New Xbox 360 Platinum Hits Packaging That Actually Looks Good
In a bold move to make “greatest hits” console game packaging that doesn’t make one want to stab oneself in the retina, Microsoft has apparently deployed new Platinum Hits box art to retail locations. Kotaku reader Justin spied the new Platinum Hits design, which may no longer induce vomiting, at an upstate New York Target…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 16, 2009 -
Some Tekken 6 Art To Use At Your Discretion
You know what we don’t do enough of? Give you high-res art assets that we easily have access to. That’s changing with a batch of “new” Tekken 6 character artwork, so you can do… whatever. Namco Bandai has so far released character renders for 20 of Tekken 6‘s fighters for us to use, less than…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 16, 2009 -
GameStop CEO Questions Sony’s Price Cuts, Predicts Big Nintendo Game In ’09
Don Matteo is the head honcho at GameStop, so he’s in a position to know a few things. Things like what kind of price cut the PlayStation 3 needs and what Nintendo’s planning for 2009. Matteo tells CNBC that the recent price drop on the PlayStation 2 “really wasn’t worth doing” and wonders if a…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 15, 2009 -
PediSedate Pumps Kids Full Of Nitrous Oxide While Playing Game Boy
PediSedate’s premise is largely summed up by the headline, as the device is genuinely intended to reduce the stress of going under the knife—and wearing dorky headgear—by gassing kids while they play Game Boy games. The PediSedate system, designed to distract and calm children for a dramatically improved hospital or dental experience, is just one…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 15, 2009 -
Hideo Kojima Interested In Western Collaboration, Not Metal Gear Remakes
Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima has made no secret of his interesting in pursuing a more Western-style game development model, but hasn’t made clear what his intentions are beyond Metal Gear Solid Touch. Kojima tells Kikizo in a newly published interview that the Kojima Productions head, who was also recently promoted is “very interested” in…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 15, 2009 -
Zen Pinball Trailer Plays A Mean Pinball
There used to be time when purist pinball snobbery would outright reject any attempt at video game pinball, but thanks to Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection, Zen Pinball looks very purchasable. The PlayStation Network release is from the same developers that brought Pinball FX to Xbox Live Arcade, which was far from perfect,…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 15, 2009 -
God of War III Survey Hints At PS2 Games On Blu-ray
Sony Computer Entertainment America is soliciting PlayStation fan opinion on what would make for the “perfect” God of War III Collector’s Edition, including the option to get the PlayStation 2 entries on Blu-ray disc. Frankly, that’s the most interesting aspect of the survey, which asks potential God of War III buyers what they’d drop the…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 15, 2009 -
Ghostbusters Game Upfront About Its Differing Art Styles
Atari’s Ghostbusters: The Video Game is coming to every platform it possibly can. Obviously those various ports are going to be very different. The Nintendo DS experience isn’t going to match the PlayStation 3 experience. Atari’s being very clear about this with the game’s box art. The Wii, PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS versions get…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 15, 2009 -
Super Mario Bros. 3 Gets Re-Gameplayed, Canvas Cursed
NES emulator FCEUX might be the coolest thing to hit the emulation scene, mostly because of its support for Lua, an embeddable scripting language. It makes Super Mario Bros. cool and the sequel cooler. It basically turns Super Mario Bros. 3 into a fairly capable looking Kirby’s Canvas Curse clone, with a custom script that…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 15, 2009 -
Square Enix Braces For Vanguard Storm
A recent trademark filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office indicates that Square Enix is planning on releasing what appears to be a new title, one dubbed Vanguard Storm. Unfortunately, Square Enix’s protection of Vanguard Storm is extremely light on details. But the title could be related to the publisher’s rumored “yet-to-be-announced action game,”…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 15, 2009 -
New Tekken 6 Screens Full Of Fat, Flexibility
Your mid-month helping of new Tekken 6 screen shots are here, giving us a closer look at the pliable Zafina and the portly Bob, two new additions to the King of Iron Fist family. Both Zafina and Bob look like capable contenders, whether they’re backhanding Armor King or uppercutting boxing kangaroos, respectively. Speaking of Armor…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 15, 2009 -
Rock Band Unplugged Hands-On
Harmonix is letting you start a band and rock the world on the go with Rock Band Unplugged, the PlayStation Portable spin-off that builds on the developer’s rhythm game pedigree. We got a chance to go hands on with the PSP game at MTV’s offices in Santa Monica, hoping that our Rock Band and Amplitude…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 15, 2009
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