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Elevator Action Arcade Shooter Has Great Name, Even Better Gimmick
Taito is giving Elevator Action fans another dose of floor-changing espionage action with the beautifully named Elevator Action: Death Parade. What separates Death Parade apart from its predecessors? Well it’s a light gun shooter. More importantly, it’s a light gun shooter with functioning elevator doors on the cabinet, doors that open and close to change…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 2, 2009 -
Buy Xbox Live Gold Account, Go See Watchmen For “Free”
Don’t pay good money for Watchmen tickets. Re-up your Xbox Live Gold status instead. That’s the deal currently being offered at retailer Best Buy, one that might be too good to pass up. Best Buy’s promotion takes your purchase of either an Xbox 360 console or an “Xbox Live product” and tosses two tickets to…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 2, 2009 -
Court Denies Gibson’s Guitar Hero Lawsuit
Guitar manufacturer Gibson’s grand plans to sue Activision over its Guitar Hero series have been dashed, as the District Court for the Central District of California has ruled against Gibson, denying its patent infringement claims. Gibson filed the suit against Activision last march, albeit “reluctantly,” claiming that Guitar Hero infringed on a nine year old…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 2, 2009 -
Rock Band Wii Catches Up With Texas Flood
Good news, Wii owners. Harmonix is giving you a heaping helping of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble’s Texas Flood this week, too. Is the Wii version of Rock Band 2 finally catching up? It’s definitely a milestone, if nothing else. Not only are Wii owners getting the newly announced full album from Stevie Ray…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 2, 2009 -
Ubisoft VP Bolts To Head Jerry Bruckheimer’s Game Company
Ubisoft lost publishing bigwig Jay Cohen last week, a key decision maker for the French mega-publisher. Kind of a big deal? Yes, especially since Cohen has since reportedly jumped ship to Jerry Bruckheimer‘s game label. According to Variety’s The Cut Scene, the former Ubisoft vet is now gainfully employed by Jerry Bruckheimer Films, the production…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 2, 2009 -
Rumor: More Details On The Next PSP
According to unnamed developers, Sony is readying a new iteration of its PlayStation Portable. Whether you call it the PSP 2 or PSP-4000, the rumored new version sounds like the most radical change to date. That’s because it’s going to drop the battery-draining, bulk-adding UMD drive, according to word from Acclaim chief creative officer David…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 2, 2009 -
Watchmen: Justice Is Coming Is Coming To iPhones
Watchmen: The End Is Nigh isn’t the only game shipping alongside the release of the big-budget, over-advertised adaptation of the graphic novel. There’s an iPhone game coming too, the online multiplayer Watchmen: Justice Is Coming. Described as a “multiplayer online adventure fighting game,” Watchmen: Justice Is Coming brings post-Keene Act, pre-events of Watchmen vigilante action…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 2, 2009 -
Rock Band Update Sneaks In A Shadow Of No Doubt
As a Rock Band enthusiast, you already know that Texas Flood is coming to Harmonix’s full-band game next week—but so is one more track, No Doubt‘s "New", previously missing from its Greatest Hits drop. Harmonix didn’t specify why “New” was finally being released outside of the previous batch of No Doubt downloadable content, but we…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 27, 2009 -
Boy Has Siezure After WoW Marathon, Daily Mail Has A Fit
Did you know that playing World of Warcraft is addictive to its players on par with cocaine? It’s true!* Too bad you don’t get the by-product of a slimmer physique and coke-fueled sex benders… But after a boy in Laholm, Sweden was hospitalized following a 20-hour-plus World of Warcraft bender, the results were clear: WoW…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 27, 2009 -
The Onion Previews Punch-Out!! Documentary We Wish Existed
Is there some special video game issue of The Onion currently in print? Because not only did the humor publication skewer game violence this week, it also poked at Super Mario Bros. and, now, Punch-Out!!. We won’t spoil the thing for you (too much), but The Onion Sports writes of Punched Out!!: The Mike Tyson…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 27, 2009 -
Tomb Raider: Underworld Sells 2.6 Million, Helps Eidos Perform Less Terribly
Tomb Raider publisher Eidos saw its sales jump a respectable 26% during the first half, thanks to solid sales of Tomb Raider: Underworld. To celebrate, we’ve uploaded a picture of Lara in a wetsuit. While Eidos may feel that Lara Croft‘s Tomb Raider franchise is in need of an overhaul and the company says Underworld‘s…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 27, 2009 -
The Space Game: Desktop Tower Defense Goes Deep Space
Get ready to log more life-hours you’ll want back on your death bed, as the recently launched The Space Game is ready to steal your time away with space pirate-like mercilessness. From The Casual Collective, founded on the success of the Flash game Desktop Tower Defense, The Space Game shares much of that game’s addictive…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 27, 2009 -
Rumor: Second God Of War PSP Game In The Works
The PlayStation Portable may be getting a second helping of Kratos, as reports put God of War: Chains of Olympus developer Ready At Dawn Studios hard at work on a follow-up handheld adventure. According to a report from Joystiq, Sony has already put in an order for a sequel to the PSP blockbuster, a game…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 27, 2009 -
Japanese Gamers Invent New Way To Play Super Mario 64
A pair of Mario 64 enthusiasts have reinterpreted the rules of Super Mario 64, resulting in a clever and at times hilarious way to play the Nintendo 64 classic—in short, avoid the 1UP mushroom. The secondary goal in this particular Super Mario 64 challenge is to collect all eight red coins while being consistently haunted…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 27, 2009 -
New Virtual On XBLA Screens Full Of Mechs Appeal
Don’t fault us for being extremely excited about the prospects of Virtual On battles via Xbox Live Arcade. Instead, spend that time looking at crisp and clean direct-feed shots of the Sega mech fighter. True, we’re still holding out hope that Sega will re-issue its bulky twin stick arcade controller for the XBLA release of…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 27, 2009 -
Patapons Coming To LittleBigPlanet
In an effort to turn every single Sony property into Sackboy form—hurry up, Blasto Sackboy!—the company has turned the LittleBigPlanet transmogrifier on the PSP tactical rhythm game Patapon. Cross-promotion is just a happy by-product. Yes, Patapon 2 is coming stateside soon-ish—the official PlayStation blog says it’s “in the horizon”—meaning a cyclopian Sackboy interpretation is overdue.…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 27, 2009 -
Contra Remade In LittleBigPlanet (The Whole Thing)
Remakes in LittleBigPlanet—or LBPmakes, if you will—are typically nothing if not impressive. The Gradius remake, for example, might have blown your mind. But this Contra remake is awesome if only for its exhaustive authenticity. This group effort covers all eight levels of the arcade and NES classic from Konami and was developed by a group…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 27, 2009 -
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Okay, 50 Cent. I’ve just about had it with you. No, seriously, I’m almost done with 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand, something I’ve been putting off until this weekend. Blame Fire Emblem! Both will be (once again) sucking up valuable weekend laziness in an effort to wrap up reviews for both. I may make…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 27, 2009 -
de Blob Performs Rare “Sells Well On Nintendo Hardware” Trick
We know that THQ’s de Blob has been selling well, sometimes even better than Nintendo’s first party Wii titles. But how well can a non-phoned-in, non-mini-game collection title sell on the Wii? Pretty well. THQ CEO Brian Farrell puts de Blob sales at a very respectable 700,000-plus, according to a report from Edge. Not bad…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 26, 2009 -
Taito Brings Cooking Mama, Space Invaders To iPhone
You know that Taito would never pass on an opportunity to port the 30-year-old arcade hit Space Invaders to a platform. Seems it’s doing the same for Cooking Mama, shipping iPhone versions this week. Fortunately, both ports look like fully-fledged, non-half-assed versions of each, with Cooking Mama taking advantage of the iPhone (and the iPod…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 26, 2009
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