Disney is the latest in a long list of companies planning to pare down its workforce, with cuts and consolidations affecting Disney Interactive Studios. Layoffs are said to have already hit Turok developer Propaganda. Sources tell us that Vancouver based Propaganda Games is in the process of laying off approximately 70 employees. That reduction in…
Looking for something to do that’s not work-related while at work? Kill your output with Perfect Balance, a brilliantly simple block-stacker that renders one useless as an employee. Yes, very sorry about that, Mr. Crecente. But this is a fantastic diversion if you’re stuck gazing into a monitor all day. Simply arrange the pieces on…
Nintendo’s strategy of re-releasing classic GameCube games that have been Wii waggle-readied looks to be working, as least in the case of Mario Power Tennis. The “Play on Wii” version is still Japan’s favorite game. That includes the original Wii role-playing game Fragile: Sayonara Tsuki no Haikyo from Namco Bandai, one of two new debuts…
Yes, there will be a Space Invaders Extreme 2. Those early retail listings weren’t lying, with importer Nation Console Support adding new information on what the sequel will bring. It’s bringing bingo. According to NCS’s write up of the Nintendo DS-bound sequel, the game’s bingo mode works like so: “Taito throws in the classic game…
World of Warcraft alone will be responsible for half of Activision Blizzard‘s earnings for 2009, according to one analyst. I suppose 11.5 million people paying monthly subscriptions really add up. According to a report from Edge Online, Stern Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia pegs WoW subscriptions as responsible for $400 million worth of Activision Blizzard’s earnings…
Halo Wars‘ attach rate should be comfortably boosted in Europe, thanks to a new bundle that Microsoft looks to be introducing in the continent. Swedish retailers are now listing a “Best of Halo” hardware release. What, according to the box, comprises the “best” of the Halo franchise? Ensemble Studios‘ Halo Wars and Bungie’s Halo 3,…
Why is Megan Fox playing Guitar Hero on the Wii news? It’s not, you ungrateful little jerks. Here I am giving you pictures of Megan Fox and you question my posting judgment? How dare you. This is clearly not news, but still potentially valuable. Say, for instance, you happen to run into Ms. Fox on…
From: McWhertor To: Ashcraft Re: Pop-Up Books Rule Hey Ash! Long time no Day Note. Saw the RZA last night, whom I know you’ve talked to in the past. He performed at Namco Bandai’s launch party for Afro Samurai at the Geisha House, an event I rolled up to extremely late and without an RSVP,…
No. And, my God, do I want to be a baby right now, because I would scream bloody murder until someone knitted me a pair of bulbous, fingerless hand-warmers, Mii-style. Say, if you have a baby, toddler or infant — or simply know someone with extremely tiny hands — and you have some knitting skills,…
Former NFL football players swindled out of royalties fees from EA Sports‘ Madden NFL video game series will get $28.1 million by the National Football League Players Association. A federal judge has upheld the decision. Judge Williams Alsup expressed his opinion on the matter just a fortnight ago, but has since squashed the NFLPA’s hopes…
Don’t piss off Rainn Wilson on Xbox Live. You might live to regret it, especially if you’re a anonymity-loving celebrity. “Dwight” from the The Office has, spitefully, divulged some of Xbox Live more famous gamers. Wilson, after being snubbed by his Office co-star John Krasinski, himself a supposed Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare player,…
Electronic Arts is doing PlayStation 3 owners a solid tomorrow, handing out Mirror’s Edge downloadable content like it grows on trees. Dubbed “Synethesia,” the free time trial map is an abstract, dreamy affair. The full time trial map pack for Mirror’s Edge will hit in February, but this quick hit, exclusively for PS3 players, should…
.html As an irrationally huge fan of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga for the Game Boy Advance, a return to form for the third entry, simply titled Mario & Luigi RPG 3 has me giddy. Go ahead and dig for any references of Baby Mario and Baby Luigi in this trailer. You won’t find ’em,…
Harmonix’s reached a milestone of 500 downloadable tracks available for Rock Band thanks to a baker’s dozen of No Doubt hits. Impressive, eh? Can it possibly reach 5,000 this year? MTV thinks it might. According to a report from Billboard, the owner of Harmonix says “as many as 5,000” songs could be available for download.…
When Toribash eventually lands on Nintendo’s WiiWare service, it may take whatever cake is reserved for “most oddball strategic 3D ragdoll fighter.” We’re pretty sure there’s cake dedicated for such a thing. If you’re not familiar with Toribash, the above clip may not exactly make apparent what it is. But it is a tactical fighting…
You get Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II multiplayer beta access! And you get Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II multiplayer beta access! And you get Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II multiplayer beta access! And you get Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II multiplayer beta access! And.. ahem, sorry. Got a little carried away…
Celebrities! They’re just like us! With the exception of the fact that they’re still regularly playing Wii Sports boxing, that is. Take Kate Winslet, for example, Wii Sports aficionado and winner of two Golden Globes. Winslet, wearing Narciso Rodriguez, tells E! that she was actually playing some Wii Sports tennis when she learned of her…
Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter, who knows everything there is to know about video games, sees nothing but good things for the Xbox-Netflix partnership, one that could translate to another million Netflix subscribers this year. Pachter and his Wedbush Morgan crew of prophets thinks, in writing, that Netflix “subscriber growth will continue at super-normal levels…
Nineteen-year-old Codey R. Hawks has been arrested on rape and sexual imposition charges in Parma, Ohio, accused of raping a 12-year-old boy. The two are reported to have met through Xbox Live. NewsNet5 of Cleveland is reporting that Hawks “repeatedly raped” the underage victim after traveling from Michigan to Ohio. Parma police said that Hawks…
Not to be outdone by Atlus’ overly wordy game announcement, Aksys Games has officially divulged its plans today to bring Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus stateside for the Wii, PlayStation 2 and PSP. The long-running Arc System Works 2D fighter series will welcome GGXXACP to the fold on these shores in Spring of 2009.…
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