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More Details About Nintendo 3DS Kingdom Hearts Game
Square Enix is making a Kingdom Hearts game for the Nintendo 3DS. The main characters will be Sora and Riku, and players will alternate between them while playing as they make their way through the game’s “mysterious” story. How…mysterious! While unable to go into great length about the game system, designer Tetsuya Nomura says that…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Bid For A Part In Saints Row 3 (For A Good Cause)
On May 28, 2010, an early morning fire raged through a two-story house in Urbana, Illinois. All but one made it out safely. Ashley Ames, 23, was burned over 80 percent of her body and was airlifted into intensive care. On July 6, she sadly passed away due to medical complications. Volition’s Steve Jaros, senior…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Here Come The Stupid PlayStation Move Accessories!
With the PlayStation Move being essentially a Wii Remote for the PS3, it was only a matter of time before the stupid accessories crowd jumped from Nintendo’s console to Sony’s. Here’s one of the first examples: CTA Digital’s PlayStation Move gloves, which are…gloves with velcro straps to secure a PlayStation Move controller to. So, you…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
NBA Jam Confirmed For 360, PS3 (But There’s A Nasty Catch)
After months of rumours, EA Sports confirmed today that NBA Jam won’t just be released on the Wii, with high definition versions also on the way for the PS3 and Xbox 360. Warning: some bad news follows. While the game will technically be coming to the PS3 and 360, it won’t be available individually. Instead,…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Playing PlayStation Move Out Of the Back Of A Hatchback
In Taiwan. With this lady. Sony is launching the PlayStation Move in Taiwan on September 15 and recently promoted the motion controller, some demo kiosks and a Nissan. There were balloons, too. There always are. [採訪]PS3體感新玩法！PS Move媒體搶先體驗會報導 [Mobile01 小惡魔新聞台]
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
6000 Former NFL Players Suing EA Sports
It’s time for another lawsuit against EA Sports’ Madden series, and this time it’s the football juggernaut going up against around 6000 former NFL players. Former RB Tony Davis (pictured) is acting as plaintiff for the players, whose class action suit accuses EA of “knowingly and intentionally” capitalising on retired player’s likenesses without paying a…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 3, 2010 -
UncategorizedEvery Video Game Console Ever Made*
You might want to grab a cup of tea for this one; at 23 minutes, it’s not your average web clip. But if you want to see a procession of every single gaming console ever released, 23 minutes is what it’s going to take. * – I’m not going to even try to pretend I…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Activision Boss Loses Legal Battle Over Sexual Harassment Case
Activision boss Bobby Kotick has lost a legal stoush with renowned lawyer Patricia Glaser over a 2007 sexual harassment case involving Kotick’s private jet and one of its former flight attendants. Kotick and Andrew Gordon, the head of the LA branch of Goldman Sachs investment bankers, run a company called Cove Management, which was created…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Week In Comments
Nintendo UK Hints At 3DS Pricing Comment by: mindsale Nominated by: kyoshizen UK pricing follows a very simple formula. Take the price in US dollars, convert 1:1 for pounds, then roll 2 six-sided dice. Take the higher number first and use it as a tens-placeholder. Use the lower number for the ones-digit. Add the amount…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Transformers MMO Rolling Out
NetDragon, the same guys behind the curious-looking Dungeon Keeper Online, were this week revealed as the developers for a new massively-multiplayer online game based on the Transformers license. The game has been officially sanctioned by Hasbro, will be a role-playing game, and…will only be released (at least initially) in China, “Asia”, Russia (and CIS states),…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Call Of Duty Map Packs Downloaded Over 20 Million Times
Complain about the cost of Call of Duty map packs all you want; it doesn’t stop Activision charging a ton for them, and it’s certainly not stopping people from buying them. The publisher revealed today that over 20 million map packs for the Call of Duty franchise have now been sold. That’s not just Modern…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Dragon Age: Origins Is The First Game About Gay Marriage & The Power of Mods
Robert Yang, a video game design student, comments on a Dragon Age mod that enabled new dating options, including gay romance. We’re republishing his account of what happened when he played it. There will be marked spoilers. Dragon Age is the world’s first commercial video game about gay marriage. And now with that incredibly misleading…
By Aulistar Mark Published August 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
Walmart Holding Midnight Mass For The Church Of Madden
We’re now one week (and 30 minutes, to be exact) from the traditional midnight launch of Madden NFL, and Walmart’s promising nationwide events for those who want to take it home as soon as the clock strikes 12. Word from Walmart corporate says that line-waiters will get $5 gift cards for buying the game at…
By Owen Good Published August 2, 2010 -
UncategorizedThe Oregon Trail uh, Trailer — There Will Be Dysentery
This trailer, allegedly for a movie based on everyone’s favorite edutainment game Oregon Trail, is so well done I honestly triple-checked to make sure the movie wasn’t really being filmed. Revisit all the well known gags – overloading on ammo, the banker’s uselessness and, of course, dysentery’s sweet, brown embrace – in this short shot…
By Owen Good Published August 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
Remembering What Never Happened
What if your most treasured memories from childhood were false? A shocking new study finds that one in five people fondly recall events that never actually happened. When I was seven -years-old my family and I had a black and gray cat named George Washington. I thought George was a boy, but then one day…
By Mike Fahey Published August 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
Backbreaker Gets A Makeover With Enormous Patch Due Soon
New plays, better AI, a suite of replay cameras and new “focus modes” are among features coming to the football title Backbreaker, possibly as soon as Wednesday, through one of the largest patches I’ve ever seen for a sports game. That’s the good news; the bad news is sort of that they were needed in…
By Owen Good Published August 2, 2010