Five Fresh Moves That Changed The Way We Play Gaming’s Greats

Capcom’s recent announcement of the addition of jumping to Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 got us thinking about classic video game characters whose lives have been changed by the addition of brand new moves. Here’s a few of the stand-outs. Of course, we start with the one freshest in our minds: Bionic Commando – Jumping Debuting…

Okamiden Will Be A True Successor to Okami

Okamiden is a game about children, the children of the main characters of 2006’s surprise hit Okami. But will the DS title be a game for children when it hits the U.S. next year? Okamiden producer Motohide Eshiro doesn’t seem to think so. Instead, he sees it as a true successor to the Playstation 2’s…

Marvel Is Here, Ready to Answer Your Questions

We know it’s on your mind, so we managed to get Marvel’s Chris Baker onto today’s show to talk about comics and video games, and of course Marvel Vs. Capcom 3. Baker, Marvel Studio’s manager of licensed games, is joining us live for our call-in podcast to field your questions and chat a bit about…

Is This The Name Of The Bizarre New James Bond Racer?

Has British retailer HMV beaten Activision to the punch, revealing the name for Bizarre Creations new James Bond racing game to be James Bond: Bloodstone? Strategy Informer stumbled across this listing on High Street retailer HMV’s website for James Bond: Bloodstone, a driving/racing game for the Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, and PlayStation 3. Could this…

Okamiden Gallery

3D Dot Game Heroes Meets Old Spice

3D Dot Game Heroes might look like a 3D pixel take on The Legend of Zelda, but this trailer is all Old Spice’s “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like.” I’ve included the original Old Spice Super Bowl commercial below for reference, and to enrich the life of anyone who hasn’t seen it yet. It’s…

Who Should Be In Marvel Vs. Capcom 3?

We know six characters in Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 and suspect we know another ten or so, but who would be on your dream list for the game? You know, besides Iron Fist. Here’s your chance, perhaps, to try and convince Capcom and Marvel that they have it wrong and that, really, only you know…

GameStop Has Your StarCraft II Beta Invite

Several readers have pointed us towards the listing for StarCraft II on GameStop’s website, where preorders now snag you an invite to the eagerly anticipated strategy game’s beta test, as long as you agree not to cancel your order afterwards. There are actually three ways to obtain a StarCraft II beta code through GameStop. You…

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How To Select Fighting Game Characters The MARVEL Way

With thousands of super heroes to choose from and more than 30 slots to fill, the biggest challenge facing upcoming fighter Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 is likely the roster. Marvel’s Chris Baker said the process involved quite a bit of back and forth and weighed everything from a character’s fighting style and potential special attacks…

Halo: Reach Multiplayer: Playing a Role in a First-Person Shooter

The loadouts have names like Operator, Airborne, Grenadier, indicating their main weapon and a unique battlefield talent. I suggest that Bungie’s bringing a touch of class-based combat to Halo, and the designer winces, then chooses his words. “I don’t want to call it class-based, but we do want people to be able to fill a…

A Sightseeing Tour of Halo: Reach

Today Bungie lifted the lid on the upcoming Halo: Reach multiplayer beta, which means we’ve got four dozen new images of the game, its maps and new game types that we can now show you. Screenshots of three of the game’s four new maps have already gone public. This gallery leads off with the fourth,…

Halo: Reach Multiplayer Preview: A New Game, But Not Unfamiliar

In 10 days, Halo: Reach gets its multiplayer beta – and consider that last word. With four different game types, new abilities and weapons, this isn’t some preview of the rest of a new game. It is a new game. Yes, the Halo: Reach beta will deliver another four maps and the standard game modes,…

What Time Is Your Bedtime?

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Great Boxie It’s past my bed time! No, really. It is! (Oh, and nice looking mutt!) What you missed last night Oh Man, They Ruined This Awesome Box Art Blizzard Bans 320,000 Cheaters From Warcraft, Diablo Who Wants To Play With Kim Kardashian? Do Not Trust This Magazine’s Review Scores…

Does For the Win…Win?

Groups of massively multiplayer online gamers from around the world band together to form…unions. No, wait, stay with me! For the Win is the latest book from Cory Doctorow, known for his work at website Boing Boing as well as his best selling novel Little Brother. The book is set in the near future in…

Oh Man, They Ruined This Awesome Box Art

Tropico 3 is a decent enough strategy game. One of the best things about it, honestly, is the game’s delightful box art. Box art that sums up the game. Box art that has been changed for Japan. OH NO! This box art makes the game look so damn dull. Screensavers are more exciting than this.…

Tokyo’s Virtual Child Porn Bill Returning

It’s not dead. Not at all. Tokyo’s virtual child porn bill will be back this fall. Last month it was reported that the bill had been delayed. It was assumed that the bill was delayed indefinitely, but politicians have continued pushing it ahead. The bill, which proposes to revise provocative “visual depictions” of characters who…

Star Wars: Attack Of The Pokémon

Kids love Star Wars. Kids love Pokémon. Shall we throw them together and see what happens? Yes, let’s. tranive has done just that, taking ten famous Pokémon and combining them with ten famous Star Wars characters to create the crossover nobody ever asked for, but now it’s come into this world, we surely cannot be…

Next Yakuza Game Is PSP Bound

Project K is the newest entry in SEGA’s Japanese crime franchise known as Yakuza. Unlike previous titles, it will not be a home console game. It is also getting a new protagonist. According to the latest issue of Japanese game magazine Famitsu, the tentatively titled Project K does not star series regular Kazuma Kiryu, but…

Xbox Live Getting A TV Channel?

According to sources speaking with Bloomberg, Microsoft is in talks with former News Corp. President Peter Chernin (who’s currently got a gig at Fox) over bringing a TV channel to its Xbox 360 console. Beginning earlier this month, the discussions revolve around bringing a full channel of programming to the 360, which would include both…